Best African Languages Apps & Games

Jossmo - African Languages

Lingala, Yoruba, Wolof, Baoulé

Free

Learn over 25 African languages with audio from native speakers. This app offers short, daily lessons, varied exercises, and offline access to preserve linguistic heritage. Stay motivated with streaks, points, and trophies.

Angula - African languages

Learn isiZulu, Sepedi, siSwati

Free

Learn 10 African languages with bite-sized lessons crafted by experts and narrated by native speakers. This app offers an authentic language-learning experience to connect with African cultures.

Koyo: Learn Nigerian Languages

Learn Yoruba, Igbo, Edo & more

Free

Learn Yoruba, Igbo, and Edo with culturally relevant lessons and authentic audio. Go beyond memorization to achieve real fluency and understanding of Nigerian languages and culture.

Sègbé — African Languages

Learn. Record. Preserve.

Free

Learn and preserve West African languages like Fon and Mina through daily guided sessions and interactive lessons. Native speakers can contribute their voice to build a linguistic corpus and earn rewards. The app prioritizes privacy and respect for user data.

LingAfriq - Language Learning

Learn Pidgin, Yoruba & more

Free

Immerse yourself in African languages and culture with interactive lessons, history, and cultural nuances. This app offers engaging graphics, videos, and audio to enhance listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Test your knowledge with quizzes and connect with a community of African culture enthusiasts.

African Books

eReader

Free

Discover a diverse collection of eBooks and audiobooks from African authors and publishers. Amplify the African voice globally with stories spanning various genres, age categories, languages, and regions. Find your next read from a curated selection of literature.

Jumbled Words African Language

Amharic English Swahili & more

Free

Engage in a multilingual word puzzle game inspired by African languages and culture. Unscramble letters, solve challenging puzzles, and enhance your vocabulary in English, Amharic, and Swahili, with more languages planned.

Mahlahle: Kids Languages

South African Languages

Free

This app offers a fun and interactive way for children aged 2-12 to learn South African languages through games and exploration. Users journey across a map of South Africa, completing lessons and collecting virtual souvenirs.

LearnRoots: Ethnic Languages

Learn Your Mother Tongue

Free

This app is designed for children of immigrants who grew up hearing a language at home but never learned to speak it. It teaches languages through real-life scenarios and cultural context, focusing on African languages and others like Dari, Farsi, Samoan, Tagalog, and Bahasa Indonesia.

Scale Boy

by Alain Patrice Nganang

Free

Immerse yourself in African cultures and languages through authentic audio content. Access radio, podcasts, music, and books directly from the continent. Experience Africa live from your home.

Awing Learning

Learn the Awing language

Free

Learn the Awing language, a heritage language of Cameroon, with interactive lessons for beginners and children. Explore vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and cultural context through engaging activities and gamified learning.

Imitara

Learn a new language in days

Free

Master African languages like Soninke, Bambara, and Wolof through an immersive listening and speaking approach. This app bypasses traditional grammar lessons, enabling you to speak confidently from day one with practical exercises.