Anyone tried learning an african language

[Gibiin-Udug]

It means no worries

That wasn't my question,

 

[adaharari]

Much more complex than that of Swahili
I'm not too familiar with Somali grammar rules but I'm pretty sure Somali is Subject-Object-Verb whereas Swahili is Subject-Verb-Object, making Somali harder to learn for English speakers

Oh i see, phonology is different too

 

[Luna]

I stayed in Kenya for a couple of months and spent a little time studying, but I didn't get much time to do so, so I didn't really get fluent enough to speak confidently past a few broken sentences
Duolingo offers a Swahili service here: https://www.duolingo.com/course/sw/en/Learn-Swahili-Online

Its all good, you were only there for a few months anyway.
I didn't know duolingo had Swahili. Thanks for that!

 

[ሕጊ።።]

Much more complex than that of Swahili
I'm not too familiar with Somali grammar rules but I'm pretty sure Somali is Subject-Object-Verb whereas Swahili is Subject-Verb-Object, making Somali harder to learn for English speakers

Don't you speak Somali?

 

[DuctTape]

Don't you speak Somali?

I do, but:
1)I am not totally fluent due to being born and raised in a non-Somali speaking country i.e the UK
2)I've never really scrutinised Somali's grammar rules

 

[ሕጊ።።]

I do, but:
1)I am not totally fluent due to being born and raised in a non-Somali speaking country i.e the UK
2)I've never really scrutinised Somali's grammar rules

Oh right, I guess understanding it and some simple grasp of the language is enough nowadays lol

 

[Radical]

Looks like I'm the only guy who is fluent in swahili here... I also cringe when cadaans try to say "hakuna matata" or "jambo"

 

[Apollo]

African languages are useless.

Everyone in Africa either speaks English, French OR Arabic. Anyone who doesn't speak one of those three in Africa isn't worth having a conversation with.

 

[DuctTape]

African languages are useless.

Everyone in Africa either speaks English, French OR Arabic. Anyone who doesn't speak one of those three in Africa isn't worth having a conversation with.

What about Swahili? It's the lingua franca of like 5 countries. You'd need it to get by pretty much.
All of the other countries have their own languages that are confined to just that one country.
I do agree that English, French and Arabic would be the most practical ones to learn though.

 

[ሕጊ።።]

African languages are useless.

Everyone in Africa either speaks English, French OR Arabic. Anyone who doesn't speak one of those three in Africa isn't worth having a conversation with.

It's Africa not Europe though,
the 'isn't worth having a conversation with' wasn't necessary

 

[Apollo]

What about Swahili? It's the lingua franca of like 5 countries. You'd need it to get by pretty much.
All of the other countries have their own languages that are confined to just that one country.
I do agree that English, French and Arabic would be the most practical ones to learn though.

All the educated people in Kenya speak English and it's not like any of you fuckers will move to Kenya so why waste your time learning Swahili.