Bajuni (Kibajuni), also known as Tikulu (Tikuu), is a Bantu language related to Swahili spoken by the Bajuni people who inhabit the tiny Bajuni Islands and coastal Kenya, in addition to parts of southern Somalia, where they constitute a minority ethnic group.[2][3] Maho (2009) considers it a distinct dialect. Nurse & Hinnebusch classify it as a northern dialect of Swahili.[4][page needed]

Bajuni
Kibajuni
Native toKenya, Somalia
EthnicityBajuni
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologbaju1245
G.41[1]

Consonant Inventory

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The consonant inventory is as follows.[5]

Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Stop prenasalized ᵐb ⁿd̪ ⁿdr ⁿɟ ᵑɡ
implosives (ɓ) (ɗ̪) ʄ ɠ
voiceless unaspirated p c k
voiceless aspirated t̪ʰ
Fricative voiced v ð (ɣ)
voiceless f (θ) s ʃ (x) h
Approximant l, (r) j w (ʋ)
Nasals m n ɲ ŋ

Note: [ⁿdr] represents a sound pronounced with an r-like offglide.[6]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  • Abdullahi, Mohamed Diriye (2001). Culture and customs of Somalia. Greenwood. ISBN 9780313313332.
  • Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2007). Kenya: identity of a nation. New Africa Press. ISBN 978-0980258790.
  • Nurse, Derek; Hinnebusch, Thomas J.; Philipson, Gérard (1993). Swahili and Sabaki: A Linguistic History. Univ of California Press. ISBN 9780520097759.
  • "Derek Nurse". Memorial University of Newfoundland.