langs: 1 сентября [ru] / september 1 [en] / 1. september [de] / 1er septembre [fr] / 1º settembre [it] / 1 de septiembre [es]
days: august 29 / august 30 / august 31 / september 1 / september 2 / september 3 / september 4
Slovak ( / ˈ s l oʊ v æ k , - v ɑː k / [5] [6] ) is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group , written in Latin script . [7] It is part of the Indo-European language family , and is one of the Slavic languages , which are part of the larger Balto-Slavic branch . Spoken by approximately 5 mil
Austrian Sign Language , or Österreichische Gebärdensprache (ÖGS), is the sign language used by the Austrian Deaf community—approximately 10,000 people (see Krausneker 2006). Austrian Sign Language Österreichische Gebärdensprache (ÖGS) Native to Austria Native speakers 8,000–10,000 (2014) [1] La
Mahasu Pahari ( Takri : 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚨𑚱 𑚞𑚩𑚭𑚪𑚯 ) is a Western Pahari (Himachali, Takri : 𑚩𑚮𑚢𑚭𑚏𑚥𑚯 ) language spoken in Himachal Pradesh . It is also known as Mahasui or Mahasuvi . The speaking population is about 1,000,000 (2001). It is more commonly spoken in the Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (Simla) and Solan dist
Efik / ˈ ɛ f ɪ k / [3] ( Usem Efịk ) is the indigenous language of the Efik people , who are situated in the present-day Cross River state and Akwa Ibom state of Nigeria , as well as in the North-West of Cameroon . The Efik language is mutually intelligible with other lower Cross River languages suc
Welsh ( Cymraeg [kəmˈraːiɡ] ( listen ) or y Gymraeg [ə ɡəmˈraːiɡ] ) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people . Welsh is spoken natively in Wales , by some in England , and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province , Argentina ). [7] Historically, it ha
#6 Adi people
The Adi people are one of the most populous groups of indigenous peoples in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh . A few thousand are also found in the Tibet Autonomous Region , where they are called the Lhoba together with some of the Nishi people , Na people , Mishmi people and Tagin people . Eth
Turkmen ( türkmençe , түркменче , تۆرکمنچه , [tʏɾkmøntʃø] [5] or türkmen dili , түркмен дили , تۆرکمن ديلی , [tʏɾkmøn dɪlɪ] ), [6] sporadically referred to as " Turkmen Turkic " or " Turkmen Turkish ", [7] [8] [9] [10] is a Turkic language spoken by the Turkmens of Central Asia , mainly of Turkmenis
Latvian Sign Language ( Latvian : latviešu zīmju valoda ) is a sign language commonly used by deaf people in Latvia . Linguists use LSL as an acronym for Latvian Sign Language. [2] [3] Sign language used in Latvia Latvian Sign Language Latviešu zīmju valoda Native to Latvia Native speakers 2,000
Belarusian ( / ˌ b ɛ l ə ˈ r uː s i ə n , - ˈ r uː ʃ ən , - ˈ r ʌ ʃ ən / ; [5] Belarusian: беларуская мова , romanized: bielaruskaja mova , IPA: [bʲɛlaˈruskaja ˈmɔva] ) is an East Slavic language . It is the native language of many Belarusians and one of the two official state languages in Belar
Theophilus Herman Kofi Opoku (1842 – 7 July 1913) was a native Akan linguist , translator , philologist , educator and missionary who became the first indigenous African to be ordained a pastor on Gold Coast soil by the Basel Mission in 1872. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Opoku worked closely with the
#2 Mary Stuart James MacMurphy
Mary Stuart James MacMurphy ( née , James ; after marriage, MacMurphy or McMurphy ; [1] September 1, 1846 – 1934) was an American teacher, lecturer, clubwoman, and author. She was the author of Only Glimpses (1887) and Ferns of Wisconsin . She held positions at Albany Female Academy, Robinson Female
#3 Sir Edmund Backhouse, 2nd Baronet
Sir Edmund Trelawny Backhouse, 2nd Baronet (20 October 1873 – 8 January 1944) was a British oriental scholar , Sinologist , and linguist whose books exerted a powerful influence on the Western view of the last decades of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912). Since his death, however, it has been established
Michael Smith (1942-2014) was an Irish poet, author and translator . A member of Aosdána , the Irish National Academy of Artists, Michael Smith was the first Writer in-Residence to be appointed by University College, Dublin and was an Honorary Fellow of UCD. He was a poet who gave a lifetime of serv
#5 Ken Liu
Ken Liu (born 1976) is a multiple Hugo Award-winning American author of science fiction and fantasy . His epic fantasy series The Dandelion Dynasty , the first work in the "silkpunk" genre, is published by Simon & Schuster . [2] His short stories have appeared in F&SF , Asimov's , Analog , Lightspee
Harry Lindgren (25 June 1912 – 1 July 1992) was a British-Australian engineer, linguist and amateur mathematician. Harry Lindgren Born ( 1912-06-25 ) 25 June 1912 Newcastle-upon-Tyne , England Died 1 July 1992 (1992-07-01) (aged 80) Jindalee Nursing Home, Canberra , Australia Nationality British-A
Georgiy Ruslanovych Gongadze [lower-alpha 1] (21 May 1969 – 17 September 2000) [1] was a Georgian - Ukrainian journalist and film director who was kidnapped and murdered in 2000 near Kyiv. He founded the internet newspaper Ukrainska Pravda along with Olena Prytula in 2000. Georgian-born Ukrainian jo
Ihor Kaczurowskyj (in Ukrainian: Ігор Васильович Качуровський ; 1 September 1918, in Nizhyn , Ukraine – 18 July 2013, in Munich , Germany) was a Ukrainian poet, translator, novelist and short story writer, literary scholar, university lecturer, journalist. Igor Kaczurowskyj Born ( 1918-09-01 ) 1 Sep
#9 Michael Wex
Michael Wex (born September 12, 1954) is a Canadian novelist, playwright, translator, lecturer, performer, and author of books on language and literature. [1] His specialty is Yiddish and his book Born to Kvetch was a surprise bestseller in 2005. [1] Wex lives in Toronto with his wife Marilla and da
#10 Qalandar Momand
Sahibzada Habib-ur-Rahman Qalandar Momand (September 1, 1930 - February 4, 2003) was a well-known Pashto poet, short story writer, journalist and linguist. [1] Pakistani writer Qalandar Momand Born Sahibzada Habib-ur-Rahman Qalandar Momand September 1, 1930 Died February 4, 2003 Language Pashto Nati
#11 Eric Nave
Captain Eric Nave OBE (18 March 1899 – 23 June 1993) was an Australian cryptographer and intelligence officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal Navy , noted for his work with joint Allied intelligence units during World War II . He served in the navy from 1916 to 1949, then served as an o
Franciszek Indan Pykna (12 July 1913 – 29 January 1992) was a Polish mathematician, philosopher, and linguist. Polish mathematician, philosopher (1913–1992)
#13 Albert Gallatin
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a Genevan – American politician, diplomat, ethnologist and linguist. Biographer Nicholas Dungan states that Gallatin was "America's Swiss Founding Father." [3] He is known for being the founder of New York University and for se
#14 Colin Riordan
Colin Riordan (born 27 July 1959 in Paderborn , Germany ) is a British academic who has been President and Vice-Chancellor at Cardiff University since 1 September 2012. [1] British academic (born 1959) This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( September 202
Lieutenant General Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan SPk ( Urdu : صاحبزادہ یعقوب خان ; born 23 December 1920 – 26 January 2016) [1] was a Pakistani politician, diplomat , military figure, pacifist , linguist , and a retired general in the Pakistani Army . [2] Military officer and Diplomat Lieutenant Genera
#16 Stasys Šilingas
Baron Stasys Šilingas (11 November 1885 – 13 November 1962) was a prominent lawyer and statesman in interwar Lithuania . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( November 2021 ) Stasys Šilingas in 1936 When the independence of Li
#17 Edmund Peck
Edmund James Peck (April 15, 1850 – September 10, 1924), known in Inuktitut as Uqammaq (one who talks well), [1] was an Anglican missionary in the Canadian North on the Quebec coast of Hudson Bay and on Baffin Island . He founded the first permanent mission on Baffin Island, Nunavut. He developed In
#18 Roman Jakobson
Roman Osipovich Jakobson ( Russian : Рома́н О́сипович Якобсо́н ; October 11, 1896 [1] – July 18, [2] 1982) was a Russian-American linguist and literary theorist . Russian-American linguist Roman Jakobson Born Roman Osipovich Jakobson ( 1896-10-11 ) 11 October 1896 Moscow , Russia Died 18 July 1982 (
#19 Léon Dostert
Léon Dostert (May 14, 1904 – September 1, 1971) was a French-born American scholar of languages and a pivotal proponent of machine translation . He was responsible for enduring innovations in interpretation, such as the simultaneous, head-set method used at the Nuremberg Trials , which is still used
#20 Herbert Penzl
Herbert Penzl (September 2, 1910 in Neufelden , Austria – September 1, 1995 in Oakland, California ), was an Austrian-born American philologist and historical linguist . He studied English Philology at the University of Vienna under Karl Luick . In 1934 he completed his Ph.D. dissertation The Develo