The fun, mobile-first Yoruba app. Learn with structured Courses, bite-sized flashcards, quizzes and streaks built on 2,600+ everyday Yorùbá words, 71 curated phrases and 768 example sentences. Free to start.
Yorùbá is spoken across Southwest Nigeria, Benin, Togo and the diaspora — one of West Africa's most influential languages.
From Fela to Burna Boy, Yorùbá powers Nigerian music, film and food. Learn the language behind the culture.
With three tones and a Latin alphabet, you can read and pronounce Yorùbá from day one — we guide you through every step.
Whatever brought you to Yoruba — family, love, heritage, travel or curiosity — NaijaTongues meets you where you are.
Raising kids abroad and want them to grow up speaking Yoruba? Short, fun daily lessons your whole family can do together — no textbooks, no lectures.
Surprise your spouse, in-laws and elders with real Yoruba — greetings, prayers, jokes and the words that matter at weddings, naming ceremonies and Sunday dinners.
Yorùbá speaker picking up Igbo? Hausa speaker learning Yorùbá? Bridge across Nigeria's languages and connect with friends, colleagues and customers nationwide.
Second- or third-generation and never got the chance to learn Yoruba at home? Start from zero — no judgement, just steady progress toward the language of your heritage.
Heading to Nigeria for work, family or fun? Learn the everyday Yoruba that opens doors in markets, taxis, churches, mosques and homes.
Studying African languages, Nollywood, Afrobeats or West African history? Build real fluency in Yoruba alongside your coursework or fandom.
Start with greetings and survival Yoruba phrases — no prior knowledge required.
Bite-sized flashcards and quizzes drill vocabulary in 5 minutes a day.
Earn XP, unlock badges, and climb the global leaderboard.
Three units so far — greetings & courtesy, names & introductions, and numbers 1–20. Each unit has eight lessons and ends with a test: 80% to pass, and no skipping ahead. More units are in the works, and the course content is still awaiting native-speaker review.
Flashcards, quizzes, Word Match, Numbers, Sentence Builder, Phrases, Battles, Word Builder, Survival Streak and Proverbs are free. Proverbs currently covers Yorùbá and Igbo. You just need an account to save your scores.
Not at all. Yorùbá uses the Latin alphabet, so reading is easy from day one. Tones take a little practice, but our tone-marked flashcards and quizzes make it click fast.
Yes, eventually — Yorùbá uses high, mid and low tones to distinguish words. We introduce them gradually so you build a natural ear, not memorize rules.
Absolutely. Level 1 starts with the words you'll use most — go, come, eat, good, big, house, family — and Sentence Builder takes you up to full sentences.
Yes. The Yoruba course has three units that unlock in order, from greetings and introductions to numbers. Each unit has eight lessons and ends with a test; you need 80% to pass. The content is still awaiting native-speaker review. Open the Yoruba course
We have a reviewer platform where invited, vetted speakers correct text and record audio. Every correction is logged, and nothing goes live until it is personally approved. We are still bringing reviewers on, so most content has not yet been through this process.
Yes. Every game mode is free: flashcards, quizzes, Word Match, Numbers, Sentence Builder, Phrases, Battles, Word Builder, Survival Streak and Proverbs. A free account saves your scores.
Yes. NaijaTongues is mobile-first and runs in any modern browser on phone, tablet or desktop — no install required.
No — Duolingo has no Yorùbá course and none has been announced. Here's what it does offer, and the apps that do teach Yorùbá. Read the full answer
2,600+ words, five difficulty levels and 71 everyday phrases. Your first lesson is free.
Start learning Yoruba Create account