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International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is observed every year by member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It started in 1999 with the purpose of promoting linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It also aims at protecting the hundreds of languages around the world that are in danger of dying out. The day has its origins in Bangladesh, who had celebrated its own language with its own Language Movement Day in 1952. Several Bangladeshi students were killed by police for campaigning for the Bangla language to be included as a main language in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Even though their protests were peaceful, the police opened fire.
每年，聯合國教科文組織成員國都會慶祝國際母語日。該節日成立于1999年，其目的是要促進語言和文化的多元性，以及多語種化。它還有保護全球上百種語言瀕臨消亡的目的。該節日起源于孟加拉國，1952年，孟加拉舉辦了自己的語言運動日。由于參與了宣傳讓孟加拉語進入到東巴基斯坦（今孟加拉國）的主要語言體系當中，多名學生遭到警方殺害。盡管他們的抗議活動在和平中進行，但是警方還是開了槍。
UNESCO stated that "by deciding to celebrate mother tongues…member states wished to recall that languages are not only an essential part of humanity's cultural heritage, but the irreducible expression of human creativity and of its great diversity." IMLD celebrates the fact that 6,000 languages are spoken around the world today. Each year has had a special theme. In 2002, UNESCO promoted its ‘3,000 Languages in Danger’ campaign. In 2005, people commemorated Braille and sign languages. A UNESCO spokesperson said “Languages are the mirror of the souls of the societies in which they are born.” The former President of Iceland said languages were "humanity's most precious and fragile treasures."
聯合國教科文組織稱：“慶祝母語日，成員國希望了解到的是，語言不僅僅是人類文化遺產中最主要的組成部分，更重要的是，它也是表達人類活動以及多樣性的不可忽視的一部分?！眹H母語日要慶祝的是如今全球有6000種語言。每年都會舉辦特殊的主題活動。2002年，教科文組織宣傳了“正在瀕臨消亡的3000種語言”活動。2005年，人們慶祝了盲文和手語。一位教科文發言人稱：“語言是一面反應社會靈魂的鏡子?！北鶏u前總統稱語言是人類最寶貴也是最脆弱的珍寶。”
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