Course Description

This course will teach you the basics of speaking, listening, reading and writing Maninka. It assumes that you have no knowledge of the language and is designed to be pursued at your own pace. After the course, you’ll be able to:

  • Interact in a simple way with people that you meet through greetings, introductions and goodbyes

  • Use simple phrases to describe yourself, your family and surroundings

  • Recognize familiar words and sentences appearing in the streets of West Africa

  • Write short text messages or notes

It covers all the grammar and vocabulary of one half of an “A1” class on the CEFR proficiency scale.