International
Linguistics
Olympiad
The IOL is one of 12 International Science Olympiads, and has been held annually since 2003. Each year, teams of young linguists from around the world gather and test their minds against the world's toughest puzzles in language and linguistics.
No prior knowledge of linguistics or languages is required: even the hardest problems require only your logical ability, patient work, and willingness to think around corners. Give some of our past problems a try!
The 10th IOL will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from July 29th to August 4th, 2012. You can find more details here.
The 9th International Linguistics Olympiad has come to completion in beautiful Pittsburgh, USA.
102 contestants in 27 teams, representing 19 countries, competed to solve problems on diverse languages and writing systems including Menominee, Faroese, Vai, Nahuatl, EAN-13, and Sanskrit.