About this app

Learn African languages with Urithi through fun, bite-sized lessons designed to make language learning simple and enjoyable. Urithi brings 30 African languages together in one app, helping you learn useful words, phrases, pronunciation, and everyday language at your own pace. Whether you want to reconnect with your mother tongue, learn the language of your family or community, or discover a completely new African language, Urithi gives you an easy place to start. LEARN 30 AFRICAN LANGUAGES Explore languages from across East, West, Central and Southern Africa, including: • Fon • Kirundi • Lingala • Tigrinya • Amharic • Oromo • Akan Twi • Ewe • Kalenjin • Kikuyu • Luo (Dholuo) • Malagasy • Chichewa / Nyanja • Bambara • Hausa • Igbo • Yoruba • Kinyarwanda • Krio • Somali • Sesotho • Tsonga • Tswana • Xhosa • Nuer • Luganda • Dyula • Fulani / Fulfulde • Bemba • Shona SHORT, BITE-SIZED LESSONS You do not need hours of study to make progress. Urithi breaks African language learning into short lessons that are easy to fit into your day. Learn a little at a time, practice regularly, and gradually build your vocabulary and understanding. LEARN USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES Start with language you can actually use. Build your vocabulary through words, expressions and phrases while developing a better understanding of how your chosen language is used. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Learning an African language is not only about reading words on a screen. Urithi helps you become more familiar with how African languages sound, giving you opportunities to listen, practice and strengthen your understanding as you move through lessons. RECONNECT WITH YOUR MOTHER TONGUE Many people grow up hearing a family or heritage language without getting the opportunity to properly learn it. Urithi makes it easier to start reconnecting. Whether you want to learn Kikuyu, Luo, Kalenjin, Luganda, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Xhosa, Kinyarwanda or another African language, you can start from the basics and learn at your own pace. DISCOVER LANGUAGES FROM ACROSS AFRICA African languages are spoken by hundreds of millions of people, yet many remain difficult to find on mainstream language-learning platforms. Urithi is building a home for learning languages from across the continent. Explore West African languages such as Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Akan Twi, Ewe, Bambara, Fon, Dyula, Fulani and Krio. Learn East African languages including Kikuyu, Luo, Kalenjin, Luganda, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali and Nuer. Discover Central and Southern African languages including Lingala, Bemba, Shona, Xhosa, Tswana, Tsonga, Sesotho, Chichewa and Malagasy. ONE APP, MANY AFRICAN LANGUAGES Instead of searching for a different app every time you want to explore another language, Urithi brings African language learning together in one place. Use Urithi to: • Learn African languages in short, manageable lessons • Build your vocabulary • Practice useful words and phrases • Improve your listening and understanding • Explore languages from different parts of Africa • Learn your mother tongue or heritage language • Discover a new African language • Make language learning part of your daily routine LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND CONNECTION Language carries more than words. It carries stories, humour, identity, history and the ways communities understand the world around them. Urithi exists to make African languages easier to discover, learn and pass on. Whether you are reconnecting with your roots, learning for family, preparing to communicate with more people, or simply curious about the languages of Africa, there is something for you to explore. Start learning African languages today with Urithi.