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Digno kaj justeco por ĉiu el ni

Dignidad y justicia para todas y todos

Dignité et justice pour nous tous

Dignity and justice for all of us

Lingvaj Rajtoj
Derechos Lingüísticos
الحقوق اللغوية
Droits Linguistiques
ЯЗЫКОВЫЕ ПРАВА
Linguistic Rights
语言权
언어권리
Sprachliche Rechte
Nyelvi jogok
حقوق زبانی
สิทธิทางภาษา
Diritti linguistici
Sproglige rettigheder
Jazyková práva
Taalrechten - taalrechtvaardigheid



Lingvaj Rajtoj - Derechos Lingüísticos - الحقوق اللغوية - Droits Linguistiques - ЯЗЫКОВЫЕ ПРАВА - Linguistic Rights - 语言权 - 언어권리

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albana | sq | Shqip

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21 shkurt 2018
Dita Ndërkombëtare e Gjuhës Amtare
angla | en | English

21st February - International Mother Language Day  - (angla | en | English) klaku por vidi la grandan (preseblan) afiŝversion (en nova fenestro)
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21st February 2018
International Mother Language Day
araba | ar | العربية

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21. února 2018
Mezinárodní den mateřského jazyka
ĉina | zh | 简体中文

...  - (ĉina | zh | 中文 (simpl.)) klaku por vidi la grandan (preseblan) afiŝversion (en nova fenestro)
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2018年2 月21日
国际母语日
dana | da | Dansk

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21. februar 2018
Den Internationale Modersmålsdag
esperanta | eo | Esperanto

Internacia Tago de la Gepatra Lingvo, 21-a de februaro 2018 - (esperanta | eo | Esperanto) klaku por vidi la grandan (preseblan) afiŝversion (en nova fenestro)
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21a de februaro 2018
Internacia Tago de la Gepatra Lingvo
farsia | fa | فارسی - Parsi/Farsi

21... - (farsia | fa | فارسی - Parsi/Farsi) klaku por vidi la grandan (preseblan) afiŝversion (en nova fenestro)
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21 فوریه 2018
روز جهانی زبان مادری
finna | fi | Suomi

21--- - (finna | fi | Suomi) klaku por vidi la grandan (preseblan) afiŝversion (en nova fenestro)
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21 helmikuuta
Kansainvälinen äidinkielen päivä
(publikigota)
franca | fr | Français

21 février - Journée internationale de la langue maternelle - (franca | fr | Français) klaku por vidi la grandan (preseblan) afiŝversion (en nova fenestro)
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21 février
Journée internationale de la langue maternelle
germana | de | Deutsch

21. Februar - Internationaler Tag der Muttersprache - (germana | de | Deutsch) klaku por vidi la grandan (preseblan) afiŝversion (en nova fenestro)
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21. Februar
Internationaler Tag der Muttersprache
greka | el | ελληνικά

21η Φεβρουαρίου 2018 - (greka | el | ελληνικά) klaku por vidi la grandan (preseblan) afiŝversion (en nova fenestro)
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21η Φεβρουαρίου
Παγκόσμια Ημέρα της Μητρικής Γλώσσας
hispana | es | Español

21 de febrero de 2018 - Día Internacional de la Lengua Materna | Internacia Tago de la Gepatra Lingvo, 21-a de februaro 2018 - (hispana | es | Español) klaku por vidi la grandan (preseblan) afiŝversion (en nova fenestro)
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21 de febrero de 2018
Día Internacional de la Lengua Materna
hungara | hu | Magyar

2018. február 21. - Az anyanyelv nemzetközi napja | Internacia Tago de la Gepatra Lingvo, 21-a de februaro 2018 - (hungara | hu | Magyar) klaku por vidi la grandan (preseblan) afiŝversion (en nova fenestro)
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itala | it | Italiano

21 febbraio 2018 - Giornata Internazionale della Lingua Madre - (itala | it | Italiano) klaku por vidi la grandan (preseblan) afiŝversion (en nova fenestro)
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→ 21 febbraio 2018
Giornata Internazionale della Lingua Madre
nederlanda | nl | Nederlands

21 februari 2018 - Internationale Dag van de Moedertaal | Internacia Tago de la Gepatra Lingvo, 21-a de februaro 2018 - (nederlanda | nl | Nederlands ) klaku por vidi la grandan (preseblan) afiŝversion (en nova fenestro)
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21 februari 2018
Internationale Dag van de Moedertaal
pola | pl | Polski

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portugala | pt | Português

21 de fevereiro 2018 - Dia Internacional da Língua Materna | Internacia Tago de la Gepatra Lingvo, 21-a de februaro 2018 - (portugala | pt | Português) klaku por vidi la grandan (preseblan) afiŝversion (en nova fenestro)
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21 de fevereiro 2018
Dia Internacional da Língua Materna
serba | sr | Srpski/српски

Међународни ДАН МАТЕРЊЕГ ЈЕЗИКА - 21. фебруар 2018
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21. фебруар 2018.
Међународни дан матерњег језика
slovaka | sk | Slovenčina

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sveda | sv | Svenska

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svahila | sw | Kiswahili

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Tarehe 21 Februari 2018
Siku ya kimataifa ya lugha la wazazi
taja | th | ภาษาไทย

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tajvana | zh/tw | 繁體中文

2018年2 月21日 - 國際母語日
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2018年2 月21日
國際母語日
turka | tr | Türkçe

Internacia Tago de la Gepatra Lingvo, 21-a de februaro 2018 - (turka | tr | Türkçe) klaku por vidi la grandan (preseblan) afiŝversion (en nova fenestro)
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21 Şubat 2018
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21st February 2018
International Mother Language Day

On the 21st February 1952, at the University of Dhaka, East Bengal, police shot dead a number of demonstrating students. Those students were demonstrating for people to acknowledge the existence of their mother tongue - Bengali (bangla / bn / বাংলা ভাষা). There was a move to remove that language from the university in favour of a "greater" language, spoken by the strong people of the time.

This is something which has been continually repeated - in various forms - all over the world and throughout history. Not only in East Bengal but also in several European countries. These are not unique events and there is the same logic: "I'm the strong one, so shut up, and if by any chance you want to speak, speak my language." In this way, little by little languages are disappearing and dying, and entire peoples are losing their intellectual treasure - a point made by many linguists also. This process gradually strengthen the position of English - to the detriment of local mother tongues.

Apart from the social injustice, which happens when anyone's mother tongue is disrespected, and psychological problems caused by disregard for an individual's mother tongue and insufficient knowledge of the imposed language, we should be aware of the fact that biological and linguistic diversity are inseparable, interconnected and dependent one upon the other. The loss of linguistic diversity brings about the loss of traditional knowledge which is essentially necessary for the continuance of biodiversity, for life. (Final declaration of the 64th UN DPI-NGO Conference, Bonn, 2011 (1); Terralingua (2))

On 17th November 1999 UNESCO proclaimed 21st February as the International Mother Language Day. In 2007 as well, the General Assembly of the UN (3) called on member states to "promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by peoples of the world", at the same time declaring 2008 as the International Year of Languages. (4)

In 2014 on its website, UNESCO also published an Esperanto version of the message from the General Director, Irina Bokova. (5)

What does this have to do with Esperanto? The two things are in fact related, because the core values of this day, multilingualism and the right of every person to speak his/her mother language, are also the values defended by the worldwide movement for Esperanto. We Esperantists do not want any language to disappear; we want all languages to continue existing, with respect for everyone's linguistic rights, and for linguistic justice to prevail. With this aim, for many years the Universal Esperanto Association (Universala Esperanto-Asocio, UEA) has solemnly co-celebrated this day, to underline among other things that Esperanto does not eliminate languages, unlike the way the languages of economic and military great powers do.

Esperanto, in fact, is a means of protecting against the disappearance of languages, as Mrs. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (President of the Icelandic Republic, 1980-1996) said: "It is time that the various nations understand that a neutral language could become a real bulwark for their cultures against the monopolistic influences of only one or two languages, as it now appears increasingly evident. I sincerely hope Esperanto will rapidly be making more progress to assist all of the world's nations." (6)

Perhaps someone is still asking: "Precisely why Esperanto?" The reason is simple. Behind Esperanto there are no states, economic systems, imperialistic struggles, nor peoples whose interest would be the elimination of other peoples, their languages, or the acquisition of their markets. Behind Esperanto there are only people of good will, who strive for justice for all cultures and all languages, in peace between the peoples.

"Strengthening the rights of speakers of all languages is a cause that Esperanto contributes to substantially." - Prof. Robert Phillipson. (7)

Esperanto is an instrument accelerating the attainment of just communication and thus of just relations between ethnic groups, cultures, people.

"I hope that Esperanto will continue fulfilling this dual role in promoting diversity and creating unity." - Rita Izsák-Ndiaye, Special Rapporteur of the UN on minority issues. (8)

Therefore, the use of Esperanto, a bridge language in international communication, makes linguistic equity possible and helps everyone to keep their own language alive. This is the clear message which Esperanto-speakers from the whole world want to send to everyone worldwide, on 21st February.

- Get to know the international language, Esperanto at www.lernu.net! (9)



→   Declaration of the Universal Esperanto Association   ←
on the occasion of
International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2018


The UEA Information team (10)
Renato Corsetti, Stefano Keller, Emilio Cid, Vasil Kadifeli and others
Posters: © Peter Oliver/UEA and translators from different countries
www.linguistic-rights.org/21-02-2018



1) www.linguistic-rights.org/dokumento/Final_declaration_64th_UN_DPI_NGO_Conference_Bonn_2011_amendments_Universala_Esperanto_Asocio_UEA.pdf (archive copy of the UN document: PDF)
2) www.terralingua.org/our-work/linguistic-diversity
3) www.un.org/en/events/motherlanguageday
4) 2008 - International Year of Languages | http://www.un.org/en/events/iyl/
5) www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/international-mother-language-day-2014 (archive copy of the UNESCO webpage: PDF)
6) http://www.linguistic-rights.org/uea/Justa_Komunikado_Lingva_Justeco_Vigdis_FINNBOGADOTTIR_prezidento_de_la_Respubliko_Islando_1980_1996.pdf
7) www.linguistic-rights.org/esperanto-125/Dr-Robert-Phillipson-Professor-emeritus-125-years-of-Esperanto.html - also recommended: Dr. Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
8) www.linguistic-rights.org/esperanto-125/Rita-Izsak-UN-independent-expert-on-minority-issues.html
9) www.lernu.net
10) Universala Esperanto-Asocio (UEA) - www.uea.org


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