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Languages

Description

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.

• English
• Swahili

References

Swahili Language Resources

• Swahili is Kenya’s national language.
• Languages spoken in Kenya
• Swahili Alphabet, Pronunciation
• Swahili language resources
• Swahili language overview
• Swahili basics and grammar

Somali Language Resources

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

• Somali language overview
• Somali basics and grammar
• Somali grammar
• Somali online dictionary
• Country Studies - Somalia Language
• Omniglot - Somali Alphabet
• Wikipedia - Somali Language
• Somali language resources
• Somali language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Afro-Asiatic languages | Britannica.com