Bajuni people

Bajuni
Wabajuni
Bajuni in Lamu, Kenya.
Regions with significant populations
 Kenya91,422[1]
 Somalia7,028[2]
Languages
Kibajuni, Swahili
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Swahili, Benadiri and Comorians

The Bajuni people (Swahili: Wabajuni) are a Bantu ethnic group who live primarily in the city of Mombasa in Kenya. Many relocated from Central Africa to Kenya due to war with the Orma, who drove them out from their ancestral territory.[3]

  1. ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  2. ^ "Interactive language map: Somalia". Clear Global. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Bajuni". Retrieved 2023-03-16.