2008, International Year of Languages

On 16 May 2007, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2008 to be the International Year of Languages. As language issues are central to UNESCO’s mandate in education, science, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information, the Organization has been named the lead agency for this event.

To celebrate the International Year of Languages, UNESCO invites governments, United Nations organizations, civil society organizations, educational institutions, professional associations and all other stakeholders to increase their own activities to promote and protect all languages, particularly endangered languages, in all individual and collective contexts. Read more....

Language and cultural diversity in N.W.F.P.

The Frontier Language Institute (FLI) was established under the auspices of the Frontier Language Welfare Organization (FLWO) to conduct research on languages spoken in different parts of the Frontier. Among 69 languages in Pakistan, 26 are spoken in NWFP and 12 are being used in district Chitral alone. The primary aim of all that we do is to equip our people to produce and use all kinds of literature in their mother tongue. More Details

World Mother Tongue Day celebrated in Chitral, Northern Pakistan

Anjuman- e- Taraqi Khowar Chitral held one-day seminar to celebrate The World Mother Tongue Day in Chitral. The program was attended by the speakers of the 14 languages spoken in Chitral. Read more

The land of the Palula: Gateway to Chitral
Most people visiting Chitral in the North-West
Frontier Province have heard about the
Kalasha people and they are probably also
aware that the majority of Chitralis speak
Khowar as their first language. Few people
know that there are at least ten other languages
spoken in the valley, each of them with its own distinct traditions. Palula is the first of these communities after crossing the Lawari pass.
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