Historical African Languages Database (HALD)

Welcome to the Historical African Languages Database (HALD) website. This website houses an accessible and searchable database of historical dictionaries and other African language resources.

You can read about the dictionaries in the database by clicking on the Dictionaries tab, search the database by clicking on the Search tab, browse entries by first letter by clicking on the Browse tab, read about the creators and publishers of the dictionaries by clicking on the People tab, or read about the people involved in the creation of the database by clicking on the About button.

Click on a tab above to get started.