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LanguageKnow
Preserving the World's Languages
Learn from native speakers and AI, or volunteer to teach your mother tongue.
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Learn how it worksWhat is LanguageKnow?
LanguageKnow is a free, community-driven platform for learning and teaching the languages of the world. Our mission is to help preserve endangered and underrepresented languages before they disappear. Many languages today have few written records and fewer young speakers. When a language is lost, the stories, songs, and cultural wisdom carried in it are lost too.
We bring native speakers and learners together in one place. Volunteer teachers share their mother tongues by uploading real words, phrases, alphabets, and voice recordings. AI-assisted content gives supported languages a starting library. You can read more about our story on the About page.
How it works for learners
Learning is free and moves at your own pace. You pick a language, then progress through four levels: Beginner, Junior, Senior, and Advanced. You study alphabets, words, and phrases, listen to pronunciations, take quizzes, and practice speaking with instant feedback. At the Advanced level you write short essays that real teachers grade, and you can earn a Certificate of Completion for personal recognition.
You can browse all languages to see what is available, or explore the free Dictionary to look up words and hear how they sound. New to the platform? The Getting Started guide walks you through your first steps.
How it works for volunteer teachers
Teachers on LanguageKnow are volunteers who care about keeping their languages alive. As a teacher, you can create or join a language group, upload words, phrases, and quizzes with your own voice recordings, and review content that other teachers submit. Content goes through peer review to help keep quality high.
Teachers earn recognition badges — Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum — as they contribute, and top contributors can become featured educators. If you have questions before you start, the FAQ page answers the most common ones.
Help teach these languages
These languages already have verified words and lessons, and they need more native speakers to keep growing. If you speak one of them, you can volunteer as a teacher and help preserve your language for the next generation.
- Old Persian
- Sarikoli
- Sadri
- Palauan
- Shughni
- Yagnobi
- Rohingya
- Umbrian
- Middle Welsh
- Classical Syriac
- Old Saxon
- Tày
Meet our top teachers
Native speaker volunteers who have contributed the most to keeping their languages alive.
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Founding Teacher8 languages taught
feunumegume
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1 language taught
komoladayo
Contributor
Founding Teacher3 languages taught
ejiroghenekomolafe
Newcomer
3 languages taught
komolafebukola1
Newcomer
Founding Teacher1 language taught
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Everything you need to know about learning and teaching on LanguageKnow.
General
LanguageKnow is currently free to use. Features, pricing, and availability are subject to change at any time. Please check our Terms of Service for the latest information.
We offer a growing selection of languages. Visit the Browse Languages page to see what is currently available. Language availability may change over time.
Each course has 4 levels: Beginner, Junior, Senior, and Advanced. You can progress at your own pace! Advance as soon as you master all content (view 3+ times each) and pass a quiz at each level.
For Learners
To advance, you must: (1) View all content at least 3 times each, and (2) Pass at least one quiz for that level. No time requirements - learn at your own pace!
Complete all 4 levels and submit 5 essays at the Advanced level. Each essay must be graded by 3 native speakers. Note: Certificates are for personal recognition only and are not professionally accredited.
Yes! You can enroll in as many languages as you want and progress through them at your own pace.
Essays are graded by volunteer teachers and/or AI-powered evaluation. Teachers evaluate your writing, grammar, and comprehension with detailed feedback. AI grading provides instant feedback with human review options.
For Teachers
No, LanguageKnow is a volunteer platform. Teachers earn recognition points and badges (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum) based on their contributions, not monetary compensation.
When you upload content, it enters a 7-day review period. Other teachers can endorse or dispute your content. You need 3 endorsements for approval. If 3 disputes occur first, the content is rejected.
You can create a group as the founder. A community language group becomes fully active once three teachers join. All members must be volunteer teachers.
Each language group has a president elected weekly based on contribution performance. The president role is honorary and rotates automatically.
Alphabets: 5 points | Words: 10 points | Phrases: 15 points | Quizzes: 25 points | Essay Grading: 20 points (only for approved content)
Content & Quality
Content is created by both native-speaking volunteer teachers and AI-powered generation (for supported languages). AI-generated content is clearly labeled with a purple "AI Generated" badge. Human-created content goes through a 7-day peer review period requiring 3 endorsements from other teachers for approval.
Teachers can dispute content during the 7-day review period. Learners can report issues to the platform team for review.
Yes, if you are a native speaker of multiple languages, you can create separate teacher profiles and contribute to multiple language groups.
Technical
LanguageKnow is available on multiple platforms. Visit our website or check your device's app store for availability.
Yes, every certificate has a unique verification code. Visit the Verify Certificate page to check authenticity. Note: This only verifies course completion, not professional language proficiency.
We implement commercially reasonable security measures to protect your information, though no system is completely secure. Read our Privacy Policy for details on our data practices.
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