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So my father went to the Kolkata International Bookfair or any Bangali's favourite Boimela. He saw a stall of Sulekha inks...The Sulekha inks and of course he had to explore.
Let me share with you a brief history of Sulekha....
Around 1932 Satish Das Gupta, an ex-chemist of Bengal Chemicals prepares Swadeshi ink, names it Krishnadhara and sells it through Khadi outlets. He then hands the recipe over to Maitra brothers Shankaracharya and Nani Gopal and asked them to make the ink commercially and call it Sulekha ( there is also a story which claims Kobiguru Rabindranath Thakur gave them the name সুলেখা or Sulekha ). After years of an illustrious journey they closed around 1990 and then reopened in 2006.
So my father purchased three things. Two inks and a notebook.
The first ink is a blood red ink called সেলাম ( Selaam or Salaam ). It was made as a gift to Bangladesh commemorating The Language Movement ( ভাষা আন্দোলন ). At first 21 bottles were gifted as a tribute to 21st February. And the creator of the ink mixed in a drop of his blood in the first 21 bottles. Then the ink became popular and was manufactured more. It is a beautiful red colour...and every drop of this ink holds in it the memories of every drop of blood shed for my beloved Bangla Bhasha.
The second ink is a vibrant green. Coloured just like the green of India's Tiranga. This ink was formulated on the day after India's Independence. It is called Swadhin or স্বাধীন.
The third is a notebook made in collaboration with jamini Ray's family. And I absolutely love that notebook.
#history#indian history#spilled ink#miru writes#kolkata#bengblr#desiblr#india#bangladesh#bangla tag#bangla#language#inks#international language day#bhasha dibosh
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International Language Day
International Mother Language Day is observed annually on February 21. The first observance was organized by UNESCO as a celebration of linguistic and cultural diversity. There are over 7,000 languages spoken in the world — this is a large number considering that some languages are better documented and more spoken than others. Many ethnic languages, some of which are still spoken by small groups today, will most likely be extinct in a few decades. This is why International Mother Language Day is so important, as it is part of a larger initiative to revive many communities’ linguistic heritage.
History of Language Day
UNESCO first established International Mother Language in 1999. The first inaugural celebration was held in 2000. This annual commemoration began as a tribute to the Bengali Language Movement, which sought to recognize Bengali as the official language of modern-day Bangladesh. Historically, this region was considered part of East Pakistan, and it had large Bengali communities with a distinctive language and culture. The plight of the Bengali language is representative of many similar ones faced by small linguistic communities around the world.
The Bengali movement’s plight can most likely be traced back to the establishment of Pakistan in 1947. The Bengali Language Movement began in East Pakistan’s Bengali communities and gained prominence in the early 1950s. To gain official recognition for their language, the movement held public meetings and rallies. In 1952, police opened fire on the Bengali Language Movement’s mass procession march. Several people were killed, and hundreds more were injured. The day of this incident was to be commemorated by Bengalis as a national holiday.
This story later inspired the United Nations to designate February 21 as International Mother Language Day. The U.N. initiative’s goal is to save the world’s languages from extinction. Since 2000, every international observance has had a theme. Each year’s celebration tries to add new elements to educational efforts to preserve indigenous languages and promote language learning. As a result, the celebration of the Bengali Language Movement becomes an international phenomenon that honors languages all over the world.
Language Day timeline
1952
Mass Procession
Bengalis march in a historic procession that ends in police violence that kills and injures countless people.
1955
First Observance In Bangladesh
For the first time, Bangladesh observes Language Movement Day as a national holiday.
1999
First Proclamation
In commemoration of the Bengali Language Movement, the United Nations declares February 21 as International Mother Language Day.
2008
Year Of Languages
In keeping with the annual commemorations of this day, the United Nations declares 2008 the International Year of Languages.
Language Day FAQs
How many languages are in the world?
There are more than 7,000 languages in the world still in use today, with only around 4,000 having a written form.
What is the most spoken language in the world?
Although English is the most widely spoken language, with over 1.13 billion speakers, Mandarin Chinese has the most native speakers, with approximately 1.11 billion speakers.
What is the hardest language to learn?
There are many difficult languages, but the hardest to learn are Chinese, German, Russian, and Arabic.
How to Observe Language Day
Take part in effortsSeveral efforts will be organized to further enable the goals of International Mother Language Day, as one of the most widely celebrated international events. Volunteering with cultural centers can be a rewarding experience as well as a useful service.
Start learning a languageWhat better way to honor languages than by starting to learn one? This is not a simple task, but taking the first steps can serve as the foundation for a life-long and rewarding project.
Learn the historyThe importance of languages in our cultures and civilizations cannot be overstated. As a result, learning the history of languages and how they evolved can be a good starting point for honoring them. Many events and discussions are planned during this international observance to shed light on these topics, with learning resources available.
5 Incredible Facts About World Languages
Least spoken language: Taushiro, or Pinche, is a nearly extinct language of the Peruvian Amazon, with only one living speaker.
Oldest written language: The Sumerian language is the oldest written language in history, dating back to 3000 B.C.
Most official languages: Zimbabwe has 16 officially recognized national languages, more than any other country in the world.
Most spoken languages: Papua New Guinea has 840 distinct spoken languages, making it the country with the most spoken languages.
Largest alphabet: The Khmer language, which is mostly spoken in Cambodia, has the largest alphabet of any language with 74 characters.
Why Language Day is Important
Many languages are endangered: Although there are many spoken languages today, the majority of them are in danger of extinction. This is one of the primary motivations for this international observance. Many languages are at risk of extinction because they are largely undocumented.
Languages develop through interaction with others: Every language has aspects of its syntax and vocabulary that have been influenced by other languages. This is how many languages evolved into their current form throughout history. Language preservation will help to keep the world's linguistic landscape rich and diverse.
Multilingualism: According to several statistics, at least half of the world's population is bilingual. Multilingualism is becoming more popular not only for professional or educational reasons but also as a culturally rewarding learning experience.
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in a n o t h e r life
#criminal minds#criminalmindsedit#criminal minds evolution#cmevolutionedit#cmverse#cmverseedit#emily prentiss#emilyprentissedit#mine#edit#*#otp: you are who you pretend to be#internal*#I'M DOING GREAT THANKS FOR ASKING#wednesday night i was complaining that they don't mention emily being a spy enough and then i got this the next day BLESS#(now let her speak other languages!!! it's been years and i'm dying here)#sorry that i'm still this obsessed with the lauren storyline but i am and those eps look SO GOOD giffed (AND DIMPLESSSS)#(making the cm evolution gifs look even worse in comparison i am BEGGING you guys to shoot above pitch black)#ALSO it makes sense that tara (and luke i assume) doesn't know about her time in the task force#(it's not like emily would bring it up it's bad enough that the rest of her family knows about doyle)#but i am !!!! about her not and need tara finding out please 👀
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Happy International Sign Language Day!
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It's International Day of Sign Languages! (September 23rd) Here is Shoshannah and Jensen showing his sign name, with Misha popping in. 🤟
See Misha's here.
#jensen ackles#shoshannah stern#misha collins#sign name#sign language#international day of sign languages#asl
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10 facts about Basque language
1 - It's one of the oldest living languages in Europe, predating Indo-European.
2 - In fact there's a theory defending our language was already in use during Neolithic times, since the name we use for many tools may bring the root for stone, meaning the name was born when the tools were made of stone.
3 - It's so important to Basque people we call our land "The land of the Basque language". We call our language Euskara, and any other language was simply referred to as erdara.
4 - It has no gender and 13 linguistic cases. Accent depends mainly on declension.
5 - Euskara uses a vigesimal counting system, so we say 4*20+10+5 instead of 95.
6 - Basque has 7 dialects, and around 1M speakers.
7 - It's one of the best represented languages on Wikipedia, with more than 400,000 articles.
8 - It has survived centuries of legislation that punished its use and wanted it erased. Children went to clandestine Basque schools during Franco's dictatorship, while teachers and parents risked themselves to a death sentence if caught.
9 - Basque has its own family of fonts, rescued from the traditional engraving of tombstones.
10 - It's a growing language: in Euskadi there are 250,000 Basque speakers more than 30 years ago.
#euskal herria#basque country#pays basque#euskadi#pais vasco#culture#euskera#euskara#basque#euskararen eguna#international day of the basque language#fun facts
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happy international mother language day
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, it goes to his heart.” - Nelson Mandela
what's the first language of your OCs? what does it mean to them if someone speaks it to them?
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Happy International Native Language day
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There are 84 recognised languages native to the European Union, but only 24 of them are official. Most of the time, the speakers of indigenous, minority or “regional” languages are discriminated against and have the state’s official language imposed in their everyday life.
Reposting from EFA Youth’s Instagram account:
On International Mother Language Day we reiterate our demand for the right to live, learn, work and communicate in our own languages.
We’ve set out 4 steps for the European youth to improve linguistic diversity on our continent.
1️⃣ To demand the right to live, to work and to communicate in our own languages.
2️⃣ To fight for the right to learn our own languages and to be taught in them. Education is key to a language’s survival.
3️⃣Insist on public services being delivered in our own languages for the benefit of all.
4️⃣Speak up and use your languages, no matter how confident you are, the way to guarantee a language’s future is to speak it wherever possible.
#international mother language day#languages#language#langblr#lingblr#sociolinguistics#europe#european union#diversity#minority languages#eu#cultural diversity#linguistics#efa#minorities#minority rights#regional languages#indigenous languages#polyglot
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So I guess there are different ways to say something is "the bee's knees" and you have to know them bc they're honestly the cows vagina
#cultural differences#culture differences#language differences#sayings#saying#quote#quotes#international quotes#famous quotes#bees knees#hilarious#so funny#funny#funny quote#funny quotes#funny quote of the day#funny quote tumblr#funny qoute#quotable#quoteoftheday#if you didnt know#fun facts#fun fact
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guys i’m being a nerd again and im making a conlang (maybe) based off the way too much thinking i did for my orc character in dnd. i haven’t played dnd in months but that’s beside the point.
the point is i want More Sounds. so i started looking at the international phonetic alphabet. but alas i am stupid and half of them sound identical.
#i swear to god i have brainworms#i am on day two of thinking about this.#and year two of occasionally thinking about/fucking with the first code that i stole and then completely changed#and every time i think about it it gets closer and closer to a conlang. but it still a code. for now#do i have any reason to be doing this? no. but i cannot stop. my academics are suffering.#anyway help please i’m stupid#linguistics#conlang#constructed language#ipa#international phonetic alphabet#hyperfixation#god help me#brain worms#might perish#language#dnd#dnd5e#dnd character#dnd oc#dnd language#dnd lore#dnd orc
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you see i lwk do fw mexican goro because you just have to imagine him growing up with spanish songs played from shitty radios as his mother tries her hardest to give him some semblance of what she grew up with in a country that’s across the ocean from her home where it’s just the two of the them and u also have to imagine nights where they sing along and dance aimlessly but he’s just a kid and so much shorter than her, so she grabs his hands and they sing amor prohibido and como la flor, from a voice goro doesn’t recognize but she tells him was her favorite, the lyrics flowing beautifully from her tongue but a bit choppy with goro’s patchwork spanish. those are the precious few moments goro keeps ingrained with him, and it’s the very same reason why he vows to never speak spanish again or engage in any part of that culture, his culture, once she dies.
#though one day akira is playing an international radio in leblanc and when the songs start to play in spanish he freezes up instantly#and nearly drops his mug. gradually he stumbles out everything to akira#everything about her and about the language and about the songs and about his conflicted feelings about it all#however! due to some well meaning mild dumbassery on akira’s part that consist of sombrero wearing and decorating the hell out of leblanc#for cinco de mayo and searching approximately 1000 stores to try earnestly (and only fail slightly) to make homemade tamales and pozole#so goro can ‘embrace his culture’ he eventually learns to be at peace with his roots and not hold it in fervent hatred due to the memory of#his mother#they also set up an ofrenda in the cafe for his mother during día de los muertos and decorate her grave#and goro takes up spanish again.#sorry im not well about mexicankechi hc ITS SO REAL TO ME !!#mexican goro akechi#goro akechi#persona 5#my hcs#akira also sets goros ringtone as danza kuduro for like two days until he threatens actual violence
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Bonne journée de la femme qsmpblr !! J'ai un fanart de toutes les filles/femmes du serveur qui allait être posté aujourd'hui, mais c'est un peu inachevé, donc il pourrait être retardé de quelques jours parce que le stress de l'école et le qsmp discourse m'est arrivé, alors j'espère que vous comprenez ❤️🩹
(Happy woman’s day qsmpblr!! I do have fanart of all the girls/woman of the server which was gonna be posted today but it is kinda unfinished so it might be delayed a few days because the stress of school and the qsmp discourse got to me so I hope you understand ❤️🩹)
#qsmp#qsmpblr#international women's day#qsmp woman#Tiger_Willow posts#qsmp language week#qsmp francis#qsmp month
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It's International Day of Sign Languages! (September 23rd) Here is Shoshannah and Misha showing his sign name. 🤟
See Jensen's here.
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The oldest words written in proto-Basque.
They appeared on the Hand of Irulegi, a metal piece that was found in 2021 and dates back to around 80BCE.
They're still being studied to achieve a translation, but the first one - sorioneku - had a great impact in every Basque speaker due to its stounding resemblance to modern Basque zorioneko: lucky, for good luck. It has already become a Basque symbol and you'll find it in many souvenirs.
It's not crazy to think that the word meant the same 2,000 years ago since the hand was a presumed lucky charm that used to be hung over the door of a house; so maybe the inscription starts something like "lucky be the ones of this house". We'll have to wait for a proper translation, though!
#euskal herria#basque country#pays basque#pais vasco#euskadi#nafarroa#irulegiko eskua#hand of irulegi#proto basque#euskararen nazioarteko eguna#international day of basque language
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@ my mom can you stop making fun of our culture while im actively engaging in it. we have a banger language we have some banger tv shows and movies and actors stop making fun of this show i actually like
#crunchyposts#lang#me ventilating#im convinced its internalized racism like oh my god you dont even like any other chppell roan song other than good luck babe#we dont have the same taste. you liked sierra burgess when it first came out#even that aside just like im studying this for FUN#i like studying this. its my hobby. stop making fun of my hobby that i enjoy and also hypocrite#'youre not gonna learn if you dont speak it' oh my god you literally called the language CRINGEY im gonna eat my own foot#SORRY SORRY RANT i am just so sicjk of this#i actively love this language. i think its great and i appreciate it a lot bc im so intentionally learning it and analyzing it#its cool its a cool language i love it stop making fun of the language i love and the media i watch in that language im having fun#she literally asked me earlier whats my favorite thing ive seen from my learning so far and i hesitated. and thank god i did bc i know she#wouldve torn me apart for saying whwat i liked#maybe one day ill feel comfortable enough to tell yall what my culture is i think itd be really nice to talk ab but im just not rn#privacy !!!!! but maybe one day we'll find out
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