Launching of IYIL 2019 and celebration of International Mother Language Day

We invite you to join us for a discussion on the importance of education in one’s mother tongue in support of peacebuilding and reconciliation.

In March 2019, Commonwealth Writers – the cultural initiative of the Commonwealth Foundation – will convene a Translation Symposium in Penang, Malaysia, to investigate imbalances caused by the relative lack of literary translation in South and Southeast Asia. Taking place during the International Year of Indigenous Languages – a year in which Kuala Lumpur has been designated World Book Capital – this forum gathers translators, writers, experts, publishers and literary agents from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Singapore to explore common issues and assess scope for collaboration and knowledge-sharing.

This event is to celebrate and create awareness in isiZulu. SADiLaR will be celebrating all of the 11 official languages of South Africa by dedicating each language to a certain month of the year. We aim to promote South African linguistic diversity and multilingualism as part of the United Nations’ International Year of Indigenous Languages. SADiLaR has dedicated the month of February to celebrate isiZulu as an official language of South Africa.