Linguistics competition

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Linguistics competition is a competition where contestants compete by solving puzzles featuring language and linguistics.

List of linguistic competitions

International olympiads

List of international linguistics competitions
Name Region Abbreviation Founded Website
International Linguistics Olympiad World IOL 2003 ioling.org
North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad North America NACLO 2007 nacloweb.org
Asia Pacific Linguistics Olympiad Asia-Pacific APLO 2019 aplo.asia

National/regional olympiads

Name Local name Country/region Abbreviation website
Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad Australia OzCLO [1]
National Linguistics Olympiad in Bangladesh National Linguistics Olympiad in Bangladesh Bangladesh [2]
Brazilian Olympiad in Linguistics Olimpíada Brasileira de Linguística Brazil OBL [3]
Bulgarian National Olympiad in Linguistics Олимпиада по математическа лингвистика Bulgaria [4]
Canadian Linguistics Olympiad Olympiade Linguistique Canadienne Canada Francophone OLC/CLO [5]
China National Linguistics Olympiad 全国语言学奥林匹克竞赛 China [6]
Colombian Olympiad in Linguistics Olimpiada Colombiana de Linguística Colombia OCL [7]
Czech Linguistics Olympiad Česká lingvistická olympiáda Czechia [8]
Danish Olympiad in Linguistics Den danske olympiade for lingvistik Denmark Sproliga [9]
Estonia Linguistics Olympiad Lingvistikaolümpiaad Estonia [10]
Finnish Linguistics Olympiad Suomen kielitieteen olympialaiset Finland KiOl [11]
Nationaler Deutscher Auswahlwettbewerb Nationaler Deutscher Auswahlwettbewerb Germany [12]
Hong Kong Linguistics Olympiad Hong Kong Linguistics Olympiad contest Hong Kong HKLO [13]
Hungary Linguistics Olympiad Magyar Nyelvészeti Diákolimpia Hungary [14]
Panini Linguistics Olympiad India PLO [15]
All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad Ireland AILO [16]
Isle of Man regional competition Isle of Man [17]
Japan Linguistics Olympiad 国際言語学オリンピック―日本 Japan [18]
a nationwide competition organised by Daryn, Republican Scientific and Practical center Kazakhstan [19]
Latvia Linguistics Olympiad Latvijas Lingvistikas Olimpiade Latvia [20]
Malaysian Computational Linguistics Olympiad Olimpiad Linguistik Komputational Malaysia Malaysia MyCLO [21]
Himalayan Linguistic Olympiad Nepal Nepal HLON [22]
Linguistics Olympiad Taalkunde Olympiade Netherlands TKO [23]
Olympiad in Mathematical Linguistics Olimpiada Lingwistyki Matematycznej Poland [24]
Korea Linguistics Olympiad 한국언어학올림피아드 Republic of Korea KLO [25]
Romainan National Olympiad in Linguistics Olimpiada Naţională de Lingvistică Romania [26]
Moscow Traditional Olympiad in Linguistics Московская традиционная олимпиада по лингвистике Russia [27]
a nationwide competition organised by Association for Technical Culture of Slovenia (Zveza za tehnično kulturo Slovenije) Slovenia [28]
Spain Linguistics Olympiad Competición Lingüística de España Spain [29]
Lingolympiad Sweden [30]
Taiwan Olympiad in Linguistics 語言學奧林匹亞競賽臺灣隊 Taiwan TOL [31]
Turkish National Linguistics Olympiad Ulusal Linguistik Olimpiyatı Turkey [32]
UK Linguistics Olympiad UK UKLO [33]
Kyiv Open Olympiad in Linguistics Київська відкрита олімпіада з лінгвістики Ukraine [34]

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