KU Program in African Languages
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.
Faculty and instructors of main languages:
Brenda Wawire
wawireb@ku.edu
Brenda Wawire
wawireb@ku.edu
Peter Ojiambo
Brenda Wawire
wawireb@ku.edu
Ibrahima Ba
ibrahima@ku.edu
For further information on the African Language Program contact:
Brenda Wawire
​Language Coordinator
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)
