Aweer (Aweera) also known as Boni (Bon Bonta) is a Cushitic language spoken in Kenya. Historically known in the literature by the derogatory term Boni the Aweer people are foragers traditionally subsisting on hunting gathering and collecting honey. Their ancestral lands range along the Kenyan coast from the Lamu and Ijara Districts into Southern Somalia’s Badaade District.
ISO 639-3 code
bob
family
Cushitic languages, Rendille–Boni languages, Lowland East Cushitic languages
spoken in
Kenya, Coast Province, North Eastern Province Kenya
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