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Mother tongues nurture sense of cultural identity

Unesco marks International Mother Language Day on Sunday. The day has
been observed since 2000, and aims to promote "linguistic and cultural
diversity and multilingualism", according to un.org.

By Shweta Satyan, Community Solutions Editor
Published: 00:00 February 21, 2010

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