Ẹ káàbọ̀
Live“Welcome”
Yoruba
Nigeria · Benin · Togo
Rhythmic speech, colourful idioms and some of the richest oral traditions in the world.
Languages
The languages of home, for kids everywhere.
Africa is home to over two thousand languages. We're starting with three, and building toward a library that helps preserve the continent's extraordinary linguistic heritage.
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West Africa
Sannu
Live“Hello”
Hausa
Nigeria · Niger · Ghana
Clear and elegant, spoken by tens of millions of people across West Africa.
Nnọọ
Live“Welcome”
Igbo
Nigeria
A melodic, tonal language with a rich vocabulary and a deep tradition of proverbs.
Akwaaba
Coming soon“Welcome”
Akan
Ghana · Côte d'Ivoire
Famous for its proverbs and the symbolic meanings woven into everyday speech.
Woezɔ
Coming soon“Welcome”
Ewe
Ghana · Togo · Benin
A lyrical language with a complex and beautiful tonal system.
Kóyo
Coming soon“Hello”
Edo
Nigeria
Distinct tones and an intricate grammar, rooted in the history of the Benin Kingdom.
Ojekoo
Coming soon“Well done”
Ga
Ghana
Rhythmic and expressive, carrying the heritage of the Ga-Adangbe people.
Desiba
Coming soon“Good morning”
Dagbani
Ghana
Melodic tones and graceful phrasing from northern Ghana.
Nanga def
Coming soon“How are you?”
Wolof
Senegal · The Gambia · Mauritania
A lively oral tradition with dynamic, musical sound patterns.
Jam waali
Coming soon“Good morning”
Pulaar
Senegal · Guinea · Mali
The language of the Fula people, celebrated for its poetry and storytelling.
I ni ce
Coming soon“Hello”
Mandinka
The Gambia · Senegal · Guinea
Home of the griot tradition, with a strong oral and musical heritage.
East Africa
Karibu
Coming soon“Welcome”
Swahili
Kenya · Tanzania · Uganda
East Africa's great shared language, spoken by many millions of people.
ሰላም
Coming soon“Hello (Selam)”
Amharic
Ethiopia
Ethiopia's official language, written in its own ancient Ge'ez script.
Akkam
Coming soon“Hello”
Oromo
Ethiopia · Kenya
Spoken by Ethiopia's largest community, with a strong oral tradition.
Soo dhawoow
Coming soon“Welcome”
Somali
Somalia · Ethiopia · Kenya · Djibouti
A language of poets, known for its wordplay and expressive nuance.
North Africa
أهلاً
Coming soon“Welcome (Ahlan)”
Arabic
Egypt · Morocco · Sudan · Algeria
Classical literature and a living language across North Africa and the Horn.
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