International Mother Language Day

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AKA Name	Día De La Lengua Materna
Hashtags	#Motherlanguageday, #IMLD
Related Hashtags	#DíaDeLaLenguaMaterna, #Language
2022 Date	21 February 2022
2023 Date	21 February 2023

2022 Holidays & Dates

International Mother Language Day in 2022

Monday, Feb 21

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International Mother Language Day History

International Mother Language Day seeks to promote linguistic and cultural diversity as well as multilingualism. This day aims to support quality education, unity, diversity, and international understanding. Language is the most effective way that humans communicate. It serves as a powerful instrument in the preservation and development of cultures and ethnicities.

International Mother Language Day was established in 1999 by UNESCO. It is observed annually on February 21. It serves as a commemoration for the group of university students who were killed by the Pakistani Police in Bangladesh for using their mother language.

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— Corazon Mexica (@MiCorazonMexica) February 21, 2022

Today marks the International Mother Language Day. The Kurdish language was developed between 2,000-5,000 years ago and belongs to the Indo-European language family. Many Kurds aren't allowed to speak Kurdish due to oppression; a right that everyone should be able to have https://t.co/8WEdxmLs7Z
— Adan Anwar (@AdanAnwar15) February 21, 2022

Happy Mother Language Day 🎉 My main language is English today but as a little girl I grew up speaking Spanish. When I became a migrant I promised myself I would never forget it and so I still speak it today with family in Panama and a few Latino friends in Ireland 💚 https://t.co/ybc1msJSgy
— Lola (@LolasRags) February 21, 2022

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Mother Language Day Facts & Quotes

The theme for International Mother Language Day in 2021 was Fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society.
As of 2021, the number of known spoken languages was 7,117. Around a third are endangered and have less than 1,000 speakers.
The most widely spoken languages in the world by native and non-native speakers are: Mandarin, English and Spanish.
The five most difficult languages to learn for an English speaker are Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese and Korean.
Mother languages in a multilingual approach are essential components of quality education, which is itself the foundation for empowering women and men in their societies. — Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General.

International Mother Language Day Top Events and Things to Do

Read about language acquisition and its critical period. Language and The Mind is an educational read by world renowned scientist Noam Chomsky.
Host a language party. Invite friends from all over the world and play games requiring each one of you to teach a few basic words in your language and the others to make use of them.
Make a financial donation or volunteer at an organization that aims to preserve endangered languages in the world. These organizations work with communities whose languages are at risk of extinction and promote the use of the language in education and communal life. Some such organizations include, The Linguistic Society of America and The Endangered Languages Project.
Gather with friends and family to assess your local education system. Does it provide adequate language instruction and second language instruction? Second language acquisition has been linked with critical thinking, creativity and flexibility of the mind.
Generate awareness for International Mother Language Day by using the hashtags #InternationalMotherTongueDay, #IMLD, #motherlanguage or a hashtag followed by the language of your post (#english, #bengali, #xhosa).