🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali
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You book whichever slot suits you. The joining link arrives by email, and the session is recorded.
- 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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I fa ni i ba?Your father and your mother?
Nba! I ka kɛnɛ wa?And you! Are you well?
Ɔwɔ, u bɛɛ be hɛrɛ la.Yes, they are all at peace.
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Dioula 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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Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
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The platform
Progress in Dioula 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.
- 266 lessons across 48 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
Audio
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
Quizzes
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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Your Dioula curriculum
Exactly what you'll find inside the platform: 48 modules, 266+ structured lessons, quizzes and exercises.
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Dioula Débutant
🔤L'alphabet et les tons dioula
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👋Les bases du dioula
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👋Les salutations — Dɔnkili
- Se presenter , N tɔgɔ ye...10 min
- Merci et au revoir , I ni ce, k'an bɛn10 min
- Questions simples , Ɲiningali10 min
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🌍Vie quotidienne
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👨👩👧👦La famille — Somogow
- Les membres de la famille , Somogow10 min
- Hierarchie et respect , Bonya10 min
- Le griot et les patronymes , Jeli ni jamu10 min
- Le mariage mandingue , Furu10 min
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🛒Le marché — Lɔgɔfɛ
- Les chiffres dioula , Jatew10 min
- Au marché , Lɔgɔfɛ la10 min
- Negocier comme un Dioula , Sɔngɔ dalili10 min
- La nourriture au marché , Dumuni lɔgɔfɛ10 min
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🍲Nourriture — Dumuni
- La cuisine mandingue , Dumuni dafa10 min
- L attieke ivoirien , Attieke10 min
- Le mafe , Sauce arachide10 min
- Le kedjenou , Kedjenou10 min
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🗺️Directions — Sira
- Demander son chemin , Sira nyini10 min
- Dans Bamako , Bamako kono10 min
- A Abidjan , Abidjan kono10 min
- A Bobo-Dioulasso , Bobo kono10 min
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🌤️La meteo et les saisons — Wagati
- Le temps qu'il fait , Wagati ye di?10 min
- Les saisons du Sahel , Wagati tɔnɔma10 min
- La pluie et l'orage , Sanji ni sanpɛrɛn10 min
- Parler du climat au quotidien10 min
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🏥Le corps et la sante — Farikolo
- Le corps humain , Farikolo10 min
- Être malade , Bana10 min
- Au centre de sante , CSCom10 min
- Medecine traditionnelle , Somaya ni jiriw10 min
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🧳Voyager en Afrique de l Ouest — Taama
- Bobo-Dioulasso, capitale culturelle , Bobo-Julaso10 min
- Bouake, carrefour ivoirien , Bwake10 min
- Sikasso, porte du Mali , Sikaso10 min
- La route mandingue , Mande sira10 min
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🌾Nature et savane — Kungo ni baw
- La savane soudanienne , Kungo10 min
- Les fleuves mandingues , Bɔ mandeka10 min
- Climat et saisons , Tile ni waati10 min
- Agriculture et terres , Sene ni dugukolo10 min
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🥁Culture mandingue — Mande laadaw
- Les griots , Jeliw10 min
- Sundiata Keita et l empire , Sunjata10 min
- Masques et ceremonies , Kɔmɔ ni nama10 min
- Maouloud, FESPACO, fetes , Mawulu ni seliw10 min
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📱Tech et marches — Teknoloji ni feerew
- Mobile Money ouest-africain , Orange Money ni Wave10 min
- Les marches ouest-africains , Suguw10 min
- Smartphones et reseaux sociaux , Telefoni ni kuma sira10 min
- Startups et numerique , Kɛnɛya ni teknoloji10 min
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👨🏫Les metiers — Baaraw
- Parler de son metier , N ka baara10 min
- Le commercant et le marche , Feerelaa10 min
- L agriculteur et la terre , Sɛnɛkɛla10 min
- Le chauffeur et la route , Mobilibolila10 min
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🏠La maison — So
- Les pieces de la maison , So kɔnɔ10 min
- Le mobilier et les objets , So kɔnɔ minanw10 min
- La vie de famille , Denbaya ɲɛnamaya10 min
- Le voisinage et la cour , Sigiɲɔgɔnw10 min
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👘Vetements et apparence — Fini ni cogo
- Les vetements de base , Finiw10 min
- Le boubou et le bogolan , Boubou ni bɔgɔlanfini10 min
- Les bijoux et accessoires , Masirilanw10 min
- Decrire une personne , Mɔgɔ cogo10 min
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🐐Animaux et savane — Baganw ni kungo
- Animaux domestiques , So baganw10 min
- Animaux sauvages , Kungo baganw10 min
- Les oiseaux , Kɔnɔw10 min
- Elevage et marche aux bestiaux , Mara ni baganw sugu10 min
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⚽Loisirs et musique — Diyanyew ni fɔli
- Le football, passion mandingue , Ntolatan10 min
- Musique mandingue , Mande fɔli10 min
- Contes et proverbes , Ntalenw ni siginiw10 min
- Loisirs des enfants , Denmisɛnw tulonkɛw10 min
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💬Expressions utiles — Ko ɲumanw
- Phrases du quotidien , Don o don kuma12 min
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🌟Compléments Tier 1 — Lakana ni laadili
- À la santé , Kɛnɛya kan10 min
- Le ciel et la terre , Sankolo ni dugukolo10 min
- Les métiers du marché , Maraka jago10 min
- Le voyage , Taama10 min
- Bon, mauvais, beau , Diman ni jugu ni ɲi10 min
- + 3 more
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Dioula Intermédiaire
✈️Voyages avances
- + 1 more
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💼Monde du travail
- Le CV , Monde du travail15 min
- L'entretien , Monde du travail15 min
- + 2 more
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📰Medias et actualites
- Radio et oralite , Medias et actualites15 min
- Television et debats , Medias et actualites15 min
- Presse ecrite , Medias et actualites15 min
- Journaux et presse , Medias et actualites15 min
- Radio et television , Medias et actualites15 min
- + 2 more
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🏛️Politique et societe
- Le pays et la nation , Politique et societe15 min
- Citoyennete et droits , Politique et societe15 min
- Debat citoyen , Politique et societe15 min
- Le gouvernement , Politique et societe15 min
- Elections , Politique et societe15 min
- + 2 more
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💰Economie et finances
- Mobile Money , Economie et finances15 min
- Marche et commerce , Economie et finances15 min
- Banque et epargne , Economie et finances15 min
- La banque , Economie et finances15 min
- Investissement , Economie et finances15 min
- + 2 more
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🎓Education avancee
- A l'universite , Education avancee15 min
- Recherche et savoir , Education avancee15 min
- Formation pro , Education avancee15 min
- L'universite , Education avancee15 min
- Recherche , Education avancee15 min
- + 2 more
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🎭Arts et litterature
- Musique mandingue , Arts et litterature15 min
- Litterature orale , Arts et litterature15 min
- Theatre et masques , Arts et litterature15 min
- Cinema , Arts et litterature15 min
- Musique , Arts et litterature15 min
- + 2 more
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🌍Environnement
- Saisons et climat , Environnement15 min
- Brousse et nature , Environnement15 min
- Agriculture , Environnement15 min
- Climat , Environnement15 min
- Pollution , Environnement15 min
- + 2 more
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🔬Sciences et technologie
- Telephone et numerique , Sciences et technologie15 min
- Recherche scientifique , Sciences et technologie15 min
- Sante et medecine , Sciences et technologie15 min
- Innovation , Sciences et technologie15 min
- Intelligence artificielle , Sciences et technologie15 min
- + 2 more
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🌐Relations internationales
- Diaspora mandingue , Relations internationales15 min
- Cooperation et ONG , Relations internationales15 min
- Diplomatie et culture , Relations internationales15 min
- Diplomatie , Relations internationales15 min
- Organisations internationales , Relations internationales15 min
- + 2 more
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🤔Philosophie et pensee
- Sagesse mandingue , Philosophie et pensee15 min
- Valeurs et morale , Philosophie et pensee15 min
- Pensee critique , Philosophie et pensee15 min
- Debattre , Philosophie et pensee15 min
- Argumenter , Philosophie et pensee15 min
- + 2 more
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🎯Projet personnel
- Projet entrepreneurial , Projet personnel15 min
- Vie de famille , Projet personnel15 min
- Migration et avenir , Projet personnel15 min
- Entrepreneuriat , Projet personnel15 min
- Objectifs , Projet personnel15 min
- + 2 more
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📝Verbes, aspect et négation
- Système verbal du dioula10 min
- Commerce et transactions8 min
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🏘️Société et vie quotidienne
- La famille et les relations sociales10 min
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Dioula Avancé
🗣️Idiomes et proverbes
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🗺️Registres : Bobo, Abidjan, soutenu
- Prendre le sotrama a Bobo18 min
- Prendre le gbaka a Adjame18 min
- Bilinguisme dioula-français en CI18 min
- + 3 more
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📜Litterature orale et epopees
- Introduction au fasa epique18 min
- Kora, bala, jɛnbe , la triade musicale18 min
- Empire du Mali , héritage des ancêtres18 min
- Soundjata Keita , fondateur legendaire18 min
- Fasa vs dɔnkili , genres musicaux18 min
- + 3 more
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📻Medias et radios dioulas
- Radios nationales RTB et RTI18 min
- Telephone et nouvelles familiales18 min
- Journal televise (RTI)18 min
- Sante publique a la radio18 min
- Mobile Money et numéro18 min
- + 3 more
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🗳️Debats societaux
- La jeunesse au Sahel20 min
- Insecurite et alliance regionale20 min
- Migration urbaine vers Abidjan20 min
- Lutte contre le paludisme20 min
- Exode rural , depart des campagnes20 min
- + 3 more
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⚖️Droit coutumier et moderne
- Palabre publique au village20 min
- Litige et recherche de temoin20 min
- Serment et verite au tribunal20 min
- Mariage coutumier et dot20 min
- Etat civil et inscription20 min
- + 3 more
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🏛️Histoire mandingue
- Fondation de l'Empire du Mali20 min
- Mansa Musa et le pelerinage de 132420 min
- Empire de Kong , Sekou Watara20 min
- Samory Toure , la resistance20 min
- Tieba Traore et le Tata de Sikasso20 min
- + 3 more
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🕌Spiritualite mandingue
- Marabout et mosquee20 min
- Ala et la benediction20 min
- Priere du matin20 min
- Societes initiatiques , le Komo20 min
- Tabaski , fete du sacrifice20 min
- + 3 more
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🎶Musique mandingue et reggae ivoirien
- La kora, harpe du griot20 min
- Le balafon (bala) et l'UNESCO20 min
- Fasa , l'epopee chantee20 min
- Alpha Blondy, pionnier du reggae20 min
- Tiken Jah Fakoly et le reggae engage20 min
- + 4 more
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🌍Politique : CEDEAO, juntes, AES
- Qu'est-ce que la CEDEAO ?20 min
- Le Burkina d'Ibrahim Traore20 min
- L'AES , Alliance des Etats du Sahel20 min
- Le Mali d'Assimi Goita20 min
- Le Niger et le coup de juillet 202320 min
- + 4 more
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💰Or, cacao et commerce caravanier
- Les Dioulas, peuple marchand20 min
- Or contre sel , l'echange au poids20 min
- La noix de cola, monnaie sociale20 min
- Le cacao, or vert de la Cote d'Ivoire20 min
- Au marche , acheter le riz20 min
- + 4 more
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🗣️Le dioula, langue vehiculaire
- Le dioula a travers l'Afrique de l'Ouest20 min
- Dioula et bambara , même famille20 min
- Au marche, tout le monde parle dioula20 min
- Trois scripts pour une langue20 min
- Solomana Kante, pere du N'Ko20 min
- + 4 more
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📜Tradition orale et épopée
- Le griot (jeli) et la tradition orale12 min
- Proverbes dioula10 min
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The curriculum
What you'll learn in Dioula
A curriculum designed to get you speaking Dioula in the situations that actually matter to you.
Start for free- 01Commercial Dioula and market vocabulary (Abidjan, Bobo-Dioulasso)
- 02Dioula tones: understanding and practising them
- 03Dioula as a lingua franca for travelling in Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire
- 04The Dioula-Bambara-Mandinka link: the Mandé family
- 05Mandé trading culture and commercial networks
- 06Dioula for professionals and humanitarians in West Africa
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 regular classes, you can hold basic daily conversations. Markets, greetings, commercial transactions, all achievable within a few weeks of intensive practice.
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