Language

• Search YLC Catalog
• YLC Self-Study Language Resources - More Swahili links
• Introduction to Swahili
• Useful Swahili Words
• Kamusi / Internet Living Swahili Dictionary Project -Work in progress attempting to use Internet collaberation to develop quality Swahili Language resources.
• Swahili Dictionary
• Noun Classification in Swahili -the linguistic ins and outs of nouns in Swahili.
• Say Hello in the Swahili Language
• Kiswahili at Penn - University of Pennsylvania's Kiswahili program, including online exercises
• Swahili Online Study Guides - Flashcards, dictionary access, helpful student notes
• Kanga Writings - Listing of proverbs and messages worn on Kanga (traditional women's clothing) in Kiswahili and English, with an explanation of meaning
• The UCLA Language Materials Project; Swahili Profile - In English, some background on historical and social aspects of Kiswahili, who speaks it etc.
• Kiswahili Grammar Notes - Notes on sentence structure, adverbs & other components of sentences; expressions, etc.
• Swahili pronunciation - pronunciation guide, adapted from text KISWAHILI: MSINGI WA KUSEMA, KUSOMA, NA KUANDIKA

Resources

• Books about Swahili
• BBC Kiswahili - News articles focusing on Africa, some in Kiswahili, some in English
• Language Links: Swahili - Listing of more Swahili links
• Moja - Newspaper and Information Source for East Africa - News and info on Uganda, Kenya & Tanzania, in Kiswahili or English
• Archives of Popular Swahili - Popular Swahili texts, including published books, letters, autobiographies, journals, etc. In Kiswahili with English translations
• Kiswahili Resource Page - Includes brief history, lessons in Kiswahili, dictionary, etc.
• The Koran in Swahili.