Chonyi (Conyi, Kichonyi, Chichonyi) is a Bantu language spoken along the eastern coast of Kenya in Kilifi County by the Chonyi people. It is part of the Mijikenda dialect cluster.
| Chonyi | |
|---|---|
| "Chichonyi" | |
| Native to | Kenya |
| Region | Kilifi County |
| Ethnicity | Chonyi people |
Native speakers | 184,000 (2009) |
Language family | Niger-Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | coh |
| Glottolog | chon1287 |
Guthrie code | E72c[1] |
In 2009 there were an estimated 184,000 speakers. Of these, 35,200 spoke the linguistic variety Jibana (Dzihana, Chidzhihana) which is grouped together with Chonyi.[2]