MEKALUMI for Africa
Equal chance to sabi engineering
Africa get 54 kontris, di youngest population for di world, and languages wey pass one thousand well well. Im pikin dem like to sabi tins, dem get creativity, and dem ready to build. MEKALUMI wan comot di barriers wey dey between dem and engineering practice: cost, distance, internet connection and language.
Partnership, no be charity
Dis one no be about to give somebody sometin. Na about equal access: di same engineering ideas and di same quality, for local languages, wey dem make togeda wit local teachers.
Wetin dey make di difference
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Local languages
Pikin dem dey understand best for di language wey dem dey take tink. Di translation system for dis website, dem build am for African languages and scripts, and e dey show di honest status of every translation.
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Android phones wey pipo fit afford
Dem design di lab for Android phones wey no cost much and wey get small memory. Dem don test am for emulator wey get 2 GB memory; test for real phones na im go come next.
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Learning witout internet
Lessons dey travel as files. Dem design di lab so dat once you install am, e go work witout internet and witout data cost.
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No need for expensive laboratory
School no need workshop wey full wit equipment before e fit teach circuits, mechanics or robotics.
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Local teachers dey lead
Teachers sabi dia students and dia communities pass anybody. Wit Creator Studio, dem go fit create lessons for dia own languages and dia own situations.
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Materials and examples from di area
Lessons fit use examples wey pikin dem sabi from dia own cities, towns, markets and farms.
Engineering wey connect to real life
Engineering dey everywhere. Some project ideas wey start close to home:
- Solar phone charger for one market stall Electrical circuits
- Traffic-light controller for junction wey dey busy Digital logic
- Footbridge wey strong enough for rainy season Structures & materials
- Water pump for one school garden Mechanics
- Sorting machine for one recycling project Automation
- Weather station for one farmers cooperative Robotics
One continent, plenty scripts
Dem dey write African languages wit plenty different scripts. Dem don prepare dis website for all dis ones:
- Latin Qafar af Acoli Afrikaans Akan Ɓàsàa Ichibemba
- Ethiopic (Ge’ez) አማርኛ ትግርኛ
- Arabic تونسي العربية دزيري
- Tifinagh ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ
- N’Ko ߒߞߏ
- Adlam 𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞤪
- Vai ꕙꔤ
African languages wey dey di registry
Dis languages dey inside MEKALUMI language registry. Di label dey show how far each translation don reach.
If language dey dis list, e no mean say dem don finish im translation. We need native speakers to check every draft.
East Africa
- አማርኛ Amhárík Lángwej Native speaker neva check am
- Malagasy Malagásí Lángwej Native speaker neva check am
- Soomaaliga Sọmáli Native speaker neva check am
- Kiswahili Swahíli Native speaker neva check am
- Ikinyarwanda Kinyarwánda Lángwej Dem translate part of am
- Afaan Oromoo Orómó Dem translate part of am
- ትግርኛ Tigrínyá Dem translate part of am
- Acoli Acholi Dem neva translate am
- Gĩkũyũ Kikúyú Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- Ikirundi Rúndi Dem neva translate am
- Luganda Gánda Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- Dholuo Luó Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- Qafar af Afar E dey for plan
- Rukiga Chíga Lángwej E dey for plan
- Thuɔŋjäŋ Dinka E dey for plan
- Ekegusii Gusí Lángwej E dey for plan
- Kalenjin Kálẹ́njín Lángwej E dey for plan
- Kikamba Kámbá Lángwej E dey for plan
- Luluhia Luyia Lángwej E dey for plan
- Maa Masaí Lángwej E dey for plan
- Chimakonde Makọ́ndẹ́ Lángwej E dey for plan
- Kreol morisien Morísiẹ́n Lángwej E dey for plan
- Kĩmĩrũ Mẹ́rú Lángwej E dey for plan
- Thok Nath Núa E dey for plan
- Runyankore Nyankólẹ E dey for plan
- Sidaamu Afoo Sidamo E dey for plan
- Olusoga sóga E dey for plan
- Kiteso Tẹ́so E dey for plan
West Africa
- Hausa Háusá Lángwej Native speaker neva check am
- Naijíriá Píjin Native speaker neva check am
- Yorùbá Yorubá Native speaker neva check am
- Akan Akan Lángwej Dem translate part of am
- Wolof Wólof Dem translate part of am
- Bamanankan Bambára Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- Eʋegbe Ẹ́wẹ́ Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- Fulfulde Fúlaní Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- Igbo Igbo Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- Krio Dem neva translate am
- Mooré Mósí Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- ߒߞߏ N’Ko Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- Twi Akan Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- Dagbanli Dagbani E dey for plan
- Julakan Dyula E dey for plan
- Ẹ̀dó Biní E dey for plan
- Efịk Ẹ́fík Lángwej E dey for plan
- Fɔ̀ngbè Fọn Lángwej E dey for plan
- 𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞤪 Fúlaní Lángwej (Ádlam) E dey for plan
- Gã Ga Lángwej E dey for plan
- Kanuri Kánurí Lángwej E dey for plan
- Mɛnde Mẹndẹ́ Lángwej E dey for plan
- Soninke Sonínkẹ́ Lángwej E dey for plan
- Tiv E dey for plan
- ꕙꔤ Vaí E dey for plan
Central Africa
- Lingála Lingálá Lángwej Dem translate part of am
- Duálá Duála Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- Kikongo Kongo Dem neva translate am
- Sängö sàngo Dem neva translate am
- Ɓàsàa Básaa Lángwej E dey for plan
- Ewondo Ẹwondo Lángwej E dey for plan
- Fang E dey for plan
- Kimbundu Kimbúndú Lángwej E dey for plan
- Kikongo ya Leta Kituba E dey for plan
- Tshiluba Luba-Lúlua E dey for plan
- Umbundu Umbúndu Lángwej E dey for plan
Southern Africa
- Afrikaans Áfríkaans Lángwej Native speaker neva check am
- Sesotho Saútán Sóto Native speaker neva check am
- isiZulu Zúlu Native speaker neva check am
- Chichewa Nyánja Dem translate part of am
- Sesotho sa Leboa Nọ́tán Sótho Lángwej Dem translate part of am
- chiShona Shóna Dem translate part of am
- Setswana Tswána Lángwej Dem translate part of am
- Tshivenḓa Vẹ́nda Lángwej Dem translate part of am
- isiXhosa Kọ́sa Dem translate part of am
- Ichibemba Bẹ́mba Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- isiNdebele Nọ́tán Ndẹbẹlẹ Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- isiNdebele Sáút Ndẹbẹlẹ Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- siSwati Swáti Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- Xitsonga Tsónga Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- Chitumbuka Tumbúka Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- Otjiherero Hẹrẹ́ro E dey for plan
- Oshikwanyama Kuanyáma Lángwej E dey for plan
- Silozi Lózí Lángwej E dey for plan
- Emakhuwa Mákhuwá Lángwej E dey for plan
- Oshindonga Ndónga Lángwej E dey for plan
- Cisena Sẹ́ná E dey for plan
- Chitonga Tonga (Zambia) E dey for plan
North Africa
- العربية Arábík Lángwej Native speaker neva check am
- Taqbaylit Kabail Lángwej Dem translate part of am
- Tamaziɣt n laṭlaṣ Mídúl Atlás Támazígt Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- مصرى Egyptian Arabic Dem neva translate am
- الدارجة Moroccan Arabic Dem neva translate am
- ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ Gẹ́nárál Morókó Támazígt Lángwej Dem neva translate am
- ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵜ Táchẹ́lit Dem neva translate am
- دزيري Algerian Arabic E dey for plan
- Tamasheq E dey for plan
- تونسي Tunisian Arabic E dey for plan
Build am wit us
We dey find teachers, translators, engineers and organisations all over Africa wey wan shape MEKALUMI. Dem still dey prepare di channels wey pipo go take join.