The article provides reference to the an excellent option for learning Swahili and a variety of other languages. Most important is the fact that the course is free and from a venerable source. There are paid versions which have been reformatted and remastered, but this is a excellent Swahili resource to consider.
Entries Tagged as 'African Languages'
Learning Swahili Free: Free Language Course
July 7th, 2008 · No Comments
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Speaking Twi in Ghana: The Need to Learn Twi
July 4th, 2008 · No Comments
While English is the official language of Ghana, the reality is that there are variety of languages spoken, the most prominent of which is Twi. The following article reveals the challenge faced by many travelers when they encounter the reality that fewer people speak English than anticipated!
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Igbo-Ukwu: Nigerian Peoples and Culture Book Proposal
July 4th, 2008 · No Comments
In case any of our readers our sufficiently adept in the Igbo-Ukwu languages and culture as well as the whole range of cultural and linguistics group in Nigeria, a book proposal was just released. The book proposal is requesting Nigerian writers. Nigerian writers wanted : book chapter - Nigerian peoples and culture
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Learning Luganda: The Language of Uganda
June 26th, 2008 · No Comments
It seems liker ever since the Internet was created the world has been a shrinking place. Never throughout man’s history has the chance to easily communicate with other persons who are on the other side of the world been possible at little to no cost.
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Learning Twi: A Language of Ghana
June 25th, 2008 · No Comments
The Twi language is spoken by over 15 million people. This language belongs to the Kwa language family and is spoken throughout Ghana and in the Ashanti Region.
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Luganda Language Courses: Talk Now Luganda
June 8th, 2008 · No Comments
The course in question is the FSI Luganda course. Quite comprehensive and focused on grammar and sentence structure, the Luganda is an excellent recourse but proves a little daunting for many people.
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Learning Twi Resources
June 5th, 2008 · No Comments
While resources are limited for learning Twi, this short video reviews the available options for learning the Ashanti Twi language of Ghana.
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Learning Igbo Resources
May 27th, 2008 · No Comments
A video reviewing various Igbo language resources that focus on basic conversational skills and vocabulary.
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Learning Amharic: A Review of Talk Now Amharic
May 4th, 2008 · No Comments
This video reviews Talk Now Amharic; a vocabulary based approach to learning Amharic.The course includes 9 categories with approximately 50 words per category. The course includes two games/quizzes per section and also provides printable dictionaries for the terms introduced.
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Afrikaans Online Learning: A New Resource
April 29th, 2008 · No Comments
I have to admit, I thought I had found every Afrikaans learning related site out there, but lo and behold, I came across another one today.
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