Languages of the world

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WORLD'S IDIOMS

of the world

LANGUAGES

With over 7,000 languages spoken around the world, it may come as a shock to learn that roughly 40% of those are endangered. While half of the world’s population speaks at least one of the world’s 20 most common languages, there are around 2,800 languages each spoken by less than 10,000 people.When we lose a language, we lose the worldview, culture and knowledge of the people who speak it. Currently, organizations are creating many projects dedicated to the preservation of languages, for example The Endangered Languages Project (ELP) or the UNESCO´s atlas of languages in danger.

Endangered languages

An idiom is a commonly used expression whose meaning does not relate to the literal meaning of its word.Some idioms are well known all over the world, because although the expressions are not exactly the same, they have the similar meaning . However, there are also other idioms that are typical to a language or country On this page you will find some idioms in different languages.* Tap the pink button to go to the website

WORLD´S IDIOMS

Encouraging lifelong language learning in and out of school, whether for study purposes, for professional needs, for purposes of mobility or for pleasure and exchanges

Promoting the rich linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe, which must be preserved and fostered;

Alerting the public to the importance of language learning and diversifying the range of languages learnt in order to increase plurilingualism and intercultural understanding

The European Day of Languages ​​is celebrated every September 26, as proclaimed by the Council of Europe with the support of the European Union on December 6, 2001.Its main objectives are:

The European Day of Languages