Fae 2001 the European Day o Leids haes been held ilka year on 26 September, an is co-airtit bi the Cooncil o Europe an the European Centre for Modren Leids. The Cooncil o Europe haes 46 memmer states awthegither an comprehends the Gaelic an Scots leids amang ithers. The ettle ahin the Day o Leids is tae kittle the intress o the publict in the sindry kinds o langage aw aboot us, an tae pit us in mind o the mony leids spoken an wrutten ower the continent and ayont. It is the howp that, gien the resources an wittins, mair fowk will hae the can tae learn ither leids, whither tae get by in jist, or for tae mak thairsels versant. An the Cooncil an Centre is aw for fowk takkin tent o  thae leids that’s less weel kent an taucht, the regional an sma leids o Europe, sic as Scots. Tae this end the European Centre haes pit thegither twa-three guide buikies anent the sindry regional an sma leids, an thir buikies haes been owerset in a puckle o the mither tongues. On the bonnie an brawly-pit thegither wabsteid o the European Centre https://edl.ecml.at/Home/tabid/1455/language/en-GB/Default.aspx a body will can find aw kin kinds o things tae dae, education resources an gemms dedicate tae bairns, alang wi the guide Lara’s Vaige Roond The Regional an Sma Leids o Europe that gies the backgrund tae 39 leids, an haes been owerset in Scots bi Dr Dauvit Horsbroch.

The European Commission will be markin the Day o Leids forby, bi haudin online confeerances atween 12.00 an 16.45pm an this haunling will open tae the publict. Please clap yer device on the wabsteid https://www.coe.int/en/web/language-policy/european-day-of-languages for tae airt oot mair anent the subjects that fowk will be in hauns wi.

The’r a soond file o this story in Scots abuin.