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The following video is a short commercial for the Talk Now Amharic software course. The course is simple to use and teaches 450 basic words and phrases. Check it out.

Be sure to check out Talk Now Amharic Software at Learning Basic Amharic.

The following post provides classification and statistics on the Makhuwa language spoken in Mozambique.

Makua Lomwe – PanAfriL10n

7.5 Language codes / Codes de langue. Lomwe. ISO 639-1: -; ISO 639-2: -; ISO/DIS 639-3: ngl. Makua/Makhuwa. ISO 639-1: -; ISO 639-2: -; ISO/DIS 639-3: vmw. Chuwabu. ISO/DIS 639-3: chw. Lolo. ISO/DIS 639-3: llb …

Publish Date: 09/29/2007 18:32

http://www.panafril10n.org/index.php/PanAfrLoc/MakuaLomwe

For more information visit our Makhuwa Language Resources page.

The following article relates information on the Maasai language and its classification.

Maasai – PanAfriL10n

5. Usage / Utilisation. Maasai is an important regional language. (Webbook). Literacy rate among Maasai in Kenya (according to Ethnologue): L1: below 1%; L2: 18%. Ethnologue describes Maasai language use in Tanzania as “vigorous.” …

Publish Date: 12/10/2009 2:00

http://www.panafril10n.org/index.php/PanAfrLoc/Maasai

For more information on Maasai, visit our Maasai Language Resources page.

The following article provides information on the classification of and statistics on the Karamojong language.

Teso Turkana – PanAfriL10n

7.5 Language codes / Codes de langue. Teso. ISO 639-1: -; ISO 639-2: -; ISO 639-3: teo. Turkana. ISO 639-1: -; ISO 639-2: -; ISO 639-3: tuv. Karamojong. ISO 639-3: kdj. Nyangatom. ISO 639-3: nnj. Toposa. ISO 639-3: toq …

Publish Date: 01/29/2008 1:07

http://www.panafril10n.org/index.php/PanAfrLoc/TesoTurkana

For more information on the Karamojong language visit our Karamojong Language Resources page.

The following article provides information on the Herero language and people.

People Of Namibia

Their centre is Katima Mulilo. Their economy is based on cattle, agriculture and fishing and have their own language. Herero. The third-largest group with about 150000 members, are the Herero people who mainly inhabit central Namibia. …

Publish Date: 07/08/2010 20:39

http://www.ricewaley.com/?p=22

For more information, visit our Herero Language Resources page.

The following post provides basic Luganda/Ganda for tourists visiting Uganda. This is a good series of phrases for survival mode.

Speaking Luganda , Luganda Language, How to speak with Ugandan …

Worried about Speaking Luganda? This page will teach you how to talk with Ugandans. Words that are used here both English ones and some words in Uganda and their meanings which may be foreign to you.

Publish Date: 06/16/2010 2:46

http://www.uganda-visit-and-travel-guide.com/speaking-luganda.html

If you’re interested in learning Luganda, make sure to visit Talk Now Luganda.

For more information on Ganda, please visit our Ganda Language Resources page.

The following article provides additional information on the Ewe language.

Gbe – PanAfriL10n

Standard Ewe is spoken on radio and television in Ghana and Togo and Fon in Benin. Standard Ewe appears (half page) in Togo’s primarily French language La Nouvelle Marche. Ghana Information Service publishes Motobiala, an Ewe monthly. …

Publish Date: 04/16/2009 19:24

http://www.panafril10n.org/index.php/PanAfrLoc/Gbe

For more information, please visit our Ewe Language Resources page.

This is an interesting article on the Dholuo or Luo language spoken in Kenya and Tanzania. President Barack Obama’s relatives speaks this language.

luo or dholuo, the language of barack obama's kenyan relatives

various members of obama’s kenyan family, including his step-grandmother, have been seen on tv over the past weeks. they speak luo, also called dholuo (sometimes written dho-luo), a language belonging to the nilo-saharan family. …

Publish Date: 11/08/2008 11:55

http://virtuallinguist.typepad.com/the_virtual_linguist/2008/11/luo-or-dholuo-the-language-of-barack-obamas-kenyan-relatives.html

For more information on Dholuo, visit our Dholuo Language Resources page.

The following article reviews the release of a new Chichewa -Chinyanja English dictionary.

Chichewa / Chinyanja – English dictionary released « Lingoproz …

To educate himself in the language of his host country, Paas started to collect Chichewa words and he would circulate the list to his learners and colleagues. In turn the students and colleagues assisted with expanding and refining the …

Publish Date: 03/22/2010 9:20

http://blog.lingoproz.co.za/2010/03/22/chichewa-chinyanja-dictionary-released/

If you’re interested in a basic introduction to Chichewa, then visit Talk Now Chichewa.

Also, for more information on Chichewa, visit our Chichewa Language Resources page.

The following post on the Bambara language is made by a Peace Corps volunteer stationed in West Africa. The blog covers his journeys and adventures in Western Africa.

Matt in West Africa (Mali): Additional Language and Culture Notes

I think I’ve also made mention of my thoughts about how Bambara as a language seems to be a lot less complex than English. As a result, this seems to provide opportunities to mix things up when I get bored giving the same greetings all …

Publish Date: 07/26/2010 11:58

http://mattinwestafrica.blogspot.com/2010/07/additional-language-and-culture-notes.html

For more information on the Bambara language, please visit our Bambara Language Resources page.