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Preferred term

bobAweer  

Type

  • language

Definition

  • Aweer (also known as Aweera, Boni, Bon, Bonta) is a Cushitic language spoken in Kenya. Historically known in the literature by the derogatory term Boni, the Aweer are foragers traditionally subsisting on hunting, gathering, and collecting honey. Their ancestral lands range along the Kenyan coast from the Lamu and Ijara Districts into Southern Somalia's Badaade District.

Entry terms

  • Aweer language

ISO 639-3 code

  • bob

In other languages

  • Bonieg

    Breton

  • Boni

    Catalan

  • Aweer jezik

    Croatian

  • Lenga Boni

    Piedmontese

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/bob

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