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Community
Italian Kenyan
Italiano
Kenyan EuropeansBilateral lineageEnglish
Language
English
Lineage system
Bilateral
Population
—
Type
Community
About the Italian Kenyan

Italian community, some descended from WWII prisoners of war who stayed, others from post-war immigration. Concentrated in Malindi and Nairobi.

How they identify
Person (singular)Italiano
Language / dialectEnglish

A member introduces themselves: “Ndi Italiano”.

Sources
  • 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Vol. IV, KNBS, 2019
  • White Man's Country: Lord Delamere and the Making of Kenya, Huxley, Elspeth, 1935
  • White Kenyans — Wikipedia
Parent ethnic group
Kenyan Europeans
Wazungu wa Kenya
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At a glance
NameItalian Kenyan
EndonymItaliano
Ethnic groupKenyan Europeans
TypeCommunity
LanguageEnglish
LineageBilateral
Sub-groups0 documented
Clans0 documented
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