Kalabari language · Nigeria
A heritage learner's path into Kalabari.
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Designed for the diaspora and for anyone learning Kalabari for the first time. The lessons begin with the people you would meet first — grandmother, kin, a market stall.
- About the languageFamily, speakers, history of the tongue.
- LearnA heritage curriculum, lesson by lesson.
- DictionaryWords with sound, when a native speaker has given it.
- PronunciationTones, vowels, and the music of speech.
- GrammarThe shape of a Kalabari sentence.
The culture
Looking for Kalabari ways of living — history, ceremony, oral tradition? Visit the culture pages.