Kenya Languages

Description
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. Official Languages are:
 * British English - primarily used in Kenya.
 * Swahili

Largest Communities of Native Speakers in Kenya based on 2019 Census:
 * Bantu languages
 * Kikuyu - 8.1 million
 * Kamba - 4.7 million
 * Luhya - 3.3 million
 * Nilotic languages
 * Dholuo - 5.0 million
 * Kalenjin - 4.6 million
 * Maasai - 1.2 million
 * Turkana - 1.0 million
 * Cushitic languages
 * Somali - 2.8 million

Word List(s)

 * 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
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
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

 * Steere, Edward. A Handbook of the Swahili Language. Norderstedt: Hansebooks GmbH, 2017. Available at: WorldCat.