Choctaw Nation Launches Rosetta Stone Choctaw Language Learning App

DURANT, Okla. — The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is proud to announce the launch of the Chahta Anumpuli language app through Rosetta Stone’s Endangered Language Program, providing free access to learning Chahta Anumpa, the Choctaw language, for both Choctaw tribal members and nonmembers interested in learning the language.

The Choctaw Nation partnered with Rosetta Stone to develop a learning experience that brings Chahta Anumpa into a modern digital platform. The app aims to strengthen fluency and increase accessibility, representing years of collaboration and language preservation efforts, ensuring the Choctaw language remains a living, thriving part of Choctaw culture.

“Our language is one of the most important connections we have to our ancestors, our sovereignty, our culture and our identity as Choctaw people,” said Chief Gary Batton.

Rosetta Stone recorded 90 Choctaw speakers, including 32 fluent speakers and captured approximately 24,000 language recordings. This collection provides authentic pronunciation from native Choctaw speakers, preserving their voices, knowledge, and the language’s sound, rhythm, and spirit.

“Language is inseparable from the people, places and traditions that give it meaning,” said Miranda Weinberg, curriculum designer for the Endangered Languages program at Rosetta Stone. “When Choctaw citizens open Rosetta Stone, they’ll hear the sounds of their own community—a grandmother’s stories, the Labor Day Festival in Tvshka Homma, a family cooking wild onions together. We built this course to make Chahta anumpa more accessible while maintaining the connection between language and culture.”

“Every family that uses Choctaw together helps create another generation of speakers. Our goal is not simply to preserve the language in books or archives. Our goal is to see Choctaw spoken, learned and lived,” Batton said. “I would like to see ‘Halito’ become as widely recognized as ‘Aloha,’ reflecting the strength, visibility and enduring future of the Choctaw Nation.”

The Chahta Anumpuli language app is available at no cost through the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Individuals interested in accessing the Rosetta Stone Choctaw language program can apply for a license through the Chahta Achvffa portal.