# Generating a new mnemonic

You can generate new mnemonic phrases to create a BIP39 wallet, such as a Hycon wallet. You can pass it as a parameter to `/generateWallet` and `/recoverWallet`. Please check *Appendix > Language Support* for a list of supported languages. `language` is not case-sensitive.

**Path Parameter**

| Parameter  | Type   | Required | Description                        |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ---------------------------------- |
| `language` | string | Yes      | Language to generate mnemonic with |

Please check *Appendix > Language Support* for a list of supported languages. `language` is not case-sensitive.

**Response - `text/plain`**

| Parameter  | Type   | Description                                                     |
| ---------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `mnemonic` | string | A 12- to 24-word BIP39 phrase to seed your wallet's private key |

GET/api/v1/getMnemonic/{language}

**Example request**

```
$ curl -X GET http://localhost:2442/api/v1/getMnemonic/korean \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8'
```

**Response (Success)**

```
"찻잔 역사 조건 나흘 별명 조상 현금 태풍 사업 업종 대규모 유형"
```


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