Scale BoyTastes & Accents from Africa
App language

Learn the language.
Taste the home.

Twelve African languages, learned through real content — with the food, markets, books, podcasts, videos & live streaming that carry the culture. One home for the African diaspora across the United States.

🇺🇸 Made for the U.S. diaspora BrooklynAtlantaHoustonLos AngelesD.C.
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12African languages
487+U.S. kitchens
173spice shops & markets
8media verticals
Word of the day · Swahili
“Karibu”
welcome — say it when a guest arrives.
The whole continent below
🗣️ Accents · where Scale Boy began

Pick up an African language

Audio lessons, native tutors and cultural context — including languages almost no other app teaches.

All 12 languages →
Karibu
🇰🇪 Swahili
East Africa · Kiswahili
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Ẹ káàbọ̀
🇳🇬 Yoruba
Nigeria · Bénin
Learn →
Nnọọ
🇳🇬 Igbo
SE Nigeria
Learn →
ሰላም
🇪🇹 Amharic
Ethiopia · Ge'ez
Learn →
Akwaaba
🇬🇭 Asante-Twi
Ghana · Akan
Learn →
Na nga def
🇸🇳 Wolof
Senegal · Gambia
Learn →
Soo dhawoow
🇸🇴 Somali
Horn of Africa
Learn →
Wĩmwega
🇰🇪 Kikuyu RARE
Central Kenya
Learn →
A jaaraama
🌍 Fulfulde RARE
Sahel · Fula
Learn →
Mbʉ́a
🇨🇲 Medumba 1ST
Bamileke, Cameroon
Learn →
✦ The bridge only Scale Boy has

Every menu is a language lesson.

Order a dish and Scale Boy hands you the words behind it — how to say it, what it means, the culture on the plate. Food is the doorway; the language is the home.

Yo

You ordered Jollof

12 Yoruba words from this menu — “Ẹ jẹ ká jẹun” (let's eat).

2-min lesson →

Injera & doro wat

Amharic at the table — “Selam”, “ameseginalehu” (thank you).

2-min lesson →
Wo

Thieboudienne night

Senegal's national dish — greet in Wolof, “Na nga def?”

2-min lesson →
Ig

Egusi & fufu

The Igbo table — “Nnọọ” (welcome), “Daalụ” (thank you).

2-min lesson →
🍴 Tastes · order now

African kitchens near you

Real African-owned restaurants across the U.S. — explore the menu, then tap “say it” to learn it.

All 487 U.S. restaurants →
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Nedu's Kitchen

Nigerian · West African — Tempe, AZ
Jollof rice · efo riro with fufu · asun · fish pepper soup
🗣️ Say it in Yoruba
4.8$$Dine-in · Takeout
Open now
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Lalibela Ethiopian

Ethiopian — Little Ethiopia, Los Angeles
Doro wat · tibs · combination platters · Ethiopian breakfast
🗣️ Say it in Amharic
4.7$$Dine-in
Open now
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Jagaban's LA

Nigerian — Pico-Union, Los Angeles
Jollof · egusi soup · suya · pepper soup · pounded yam
🗣️ Say it in Igbo
4.6$$Tue–Sun
Open now
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Eagle's Restaurant

Soul Food · Southern — Birmingham, AL
Oxtails · smothered pork chops · beef tips & rice · greens
🍃 Diaspora roots
4.9$$since 1951
Open now
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Accra Kitchen ATL

Ghanaian — Atlanta, GA
Waakye · jollof · kelewele · banku & tilapia
🗣️ Say it in Twi
4.7$$since 2018
Open now
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Le Baobab

Senegalese — Harlem, New York
Thieboudienne · yassa poulet · mafé · bissap juice
🗣️ Say it in Wolof
4.6$$Takeout
🌶️ Spices · shops & markets

Stock the home pantry

66 online spice brands that ship nationwide and 107 African & Caribbean markets near you in the U.S.

Ships free

African Dream Foods

Pan-African · ships from CA
Peri-peri & piri-piri sauces · ghost-pepper seasonings
🚚 2–4 day U.S. shipping
Ships free

African Delights Store

West African · since 2016
Suya / yaji spice · red palm oil · egusi · staples
🚚 Nationwide US
Ships free

African Market Online

Pan-African · multi-country
Jollof seasoning · locust beans (iru) · egusi · produce
🚚 Ships in 48h
Near you

Afrilege Importer

Cameroonian · Bronx, NY
Pèbè · njangsa · white pepper · smoked fish
📍 In-store pickup
Live shopping · happening now

Watch sellers go live

Live-stream commerce from African-owned U.S. sellers — deals only during the stream.

All live streams →
LIVE
👁 1.2k
Ankara FridayYango Boutique · Houston, TX
Stream deal · 30% off
LIVE
👁 840
Raw Shea BarTamale Naturals · Bronx, NY
Buy 2 get 1
LIVE
👁 2.1k
Brass & Bone JewelryAdé Studio · Atlanta, GA
Live-only drops
LIVE
👁 560
Soup Kit SundayMama Nkechi · Dallas, TX
Egusi kit · $24
LIVE
👁 410
Buna Coffee RitualHabesha Roasters · Washington, D.C.
Starter set · $19
📖 Read · listen · watch

Africa, in every format

Beyond the lessons — the full media stack that keeps the diaspora connected from anywhere in the U.S.

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Books

African literature & audiobooks — incl. Patrice Nganang's When the Plums Are Ripe & Mount Pleasant.

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Newspapers

Daily papers by country & language.

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Podcasts

Culture, business & diaspora life across 7+ languages.

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Videos

Nollywood & Francophone cinema — incl. Kui Ne Tsiande Men & A Nde.

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Radio & TV

Live African stations & channels, streaming home.

Patrice Nganang
★ Founded by a literary heavyweight

Built by Patrice Nganang

“Scale Boy is not a store with culture bolted on. It is the culture — the food, the words, the books, the voices — made reachable from anywhere in America. We sell the taste and we keep the accent.”

12African languages,
incl. near-uncontested ones
8verticals, one app
1acclaimed Cameroonian author

The whole continent, in your pocket.

Learn a language on the train, find a kitchen near you, shop the market on Sunday. iOS & Android.

Sell on Scale Boy

Reach African customers across the U.S. Run live-stream drops from your kitchen, shop or craft.

  • No listing fees
  • Live-stream commerce built in
  • Food, spices, fashion & services
Open your shop →

🖼️ Image note for the boss: real Scale Boy logo & brand colors are in place, and the photos use a U.S. setting — African goods already imported and sold here (US grocery aisles & shelves, plated dishes, packaged products), not African market scenes. Final production imagery: AI-generated / professionally shot U.S. diaspora photography dropped into these same slots.