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2 [twee]	Familielede

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Mother Language Day

Do you love your native language? Then you should celebrate it in the future! And always on February 21! That is International Mother Language Day. It has been celebrated every year since 2000. UNESCO established the day. UNESCO is a United Nations (UN) organization. They are concerned with topics in science, education, and culture. UNESCO strives to protect the cultural heritage of humanity. Languages are a cultural heritage too. Therefore, they must be protected, cultivated, and promoted. Linguistic diversity is commemorated on February 21. It is estimated that there are 6,000 to 7,000 languages worldwide. Half of those, however, are threatened by extinction. Every two weeks, a language is lost forever. Yet each language is an enormous wealth of knowledge. The knowledge of a nation's people is gathered in languages. The history of a nation is reflected in its language. Experiences and traditions are also passed on through language. For this reason, the native language is an element of every national identity. When a language dies out, more than just words are lost. And all of this is meant to be commemorated on February 21. People should understand what meaning languages have. And they should reflect upon what they can do to protect languages. So show your language that it's important to you! Perhaps you could bake it a cake? And put nice fondant writing on it. In your "mother language", of course!

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the grandfather	d_e o_p_ die oupa d__ o___ die oupa ___ ____ die oupa
the grandmother	d_e o_m_ die ouma d__ o___ die ouma ___ ____ die ouma
he and she	h_ e_ s_ hy en sy h_ e_ s_ hy en sy __ __ __ hy en sy

the father	d_e p_ / v_d_r die pa / vader d__ p_ / v____ die pa / vader ___ __ _ _____ die pa / vader
the mother	d_e m_ / m_e_e_ die ma / moeder d__ m_ / m_____ die ma / moeder ___ __ _ ______ die ma / moeder
he and she	h_ e_ s_ hy en sy h_ e_ s_ hy en sy __ __ __ hy en sy

the son	d_e s_u_ die seun d__ s___ die seun ___ ____ die seun
the daughter	d_e d_g_e_ die dogter d__ d_____ die dogter ___ ______ die dogter
he and she	h_ e_ s_ hy en sy h_ e_ s_ hy en sy __ __ __ hy en sy

the brother	d_e b_o_r die broer d__ b____ die broer ___ _____ die broer
the sister	d_e s_s_e_ die suster d__ s_____ die suster ___ ______ die suster
he and she	h_ e_ s_ hy en sy h_ e_ s_ hy en sy __ __ __ hy en sy

the uncle	d_e o_m die oom d__ o__ die oom ___ ___ die oom
the aunt	d_e t_n_e / t_n_i_ die tante / tannie d__ t____ / t_____ die tante / tannie ___ _____ _ ______ die tante / tannie
he and she	h_ e_ s_ hy en sy h_ e_ s_ hy en sy __ __ __ hy en sy

We are a family.	O_s i_ ’_ f_m_l_e_ Ons is ’n familie. O__ i_ ’_ f_______ Ons is ’n familie. ___ __ __ ________ Ons is ’n familie.
The family is not small.	D_e f_m_l_e i_ n_e k_e_n n_e_ Die familie is nie klein nie. D__ f______ i_ n__ k____ n___ Die familie is nie klein nie. ___ _______ __ ___ _____ ____ Die familie is nie klein nie.
The family is big.	D_e f_m_l_e i_ g_o_t_ Die familie is groot. D__ f______ i_ g_____ Die familie is groot. ___ _______ __ ______ Die familie is groot.

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