The International Linguapax Award is awarded annually on International Mother Language Day (21 February) by Linguapax (Linguapax International) "which recognises and awards the actions carried out in different areas in favour of the preservation of linguistic diversity, revitalization and reactivation of linguistic communities and the promotion of multilingualism". Candidates are individuals of the academic community and civil society as well as entities or collectives. Nominations for each year's prize are usually made public on 21 February of each year.
Linguapax Award Winners
The International Linguapax Award was first given in 2002.
Year Name Affiliation Country(ies) 2002 Bartomeu Melià Teko Guaraní Spain, Paraguay Jerzy Smolicz University of Adelaide Poland, Australia 2003 Aina Moll Institute Joan Alcover Spain Tove Skutnabb-Kangas University of Roskilde Finland, Denmark 2004 Fernand de Varennes Murdoch University Canada, Australia Joshua Fishman Yeshiva University, Stanford University United States 2005 Maurice Tadadjeu University of Yaoundé I Cameroon 2006 Natividad Mutumbajoy Escuela Yachaicury Colombia 2007 Maya Khemlani David University of Malaya Malaysia 2008 Neville Alexander PRAESA South Africa 2009 Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira Te Ataarangi New Zealand 2010 Miquel Siguan i Soler University of Barcelona Spain Robert Phillipson Copenhagen Business School UK, Denmark 2011 G. N. Devy Gujarat India Centro Indígena de Investigaciones Interculturales de Tierradentro Cauca Colombia 2012 Jon Landaburu Illaremendi Colombia, France 2013 Ledikasyon pu Travayer Mauritius 2014 Escola Valenciana - Federació d'Associacions per la Llengua Valencia, Spain 2015 Xavier Albo Fundación Xavier Albo Bolivia2016 Yambirrpa School Council and Dijarrma Action Group Australia International and Heritage Languages Association Canada 2017 Matthias Brenzinger Centre for African Linguistic Diversity South Africa, Germany 2018 BASAbali Indonesia 2019 Larry Kimura University of Hawaiʻi Hawaii 2020 Marja-Liisa Olthuis Oulu University Finland2021Idara Baraye Taleem-o-TaraqiPakistan2022ADN Maya collectiveMexico2023Abduweli AyupChina, Norway
External links Linguapax (official site) International Linguapax Award
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