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Mijikenda is a Bantu dialect cluster spoken along the coast of East Africa, mostly in Kenya, where there are 1.9 million speakers (2009 census) but also in Tanzania, where there are 100,000 speakers. The name Mijikenda means "the nine settlements" or "the nine communities" and refers to the multiple language communities that make up the group. An older, derogatory term for the group is Nyika which refers to the "dry and bushy country" along the coast.

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  • Mijikenda is a Bantu dialect cluster spoken along the coast of East Africa, mostly in Kenya, where there are 1.9 million speakers (2009 census) but also in Tanzania, where there are 100,000 speakers. The name Mijikenda means "the nine settlements" or "the nine communities" and refers to the multiple language communities that make up the group. An older, derogatory term for the group is Nyika which refers to the "dry and bushy country" along the coast. (en)
  • Mijiquenda (Mijikenda) é um grupo de línguas línguas bantas faladas ao longo da costa da África Oriental, principalmente no Quênia, onde existem cerca de 1,9 milhões de falantes (censo de 2009), mas também na Tanzânia , onde existem outros 100 mil falantes. O nome Mijiquenda significa "os nove assentamentos" ou "as nove comunidades" e se refere às comunidades de vários idiomas que compõem o grupo. Um termo mais antigo e depreciativo para o grupo é Nyika , que se refere ao "país seco com cerrados" ao longo da costa. (pt)
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