Discover the Yoruba Language

If you're learning Yoruba you may very well want to get an overview of the language, some of its unique features, geographical information about native speakers as well as loads of information on grammar, linguistics, history, diaspora and general language structure.

All of this and more is available in Wikipedia's Yoruba entry. There are also some interesting links at the bottom which take you to further resources to explore and learn about this language of Nigeria, Benin and Togo.

Don't Miss the Yoruba Language Category Page

Online resource for learning Yoruba

MyLanguages.org Yoruba has a set of resources available for total beginner learners of Yoruba.

Covers Yoruba basics

These resources include information about the Yoruba alphabet, adjectives, adverbs, articles, gender, nouns, numbers, phrases, singular and plural, pronouns, verbs, vocabulary, translation, dictionary, video, audio, reading and transliteration.

Also included is a simple Yoruba phrasebook.

General Information about Yoruba

Omniglot.com has an informative page about Yoruba which gives an overview of the language, the alphabet and writing system.

You can even read the page in Yoruba!

This resource also covers numbers, translation and other aspects of the Yoruba language. It includes a good selection of links for Yoruba, from general info to resources for learning.

Download Free Yoruba Audio Course

These free downloadable audio courses are for learning Yoruba. The same website has free courses for many other languages.

These particular courses are somewhat dated, having been created by the US Foreign Service Institute a while back.

However, Yoruba is a tonal language, and tones tend not to change too dramatically too quickly. Certainly nothing like slang! And, in fact, this series really gets deep into Yoruba tone drills.

Available in the Public Domain

Plus, it's available in the Public Domain which makes it possible to use and reuse for any reason.

Plus que 3000 Expressions Idiomatiques dans un Seul Endroit

Le Centre Collégial de Développement de Matériel Didactique a développé un site web interactif très utile pour consulter des expressions idiomatiques en anglais, en espagnol et en français.

1000 Images sur le Bout de la Langue

Chacque image est accompanyée par une explication, un fichier audio qui permet de distinguer des nuances de langage, des bandes dessinées illustrant les expressions dans le contexte d'une histoire, et les différentes activités sur la connaissance, la compréhension et la traduction.

3000 Trilingual Idioms Online in One Place

The Collegial Center for Educational Materials Development (CCMD - Centre Collégial de Développement de Matériel Didactique) has developed in incredibly useful interactive website for finding and learning idiomatic expressions in English, Spanish and French.

100 Images on the Tip of My Tongue

Each expression contains text that explains its meaning, an audio archive for pronunciation guidance, animated designs that illustrate various expressions in the context of a story and different activities for familiarization, comprehension and translation.

Más de 3000 Expresiones Idiomáticas en un Mismo Lugar

El Centro colegial de desarrollo de material didáctico (Centre Collégial de Développement de Matériel Didactique) ha desarrollado un sitio interactivo de gran utilidad para consultar expresiones idiomáticas en inglés, español y francés.

100 Imágenes en la Punta de la Lengua

Cada una contiene un texto que explica su significado, un archivo de audio que permite distinguir los diferentes matices de su pronunciación, dibujos animados que ilustran varias expresiones dentro del contexto de una historia y diferentes actividades de conocimiento, comprensión y traducción.

Curso Gratuito de 700 Lecciones de Audio

El curso online de inglés Sherton es gratuito y tiene 700 lecciones de audio que son distribuidas en 52 semanas. Después de un sencillo registro, empiezas a recibir lecciones cada 7 días en las que se debe completar un número de puntos por lección.

El acceso a todo el material de estudio es completamente gratuito, tiene explicaciones y ejemplos traducidos a diferentes idiomas, de forma escrita y oral, con voces de angloparlantes con diferentes acentos (inglés, americano, australiano) y timbres de voz para fortalecer la comprensión.

La información se encuentra organizada de manera concisa y práctica con contenidos actualizados permanentemente.