| Chonyi | |
| Nativename: | "Chichonyi" |
| States: | Kenya |
| Region: | Kilifi County |
| Ethnicity: | Chonyi people |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam1: | Niger–Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
| Fam4: | Bantoid |
| Fam5: | Bantu |
| Fam6: | Northeast Coast Bantu |
| Fam7: | Mijikenda |
| Iso3: | coh |
| Guthrie: | E72c |
| Glotto: | chon1287 |
| Glottorefname: | Chonyi-Dzihana-Kauma |
Chonyi (Conyi, Kichonyi, Chichonyi) is a Bantu language spoken along the eastern coast of Kenya in Kilifi County by the Chonyi people. It is part of the Mijikenda dialect cluster.
In 2019, there were an estimated speakers. Of these, spoke the Jibana dialect (Chidzihana) and the Kauma dialect (Chikauma).
The major distinction of the Chonyi dialect to their close neighbours which are the Giriama is the use of prefix chi-, instead of ki-.
| Chichonyi | Kigiryama | Kiswahili | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chihi | Kihi | Kiti | |
| Chidogo | Kidogo | Kidogo | |
| Chitu | Kitu | Kitu |
| Kiswahili | Chichonyi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Umeamkaje? | Ulamkadze? | Amka- lamuka | |
| Umeshindaje | Usindadze? | Shinda- sinda | |
| Asante | Nasanta | Pole - Pore |
| Kiswahili | Chichonyi | |
|---|---|---|
| Mosi/ moja | Mosi/ mwenga | |
| mbili | mbiri | |
| tatu | tahu/hahu | |
| nne | inne | |
| tano | tsano | |
| sita/tandatu | handahu | |
| saba | fungahe | |
| nane | nane | |
| tisa/kenda | chenda | |
| kumi | kumi | |
| kumi na moja | kumi na mwenga | |
| kumi na mbili | kumi na mbiri | |
| kumi na tatu | kumi na tahu | |
| kumi na nne | kumi na inne | |
| kumi na tano | kumi na tsano | |
| kumi na saba | kumi na fungahe | |
| kumi na nane | kumi na nane | |
| kumi na tisa | kumi na chenda | |
| ishirini/miongo miwili | mirongo miiri |
| Kiswahili | Chichonyi | |
|---|---|---|
| Kichwa | chitswa | |
| Jicho (macho) | Dzitso(matso) | |
| Pua | pula | |
| Skio (maskio) | sikiro (masikiro) | |
| Nywele | Nyere | |
| Mkono | mkono | |
| Kiganja | ganza | |
| Kidole/ chanda | chala | |
| Kifua | Chifua | |
| Mguu | Mgulu | |
| Shingo | Singo | |
| Mdomo | Mlomo | |
| Ulimi | Lulimi | |
| Ngozi | Chingo | |
| Mgongo | Mongo |