langs: 20 мая [ru] / may 20 [en] / 20. mai [de] / 20 mai [fr] / 20 maggio [it] / 20 de mayo [es]
days: may 17 / may 18 / may 19 / may 20 / may 21 / may 22 / may 23
Mayi-Kulan is an extinct Mayi language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland , Australia . Extinct Australian Aboriginal language Mayi-Kulan Maykulan Native to Australia Region Cape York Peninsula , Queensland Ethnicity Maikulan , Maithakari , Maijabi Extinct (date missing) Lang
Persian ( / ˈ p ɜːr ʒ ən , - ʃ ən / ), also known by its endonym Farsi ( فارسی , Fārsī , [fɒːɾˈsiː] ( listen ) ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages . Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and
The Yinggarda language (also written Yingkarta and Inggarda ) is an Australian Aboriginal language . It is an endangered language , but efforts at language revival are being made. Australian Aboriginal language of the Gascoyne region of Western Australia Yinggarda Native to Australia Region Gascoy
#4 New Persian
New Persian ( Persian : فارسی نو ), also known as Modern Persian ( فارسی نوین ) and Dari ( دری ), is the final stage of the Persian language spoken since the 8th to 9th centuries until now in Greater Iran and surroundings. It is conventionally divided into three stages: Early New Persian (8th/9th ce
Tetum ( Portuguese : Tétum [ˈt̪ɛt̪ũ] , [3] Tetum : Tetun [ˈt̪et̪un̪] ) is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of Timor . It is spoken in Belu Regency in Indonesian West Timor , and across the border in East Timor , where it is one of the two official languages . Austronesian language spoke
Konstantin Nikolayevich Batyushkov ( Russian : Константи́н Никола́евич Ба́тюшков , IPA: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈbatʲʊʂkəf] ( listen ) ; 29 May [ O.S. 18 May ] 1787 – 19 July [ O.S. 7 July ] 1855 ) was a Russian poet , essayist and translator of the Romantic era . He also serv
Snježana Kordić ( pronounced [sɲěʒana kôːrditɕ] ( listen ) ; born 29 October 1964) [1] is a Croatian linguist . [3] In addition to her work in syntax , she has written on sociolinguistics . [2] Kordić is known among non-specialists for numerous articles against the puristic and prescriptive langua
Christopher Smart (11 April 1722 – 21 May 1771) was an English poet. He was a major contributor to two popular magazines, The Midwife and The Student , and a friend to influential cultural icons like Samuel Johnson and Henry Fielding . Smart, a high church Anglican , was widely known throughout Lo
Martin Maiden (born Southampton, UK, 20 May 1957) is Statutory Professor of the Romance Languages at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford . He was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton, and then at Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge , where he received a BA in
Konstantin Josef Jireček [lower-alpha 1] (24 July 1854 – 10 January 1918) was an Austro-Hungarian Czech historian, politician, diplomat, and Slavist . He was the founder of Bohemian Balkanology (or Balkan Studies) and Byzantine studies , and wrote extensively on Bulgarian and Serbian history . Jireč
Gabriel Ferrater i Soler ( Catalan pronunciation: [ɡəβɾiˈɛl fərəˈte] ; 20 May 1922 – 27 April 1972) [1] was an author, translator and scholar of linguistics of the sixties who wrote in the Catalan language . His poetical work is one of the most important among the authors of post-war Catalonia and
Otto Fabricius (6 March 1744 – 20 May 1822) was a Danish missionary , naturalist, ethnographer , and explorer of Greenland. [1] [2] Danish missionary and scientist Otto Fabricius Memory plaque for Otto Fabricius in Paamiut , Greenland . Text in Greenlandic and Danish : "He loved the Greenlanders;
#8 Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky [lower-alpha 1] (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist , philosopher, cognitive scientist , historical essayist, [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] social critic , and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", [lower-alpha 4] Chomsky is also a
#9 Boris Akunin
Boris Akunin ( Russian : Борис Акунин ) is the pen name of Grigori Chkhartishvili ( Russian : Григорий Шалвович Чхартишвили , romanized : Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili ; Georgian : გრიგორი ჩხარტიშვილი ) (born 20 May 1956), a Russian-Georgian writer. He is best known as writer of detective and
#10 Ernest Koliqi
Ernest Koliqi (20 May 1903 – 15 January 1975) was an Albanian journalist, politician, translator, teacher and writer. [1] Along with Mitrush Kuteli he is considered as the founder of modern Albanian prose commonly known by the pen names Borizani , Hilushi or Hilush Vilza . [2] Albanian journalis
#11 Adrish Bardhan
Adrish Bardhan (1 December 1932 – 20 May 2019) was a Bengali science fiction writer, editor and translator. [1] Adrish Bardhan Native name অদ্রীশ বর্ধন Born 1 December,1932 Calcutta , Bengal Presidency , British India Died 20 May ,2019(aged 86) Kolkata , West Bengal , India Occupation Science Fictio
Ibrahim Suhrawardy (1896-1971) was an Indian educationist, author and linguist from Balasore, Odisha . He is credited to have written the first English grammar books in Odia for the native students. [1] [2] [3] He achieved high distinction in English studies in British India and taught many generati
#13 Nicholas Ostler
Nicholas Ostler ( / ˈ oʊ s t l ər / [nb 1] ; born 20 May 1952) is a British scholar and author. British scholar and author (born 1952)
#14 Björn Collinder
Erik Alfred Torbjörn "Björn" Collinder (22 July 1894 – 20 May 1983) was a Swedish linguist who was Professor of Finno-Ugric Languages at Uppsala University . Swedish linguist Björn Collinder Born ( 1894-07-22 ) 22 July 1894 Sundsvall , Sweden Died 20 May 1983 (1983-05-20) (aged 88) Vienna , Austri
#15 Alan Heusaff
Alan Heusaff, also Alan Heussaff (23 July 1921 in Saint-Yvi , Finistère – 3 November 1999 in Galway ) was a Breton nationalist , linguist, dictionary compiler, prolific journalist and lifetime campaigner for solidarity between the Celtic peoples . A co-founder of the Celtic League in 1961, he was it
Miriam Shlesinger (20 May 1947, in Miami Beach – 10 November 2012) was a US - Israeli linguist and interpreter . Miriam Shlesinger Born 20 May 1947 Miami Beach , United States Died 10 November 2012 Kfar Saba , Israel Academic background Academic work School or tradition Descriptive Translation and I