Pokomo (Noun)
Meaning
A Bantu language spoken in the Kenyan coastal areas of East Africa.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Pokomo is a Bantu language spoken in the Kenyan coastal areas of East Africa by the Pokomo people who traditionally practiced agriculture.
- Pokomo language has different dialects which can be divided into upper Pokomo and lower Pokomo spoken by different communities.
- Research has shown that Pokomo is one of the minority languages facing the risk of disappearing in Kenya due to various social factors.
- Upper Pokomo and lower Pokomo have been considered endangered languages since they have a small number of speakers who are predominantly the elderly.
- Language activists are trying to revive Pokomo language through literacy programs in the local schools.