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Kenyan English is a local dialect of the English language spoken by several communities and individuals in Kenya, and among some Kenyan expatriates in other countries. The dialect contains features unique to it that were derived from local Bantu languages , such as Swahili .
Kenya is a multilingual country. The two official languages of Kenya, Swahili and English, are widely spoken as lingua francas; however, including second-language speakers, Swahili is more widely spoken than English. [1] Swahili is a Bantu language native to East Africa and English is inherited from British colonial rule.
In 2019, Jehovah’s Witnesses released the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures in the Luo language. [6] The Bible translation is distributed without charge, both in print and online. The grammar textbook Carscallen produced was widely used for many years throughout eastern Kenya, but his authorship of it is largely forgotten.
English–Kikuyu, Kikuyu–English Vocabulary. Nairobi: The Eagle Press. Kihara, Claudius P. "Middle and Antipassive Voices in Gĩkũyũ (E51)." Arusha Working Papers in African Linguistics, 6(1): 17-39. Leakey L. S. B. 1989. First Lessons in Kikuyu. Nairobi: Kenya Literature Bureau. Mugane John 1997. A Paradigmatic Grammar of Gikuyu. Stanford ...
Sheng vocabulary can vary significantly within Kenya's various subdivisions and the larger African Great Lakes region, and even between neighbourhoods in Nairobi. Many youth living in the capital often use the argot as their everyday mode of communication rather than Swahili or English.
He subsequently renounced writing in English, and the name James Ngugi as colonialist; [29] by 1970 he had changed his name to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, [30] and began to write in his native Gikuyu. [31] In 1967, Ngũgĩ also began teaching at the University of Nairobi as a professor of English literature. He continued to teach at the university for ...
The Kalenjin languages are a family of a dozen Southern Nilotic languages spoken in Kenya, eastern Uganda and northern Tanzania.The term Kalenjin comes from an expression meaning 'I say (to you)' or 'I have told you' (present participle tense).
"Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"'s lyrics were originally written in Kiswahili, the national language of Kenya. The commission responsible for its creation included five members and was headed by the Kenya Music Adviser. The anthem was based on a traditional tune sung by Pokomo mothers to their children. [1]