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Native language and writing day in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) – Celebration dedicated to the Day of the native language and writing in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

Cultural Event

13/02/2022 0:00 - 0:00

Asia and the Pacific | Yakutsk | 30 Lenina av., Yakutsk, 677000, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russian Federation

Ceremony

Languages: Yakut, Even (Siberia), Evenki (Northern Siberia), Chukchi, Tundra Yukagir, Dolgan

On February 13, 2022, celebration was held in honor of the Day of the Native Language and Writing in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The event was on the TV channel of the national broadcasting company “Sakha”. At the gala evening, awards were presented by the Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in the field of preservation, study and development of the state language of Sakha and the official languages of the republic (Even, Evenki, Chukchi, Yukagir, Dolgan). The coordinator of the main event was the Department for the Development of Languages of the Administration of the Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Every year, the republican local mass media cover the Day of the native language and writing in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
According to media plans, information about upcoming and ongoing events is posted in republican and regional publications, online publications, broadcast in news stories, television and radio programs on the channel of the national broadcasting company Sakha.
Organizers: Department for the Development of Languages of the Administration of the Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Ministry of Culture and Spiritual Development of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Ministry for External Relations and Ethnic Affairs of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Ministry of Innovation, Digital Development and Infocommunication Technologies of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), local authorities of municipalities of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

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