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Case Study: Kenya languages.gif (54.229 KB) Kenya language planning . In Kenya, 67 languages are currently spoken. 60 are indigenous. The official languages are English and Swahili. Many of the native languages come from three different language families, Bantu, Nilotic, and Cushitic languages. . English was inherited from Kenya's British colonial past. English is the language of choice in business, academics and social set-ups in Kenya. . Swahili (also called Kiswahili) is the national language of Kenya. It is a unifying African language spoken by nearly 100 percent of the Kenyan population. Even illiterate Kenyans know some basic Swahili. The purest form of Kiswahili is spoken along the coast where native Swahili people live. . The Kikuyu language is spoken in Kenyan towns, even by members of other ethnic groups, especially in business situations. . Sheng is a commonly spoken slang in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. It is a mixture of Swahili and English, with a sprinkling of other indigenous languages. If you were a governmental agent in charge of organizing a language plan for Kenya, what course of action would you recommend? (There are no "right" or "wrong" answers, but provide your reasons for the plans that you recommend!). Due by the end of the day on Sunday, 22 October.

Questions: Answer the following questions:

1. How would you plan a language strategy for this multi-ethnic and multi-lingual country?

2. What are your priorities? Why?

3. What language or languages would you favor? For education, government, media, etc.?

4. How would you encourage (or enforce) the policies you recommend?