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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 2:40 pm
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jkoul
 
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Originally Posted by AAmerican_in_London
I grew up in Nairobi and it REALLY annoys me when people call it "Keen-ya"; it is pronounced "Ken-ya" (like the name "Ken" and the word "ya").

Many expats and tourists, especially those from the UK who are trying to be posh, tend to call it "Keen-ya" - which is WRONG!

Even after correcting some of these people, they still call it by it's wrong name - ugh!
I always found pronouncing Kenya rather interesting. According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Kenya is pronounced:

a) 'kenja
b) 'ki:nja (in the US)

So actually both pronounciations are correct. The first is correct for British English and the second for American English!
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