Swahili Resources
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Digital Libraries
- The Kamusi Project Internet Living Swahili Dictionary
The Kamusi Project Internet living Swahili dictionaries - Online Dictionary: Swahili - English
Online Kiswahili - English Dictionary - Online English to Swahili Dictionary
- Online Dictionaries - Swahili Dictionaries Online
Offers a collection of pages with links to online dictionaries - New eletronic Swahili-English Dictionary
LanguageStudy
Grammar
- Karibu Kwangu
- Advanced verb parser, verb derivatives, noun agreements, etc.
- Swahili Nouns
Swahili noun classification system
Vocabulary
- Swahili Vocabulary
Basic Swahili vocabulary
Reading & Writing
- Omniglot
Information about Swahili alphabet, pronunciation, and language system - Kanga Writings
Swahili proverbs - Swahili Proverbs
Culture
News & Media
- ABYZ News Links: media portal
A portal providing international, national, and local news - TV Radio World: international media directory
The website of TV Radio World - BBC World Service
Streaming audio news in Swahili - Newspaper and Information Source for East Africa
Entertainment: Arts, Films & Music
- Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
- List of over 90 Swahili titles, including cast and plot information
- Swahili Music Portal
MP3s of historical recordings fusing traditional and pop and jazz influences - Swahili music directory
Sites & cultural music resources which offer free Swahili songs
Information about Swahili Culture
- Archives of Popular Swahili
Popular culture in Africa - The Swahili coast
Swahili culture and people
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."
Iowa City Public Library Catalogue
The Iowa City Public Library holds materials for several less commonly taught languages. Please check the catalogue by typing the name of your language.
Search Engines and Directories
- Dar Hotwire: web portal
A Dar es Salaam news, entertainment and education web portal focused on youth - Google World Directories
An online directory that categorizes web pages by language
