In 1990 he received the Kenya Kiswahili Association Award in Nairobi, in 1994 he was Fellow of the Australian Research Council, in 1995 he received an award from the National Kiswahili Council of the Republic of Tanzania.
1990 erhielt er den Kenya Kiswahili Association Award in Nairobi, 1994 war er Fellow des Australian Research Council, 1995 wurde vom National Kiswahili Council der Republik Tansania ausgezeichnet.