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🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali

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First words in Dioula
I ka kénê?, Are you well?
i ni SO-go-ma / i ka KE-né
I ni sogoma, Good morning
Formal greeting
Did you know? Dioula is the language of the Dioula people, Mandé merchants whose commercial networks connected gold, kola, salt and textiles from the Atlantic coast to the Niger River. The very name 'Dioula' means 'merchant, trader' in Bambara. This thousand-year-old commercial tradition has made Dioula the spontaneous lingua franca of Ivorian and Burkinabe markets, far beyond its native speakers. In Ouagadougou and Abidjan, knowing how to haggle in Dioula completely transforms the local market experience.
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2 live video classes per week, Mondays and Thursdays at 8pm (Paris time). Small groups.

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Exactly what you'll find inside the platform: 44 modules, 0+ structured lessons, quizzes and exercises.

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  1. 01
    Commercial Dioula and market vocabulary (Abidjan, Bobo-Dioulasso)
  2. 02
    Dioula tones: understanding and practising them
  3. 03
    Dioula as a lingua franca for travelling in Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire
  4. 04
    The Dioula-Bambara-Mandinka link: the Mandé family
  5. 05
    Mandé trading culture and commercial networks
  6. 06
    Dioula for professionals and humanitarians in West Africa

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about learning Dioula

Dioula and Bambara are very close, about 85-90% mutually intelligible. They both belong to the Mandé sub-family. Bambara is the Malian variant (and that of Bamako), Dioula is the Ivorian and Burkinabé variant. In practice, learning one allows you to communicate with speakers of the other with very little adaptation. Dioula has incorporated more French words due to the Ivorian context.
Absolutely. Côte d'Ivoire is the largest economy in francophone West Africa, with one of the continent's most dynamic GDPs. Abidjan is the financial and commercial hub of the entire region. In markets, working-class neighbourhoods and informal B2B relationships, Dioula far outweighs French. For expatriates, entrepreneurs and sales professionals active in Côte d'Ivoire, mastering the basics of Dioula makes an immediate difference.
Yes. The Ivorian diaspora in France (estimated at 100,000 to 150,000 people) often speaks Dioula in community exchanges, even though French is the language of daily life in France. For children from Dioula families in France, it is often a heritage language learned to maintain ties with family still in Côte d'Ivoire or Burkina Faso.
Dioula is tonal with 2 main tones (high and low). Like Bambara, it is less complex than other African tonal languages. Since tones change word meanings, they must be learned from the start, but in a full sentence, context helps a lot with comprehension. Our teachers naturally integrate tones into conversation, so you don't get stuck in abstract mechanics.
With its simple SVO grammar (no gender, basic conjugation), Dioula is quickly accessible. In 3 to 5 months with 2 classes per week, you can hold basic daily conversations. Markets, greetings, commercial transactions, all achievable within a few weeks of intensive practice.
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Been on Targumi for 3 months. The small group format is exactly what I needed. My teacher takes time to correct accent, it's precious. Made more progress in 3 months than in 2 years of regular apps.

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What sold me is you actually speak from class one. No 10 hours of theory before opening your mouth. And the platform between classes is well-built, I revise on the morning commute.

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Honestly I had doubts at first because I'd tried plenty of methods without sticking. This is different, the teacher knows their stuff, adapts to your level, and we have fun on top of it. 6 months in and still motivated.

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Really good experience overall, the rhythm between live classes and independent practice is well-balanced. Small note: the mobile app lags sometimes, but the teaching content is well worth the price.

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The thing that makes a real difference compared to other platforms: teachers are native and trained. You feel it, especially on accent and everyday expressions you don't learn in textbooks.

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