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2 [twee]	Familieleden

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Mother Language Day

Do you love your native language? Then you should celebrate it in the future! And always on February 21! That is International Mother Language Day. It has been celebrated every year since 2000. UNESCO established the day. UNESCO is a United Nations (UN) organization. They are concerned with topics in science, education, and culture. UNESCO strives to protect the cultural heritage of humanity. Languages are a cultural heritage too. Therefore, they must be protected, cultivated, and promoted. Linguistic diversity is commemorated on February 21. It is estimated that there are 6,000 to 7,000 languages worldwide. Half of those, however, are threatened by extinction. Every two weeks, a language is lost forever. Yet each language is an enormous wealth of knowledge. The knowledge of a nation's people is gathered in languages. The history of a nation is reflected in its language. Experiences and traditions are also passed on through language. For this reason, the native language is an element of every national identity. When a language dies out, more than just words are lost. And all of this is meant to be commemorated on February 21. People should understand what meaning languages have. And they should reflect upon what they can do to protect languages. So show your language that it's important to you! Perhaps you could bake it a cake? And put nice fondant writing on it. In your "mother language", of course!

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the grandfather	d_ g_o_t_a_e_ de grootvader d_ g_________ de grootvader __ __________ de grootvader
the grandmother	d_ g_o_t_o_d_r de grootmoeder d_ g__________ de grootmoeder __ ___________ de grootmoeder
he and she	h_j e_ z_j hij en zij h__ e_ z__ hij en zij ___ __ ___ hij en zij

the father	d_ v_d_r de vader d_ v____ de vader __ _____ de vader
the mother	d_ m_e_e_ de moeder d_ m_____ de moeder __ ______ de moeder
he and she	h_j e_ z_j hij en zij h__ e_ z__ hij en zij ___ __ ___ hij en zij

the son	d_ z_o_ de zoon d_ z___ de zoon __ ____ de zoon
the daughter	d_ d_c_t_r de dochter d_ d______ de dochter __ _______ de dochter
he and she	h_j e_ z_j hij en zij h__ e_ z__ hij en zij ___ __ ___ hij en zij

the brother	d_ b_o_r de broer d_ b____ de broer __ _____ de broer
the sister	d_ z_s de zus d_ z__ de zus __ ___ de zus
he and she	h_j e_ z_j hij en zij h__ e_ z__ hij en zij ___ __ ___ hij en zij

the uncle	d_ o_m de oom d_ o__ de oom __ ___ de oom
the aunt	d_ t_n_e de tante d_ t____ de tante __ _____ de tante
he and she	h_j e_ z_j hij en zij h__ e_ z__ hij en zij ___ __ ___ hij en zij

We are a family.	W_j z_j_ e_n g_z_n_ Wij zijn een gezin. W__ z___ e__ g_____ Wij zijn een gezin. ___ ____ ___ ______ Wij zijn een gezin.
The family is not small.	H_t g_z_n i_ n_e_ k_e_n_ Het gezin is niet klein. H__ g____ i_ n___ k_____ Het gezin is niet klein. ___ _____ __ ____ ______ Het gezin is niet klein.
The family is big.	H_t g_z_n i_ g_o_t_ Het gezin is groot. H__ g____ i_ g_____ Het gezin is groot. ___ _____ __ ______ Het gezin is groot.

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