Thursday 21 February 2019

when is International Mother Language Day celebrated?

when is International Mother Language Day celebrated?

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1) 21  February

2)22  February

3)23  February

4)24  February

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1) 21  February

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International Mother Language Day is being celebrated today.

The day is observed on the 21st of February every year to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

Since 2019 is also the International Year of Indigenous Languages,
the theme of this year’s Mother Language Day is Indigenous Languages as a factor in development, peace and reconciliation.

At least 43 per cent of the estimated 6000 languages spoken in the world are endangered.

Only a few hundred languages have genuinely been given a place in education systems and the public domain.

 According to UN data, a language disappears every two weeks taking with it an entire cultural and intellectual heritage.

UNESCO has been celebrating International Mother Language Day for nearly 20 years with the aim of preserving this linguistic diversity and promoting mother tongue-based multilingual education.

Progress is being made in this direction with a growing understanding of its importance, particularly in early schooling. 

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