The web interface for "Online audio for Kiswahili, msingi wa kusema kusoma na kuandika" was created by the Five College Center for World Languages with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Educational institutions who wish to obtain a free local institutional copy of the web interface and the audio files should contact the Center for more information.



Copyright for the textbook Kiswahili, msingi wa kusema kusoma na kuandika is held by the University Press of America. The original audio tapes for the 1979 edition were prepared by the textbook authors, Thomas J. Hinnebusch and Sarah M. Mirza. The web interface, digitized tapes and the supplementary recordings for the 1998 edition were prepared by the Five College Center for World Languages with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for expanding access to materials for the study of African languages.