The International Mother Language Day is celebrated every year on February 21 to recognize and promote the linguistic and cultural diversity of indigenous, afrodescendant and ethnic groups from different parts of the world. This day was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, in 1999.
Since 1987, article 11 of the Constitution of Nicaragua declares that “Spanish is the official language of the State. The languages of the communities of the Caribbean Coast shall also be officially used in the cases established by law”.
[vc_single_image image=”5811″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]The autonomous regions of the Caribbean Coast are distinguished for being multilingual and home to various native and ethnic groups that speak on a day-to-day basis their own language.
Among the languages of the indigenous people is the Miskito, which is present especially in the North Caribbean; the Mayangna that is only spoken among the tribes of the same name, who lived in the North Caribbean, especially in the surroundings of the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve; next is the Ulwa, which language is mainly spoken in the community of Karawala, located south, and its surrounded; Rama is another indigenous language of the South Caribbean Coast.
As for the languages of the afrodescendant peoples, there is the Garifuna which is spoken in Pearl Lagoon, Orinoco, and other neighbor communities, and the Creole or Creole English, which is present in the entire Caribbean Coast, predominantly in municipalities like the Corn Islands, Bluefields, Pearl Lagoon, and Puerto Cabezas.
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| ENGLISH | MISKITO |
| Hello | Naksa |
| Welcome | Yamni Balram |
| Good evening | Tutni yamni |
| Good morning | Titan yamni |
| Thank you | Tinki |
| Please | Pliskam pali |
| I like you / I love you | Mai wantsna/lamtuan sna |
| How are you? | ¿Nahki sma? |
| I’m good | Yamni sna |
| I’m not doing well | Saura sna |
| My name is… | Yang nini ba… |
| I’m from… | Yang ba… |
| Caribbean Coast, lover her… liver! | ¡Costa Caribe, latuan kaiki… liliam bris! |
| Nicaragua, Unique… Original! | ¡Nicaragua, bak sakan kumi ka! |
| I love you Nicaragua | Nicaragua lamtuan sna |
| Nicaragua, my land of lakes and volcanoes | Nicaragua, yang tasbaiki, lakun bara il nani tasbaika |
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| ENGLISH | MAYANGNA |
| Hello | Parastah |
| Welcome | Yamni aiwanamana |
| Good evening | Masan yamni |
| Good morning | Mapiris yamni |
| Thank you | Tingkih |
| Please | Plisma palni |
| I like you / I love you | Wantmayang/Dalani matalayang |
| How are you? | ¿Ampat manh? |
| I’m good | Yamni yang |
| I’m not doing well | Dutni yang |
| My name is… | Ayangki laih… |
| I’m from… | Yang laih… |
| Caribbean Coast, lover her… liver! | ¡Costa Caribe, dalani talah, alasna dutah! |
| Nicaragua, Unique… Original! | ¡Nicaragua, aslah, ramh kidi! |
| I love you Nicaragua | ¡Nicaragua Dalani matalayang! |
| Nicaragua, my land of lakes and volcanoes | Nicaragua, sauki was dakni balna dawak asang balna |
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| ENGLISH | RAMA |
| Hello | Hello |
| Welcome | Maliis nisugni maa siku |
| Good evening | Malika tabulak |
| Good morning | Malika tamaski |
| Thank you | Tinki |
| Please | Plis |
| I like you / I love you | maliis nisungi |
| How are you? | Nika bii? |
| I’m good | Nah malika askri |
| I’m not doing well | Nah kwala |
| My name is… | Nah aak… |
| I’m from… | Nah ka… |
| Caribbean Coast, lover her… liver! | Caribean Cost nah maliis nisugni |
| Nicaragua, Unique… Original! | Nicaragua, saiming akri |
| I love you Nicaragua | Nicargua Nah maliis |
| Nicaragua, my land of lakes and volcanoes | Nicaragua nah Sulaing, tasup |
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| ENGLISH | ULWA |
| Hello | Ampah, Dapi, bahang!!! |
| Welcome | Yamka wadam! |
| Good evening | Lumah yamka |
| Good morning | Dislah yamka |
| Thank you | upil |
| Please | yamyatah |
| I like you / I love you | Mawatayang/ dalaka matyang |
| How are you? | Ampah man? |
| I’m good | Yamka yang |
| I’m not doing well | Dutka yang |
| My name is… | Ayangki ya… |
| I’m from… | Yang ya… |
| Caribbean Coast, lover her… liver! | Kuma sauka kungka, dalaka talah…sangka atih! |
| Nicaragua, Unique… Original! | Nikarawa, aslah walik… palka ya! |
| I love you Nicaragua | Nikarawa dalaka matalyang |
| Nicaragua, my land of lakes and volcanoes | Nikarawa, sauki wassikka dapi kuhlak ihilda sauna |
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| ENGLISH | GARIFUNA |
| Hello | Máburiga |
| Welcome | Buiti achülürüni |
| Good evening | Buiti rabounwéyu |
| Good morning | Buiti binafin |
| Thank you | Seremein |
| Please | Fulesi |
| I like you / I love you | Suamein numutibu |
| How are you? | Ida biangi? / Ida bían? |
| I’m good | Magadietina |
| I’m not doing well | Wuribati |
| My name is… | Maria niri bei |
| I’m from… |
Managua Naganawa Managuana Nuguya |
| Caribbean Coast, lover her… liver! | Cosu caribe,hísienwa la, wiwan la! |
| Nicaragua, Unique… Original! | Nigarawa, aban rügüti, furumienti! |
| I love you Nicaragua |
Suamein mumutibu Nigarawa Hisien tibu un, Nigarawa |
| Nicaragua, my land of lakes and volcanoes | Nigarawa, numúan lageira dunágei luma wübü géhebuchaditi |
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