List Of Spoken Languages In Kenya
In this article Keweb.co tries to answer the question by publishing the full list of Spoken Languages in Kenya
Below is the full List of the Spoken Languages In Kenya
Aweer language
Bajuni dialect
Burji language
Chonyi language
Daasanach language
Dahalo language
Digo language
El Molo language
Elgon languages
Embu language
Kenyan English
English
Gujarati language
Gusii language
Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki language
Ilchamus people
Ilwana language
Kalenjin languages
Kamba language
Kenyan Sign Language
Khayo language
Kikuyu language
Kipsigis language
Kuria language
Logooli language
Dholuo
Luo languages
Maa languages
Maasai language
Marachi language
Meru language
Munyo language
Naandi language
Nandi–Markweta languages
Nilotic languages
Northeast Coast Bantu languages
Northern Somali
Nubi language
Nyole language (Kenya)
Ogiek language
Omotik language
Orma language
Oromo language
Pokomo language
Pökoot language
Rendille language
Rendille–Boni languages
Sakuye people
Samburu language
Samia language
Sheng slang
Somali language
Southern Oromo language
Suba language
Swahili language
Taita language
Terik people
Teso language
Tugen language
Turkana language
Waata
West Nyala language
Western Omo–Tana languages
Yaaku language
What are the top 3 languages spoken in Kenya?
Many different languages are spoken across the country as each population has its own dialect. The most common are Kikuyu, Dholuo and Kamba.
What are the five main language groups in Kenya?
The official languages are English, which is widely spoken to a high standard in the tourist industry, and KiSwahili. This East African lingua franca originates from the coast and spread inland along trade routes in the early 19th century. Other major languages include Kikuyu, Luo, Akamba, and Maa.
How do you say hello in Kenya?
The most common greeting among those who speak Swahili is ‘Hujambo‘ (‘Hello’) or the more colloquial greeting of ‘Jambo’. Both greetings can be responded to with the phrase ‘sijambo’, which means ‘I am well’. Other common greetings in contemporary Kenya include ‘sasa’ or ‘Mambo’.