All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.
Here is what this celebration of UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura: "Celebrating the International Mother Language Day ... we pay tribute to a myriad of the world's languages and the cultures they reflect that creative passion that give people their development and forms of expression . In the International Mother Language Day all languages are recognized as equal, as each of them uniquely responsible human destiny and each is a living legacy that we need to protect "
Recognition and respect for all languages is the key to the preservation of peace. Each language original. It has its own expression, which reflect the mentality and customs of the people. Like our name we find the native language of our mother as a child. It shapes our consciousness, permeates the culture inherent in it.
Even though that penetrate deeply into the culture of another language is very difficult, language broadens the mind and opens up a diverse world. Meeting with people who speak other languages, gives the opportunity to learn about our differences, can dispel the fears of the world, generating national strife. Make more free thinking.
If we speak only one language, part of our brain is developing smaller, our creativity a lot to lose. There are about 300 words that all languages have exactly the same meaning: I, you, we, who, what, no, one, two, big, long, small, woman, man, eat, see, hear, sun , the moon, etc.