Days of the Week, Months, and Seasons in Swahili
If you’ve been learning Swahili for a little while, then you’ve probably already come across at least the days of…
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A Brief Introduction to the Bantu Languages
Bantu languages are spoken by hundreds of millions of people around the world, including up to 30% of the population…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Swahili
Swahili is a Bantu language that is spoken by between 50-150 million people mainly across the African Great Lakes region,…
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Words That Have Circumnavigated the World
The Indonesian word for ‘dictionary’ (kamus) is almost the same as the Swahili word (kamusi) and is in fact an…
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Can You Say These 10 Devious Tongue Twisters in 10 Different Languages?
Every language has its own tongue twisters—words or phrases that are difficult to say without making mistakes. In this post,…
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Don’t get in a tangle over telling the time in Swahili!
This week, our fabulous JLC finalists have started learning their third language before the final competition in October. Having flourished…
