Nilotic · East Africa
Luo
Spoken by the Luo people of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania — rich in proverbs, oral poetry, and community tradition.
5M+ speakers
Osiep
friendship
Free · Luo · Kikuyu · Luhya
LearnAfricanlanguages,free.
Lingofrica makes it effortless to learn Luo, Kikuyu, and Luhya — with the real cultural stories behind every word.
4.5★ on Google Play · 472 reviews · Free forever
Our Mission
“Africa has over 2,000 languages.
Most of them have never had a digital home.
We’re changing that — one word, one story,
one tradition at a time.”
Lingofrica is an edTech platform with a mission to educate the world about the heritage, languages, and traditions of the people of Africa.
Languages
Three languages.
Endless stories.
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Bantu · Central Kenya
Gĩkũyũ
The language of Kenya's largest ethnic group, carrying centuries of agricultural wisdom and community governance.
8M+ speakers
Ũhoro
news / story / how are you
Bantu · Western Kenya
Luhya
A family of dialects spoken across Western Kenya, reflecting the warmth and hospitality of one of East Africa's most vibrant communities.
7M+ speakers
Amani
peace
How It Works
From zero to
conversational.
01
Listen & Recognize
Short, focused exercises train your ear to recognize real words — the way native speakers actually say them.
02
Speak & Practice
Build vocabulary and confidence at the same time. No locked levels — learn what matters to you, in any order.
03
Explore Culture
Every lesson connects to real traditions and stories from native communities. Language is always more than words.
Ng’at ma ok owinj e wi lela, owinjore e wi lwanda.
One who doesn’t listen on the roadside, learns on the lakeside.
Beyond the Dictionary
Learn the word.
Understand the world
it comes from.
Most language apps teach you to order coffee. Lingofrica teaches you to understand a grandmother’s proverb, a wedding custom, a harvest song.
Every word carries its cultural context — so you don’t just speak the language, you understand the people who speak it.
What People Say
472+
Reviews
4.5★
Rating
3
Languages
“The structure the app uses to build vocabulary is great, very impressed. Thank you.”
Benjamin Mortimer
January 2026
“Wonderful app, love it! I'm getting to learn my language!! Vulayi 🙌”
Marjorie Nangulu
December 2025
“It is so great and easy to understand all languages well.”
Hannah Gathigia
March 2026
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