Chapter 1: Getting Started
Chapter 1 Review
Review Dholuo pronouns, verb prefixes, adjectives and greetings from Chapter 1 with a quiz and a short writing task.
🎯 Multiple Choice Review
Test your knowledge of pronouns, verb attachment, and adjectives from lessons 1-4.
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Create free account✍️ Greet the World
Write a greeting to the world in Dholuo using what you’ve learned. Start by greeting everyone, ask how they are, share how you’re doing, and say goodbye politely. Then say it out loud on Echo and get feedback from a native speaker.
Example: Amosou jopiny! Udhi nade? An adhi maber. Oritu ahinya!
- Start by greeting everyone: ‘Amosou jopiny’ (I greet you, people of the world)
- Ask how they’re doing: ‘Udhi nade?’ or ‘Untie?’ or ‘Ungima?’
- Share how you’re doing: ‘An adhi maber’ or ‘An antie’ or ‘An angima’
- Say goodbye: ‘Oritu’ or ‘Oritu ahinya’
Suggested length: up to 100 words.
🎉 Chapter 1 Complete!
Excellent work! You’ve completed Chapter 1 and learned the fundamentals of Dholuo.
In this chapter you learned: basic pronouns (An, In, En, Wan, Un, Gin), how to attach pronouns to verbs, basic adjectives (ber, rach, duong’, tin), and essential vocabulary for introductions.
Ready for Chapter 2? You’ll learn how to count in dholuo, more about nouns, how to introduce yourself and more.
Speak on Echo
Answer the daily Dholuo prompt or post your own recording on Echo. Other learners listen, and a native Luo speaker reviews how you sound.
Practice speaking on Echo