2006-06-08 10:29:41 · 11 answers · asked by Dick 2 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Kenya
There are officially five languages, including Swahili. However, if you are in the tourist areas and towns you will find that most Kenyans know English
2006-06-08 14:46:12 · answer #1 · answered by weilder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They speak A LOT of languages in Kenya. Swahili is the biggest followed by English and tribal languages, like Kikuyu, Luo, Massaai, etc depending on the population size of the tribe. Swahili is the language people from different tribes use to communicate with each other. Anyone who has been through high school/secondary school is able to speak English (but that certainly isn't everyone).
This is the website for the biggest newspaper in Kenya:
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/
2006-06-15 17:17:43 · answer #2 · answered by Ben G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Majority speak Kiswahili since it's the national language and English is the official language. If you are going to Nairobi then you'll find that majority of the people who were born and live there speak both English and Kiswahili. However there are 42 native tribes and 200 languages spoken in Kenya. Quite a big portion of Kenyans are tri-lingual
2006-06-10 05:35:01 · answer #3 · answered by buttercup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Kenya they probably speak both Swahili and English
2006-06-08 17:53:22 · answer #4 · answered by Yassinou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many different tribal dialects, but since Kenya is a former British colony, English is very common. It is also not difficult to pick up a few phrases of Swahili to get around.
2006-06-09 22:07:56 · answer #5 · answered by Fogjazz49-Retired 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English or Swahili. Mimi fundishi kidogo kiSwahili -- which means I speak a little Swahili. It's quite easy to learn a basic vocabulary, but you can do just fine with English.
2006-06-08 17:33:00 · answer #6 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Nairobi and all the tourist places its mainly English, and of course Swahili. I remember the locals in Mombasa spoke more German than English at the beach resorts.
2006-06-09 19:45:42 · answer #7 · answered by Alice Chaos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They speak mostly Swahili. But English is widely understood and spoken. You will love being there.
2006-06-15 07:28:40 · answer #8 · answered by Samuroya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English and Kiswahili.
2006-06-14 16:28:13 · answer #9 · answered by Mr. m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
english
2006-06-08 17:31:55 · answer #10 · answered by toecutter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋