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kenya [2021/08/09 02:25]
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kenya [2021/09/20 13:43]
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| ==== Religion in Kenya ==== | ==== Religion in Kenya ==== |
| The vast majority of Kenya's population is Christian, of which 47% consider themselves Protestant and 23% Catholic. Islam - the legacy of hundreds of years of trade with Arab merchants - is also quite prevalent in the Indian Ocean area. Interestingly, however, Islam, despite hundreds of years of presence on the coast, has never reached further than a few dozen kilometers into East Africa. [([[https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/kenyan-culture/kenyan-culture-religion|Cultural Atlas]])] | The vast majority of Kenya's population is Christian, of which 47 percent consider themselves Protestant and 23 percent Catholic. Islam — the legacy of hundreds of years of trade with Arab merchants — is also quite prevalent in the Indian Ocean area. Interestingly, however, Islam, despite hundreds of years of presence on the coast, has never reached further than a few dozen kilometers into East Africa. [([[https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/kenyan-culture/kenyan-culture-religion|Cultural Atlas]])] |
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| ==== Swahili ==== | ==== Swahili ==== |
| Swahili is a contact language spoken in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi. 72% of its vocabulary comes from Bantu, while 23% is Arabic. [([[https://www.theafricareport.com/5160/swahili-to-become-east-africas-official-language/|The Africa Report]])] | Swahili is a contact language spoken in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. Seventy-two percent of its vocabulary comes from Bantu, while 23 percent is Arabic. [([[https://www.theafricareport.com/5160/swahili-to-become-east-africas-official-language/|The Africa Report]])] |
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| ==== Masai ==== | ==== Masai ==== |
