Profile
KiAmu is spoken mainly in Lamu Town and in the surrounding area on Lamu Island, part of an archipelago at the northern extremities of the Kenya coast, very close to the Somali border. For more details go to the Profile link above.
Documentation
This link will give you access to various kinds of data: lexis, morphology and syntax, texts of various kinds with KiAmu data, research papers and studies, a bibliography of work dealing with KiAmu, and maps.
Status
Check here to find evaluations of the endangered status of KiAmu.
Bibliography
Links
The picture at the head of this page depicts the Lamu Town Waterfront, photo 2014 by Erik Hersman (erik@zungu.com); used with permission.
The present-day Lamu waterfront shows recent structural upgrading and remodeling of buildings. Picture 20014 by Erik Hersman (erik@zungu.com); used with permission.