About: KiKAR

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KiKAR (also known as Kikeya) is, or was, a Swahili pidgin spoken among the King's African Rifles (KAR) of British colonial East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Malawi). Although there were, by design, no native Swahili speakers among the KAR, Swahili still functioned as the lingua franca, and a simplified version of it served as a military jargon and pidgin for the troops. It is not clear if KiKAR is still spoken. Maho (2009) does not list it as extinct.

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  • KiKAR (also known as Kikeya) is, or was, a Swahili pidgin spoken among the King's African Rifles (KAR) of British colonial East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Malawi). Although there were, by design, no native Swahili speakers among the KAR, Swahili still functioned as the lingua franca, and a simplified version of it served as a military jargon and pidgin for the troops. Most of the remaining knowledge of KiKAR comes from H. W. Newell's unpublished guide titled Notes on Ki-Swahili as Spoken by the KAR. Newell was an officer who served with the 5th battalion and who wrote the guide to help newly seconded officers get a grasp of the language. It is not clear if KiKAR is still spoken. Maho (2009) does not list it as extinct. (en)
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  • mid 20th century (en)
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  • Pidgin (en)
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  • kika1240 (en)
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  • KiKAR (en)
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  • G.40H (en)
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  • KiKAR (en)
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  • (en)
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  • British East Africa (en)
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  • Mungai Mutonya and Timothy H. Parsons (en)
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  • KiKAR: a Swahili variety in Kenya’s colonial army (en)
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  • The natural tendency for groups of people faced with such a linguistic impasse is to seek a compromise language that breaks existing communication barriers. (en)
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  • KiKAR (also known as Kikeya) is, or was, a Swahili pidgin spoken among the King's African Rifles (KAR) of British colonial East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Malawi). Although there were, by design, no native Swahili speakers among the KAR, Swahili still functioned as the lingua franca, and a simplified version of it served as a military jargon and pidgin for the troops. It is not clear if KiKAR is still spoken. Maho (2009) does not list it as extinct. (en)
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  • KiKAR (en)
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  • KiKAR (en)
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