Kimvita

E22244

Bantu language variety Swahili dialect

Kimvita is a major coastal dialect of Swahili spoken primarily in and around Mombasa, Kenya.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bantu language variety → Swahili dialect →
hasAlternativeName	Mombasa Swahili → Mvita →
hasDialectStatus	major coastal dialect of Swahili →
influencedStandardVariety	Kenyan Standard Swahili →
ISO639_3Status	not assigned separate ISO 639-3 code (covered by Swahili) →
languageBranch	Northeast Coast Bantu languages →
languageFamily	Bantu languages →
languageGroup	Sabaki languages →
languageOf	Mombasa Swahili community →
lexicalFeature	distinct local vocabulary compared to Standard Swahili →
mutuallyIntelligibleWith	Kiamu → Kipemba → Standard Swahili →
namedAfter	Mvita (historic name of Mombasa island) →
phonologicalFeature	retention of some conservative Swahili consonant clusters →
primaryCity	Mombasa →
primaryCountry	Kenya →
primaryRegion	Coast Province, Kenya →
sociolinguisticStatus	prestige variety in traditional Mombasa Swahili community →
spokenAlong	Kenyan coast →
spokenIn	Kilifi County → Kwale County → Mombasa County →
subdivisionOf	Swahili language →
usedBy	Swahili ethnic community of Mombasa →
usedIn	everyday communication in Mombasa → local trade along the Kenyan coast →
writingSystem	Latin script →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kiunguja →	closelyRelatedTo
Swahili language →	hasMajorDialect