Question 1

Will Duolingo add Yorùbá?

Accepted Answer

Duolingo has not announced a Yorùbá course, so there is no date to point to. Its most recent African language, Zulu, launched in March 2026, and Xhosa has been announced as in development — Yorùbá, Igbo and Hausa have not been. New courses take a long time to build, so it is worth starting with an app that teaches Yorùbá today rather than waiting.

Question 2

What is the best free app for Yorùbá?

Accepted Answer

There are a few honest options. Memrise, Drops and Nkenne all offer Yorùbá, with different mixes of free and paid content. NaijaTongues is completely free with no ads, and covers Yorùbá, Igbo and Hausa together — every word carries its tone marks, with a built-in keyboard for typing them, and a structured course with unit tests. Try a couple and see which one keeps you coming back.

Question 3

Is Yorùbá hard to learn?

Accepted Answer

Easier than its reputation suggests. Yorùbá uses the Latin alphabet, so you can read words from day one. The main new skill is tones — high, mid and low — which change a word's meaning. With tone-marked flashcards and short daily practice they become natural surprisingly quickly.