Mombasa Swahili
The historical Swahili variety of Mombasa and the Kenyan coast. The classical literary Swahili of the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Approximate centre
- -4.04°, 39.66°
Dialect comparison
Kimvita vs Sheng
Compare two dialects of Swahili side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
The youth vernacular of urban Kenya, especially Nairobi. A code-mixed register drawing on Swahili, English, and various Kenyan languages.
- Approximate centre
- -1.29°, 36.82°
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