Lingofrica: Learn Swahili

Name: Lingofrica: Learn Swahili
Rating: 4.10 (526 reviews)
Author: Lingofrica

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Learn Swahili, Kikuyu, Luo and Luhya with short lessons and native speaker audio

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Total installs: 31,761
Installs / day: +1
Rating: 4.1★
Released: 25 Mar 2022
Last update: 3 Oct 2026
Countries: —

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Installs per day · last 90 days

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Data safety

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No data shared with third parties
No data collected

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Permissions

15 in 4 groups

5 Sensitive3 Notable7 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are using

Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE

OtherSensitive10

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are usingdraw over other apps · SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Change volume and choose which speaker or headset plays soundchange your audio settings · MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration · com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

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Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

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Full description

Learn Swahili, Kikuyu, Luo and Luhya (Bukusu) with Lingofrica: short lessons with pictures, native speaker audio, games and videos, a few minutes a day. Understand the language at home but can't speak it yet? Or speak a little but not confidently? Lingofrica was made for you, and for complete beginners too. NEW: SWAHILI IS HERE Swahili (Kiswahili) is Kenya's national language and is spoken across East Africa. Now you can learn Swahili in the same app as Kikuyu, Luo and Luhya, starting with greetings and everyday words. YOUR LANGUAGES Swahili (Kiswahili), spoken across Kenya and East Africa. Kikuyu (Gikuyu), a Bantu language of central Kenya. Luo (Dholuo), a Nilotic language of Kenya and East Africa. Luhya, from western Kenya, taught in the Bukusu dialect. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your language and hear your first words. 2. Choose the topics you want first and set a daily goal. 3. Start your first lesson in minutes. WHAT YOU GET • Short lessons with pictures and native speaker audio • Matching games and trivia that make new words stick • Video lessons and culture videos • A Library of every word you have learned • Favourites for the topics you love • A daily goal on Home that shows your minutes today • A daily reminder at the time you choose • No locked levels: learn topics in any order • Light and dark themes • Works offline once your lessons are loaded WHO IT IS FOR Kenyans abroad who want to keep their language alive. People who understand Kikuyu, Luo or Luhya at home but have never spoken it. Parents who want to pass a language on to their children. Complete beginners. And anyone living in or visiting Kenya and East Africa who wants to learn Swahili for everyday life. A PLAN FROM DAY ONE Tell us why you are learning and how much you already know. Hear your first words and a proverb, pick your topics, set a daily goal and a reminder, and your plan is ready. Your answers stay on your phone. Lingofrica is free to use. Our mission is to share the languages, heritage and traditions of Africa, one word at a time. Questions or ideas? Write to [email protected] or visit lingofrica.com.

What's new

Swahili is here! Learn Swahili alongside Kikuyu, Luo and Luhya, with lessons, pictures and native audio. New first run: pick your language, hear your first words, choose topics and set a daily goal, then start your first lesson right away. Daily goal on Home: see your minutes today and get a nudge at the time you choose. Plus: faster, more reliable loading with Try again everywhere, a better offline experience, dark theme polish and many fixes.

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