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Unexpected Connections

Small class, big love! 🌍❤️✨

#LoveStory #AfricanLanguages #Connection
September 25, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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You wouldn’t believe how many African languages we found over time that had some variant of “ananas” for the word for “Pineapple”. Here are two languages that have a purely native name for the word: Xihenge and Àbarbá for #XiTsonga and #Hausa respectively!

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September 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature 2025 Winners Announced
#LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Poetry #Kiswahili #AfricanLanguages #BookSky
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Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature 2025 Winners Announced
Salim Hussein Ng'anzi and Ali Hilal Ali topped this year's Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature, announced in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Friday, July 24, 2026.
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July 24, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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I always love language section in Foyles and am even more enamoured today since I found a Wolof book. A translation of a fairly well known title... #wolof #senegal #foyles #worldliterature #africanlanguages
July 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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We were initially a little nervous about this but we think the design and wordplay speak for themselves 😅

Miawoezɔ̃ is an Éʋe phrase used as a welcome greeting for a group of people and translates directly to “it is you who have walked”

#langsky #blacksky #africanlanguages #eʋe #ghanasky
April 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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"African Languages from a Role and Reference Grammar Perspective" (open access): www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

#DeGruyterBrill #Linguistics #AfricanLanguages #HipHop #QueerPop
Green cover of the book "African Languages from a Roile and Reference Grammar Perspective," featuring a map of Africa in brightly patterned fabrics
February 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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We have cool discounts on mugs till April! Enjoy this small visual catalog of our mug collection.
#afronalia #africanlanguages #happyvalentinesday #langsky #blacksky #mugs
February 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Africans are Polyglots and The World Needs to Acknowledge This
Lorna Likiza on why multilingualism in Africa is overlooked and why Kiswahili matters.
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#PolyglotConference #AfricanLanguages #Kiswahili #LanguageEquality #Polyglot
Africans are Polyglots and The World Needs to Acknowledge This - Lorna Likiza
YouTube video by Polyglot Conference
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June 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Don’t forget to shop on Afronalia this weekend. We’re putting up some interesting products!

#africanlanguages #chiLuba #seTswana #africanproducts #africanfashion #blacksky #langsky #polyglot
A blue Muoyo tshirt in ChiLuba. The shirt is on a black hanger in front of a dark background.
September 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Our Nkosi Sikelela iAfrica Sweater—or sweatshirt—comes in 7 different color varieties.
It’s an isiXhosa phrase that means “Lord bless Africa”.

#afronalia #africanlanguages #isiXhosa #SouthAfrica #africa #sweater #langsky
Model wearing a violet Nkosi Sikelela iAfrica sweater.
February 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Share a glance with your bestie, knowing that they’re the best!

Ggwe Asinga is a Luganda phrase that translates to “You’re the best”

#afronalia #africanlanguages #lunganda #ggweasinga #bestie #best #tshirt #friendship #langsky #blacksky
April 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Look fly this Spring in our kú-ḿ-fínà ḿíèn femme tshirt. We guarantee it’ll be worth it!

Kú-ḿ-fínà ḿíèn is an Ibibio phrase that translates to “Stop bothering me”.

#afronalia #africanlanguages #ibibio #langsky #naijasky
Squatting model wearing a dark gray kú-ḿ-fínà ḿíèn femme tshirt, with olive green pants, in the middle of a cobblestone road.
March 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Check out our website this week. Get something for yourself. Get something for a loved one. Browse our collections out of whimsy yearning. Give us some feedback. Became a part of our community.
#afronalia #africanlanguages #langsky #blacksky
May 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Sabaweli, is an isiXhosa word, popularized by its slang form, SBWL, meaning crave, desire, yearn or want and is normally used in the context of things or experiences one cannot currently have.

#afronalia #africanlanguages #isiXhosa #casual #contemporary #africanfashion #langsky #blacksky #summer
Model wearing a Sabaweli tank top while posing in front of a bougainvillea plant.
June 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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This was such a good intervention back in November 2024.

A new round needed more than ever for #AfricanLanguages

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#MiakaKumi
#10Years
February 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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StoryBundle Translation Project Features African Languages
#Translation #AfricanLanguages
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StoryBundle Translation Project Features African Languages
A new, limited-time StoryBundle collection featuring works translated from three African languages is now available from February 5 through March 5, 2026.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee and charm your way out like a sparrow 🙂

Akasanoma is a Twi word that means, “Sparrow”.

What other languages will you like to see this in?

#afronalia #africanlanguages #twi #blacksky #langsky
Model crouched by a stool while wearing our Black Akasanoma tshirt.
February 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Every kind act begins with a thoughtful moment!
Onua, dwen ho yiye is a Twi phrase that translates directly to, “Sibling, think about it well” and more refinedly to, “Fam, think it through”.

#afronalia #africanlanguages #twi #langsky #ghanasky #thoughtfulness
March 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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On one hand, this is hilarious. On the other, reliable resources for African languages are so far and few between.

It’s why this project is so dear to us!

#afronalia #africanlanguages #twi #kiswahili #swahili #translation #funny #langsky #blacksky
Online translation sees the Twi the translation of beans stew as “ground cassava” A translation of mufasa showing as “cigarette “ Mekhi Phifer frustrated-while-smoking meme
June 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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False friends across African languages are fun!

Do you know any?

#afronalia #africanlanguages #langSky #ghanasky #naijasky
The Yorùbá word, owo, and the Twi/Fante word, ɔwɔ, are homophones. That is, they're pronounced the same. The Yorùbá word, owọ, means "hand". While the Twi/Fante word, ɔwɔ, means "snake"
December 24, 2024 at 2:33 PM
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#Twi #Luo #KiSwahili #DhoLuo #africanlanguages #langsky
December 3, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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Cherish the warmth and the good times.

Jàn-bàki is a Hausa compound word that means "Lipstick" or literally, "red-mouth".

#afronalia #africanlanguages #Hausa #summer #africanfashion #casual #contemporary #langsky #blacksky
Model standing out in a sandy open while holding a cooler and wearing our white Jan-Baki tank top.
June 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Linguistic identities of Black African pupils in the UK: join this talk on 2nd April to learn from Denise Amankwah's research! She argues that "teacher activism is needed to interrupt the cycle of colonial language ideologies being passed on" in schools 👇🏻
#multilingualism #lingsky #AfricanLanguages
hmking-linguist.bsky.social Dr. Hannah M. King @hmking-linguist.bsky.social · Mar 19
The MA #ELT at London Metropolitan University invites you to a free, online talk!

Denise Amankwah will explore the 'hidden,' 'invisible' reality of #African #languages in UK #education

Wed 2 Apr, 1-2pm, via link on the flyer

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The MA ELT at London Metropolitan University invites you to a free, online talk: The unique linguistic identities of Black African pupils in the UK by Denise Amankwah. Abstract: Previous research has shown that even in highly multilingual 'superdiverse' educational settings, African languages are placed at a hidden or almost 'invisible' level (Amankwah & Howard, 2024; Liggins, 2022). In this talk, I will share preliminary findings from my PhD research project which focuses on the heritage language maintenance (HLM) of Black African pupils in the UK. My talk will consider the perspectives of both parents and teachers in HLM as well as the key role that colonial language ideologies continue to play today for this specific group. Ultimately, I argue that teacher activism is needed to interrupt the cycle of colonial language ideologies being passed on. We will end with a discussion on how my findings may be applicable to your own context(s). Bio: Denise is completing her PhD in Applied Linguistics at University of Essex and holds an MA in Language and Literacy (see her thesis as a published paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/04250494.2024.2310660). She has worked as a Speech and Language Advisor–training Early Years professionals, supporting families and educators, and making training materials inclusive of multilingual pupils and families. Denise’s research interests are heritage language maintenance and how colonial language ideologies are upheld in schools. Wed 2 April 2025 1-2pm BST online: click to join (https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZmQ3N2NlMzQtNTBlZS00NzJmLThjYjUtZjkzYTNlMzA3MmJl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%223d1cee9c-8bf0-4375-b5b9-5c0315d1187e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a9b4b0df-4ed7-4f52-9d2a-6699e4bb22d5%22%7d)
March 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Key message: AI in education must reflect the plurality of learners – their tongues, their stories, their right to be heard.

Computer science + education can (and must) work together to make this happen.

#AI #Education #UNESCO #AfricanLanguages @unesco.org
September 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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This tshirt features a partly-solved WORD SEARCH PUZZLE for “Love” in 12 different languages. There are 7 other unmarked/unsolved languages within including an easter egg 😉

#Afronalia #africanlanguages #Love #Yorùbá #Tamazight #isiZulu #seSotho #Oromo #Éʋe #KiSwahili #Bambara #blacksky #langsky
Beige cotton crew neck t-shirt with a colorful text pattern forming a word search puzzle related to 'Love' in various African languages.
October 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM