diff --git a/pythorhead/comment.py b/pythorhead/comment.py
index efbcf8b..0dce540 100644
--- a/pythorhead/comment.py
+++ b/pythorhead/comment.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from typing import Any, List, Literal, Optional
+from typing import Any, List, Literal, Optional, Union
 
 from pythorhead.requestor import Request, Requestor
-from pythorhead.types import CommentSortType, ListingType
+from pythorhead.types import CommentSortType, ListingType, LanguageType
 
 
 class Comment:
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def create(
         content: str,
         form_id: Optional[str] = None,
         parent_id: Optional[int] = None,
-        language_id: Optional[int] = None,
+        language_id: Union[int, LanguageType, None] = None,
     ) -> Optional[dict]:
         """
         Create a comment.
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def create(
             content (str)
             form_id (Optional[int], optional): Defaults to None.
             parent_id (Optional[int], optional): Defaults to None.
-            language_id (Optional[int], optional): Defaults to None.
+            language_id (Union[int, LanguageType], optional): Defaults to None.
 
         Returns:
             Optional[dict]: created comment data if successful
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ def create(
         if parent_id is not None:
             create_comment["parent_id"] = parent_id
         if language_id is not None:
-            create_comment["language_id"] = language_id
+            if isinstance(language_id, LanguageType):
+                create_comment["language_id"] = language_id.value
+            else:
+                create_comment["language_id"] = language_id
 
         return self._requestor.api(
             Request.POST,
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ def edit(
         content: Optional[str] = None,
         distinguished: Optional[bool] = None,
         form_id: Optional[str] = None,
-        language_id: Optional[int] = None,
+        language_id: Union[int, LanguageType, None] = None,
     ) -> Optional[dict]:
         """
         Edit a comment.
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ def edit(
             content (Optional[str], optional): Defaults to None.
             distinguished (Optional[bool], optional): Defaults to None.
             form_id (Optional[str], optional): Defaults to None.
-            language_id (Optional[int], optional): Defaults to None.
+            language_id (Union[int, LanguageType], optional): Defaults to None.
 
         Returns:
             Optional[dict]: edited comment data if successful
@@ -136,7 +139,10 @@ def edit(
         if form_id is not None:
             edit_comment["form_id"] = form_id
         if language_id is not None:
-            edit_comment["language_id"] = language_id
+            if isinstance(language_id, LanguageType):
+                edit_comment["language_id"] = language_id.value
+            else:
+                edit_comment["language_id"] = language_id
 
         return self._requestor.api(
             Request.PUT,
diff --git a/pythorhead/community.py b/pythorhead/community.py
index fb2c64f..63016a0 100644
--- a/pythorhead/community.py
+++ b/pythorhead/community.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-from typing import Any, List, Optional
+from typing import List, Optional, Union
+
 
 from pythorhead.requestor import Request, Requestor
-from pythorhead.types import ListingType, SortType
+from pythorhead.types import ListingType, SortType, LanguageType
 
 
 class Community:
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ def create(
         icon: Optional[str] = None,
         nsfw: Optional[bool] = None,
         posting_restricted_to_mods: Optional[bool] = None,
+        discussion_languages: Optional[List[Union[int, LanguageType]]] = None,
     ) -> Optional[dict]:
         """
         Create a community
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ def create(
             icon (str, optional): Defaults to None
             nsfw (bool, optional): Defaults to None
             posting_restricted_to_mods (bool, optional): Defaults to None
+            discussion_languages: (List[Union[int, LanguageType]], optional): Defaults to None
 
         Returns:
             Optional[dict]: post data if successful
@@ -43,6 +46,9 @@ def create(
             new_community["nsfw"] = nsfw
         if [posting_restricted_to_mods] is not None:
             new_community["[posting_restricted_to_mods]"] = [posting_restricted_to_mods]
+        if discussion_languages is not None:
+            new_community["discussion_languages"] = [l.value for l in discussion_languages
+                                                     if isinstance(l, LanguageType)]
 
         return self._requestor.api(Request.POST, "/community", json=new_community)
 
diff --git a/pythorhead/post.py b/pythorhead/post.py
index 52ecfbb..d507ebb 100644
--- a/pythorhead/post.py
+++ b/pythorhead/post.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from typing import Any, List, Literal, Optional
+from typing import Any, List, Literal, Optional, Union
 
 from pythorhead.requestor import Request, Requestor
-from pythorhead.types import FeatureType, ListingType, SortType
+from pythorhead.types import FeatureType, ListingType, SortType, LanguageType
 
 
 class Post:
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def create(
         body: Optional[str] = None,
         nsfw: Optional[bool] = None,
         honeypot: Optional[str] = None,
-        language_id: Optional[int] = None,
+        language_id: Union[int, LanguageType, None] = None,
     ) -> Optional[dict]:
         """
         Create a post
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def create(
             body (str, optional): Defaults to None.
             nsfw (bool, optional): Defaults to None.
             honeypot (str, optional): Defaults to None.
-            language_id (int, optional): Defaults to None.
+            language_id (Union[int, LanguageType], optional): Defaults to None.
 
         Returns:
             Optional[dict]: post data if successful
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ def create(
         if honeypot is not None:
             new_post["honeypot"] = honeypot
         if language_id is not None:
-            new_post["language_id"] = language_id
+            if isinstance(language_id, LanguageType):
+                new_post["language_id"] = language_id.value
+            else:
+                new_post["language_id"] = language_id
 
         return self._requestor.api(Request.POST, "/post", json=new_post)
 
@@ -167,7 +170,7 @@ def edit(
         url: Optional[str] = None,
         body: Optional[str] = None,
         nsfw: Optional[bool] = None,
-        language_id: Optional[int] = None,
+        language_id: Union[int, LanguageType, None] = None,
     ) -> Optional[dict]:
         """
 
@@ -179,7 +182,7 @@ def edit(
             url (str, optional): Defaults to None.
             body (str, optional): Defaults to None.
             nsfw (bool, optional): Defaults to None.
-            language_id (int, optional): Defaults to None.
+            language_id (Union[int, LanguageType], optional): Defaults to None.
 
         Returns:
             Optional[dict]: post data if successful
@@ -196,7 +199,10 @@ def edit(
         if nsfw is not None:
             edit_post["nsfw"] = nsfw
         if language_id is not None:
-            edit_post["language_id"] = language_id
+            if isinstance(language_id, LanguageType):
+                edit_post["language_id"] = language_id.value
+            else:
+                edit_post["language_id"] = language_id
 
         return self._requestor.api(Request.PUT, "/post", json=edit_post)
 
diff --git a/pythorhead/site.py b/pythorhead/site.py
index d48266b..4cb9fd5 100644
--- a/pythorhead/site.py
+++ b/pythorhead/site.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from typing import Any, List, Optional
+from typing import Any, List, Optional, Union
 
 from pythorhead.requestor import Request, Requestor
-from pythorhead.types import ListingType
+from pythorhead.types import ListingType, LanguageType
 
 
 class Site:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def edit(
         legal_information: Optional[str] = None,
         application_email_admins: Optional[bool] = None,
         hide_modlog_mod_names: Optional[bool] = None,
-        discussion_languages=None,
+        discussion_languages: Optional[List[Union[int, LanguageType]]] = None,
         slur_filter_regex: Optional[str] = None,
         actor_name_max_length: Optional[int] = None,
         rate_limit_message: Optional[int] = None,
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def edit(
             legal_information (str, optional): Defaults to None.
             application_email_admins (bool, optional): Defaults to None.
             hide_modlog_mod_names (bool, optional): Defaults to None.
-            discussion_languages (LanguageType, optional): Defaults to None.
+            discussion_languages: (List[Union[int, LanguageType]], optional): Defaults to None
             slur_filter_regex (str, optional): Defaults to None.
             actor_name_max_length (int, optional): Defaults to None.
             rate_limit_message (int, optional): Defaults to None.
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ def edit(
         Returns:
             Optional[dict]: post data if successful
         """
+        discussion_languages = [l.value for l in discussion_languages if isinstance(l, LanguageType)]
         edit_site: dict[str, Any] = {
             key: value for key, value in locals().items() if value is not None and key != "self"
         }
diff --git a/pythorhead/types/__init__.py b/pythorhead/types/__init__.py
index 7a6982e..b1e18ca 100644
--- a/pythorhead/types/__init__.py
+++ b/pythorhead/types/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from .feature import FeatureType
 from .listing import ListingType
 from .sort import CommentSortType, SortType
+from .language import LanguageType
diff --git a/pythorhead/types/language.py b/pythorhead/types/language.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2413e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pythorhead/types/language.py
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+from enum import Enum
+
+# from https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/c216153dfb3cb2d08b72fa466fe522b3c7accde7/migrations/2022-06-21-123144_language-tags/up.sql
+
+class LanguageType(Enum):
+    UNDETERMINED = 0
+    AA = 1 # Afaraf
+    AB = 2 # аҧсуа бызшәа
+    AE = 3 # avesta
+    AF = 4 # Afrikaans
+    AK = 5 # Akan
+    AM = 6 # አማርኛ
+    AN = 7 # aragonés
+    AR = 8 # اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ
+    AS = 9 # অসমীয়া
+    AV = 10 # авар мацӀ
+    AY = 11 # aymar aru
+    AZ = 12 # azərbaycan dili
+    BA = 13 # башҡорт теле
+    BE = 14 # беларуская мова
+    BG = 15 # български език
+    BI = 16 # Bislama
+    BM = 17 # bamanankan
+    BN = 18 # বাংলা
+    BO = 19 # བོད་ཡིག
+    BR = 20 # brezhoneg
+    BS = 21 # bosanski jezik
+    CA = 22 # Català
+    CE = 23 # нохчийн мотт
+    CH = 24 # Chamoru
+    CO = 25 # corsu
+    CR = 26 # ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ
+    CS = 27 # čeština
+    CU = 28 # ѩзыкъ словѣньскъ
+    CV = 29 # чӑваш чӗлхи
+    CY = 30 # Cymraeg
+    DA = 31 # dansk
+    DE = 32 # Deutsch
+    DV = 33 # ދިވެހި
+    DZ = 34 # རྫོང་ཁ
+    EE = 35 # Eʋegbe
+    EL = 36 # Ελληνικά
+    EN = 37 # English
+    EO = 38 # Esperanto
+    ES = 39 # Español
+    ET = 40 # eesti
+    EU = 41 # euskara
+    FA = 42 # فارسی
+    FF = 43 # Fulfulde
+    FI = 44 # suomi
+    FJ = 45 # vosa Vakaviti
+    FO = 46 # føroyskt
+    FR = 47 # Français
+    FY = 48 # Frysk
+    GA = 49 # Gaeilge
+    GD = 50 # Gàidhlig
+    GL = 51 # galego
+    GN = 52 # Avañe\'ẽ
+    GU = 53 # ગુજરાતી
+    GV = 54 # Gaelg
+    HA = 55 # هَوُسَ
+    HE = 56 # עברית
+    HI = 57 # हिन्दी
+    HO = 58 # Hiri Motu
+    HR = 59 # Hrvatski
+    HT = 60 # Kreyòl ayisyen
+    HU = 61 # magyar
+    HY = 62 # Հայերեն
+    HZ = 63 # Otjiherero
+    IA = 64 # Interlingua
+    ID = 65 # Bahasa Indonesia
+    IE = 66 # Interlingue
+    IG = 67 # Asụsụ Igbo
+    II = 68 # ꆈꌠ꒿ Nuosuhxop
+    IK = 69 # Iñupiaq
+    IO = 70 # Ido
+    IS = 71 # Íslenska
+    IT = 72 # Italiano
+    IU = 73 # ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
+    JA = 74 # 日本語
+    JV = 75 # basa Jawa
+    KA = 76 # ქართული
+    KG = 77 # Kikongo
+    KI = 78 # Gĩkũyũ
+    KJ = 79 # Kuanyama
+    KK = 80 # қазақ тілі
+    KL = 81 # kalaallisut
+    KM = 82 # ខេមរភាសា
+    KN = 83 # ಕನ್ನಡ
+    KO = 84 # 한국어
+    KR = 85 # Kanuri
+    KS = 86 # कश्मीरी
+    KU = 87 # Kurdî
+    KV = 88 # коми кыв
+    KW = 89 # Kernewek
+    KY = 90 # Кыргызча
+    LA = 91 # latine
+    LB = 92 # Lëtzebuergesch
+    LG = 93 # Luganda
+    LI = 94 # Limburgs
+    LN = 95 # Lingála
+    LO = 96 # ພາສາລາວ
+    LT = 97 # lietuvių kalba
+    LU = 98 # Kiluba
+    LV = 99 # latviešu valoda
+    MG = 100 # fiteny malagasy
+    MH = 101 # Kajin M̧ajeļ
+    MI = 102 # te reo Māori
+    MK = 103 # македонски јазик
+    ML = 104 # മലയാളം
+    MN = 105 # Монгол хэл
+    MR = 106 # मराठी
+    MS = 107 # Bahasa Melayu
+    MT = 108 # Malti
+    MY = 109 # ဗမာစာ
+    NA = 110 # Dorerin Naoero
+    NB = 111 # Norsk bokmål
+    ND = 112 # isiNdebele
+    NE = 113 # नेपाली
+    NG = 114 # Owambo
+    NL = 115 # Nederlands
+    NN = 116 # Norsk nynorsk
+    NO = 117 # Norsk
+    NR = 118 # isiNdebele
+    NV = 119 # Diné bizaad
+    NY = 120 # chiCheŵa
+    OC = 121 # occitan
+    OJ = 122 # ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ
+    OM = 123 # Afaan Oromoo
+    OR = 124 # ଓଡ଼ିଆ
+    OS = 125 # ирон æвзаг
+    PA = 126 # ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
+    PI = 127 # पाऴि
+    PL = 128 # Polski
+    PS = 129 # پښتو
+    PT = 130 # Português
+    QU = 131 # Runa Simi
+    RM = 132 # rumantsch grischun
+    RN = 133 # Ikirundi
+    RO = 134 # Română
+    RU = 135 # Русский
+    RW = 136 # Ikinyarwanda
+    SA = 137 # संस्कृतम्
+    SC = 138 # sardu
+    SD = 139 # सिन्धी
+    SE = 140 # Davvisámegiella
+    SG = 141 # yângâ tî sängö
+    SI = 142 # සිංහල
+    SK = 143 # slovenčina
+    SL = 144 # slovenščina
+    SM = 145 # gagana fa\'a Samoa
+    SN = 146 # chiShona
+    SO = 147 # Soomaaliga
+    SQ = 148 # Shqip
+    SR = 149 # српски језик
+    SS = 150 # SiSwati
+    ST = 151 # Sesotho
+    SU = 152 # Basa Sunda
+    SV = 153 # Svenska
+    SW = 154 # Kiswahili
+    TA = 155 # தமிழ்
+    TE = 156 # తెలుగు
+    TG = 157 # тоҷикӣ
+    TH = 158 # ไทย
+    TI = 159 # ትግርኛ
+    TK = 160 # Türkmençe
+    TL = 161 # Wikang Tagalog
+    TN = 162 # Setswana
+    TO = 163 # faka Tonga
+    TR = 164 # Türkçe
+    TS = 165 # Xitsonga
+    TT = 166 # татар теле
+    TW = 167 # Twi
+    TY = 168 # Reo Tahiti
+    UG = 169 # ئۇيغۇرچە‎
+    UK = 170 # Українська
+    UR = 171 # اردو
+    UZ = 172 # Ўзбек
+    VE = 173 # Tshivenḓa
+    VI = 174 # Tiếng Việt
+    VO = 175 # Volapük
+    WA = 176 # walon
+    WO = 177 # Wollof
+    XH = 178 # isiXhosa
+    YI = 179 # ייִדיש
+    YO = 180 # Yorùbá
+    ZA = 181 # Saɯ cueŋƅ
+    ZH = 182 # 中文
+    ZU = 183 # isiZulu