How do you pronounce Kenya?

[Shaun]

HMM?

[Marc]

What. Surely only South Africans pronounce it the second way

[Z]

I've never heard anyone pronounce it any way other than "Ken-ya"!

[Jake.]

there's more than one way?

[Lee.]

Keen-ya

[lime]

Keen-ya

[smudgie]

Never heard it called Keenya until we came back from Africa.


It was still Kenya when my late b.i.l served his time there in the army.

You never hear anyone say President Keenyata either...always Kenyata.

[Smithy]

The right way *gives lee & lime dirty looks*

[Jords]

Kenny-A

[Josy]

Ken-ya

[Saph]

Keen-ya :laugh2:

[fingers]

During the time of the Mau Mau Uprising the usual way was Keen-ya (not that many TiBBers will remember that!)
It is now more or less accepted that Ken-ya is the accepted pronunciation.

[Jessica.]

I know someone who is half Kenyan and he says Ken-ya, I think that says enough.

[fingers]

Notice that the Newsreel commentator (British) says Keen-ya whereas the Black female (obviously Kenyan and from a later period in time) says Ken-ya!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z74i_H6klrg&list=PLCF485616FE94BEEB

Z74i_H6klrg