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Overview of the Basic Kituba Course

The Kituba Course is divided into 35 units, many of which are composed of dialogues, notes, and supplemental vocabulary. The course assumes the student has no prior knowledge of Kituba and is fully self-instructional. This means that while an instructor/native speaker would be helpful, it is not imperative to learn Kituba with this course. There are 15 CDs and a 500 page textbook or 1 DVD with all lessons on MP3 with the textbook in a PDF file format.

Unit 1: Looking for work

Unit 2: Greetings and Salutations

Unit 3: Introducing Oneself

Unit 4: Family

Unit 5: Buying and Selling

Unit 6: A Call

Unit 7: Asking Directions

Unit 8: Help in the Home

Unit 9: A Week's Activity

Unit 10: A Fable

Unit 11: Visiting Friends and Relatives; A Family

Unit 12: A Wedding Invitation

Unit 13: A Visit to a Congolese Home

Unit 14: Talk About the House

Unit 15: To Buy or to Rent

Unit 16: In the Kitchen

Unit 17: Dinner is Served

Unit 18: Table Talk

Unit 19: The End of the Evening

Unit 20: Money, Counting and Bargaining. Buying Clothes

Unit 21: Getting Some Curios

Unit 22: Talking Shop

Unit 23: Getting About, Directions, Geography and Car Troubles. Directions in Town

Unit 24: On the Train

Unit 25: Getting Set for a Car Trip

Unit 26: Advice for the Road

Unit 27: Home Management and Child Care. Looking for Servants

Unit 28: An Interview

Unit 29: All in the Day's Work

Unit 30: Child Care

Unit 31: Cooking Instruction

Unit 32: Learning More of the Language. An Informal Language Lesson

Unit 33: A Health Lesson from the Radio

Unit 34: Some French Borrowings

Unit 35: Some Health Rules

Kituba, also known as Kikongo ya Leta and Munukutuba, is a vehicular or trade language spoken along the lower reaches of the Congo and its tributaries. The Kituba Basic Course consists of a "primer" in the language and five subject-oriented groups of lessons. The primer is intended to introduce the major grammatical structures of the language, to develop in the student an adequate pronunciation, and to present a certain amount of useful vocabulary for a variety of situations. The subject-oriented lessons build on the vocabulary and grammar presented in the primer. Each unit in the primer consist of a short dialogue, variation drills, a vocabulary supplement, grammar notes, and grammar drills. In subsequent units, the dialogue is supplemented with a short narrative. Notes in these units are rare and there are no

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