International Mother Language Day in 2023

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2023 Date	21 February 2023
2024 Date	21 February 2024

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International Mother Language Day in

Tuesday, 21 Feb

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International Mother Language Day in 2023

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.

Top X Posts (formerly Tweets) for International Mother Language Day - in 2023

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As we celebrate mother language internationally today, we would love to learn from our diverse audience. Tell us what “business” means in your mother tongue. #accountable #internationalmotherlanguageday https://t.co/fdpHHTa1zT
— accountable (@accountableserv) February 21, 2023

Our mother tongue is a reflection of our culture, heritage, and identity. It allows us to pass on indigenous knowledge and traditions. We must preserve it. Let’s make mother language-based education a reality for all learners. https://t.co/CGPCExVM6G #MotherLanguageDay https://t.co/YAghcJWqAu
— UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 (@UNESCO) February 21, 2023

‘International Mother Language day’ Make sure the children in your school know how valuable their linguistic repertoire is. 🇳🇬 🇮🇳 🇧🇩 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 🇷🇴 🇱🇰 https://t.co/79TaQTf60f
— Soofia Amin (@soofia_amin) February 21, 2023

Today is International Mother Language Day #IMLD and to celebrate The Bell Foundation is sharing some of the advantages of being multilingual. Find out why schools should support learners who use #EAL to use their full linguistic repertoire: https://t.co/0W2DdjRHXJ https://t.co/hfRx4oy2ZY
— The Bell Foundation (@BellFoundation) February 21, 2023

On International Mother Language Day, We are re-producing a short poem by Kashmiri poet Abdul Rehman Rahi stressing on the importance of our mother tongue Koshur. https://t.co/7vCzSTNiUS
— The Kashmiriyat (@TheKashmiriyat) February 21, 2023

More than 6,700 languages are spoken worldwide but at least 40% are threatened with extinction. The classroom has a vital role to play in keeping them alive! @UNESCO is calling on countries to implement mother language-based education: https://t.co/8IndXt4Tsx #MotherLanguageDay https://t.co/DvBEYzZZzl
— UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 (@UNESCO) February 20, 2023

👋 Today is International Mother Language Day and to celebrate, we’re sharing a special multilingual message from Pavlina, who recently visited Wales from the Yukon, Canada. Pavlina shares some of the languages spoken in the Yukon including Gwich'’in and gives Welsh a go! https://t.co/zW2ruuaClX
— Welsh Government International 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦 (@walesintheworld) February 21, 2023

Tuesday is #MotherLanguageDay! Cultural and linguistic diversity are key for sustainable and peaceful societies. https://t.co/8DyBnfiJ41 via @UNESCO https://t.co/yJKE1IRF4M
— United Nations (@UN) February 21, 2023

Today is International Mother Language Day, celebrating cultural and linguistic diversity. Explore the benefits of multilingualism and how to support multilingual children in their learning. Enrol: https://t.co/U9oqDIQIzN @UniRdg_IoE @UniRdg_Psych @ludoserratrice @naomiflynn61 https://t.co/BSwfhoLdNV
— Uni of Reading Online Courses (@UniRdg_OOCs) February 21, 2023

It’s International Mother Language Day! Multilingualism means a lot to us here in Wales. So, we were thrilled to exchange languages from Cymraeg to Dákwänje with Pavlina from the Yukon. Here she is discussing the importance of conserving native languages, diolch Pavlina ❤️ https://t.co/Hp7TrzElkg
— Welsh Government (@WelshGovernment) February 21, 2023