Bajuni Islands: Does Somalia still pay attention to its Islands?

[Zailah]

I’m not talking politically here.

I’ve only just recently in the last year found out about the Bajuni Islands. Not sure how the people look, do they look more southern or do they have that Cushitic look?

However why doesn’t Somalia mention anything. We hear so much about mainland Somalia but what about her islands. What are Bajuni islanders like?

Horta, if we fixed it up well that’s assuming it needs fixing by way of hotels and the like,.. then surely it could be a tourist destination like Zanzibar and change the worlds outlook on Somalia

 

[World]

Hardly any Bajunis in Southern Somalia, the few who did left for Lamu, Kenya or Mombasa.

 

[yasmin lan]

They look a bit like islanders with super curly hair and dark skin such beautiful people

 

[Zailah]

Hardly any Bajunis in Southern Somalia, the few who did left for Lamu, Kenya or Mombasa.

Did the civil war affect them too?

 

[Zailah]

They look a bit like islanders with super curly hair and dark skin such beautiful people

Do you know any?

 

[World]

Did the civil war affect them too?

They’re coastal fishermen so they just took their boats down south when the insecurity got bad. If you mean, did they face any abuse? Then no. I don’t think so.

 

[Zailah]

But does Somalia do anything for the island? Or is it all down to Jubbaland but then again it might not be in jubbaland?

 

[yasmin lan]

Do you know any?

Yes but they don’t identify as Somali they identify as Kenyan

 

[Zailah]

Yes but they don’t identify as Somali they identify as Kenyan

Are you serious? Why?

 

[Xooshdheere]

Daarood fleeing USC. Saved by Bajuni seamen who took them from kismayo to Mombasa, my moms side of the fam was on that boat, 1992.

Bajuni are good decent people.

 

[yasmin lan]

Are you serious? Why?

I’m not sure They don’t speak Somali they speak a dialect of Swahili i think it’s af maay I’m not sure though

 

[World]

I’m not sure They don’t speak Somali they speak a dialect of Swahili i think it’s af maay I’m not sure though

Af Maay is a Somali dialect, not Swahili.

 

[Zailah]

I’m not sure They don’t speak Somali they speak a dialect of Swahili i think it’s af maay I’m not sure though

They seem to speak a swahili based language called Kibajuni but the older generation would know af maay but I don’t get why they would see themselves as Kenyans

 

[Zailah]

Daarood fleeing USC. Saved by Bajuni seamen who took them from kismayo to Mombasa, my moms side of the fam was on that boat, 1992.

Bajuni are good decent people.

Oh wow, she must be forever grateful to them

 

[Xooshdheere]

Oh wow, she must be forever grateful to them

they are the only bantus i respect

 

[Luna]

They seem to speak a swahili based language called Kibajuni but the older generation would know af maay but I don’t get why they would see themselves as Kenyans

Because they're closer to Kenyan Bantu's? That makes the most sense to me.
I think some people there are ethnically Somali as well.

 

[Zailah]

they are the only bantus i respect

Mixed Bantus if anything

 

[Zailah]

Because they're closer to Kenyan Bantu's? That makes the most sense to me.
I think some people there are ethnically Somali as well.

I’d have imagined that they are a mix of Somalis and Bantus though

 

[Xooshdheere]

Mixed Bantus if anything

bantu dheh

 

[Luna]

I’d have imagined that they are a mix of Somalis and Bantus though

I think they have both Bantu's and Somali's.
Take a look at this video
I see mostly ethnic Somali's