Kenya

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Official Name
The Republic of Kenya
Population Full

47,564,000 (2019 census)

Principal Languages
English, Swahili
Literacy Rate
82% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1992), CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2007), ICCPR (1972), UNCRPD (2008)
General References
Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989, Heine and Möhlig 1980, Whiteley 1969, Whiteley 1974
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Kenya is 69. Of these, 68 are living and 1 is extinct. Of the living languages, 61 are indigenous and 7 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 13 are institutional, 35 are developing, 13 are vigorous, 2 are in trouble, and 5 are dying. Also listed are 13 unestablished languages and 2 macrolanguages.