ADLaM Alphabet vs Learn Pulaar

This app can help you get to know the ADLaM alphabet. Scroll through the letters and study their shapes and sounds. Practice tracing each one until you're familiar-- then quiz yourself on the letters! Note it is written right-to-left. That is why the first letter is listed on the top right and they go right to left, up to down. The name Adlam is an acronym derived from the first four letters of the alphabet (A, D, L, M), standing for Alkule Dandayɗe Leñol Mulugol, which means "the alphabet that protects the peoples from vanishing". It is one of many indigenous scripts developed for specific languages in West Africa (especially Fulani AKA Peul, Fulah, Fula, Fufulde, Pulaar...). It was invented in the 1980s by brothers Ibrahima and Abdoulaye Barry.

Learn Pulaar is a mobile app for learning Pulaar Fouta-Toro — the language spoken by millions across West Africa's Sahel region. Whether you're a beginner or reconnecting with your heritage, Learn Pulaar guides you through: FOUNDATIONS (11 lessons) • Alphabet and special sounds • Personal pronouns and noun classes • To be, to have, negation • Conjugation (present, past, future) • Questions, numbers, possession, and more VOCABULARY BY THEME (14 lessons) • Greetings and politeness • Family, food, health, travel • Colors, nature, action verbs, and more HOW IT WORKS • Flashcard-based learning with Pulaar translation reveal • Quizzes after each lesson • Switch between French and English No account required. No internet needed. All content works offline. Content & linguistic review: Abou Sy — native Fouta-Toro speaker Development: Hamath Kane