Kenyan English

Kenyan English
Kenyan English
Kiingereza cha Kenya
Region	Kenya
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Ingvaeonic Anglo-Frisian Anglic English British English & African English Kenyan English; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Proto-Indo-European Proto-Germanic Old English Middle English Early Modern English 19th century British English ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (English alphabet); Unified English Braille
Official status
Official language in	Kenya
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	sout3331
IETF	en-KE
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Kenyan English is a local dialect of the English language spoken by several communities and individuals in Kenya, and among some Kenyan expatriates in other countries. The dialect contains features unique to it that were derived from local Bantu languages, such as Swahili.^[1]

^ Nyaggah, Lynette Behm. "Cross-linguistic influence in Kenyan English: The impact of Swahili and Kikuyu on syntax". University of California. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2014.

[Cliike-1] Nyaggah, Lynette Behm. "Cross-linguistic influence in Kenyan English: The impact of Swahili and Kikuyu on syntax". University of California. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2014.

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