Domingo Gómez López, professor of the Intercultural University of Chiapas, remembered during the International Mother Language Day, celebrated a week ago, that the General Act on the Linguistic Rights of Mexican Indigenous People recognises indigenous languages as national languages having the same status as Spanish.
Gómez made this statements during a celebration organised by the State Council for Culture and Arts (Coneculta) of Chiapas (Mexico), according to this release.
Furthermore, remembered the academic, it is right of all Mexicans to communicate in their language, without restrictions neither in the public domain nor in the private one, either orally or written, in all their activities. “Without a doubt, it is fundamental that indigenous languages participate in the media, either public or private, whether commercial television or radio of high audience rating in the country and we should use them.”
The professor highlighted and recognised that many universities, especially his and the Autonomous University of Chiapas, have introduced the teaching of languages in their university degrees.
Finally, he specified that different acts have been adopted, the most recent one is the one that was developed by the National Institute of Indigenous Languages, in compliance with the obligations that the General Act on the Linguistic Rights gives to the Indigenous People.
Gómez made this statements during a celebration organised by the State Council for Culture and Arts (Coneculta) of Chiapas (Mexico), according to this release.
Furthermore, remembered the academic, it is right of all Mexicans to communicate in their language, without restrictions neither in the public domain nor in the private one, either orally or written, in all their activities. “Without a doubt, it is fundamental that indigenous languages participate in the media, either public or private, whether commercial television or radio of high audience rating in the country and we should use them.”
The professor highlighted and recognised that many universities, especially his and the Autonomous University of Chiapas, have introduced the teaching of languages in their university degrees.
Finally, he specified that different acts have been adopted, the most recent one is the one that was developed by the National Institute of Indigenous Languages, in compliance with the obligations that the General Act on the Linguistic Rights gives to the Indigenous People.
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