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Insulting words and phrases are some of the most popular introductions to languages. Ironic as it sounds, we’ve heard this echoed by many people. Across cities and towns, we hear insults exchanged among public commuters, drivers, neighbours and passengers using the dominant... Read More →

While apps like our Genii Games app, Yoruba101, Igbo101 and others can be fun for learning native African languages, having other complementary resources like books, online lessons, videos etc. help the learning process. In order words, combining an array of learning resources... Read More →

How time flies! One minute we’re sharing this update in May and the next minute, it’s October! Thankfully, we’re not stagnant as we continue our exciting journey of making African language-learning resources for children.  It’s been  5 months since our... Read More →

Yoruba101 3.1 is now available for iPhone, iPad and Android. First, apologies for the blank screen error some of you experienced in version 3.0. A big thank you to Sewa, Hugo and Mary for pointing out the problem. Yoruba101 3.1 fixes the bug and is now available for download. For... Read More →

Published in the nick of time! I’d set a personal goal to publish this piece before the end of January. Yay! * sips iced water* See, I didn’t want to just spew out a recap of the past year without including the interesting things that Genii Games is already working on this year.... Read More →

LAGOS, NIGERIA – May 11, 2015 – Genii Games Limited announced an updated version 2.0 of its app, Yoruba101: a Yoruba language teaching mobile app for iOS and Android. Yoruba101 version 2.0 for iOS and Android is a good starter to the Yoruba language and Culture for kids. The... Read More →

This post examines the simple things that make our native languages appealing. These things though simple are often missed. A few years ago while living in Abuja, I was riding on one of the popular El-Rufai buses from the city center to Gwagwalada. Seated by my side was a young... Read More →

Often times, I’ve had parents express to me how hard it is to get their kids to learn our native African languages. This is especially common in homes where the language of communication isn’t the native African language as with many African families in major cities home and... Read More →

Sometime ago, I wrote about the community it takes to build an app. By extension, it captures our intent to build the Asa brand around a community of interesting people of diverse backgrounds, age bracket, places etc. While we haven’t matched our growing community of Asa... Read More →

After what seemed ages, the updated Yoruba101 2.0 was released for iPads on Friday, March 13, 2015. Its Android equivalent followed on Wednesday April 1 while the iPhone version remains in the works. This has since been followed by an updated version 2.1 for iPads and Androids... Read More →