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Reinforcing the presence of—and interest in—African languages through useable products. Our website: www.afronalia.com Our other platforms: linktr.ee/afronalia

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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 20/09/2026
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Di Wo Fie Asɛm Premium Oversized Hoodie
Di wo fie asɛm is a Twi phrase that translates to, "Mind your business". In a more literal sense it would read as, "Tend to your home affairs". Age restrictions: For adults EU Warranty: 2 years Other ...
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 20/09/2026
Di wo fie asɛm is a Twi phrase that translates to, "Mind your business". In a more literal sense it would read as, "Tend to your home affairs". #langsky #blacksky #afronalia #mindyourbusiness #africanproducts
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 12/09/2026
Take a look at this multi-language option mug and other products here: afronalia.com/products/wen...
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Wendo Ceramic Mug
This mug is a bliss both to use and to look at! Wendo is a Gĩkũyũ word that translates to "Love". EU representative: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@honsonventures.com, 3, Gnaftis House flat 102, Limass...
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 12/09/2026
A new mug has joined the family! Urukundo and Wendo are Kinyarwanda and Gikuyu words that translate to “Love”. This mug comes in three languages. Check out our website for other products like this! #blacksky #langsky #kikuyu #kinyarwanda #love #africanlanguages #africanproducts
Two mugs of different sizes (11oz and 15oz), side by side. The one on the left has a design in Gikuyu text while the right has a design in Kinyarwanda text.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 14/08/2026
Some people might think wearing a t-shirt that displays an Akan name is cliché but have they done so while sitting by a window, in an almost-empty restaurant, wearing sunglasses, on a mildly sunny day?? Exactly. #blacksky #langsky #africansky
Model wearing a white tshirt with the different variations of the Akan name, Kwaku, designed on it.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 01/08/2026
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Akwantuo Tote bag
A spacious and trendy tote bag to help you carry around everything that matters. Akwantuo is a Twi word that translates to "journey". Age restrictions: For adults EU Warranty: 2 years Other compliance...
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 01/08/2026
A cool and trendy tote bag for your outings! Akwantuo is a Twi word that translates to “journey” This product is also available in KiSwahili. #afronalia #africanlanguages #langsky #akan #swahili
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 26/07/2026
Our interlingual homograph for this week comes from KiSwahili and Twi! Asanteni is pronounced with a slight difference in both languages and mean very different things. Like and Share so others can learn! #afronalia #africanlanguages #asanteni #langsky #thankyou #homophones
The word asanteni appears in KiSwahili and Twi. They are pronounced very similarly but mean very difierent things!

Swipe to learn what it meansAsanteni means "thank you all” in KiSawhili and in Twi. means a person from the Asante ethnic group!


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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 21/06/2026
Afronalia is where you’ll find African language-themed products that you won’t find ANYWHERE ELSE on the market. If you do? They got it from us. Na nga def. Maa ngi tudd is a Wolof phrase that translates to, “How are you, My name is…”. #afronalia #africanlanguages #wolof #africanproducts #langsky
Closeup of our Wolof introductory sticker Tshirt A model standing by a book stand, wearing a dark blue Wolof introductory sticker Tshirt.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 13/06/2026
Visit our website this weekend to take advantage of our multiple product discounts and more!! You still here? 👀 😅 #afronalia #africanproducts #africanlanguages #langsky #blacksky #summer
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 24/05/2026
Take a look at more of our cool African-language-themed products here: afronalia.com/products/dif...
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Different Shapes of Akosua Mug
Akosua is a feminine Akan day name for a child born on a Sunday. The Baoulé name, Akissi, in dull green, is actually given to a child born on a Monday. This is due to historical factors related to the...
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 24/05/2026
Akosua is a feminine Akan day name for a child born on a Sunday. One of the Akosua variations(bottom light green) is of the Ndyuka people in Suriname/French Guiana. The Ndyuka people were one of the first successful Maroon revolts of the 16th century. #blacksky #langsky #africanproducts #sunday
Two-toned, 11 ounce mug bearing a few variations of the Akan name, Akosua.Two-toned, 15 ounce mug bearing a few variations of the Akan name, Akosua.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 23/05/2026
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Ayɔnkoɔ Premium Sweatshirt
Rock our premium sweater silhouette with a design that holds an interestingly niche nostalgic value. It’s sure to become your favorite everyday sweater right away! Ayɔnkoɔ is a Twi word that translate...
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 23/05/2026
Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you! Celebrate your friends with our Ayɔnkoɔ Sweater this season. Ayɔnkoɔ is a Twi word that translates directly to “friends”. #afronalia #africanlanguages #twi #sweater #friends #africanproducts #blacksky #langsky
Two models in a meditation pose. One looks curiously at the other. Both are wearing a Black Ayɔnkoɔ Sweater.Closeup of model wearing a Black Ayɔnkoɔ sweater.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 20/05/2026
A core part of our values rest on challenging undesirable status quo regarding the way African languages are viewed and consumed. Shop our products today at afronalia.com #blacksky #langsky #africanproducts
Image of model holding our yellow Xihenge/Abarba pillow with text underneath that says: A core part of our values rest on challenging undesirable status quo regarding the way African languages are viewed and consumed.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 16/05/2026
This week, we discover a similarity(ha!) in pronunciation with the Twi word, dabi and the Yorùbá word, dàbí. Like and share if you’d like to see more of these! #afronalia #africanlanguages #yorùbá #twi #homophones #langsky #blacksky
The word, dabí or dabi, appears in both Yorùbá and Twi respectively. It is pronounced exactly the same in both languages!
Swipe to see what it means!In Yorùbá, dàbí is a
preposition denoting similarity while dabi can mean "one day" or "no" in Twi, depending on context.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 10/05/2026
The cardinal points(North, South, East and West) in Twi and Fula, on this crop top and tank top, make for a cool AND educational appearance. The black crop top makes for a great Goth look!! #afronalia #africantiktok #africanproducts #langsky #blacksky
Model standing in a dance studio, wearing a white Laawol crop top.Closeup of a Black laawol crop top. Cardinal directions are in Twi.Model wearing a Laawol tank top amid motion design.Close up of a beige Laawol tank top. Cardinal directions are in Fula.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 10/05/2026
Want to check out what design we’re currently working on? Click the link to see a live preview of one of our work-in-progress designs! #blacksky #langsky arc.net/e/92D8DC90-B...
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Untitled Easel
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 09/05/2026
We don’t want to brag but we’re the only online store in existence that offers assorted African-language themed products in this range. Check us out. Visit our website. Patronize us. Say hi or give us some advice. #afronalia #africantiktok #africanlanguages #africanproducts #langsky #blacksky
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 03/05/2026
A comfy shirt for a hearty laugh! Akoo Te Borɔfo is a Twi/Fante saying that translates directly to "The parrot understands English". The design is a humorous take on the late George Darko's song of the same name. #afronalia #africanlanguages #twi #parrot #langsky #blacksky
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 02/05/2026
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Alonte Bowtie T-Shirt
Alɔnte is the Gã word for cat. Paired with "bowtie" it comes the humorous colloquial name for a bowtie. So named because it mimics the shape of a cat's whiskers.   S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL Width, in 1...
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 02/05/2026
A beautiful day to hang out! Alɔnte is the Gã word for cat. Paired with “bowtie”, it becomes the humorous colloquial name for a bowtie. So named because it mimics the shape of a cat’s whiskers. Check out more designs on our website! #afronalia #africanlanguages #ga #alonte #cat #langsky #blacksky
Woman sits with dog(beagle) against a wall on a concrete sidewalk, wearing a light blue alonte bowtie tshirt.Disolay of a white alonte bowtie tshirt. Design is the silhouette of a dark blue cat wearing a classic bowtie
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 19/04/2026
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 25/04/2026
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Kupumzika Féexal Yaram Soft Pillows
A soft, machine-washable case with the shape-retaining pillow is a joy to have long afternoon naps on. Waxtu Féexal Yaram is a Wolof phrase that translates directly to "time to recover [the body]" and...
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 25/04/2026
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop! Our Kupumzika Féexal Yaram Soft pillow comes in 3 different sizes and comes in two languages on its front and back: KiSwahili and Wolof. Read more about this product in the link below 👇🏿! #afronalia #langsky #kiswahili #wolof #pillows
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Megz Zurawicz @dykecrone.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Yeah. I have those. Sabaweli indeed.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 19/04/2026
Don’t forget to check out our mugs!
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 18/04/2026
Btw, this is pretty cool symmetry
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Megz Zurawicz @dykecrone.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Does that include things one can never have, or only things theoretically possible?
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 18/04/2026
Definitely includes things one can never possibly have lol
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 18/04/2026
Check out this phone case here: afronalia.com/products/sab... #sbwl #isixhosa #africanlanguages #langsky
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Sabaweli Tough Phone Cases
Sabaweli, is an isiXhosa word, popularized by its slang form, SBWL, meaning crave, desire, yearn or want and is normally used in the context of things or experiences one cannot currently have.EU repre...
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 18/04/2026
Yes, you know what you want but do you know what you have to do to get it? Sabaweli is an isiXhosa word that denotes a desire used in the context of things or experiences one cannot currently have. #sbwl #africanlanguages #africanproducts #blacksky #langsky
A grey iPhone in a Black Sabaweli phone case, on a wooden table by a cup of tea.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 11/04/2026
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Ngiyaphila Magnetic Bottle Opener
Bottle openers are designed to make our lives easier, and that’s just what this bottle opener does - but with more style. Equipped with a handy magnetic back, a unique bottle cap shape, and two different mechanisms for opening bottles, this has it all. Ngiyaphila(I'm alive) is a phrase that appears in a number of Bantu
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 11/04/2026
Pop open a bottle of delight with our bottle opener! Ngiyaphila(I’m alive) appears in some Bantu languages(isiZulu, siSwati and Ndebele). It’s a common response to Unjani(how are you)?, to which it would mean “I’m fine”. We use it here as a statement, more than as a response. #langsky
Yellow Ngiyaphila bottle opener next to an opened bottle on a wooden table.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 21/03/2026
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Abusuapanyin Tough Case for iPhone®
Abusuapanyin is a Twi/Fante title for the head of a family. It translates directly to "family elder". Spellings differ in some dialects and even in Fante but it is a mutually intelligible word across ...
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 21/03/2026
Start your weekend by accomplishing one of your postponed goals! Abusuapanyin is a Twi / Fante title for the head of a family. It translates directly to “family elder”. The head honcho, the don dada, the final boss! #afronalia #africanlanguages #langtwt #africanproducts #langsky #blacksky
An Abusuapanyin phone case—for iPhone 16 pro max—lying in the center of a dark brown wooden table, surrounded by stationary and a black wristwatch.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 15/03/2026
The quote is such a beautiful summary of the subject matter 💛
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Erika (she/+) @lionwanderer531.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Your essay on decolonize your lust gets more specific re: what Gustavo Perez Firmat (born in Cuba, raised in Miami, FL, USA) writes in the poem below. I first read it as the epigraph of Junot Diaz's 'Drown,' whose translation is titled 'Negocios.' jaxpage.wordpress.com/2014/02/26/g...
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Gustavo Perez Firmat via Junot Diaz
Great quote from Gustavo Perez Firmat. This is the quote Junot Diaz, author of “Drown”, utilized as the opening epigraph of that book. One of the best quotes I’ve seen regarding t…
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Erika (she/+) @lionwanderer531.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Dominican American Julia Alvarez's novel, how the garcia girls lost their accent, I believe has that scene where someone from the home country asks the main character what language she loves in.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 15/03/2026
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Different Shapes of Afia Mug
Afia is a feminine Akan day name for a child born on a Friday. The Baoulé name, Affoué, in turquoise, is actually given to a child born on a Saturday. This is due to historical factors related to thei...
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 15/03/2026
Afia is a feminine Akan day name for a child born on a Friday. FUN FACT: The Baoulé name, Affoué, is actually given to a child born on a *Saturday. This mug, featuring some of the cultural variations of the Akan name, Afia, is available on our website in different colors! #langsky #blacksky
White mug with navy blue color on the inside, with different cultural variations of the Akan name, Afia, colorfully designed on it.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 15/03/2026
Oh that would be an interesting class because of all that this it is connected to. I’d especially love to find out what people think about the ways in which those not very attached to the Global North(indigenes who simply can’t speak English, etc) have circumvented this looming issue.
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Erika (she/+) @lionwanderer531.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Reading this against something J Alvarez wrote about loving in Spanish v English. Such a good read; def trying to find a way to teach this as I debate which course to teach it in.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 14/03/2026
I love this essay. It does an interesting job of linking the common problem of the loss of language for sex in indigenous [African] languages—as a result of colonialism and neocolonialism—to the extinction of said indigenous languages. #langsky #blacksky abasimaenyin.substack.com/p/decolonize...
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Decolonize Your Lust
Across Africa, in the world at large even, a pervasive linguistic preference for vulgarity in English exists in the performance of sex acts and, as always, colonialism and neocolonialism are to blame
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 07/03/2026
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Barka Da Ranar Haihuwa Birthday Greeting card
Let someone close to you know you care about them on their special day! Barka Da Ranar Haihuwa translates literally to "Blessings on the day of your birth" but also works great as a formal "Happy Birt...
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 07/03/2026
Let your special one know they’re loved. Wish them a Happy Birthday in #Hausa! #afronalia #africanlanguages #langsky #blacksky
Yellow birthday card on display with white envelope.Yellow birthday card in Hausa, set in size comparison with two small potted plants.
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 07/03/2026
Check it out here: #Yoruba #Twi #Hausa #Somali #Kabyle #TshiVenda #Xitsonga afronalia.com/products/ban...
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Banana cork-back coaster
A triple jackpot: Enjoy your favorite beverage, Protect your table/nightstand, Learn something new! The coaster is waterproof and heat-resistant, a durable improvement to your home decor.All words use...
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 07/03/2026
We really like this one! Enjoy your favorite beverage, Protect your table, Learn something new. The coaster is waterproof and heat-resistant—a durable improvement to your home decor! All words used as labels translate to “banana” in the indicated language. #afronalia #blacksky #langsky
A mug sits atop our banana-designed coaster. Another unoccupied coaster lies by it, showing the design more clearly.A closeup of the banana l-designed coaster, detailing 7 different African languages that translate to “banana”
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 05/03/2026
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Uniquely Yours
Names are central to identity, especially in general African culture. They tell of where you're from, who you're associated with, under which circumstances you were born, or even what you personify. W...
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Afronalia @afronalia.com · 05/03/2026
Check out our “Uniquely Yours” Collection. Your name, or that of your loved one, could be on our tshirts! #afronalia #langsky #blacksky #africanproducts
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