At the global level, International Mother Language Day is being celebrated every year on 21st February to promote linguistic and cultural diversity as well as multilingualism. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) authenticated this idea of celebrating Mother Tongue Day.

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: The Language Commission has started preservation of a total of 37 languages with less than 1,000 native speakers in order to save them from extinction.

ITAHARI, Feb 21: As the world is celebrating UNESCO-declared International Mother Language Day on 21 February, today. However Nepal's indigenous Lohorung language speakers are not in celebration mood.