langs: 6 мая [ru] / may 6 [en] / 6. mai [de] / 6 mai [fr] / 6 maggio [it] / 6 de mayo [es]
days: may 3 / may 4 / may 5 / may 6 / may 7 / may 8 / may 9
#1 Enochian
Enochian ( / ɪ ˈ n oʊ k i ə n / ə- NOH -kee-ən ) is an occult constructed language [3] — said by its originators to have been received from angels — recorded in the private journals of John Dee and his colleague Edward Kelley in late 16th-century England. [4] Kelley was a scryer who worked with Dee
Tsez , also known as Dido ( Tsez : цезйас мец ( cezyas mec ) or цез мец ( cez mec )), is a Northeast Caucasian language with about 15,000 speakers (15,354 in 2002 ) spoken by the Tsez , a Muslim people in the mountainous Tsunta District of southwestern Dagestan in Russia . The name is said to derive
The Enggano language , or Engganese , is an Austronesian language spoken on Enggano Island off the southwestern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia Enggano Native to Indonesia Region Enggano Island , off Sumatra Ethnicity Enggano Native speakers 700 (2011) [1]
Barngarla , formerly known as Parnkalla , is an Aboriginal language of Eyre Peninsula , South Australia , Australia . The last native speaker of the language died in 1964. However, the language has been revived due to work of a German Lutheran pastor Clamor Wilhelm Schurmann who worked at a mission
Faroymal ( Swedish : Fårömål ; Fårö Gutnish) is the dialect of Gutnish spoken on the Baltic island of Fårö . The name "Fårö" (in Gutnish , Faroy ) is derived from the words ö , meaning island, and probably far- , which is a word stem associated with travel, as in the Swedish verb fara (to travel). T
Badiozzaman Forouzanfar or Badi'ozzamān Forūzānfar (also Romanized as "Badiʿ al-Zamān Furūzānfar") (12 July 1904 [1] in Boshrooyeh in Ferdows County – 6 May 1970 in Tehran ) ( Persian : بدیعالزمان فروزانفر , born Ziyaa' Boshrooye-i ضياء بشرويهای ) was a scholar of Persian literature , Iranian ling
#2 John Laver
John David Michael Henry Laver , CBE , FBA , FRSE (20 January 1938 – 6 May 2020) was a British phonetician . He was Emeritus Professor of Speech Sciences at Queen Margaret University , and served as President of the International Phonetic Association from 1991 to 1995. [1] British phonetician (1938–
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
Eugène-Emmanuel Mermet-Cachon (10 September 1828 – 14 March 1889), was a French priest and Roman Catholic missionary in Bakumatsu period Japan, who served as interpreter for and advisor to French diplomatic missions, playing crucial role in the development of a special relationship between the Frenc
#5 John Wallis
John Wallis ( / ˈ w ɒ l ɪ s / ; [2] Latin : Wallisius ; 3 December [ O.S. 23 November ] 1616 – 8 November [ O.S. 28 October ] 1703 ) was an English clergyman and mathematician who is given partial credit for the development of infinitesimal calculus . Between 1643 and 1689 he served as chi
William Cobbett (9 March 1763 – 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer , journalist, politician, and farmer born in Farnham, Surrey . He was one of an agrarian faction seeking to reform Parliament, abolish " rotten boroughs ", restrain foreign activity, and raise wages, with the goal of easing pov
#7 Rimma Kuruch
Rimma Dmitrievna Kuruch ( Russian : Римма Дмитриевна Куруч , 6 May 1938 – 8 July 2019) was a specialist in language education. Much of her work focused on documenting, preserving, and encouraging the use of Kildin Sámi . Kuruch also helped form the Kola Sámi Association and served as its first co-vi
Lorenzo Minio-Paluello , FBA (21 September 1907 – 6 May 1986) was an Italian academic, linguist and translator. He was involved in analysing and translating medieval Latin versions of the ancient Greek philosophical texts. From 1939, he worked in England. Italian philologist
#9 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
Wilhelm Duschinsky (6 May 1860 – 28 August 1924) [1] was an Austrian philologist, educator, and writer. Austrian philologist, educator, and writer Wilhelm Duschinsky Born ( 1860-05-06 ) 6 May 1860 Strasnitz , Moravia , Austrian Empire Died 28 August 1924 (1924-08-28) (aged 64) Klagenfurt , Carinth
#11 Alexander Hume
Alexander Hume (1558 – 4 December 1609) was a Scottish poet who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in the early 17th century. Scottish poet For other people with similar names, see Alexander Home , Alexander Hume-Campbell , and Alexander Britton "Brit" Hume .
#12 M Harunur Rashid
M Harunur Rashid (born 28 December 1939) is a distinguished teacher of English literature and language, a notable educational administrator, editor and translator of modern poetry and prose, [1] [2] in Bangladesh , a noted writer of Sufism and Sufi literature [3] and a commentator of social, politic
Johan David Åkerblad (6 May 1763, Stockholm – 7 February 1819, Rome ) was a Swedish diplomat and orientalist. Swedish diplomat and orientalist Johan Åkerblad's table of Demotic phonetic characters and their Coptic equivalents (1802)
#14 Jean Le Dû
Jean Le Dû (28 March 1938 – 6 May 2020) was a French linguist of the Breton language . [1] [2] Breton linguist (1938–2020) Jean Le Dû Born 28 March 1938 Dieppe , France Died 6 May 2020 (2020-05-06) (aged 82) Saint-Quay-Portrieux , France Nationality French Occupation Linguist