Today is International Mother Language Day which is being observed every year and dates backs to 2000. This is an attempt to protech the local lingo. On International Mother Language Day Twitterati Paid rich tributes to their mother tongue. Have a look at what they posted on theur respective Twitter handles.

Out of 7,000 languages spoken in the world, 96% are spoken by 4% of the world's population.

Only a few hundred languages have been given a place in education systems and less than 100 are used in the digital world.@UNESCO #MotherLanguageDay https://t.co/99lwzz8ZAK pic.twitter.com/QkUXnt6Dgb
— UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) February 17, 2018

The uniqueness of Bharat is rooted deeply in its diversities. Our Mother Languages are a wonderful expression of this diversity. May we cherish & preserve our native languages. -Sg #MotherLanguageDay @UNESCO
— Sadhguru (@SadhguruJV) February 21, 2018

#Languages are who we are. Protecting this identity is a matter of human rights!
21 February is #MotherLanguageDay ? https://t.co/ZxycsTbaj0 pic.twitter.com/7gzlYbUYOL
— UNESCO (@UNESCO) February 19, 2018

We can usually express our thoughts much better in our mother language. It has been found that children learn better, especially at the primary stage, if they are taught in their mother language.#MotherLanguageDay
— VicePresidentOfIndia (@VPSecretariat) February 21, 2018

Let us celebrate the power of mother languages to build peace & sustainability!

21 February is International #MotherLanguageDay!

ℹ️ https://t.co/FHdl12sei3 pic.twitter.com/Tqzn1N5Y97
— UNESCO (@UNESCO) February 20, 2018

Must keep working on my #bangla #motherlanguageday #bengali #Bangladesh @UNESCO pic.twitter.com/7rjiUCSyKc
— Nefa (@assenssim) February 17, 2018

The world is observing International #MotherLanguageDay today.
Theme of the year is: 'Linguistic diversity and multilingualism: keystones of sustainability and peace' pic.twitter.com/mVtoRVhmcX
— ALL INDIA RADIO (@AkashvaniAIR) February 21, 2018

Tamil. தமிழ்.

The first spoken and written language on earth dates back to 7000 BC

Initially tamil language framed using the sounds of animals and nature

Then developed the grammer and literature#MotherLanguageDay
— தயிர் சட்டி தலையன் (@Thayirsatti) February 21, 2018

Do you know I can not study and write in my mother's language?
What is the reason? why?
What is the name of this discrimination?
#تورک_دیلی_رسمی_اولسون #حق_تحصیل_به_زبان_مادری #TürkDiliResmiOlsun #MotherLanguageDay #AnaDili #Türkdiliresmiolsun #آنا_دیلی #زبان_مادری
— Mehdi bın Azerbaıjan (@omidbakhshmehdi) February 19, 2018

Language plays an important role not only in communication but also in creating a bond of oneness among the people who speak the same tongue. #MotherLanguageDay
— VicePresidentOfIndia (@VPSecretariat) February 21, 2018