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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 ==== |
| The Masai are famous for their distinctive "jumping dance" of warriors. During the dance you must not touch the ground with your heels, you must jump on your toes all the time. [([[https://www.gadventures.com/blog/story-behind-maasai-jumping-dance/|G Adventures]])] | The Masai are famous for their distinctive "jumping dance" of warriors. During the dance you must not touch the ground with your heels — you must jump on your toes all the time. [([[https://www.gadventures.com/blog/story-behind-maasai-jumping-dance/|G Adventures]])] |
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