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°
Dialect comparison
Sheng vs Standard Swahili
Compare two dialects of Swahili side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Kiswahili Sanifu
The Tanzania-based literary and educational standard of Swahili. Modelled on the Zanzibari Kiunguja variety; Tanzania's national language and a continental lingua franca.
- Approximate centre
- -6.79°, 39.21°
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