Английская Википедия:Chonyi language

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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.

In 2019, there were an estimated Шаблон:Sigfig speakers.[1] Of these, Шаблон:Sigfig spoke the Jibana dialect (Chidzihana) and Шаблон:Sigfig the Kauma dialect (Chikauma).[1]

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The major distinction of the Chonyi dialect to their close neighbours which are the Giriama is the use of prefix chi-, instead of ki-.

Caption text
Chichonyi Kigiryama Kiswahili
Chihi Kihi Kiti
Chidogo Kidogo Kidogo
Chitu Kitu Kitu
Greetings and etiquette
Kiswahili Chichonyi
Umeamkaje? Ulamkadze? Amka- lamuka
Umeshindaje Usindadze? Shinda- sinda
Asante Nasanta Pole - Pore


Counting from one-twenty
Kiswahili Chichonyi
Mosi/ moja Mosi/ mwenga
mbili mbiri
tatu tahu/hahu
nne inne
tano tsano
sita/tandatu handahu
saba fungahe
nane nane
tisa/kenda chenda
kumi kumi
kumi na moja kumi na mwenga
kumi na mbili kumi na mbiri
kumi na tatu kumi na tahu
kumi na nne kumi na inne
kumi na tano kumi na tsano
kumi na saba kumi na fungahe
kumi na nane kumi na nane
kumi na tisa kumi na chenda
ishirini/miongo miwili mirongo miiri

Chichonyi incorporates intonation during pronunciation which is not very conspicuous in Kiswahili


Sehemu za mwili
Kiswahili Chichonyi
Kichwa chitswa
Jicho (macho) Dzitso(matso)
Pua pula
Skio (maskio) sikiro (masikiro)
Nywele Nyere
Mkono mkono
Kiganja ganza
Kidole/ chanda chala
Kifua Chifua
Mguu Mgulu
Shingo Singo
Mdomo Mlomo
Ulimi Lulimi
Ngozi Chingo
Mgongo Mongo