The International Association
of Hyperpolyglots
HYPIA
Est. 2016
HYPIA is comprised of fascinating individuals. We have begun to interview our members and post a collection of rich discussions with them on YouTube as part of HYPIA's public outreach. See the interviews here.
The Hyperpolyglot Activist
Dr. Carlos Yebra Lopez
Helga
Olga Koeva
Créole Polyglot
Alésia Chevaleret
Ramona
Ramona Irgolic
MarteenPolyglot
Martin Hristov
Kaverini
Jared Gimbel
La Pingvino
Joop Kiefte
Nee Ridge
Neeraj Nagarkatti
Santiglot
Santiago Betancor
Kenny Teaches Dutch
Kenny De Baerdemaecker
Mahya Polyglot
Mahya Mirsadeghi
Sophia Katerina Nyberg
Couch Polyglot
Laura Homs
Passpandoo
Georgios Gkaraklidis
Matematikemulo
Cesco Reale
Languages Pedro
Pedro Rodríguez Trigo
Polyglosam
Samuel Vieira
Polyglot Secrets
Stefani Kostadinova
Think in Italian
Stefano Lodola
The International Journalist
Andreas Wolff
Amalia Rubin
Poliglotta Per Passione
Andrea Ripamonti
Zahra Polyglot
Zahra Mirsadeghi
Teacher Suzana
Suzana Andjelković
Macedonian Language Corner
Andrijana Smiljkovska
Omniglot
Simon Ager
NeuroLanguage Coach
Silvia Cihaková Aguilar
José Miguel Polyglot
José Miguel Ramírez Giraldo
Idiomazin
Antonio Mazín Rivera
Omnes Viae
Fernando Guerrieri
Use Languages
Michal Rutkowski
Language Boost
Fabricio Carraro
Timothy Douglas
Language Geek
Olena Dudarets
Natural Language Learning
Mikel Telleria
Pricaj Srpski
Isailo Dondic
Glossonauta
Estevam Fortunato
Caméleon des Langues
Guillaume Le Polain
Fasulye
Jolien Schittko
LinguaThor
David Allen Martin II
Nixa
Ana Dumančić Acar
Patrick Lencastre
Gengotaku
Júlio César Pereira da Silva
Cristhian Diaz Amador
Languages and Talents
Nuno Teixeira Gomes
HYPIA members made for a prominent presence at the Polyglot Gathering 2025.
HYPIA members had a significant presence at the Polyglot Gathering 2025 in Brno. It was a wonderful opportunity for members of the HYPIA family to reconnect.
HYPIA Directors participated in the Polyglot Gathering 2024.
A HYPIA Reunion! Members of HYPIA attended the 2023 Polyglot Gathering in Teresin, Poland. A first in-person encounter for some, familiar faces for others (see details).
Media Office
HYPIA strives to spread the positive message of hyperplogtism to a wider audience. The following small but growing collection of material across various media showcase the outreach efforts of HYPIA
Media Office List
RTS (Radio) CQFD (French) [02/2023]
Dr. Eduardo Teiga, Director of Communications Outreach, was part of a study at the Centre of Language and the Brain at the University of Geneva and the Centre for Cognitive Sciences at the University of Vienna. This podcast covers the study.
Grunge [08/2022]
This article in Grunge covers the hyperpolyglot space and discusses HYPIA in that context.
Brain & Language Lab [02/2023]
The Brain & Language Lab has been undertaking groundbreaking neuroscience research with respect to hyperpolyglotswith the participation of some HYPIA members as subjects. This video explains part of the Brain & Language Lab's work.
Polyglot Gathering 2019
Dr. Eduardo Teiga (Spanish) [11/2019]
Dr. Eduardo Teiga, Director of Communications Outreach, spoke brilliantly at the Polyglot Gathering about the cognitive advantages of polyglots in the labor market.
[1] SBS Espanol (Spanish) [11/2016]
HYPIA was interviewed on mainstream Australian radio, on SBS Espanol, to discuss hyperpolyglotism and the objectives of the institution
[2] BBC World Service (English) [01/2017]
HYPIA President Usman W. Chohan was interviewed on the largest radio service in the world, BBC World Radio, to discuss HYPIA and the objectives of the institution, among other interesting themes.
[3] SBS Francais (French) [04/2017]
HYPIA was interviewed on mainstream Australian radio, on SBS Francais, to discuss hyperpolyglotism and the objectives of the institution
[Book Mention]
Superhuman: Life at the Extremes of Mental and Physical Ability.
HYPIA is mentioned in Chapter 3 regarding superhuman language achievement in Rowan Hooper's Sunday Times Book of the Year Superhuman: Life at the Extremes of Mental and Physical Ability.
BBC Interview
Meet the Rwandan hyperpolyglot who can speak 30+ languages
HYPIA member Antoine Habineza was interviewed by the BBC about his spoken languages.
Suno TV Interview
HYPIA President on languages (Urdu)
HYPIA President Dr. Usman Chohan was interviewed by Suno TV about HYPIA and about language learning.
The Intelligentsia Podcast
How Multilingualism Can Change Your Life? (Urdu)
HYPIA member Ambassador Naela Chohan spoke on the Intelligensia podcast about multilingualism.
NewsNation Interview
News correspondent goes viral after reporting live in 6 languages
HYPIA member Philip Crowther spoke on NewsNation about his news reporting in multiple languages.
Hindustan Times Coverage
Six Languages: One Reporter
HYPIA member Philip Crowther was covered on Hindustan Times about his multilingual coverage.
Democracy Now! Interview
Ariel Koren on Democracy Now!
HYPIA Member Ariel Koren was interviewed on Democracy Now! Mentioning her polyglot abilities as well as her principled stance on Big Tech.
Guatemala.com Interview
Políglota guatemalteco Pedro Perebal
HYPIA Member Pedro Perebal Perez is covered in Guatemala.com as the first Guatemalan hyperpolyglot.
Language Simp Video
Language Simp on HYPIA
HYPIA was humorously covered in a video by popular youtuber Language Simp.