Ruth
Co-Founder & CEO
An educator and cultural advocate driving the mission to make African languages a first-class part of modern education.
Our Story
The Birth of NativeTalks
NativeTalks was born from a simple but uncomfortable truth: African languages are rich, complex, and powerful — yet often treated as afterthoughts in modern education.
We believe this is not a cultural failure — it is an access failure.
Through technology, proven educational methods, and culturally authentic content, NativeTalks is helping African languages thrive in the digital age.
Mission
To make learning African languages accessible, engaging, and culturally enriching for everyone around the world.
Vision
A world where African languages thrive and connect people to their heritage and each other.
Meet the Team
Meet the People Behind NativeTalks
We are educators, technologists, linguists, designers, and cultural advocates united by one goal: ensuring African languages continue to thrive for future generations.
Zeliha
Co-Founder & Head of Product
A product leader translating proven learning science into culturally authentic experiences for learners worldwide.
BitBiz
Head of Technology
Engineering the platform that powers NativeTalks — building tools that make heritage languages thrive in the digital age.
Founder Highlight
Why NativeTalks Matters to Us
A personal founder story — from feeling the silence of a fading mother tongue to building a platform that hands the next generation a way to speak, connect, and belong. NativeTalks isn't just an app to us; it's the future of a heritage we refuse to lose.
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Our Apps Ecosystem
Language Learning for Every Generation
Our growing suite of language learning applications helps learners connect with culture, heritage, family, and community.
OR
ORO
Conversations in Yoruba
- Language
- Yorùbá
- Rating
- 4.8/5
Interactive lessons, pronunciation practice, quizzes, cultural learning experiences and conversational confidence building.
Available Noworobynativetalks.com
IG
IGBO TALKS
Speak the language of the East
- Language
- Igbo
- Rating
- —
Immersive lessons, dialect-aware pronunciation, and cultural stories designed to build everyday conversational fluency.
Coming Soon
HA
HAUSA HUB
From greetings to grammar
- Language
- Hausa
- Rating
- —
Step-by-step lessons rooted in culture — built for families, students, and professionals reconnecting with Hausa.
Coming Soon
Blog, News & Impact
Stories, Updates & Community
Newsletters Events Campaigns Educational / Fact Articles
FeaturedCampaign · 6 min read
Empowering learners around the world to speak, connect and belong.
How NativeTalks is uniting Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe and the Congo through a shared digital home for African language learning.
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Newsletter · 4 min
October Roundup: New lessons in Yorùbá and what's next for Oro
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Event · 3 min
NativeTalks at the African Heritage EdTech Summit
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Fact Article · 5 min
Why African languages belong in modern classrooms
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10,000+
Learners Worldwide
12+
Languages Supported
25+
Country Outreach
5,000+
Community Members
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Discover African languages through immersive, culturally authentic learning experiences.