Thursday, February 21, 2013

Happy Mother Tongue Day! Feliz dia de la lengua materna!

International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999.

Language is a powerful weapon to preserve our heritage. I'm sure my ancestors spoke an indigenous language, Nahuatl most likely, so I have no other mother tongue to celebrate now than Castilian Spanish. I'll take it. I feel privileged to speak more than one language.

Así que, feliz día de la lengua materna. Se podrá hacer taco con ella?

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