The article provides reference to the an excellent option for learning Swahili (the FSI Swahili Basic Course) 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. It also references the Gutenberg Project as another resource of free materials. Learning languages for free with the internet.

Tip of the day: Use the internet to take advantage of the public domain. Foreign Service Institute Language Courses: Designed and written by the US government but with no copyright protection. You can download the texts (PDF format) and …

If you’re looking for an interactive software course for learning Swahili, the visit Beginner Swahili Software Course for more information. You may also want to consider the Pimsleur Swahili Language Course for an audio only approach.

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Learning Kiswahili – Kiswahili Sometimes I feel that my employer forgets that I also have to learn Kiswahili. It is very time demanding. Not just to find the time for actual lessons, it is also taking space on my mental hard disc. Besides it takes practice …

Learning Swahili – I worked in Kenya for a year, and while I was there I picked up a little bit of Swahili. I would really like to learn more, and I was wondering what kind of language audio books were available online. I am sure they have the major …

Which African language? Swahili, Hausa? (Practical Self-Study … – Hello, As apart of my language learning adventure I wish to add at least one african language to my 10 language repotoir. So far I”ve looked at Swahili and Hausa. Swahili seems good because it”sa kind of lingua franca, but so is Hausa. …

We’re learning Swahili! – We all need to start learning some Swahili which will make life a lot smoother and friendlier for all involved. I’ll make some cards / pages with the basic words and phrases, and animal names with pictures, so that we can share them so …