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Mango: Endangered and Indigenous Languages

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Interested in learning a new language? Sign up for Mango Languages with your library card and start taking classes today!

Use your library card to sign in as a guest and explore the wealth of languages offered, or sign up for an account with your email address and library card to save your progress as you learn a new language. 

What is offered in a Mango Language course?

  • Mango provides step-by-step lessons starting at the basics of each of the 70+ languages offered and working your way up to more complex conversational skills.
  • Lessons involve a rich mix of listening and reading activities, so you can make sense of written and spoken contexts.
  • Each chapter provides a vocabulary list with digital flash cards for studying.
  • Critical-thinking activities encourage you to put what you’re learning into practice, applying new vocabulary to learned material.
  • Memory-building exercises use repetition to challenge your recall of learned material through quick review.
  • Every lesson explains the underlying grammatical structure, giving you the tools you need to start speaking confidently and offers insightful cultural notes that apply cultural context to what you’re learning.

Endangered and Indigenous Courses

The Mango team works closely with speakers of Endangered and Indigenous languages to build courses that provide native-speaker context and cultural awareness. As a sign of their commitment to preserving Endangered and Indigenous languages, a full selection of these courses are available for free to everyone. This allows native speakers to connect to and honor their heritage, and helps enthusiastic learners gain a better appreciation of the culture.

Not interested in learning an endangered language? Take a look at the full list of available languages on Mango.