Discover Kenya's Languages
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Find the words your ancestors spoke. Discover which languages need your help. See how Kenya's languages are growing.
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Popular language groups
salama
Swahili
peace; safety
English
mũndũ
Kikuyu
person
English
Andu
Kikuyu
people; community members
English
Underdocumented language groups
poisho?
Pokot
hello
English
Wukiere
Suba
good morning
English
Akkam?
Orma
hello; how are you?
English
Popular language groups
Underdocumented groups
These communities are still growing in the dictionary and are a strong place to discover, contribute, and help strengthen coverage.
County focus
Nairobi
These are the language communities currently mapped to Nairobi. Start here if you want county-specific discovery before widening back out to the full dictionary.
By Community
Other Languages
Luhya Cluster
The Luhya cluster brings together closely related western Kenyan speech communities, each with its own local identity, oral style, and social vocabulary.
Kalenjin Cluster
The Kalenjin cluster spans multiple Rift Valley speech communities whose languages carry shared Nilotic roots alongside strong subgroup histories and identities.
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