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It's so inspiring that even with his condition, he refused to let go of his ambition for this project. Thanks Ikenna, wishing you well in your recovery.
I really can't put in words how empowering it feels. I have been waiting for this app since the second he mentioned it and got his first book already once my world was ok too and I have learned both Portuguese and Spanish with his approach basically. I have suffered chronic headaches that can make focussing / studying difficult at times, then I started to not just have frequent UTIs that I had before but now since over a year chronic painful bladder syndrom. Then I got diagnosed with endometriosis and everything from headaches to bladder issues to getting sick often, diggestion issues and belly cramps everything suddenly started to habe a connection. Now I had several insuries and a surgerx keeping me from training and doing what I love to do besides language learning and so I am forced to put my focus on finding passion in less physical activities. It's just somewhat reassuring to see him still succeeding despites all the obstacles to create something so outstanding and I can't wait to use it!
The reason why I started learning languages is because of you. Thanks to you, a light came on in my life, I'm not exaggerating. I can't even imagine what a difficult two years it must have been for you. I'm sure that your hard work under such circumstances has given courage to countless people! I already really love this app, thank you so much for your consistence. Its features as well as its graphic, character... Everything is on another level!👏 You're really a fantastic person. I sincerely hope that you get well soon, thank you so much Ikenna🙏
Honestly the feature I'm most excited abt is Community/interactive gaming. I feel like at the core of it, language learning is about finding and making personal connections. Think abt it, of all the reasons you wanna learn a language, it all comes back to us wanting to connect with something more, even if u want to learn a lang just so u can watch their tv shows/entertainment media, you're still doing so to connect with the characters on a deeper level than your native languages affords you to. Out of hundreds of apps on the market, only a handful have this feature or none at all. Ikenna cracking this code and making it an important characterization of the app is lowkey groundbreaking. So excited for this, wishing you the absolute best my dude!
Perseverance, determination, dedication, passion, honor... Ikenna is a man of true value, putting 3 years of immense hard work into this wonderful app through the most toughest times of his live just for us. Nothing but my upmost respect for this guy and I thrive to be like him
“Motivate yourself not to use” that’s the exact marketing I want to be hearing when it comes to something as time consuming and mentally strenuous as learning languages. I’ve been following your journey for years so I’m glad to see your passion project is finally on the path to being ready for market. Just signed up for the wait list can’t wait to use it!
Congratulations on the App man! Keep rocking and good luck with everything :-) “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― William Faulkner
This man is literally the peak of humanity ngl. So dedicated to his passion, with such beautiful relationships, and such perseverance against his weaknesses. It’s hard to explain, but he’s the guy that those self improvement RUclipsrs like Hamza talk about. Adonis
Did this have anyone else crying? I am so proud of all that you have done Ikenna. I had to pause before the trailer because of tearing up. I am so happy and blessed to be part of the family that has been created through this channel. I hope this app is going to do super well. Much love, Jasmine
Thanks to you I started learning French, and in two days I’m moving to Paris with my girlfriend. You literally changed my life. I’m so happy that you’ve been able to pursue your passion, and it feels great to see you smile again!
I feel so proud of his persistence. His desire to not give up on himself inspires me to do the same. I look forward to use his app to learn the languages that I want to learn. Wish ikenna abundance of good health (both mentally and physically), happiness, peace of mind, love, faith, hope, harmony, success, joy, good will and safe recovery in his life. Hope everyone have a great day.
Ikenna, I always knew you could do it with that passion inside of you. As I've mentioned before, I too have a chronic illness, have been sick for 16 years and been in a pretty dark place mentally at times. For me too, my love for learning (languages, science, programming apps and website development) has been what's kept me sane, and kept me alive. I was pretty surprised to find a similar person to me - most of my life, living with my chronic illness has been extremely lonely. I have fought to better myself on my own, but wow was it nice to finally see someone similar to me, not just in terms of life situation but also passions. You made me believe in myself. This video made me shed a tear of happiness for you, because I know that for you, the hardest part wasn't the programming or development of the app - it was to keep going, through the dark pits of despair that chronic illness leaves you in at times. Most of the time, perhaps. And here you are, shining today. Congrats man. Be proud of yourself
We had no doubt you could achieve it ! I guess everybody following this channel is/was as hyped as i am ! A page of language learning is turning today thanks to all of you !
I love how you are trying to make it BOTH as effective, fun and addictive as possible. The fun aspect is definitely lacking in pretty much all language learning programs
I remember him talking about wanting to make an app back in the day, and it's so heart warming to see that dream becoming a reality. Much love, Ikenna! 🖤
From watching you just for fun to VR chat, to talking to my family in another language you've done so much man. I"m so glad you were able to continue doing this despite everything going on!
He proved once again that he is my idol for a reason. Learning my fourth language in total and the second language with his help and advice. You changed my life, Ikenna! Because of you I started to study translation. Thank you so much!
Sucks that the language i want to learn isn’t available. I know it’s not a very popular language so I have found material hard to find. Hopefully in the future Ikenna can add Dutch. I am still 100% going to support the app development and kickstart because what you are creating is amazing for all language learners. Thanks Ikenna
@@veerlevissenberg7767 it’s not really what’s special about it. It just the only language that appealed to me. I always get asked why and I never have a clear answer. I have been told there’s other languages to learn with so much more learning material. I just see Dutch as a language and the people itself to be beautiful. I knew I wanted to learn it soon as I saw it. It makes my job harder because there is limited learning material. Maybe that’s why I do it. The challenge. I don’t know myself. All I know is no one can change my decision and that’s the language I’m learning.
You think that's challenging? I've been interested in learning Kazakh for a while but I can't think of how the heck to even begin learning other than moving to Nur-Sultan 😂
@@christianbrown3751 how come you can't find any resources for Dutch? Most major language learning apps teach Dutch: Duolingo, LingQ, Babbel, Pimsleur, Busuu, Mondly, Drops and so on
@@pia_mater yes there is those, but I live in Australia and to immerse myself fully I need other things i.e. music, movies, tv shows, books and more. Those are the things that are hard to find. There is about 12 shows in Dutch on Australian Netflix than I’m out of luck. That’s what is hard. Also the language learning courses themselves in the apps you mentioned are a lot shorter than the major languages. 😊
Ikenna This has been a tough but incredible journey for you and I just wanna say congratulations. You are about to change language learning for the better. I also thought for the cosmetic items in game could be around the cultures of the languages (examples being a Katana for Japanese a baguette for French etcetera.)
Teary eyed at this announcement because I’m so proud of you Ikenna! You’re a true representation of what resilience, determination and strength is. So excited for the app, and the concept of making it essentially a FUN app is amazing. Thank you for everything ⭐️ CANT WAIT!!!!
man it’s amazing u made a language learning app that seems like a video game while learning, this has been one of ur biggest accomplishments in my opinion, hope u do well.
yo ikenna, i love you so much man! this app will be so popular when it comes out, your app will change lives like you've already changed. Keep up the awesome f*cking work!
I’ve been wanting to learn other languages but never really found any inspiration, so this’ll be perfect! Ever since you first mentioned your language learning app, I’ve been dying to try it!
Thank you so much for everything you've done for this community, Languages has always been my special interest as a neurodiverse individual, as early as 9 or 10 years old (I'm 18 now) I discovered your channel a few years ago and I've loved every bit of content from you that I've seen! Thank you again for your amazingness, Ikenna
@@FransceneJK98 yeah, It was more or less the same for me. If everything went wrong I could always count on languages, you know? I'm glad it helped you, and it helps to know I'm not the only one :)
Your story is touching my heart. The fact that this passion of yours kept you moving through a time in which you physically couldn’t proves that having a purpose in life is a choice and there’s always another outlet we might not be seeing. I’d love love love to learn Russian through your app too! Thank you for all your hard work and generosity. I wish you good health and recovery, stay strong!
You should add Toki Pona! It’s a language with 120 words, just using a combination of words to say pretty much anything not obscure or overly complicated that you could say in English, like Alcohol = Weird Liquid, (telo nasa), Juice = Fruit Liquid, (telo kili), grammar is super simple, I think it’d be a great addition as like a “tutorial” of sorts to learning languages, it only takes about a week to learn all the vocabulary and 1-2 months to master. I hate to be that guy but could you please like this to get Ikenna to notice? (If you have any questions about toki pona, feel free to ask!) Edit: I’ve put a few sources to learn Toki Pona in the replies, it got deleted twice cause of RUclips’s sensitive TOS, but I’m pretty sure it’s good now. Edit 2: turns out the TOS strikes again! Second reply up, let’s hope it doesn’t get deleted.
@@Joorrii ruclips.net/p/PLjOmpMyMxd8T9lZjF36c4mn4YgwZ4ToT6 This playlist is a pretty good source! On top of that there's also two official books written by the language's creator, a pretty good mobile app that's essentially Duolingo but with flashcards, no ads, and strictly meant for Toki Pona (As far as I know, it’s only on IOS, its logo is a purple background with the glyph for Toki Pona, and its name is, you wouldn’t believe this, “Toki Pona”), and both an official Subreddit, and a Discord server with approximately 20,000 people in each, separately (Sorry for the late reply, again, youtube deleted my reply twice cause its sensitive TOS, I literally wrote this like the hour you replied, so sorry ;~; )
This is insane. As someone who has been here since the initial idea seeing this trailer felt surreal. You and your team did an absolute insane job. Inspiring. Can't wait to see more progress from you!
I feel extremely happy for you, the app, and what's coming. Launching your product is one of the most satisfying things; the feeling of accomplishment and the eagerness and motivation to keep going is a constant fuel in life. We've seen you struggling with your illness, and seeing this video moves me and reminds me that our mind is mighty.
thank you so much ikenna. i remember signing up for email updates and checking your channel and my email daily for updates on the app. i can't wait for the launch and I'm so excited to support you on this journey. thank you for all your videos and for manifesting this beautiful dream. very much looking forward to using the app!
Holy shit man, I remember when you talked about creating the app and when you experienced your sudden random illness. I kinda stopped watching you around then because I started dealing with my own stuff, and it sucks that you're still dealing with this illness, but I'm glad you're getting through it! You're a really strong person for preserving even with this really sucky illness. I'm really glad the language app is finally coming out, I'm so proud of you and I can't wait to use it!!! :)
I have so much on my plate that it has robbed both the necessary motivation and time needed to properly learn Japanese, thank you for your hard working dedication and hope the success of this app repays your kindness and love that you and your team have shown! P.S. Hope for you the best!
Ikenna!!! ive been watching you for the past 4ish years and i remember being stoked the first time you mentioned even wanting to make an app and to think youve gotten this far (esp with all the extremely difficult and unexpected obstacles in your way) just makes me so incredibly happy. you were the only motivation i had to actually try in my language classes. congratulations my dude your whole community is so incredibly proud of you!!
This is amazing. I’m so hyped for this A cool idea for the dolphin, if you could unlock different cosmetics depending on the language you’re learning. Fx. If you’re learning French you could unlock a beret-hat or a baguette. Idk just an idea. So excited
I'm so glad that you finally did that! At some point I thought this app would never come out. I really like the idea behind the app and design. I hope it will really help a lot of people with learning different languages. I will download this app for sure, because I'm learning Spanish, and I'm still trying to find something really fun and helpful. Keep it up Ikenna!
Sounds super exciting Ikenna! I’m pumped about the group chats and social features since apps like hellotalk are treated like dating apps Hope you start to feel better! Bonne chance!
Woah nice new app man, also hang in there, your determination pays off in the face of obstacles that were out of your control. To create a whole language app is insane that’s so cool! Ikenna you’re an inspiration to all!
I really hope Russian gets added someday too! I know a lot of people are iffy with Russia right now due to the war, but their language is still super cool and opens the door to learning a lot of other Slavic languages as well :). Spasiba za robotu nad etim prilo!!!!
Me too!! I’m learning Russian on DuoLingo right now, but it’s severely lacking in a lot of areas for me. I can’t wait to see this app’s release and hopefully get expanded into Russian and other languages! Until then, I’ll try to show my support by practicing my Spanish there ❤
this is awesome!!! i'm so happy we've been able to follow you on the journey through all of this and seeing it finally come together! this is so cool dude!
i'm aware this is not gonna matter much coming from someone who's occasionally but silently watched and enjoyed your videos but only just subscribes now, but i really am really proud of you. this was greatly touching to watch and I'm so excited for this project knowing how much care and love and attention went into it. really looking forward to it, wish you all the best!
This brought me to tears, I’m so sorry for what you are going through Ikenna, you are an inspiration to all to stay positive and work hard no matter what tries to break us. Sending you lots of love and prayers 🙏🏼
I've watched you for a few years now, and you've always inspired me to keep at language learning. I remember watching the video where you talked about POTS and your diagnosis. I want to say as someone who also has POTS myself and experienced a lot of difficulties, you are so inspiring and give me so much hope personally to be able to achieve the things that I want to do. So thank you, so much.
I think you're truly inspirational. You're battling way more serious illness than me, yet you've managed to create this?! ❤Kudos to you, really. I can imagine how tiring this must be for you and I'm keeping my fingers crossed because I really hope you'll keep this attitude and won't let the depression swallow you. I see how excited you are and it genuinely makes me excited as well. I know how hard it is to keep yourself motivated.
I cannot stress how excited I am about the app and how proud I am of you and your team for the level of perseverance that was given working on this app, and the level of FUN innovation for the app! As someone who has double kidney failure, it was so inspiring to hear your story and also relatable in terms of needing that sense of something to fight for. Congrats on the app and I will continue to support this incredible app! Much love!
I'm literally so excited for this app. And just seeing how Ikenna kept working despite his condition is very inspirational, and I can't wait to see what him and his team have been working on for these past few years--it's gonna be fantastic!
Seeing how passionate you are about developing this app despite your illness is really inspiring and it makes me teary eyed. I really can't wait for this app! ❤
I’m am over the moon excited for this app! Seeing it finally coming to fruition after watching the journey for the past couple of years is extremely satisfying. I’m a little sad that it won’t have Mandarin yet because it’s been really difficult for me to keep up with practicing it, but I’m sure it will come in due time. I wish you the best success, Ikenna. I’m sure the Kickstarter will do amazing 💕
congratulations, ikenna and dev team!! i know you've been through a lot since the few years i've been a subscriber, yet your determination is unbelievably inspiring and moving, and ever radiant with perseverance. i had to pause the video after the teaser trailer, because tears are joyously flowing down. i'm truly, truly happy for you!! ♡ p.s. i adore the front-end work for your website!!
I'm disabled with spina bifida all my life (18) I still have lots to learn from you in dealing with problems you are so inspiring to me and keep going my Nigerian brother
I LOVE IT! There are so many people who have an idea for an app, and then never finish it, but your dedication is insane! I really want to see more of this, I'll be there at the kickstarter!
Ikenna, you are truly an inspiration to the language learning community and to the whole world. Your tenacity, persistence, and passion for the language learning app is impeccable. Many of us including myself look up to you! The teaser for the language app looks so awesome! You truly show that anyone can do anything as long as they have the mindset and drive to go for their dreams and passions. I will for sure save up to pitch in to your Kickstarter later down the road. Definitely can support the project in anyway possible in order for the app to grow and prosper! Excited to see your future videos in this new series because I am curious as to how the process went for you since day 1 of the app. It really does show that language learning doesn't have to be a daunting task because it should be fun! When you learn things the fun way, the content/material sticks better and we don't have to try as hard. Keep being you bro! :)
I wish you very well with your illness and I’m very grateful that you spent all this time on an app for us I love your channel a lot and hope you get better!
This is what we've all been waiting for, thank you for everything Ikenna. You're an inspiaration to many and we can't wait to use your app. Hope you get well soon!!❤️🙏
Now this is what I call inspiring, even though he was suffering through an illness he still decided to give his all in making his app just for us and everyone else after us for generations! How inspiring is that? I think the main takeaway from his story is that, hard work and dedication can/will bring happiness, satisfaction, and inspiration to everyone who’ll see your work. And, that we should push through obstacles that threaten to break us and keep going for those you care about! That’s an amazing takeaway am I right? I think it is at least, keep up the dedication Ikenna! We’ve all been inspired by you today! :)
I've been watching you're videos since 2018. You've been so inspiring and I am so proud of you! You haven't given up and I hope your effort pays off because Fluyo looks amazing! Thank you for inspiring so many people Ikenna :)
Beyond thrilled to finally have this information out finally! Can’t wait for the app, been hyped for any news since you first spoke about it. You’re the reason I got into language learning to begin with, and to hear about your condition but still pushing through, you’re an inspiration and deserve to be proud💙
You did it finally!! Congratulations Ikenna!! I haven't had the inspiration in a while, with this app and your struggles, you've reinspired me to learn languages!! I wish I could a big hug, so happy for you!!! You never let your circumstances define you!!! Keep knocking down walls!! 💪🏼
I started watching you 2 years ago it was the peak of covid 19 and i found your vr adventures in the suggested videos and i've been a fan since. You inspired a lot of people including me to learn different languages either as a hobby or seriously. I always enjoyed your videos and i hope and pray to God that you get better Ikenna! Stay strong we're with you all the way!
I have been along for the journey for a while and this is just so inspiring. SO great to see your dream coming to life. Cannot wait until the launch! Congratulations and thank you for all of the hard work and dedication Ikenna (and team)!!
I can't even begin to articulate how exceedingly proud I am to have witnessed all your work and determination FINALLY come to fruition. Thank you for sharing this with us 🥺🥺
This is amazing bro🙏🏽. Moving in your purpose and dreams while battling illness and not using it as an excuse(which would be fully understandable). Cant wait til I’m able to use your app🙏🏽!
This looks amazing Ikenna! I've been subscribed and been looking forward to this for years. So excited that its about to be here. Huge well done to the team, and for your determination!
Big hype for Fluyo! I'm holding off learning my first language for launch of Japanese on the app, I'm curious to see if it's really able to be the hurdle stomper I've needed to stay on track. Would love to see you and maybe even Alcuin host a live Q&A after your mini series here too!
You’ve been such an inspiration and blessing to the language learning community and I’m glad you’re getting to see your dream come to life and help out language learners around the world reach their goals too. Thanks for all the effort you put in to make something that helps people!
Your journey developing this app has been inspiring! Am a tad bit late to watch this vid, but signed up for the app just now! Am so excited already, fluyo does sound like it'll boost language skills more than any other app (I've used before) out there! I wish you a very successful launch cuz this app definitely deserves it :)
This looks nice ,congrats!. English language would be cool too, there are people like me that has a decent level but it could be fun to learn more trough this app. Keep it up
i have been so excited for this since you first ever mentioned it !! i’m going to uni this year & i get the option to study a language on the side , this would be so good for me to use whenever it’s released :))
You are a legend in the language learning community, and always will be. You’re an idol of mine and I genuinely feel like tearing up because of how inspiring this is. Thank you Ikenna!!
I’m so stoked that this is coming out soon. It’s really inspiring that you’ve been working so hard to make your dream a reality and I can’t wait to try the app
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This made me tear up man this is a dream man we missed you and im proud of what you accomplished so far
did you get this disease after receiving a vaccine?
I cannot wait!! So proud of you!!
It's so inspiring that even with his condition, he refused to let go of his ambition for this project. Thanks Ikenna, wishing you well in your recovery.
Couldn’t have said it better. He’s inspired me to learn Japanese 🤎
I really can't put in words how empowering it feels. I have been waiting for this app since the second he mentioned it and got his first book already once my world was ok too and I have learned both Portuguese and Spanish with his approach basically.
I have suffered chronic headaches that can make focussing / studying difficult at times, then I started to not just have frequent UTIs that I had before but now since over a year chronic painful bladder syndrom. Then I got diagnosed with endometriosis and everything from headaches to bladder issues to getting sick often, diggestion issues and belly cramps everything suddenly started to habe a connection. Now I had several insuries and a surgerx keeping me from training and doing what I love to do besides language learning and so I am forced to put my focus on finding passion in less physical activities.
It's just somewhat reassuring to see him still succeeding despites all the obstacles to create something so outstanding and I can't wait to use it!
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The reason why I started learning languages is because of you. Thanks to you, a light came on in my life, I'm not exaggerating.
I can't even imagine what a difficult two years it must have been for you. I'm sure that your hard work under such circumstances has given courage to countless people!
I already really love this app, thank you so much for your consistence. Its features as well as its graphic, character... Everything is on another level!👏 You're really a fantastic person.
I sincerely hope that you get well soon, thank you so much Ikenna🙏
Yo, Kazu Languages, cool to see you here!
Damn dude, your story is so f***ing inspiring and this app looks sick as hell. Keep crushing it Ikenna!!!
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Honestly the feature I'm most excited abt is Community/interactive gaming. I feel like at the core of it, language learning is about finding and making personal connections. Think abt it, of all the reasons you wanna learn a language, it all comes back to us wanting to connect with something more, even if u want to learn a lang just so u can watch their tv shows/entertainment media, you're still doing so to connect with the characters on a deeper level than your native languages affords you to. Out of hundreds of apps on the market, only a handful have this feature or none at all. Ikenna cracking this code and making it an important characterization of the app is lowkey groundbreaking. So excited for this, wishing you the absolute best my dude!
Long live Fluyo 🐬
I want to learn Latin American Spanish not Castilian witch one are you going to have
Perseverance, determination, dedication, passion, honor... Ikenna is a man of true value, putting 3 years of immense hard work into this wonderful app through the most toughest times of his live just for us. Nothing but my upmost respect for this guy and I thrive to be like him
“Motivate yourself not to use” that’s the exact marketing I want to be hearing when it comes to something as time consuming and mentally strenuous as learning languages. I’ve been following your journey for years so I’m glad to see your passion project is finally on the path to being ready for market. Just signed up for the wait list can’t wait to use it!
Couldn’t have said it better. So proud of him
Congratulations on the App man! Keep rocking and good luck with everything :-)
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
― William Faulkner
So nice to see you here, Luca! You and Ikenna are my language learning heroes.
This app is going to be amazing!
ikena is nword. but he knows human languages
This man is literally the peak of humanity ngl. So dedicated to his passion, with such beautiful relationships, and such perseverance against his weaknesses. It’s hard to explain, but he’s the guy that those self improvement RUclipsrs like Hamza talk about. Adonis
Agreed! He’s so inspiring. I can’t wait to support
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Did this have anyone else crying? I am so proud of all that you have done Ikenna. I had to pause before the trailer because of tearing up. I am so happy and blessed to be part of the family that has been created through this channel. I hope this app is going to do super well. Much love, Jasmine
This man has the highest of my respect. Not only did he not falter to his illness, he also manage to pull through with this banger!
Thanks for the hearts Ikenna!
Thanks to you I started learning French, and in two days I’m moving to Paris with my girlfriend. You literally changed my life. I’m so happy that you’ve been able to pursue your passion, and it feels great to see you smile again!
I feel so proud of his persistence. His desire to not give up on himself inspires me to do the same. I look forward to use his app to learn the languages that I want to learn. Wish ikenna abundance of good health (both mentally and physically), happiness, peace of mind, love, faith, hope, harmony, success, joy, good will and safe recovery in his life. Hope everyone have a great day.
Ikenna, I always knew you could do it with that passion inside of you. As I've mentioned before, I too have a chronic illness, have been sick for 16 years and been in a pretty dark place mentally at times. For me too, my love for learning (languages, science, programming apps and website development) has been what's kept me sane, and kept me alive.
I was pretty surprised to find a similar person to me - most of my life, living with my chronic illness has been extremely lonely. I have fought to better myself on my own, but wow was it nice to finally see someone similar to me, not just in terms of life situation but also passions. You made me believe in myself.
This video made me shed a tear of happiness for you, because I know that for you, the hardest part wasn't the programming or development of the app - it was to keep going, through the dark pits of despair that chronic illness leaves you in at times. Most of the time, perhaps. And here you are, shining today. Congrats man. Be proud of yourself
We had no doubt you could achieve it ! I guess everybody following this channel is/was as hyped as i am ! A page of language learning is turning today thanks to all of you !
I love how you are trying to make it BOTH as effective, fun and addictive as possible. The fun aspect is definitely lacking in pretty much all language learning programs
I remember him talking about wanting to make an app back in the day, and it's so heart warming to see that dream becoming a reality. Much love, Ikenna! 🖤
From watching you just for fun to VR chat, to talking to my family in another language you've done so much man. I"m so glad you were able to continue doing this despite everything going on!
I have a feeling this app is going to one day rival others like Duolingo for the fact alone that you're so driven and passionate about it
Yessss!!
He proved once again that he is my idol for a reason. Learning my fourth language in total and the second language with his help and advice. You changed my life, Ikenna! Because of you I started to study translation. Thank you so much!
He’s easily the most passionate language learner on the planet. So inspiring and so exciting!!!
Sucks that the language i want to learn isn’t available. I know it’s not a very popular language so I have found material hard to find. Hopefully in the future Ikenna can add Dutch. I am still 100% going to support the app development and kickstart because what you are creating is amazing for all language learners. Thanks Ikenna
i have a question… why do you want to learn Dutch? Cuz… I’m Dutch and I really don’t know what’s special about it so yeah :)
@@veerlevissenberg7767 it’s not really what’s special about it. It just the only language that appealed to me. I always get asked why and I never have a clear answer. I have been told there’s other languages to learn with so much more learning material. I just see Dutch as a language and the people itself to be beautiful. I knew I wanted to learn it soon as I saw it. It makes my job harder because there is limited learning material. Maybe that’s why I do it. The challenge. I don’t know myself. All I know is no one can change my decision and that’s the language I’m learning.
You think that's challenging? I've been interested in learning Kazakh for a while but I can't think of how the heck to even begin learning other than moving to Nur-Sultan 😂
@@christianbrown3751 how come you can't find any resources for Dutch? Most major language learning apps teach Dutch: Duolingo, LingQ, Babbel, Pimsleur, Busuu, Mondly, Drops and so on
@@pia_mater yes there is those, but I live in Australia and to immerse myself fully I need other things i.e. music, movies, tv shows, books and more. Those are the things that are hard to find. There is about 12 shows in Dutch on Australian Netflix than I’m out of luck. That’s what is hard. Also the language learning courses themselves in the apps you mentioned are a lot shorter than the major languages. 😊
Ikenna This has been a tough but incredible journey for you and I just wanna say congratulations. You are about to change language learning for the better. I also thought for the cosmetic items in game could be around the cultures of the languages (examples being a Katana for Japanese a baguette for French etcetera.)
Definitely language specific items would be sick
@@IkennaLanguages congratulations
Teary eyed at this announcement because I’m so proud of you Ikenna! You’re a true representation of what resilience, determination and strength is. So excited for the app, and the concept of making it essentially a FUN app is amazing. Thank you for everything ⭐️ CANT WAIT!!!!
man it’s amazing u made a language learning app that seems like a video game while learning, this has been one of ur biggest accomplishments in my opinion, hope u do well.
Thanks!
yo ikenna, i love you so much man! this app will be so popular when it comes out, your app will change lives like you've already changed. Keep up the awesome f*cking work!
lets go fluyo!
I’ve been wanting to learn other languages but never really found any inspiration, so this’ll be perfect! Ever since you first mentioned your language learning app, I’ve been dying to try it!
Fluyo sounds like a fun app, I’ve always wanted to learn Arabic so this app might help me! Your story is very inspiring, great job!
Thank you so much for everything you've done for this community,
Languages has always been my special interest as a neurodiverse individual, as early as 9 or 10 years old (I'm 18 now)
I discovered your channel a few years ago and I've loved every bit of content from you that I've seen!
Thank you again for your amazingness, Ikenna
Wow, thank you!
I’m an Aspie and learning languages was my Safeway to stay away from the NT world and not having friends, it was just me and my language books.
@@FransceneJK98 yeah, It was more or less the same for me. If everything went wrong I could always count on languages, you know? I'm glad it helped you, and it helps to know I'm not the only one :)
Your story is touching my heart. The fact that this passion of yours kept you moving through a time in which you physically couldn’t proves that having a purpose in life is a choice and there’s always another outlet we might not be seeing. I’d love love love to learn Russian through your app too! Thank you for all your hard work and generosity. I wish you good health and recovery, stay strong!
You should add Toki Pona! It’s a language with 120 words, just using a combination of words to say pretty much anything not obscure or overly complicated that you could say in English, like Alcohol = Weird Liquid, (telo nasa), Juice = Fruit Liquid, (telo kili), grammar is super simple, I think it’d be a great addition as like a “tutorial” of sorts to learning languages, it only takes about a week to learn all the vocabulary and 1-2 months to master. I hate to be that guy but could you please like this to get Ikenna to notice? (If you have any questions about toki pona, feel free to ask!)
Edit: I’ve put a few sources to learn Toki Pona in the replies, it got deleted twice cause of RUclips’s sensitive TOS, but I’m pretty sure it’s good now.
Edit 2: turns out the TOS strikes again! Second reply up, let’s hope it doesn’t get deleted.
Where could I learn toki pona
@@Joorrii youtube tutorials
@@Joorrii "12 days of toki pona" by jan Misali on youtube
as a toki pona speaker, seconded
@@Joorrii ruclips.net/p/PLjOmpMyMxd8T9lZjF36c4mn4YgwZ4ToT6 This playlist is a pretty good source! On top of that there's also two official books written by the language's creator, a pretty good mobile app that's essentially Duolingo but with flashcards, no ads, and strictly meant for Toki Pona (As far as I know, it’s only on IOS, its logo is a purple background with the glyph for Toki Pona, and its name is, you wouldn’t believe this, “Toki Pona”), and both an official Subreddit, and a Discord server with approximately 20,000 people in each, separately (Sorry for the late reply, again, youtube deleted my reply twice cause its sensitive TOS, I literally wrote this like the hour you replied, so sorry ;~; )
This is insane. As someone who has been here since the initial idea seeing this trailer felt surreal. You and your team did an absolute insane job. Inspiring. Can't wait to see more progress from you!
I feel extremely happy for you, the app, and what's coming. Launching your product is one of the most satisfying things; the feeling of accomplishment and the eagerness and motivation to keep going is a constant fuel in life. We've seen you struggling with your illness, and seeing this video moves me and reminds me that our mind is mighty.
thank you so much ikenna. i remember signing up for email updates and checking your channel and my email daily for updates on the app. i can't wait for the launch and I'm so excited to support you on this journey. thank you for all your videos and for manifesting this beautiful dream. very much looking forward to using the app!
Great work. Truly marvelous what you and your team were able to come up with. The wait was definitely worth it. I wish you the best.
Holy shit man, I remember when you talked about creating the app and when you experienced your sudden random illness. I kinda stopped watching you around then because I started dealing with my own stuff, and it sucks that you're still dealing with this illness, but I'm glad you're getting through it! You're a really strong person for preserving even with this really sucky illness. I'm really glad the language app is finally coming out, I'm so proud of you and I can't wait to use it!!! :)
congrats mate, legend. Wish you all the continuous recovery!
Much appreciated!
I have so much on my plate that it has robbed both the necessary motivation and time needed to properly learn Japanese, thank you for your hard working dedication and hope the success of this app repays your kindness and love that you and your team have shown!
P.S. Hope for you the best!
Ikenna!!! ive been watching you for the past 4ish years and i remember being stoked the first time you mentioned even wanting to make an app and to think youve gotten this far (esp with all the extremely difficult and unexpected obstacles in your way) just makes me so incredibly happy. you were the only motivation i had to actually try in my language classes. congratulations my dude your whole community is so incredibly proud of you!!
This is amazing. I’m so hyped for this
A cool idea for the dolphin, if you could unlock different cosmetics depending on the language you’re learning. Fx. If you’re learning French you could unlock a beret-hat or a baguette. Idk just an idea. So excited
And if you start learning Dutch then maybe tulips. Biggest export of the netherlands
@@indy5280 yes thats a really good idea. Same with italian you could unlock a pizza
yes I love this
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I'm so glad that you finally did that! At some point I thought this app would never come out. I really like the idea behind the app and design. I hope it will really help a lot of people with learning different languages. I will download this app for sure, because I'm learning Spanish, and I'm still trying to find something really fun and helpful. Keep it up Ikenna!
you’re passion, dedication, and perseverance is truly inspiring. been looking forward to this for years now, so excited!!!
Love you man! Keep working hard. This is gonna be your legacy and I can’t wait to use it
Sounds super exciting Ikenna! I’m pumped about the group chats and social features since apps like hellotalk are treated like dating apps
Hope you start to feel better! Bonne chance!
Proud of you brother! I’ve been excited for the release of your app.
Woah nice new app man, also hang in there, your determination pays off in the face of obstacles that were out of your control. To create a whole language app is insane that’s so cool! Ikenna you’re an inspiration to all!
I appreciate it!
I really hope Russian gets added someday too! I know a lot of people are iffy with Russia right now due to the war, but their language is still super cool and opens the door to learning a lot of other Slavic languages as well :). Spasiba za robotu nad etim prilo!!!!
Yess i also want that
absolutely!! Russian is the one language besides japanese i want to learn most
also its not even just russia that speaks russian
Pazhaluysta, muzhik, ne za shta
Me too!! I’m learning Russian on DuoLingo right now, but it’s severely lacking in a lot of areas for me. I can’t wait to see this app’s release and hopefully get expanded into Russian and other languages! Until then, I’ll try to show my support by practicing my Spanish there ❤
Inspiring journey and the app looks amazing! Can't wait.
this is awesome!!! i'm so happy we've been able to follow you on the journey through all of this and seeing it finally come together! this is so cool dude!
I've been following since early 2020 and I never doubted that you would achieve this goal. Can't wait to try it myself :)
Thank you
i'm aware this is not gonna matter much coming from someone who's occasionally but silently watched and enjoyed your videos but only just subscribes now, but i really am really proud of you. this was greatly touching to watch and I'm so excited for this project knowing how much care and love and attention went into it. really looking forward to it, wish you all the best!
subscribed* didn't even proofread this ignore the complete lack of punctuation and stuff lmao my english wasn't englishing for a sec 😭
This brought me to tears, I’m so sorry for what you are going through Ikenna, you are an inspiration to all to stay positive and work hard no matter what tries to break us. Sending you lots of love and prayers 🙏🏼
I've watched you for a few years now, and you've always inspired me to keep at language learning. I remember watching the video where you talked about POTS and your diagnosis. I want to say as someone who also has POTS myself and experienced a lot of difficulties, you are so inspiring and give me so much hope personally to be able to achieve the things that I want to do. So thank you, so much.
I think you're truly inspirational. You're battling way more serious illness than me, yet you've managed to create this?! ❤Kudos to you, really. I can imagine how tiring this must be for you and I'm keeping my fingers crossed because I really hope you'll keep this attitude and won't let the depression swallow you. I see how excited you are and it genuinely makes me excited as well. I know how hard it is to keep yourself motivated.
It's so inspiring, that you kept your word about creating this app. Best for you
I cannot stress how excited I am about the app and how proud I am of you and your team for the level of perseverance that was given working on this app, and the level of FUN innovation for the app! As someone who has double kidney failure, it was so inspiring to hear your story and also relatable in terms of needing that sense of something to fight for. Congrats on the app and I will continue to support this incredible app! Much love!
Thank you so much!!
I'm literally so excited for this app. And just seeing how Ikenna kept working despite his condition is very inspirational, and I can't wait to see what him and his team have been working on for these past few years--it's gonna be fantastic!
You‘ve put so much effort and emotions into Fluyo, I’m certain it’s going to be an incredible success!
Seeing how passionate you are about developing this app despite your illness is really inspiring and it makes me teary eyed. I really can't wait for this app! ❤
I just signed up! This app is going to revolutionize language learning as we know it, and you have let no illness stop that. Keep fighting👊
I’m am over the moon excited for this app! Seeing it finally coming to fruition after watching the journey for the past couple of years is extremely satisfying. I’m a little sad that it won’t have Mandarin yet because it’s been really difficult for me to keep up with practicing it, but I’m sure it will come in due time. I wish you the best success, Ikenna. I’m sure the Kickstarter will do amazing 💕
been waiting a long time man. it’s so amazing watching you complete this with your condition. praying for you 🙏🏼
I can't put into words how much of an inspiration you are to the language learning community. I'm so hyped for fluyo
congratulations, ikenna and dev team!! i know you've been through a lot since the few years i've been a subscriber, yet your determination is unbelievably inspiring and moving, and ever radiant with perseverance. i had to pause the video after the teaser trailer, because tears are joyously flowing down. i'm truly, truly happy for you!! ♡ p.s. i adore the front-end work for your website!!
Thank you!!!
This is insanely amazing that you found the motivation to do this after all you’re going through. I’m so proud of you and you’re very inspiring ♥️
I'm disabled with spina bifida all my life (18) I still have lots to learn from you in dealing with problems you are so inspiring to me and keep going my Nigerian brother
I LOVE IT! There are so many people who have an idea for an app, and then never finish it, but your dedication is insane! I really want to see more of this, I'll be there at the kickstarter!
Ikenna, you are truly an inspiration to the language learning community and to the whole world. Your tenacity, persistence, and passion for the language learning app is impeccable. Many of us including myself look up to you! The teaser for the language app looks so awesome! You truly show that anyone can do anything as long as they have the mindset and drive to go for their dreams and passions.
I will for sure save up to pitch in to your Kickstarter later down the road. Definitely can support the project in anyway possible in order for the app to grow and prosper! Excited to see your future videos in this new series because I am curious as to how the process went for you since day 1 of the app. It really does show that language learning doesn't have to be a daunting task because it should be fun! When you learn things the fun way, the content/material sticks better and we don't have to try as hard.
Keep being you bro! :)
I wish you very well with your illness and I’m very grateful that you spent all this time on an app for us I love your channel a lot and hope you get better!
This is what we've all been waiting for, thank you for everything Ikenna. You're an inspiaration to many and we can't wait to use your app. Hope you get well soon!!❤️🙏
Rooting for you ikenna and I absolutely cannot wait to use and support the app!!!
Now this is what I call inspiring, even though he was suffering through an illness he still decided to give his all in making his app just for us and everyone else after us for generations! How inspiring is that? I think the main takeaway from his story is that, hard work and dedication can/will bring happiness, satisfaction, and inspiration to everyone who’ll see your work. And, that we should push through obstacles that threaten to break us and keep going for those you care about! That’s an amazing takeaway am I right? I think it is at least, keep up the dedication Ikenna! We’ve all been inspired by you today! :)
I've been watching you're videos since 2018. You've been so inspiring and I am so proud of you! You haven't given up and I hope your effort pays off because Fluyo looks amazing! Thank you for inspiring so many people Ikenna :)
I’m so excited for your app and I’m glad to see you again!! I hope you’re doing well ❤️
Beyond thrilled to finally have this information out finally! Can’t wait for the app, been hyped for any news since you first spoke about it. You’re the reason I got into language learning to begin with, and to hear about your condition but still pushing through, you’re an inspiration and deserve to be proud💙
You did it finally!! Congratulations Ikenna!! I haven't had the inspiration in a while, with this app and your struggles, you've reinspired me to learn languages!! I wish I could a big hug, so happy for you!!! You never let your circumstances define you!!! Keep knocking down walls!! 💪🏼
I started watching you 2 years ago it was the peak of covid 19 and i found your vr adventures in the suggested videos and i've been a fan since. You inspired a lot of people including me to learn different languages either as a hobby or seriously. I always enjoyed your videos and i hope and pray to God that you get better Ikenna! Stay strong we're with you all the way!
Welcome back bro!
I'm incredibly proud of you and I can't wait to learn by using your app. Thank you! 💖
I have been along for the journey for a while and this is just so inspiring. SO great to see your dream coming to life. Cannot wait until the launch! Congratulations and thank you for all of the hard work and dedication Ikenna (and team)!!
I can't even begin to articulate how exceedingly proud I am to have witnessed all your work and determination FINALLY come to fruition. Thank you for sharing this with us 🥺🥺
This is amazing bro🙏🏽. Moving in your purpose and dreams while battling illness and not using it as an excuse(which would be fully understandable). Cant wait til I’m able to use your app🙏🏽!
This looks amazing Ikenna! I've been subscribed and been looking forward to this for years. So excited that its about to be here. Huge well done to the team, and for your determination!
Big hype for Fluyo! I'm holding off learning my first language for launch of Japanese on the app, I'm curious to see if it's really able to be the hurdle stomper I've needed to stay on track. Would love to see you and maybe even Alcuin host a live Q&A after your mini series here too!
Somehow you can instantly see its a legit passion project, it makes you motivated.
You’ve been such an inspiration and blessing to the language learning community and I’m glad you’re getting to see your dream come to life and help out language learners around the world reach their goals too. Thanks for all the effort you put in to make something that helps people!
So so excited for the Spanish and Japanese! So happy this is finally kicking off for you...and US! YAAAY!
Japanese ftw
I'm so happy for the announcement and for you, I really hope you'll get well soon, Stay strong Ikenna 💪
Your journey developing this app has been inspiring! Am a tad bit late to watch this vid, but signed up for the app just now! Am so excited already, fluyo does sound like it'll boost language skills more than any other app (I've used before) out there! I wish you a very successful launch cuz this app definitely deserves it :)
This looks nice ,congrats!. English language would be cool too, there are people like me that has a decent level but it could be fun to learn more trough this app. Keep it up
I’m more excited and proud of you than I could ever describe with words, congrats man! I can’t wait for the kickstarter!
i have been so excited for this since you first ever mentioned it !! i’m going to uni this year & i get the option to study a language on the side , this would be so good for me to use whenever it’s released :))
I'm honestly rooting for you. You seem very passionate and I've been hearing about this app for along time. I would love to see your app blow up
Now that your app is ready, I hope you find rest and get better from your medical condition, we wish you all the best 🙏❤️
You're a real scrappy fella mate! It's so easy to see how much passion has gone into this. Congratulations mate, you're a real legend
You are a legend in the language learning community, and always will be. You’re an idol of mine and I genuinely feel like tearing up because of how inspiring this is. Thank you Ikenna!!
I can’t wait until we can finally use it!!
(I’m so sorry about your condition, my best wishes!)
I’m so stoked that this is coming out soon. It’s really inspiring that you’ve been working so hard to make your dream a reality and I can’t wait to try the app
This iniciative is amazing, thanks for revealing your app Ikenna, i've been wainting this for a long time, so it's cool to see the results