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

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ