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Methods for learning Swahili: do you know a good one?

I guess one of the biggest problems in learning Swahili is the lack of good methods for complete begginers.
I've been searching around the web and I've found some good websites for dummies like me.
If you know a good methods for learning Swahili, please post it here.

You can also post your comments about the methods other people post.There's my little contribution:

Swahili - apprendre la langue et le vocabulaire kiswahilihttp://lang.swahili.free.fr/index.php

Swahili Dictionary | The Kamusi Project (I guess it's the world's greatest project for dissemination of Swahili language)http://kamusiproject.org/

Swahili language and culture (extensive guide)http://www.glcom.com/hassan/index.html
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    brincherbrincher profile picture Feb 22, 2009 @ 14:59

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I  learned swahili in immersion a month in Tanzania, without prior preparation, but when i got back i looked up ways to keep learning, so that's what i have to offer. Hopefully it will be helpful for complete beginners as well.

I tend to use this dictionary (Kamusi ya kiswahili) more than the Kamusi Project, it seems to have technical problems less often: http://africanlanguages.com/swahili/index.php?l=sw

To hear spoken swahili, they play music here, many of the same songs you will hear in Tanzania: http://www.bongoradio.com/

Also to hear spoken swahili the BBC does broadcasts: http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/

 

If anyone finds a way to watch EATV (East Africa TV) outside of the region (by internet), please let me know!

 




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    sptankardsptankard profile picture Oct 12, 2010 @ 19:09

      Thanks a lot for these links Brincher !!!

      Regards.




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        Fabrice1974Fabrice1974 profile picture Sept 16, 2009 @ 12:47

          I got it: http://africa.uga.edu/Kiswahili/doe/

           

          Thanks a lot for the hint.

           

          Regards.




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            brincherbrincher profile picture May 22, 2009 @ 07:21
              There's a nice video course offered by the University of Georgia. I don't have the URL right now, but you can google for it. Something about Swahili via computer (Kiswahili kwa komputaa??).


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                JunesunJunesun profile picture Mar 07, 2009 @ 20:10