International Mother Language Day

• International Mother Language Day is celebrated every year on 21 February.

• International Mother Language Day is celebrated to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

• Currently, there are about 8,324 languages ​​around the world, but as a result of globalization and evolving social mobility, many of these languages ​​are facing the threat of extinction.

• 21 February was declared International Mother Language Day by UNESCO on 17 November 1999.