WHO ARE THE ORIGINAL COASTAL BANTUS??
The Coastal region Bantus include Mijikenda group (Giriama, Digo, Chonyi/Kauma, Duruma, Jibaba, Kambe, Rabai, Ribe) the Pokomo, Taita, Taveta, the Malakote and the Swahili.
The Mijikenda people who include Giriama, Digo, Duruma, Rabai, Kambe, Chonyi, Jibana, Kauma and Ribe came from Shungwaya in the southern Somali hinterland at the turn of the 17th century and settled initially in six individual, fortified, hilltop Kaya or villages, along the ridge behind the Southern Kenya coast. Three more Kayas were built later to make a total of nine. At Shungwaya the Mijikenda were collectively called ‘Kashur’ by others. Shungwaya as remembered in traditions was somewhere on the Juba river near Deshek Wama and the junction of the Lagh Dera and the Juba River.
Here's the full story:
http://www.enzimuseum.org/peoples-cultures/bantu-speakers/coastal-region-bantus
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The Coastal region Bantus include Mijikenda group (Giriama, Digo, Chonyi/Kauma, Duruma, Jibaba, Kambe, Rabai, Ribe) the Pokomo, Taita, Taveta, the Malakote and the Swahili.
The Mijikenda people who include Giriama, Digo, Duruma, Rabai, Kambe, Chonyi, Jibana, Kauma and Ribe came from Shungwaya in the southern Somali hinterland at the turn of the 17th century and settled initially in six individual, fortified, hilltop Kaya or villages, along the ridge behind the Southern Kenya coast. Three more Kayas were built later to make a total of nine. At Shungwaya the Mijikenda were collectively called ‘Kashur’ by others. Shungwaya as remembered in traditions was somewhere on the Juba river near Deshek Wama and the junction of the Lagh Dera and the Juba River.
Here's the full story:
http://www.enzimuseum.org/peoples-cultures/bantu-speakers/coastal-region-bantus
Have a great day!
