Bajuni (''Kibajuni''), also known as Tikulu (''Tikuu''), is a variety of
Swahili spoken by the
Bajuni people who inhabit the tiny
Bajuni Islands
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and coastal
Kenya
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, in addition to parts of southern
Somalia
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, where they constitute a minority ethnic group.
[Mwakikagile, p.102.][Abdullahi, p.11.] Maho (2009) considers it a distinct dialect. Nurse & Hinnebusch (1993) classify it as a Northern Dialect of Swahili.
Consonant Inventory
The consonant inventory is as follows according to Nurse & Hinnebusch (1993:570).
Note:
ฟdrrepresents a sound pronounced with an r-like offglide (Nurse & Hinnebusch 1993: 151).
See also
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Bajuni people
Notes
References
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Languages of Kenya
Languages of Somalia
Swahili language