| Bajuni | |
|---|---|
| Kibajuni | |
| Native to | Kenya, Somalia |
| Ethnicity | Bajuni |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | baju1245 |
G.411 | |
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.23 Maho (2009) considers it a distinct dialect. Nurse & Hinnebusch classify it as a northern dialect of Swahili.4
Consonant Inventory
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 | t̪ | c | k | |||
| voiceless aspirated | pʰ | t̪ʰ | cʰ | kʰ | |||
| Fricative | voiced | v | ð | (ɣ) | |||
| voiceless | f | (θ) | s | ʃ | (x) | h | |
| Approximant | l, (r) | j | w (ʋ) | ||||
| Nasals | m | n̪ | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
Note: [ⁿdr] represents a sound pronounced with an r-like offglide.6
Notes
Notes
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- Mwakikagile 2007, p. 102.
- Abdullahi 2001, p. 11.
- Nurse, Hinnebusch & Philipson 1993.
- Nurse, Hinnebusch & Philipson 1993, p. 570.
- Nurse, Hinnebusch & Philipson 1993, p. 151.
References
References
- 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.