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೨ [ಎರಡು] ಕುಟುಂಬ ಸದಸ್ಯರು

2 [eraḍu] kuṭumba sadasyaru

the grandfather	ತಾತ; tāta
the grandmother	ಅಜ್ಜಿ; ajji
he and she	ಅವನು ಮತ್ತು ಅವಳು; avanu mattu avaḷu
the father	ತಂದೆ; tande
the mother	ತಾಯಿ; tāyi
he and she	ಅವನು ಮತ್ತು ಅವಳು; avanu mattu avaḷu
the son	ಮಗ; maga
the daughter	ಮಗಳು; magaḷu
he and she	ಅವನು ಮತ್ತು ಅವಳು; avanu mattu avaḷu
the brother	ಸಹೋದರ; sahōdara
the sister	ಸಹೋದರಿ; sahōdari
he and she	ಅವನು ಮತ್ತು ಅವಳು; avanu mattu avaḷu
the uncle	ಚಿಕ್ಕಪ್ಪ /ದೊಡ್ಡಪ್ಪ; cikkappa/doḍḍappa
the aunt	ಚಿಕ್ಕಮ್ಮ /ದೊಡ್ದಮ್ಮ; cikkam'ma/doḍdam'ma
he and she	ಅವನು ಮತ್ತು ಅವಳು; avanu mattu avaḷu
We are a family.	ನಾವು ಒಂದೇ ಸಂಸಾರದವರು.; nāvu ondē sansāradavaru.
The family is not small.	ಈ ಸಂಸಾರ ಚಿಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲ.; Ī sansāra cikkadalla.
The family is big.	ಈ ಕುಟುಂಬ ದೊಡ್ಡದು.; Ī kuṭumba doḍḍadu.

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!