langs: 22 октября [ru] / october 22 [en] / 22. oktober [de] / 22 octobre [fr] / 22 ottobre [it] / 22 de octubre [es]
days: october 19 / october 20 / october 21 / october 22 / october 23 / october 24 / october 25
#1 Latin script
The Latin script , also known as Roman script , is an alphabetic writing system based on the letters of the classical Latin alphabet , derived from a form of the Cumaean Greek version of the Greek alphabet used by the Etruscans . Several Latin-script alphabets exist, which differ in graphemes, colla
#1 Afrikaans
Afrikaans ( UK : / ˌ æ f r ɪ ˈ k ɑː n s / , US : / ˌ ɑː f -/ , meaning 'African') [4] [5] is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular [6] [7] of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect ) [8] [9] used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their
Beary or Byari (ಬ್ಯಾರಿ ಬಾಸೆ Byāri Bāse ) is a Dravidian language spoken by the Muslim communities mainly of Karnataka ( Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts) and extreme northern end of Kerala like Manjeshwaram , Kunjathur , Uppala , Hosangadi of Kasaragod district ( Byaris ). [1] [2] Bearys speak a
#3 French Belgian Sign Language
The French Belgian Sign Language ( French : Langue des signes de Belgique francophone ; LSFB ) is the deaf sign language of the French language Community of Belgium , a country in Western Europe. It and Flemish Sign Language are very closely related (and distantly if at all related to French Sign La
Montenegrin ( / ˌ m ɒ n t ɪ ˈ n iː ɡ r ɪ n / MON -tih- NEE -grin ; [5] [lower-alpha 1] crnogorski / црногорски ) is a normative variety of the Serbo-Croatian language [6] [7] [8] mainly used by Montenegrins and is the official language of Montenegro . Montenegrin is based on the most widespread dial
Tunisian Arabic , or simply Tunisian , is a set of dialects of Maghrebi Arabic spoken in Tunisia . [4] It is known among its over 11 million speakers as: تونسي , romanized: Tounsi [ˈtuːnsi] ( listen ) , "Tunisian" [5] or Derja "everyday language" to distinguish it from Modern Standard Arabic , the
#1 Karl Aben
Karl Aben (Latvian: Kārlis Abens ; 23 September 1896 – 22 October 1976) was an Estonian and Latvian linguist and translator. In Estonia, he became known as the country's foremost translator from Latvian at the time (translated works of Jānis Rainis , Vilis Lācis and Andrejs Upīts , among many others
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
Lyle Richard Campbell (born October 22, 1942) [1] is an American scholar and linguist known for his studies of indigenous American languages , especially those of Central America , and on historical linguistics in general. Campbell is professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of Hawaiʻi at
Józef Stanisław Łobodowski (born 1909, Pruwiszki – died 1988 Madrid ) was a Polish poet and political thinker . Polish poet and political thinker Józef Łobodowski Łobodowski in 1938 Born ( 1909-03-19 ) 19 March 1909 Purwiszki , Partitioned Poland Died 18 April 1988 (1988-04-18) (aged 79) Madrid ,
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL ( / ˈ r uː l ˈ t ɒ l k iː n / , ROOL TOL -keen ; [lower-alpha 1] 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist , and academic, best known as the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings . English philologis
Demetrio Camarda ( Arbërisht : Dhimitër Kamarda ; 22 October 1821, in Piana degli Albanesi – 13 March 1882, in Livorno ) was an Arbëreshë linguist, patriot of the Arbëreshë, and publisher of Albanian folklore , with scientific knowledge also in the field of Indo-European linguistics . [1] Demetrio C
#7 William Jones (philologist)
Sir William Jones FRS FRAS FRSE (28 September 1746 – 27 April 1794) was a British philologist , a puisne judge on the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal , and a scholar of ancient India , particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among European and
Mordechai Zaken also Moti Zaken ( Hebrew : מוטי/מרדכי זקן ; Arabic : مردخاي زاكين ) (April 26, 1958 – May 14, 2021) [1] was a historian and the 2019 laureate of "the Prime Minister Prize for the research of the Jews of the Orient." [2] [3] [4] He was an expert on the Kurds and Middle Eastern minorit
Kita "Petre" Chkhenkeli ( Georgian : კიტა "პეტრე" ჩხენკელი ; Tschenkéli in western literature) (8 November 1895 – 22 October 1963) was a Georgian linguist and lexicographer based in Germany and Switzerland . He is best known for his Georgisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch , which is "widely regarded as the m
#10 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
Sándor Csoma de Kőrös ( Hungarian: [ˈʃaːndor ˈkøːrøʃi ˈt͡ʃomɒ] ; born Sándor Csoma ; 27 March 1784/8 [1] – 11 April 1842) was a Hungarian philologist and Orientalist, author of the first Tibetan – English dictionary and grammar book. He was called Phyi-glin-gi-grwa-pa in Tibetan, meaning " the f
#12 Piet Drabbe
Piet Drabbe (born Petrus Drabbe in Heino, Netherlands , June 4, 1887; died in Arnhem, Netherlands , October 27, 1970) was a member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart who worked successively from 1912 to 1960 in the Philippines , the Tanimbar Islands , and on the southern coast of Dutch New Guin
#13 Perpessicius
Perpessicius ( Romanian: [perpeˈsit͡ʃjus] ; pen name of Dumitru S. Panaitescu , also known as Panait Șt. Dumitru , D. P. Perpessicius and Panaitescu-Perpessicius ; October 22, 1891 – March 29, 1971) was a Romanian literary historian and critic, poet, essayist and fiction writer. One of the promine
#14 Leconte de Lisle
Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle ( French: [ʃaʁl maʁi ʁəne ləkɔ̃t də lil] ; 22 October 1818 – 17 July 1894) was a French poet of the Parnassian movement. [1] He is traditionally known by his surname only, Leconte de Lisle . French poet (1818–1894) Leconte de Lisle Born Charles Marie René Lecont
#15 János Arany
János Arany ( Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈɒrɒɲ] ; archaic English: John Arany [1] ; 2 March 1817 – 22 October 1882) was a Hungarian poet, writer, translator and journalist. [2] He is often said to be the " Shakespeare of ballads " – he wrote more than 102 ballads that have been translated i
Stephanos Stephanides (born 22 October 1949) is a Cypriot-born author, poet, translator, critic, ethnographer , and documentary film maker. In 1957 he moved with his father to the United Kingdom and since then he has lived in several countries for more than 34 years. He returned to Cyprus in 1991 as
#17 Hans Ras
Johannes Jacobus (Hans) Ras (1 April 1926 – 22 October 2003) was emeritus professor of Javanese language and literature at Leiden University , the Netherlands . In 1961 he was lecturer at the University of Malaya , and in 1969 first representative in Jakarta of the KITLV (the Leiden-based Koninklijk
#18 Julia Bloch
Julia McDonnell Bloch (May 3, 1904 – October 22, 1960) was an American linguist. She was on the editorial staff of the Linguistic Atlas of New England (1939-1943), assisting in the preparation of its 700 dialect maps. She also contributed to the Handbook of the Linguistic Geography of New England .
Paul William Friedrich (October 22, 1927 – August 11, 2016) was an American anthropologist , linguist , poet, and Professor of Social Thought at the University of Chicago . He studied at Harvard with Roman Jakobson , and received his Ph.D. from Yale under the supervision of Sidney Mintz . He special
#20 Werner Zillig
Werner Zillig (born October 22, 1949 in Haßlach , Germany) is a German author and scholar. German author and scholar (born 1949) Werner Zillig Born October 22, 1949 ( 1949-10-22 ) (age 72) Haßlach, Germany Occupation German linguist and science fiction author Werner Zillig studied at universitie