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Swahili Brunch

In preparation for a unit on East African food & cuisine, a Swahili-themed brunch went down at the Many Nations Long House. Swahili students, joined by the International Outlook FIG together with Swahili’s own FIG (Development Swahili) sampled Mandazi, Ndizi za kuchemsha, Chai, Kahawa and a few others. Some pics from the event:

 

Current Students – Resources

Hamjambo!

Winter 2022 Hours

Office: M  & W 03:30 – 4:30pm

Need Extra Help?

Here are a few links to help!

BBC Swahili Service: http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/

VOA Swahili Service: http://www.voaswahili.com/archive/afrika/latest/2772/2774.html

Swahili Hub: http://www.swahilihub.com/

Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/course/sw/en/Learn-Swahili

Online Dictionary: https://swahili-dictionary.com/english-swahili

 

African Studies Lecture Series!

Come out to the Winter African Studies Lecture Series this year!

  • January 22. Sarah Zimmerman. History. Western Washington University. “Gender, Citizenship, and Diminishing Access: Goréen Women in Post-Emancipation Senegal” Knight Browsing Room. Free
  • January 29. Ama de-Graft Aikins. Psychology/Global Health. University of Ghana. “Sugar Disease, Bitter Medicine: living with diabetes in an urban poor Ghanaian community.” Knight Browsing Room. Free
  • February 14. Andre Djiffack. Romance Languages. UO. “Teaching and researching on Mongo Beti”. Knight Browsing Room. Free

The lecture will be taking place in the Knight Library Browsing room from 12-1:15pm!

For more information about the speaker and event visit : http://africa.uoregon.edu/lecture-series-and-events/african-studies-lecture-series

Mnakaribishwa!