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Language and Literature: Kenya

Includes linguistics, online dictionaries, grammars, teaching aids.

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 African & Middle Eastern Division,
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Ethnologue (http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp)
Searching this comprehensive English language ethnological site by country name will yield lists and articles of the languages and linguistic groups spoken and read in it.

The Kamusi Project (http://www.kamusiproject.org )
It is an independent project under the auspices of the World Language Documentation Centre.
The project offers a search engine for swahili to English and English to Swahili translations, a discussion section, and other helpful information to both the novice speaker of Swahili (also known as Kiswahili) and those who are fluent in this East African language.

The Languages and Dialects of Kenya (http://www.blissites.com/kenya/dialect%5Fmap.jpg)
Offers a detailed map of the location of peoples speaking different Kenyan languages and dialects.

Maasai Language Project (University of Oregon) (http://www.uoregon.edu/%7Edlpayne/maasai/madict.htm)
In addition to a lexicography, and a database about the language spoken in both Kenya and Tanzania, there are links to other documents and sites which focus on the cultural aspects of Maasai society.

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