Save Your Language.

Can you imagine a world where no one speaks? It is impossible, We have to Speak, to convey our thoughts, to get our needs. Communication is one of the most essential things in every living beings life.

Language

Language is one of the best communication tools, which includes our identity, amazing facts, history, culture, lifestyle etc. Everyone has their own language, which we call mother tongue.

There are roughly 6,500 spoken languages in the world today. According to oral tradition, human language probably began to evolve 100,000 years ago. Every language has its own unique special identity. For example, the Hawaiian language has over 200 different words for "RAIN"

But the sad thing is, did you know 2,400 of the world’s languages are in the danger zone? It’s about to die. According to the UN, there are approximately 6,000 (out of 6500) languages that risk becoming extinct.

HOW A LANGUAGE WILL DIE?

One of the main reasons for the extinction of a language is that native speakers of that language are being bilingual. Bilingual means speaking in two languages.

When we talk with others in our native language, unknowingly, we often use English words or some other language words, even though we have those words in our native language.

On average, people only use a few hundred words in daily conversation, while most languages have more than 50,000 words.

If a community becomes bilingual, then we will forget to use our native words. Then we gradually, it will create a situation where we can no longer speak without the support of other languages. It will lead our language to die.

We can see the influence of other languages like Sanskrit. Hindi, English in our languages.  

Are you bilingual?

Learning new languages is a wonderful thing. We should learn new languages, but at the same time, we should speak our mother tongue properly without the help of other languages.

Over 20,000 new French words are created each year.

According to new innovations and development, we have to find new words and bring them into practice. If not, we cannot protect our language and take it to the next generation.

• 2,000 of the 6500 languages have fewer than 1,000 speakers.

• About 30% of English words come from French.

Am I killing my language by being bilingual? Is it possible..?

UNFORTUNATELY, SOME LANGUAGES HAVE ALREADY DIED.

The dead language is no longer in everyday spoken use.

The following are dead languages that have no native speakers.

Latin, Coptic, Sumerian, Akkadian, Aramaic (Language spoken by Jesus) Sanskrit, etc…

Njerep is spoken in Nigeria by only 4 individuals. Kawishana was once a popular language utilized by many. The numbers began dwindling, eventually dropping to 200. More than 3,000 languages are still likely unwritten.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

It is the most commonly used language in our world. Also, it plays a major role on the internet. 55% of all the web contains English. But only 5% of the world speaks English as a native language.

United States Of America & India don’t have National languages states have only official languages. Because both countries have multiple language identities.

Let's not give up your identity (Language). Let's not hesitate to learn your Language properly. Contribute to your Language in all possible ways.

SOME FACTS ABOUT TAMIL LANGUAGE

தமிழ் மொழி

According to Alex Collier, the world's 1st language is Tamil.

The First language known to humans is a language called Tamil spoken widely in South parts of India. -Alex Collier.

உலகில் மனிதன் பேசிய முதல் மொழி தமிழ் -அலெக்ஸ் கோலியர்.

Commonly Worldwide, all the alphabets contain the following 5 shapes. 

• Vertical line. |
• Horizontal line. _
• Circle. °
• Semicircle. (
• Curve. ~

Tamil's 1st alphabet contains all these 5 shapes, that you can’t see in any language. So most scholars say that Tamil is the Mother of all Languages.

The latest hot topic in Tamil Nadu, as well as India, is the #keeladi archaeology result. This tells us that Urban Civilization in India was Dated 2600 years before. Which is going to change Indian History. Tamil civilization is the oldest civilization in India.

Language is not just for communication, but it shows our identity.

The only connection and identity we have with our glorious history is our language.

This is the reason why we need to give importance to our mother tongue.

So on this day let’s take a pledge. No matter how many languages we learn, let’s make sure that we learn to read, write and speak in our native language and take it to our future generations.

No one can destroy our LANGUAGE, Until the last one who Speak, read and write in his own.

There are doubtless many different languages in the world. And none is without meaning. -Bible

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(R. Daniel Justine)