Mandla description

Learn African Languages on Mandla

Our name comes from the word "Amandla" ("power" in Zulu & Xhosa), a rallying cry in the face of apartheid-era oppression.Learn a new language with the world’s only African language learning app! Mandla is the fun, free app for learning African languages through quick, bite-sized lessons. Practice speaking, reading, listening, and writing to build your vocabulary and grammar skills.

Designed by language experts and loved by learners worldwide, Mandla helps you prepare for real conversations in Yoruba, Igbo, Twi, Swahili, Zulu, Mooré, Wolof, Bambara, Amharic, Somali, and more!


Whether you’re learning a language for travel, school, career, family and friends, or your brain health, you’ll love learning with Mandla.

Why Mandla?
• Mandla is fun and effective. Game-like lessons and fun characters help you build solid speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills.

• Mandla works. Designed by language experts, Mandla has a science-based teaching methodology proven to foster long-term language retention.

• Track your progress. Work toward your language learning goals with playful rewards and achievements when you make practicing a daily habit!

• Every language course is free. Learn Yoruba, Igbo, Twi, Swahili, Zulu, Mooré, Wolof, Bambara, Amharic, Somali, and more!