Our Impact

Let's take a look at Lost Worlds Institute's achievements and impact on language preservation!

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Our Achievements

(1) Recruited 50+ students from 14+ countries

(2) 120+ magazine subscribers with 20+ articles published

(3) Written 5 grammar papers (~120 pages, 26K+ words written)

(4) Papers reviewed by several mentors from UChicago, UPenn, UMass and more.

(5) Organized 3 Speaker Forums, connecting over two dozen students with linguistics professors

Testimonials

"[I] was genuinely impressed to see high school students engaging so meaningfully with linguistic research and documentation...The Warlpiri Grammar [seems] very thorough and well-written." - Kevin Morand, PhD Candidate at UMass Amherst (Mentor)

"Founding the Lost Worlds Institute is awesome, and so important!" - Rob Painter, Professor at Northeastern University "Lost Worlds Institute looks like a fascinating project--getting young people interested and involved in endangered-language revitalization--is crucial to the overall goal of slowing the appalling rate of language loss." - Sarah Thomason, Professor at UMichigan

"This youth-led intiative, mindset, and spirit is excellent." - Yuchi Language Project

"I am impressed at the scope and...conclusions you guys draw" - Madeline Snigaroff, PhD Candidate at UChicago (Mentor)

Join us and impact communities with endangered languages!

Interested in working with us, collaborating, or just participating as a writer or researcher? Let us know and sign up for our mailing list to stay in touch!

LWI is a youth-led non-profit that works on preserving endangered languages through scholarly documentation, research, writing, and more.

Contact: contact@lostworldsinstitute.org