What 7000 languages does

7000 Languages is a 501c(3) non-profit organization, incorporated in Delaware with operational headquarters at 6 Liberty Square, Boston, MA. It provides a free online language learning platform that enables Indigenous and endangered language communities worldwide to teach, learn, and sustain their languages. The platform serves 28,000+ learners across 95 courses covering 61 distinct languages, addressing the risk that approximately 40% of the world's languages are disappearing. Named institutional users include the Yupiit School District (Yup'ik course), the Kurdish Language and Culture Institute (Behdini Kurdish course, ~2M speakers in Northern Iraq), and the Tlingit Cultural Language and Literacy Program at Juneau Public Schools.

The platform is built on Transparent Language's teaching technology, provided as an ongoing in-kind donation, and supports 40+ activity types including vocabulary, grammar and culture slides, conversation practice, audio/video content, and offline audio flashcards for low-connectivity environments. It includes integrated teacher tools for virtual classes, lesson assignment, classroom reporting, and online assessments. Content is produced through a community-led model supported by fellowship programs such as the Algonquian Language Reclamation Fellowship, and the organization operates under an explicit Indigenous Data Sovereignty policy whereby communities retain full ownership of their language data and may use it offline or in any software of their choice.

The business model is donation-based: 7000 Languages is a non-profit with 1-10 employees funded by individual and institutional contributions, with Transparent Language's technology platform donated in kind. The software and training are provided free of charge to communities. Go-to-market is community-led, leveraging partnerships with tribal nations, Indigenous organizations, academic institutions (e.g., Language Science at the University of Maryland), and foundations (e.g., Doyon Foundation, NNALRC), supplemented by organic digital channels including social media, Patreon, and email newsletter.

Name

7000 languages

Legal name

7000 Languages

Website

https://7000.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

7000 Languages is a 501c(3) non-profit that provides free online language learning courses to help Indigenous and endangered language communities worldwide teach, learn, and sustain their languages using Transparent Language's donated technology platform across 61 languages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Language Learning Platform

NAICS

Language Schools (611630), Educational Support Services (611710), Other Schools and Instruction (6116)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Classroom & Institutional Language Learning Platforms (Schools/Universities) (EDAFAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

World Languages Instruction (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAJ), Language Learning Centers (ESL/EFL & World Languages) (EDANAHAG)

Keywords

• Language learning platform
• Endangered language preservation
• Indigenous language education
• Language revitalization
• Community-led e-learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501c(3) non-profit organization, 7000 Languages operates primarily through donations from individuals, foundations, and partners. The software and training are provided free to communities.
2. Technology Partnership (In-Kind): Transparent Language provides ongoing generous donation of state-of-the-art technology and expert support, enabling the organization to provide free services to communities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

7000 Languages is a non-profit organization that provides a free, online language learning platform built on Transparent Language's donated technology, enabling Indigenous and endangered language communities to create, publish, and use digital language courses. The platform supports 40+ activity types including vocabulary exercises, grammar and culture slides, conversation practice, audio, and video, with offline audio flashcards and integrated teacher tools for classroom management. All software, training, and courses are provided at no cost to communities worldwide.

Product overview

7000 Languages is a non-profit organization offering a unified language learning platform with integrated teacher tools. The core platform, built on Transparent Language's teaching technology, provides communities with free access to language learning courses featuring 40+ activity types including vocabulary activities, grammar and culture slides, conversation practice, and support for text, audio, and video content. The platform includes offline capability via audio flashcards and comprehensive teacher tools for virtual class management, lesson assignment, student reporting, and online assessments. The company offers individual language courses (such as Behdini Kurdish and Yup'ik) alongside fellowship programs like the Algonquian Language Reclamation Fellowship that enables community members to create new language learning content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 7000 Languages Language Learning Platform A digital language learning platform that enables endangered language communities worldwide to teach, learn, and sustain their languages through online courses. Features 40+ activity types including vocabulary exercises, grammar and culture slides, conversation practice, audio flashcards, video, and integrated Teacher Tools for virtual classroom management, lesson assignment, reporting, and online assessments. Accessible via web and mobile devices with offline audio capability.
• Behdini Kurdish Course A specific language learning course for Behdini (Badini) Kurdish, a language spoken by approximately two million people in Northern Iraq. Created in 2014 in partnership with the Kurdish Language and Culture Institute.
• Yup'ik Language Course A Central Alaskan Yup'ik (Yugtun) language learning course created in partnership with Yupiit School District, featuring vocabulary from the Yup'ik Spelling Bee list with audio recordings, including student Mathias Philip, used across Alaska for language learning and spelling bee preparation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95 language learning courses created
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Transparent LanguagecoreTechnology or Integration7000 Languages is the recipient of Transparent Language's continued generous donation of state-of-the-art technology and expert support. Their contributions make the organization's work possible by providing the underlying language learning technology platform used to create courses.
• GIM (Giigewigamig Initiative)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working on Ojibwe language revitalization, listed among 7000 Languages' community partners.
• Language Science (University of Maryland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner at the University of Maryland, listed as a partner organization supporting 7000 Languages' mission.
• Doyon FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDoyon Foundation is a partner organization supporting Indigenous language revitalization efforts in Alaska.
• National Native American Language Resource CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner7000 Languages continues partnership with the National Native American Language Resource Center to support language revitalization efforts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• First Peoples' Cultural Council: Canadian non-profit focused on Indigenous language, arts, and cultural revitalization in British Columbia. Operates language revitalization programs, technology tools, and community grants directly comparable to 7000 Languages' mission and community-led model, serving First Nations communities rather than U.S. tribes.
• Endangered Languages Project: Collaborative online resource documenting endangered languages, supported by Google and partners at the Catalogue of Endangered Languages (University of Hawaii, Eastern Michigan University). Closely aligned with 7000 Languages' preservation mission, though more documentation-focused and less learning-platform oriented.
• The Language Conservancy: U.S. non-profit dedicated to Indigenous and endangered language revitalization, producing curricula, apps, and community programs. Directly comparable in mission (language preservation) and stakeholder community (tribes), with deeper focus on mass-media and print curriculum products vs. 7000 Languages' online learning platform.

Broad incumbents

• Transparent Language: Provider of the underlying learning technology platform donated to 7000 Languages. Offers a broad catalog of commercially licensed language courses (100+ languages) to libraries, schools, and government. Direct technology partner and closest functional counterpart in the language-learning infrastructure stack.
• Duolingo: Dominant consumer language-learning app with 500M+ users, recently expanding into Indigenous languages (e.g., Hawaiian, Navajo, Yiddish). Represents both an aspirational scale benchmark and a competitive threat as it moves into 7000 Languages' niche with vastly greater resources and brand recognition.
• Rosetta Stone: Long-established commercial language-learning platform serving consumers, schools, and government. Comparable in offering structured language courses with technology-enabled pedagogy; competes for institutional and consumer attention but focuses on major commercial languages rather than endangered ones.
• Mango Languages: Library-focused language-learning platform with 70+ languages, including some Indigenous and endangered ones, delivered via public libraries and schools. Comparable in school/library distribution model and broad language coverage, though commercially funded rather than donation-dependent.

Regional players

• Doyon Foundation: Alaska Native nonprofit serving the Doyon region (Interior Alaska), providing grants and programs for language revitalization including Tanana, Holikachuk, and other Athabaskan languages. Partner of 7000 Languages and a comparable regional funder/operator in the Indigenous language ecosystem.

Others

• Language Science (University of Maryland): Academic research and outreach center supporting language documentation and revitalization, listed as a 7000 Languages partner. Comparable in mission to preserve linguistic diversity but operates through research, training, and policy rather than a learner-facing platform.
• National Native American Language Resource Center: Core partner of 7000 Languages; federally funded resource center supporting Native American language revitalization through training, research, and curriculum. Functions as both a collaborator and ecosystem counterpart in the same language-revitalization space, addressing adjacent needs (teacher training, policy).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/7000LanguagesProject
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/7000-languages
• Instagraminstagram.com/7000languages/?hl=en
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