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In other languages: Description[edit | edit source]
Kenya's various ethnic groups typically speak their mother tongues within their own communities. There are a total of 68 languages spoken in Kenya.
Kenya is a multilingual country. The two official languages, English and Swahili, are used in varying degrees of fluency for communication with other populations. English is widely spoken in commerce, schooling, and government. There are more speakers of Swahili than English in Kenya. [1] [2]
Official Languages are:
- British English - primarily used in Kenya. [3]
- Swahili [4]
Largest Communities of Native Speakers in Kenya based on 2019 Census: [5]
- Bantu languages
- Nilotic languages
- Cushitic languages
- Somali - 2.8 million
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
- Swahili Word List - 101languages
- Useful Swahili phrases - Omniglot
- Swahili Phrase list - WikiTravel
- Benjamin, Martin. Swahili phrasebook & dictionary. Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
- Useful phrases in Somali - Omniglot
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Alphabet
- Swahili Alphabet - Wikipedia
- Kikuyu alphabet - Omniglot
- Latin alphabet for Dholuo - Omniglot
- Latin alphabet for Dholuo - Omniglot
- Turkana alphabet - Omniglot
- Swahili Alphabet - Omniglot
Pronunciation
- Swahili Pronunciation - Omniglot
- Swahili Pronunciation guide - WikiTravel
- Maasai pronunciation - Omniglot
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionaries
- Perrott, D. V. Swahili Dictionary. n.p.: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd,, 1965. Available at: WorldCat.
- Kirkeby, Willy A. English Swahili dictionary. Dar es Salaam: Kirkeby Publ, 2002. Available at: WorldCat.
- Barlow, A. Ruffell and T. G. Benson. English-Kikuyu dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1975. Available at: WorldCat.
- Axmed, Cabdulqaadir Xaaji Cali Xaaji, Nicholas Awde, and Martin Orwin. Somali-English, English-Somali dictionary and phrasebook. New York: Hippocrene Books, 2012. Available at: WorldCat.
Online Dictionaries
- Swahili dictionary - Lexilogos
- Swahili-English - Bab.la
- Dictionary English - Swahili - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Kikuyu - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Kamba - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Kalenjin - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Masai - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Turkana - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Somali - Glosbe
Language Aids
- Swahili Grammar - ilanguages
- Swahili Grammar - Wikipedia
- Mpiranya, Fidèle. Swahili grammar and workbook. New York: Routledge, 2015. Available at: WorldCat.
- Burt, F. Swahili Grammar and Vocabulary. München: LINCOM EUROPA, 2011. Available at: WorldCat.
- Ashton, E. O. Swahili grammar. London: Longman, 1977. Available at: WorldCat.
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- Steere, Edward. A Handbook of the Swahili Language. Norderstedt: Hansebooks GmbH, 2017. Available at: WorldCat.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Kenya," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya#Languages, accessed 3 Feb 2022.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Kenya," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Kenya, accessed 3 Feb 2022.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "British English," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_English, accessed 4 Feb 2022.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Swahili language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language, accessed 3 Feb 2022.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Kenya," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Kenya, accessed 4 Feb 2022.