Niger-Kordofanian
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Published from 1982, all of its 50 numbers are available online. The articles, in English or French, deal with the Mande languages, one of the branches (or families) of Niger-Congo.
Linguistic sketch of Ewe, a major language of the Kwa family, by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Ewe grammar and audio lessons and drills.
Several PDF articles by SIL (the creators of the Ethnologue) describing the phonology, grammar and socio-linguistics of Kom, a Benue-Congo language of Cameroon. There is, besides, a Kom-English lexicon.
Three courses and manuals containing grammatical information and everyday vocabulary and phrases, one of them accompanied with audio lessons.
Two texts to study Luganda published by the Foreign Service Institute. One of them is introductory teaching some basic structures of the language, the other includes a series of lessons with accompanying audio files.
A doctoral thesis providing a historical background of the Ndebele people as well as an outline of their language, discussing possible means for its standardization.
Introductory course to Fula (also known as Pulaar), by the U.S. Foreign Service Institute, providing basic grammatical structures, everyday vocabulary, narratives and dialogues.
Linguistic sketch of Shona, by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), a major Bantu language spoken in Zimbabwe.
Shona course by the Foreign Service Institute, published in 1965, comprising 34 half-hour lessons with supportive text.