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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Kenya's various ethnic groups typically speak their mother tongues within their own communities.<br> | Kenya's various ethnic groups typically speak their mother tongues within their own communities. There are a total of 68 languages spoken in Kenya.<br> | ||
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. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kenya," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya#Languages, accessed 3 Feb 2022.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Kenya," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Kenya, accessed 3 Feb 2022.</ref> | 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. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kenya," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya#Languages, accessed 3 Feb 2022.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Kenya," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Kenya, accessed 3 Feb 2022.</ref> | ||
* '''English''' | * '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_English British English]''' - primarily used in Kenya. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "British English," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_English, accessed 4 Feb 2022.</ref> | ||
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language Swahili]''' <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Swahili language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language, accessed 3 Feb 2022.</ref> | * '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language Swahili]''' <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Swahili language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language, accessed 3 Feb 2022.</ref> | ||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
* [https://www.101languages.net/swahili/swahili-word-list/ Swahili Word List] - 101languages | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/swahili.php Useful Swahili phrases] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Swahili_phrasebook#:~:text=Phrase%20list Swahili Phrase list] - WikiTravel | |||
* Martin Benjamin & Elin Berglund, '''''Swahili phrasebook & dictionary''''', Footscray, Victoria : Lonely Planet, 2014 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/swahili-phrasebook-dictionary/oclc/879400470&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
'''Alphabet''' | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language#:~:text=Phonology Swahili Alphabet] - Wikipedia | |||
* [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/swahili.htm#:~:text=Swahili%20alphabet Swahili Alphabet] - Omniglot | |||
'''Pronunciation''' | |||
* [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/swahili.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Swahili Pronunciation] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Swahili_phrasebook#:~:text=Pronunciation%20guide Swahili Pronunciation guide] - WikiTravel | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Dictionaries''' | |||
* D V Perrott, '''''Swahili Dictionary''''', Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1965 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/swahili-dictionary/oclc/1074425477&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* Willy A Kirkeby, '''''English Swahili dictionary''''', Dar es Salaam : Kirkeby Publ., 2002 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/english-swahili-dictionary/oclc/179940490&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
'''Online Dictionaries''' | |||
* [https://www.lexilogos.com/english/swahili_dictionary.htm Swahili dictionary] - Lexilogos | |||
* [https://en.bab.la/dictionary/swahili-english/ Swahili-English] - Bab.la | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/sw Dictionary English - Swahili] - Glosbe | |||
'''Language Aids''' | |||
* [http://ilanguages.org/swahili_grammar.php Swahili Grammar] - ilanguages | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language#:~:text=Grammar Swahili Grammar] - Wikipedia | |||
* Fidèle Mpiranya, '''''Swahili grammar and workbook''''', New York : Routledge, 2015 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/swahili-grammar-and-workbook/oclc/892911314&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* F Burt, '''''Swahili Grammar and Vocabulary''''', München : Lincom Europa, 2011 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/swahili-grammar-and-vocabulary/oclc/780132850&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* E O Ashton, '''''Swahili grammar : (including intonation)''''', London Longman 1977 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/swahili-grammar-including-intonation/oclc/255772359&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
* Edward Steere, '''''A Handbook of the Swahili Language''''', Norderstedt Hansebooks GmbH 2017 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/a-handbook-of-the-swahili-language-as-spoken-at-zanzibar/oclc/1189527154&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||