Discussion: Small Languages, Big Opportunities? Latgalian, Sami, and Nynorsk Languages
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- āđāļāļĒāđāļāļĢāđāđāļĄāļ·āđāļ 10 āļ.āļĒ. 2024
- The event took place at the Conversation Festival LAMPA 2024.
ð Organizers: The Nordic Council of Ministersâ Office in Latvia and the âValodu muzejsâ
Latvia has much in common with the Nordic countries in terms of language. Like Norway, Finland, and Sweden, where the Sami language is spoken, we can be proud of our Finno-Ugric Livonian language, which is one of the local indigenous languages. Similarly to Norway, where there are two written language forms - BokmÃĨl and Nynorsk - Latvia also has both the Latvian literary language and the Latgalian written language. However, it must be acknowledged that compared to the more widely used Nynorsk in Norway, the proportion of Latgalian in education, state institutions, and society as a whole is significantly smaller. This can be explained by historical events - while the spread of the language in Latvia was hindered by printing bans and other authoritarian regime restrictions, democracy, strong non-governmental organizations, and active civic participation have been established in Norway over nearly two hundred years. Although Nynorsk users also face challenges, such as the non-compliance with certain legally established rights, the active involvement of residents has managed to preserve the status of this language.
In the discussion, we will try to explore the role of non-governmental organizations in shaping language policy. What have they achieved in protecting the rights of language users? What is their future potential in Latvia, Norway, and other Nordic countries? And what can we learn from the Nordic experience regarding the protection of less commonly used and even endangered languages?
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Diskusija "Mazas valodas, lielas iespÄjas? LatgalieÅĄu, sÄmu un jaunnorvÄÄĢu valodas" norisinÄjÄs Sarunu festivÄlÄ LAMPA 2024.
ð RÄŦkotÄji: ZiemeÄžvalstu Ministru padomes birojs LatvijÄ un BiedrÄŦba "Valodu muzejs"
Latvijai ir daudz kopÄŦga ar ZiemeÄžvalstÄŦm arÄŦ valodas jomÄ. MÄs, tÄpat kÄ NorvÄÄĢija, Somija un Zviedrija, kur runÄ sÄmu valodÄ, varam lepoties ar savu somugru - lÄŦbieÅĄu - valodu, kas ir viena no vietÄjo pamattautu valodÄm. Un gluÅūi tÄpat kÄ NorvÄÄĢijÄ, kur pastÄv divi rakstu valodas paveidi - t.s. âbÅŦkmolsâ (bokmÃĨl) un jaunnorvÄÄĢu valoda (nynorsk), - arÄŦ LatvijÄ ir gan latvieÅĄu literÄrÄ valoda, gan latgalieÅĄu rakstu valoda. TomÄr jÄatzÄŦst, ka salÄŦdzinÄjumÄ ar NorvÄÄĢijÄ plaÅĄÄk lietoto jaunnorvÄÄĢu valodu, latgalieÅĄu valodas ÄŦpatsvars izglÄŦtÄŦbÄ, valsts iestÄdÄs un sabiedrÄŦbÄ kopumÄ ir krietni mazÄks. Tas skaidrojams ar vÄsturiskiem notikumiem - kamÄr LatvijÄ valodas izplatÄŦbu kavÄja drukas aizliegums un citi autoritÄrÄ reÅūÄŦma ierobeÅūojumi, NorvÄÄĢijÄ teju divsimt gadu laikÄ nostiprinÄjÄs demokrÄtija, spÄcÄŦgas nevalstiskÄs organizÄcijas un aktÄŦva pilsoniskÄ lÄŦdzdalÄŦba. Lai gan arÄŦ jaunnorvÄÄĢu valodas lietotÄji sastopas ar izaicinÄjumiem, piemÄram, atseviÅĄÄ·u likumos noteikto tiesÄŦbu neievÄroÅĄanu, aktÄŦvas iedzÄŦvotÄju iesaistes dÄÄž ÅĄÄŦs valodas statusu izdevies nosargÄt.
DiskusijÄ centÄŦsimies izdibinÄt, kÄda ir nevalstisko organizÄciju loma valodas politikas veidoÅĄanÄ. Ko tÄm izdevies panÄkt valodas lietotÄju tiesÄŦbu aizsardzÄŦbÄ? KÄds ir to nÄkotnes potenciÄls LatvijÄ, NorvÄÄĢijÄ un pÄrÄjÄs ZiemeÄžvalstÄŦs? Un ko mÄs varam mÄcÄŦties no ZiemeÄžvalstu pieredzes attiecÄŦbÄ uz mazÄk lietoto un pat apdraudÄto valodu aizsardzÄŦbu?