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Slighty Off Topic..."Kenya" or " Keen-ya"...?
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Slighty Off Topic..."Kenya" or " Keen-ya"...?
the_niner_nation wrote:
Which is it?! In Kiswahili, the one but last syllable is stressed, and the 'e' is pronounced like a short 'e' as in 'better'. So you pronounce it as: 'Ke-nja'. -- Johan W. Elzenga johanatjohanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.com |
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Slighty Off Topic..."Kenya" or " Keen-ya"...?
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the_niner_nation writes Which is it?! It can be both, the British pronounced it Keenya but after Independence in 1963 it was then Kenya, I think after Jomo Kenyatta became the first president or "father of the nation". I have heard older Kenyans call it Keenya and of course the European settlers still use the old name. I think either pronunciation is acceptable but out of respect I have always said Kenya. Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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Slighty Off Topic..."Kenya" or " Keen-ya"...?
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Pat Anderson wrote: In message , the_niner_nation writes Which is it?! It can be both, the British pronounced it Keenya but after Independence in 1963 it was then Kenya, I think after Jomo Kenyatta became the first president or "father of the nation". I have heard older Kenyans call it Keenya and of course the European settlers still use the old name. I think either pronunciation is acceptable but out of respect I have always said Kenya. I asked a local guide last year, and he said that someone (a Brit) had asked a Kikuyu the name of the mountain, to which the answer was Kii nya (Keenya) meaning 'here is a (forget - guineafowl???)' referring to the shape of the snow at the top. The explorer had reported back that the mountain was called Mt Kenya (Keenya), and somehow when the country was arbitrarily formed, it was named Kenya (Keenya) after the mountainby the colonialists. On independence, the pronunciation was changed to indicate a separation from the British although Keenya is technically correct. Both seem to be used by Africans - I was astonished since about the first person to speak to me at Nairobi Airport on my first trip said "Welcome to Keenya". There are probably several stories about the name and pronunciation. Now: TanzanEEa, TanZANia, or TanZAYNia???? Slainte Liz -- http://www.v-liz.com - Kenya; Tanzania; Namibia; India; Galapagos Photo Gallery: http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/g...emberID=165111 |
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Slighty Off Topic..."Kenya" or " Keen-ya"...?
Tanzania is a combination of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, so I guess that
TanZANnia would be most correct. TanZAYnia sounds Americanised (Like NA-mibia and Nigh-jir) :-) On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:12:56 +0100, Liz Leyden wrote: Now: TanzanEEa, TanZANia, or TanZAYNia???? Slainte Liz |
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Slighty Off Topic..."Kenya" or " Keen-ya"...?
In message , Liz Leyden
writes In message Pat Anderson wrote: In message , the_niner_nation writes Which is it?! It can be both, the British pronounced it Keenya but after Independence in 1963 it was then Kenya, I think after Jomo Kenyatta became the first president or "father of the nation". I have heard older Kenyans call it Keenya and of course the European settlers still use the old name. I think either pronunciation is acceptable but out of respect I have always said Kenya. I asked a local guide last year, and he said that someone (a Brit) had asked a Kikuyu the name of the mountain, to which the answer was Kii nya (Keenya) meaning 'here is a (forget - guineafowl???)' referring to the shape of the snow at the top. The explorer had reported back that the mountain was called Mt Kenya (Keenya), and somehow when the country was arbitrarily formed, it was named Kenya (Keenya) after the mountainby the colonialists. On independence, the pronunciation was changed to indicate a separation from the British although Keenya is technically correct. Both seem to be used by Africans - I was astonished since about the first person to speak to me at Nairobi Airport on my first trip said "Welcome to Keenya". There are probably several stories about the name and pronunciation. Now: TanzanEEa, TanZANia, or TanZAYNia???? Slainte Liz An interesting topic Liz and Marc has also commented in another post. The pronunciation varies as I`m sure you will have noticed Liz, with all your safaris, my husband always says Keenya, You are right about Mount Kenya, I`d forgotten that the mountain was part of the story! My experience was that the settlers still say Keenya and older Kenyans, the younger people tend to say Kenya, as you said, to separate themselves from the "old days" having said that we shouldn`t be surprised at anybody using either pronunciation! Tanzania: Africans do seem to say TanZania I`ve found. By the way, have you been to Lewa Liz? I`m watching the repeats on Weds. Of " Game Ranger Diaries" from Lewa. Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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Slighty Off Topic..."Kenya" or " Keen-ya"...?
Liz Leyden wrote:
Now: TanzanEEa, TanZANia, or TanZAYNia???? Just follow the Kiswahili rule: stress the one but last syllable, so pronounce it TanzaNEEEa. -- Johan W. Elzenga johanatjohanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.com |
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Slighty Off Topic..."Kenya" or " Keen-ya"...?
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Pat Anderson wrote: By the way, have you been to Lewa Liz? I`m watching the repeats on Weds. Of " Game Ranger Diaries" from Lewa. I haven't seen them at all (I'm glued to Springwatch!) Lewa is a bit out of my budget, but we did drop in there once for a very nice lunch, an interesting talk on their work and a bit of a drive round, but for some reason our guide was uncomfortable there, and we didn't spend long on the drive. Looked really nice. I believe the Grants are related to Elspeth Huxley on her father's side? At least, if my hazy memory serves me right, when we went to Rusinga Island Camp, the then owner (it has since changed hands) was, I think, a brother of the Lewa Grants and I'm sure his wife told me of the Jos Grant connection. Slainte Liz -- http://www.v-liz.com - Kenya; Tanzania; Namibia; India; Galapagos Photo Gallery: http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/g...emberID=165111 |
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Slighty Off Topic..."Kenya" or " Keen-ya"...?
In message , Liz Leyden
writes In message Pat Anderson wrote: By the way, have you been to Lewa Liz? I`m watching the repeats on Weds. Of " Game Ranger Diaries" from Lewa. I haven't seen them at all (I'm glued to Springwatch!) Lewa is a bit out of my budget, but we did drop in there once for a very nice lunch, an interesting talk on their work and a bit of a drive round, but for some reason our guide was uncomfortable there, and we didn't spend long on the drive. Looked really nice. I believe the Grants are related to Elspeth Huxley on her father's side? At least, if my hazy memory serves me right, when we went to Rusinga Island Camp, the then owner (it has since changed hands) was, I think, a brother of the Lewa Grants and I'm sure his wife told me of the Jos Grant connection. Slainte Liz We haven`t been, too expensive as you say. It`s the Craig family at Lewa, the father is David and the two sons are Will and Ian, Ian is the one seen on "Game Rangers". I`ve got a VHS recording of a programme of David Craig taking some tourists out to see an elephant named Gilbert, who was something of a character, in the film there is a clip about the arrival of the family many years ago. One other thing to do with "Game Rangers", the operations manager, Richard Moller, after I wrote to say how much I`d enjoyed the series, replied and it turns out he used to come fishing in Kamburu dam, where we were, and fished with our son, Stuart, this was in the eighties... small world! You are right about Jos Grant, he was Elspeth`s father, her mother was Nellie Grant. Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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Slighty Off Topic..."Kenya" or " Keen-ya"...?
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Pat Anderson wrote: We haven`t been, too expensive as you say. It`s the Craig family at Lewa, the father is David and the two sons are Will and Ian, Ian is the one seen on "Game Rangers". I`ve got a VHS recording of a programme of David Craig taking some tourists out to see an elephant named Gilbert, who was something of a character, in the film there is a clip about the arrival of the family many years ago. One other thing to do with "Game Rangers", the operations manager, Richard Moller, after I wrote to say how much I`d enjoyed the series, replied and it turns out he used to come fishing in Kamburu dam, where we were, and fished with our son, Stuart, this was in the eighties... small world! You are right about Jos Grant, he was Elspeth`s father, her mother was Nellie Grant. Ah, yes. I now think (grief, I went from 'blonde moments' to 'senior moments' far too quickly!) that the former owner of Rusinga, Willie Grant was the connection with Jos Grant, his wife is, I think, a sister of the Craigs at Lewa. My memory is all over the place. BRW - loved the Natural World prog tonight about Gabon's wildlife: looks fantastic! Wonder if they'll be taking visitors by the time I retire. Slainte Liz -- http://www.v-liz.com - Kenya; Tanzania; Namibia; India; Galapagos Photo Gallery: http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/g...emberID=165111 |
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