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Languages

Description[edit | edit source]

Kenya's various ethnic groups typically speak their mother tongues within their own communities.
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]

English
Swahili ^[3]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

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, "Swahili language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language, accessed 3 Feb 2022.

Swahili Language Resources[edit | edit source]

Somali Language Resources[edit | edit source]

Parts of Kenya speak Somali. Below are language resources for the Somali language.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Kenya," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya#Languages, accessed 3 Feb 2022.

[2] Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Kenya," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Kenya, accessed 3 Feb 2022.

[3] Wikipedia contributors, "Swahili language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language, accessed 3 Feb 2022.

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