Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Digital Libraries

• Webster's Dictionary
  Limited Lingala-English online dictionary

Language Study

Grammar

• Wikipedia
  Overview of Lingala grammar

Vocabulary

• Lingala Vocabulary
  English-Lingala vocabulary quizzes

Reading & Writing

• Omniglot
  Guide to Lingala writing system

Online Courses & Materials

• Lingala language resources: Mongabay
  Collection of Lingala language resources
• Lingala language and culture
  Information about language and culture

Culture

News & Media

• Global Recordings Network
  Audio materials for language learning
• African Radio on the Internet
  Congo news in French, Kiswahili, Lingala, Kikongo, and Tshiluba.

Arts, Films & Music

• Soukous
  Information about the popular African rhythm

The UI Main Library Films Collection

The UI Main Library offers extensive media collections in various languages. To find films, please visit the UI Main Library website and follow these steps:

1. Select "advanced search"
2. Scroll down to "Limit Search to:"
3. Choose your specific language and
4. Choose "Video-all" for "format."

Search Engines and Directories

• The Index on Africa
  The Norwegian Council for Africa's index of Congo related web resources
• Yahoo Directory
  Democratic Republic of the Congo search directory