KU Program in African Languages

The Department of African and African-American Studies at The University of Kansas African languages program features Arabic, Kiswahili, Wolof and Amharic. Other African languages taught include Ancient Egyptian and Coptic. Faculty at the University of Kansas possess competence in other African languages such as : Yoruba, Edo, KiKongo, Chinyanja, Afrikaans, Twi, and Karimojong, to name a few. If you have interest in one of these languages, or questions for one of these faculty, please consult the list below, view the websites devoted to each individual language, or contact us at kasc@ku.edu or (785) 864-3745.

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For further information on the African Language Program contact:

Brenda Wawire
​African Language Coordinator
Department of African and African-American Studies
wawireb@ku.edu

Language Resource Centers:

• Ermal Garinger Academic Resource Center at KU (EGARC)
• National African Language Resource Center (NALRC)
• Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR)
• Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition(CARLA)

Other links:

• National Capitol Language Resource Center:Culture Club for Language Educators
• FLAS Fellowships for the Study of African Languages