About SLL
Our Mission
We want to make linguistics something more people get to try. Our hope is that SLL gives you a deeper appreciation for how languages work, and maybe inspires you to pick up a new language or even create your own.
Our Story
We are a group of linguistics enthusiasts who met through linguistics competitions and events. Together, we decided to create SLL to make linguistics more accessible to secondary, JC, poly, and other pre-university students across Singapore. Among us, we have Linguistics Olympiad medallists, and even some who have represented Singapore on the international stage. We hope that SLL can be a stepping stone for future students to discover their aptitudes, challenge themselves by competing in official Olympiads, and realise their potential.
Our Team
Alex
Problem Setter
Hi! Alex here. I'm from Hong Kong and haven't been to Singapore for 10+ years now. When I'm not cramming for my exams, you'll (hopefully not) catch me slacking off by working on linguistics and/or Cantonese projects! Also an IOL alumnus.
Ariel
Admin | Pubs
Hellos! I'm a NUSHie who loves seeing what I'm learning appear in the world. When I'm not busy crafting notes, you can catch me exploring, cycling, and bigbacking across Singapore.
Dylan
Admin | Problem Setter | Pubs
Hi! I'm Dylan, a recently graduated JC student and IOL medallist with a passion for all things involving linguistics and/or linguine. Other things I love include bossa nova, cork grease and raw onions.
Jaeden
Admin | Problem Setter
Ex NUSHie who kept doing linguistics olympiad 2 years after aging out of the system. Likes writing systems, hates chaos and order problems (doesn't mean he'll never set one tho ;))
Jun Heng
Admin | Dev
I love grease and raw onions
Rui Ming
Admin | Problem Setter
Hi! I'm Rui Ming, a NUSHie and enthusiast of geography, linguistics and rice. I like wandering aimlessly around wikipedia, maps and corners of the country.
Seng Yan
Problem Setter
I love grease and raw onions
Wayne
Pubs | Problem Setter
spent too much time on ling wikipedia as a kid and now i'm here 有時坎戇、有時假慶、逐日恰善 💔
Wee Zen
Dev
hi! i'm wee zen and i graduated from nush in 2025. i've done only a bit of linguistics olympiad before, so i mainly work on the dev side of things for sll. in my free time i run and drink coffee!
Yaw Tia
Admin | Dev
Hi! I'm an ex-NUSHie who's been loving linguistics, learning languages, and creating conlangs for some time. kin la mi sona e toki pona. jan ale o kama sona e toki pona.
Problem Credits
Each sample problem was authored and verified by a team member.
| Problem | Language | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Words as Worms | Malay | Chan Rui Ming |
| The Radical Truth | Chinese | Jaeden Soon Chuan Kai |
| Strong and Weak | Tamil | Chng Yaw Tia |
| Lose the Batter, Win the Wall | English (varieties) | Dylan Cheng Shiying |
| Nanpa Pona | Toki Pona | Chng Yaw Tia |
Open-Source & Data Credits
- Glottolog — Comprehensive reference for the world's languages (CC BY 4.0)
- Atlas of the World's Languages — Language boundary polygons (Asher & Moseley)
- MapLibre GL JS — Open-source map rendering library
- OpenFreeMap — Base map tiles
- Next.js — React framework by Vercel
- shadcn/ui — UI component library
- Noto Fonts — Universal font family by Google