Chonyi

E896073

Chonyi is one of the Mijikenda sub-groups of the coastal Bantu communities in Kenya, known for its distinct language and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chonyi canonical 7

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people
Mijikenda subgroup
ethnic group
associatedWith Kaya forests
continent Africa
country Kenya
culturalPractice age-set system
initiation rites
oral storytelling
traditional dances
culturalRegion Coast Province (former)
linked to: Coast Province

Kilifi County
ethnicGroupOf Kenya
ethnolinguisticGroup Bantu
linked to: Bantu peoples
hasDistinct cultural traditions
language
language Chonyi language
languageFamily Bantu languages
languageGroup Mijikenda languages
linked to: Sabaki languages
locatedIn Coastal Kenya
neighboringGroups Giriama
Rabai
partOf Mijikenda
region Kenyan Coast
linked to: Swahili Coast
relatedEthnicGroup Swahili people
other Coastal Bantu communities
religion Christianity
Islam
sharesCulturalHeritageWith Digo
Duruma
Giriama
Jibana
Kamabe
Kauma
Rabai
Ribe
subgroupOf Mijikenda
traditionalBelief Kaya forest shrines
traditionalHousing thatched houses
traditionalLivelihood animal husbandry
small-scale trade
subsistence farming
traditionalReligion Mijikenda traditional religion
uses Swahili (as lingua franca)
linked to: Swahili language
usesSacredSites Kaya Chonyi

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mijikenda hasPart Chonyi
Giriama relatedGroup Chonyi
Digo relatedGroup Chonyi
Ribe sharesCultureWith Chonyi
Jibana relatedEthnicGroup Chonyi