Digital Dialects Somali games (original) (raw)

Learn Somali language online

Fun online language arts games for learning the Somali language. Exercises in HTML5 format that can be used on PCs, tablets, iPads and mobiles. Somali language education resources for linguists, language lovers, travelers to Africa and the Somali overseas community. Pick the topic you wish to learn, study the words and test your language skills with the comprehension game.

About the Somali language:

Somali is spoken by around 16 million people, mostly living in the Horn of Africa where the language developed. In Somalia, Djibouti and Somaliland the Somali language is the most spoken language and has official status. There are sizable Somali speaking populations in neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia, where the Somali language is recognized as a regional minority language. The Somali language is an Afro-Asiatic language of the Cushitic branch and is closely related to the Oromo and Afar languages.

Somali learning quizzes include:

Numbers in Somali - game for learning to count up to twelve in Somali numbers. Essential number words for counting, paying, tipping and bargaining.

Animal words in Farsi - online Farsi vocab building exercise. Learn 17 important animal words with a web-based language pedagogy tool.

Vocabulary game - list of 17 Somali nouns and testing quiz. Fun for younger learners and overseas community kids brushing up on important words and concepts. Try out our Somali vocabulary flashcards for learning your first Somali words.

Fruit and vegetables in Somali - some commonly used words in the Somali language. Helpful vocabulary for trips to the supermarket or for eating out. Our Somali flashcards: fruit can also be used for learning this essential Somali vocabulary.

Animals in Somali - word list fun visual quiz for learning the vocab for birds, pets, animals and insect in the Somali language. Interactive online Somali language exercise for drilling and testing new vocabulary.

For learning to say hello in Somali go to the learn Somali phrases page. Learn to greet Somali people with 'iska warran' or 'hello' in the Somali language.

Somali learning links - a collection of useful materials for learning Somali online. Free to access media sites and websites for learning Somali.

The Digital Dialects website hosts 80+ second language acquisition resource pages, including sections for learning French language, learning Spanish language, learning ESL/English games and dozens more. Visit the Digital Dialects language learning homepage for a list of available language pedagogy exercises. Included are resources for studying other important region languages, including the related Oromo language and the region's lingua franca; the Swahili language.