The Nationalization of Swahili in Kenya.

Harries, Lyndon

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ERIC Number: EJ146657

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Nationalization of Swahili in Kenya

Harries, Lyndon

Language in Society, 5, 2, 153-164, Aug 76

Kenyatta's 1974 decree proclaiming Swahili as the national language of Kenya is discussed with reference to questions of feasibility and expediency. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: African Languages, Bantu Languages, Developing Nations, Language Planning, Official Languages, Public Policy, Regional Dialects, Sociolinguistics, Swahili

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Identifiers - Location: Africa; Kenya; Tanzania

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