Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Knowledge in East Africa

Swahili, Kikuyu, and Kamba

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

AvEsther Mukewa Lisanza,Catherine Mwihaki Ndungo

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In Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Knowledge in East Africa: Swahili, Kikuyu, and Kamba, Esther Mukewa Lisanza and Catherine Mwihaki Ndungo argue that African languages and indigenous knowledge forms are the tools which have made African communities such as Swahili, Kikuyu, and Kamba thrive for generations. Using interviews and research data, this book investigates the following questions: what is the nature and role of multilingualism in East Africa?; what role do herbs and indigenous foods play in Swahili, Kamba, and Kikuyu communities?; how are the communities governed indigenously?; and what is the connection between indigenous languages and knowledge? The findings presented within this study have demonstrated that multilingualism is a great resource in East Africa as many have prided themselves on their multilingual abilities within their education, careers, and cultures. Although these languages have been identified as carriers of indigenous governance, judiciary, and herbal medicine that have survived for generations, Lisanza and Ndungo advocate for policies and education systems to recenter these indigenous languages and their accompanying indigenous knowledge forms and practices once the older generations have passed on.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-09-15
Mått158 x 236 x 19 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor182
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666914207

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List of TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: East African Languages: The Case of Indigenous Dominant Languages, Indigenous Minority Languages, and MultilingualismChapter 1: Kiswahili as an Indigenous Dominant Language in East Africa Chapter 2: Kikamba and Gikuyu as Minority Languages in East AfricaChapter 3: Multilingualism in East Africa: Voices of the Youth in Kenya and TanzaniaPart II: Herbal Medicine among the Swahili, Gikuyu, and KambaChapter 4: Indigenous Medicine Among the SwahiliChapter 5: Herbal Medicine Among the AgikuyuChapter 6: Akamba Herbal Medicine: No Disease Without CurePart III: Indigenous Governance and JudiciaryChapter 7: The Kamba Indigenous Governance and Judicial System: The Clan SystemChapter 8: Swahili Indigenous Governance and Judiciary: The City-State SystemChapter 9: Gikuyu Indigenous Governance and Judicial System: The Age Grade SystemConclusionReferencesAbout the Authors

Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Knowledge in East Africa: The Case of Kiswahili, Kikuyu, and Kikamba is a rare academic book. This book is quite competitive in this field of research as it has seamlessly managed to put together information on three communities, which is not very common. This book is a major contribution to the interconnectedness between indigenous language, knowledge, and practices, discussing the major issues throughout the three selected communities from East Africa. This approach is unlike other scholarly books within the field which have often focused primarily on one ethnic community. The contributors are quite sober in the discussions and use very socially acceptable language to develop the data they have collected and analyzed. This book can be a source of knowledge for budding scholars and general practitioners and will make very significant contributions to scholarship and research on the issues discussed.