In celebration of UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day 2015 happening on February 21, we invite you take part in this social media campaign! Mother Language Day was founded to promote and celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity around the world, especially indigenous, minority, heritage, and endangered languages. Now with the help of the campaign’s ambassadors, this celebration is also taking place on the Internet.
Join the movement by tweeting in your mother language on February 21! http://tweetmotherlanguage.org Brezhoneg/Breton Pedet och da gemer perzh d’an 21 a viz C’hwevrer er c’houlzad brudañ savet gant an Unesco a-benn lidañ devezh etrevroadel ar yezhoù mamm. Krouet eo bet an devezh-se evit kas war-raok ha lidañ al liesseurted sevenadurel ha yezhel dre ar bed a-bezh ha dreist-holl ar yezhoù henvroat, ar yezhoù minorel hag ar glad yezhel en arvar. A-drugarez d’ur strollad a dud a youl-vat e vo brudet ar gouel-se war internet bremañ, ivez. Deuit ‘barzh ar jeu d’an 21 a viz C’hwevrer en ur dweetañ gant ho yezh vamm http://tweetmotherlanguage.org
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 "Once seen as a threat, the Internet is now an aid for endangered tongues.
The spread of the Internet has accelerated the global use of English. And the march of English has come as UNESCO forecasts that half of the more than 6,000 languages currently spoken in the world are likely to disappear by the end of this century, a decline fueled by globalization, migration and the spread of mass media. Yet the Internet, often seen as a force for the Americanization of global culture, may be a tool to save endangered languages like Breton. “The Internet, computers and cellphones now play an important role in everybody’s life,” says Fulup Jakez, director of France’s Public Office for the Breton Language. “Consequently languages that hope to stay alive in the modern world must be online.”….." Read full article by Laura Welfringer at Global Journalist here: http://globaljournalist.org/2015/01/disappearing-languages-get-lifeline-technology/ Breizh Amerika took part in an endangered language debate at the Chateau de Rimaison in Pluvigner, France. The debate was organized by the mayor's office of Pluvigner, association Pluvigner-Patrimoine, with musical performances by Samuel Le Henanff, Niall O'Leary, and Tristan Le Govic. The debate led by Art Hughes (University of Ulster) and Daniel Carre (University of Rennes) was centered on the endangered status of Breton (Brezhoneg) and Irish Gaelic: history and evolution, current methods of conversation, and obstacles to preservation. Skol-Veur Pobl Breizh : «Iwerzhoniz New York » Conférence Hilary Beirne, Savour Kevredigezh Bragadenn Vras Gouel Padrig New-York, sekretour-meur Bargadenn Gouel Padrig New-York. Dr Art Hughes, Doktor-kelennour titlet e Skol-Veur Iwerzhonat Ulster, Doktor-kelennour e Skol-Veur New York, kinnigour ha kasour an abadenn « Art abus Tomai san Eoraip » àr BBC Iwerzhon an Hanternoz. Niall O'Leary, Savour an « Niall O’Leary School of Irish Danse NYC » (Skol Dañsoù Iwerzhonat New York Niall O’Leary), bet kampion ar bed dañsoù Iwerzhon, bet prezidant « Irish Business Organization of New York, Inc. » Charles Kergaravat, Savour ha renour Breizh Amerika, kensavour BZH New York. Istor an hengounioù stag doc’h Bragadenn Vras Gouel Padrig er Stadoù-Unanet, en o mesk Bragadenn New-York, ganet e 1762. Perzh Iwerzhoniz Amerika e mont àr-raok ha diorren o lazioù armerzhel er Stadoù-Unanet, hag àr-un-dro e dalc’h o hengounioù sevenadurel. Penaos emañ bet kendeuzadur dañsoù ha sonerezh Iwerzhoniz Amerika get re Afrikiz Amerika, hag an eskemmoù etreze, orin krouidigezhioù kempred èl ar bluegrass, ar blues, ar c’hountry, Broadway, hag all… Istor an Iwerzhoneg er Stadoù-Unanet adal pennoù-kentañ an divroerezh betek hiriv. 21 Kae an Indez, Sal Ducassou, 56100 An Oriant - Merc’her 6 a viz Eost - 2 e 30  |
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