Languages matter to all of us, no matter which of the world’s 7,097 languages we speak or sign.
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Our languages help us:
express our uniqueness as human beings,
access information,
share our thoughts,
collaborate with others,
form communities,
and preserve our identity and culture.
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Thank you for your partnership as we work together to make it possible for all people to use their languages in ways that make their lives better.
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SIL is pleased that 2019 has been declared as International Year of Indigenous Languages by the United Nations. For us, every year is a year of languages. That’s because researching, revitalizing and promoting use of lesser-known languages is at the heart of who we are and what we have been doing for the past 85 years.
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Photos: R.M. Nunes | Filipe Frazao | Marc Ewell | Zeke du Plessis