
Your family becomes the teacher.
Parents, grandparents, siblings, and trusted relatives share the words they know.
See it. Hear it. Keep in the family.
What is Tuki Ruki?
Your family brings the language. Tuki Ruki turns it into simple moments of seeing, listening, and speaking.

Parents, grandparents, siblings, and trusted relatives share the words they know.

In multilingual homes, one language can crowd out another. Tuki Ruki gives yours a private place to be heard and passed on.
Learners see an image, hear their family name it, and say it aloud.

Ask your family
Want to know how something is said in your family’s language? Ask your family. Their answer becomes a new word to hear, practice, and keep.
See something. Ask how your family says it. Learn it in their voice.

Our beginning
Tuki Ruki was born from a Maya father’s determination to pass his native language on to his children—so it would not end with him, but live on in their voices and expand the way they understand the world.
Read our story
How it works

Invite the people you trust to a private family circle.

Family members name familiar images and everyday expressions.

Learners hear their family, connect sound with meaning, and say it aloud.
Ready to begin?
Bring your family together and begin passing it on—one image, one voice, one word at a time.
Create your family circlePrivate. By invitation. Taught by your family.