Mwananchi Afrika?

Some linguists estimate that more than 50% of all languages spoken in the world today will be Extinct by the year 2100.

This statistic was my rallying cry in the fight against language death in March of 2024.

Since then, the team has grown and our passion for language has only increased. We hope to help create more content in our native Kenyan languages and to help similar initiatives both inside and outside East Africa.

"I am not African because I was born in Africa, but because Africa was born in me" - Kwame Nkrumah

Mt Kenya with moon in the background

The team

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    Kímani Wanyoike

    Lead compiler and writer

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    Jackline John Ngelela

    Swahili editor

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    Community input (Kikuyu)

    Two dedicated members of the community who have graciously provided their time to proofread the dictionary as it is released.

  • General community input

    The inputs, reviews, inquiries and suggestions that are left by you and other community members like you that serve to make this dictionary a better resource for the language.

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