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Yiwola Awoyale

Lecturer in Yoruba

awoyale@ldc.upenn.edu(215) 573-5492

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Ali B. Ali-Dinar

Lecturer in Sudanese Arabic, Penn Language Center Senior Lecturer, Africana Studies

aadinar@sas.upenn.edu

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Yohannes Hailu

Lecturer in Amharic

yohan@sas.upenn.edu

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Addison Jenkins

Lecturer in Malagasy

jenkins9@sas.upenn.edu

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Flavien Manantsoa

Lecturer in Malagasy

flamanan@sas.upenn.edu

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Audrey Mbeje

Director of African Languages Program Lecturer in Zulu

mbeje@sas.upenn.edu

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Elaine Mshomba

Lecturer in Swahili

mshomba@sas.upenn.edu

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Monda Mwaya

Lecturer in Chichewa

mondamwa@sas.upenn.edu

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Chika Nwadiora

Lecturer in Igbo

nwachika@sas.upenn.edu

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Kobina Ofosu-Donkoh

Lecturer in Twi

kodonkoh@sas.upenn.edu

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Mbacke Thioune

Lecturer in Wolof

tmbacke@sas.upenn.edu

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Ermias Zemichael

Lecturer in Tigrinya

ermias@sas.upenn.edu

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