About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Swahili language, Gujarati language, English language, Oromo language, Gujarati grammar, Dahalo language, Gikuyu language, Luo language, Kenyan Sign Language, Nubi language, Ogiek language, Maasai language, Digo language, Terik people, Sheng slang, Gusii language, Kalenjin language, Maa languages, Kalenjin languages, Meru language, Burji language, Sakuye people, Pokoot language, Camus people, Turkana language, Yaaku language, Daasanach language, Kamba language, Kibajuni dialect, Multilingualism in Kenya, Elgon languages, Kipsigis language, Samburu language, Rendille language, Northeast Coast Bantu languages, El Molo language, Western Omo-Tana languages, Suba language, Pokomo language, Tugen language, Borana language, Embu language, Aweer language, Rendille-Boni languages, Nyole dialect, Bunyore dialect of the Luhya tribe, Orma language. Excerpt: English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria. Following the economic, political, military, scientific, cultural, and colonial influence of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from the 18th century, via the British Empire, and of the United States since the mid-20th century, it has been widely dispersed around the world, become the leading language of international discourse, and has acquired use as lingua franca in many regions. It is widely learned as a second language and used as an official language of the European Union and many Commonwealth countries, as well as in many world organizations. It is the third most natively spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Historically, English originated from the fusion of languages and dialects, now collectively termed Old English, which were br...
