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Swahili
Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya, and Mozambique (along the East African coast and adjacent littoral islands). Estimates of the number of Swahili speakers, including both native and second-language speakers, generally range from 150 million to 200 million. Most native speakers reside in Tanzania and Kenya.
Gujarati
Indo-Aryan language that is spoken on the state of Gujarat
Somali
Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch
Oromo
Cushitic language
Gikuyu
Bantu language in Kenya
Nilotic
small language family of East Africa
Maasai
Eastern Nilotic language
Dholuo
Dholuo () or Nilotic Kavirondo, is a dialect of the Luo group of Nilotic languages, spoken by about 4.2 million Luo people of Kenya and Tanzania, who occupy parts of the eastern shore of Nam Lolwe (Lake Victoria) and areas to the south. It is used for broadcasts on Ramogi TV and KBC (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, formerly the Voice of Kenya).
Kamba
Bantu language spoken in Kenya
Dahalo
Cushitic language spoken by Dahalo people on the coast of Kenya, near the mouth of the Tana River
Embu
Bantu language spoken in Kenya
Daasanach
language
Burji
language
Meru
Bantu language spoken in Kenya
Turkana
African language, spoken by the Turkana people
Gusii
Bantu language spoken in the Kisii district in western Kenya
Rendille
language
Teso
language spoken by the Iteso people of Uganda and Kenya
Nubi
Sudanese Arabic-based creole language
El Molo
Cushitic language of Kenya
Taita
language
Aweer
language of Kenya
Yaaku
endangered Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Kenya
Kuria
language
Kenyan Sign Language
Deaf sign language of Kenya and Somalia
Kalenjin
Southern Nilotic language family
Samburu
Eastern Nilotic language
Pokomo
language
Digo
Bantu language
languages of Kenya
languages of a geographic region
Luo
Western Nilotic language family spoken in East Africa
Pökoot
language spoken in western Kenya and eastern Uganda by the Pokot people.
Waata
language
Orma
language
Sheng
English-influenced slang lect of Swahili
Logooli
language
Borana
language
Nandi–Markweta
dialect cluster
Camus people
ethnic group from Kenya
Bajuni dialect
Swahili dialect spoken by the Bajuni people on the Kenyan coast, the Bajuni Islands, and in southern Somalia
Ogiek
language
Naandi
Nilotic language
Chonyi
language
Tugen
language
Suba
language
Nyole
bantu language spoken by the Luhya people in Vihiga District, Kenya
Maa
language family
Northeast Coast Bantu
Bantu languages of Eastern Africa
Omotik
language
saamia
moyo
Kipsigis
language
Luidakho-Luisukha-Lutirichi
language
Kenyan English
dialect of the English language native to Kenyans
Elgon
languages of the Southern Nilotic Kalenjin family spoken in the Mount Elgon area in western Kenya and eastern Uganda.
Swahili Ajami
Arabic script for Swahili
Ilwana
language
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