Learning African Languages
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"I created the African Languages Universe for a proud, playful, and accessible reclaiming of our languages in homes and imaginations, from ages 7 to 77" (Diaddou Cissé, founder of Univers des Langues Africaines)

A bridge between generations, continents, and languages

Since its beginnings, Univers des Langues Africaines, an independent publishing house, has had a simple yet powerful dream: to bring African languages to life in homes, schools, games, and everyday conversations. This dream grows with every word passed on, every language rediscovered, every child who speaks their first words in Soninke, Lingala, Bambara, Wolof, Pulaar...

Today, Univers des Langues Africaines has become:

an educational, accessible, and multilingual publishing house,

a brand committed to intergenerational transmission,

a lively, playful, and reality-connected learning space.

Children of the African diaspora, regardless of their level in Soninke, Wolof, Bambara, Lingala..., all face the same issue: the lack of books in their heritage languages tailored to them. Univers des Langues Africaines was born to fill this gap by offering simple and fun books and supporting them in learning African languages. Whether you're a minor, an adult beginner, a parent wanting to pass on their language to their child, or an African language enthusiast, Univers des Langues Africaines has a program suited to your needs!

At Univers des Langues Africaines, we offer:

conversation manuals or guides (Bambara, Lingala, Soninke, Wolof, Pulaar...); the books consist of lessons accessible to everyone, with exercises, reviews, and audio to easily speak the language.

games for children; tools adapted for kids to gently discover African languages.

online language courses, tailored for adults and children, interactive and immersive; they allow you to master an African language while discovering its cultural richness.

In short: manuals, games, and online courses—everything you need to learn (or relearn) an African language, at any age and at your own pace.

LAfrican languages deserve more than just a memory: they deserve to be lived, spoken, and loved.
BU BubuObe Regular ·
Hi, I'm surprised that among the languages mentioned, you didn't point out Swahili, which is still the most widely spoken African language.
bubu
TA Taamaden Veteran ·
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It seems my original message wasn’t understood at all. My intention was to introduce a French publishing house I just discovered that offers, among other things, textbooks for African languages. Currently, they cover five languages: four West African languages (Wolof, Bambara, Soninke, Pulaar*) and Lingala, a Bantu language mainly spoken in the two Congos. But there’s nothing about Swahili (before replying, it’s best to visit their website). So I don’t see why I should specifically mention that language. And trust me, I’m well aware that Swahili is the most widely spoken language on the African continent. It would be serious if I didn’t know that, but here, that fact doesn’t matter.

Besides Swahili, there are other languages in Africa with large numbers of speakers and wide distribution, like Hausa, Fulani/Fulfulde, Amharic, Oromo, or Yoruba, which I also didn’t mention. Why not?! Simply because this publisher doesn’t offer anything for those languages yet.

This reply doesn’t reference anything and has absolutely nothing to do with the topic.

hgb

*Pulaar, often considered a "Senegambian" variant of Fulani/Fulfulde, is mainly spoken in Mauritania, Senegal, and Gambia.

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