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Planner’s Guide For The Introduction of African Languages and Cultures in the Education System

Joe Padre wrote 2 weeks ago: Assumptions: For it to be useful to as many countries as possible, the guide is based on a general c … more →

Tags: basic education cycle, Education for All (EFA), Education Policy, Language Policy, mother tongue as language of instruction, Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education, Planner’s Guide For The Introduction of African Langu

I Can Speak Yoruba

cherchezlacurl wrote 2 months ago: Coming soon to the Apple App Store. SpeakYoruba: a mobile app providing a gentle introduction to the … more →

Tags: Afrique, c'est chic, Yoruba, Africa, SpeakYoruba, iPhone, iPad, Games, social games

I CAN SPEAK YORUBA

cherchezlacurl wrote 2 months ago: Coming soon to the Apple App Store SpeakYoruba – The mobile app for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPa … more →

Tags: Comfort & Samuel, Diversions, SpeakYoruba, Yoruba, Africa, apple app store, Mobile App, language, Tech

Poetry: Maneno Matamu, Mar 3 2012 @ Lilly Pond, Uhuru Park

ugomatic wrote 2 months ago: Head to the Maneno Matamu blog for much more information: http://manenomatamu.wordpress.com/ … more →

Tags: Poetry, maneno matamu, uhuru park

Resources on Old Nubian2 comments

adamcmccollum wrote 3 months ago: Several weeks ago I had HMML order some more books with Old Nubian texts and they arrived last week. … more →

Tags: Books, Scholarship, Linguistics, Old Nubian, Nobiin, Sudan, Nilo-Saharan, Gerald M. Browne

Coming Soon - SpeakYoruba Mobile App for iPhone and iPad

cherchezlacurl wrote 3 months ago: Click the image for more info, or follow @SpeakAfricaApps or @ComfortEtSamuel on Twitter for updates … more →

Tags: Not Necessarily on Topic, Nigeria, The IT Crowd, Yoruba, Africa, SpeakYoruba, iPhone, iPad, Games

Home1 comment

yawos wrote 3 months ago: Africa, a jungle? People say that Africa is a jungle. I do not believe Africa is a jungle, rather, t … more →

Tags: Africa, Africa is not a jungle, Jungle, Tourism, Pyramids, hunting

Recent book on standardization of Gabonese languages6 comments

legumelegend wrote 3 months ago: Ecriture et Standardisation des Langues Gabonaises, sous la direction de Jacques Hubert & Paul A … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

Modern Developments in the Dinka Language

Piööcku Thuɔŋjäŋ wrote 4 months ago: Food for Thought! This well researched article by Ms Helena Fatima Idris (2004) , a research thesis … more →

Tags: Dinka language, History, job malou, South Sudan, Dinkas, helena fatima idris

African Ajami Digital Library

clriley wrote 5 months ago: Congratulations to Boston University on the launch of their African Ajami Digital Library!  This fol … more →

Tags: ajami

Quick Poll

clriley wrote 6 months ago: [polldaddy poll=5713846] … more →

Tags: Polls, ajami

How Do I Spell a Click?

clriley wrote 6 months ago: A loaded question.  There are a few variables at work, including your level of analysis.  The short … more →

Tags: clicks

Key Online Resources on African Languages5 comments

clriley wrote 6 months ago: Stumped on where to look for information on a text in an African language?  Here’s a basic set … more →

Now What?2 comments

Steve Kemper wrote 6 months ago: I had a fascinating subject and, equally important, a book contract. Perfect. Now what? I’ve always … more →

Tags: Heinrich Barth, Exploration, British National Archives, Hamburg

Getting over the language problems in Zambia - and Africa?

jgreigshaw wrote 6 months ago: There are seven official languages besides English in Zambia. Add to that non-English speaking docto … more →

Tags: projects, zambia, Sub saharan Africa, translation, health terms, Volunteers, Translatio

Africa pushes Indigenous languages for developement5 comments

Afroetry wrote 7 months ago: Pretoria, South Africa – Emphasising the need to take knowledge back to people, the Conference … more →

Tags: Culture & Lifestyle, activism, pan-africanism, African Renaissance, Continental Development, Pretoria, South Africa, University of South Africa, Women

Ancient History of Eritrea

Mama Afrika wrote 10 months ago: Hello again everyone, I found this SUPER interesting video (actually a 3 part series) today and want … more →

Tags: History, Cultures, Africa, Pan-African and Diaspora, Africa Europe Connection, Culture, Eritrea, Diaspora, Ethiopia

Are African Languages more Alluring?

Cross-Cultural Branding wrote 11 months ago: The first means of communication known to human beings is the drum and horns. The oldest written rec … more →

Tags: Branding, Sumerian and Egyptian, language, Communication, Summer Institute for Linguistics (SIL) Ethnologue Surve, Chinese, spanish, English, Bengali

Forthcoming Conference: Africa in the Development of Atlantic Pidgins and Creoles1 comment

ivetteromero wrote 1 year ago: New York University, Radboud University Nijmegen, the University of Ghana, Giessen University, and t … more →

Tags: Caribbean Culture, Upcoming Events, Linguistics, Caribbean linguistics, creole, New York University, Ghana, pidgin, West African influence


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