Entries Tagged as 'African Languages'

Learning Afrikaans, Month 7: nanowrimo

March 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Technically, it should’ve been Month 5: nanowrimo, but the end of 2009 was a bit hectic! I also subtitled the all-English parts for my Deaf friends. Sorry about earlier, Shane!
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Learning Afrikaans, Week 5: Body Parts & Plural Forms

March 19th, 2010 · 12 Comments

Video series charting my progress with Afrikaans.
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Learning Afrikaans Grammar

March 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Afrikaans is the youngest language in the world, having only been in existence since the seventeenth century. It began as the Dutch spoken by working-class farmers and mariners settling at the southernmost tip of Africa.

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Learning Swahili

March 1st, 2010 · No Comments

This is a short video teaching basic Swahili words and phrases.

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Vocabulary Builder Tamazight Software

February 18th, 2010 · No Comments

IF your child’s face lights up when they see a brightly colored picture, cuddly toy animal or a game, then this is for them. Vocabulary Builder Tamazight is designed for kids who like to be entertained. It has lots of brightly colored pictures and fun games to get your child hooked on learning. Adults love this program too!

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Tags: African Languages · Berber

Learning Afrikaans Grammar

February 16th, 2010 · No Comments

This is a link for a very brief review of Afrikaans Grammar. The link leads to a free PDF file from the Rosetta Project.

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Learn to Speak Zulu

November 5th, 2009 · No Comments

While traveling in Africa it is always an advantage if you can attempt to speak the local languages, especially with there being nine official languages in South Africa alone.

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Tags: African Languages · Zulu