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4 unusual facts about Sonjo language


Maasai language

Sonjo language, the language of a Bantu enclave in Maasai territory

Sonjo language

The Sonjo people number about 30,000 (2002 SIL); many of them are bilingual in Swahili, the local language of education.

They are known for their use of irrigation systems in agriculture, a rare trait which causes some historians to link them to the hitherto unexplained ruined irrigation systems of Engaruka, 60 miles to the southeast.

The Sonjo have lived for centuries as an isolated enclave in Maasai territory.



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