🇰🇲Comores & Mayotte
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- 4 slots this week, across all three levels
- 2 to 5 students per class, all at your level
- Replay available the same evening, with no time limit
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Comorian live classes
Live classes every week, in small groups, at all three levels. The second beginner slot repeats the theme of the first: miss one, you still have the other.
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Progress in Comorian between classes, at your own pace
Interactive lessons with native audio, vocabulary, dialogues and quizzes. Everything you need to reinforce your skills between live sessions.
The platform
Between classes, you move forward twenty minutes a day
Lessons follow one another in order, with no evening to set aside. Every word is recorded by a native speaker.
- 178 lessons across 33 modules, from beginner to advanced
- Native audio on every word, with a slow-down button
- Your progress is kept, on phone and on computer alike
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You hear the language as it is actually spoken
The recordings are made by native speakers, not by a synthetic voice. The slow-down button separates the sounds when it goes too fast.
- Every sentence can be played and slowed down
- The transcription and translation sit under the audio
- You replay it as many times as you need, with no limit
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Every module ends with a quiz, not with a ticked box
You are corrected on the spot, with the explanation. A failed quiz can be retaken, with no penalty and no record.
- Immediate correction, with the right answer explained
- An end-of-level test opens the next level
- A level certificate at the end of the course
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Comorien Débutant
👨👩👧👦Famille — Wandzangu
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🔢Nombres avancés — Namba zaidi
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🫀Corps humain — Mwili
- Mhono na nzaranya , Main et doigts10 min
- Djitso na sikio , Yeux et oreilles10 min
- Dzinyo na ulimi , Dents et langue10 min
- Mzuri na mbaya , Beau et laid (descriptions)10 min
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🎨Couleurs — Marangi
- Ndjeu na ndzitru , Blanc et noir10 min
- Ndrukundru na manjano , Rouge et jaune10 min
- Bile na bahari , Bleu et la mer10 min
- Kijani na rangi za maua , Vert et couleurs des fleurs10 min
- Rangi gani? , De quelle couleur ?10 min
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🍚Nourriture — Shahula
- Shele , Le riz (base alimentaire)10 min
- Nyama na fi , Viande et poisson10 min
- Manga, ntrovi, nadzi , Mangue, banane, coco10 min
- Mkate na sukari , Pain et sucre10 min
- Mali ya hula , Bon appétit & expressions10 min
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🛒Au marché — Bazarini
- Bazari na duka , Marché et boutique10 min
- Bei gani? , Quel prix ?10 min
- Kitabu na vitu , Livre et objets10 min
- Marahaba na karibu , Politesse au marché10 min
- Pesa za Komori , La monnaie comorienne10 min
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🏠Maison & lieux — Nyumba
- Nyumba , La maison10 min
- Mji na muji , Ville et village10 min
- Msikiti , La mosquée10 min
- Shiyoni na lapitali , École et hôpital10 min
- Ndzia na bahari , Route et mer10 min
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🥤Boissons — Vinywa
- Madji , L'eau10 min
- Cha na kahawa , Thé et café10 min
- Madji ya nadzi , Eau de coco10 min
- Hunwa na tukunwe , Boire ensemble10 min
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⚡Verbes essentiels — Vitenzi
- Huenda na huja , Aller et venir10 min
- Hupiha na hula , Cuisiner et manger10 min
- Huona, husikia , Voir, entendre10 min
- Huvendza na husaka , Aimer et vouloir10 min
- Huhenda hazi , Travailler10 min
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👥Pronoms personnels — Viwakilishi
- Wami na wawe , Moi et toi10 min
- Wasi na wanyu , Nous et vous10 min
- -angu, -ako, -ake , Possessifs10 min
- Hapa, hule, vale , Ici, là, là-bas10 min
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❓Interrogations — Maswali
- Nani? , Qui ?10 min
- Trini? , Quoi ?10 min
- Havi? , Où ?10 min
- Lini? na ngapi? , Quand et combien10 min
- Namna gani? , Comment ?10 min
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🐐Animaux — Wanyama
- Mbwa na paha , Chien et chat10 min
- Mbuzi na ngombe , Chèvre et vache10 min
- Nyuni na ndege , Oiseaux10 min
- Fi na nyoha , Poisson et serpent10 min
- Wanyama wa Komori , Faune comorienne10 min
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🌦️Temps & météo — Wakati
- Suku, meso, jana , Jour, demain, hier10 min
- Asubuhi, mtsana, ajoni , Matin, après-midi, soir10 min
- Mvua na jua , Pluie et soleil10 min
- Ramadhani na Iddi , Ramadan et Aïd10 min
- Mwaha mwema , Bonne année10 min
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📏Adjectifs — Vipawa
- -bole, -titi , Grand, petit10 min
- Moro, baridi , Chaud, froid10 min
- Mwema, mbaya , Bon, mauvais10 min
- Wengi na wachache , Beaucoup et peu10 min
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🚗Transports — Usafiri
- Gari na taxi , Voiture et taxi10 min
- Ndege na bahari , Avion et mer10 min
- Karthala na Mlima , Volcan et montagne10 min
- Itsandra na Mitsamiouli , Plages et villages10 min
- Hotelini , À l'hôtel10 min
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🕌Religion & culture — Dini
- Mwenyezi Mungu , Allah10 min
- Anda na Mila , Le Grand Mariage10 min
- Hijab na kanzu , Vêtements traditionnels10 min
- Twarab na muziki , Twarab et musique10 min
- Komori , Histoire et identité10 min
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🌅Vie quotidienne — Maisha
- Huamka , Se réveiller10 min
- Hulala na hutembea , Dormir et marcher10 min
- Hununua matunda , Faire les courses10 min
- Husafisha , Nettoyer10 min
- Huchezesha , Jeux et loisirs10 min
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🛠️Travail & métiers — Kazi
- Mvuvi na mkulima , Pêcheur et paysan10 min
- Daktari na muuguzi , Médecin et infirmier10 min
- Mwarimu na mwanafunzi , Professeur et élève10 min
- Hazi yangu , Mon métier10 min
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😊Émotions — Hisia
- Furaha na huzuni , Joie et tristesse10 min
- Mapenzi na urafiki , Amour et amitié10 min
- Hongera na pole , Félicitations et condoléances10 min
- Naheshimu , Respect et politesse10 min
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💬Conversations A2 — Maongezi
- Hujitambulisha , Se présenter10 min
- Kuuliza maelekezo , Demander son chemin10 min
- Kuhotelini , Au restaurant10 min
- Simu na barua pepe , Téléphone et email10 min
- Kwaheri , Au revoir et formules de fin10 min
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Comorien Avancé
📐Makundi ya ngeli — Classes nominales Bantu
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📚Fasihi ya Kikomori — Littérature shikomori
- Taarab , Poésie chantée de l'océan Indien17 min
- Mashairi ya kidini , Poésie islamique comorienne18 min
- Riwaya ya Kikomori , Le roman comorien moderne17 min
- + 2 more
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📰Vyombo vya habari — Presse et médias comoriens
- Vyombo vya habari vya Komori , Panorama médiatique17 min
- Kusoma gazeti , Lecture d'un article de presse18 min
- Siasa na serikali , Vocabulaire politique16 min
- Kuandika habari , Rédiger un article en shikomori18 min
- Uchambuzi wa makala , Lire un éditorial17 min
- + 2 more
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🕌Uislamu wa Kisufi — Islam soufie aux Comores
- Historia ya Uislamu , L'islam dans l'histoire comorienne18 min
- Tariqa Shadhiliyya , La confrérie soufie des Comores17 min
- Mawlid , Célébration de la naissance du Prophète16 min
- Maneno ya imani , Vocabulaire de la foi quotidienne15 min
- Uislamu wa kisasa , Islam et société contemporaine18 min
- + 1 more
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💍Anda — Le grand mariage comorien
- Anda , L'institution du grand mariage18 min
- Hatua za anda , Les étapes du grand mariage17 min
- Mfumo wa ukoo wa mama , Le système matrilinéaire17 min
- Mbongo , L'art du discours cérémoniel16 min
- Mjadala wa kisasa , Le débat sur l'anda aujourd'hui17 min
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🗺️Lahaja za masiwa — Les dialectes des quatre îles
- Lahaja nne za Kikomori , Les quatre variantes dialectales18 min
- Tofauti za sauti , Différences phonologiques dialectales17 min
- Maneno ya lahaja , Lexique comparatif interinsulaire18 min
- Sifa za Shingazidja , Grande Comore : traits distinctifs16 min
- Shimaore na Mayotte , Langue, identité et politique18 min
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⚖️Mjadala wa jamii — Débats de société comoriens
- Swali la Mayotte , La question de Mayotte18 min
- Mapinduzi na siasa , Instabilité politique comorienne17 min
- Uchumi wa Komori , Économie et développement16 min
- Haki za wanawake , Droits des femmes aux Comores17 min
- Mazingira , Environnement et changements climatiques16 min
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🎵Muziki na mila — Musique et traditions comoriennes
- Muziki wa Komori , Le panorama musical comorien17 min
- Ndzimba , Danse, rituel et symbolique16 min
- Nyimbo za kazi , Les chants de travail comoriens15 min
- Vyombo vya muziki , La tradition instrumentale comorienne15 min
- Muziki wa kisasa , La musique contemporaine comorienne15 min
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🌋Sayansi na mazingira — Sciences et environnement
- Volkeno ya Karthala , Le volcan Karthala17 min
- Viumbe vya baharini , Biodiversité marine des Comores16 min
- Dawa za asili , Médecine traditionnelle comorienne15 min
- Nyota na urambazaji , Astronomie et navigation traditionnelle15 min
- Hisabati na sayansi , Mathématiques et sciences en shikomori15 min
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🧘Falsafa na hekima — Philosophie et sagesse comorienne
- Ubuntu wa Kikomori , La philosophie de l'interdépendance17 min
- Wakati na kumbukumbu , Temps, mémoire et identité16 min
- Baraka na qadar , Bénédiction, destin et libre arbitre16 min
- Maadili ya jamii , Éthique sociale et valeurs comoriennes15 min
- Uzuri wa Kikomori , L'esthétique et la beauté15 min
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✍️Uandishi na mazungumzo — Expression écrite et orale C2
- Barua rasmi , Écrire une lettre formelle18 min
- Insha ya hoja , L'essai argumentatif en shikomori20 min
- Hotuba , L'art du discours oral en shikomori17 min
- Ushairi , Créer de la poésie en shikomori18 min
- Tafsiri , L'art de la traduction shikomori16 min
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📖Kusoma maandishi — Textes authentiques et lecture avancée
- Maandishi ya kisiasa , Texte politique comorien18 min
- Maandishi ya kisanaa , Analyse d'un texte littéraire20 min
- Makala ya habari , Analyse d'un article de presse17 min
- Hadithi za jadi , Les contes traditionnels comoriens17 min
- Maandishi ya kisheria , Textes juridiques et administratifs15 min
- + 1 more
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🏆Marudio na uzalishaji huru — Révision globale et production libre
- Marudio ya sarufi , Révision grammaire et vocabulaire20 min
- Kusoma maandishi marefu , Comprendre un texte long20 min
- Uandishi huru wa hadithi , Narration créative libre20 min
- Uandishi wa hoja , Dissertation argumentative libre20 min
- Uzalishaji wa maneno , Production orale avancée15 min
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The curriculum
What you'll learn in Comorian
A curriculum designed to get you speaking Comorian in the situations that actually matter to you.
Start for free- 01Everyday greetings and the answers they call for: Bariza asubuhi / Salama in Shingazidja, Jeje / Ndjema between people of the same age
- 02Bantu noun classes and chained agreement: mwana and wana, mndru-mme and wandru-wame
- 03Writing Comorian: the Latin orthography decreed in 2009 and the older Ajami tradition in Arabic script
- 04False friends with Swahili: marahaba means thank you in the Comoros, and fundi covers both teacher and craftsman
- 05The vocabulary of the anda (the grand mariage of Ngazidja), the bangwe and village assemblies
- 06Comorian for the diaspora: speaking with families in Marseille, Paris, Lyon, Nice and Dunkirk
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about learning Comorian
Comorian is written in the Latin alphabet and pronounced much as it is spelled, which removes the usual hurdle of a new script. The grammar, however, is Bantu: no masculine or feminine gender, but noun classes that govern agreement, and prefixes stacked in front of the verb (tsihuvendza means I love you, with tsi for I, hu for you and vendza for to love). Stress usually falls on the second to last syllable, and Shingazidja keeps pitch variations that the spelling does not mark. The vocabulary helps more than you would expect: Arabic supplied marahaba, tafadhali, samahani and kitabu, while French left lapitali for hospital (from l'hôpital) and, in Mayotte, likoli for school (from l'école). For simple conversation, count on four to six months of regular practice.
Both, depending on the setting. The archipelago first wrote its language in Arabic script, the Ajami tradition, with adaptations specific to the Comoros, and that script is still alive in religious and private use. The Latin orthography was settled by presidential decree in December 2009 and has served since as the reference standard for writing Comorian, in dictionaries as in textbooks: that is the one you learn here. In public life French remains the language of administration and of school, and written usage of Comorian still varies from one author to the next. The main thing to get used to is the letter combinations specific to Comorian, dj, dz, ts, dr and ndr, as in ndzia (road) or mndru-mme (man). So you are reading from the very first lesson, with no new alphabet to memorise.
We teach Shingazidja, spoken on Grande Comore and in the capital, Moroni. The four varieties fall into two groups: Shingazidja and Shimwali in the west, Shindzuani and Shimaore in the east. Within a group speakers understand each other effortlessly; across groups it takes a short adjustment, which speakers manage well in practice. The differences are mostly lexical and phonetic: good morning is Bariza in Shingazidja and Barza in Shimaore, school is shiyoni on Grande Comore and likoli in Mayotte, a child is mwana on one side and motro on the other. These variants are flagged as you go, so you stay understood from one island to the next.
The Comorian diaspora in France alone is estimated at 200,000 to 300,000 people, to the point that a former president of the Comoros called Marseille the fifth island of the archipelago; Paris, Lyon, Nice and Dunkirk also host long established communities. In Mayotte, 75% of residents aged 15 and over say they can speak Shimaore, which is listed alongside Kibushi among the languages of France by the Ministry of Culture. Mayotte has been a French department since 2011 and the Union of the Comoros claims it: that dispute is not ours to settle, and the language itself moves freely on both sides of the channel. For social workers, health staff, teachers and public servants in contact with these families, a few months of Comorian change the quality of every exchange; for someone of Comorian descent, it is often the language grandparents tell their stories in.
Count on eight to twelve months of regular lessons to reach B1 and hold a conversation about family, the market, travel and work. The start is fast, because the alphabet is Latin and the pronunciation regular. The real obstacles come later: noun classes and their chained agreement, the prefixes that build the verb, and vocabulary that shares no roots with English, its loanwords coming from Arabic and French. In return, very few foreigners learn this language, and a single well delivered Bariza asubuhi lands immediately.
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