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Kiingereza (Kinjenya)
Kijerumani
Kiingereza cha Kenya (lebo ya lugha en-KE) ni aina iliyojikita nchini ya lugha ya pili inayotumiwa kote Kenya na katika jamii za Wakenya ng’ambo. Katiba inaweka Kiswahili kuwa lugha ya taifa na Kiswahili pamoja na Kiingereza kuwa lugha rasmi; Kiingereza kina majukumu makubwa serikalini, mahakamani, katika elimu, biashara, vyombo vya habari na mawasiliano ya kimataifa. Matumizi hutofautiana kwa elimu, eneo, mazingira na lugha ya kwanza miongoni mwa jamii nyingi za lugha za Kenya. Mawasiliano na Kiswahili pamoja na lugha kama Kikuyu, Kiluhya, Kikamba na Dholuo huunda msamiati na matamshi, kwa hiyo hakuna lafudhi moja ya Kenya; mielekeo kama vokali zisizosisitizwa kutamkwa kwa ukamilifu zaidi au mdundo unaotegemea zaidi silabi pia si ya kila mtu. Maandishi rasmi kwa kawaida hufuata kaida za Uingereza, huku maana za Kikenya zilizoimarika, maneno mapya ya nchini na ubadilishaji msimbo na Kiswahili, pamoja na mwingiliano na Sheng ya mijini, vikitambulisha usemi usio rasmi sana.
Inakozungumzwa
Maneno 31 ya msingi katika Kiingereza (Kinjenya)
Maji
water
/ˈwɑːtə/
Moto
fire
/faɪə/
Jua
sun
/sʌn/
Mwezi
moon
/muːn/
Nyota
star
/staː/
Mama
mother
/ˈmɔðə/
Baba
father
/ˈfɑːðə/
Mimi
I
/aɪ/
Wewe
you
/ju/
Jina
name
/neːm/
Jicho
eye
/aɪ/
Mkono
hand
/hænd/
Moyo
heart
/hɑːt/
Upendo
love
/lʌv/
Mti
tree
/tɹiː/
Nyumba
house
/haʊs/
Mbwa
dog
/dɔɡ/
Paka
cat
/kæt/
Kula
eat
/iːt/
Kunywa
drink
/dɹɪŋk/
Moja
one
/wʌn/
Mbili
two
/tu/
Habari
hello
/həˈlo/
Asante
thank you
/tæŋk juː/
Nzuri
good
/ɡʊd/
Kekeo
cuckoo
/ˈkʊkuː/
Kompyuta
computer
/kɔmˈpjuːta/
Sushi
sushi
/ˈsuʃi/
Ulinganishaji wa maneno
Imelinganishwa na lugha za Germanic zinazohusiana
| Maana | Kiingereza (Kinjenya) | Kiingereza (Nigeria) | Kiingereza (Kanada) | Kiingereza | Kiingereza (Ufilipino) | Kiingereza (Ghana) | Kiingereza (Kiwelshi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji | water /ˈwɑːtə/ | water /ˈwɔːtə/ | water /ˈwɑɾɚ/ | water /ˈwɔːtə/ | water /ˈwɔːtə/ | water /ˈwɔːtə/ | water /ˈwɔːtə/ |
| Moto | fire /faɪə/ | fire /ˈfaɪə/ | fire /ˈfaɪɚ/ | fire /faɪə/ | fire /ˈfaɪə/ | fire /faɪə/ | fire /faɪə/ |
| Jua | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sʌn/ |
| Mwezi | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ |
| Nyota | star /staː/ | star /sta/ | star /stɑɹ/ | star /stɑːɹ/ | star /stɑr/ | star /staː/ | star /staː/ |
| Mama | mother /ˈmɔðə/ | mother /ˈmɔðə/ | mother /ˈmʌðɚ/ | mother /ˈmʌðə/ | mother /ˈmʌðə/ | mother /ˈmʌðə/ | mother /ˈmʌðə/ |
| Baba | father /ˈfɑːðə/ | father /ˈfɑːðə/ | father /ˈfɑðɚ/ | father /ˈfɑːðə/ | father /ˈfɑðə/ | father /ˈfaːðə/ | father /ˈfɑːðə/ |
| Mimi | I /aɪ/ | I /aɪ/ | I /aɪ/ | I /aɪ/ | I /aɪ/ | I /aɪ/ | I /aɪ/ |
| Wewe | you /ju/ | you /ju/ | you /ju/ | you /juː/ | you /ju/ | you /juː/ | you /juː/ |
| Jina | name /neːm/ | name /nem/ | name /neɪm/ | name /neɪm/ | name /neɪm/ | name /neɪm/ | name /neːm/ |
| Jicho | eye /aɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ |
| Mkono | hand /hænd/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /hand/ |
| Moyo | heart /hɑːt/ | heart /hɑːt/ | heart /hɑɹt/ | heart /hɑːt/ | heart /hɑːt/ | heart /haːt/ | heart /hɑːt/ |
| Upendo | love /lʌv/ | love /lɔv/ | love /lʌv/ | love /lʌv/ | love /lʌv/ | love /lʌv/ | love /lʌv/ |
| Mti | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /triː/ | tree /tɹiː/ |
| Nyumba | house /haʊs/ | house /haʊs/ | house /haʊs/ | house /haʊs/ | house /haʊs/ | house /haʊs/ | house /haʊs/ |
| Mbwa | dog /dɔɡ/ | dog /dɔɡ/ | dog /dɔɡ/ | dog /dɒɡ/ | dog /dɔg/ | dog /dɔɡ/ | dog /dɒɡ/ |
| Paka | cat /kæt/ | cat /kæt/ | cat /kæt/ | cat /kæt/ | cat /kæt/ | cat /kæt/ | cat /kʰat/ |
| Kula | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ |
| Kunywa | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /drɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ |
| Moja | one /wʌn/ | one /wʌn/ | one /wʌn/ | one /wʌn/ | one /wʌn/ | one /wʌn/ | one /wʌn/ |
| Mbili | two /tu/ | two /tu/ | two /tu/ | two /tuː/ | two /tu/ | two /tuː/ | two /tuː/ |
| Habari | hello /həˈlo/ | hello /həˈlɔ/ | hello /həˈloʊ/ | hello /həˈləʊ/ | hello /həˈloː/ | hello /həˈloː/ | hello /həˈləʊ/ |
| Asante | thank you /tæŋk juː/ | thanks /θæŋks/ | thank you /θæŋk juː/ | thank you /θæŋk juː/ | thanks /θæŋks/ | thanks /θæŋks/ | thanks /θaŋks/ |
| Nzuri | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ |
| Kekeo | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ |
| Kompyuta | computer /kɔmˈpjuːta/ | computer /kɔmˈpjuːta/ | computer /kəmˈpjuːtɚ/ | computer /kəmˈpjuːtə/ | computer /komˈpjuter/ | — | computer /kəmˈpjuːtər/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuːʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | — | sushi /ˈsuːʃi/ |
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