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মাতৃভাষা
/matribhasha/Roman
English meaning: Mother Tongue
Definition
The first language a person learns from birth, usually from their family. Bengali is the mother tongue of approximately 230 million people. The 1952 Language Movement in East Pakistan sacrificed lives to protect Bengali as a mother tongue, and 21 February is now International Mother Language Day.
Example
“মাতৃভাষা মানুষের হৃদয়ের ভাষা।”
In English: “The mother tongue is the language of the human heart.”
Literary Heritage
“মাতৃভাষার মধুর সুর, হৃদয়ে জাগে অমৃতধুর।”
/Matribhashar madhur sur, hridaye jage amritadhur./
“The sweet melody of mother tongue awakens nectar in the heart.”
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Language information
- Language
- বাংলা
- Bengali
- Script
- Bengali
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 270M