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§ IWERE LANGUAGE CIRCLES · EVERY LEVEL

Learn Iwere. Properly.

Four circles across beginner, intermediate, fluent, and youth. 210 active learners. Native-speaker instructors. Elder correction. Zoom + in-person. Free for most circles; sliding-scale for the intermediate arc.

§ Beginner · Level

Èdè Mini · First words

ScheduleTuesdays · 7:00 PM ET
ModeZoom · Recorded
Enrollment84 active
CostFree · members · dues current

Greetings, numbers, family vocabulary, basic sentences. You'll leave week-one saying your name and where your people come from. 12-week arc with workbook.

  • Introduce yourself in Iwere
  • Count 1 → 100 and do market math
  • Name 40+ foods, animals, body parts
  • Hold a 2-minute beginner conversation
Mrs. Efetobore MeneBorn and raised in Warri. Teacher of Itsekiri language for 22 years.
§ Intermediate · Level

Èdè Agbedemeji · Tales + grammar

ScheduleThursdays · 8:00 PM ET
ModeZoom · Recorded
Enrollment42 active
Cost$40 / quarter · sliding scale

Tense, aspect, mood. Folk-tale reading. Proverb parsing. Students who complete the arc can hold a full conversation with an elder without switching to English.

  • Conjugate any verb across 6 tenses
  • Read and parse 20 classic folk tales
  • Explain 40 proverbs with cultural context
  • Sustain a 20-minute conversation
Chief Watson PessuLinguist, Warri native, specializes in folk-tale grammar and the verbal system.
§ Fluent · Level

Èdè Gidi · Elder circle

ScheduleSaturdays · 11:00 AM ET
ModeIn-person + Zoom hybrid
Enrollment28 active
CostFree · fluent speakers

No grammar lectures. Pure conversation in Iwere about current events, history, family. Elders join to correct idiom and pronunciation. Recorded sessions feed the language archive.

  • Maintain full fluency through regular practice
  • Contribute to the cultural archive project
  • Mentor beginner + intermediate students
  • Pass fluency to the next generation
Mrs. Oritsewo OmogbaiStoryteller, matriarch, keeper of oral tradition. Leads the archive project.
§ Youth · Level

Ọmọ Wẹrẹ · Itsekiri kids

ScheduleSaturdays · 10:00 AM ET
ModeZoom · Interactive
Enrollment56 active
CostFree · all diaspora kids

Songs, games, cartoon vocab, simple stories. Kids learn Iwere the way their grandparents learned it — by play, not by drill. Parents encouraged to join.

  • Sing 10 traditional children's songs
  • Know 100+ everyday words
  • Hold a simple family conversation
  • Build pride in heritage identity
Ms. Naomi Inegbedion + rotating parentsEarly-childhood educator. Designs curriculum for ages 5-12.
§ Start small, stay consistent

A sentence a week. A fluent life.

The fluent circle started with two elders in a living room in 2019. It now records the proverbs your grandchildren will learn from.

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