International Year of Indigenous Languages

International Year of Indigenous Languages
ObservancesUnited Nations
Related toInternational Decade of Indigenous Languages; Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples; International Mother Language Day

The International Year of Indigenous Languages was a United Nations observance in 2019 that aimed to raise awareness of the consequences of the endangerment of Indigenous languages across the world, with an aim to establish a link between language, development, peace, and reconciliation.