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Prague Manifesto of the movement for the international language Esperanto
PrÄgas Manifests
We, members of the worldwide movement for the promotion of Esperanto, address this Manifesto to all governments, international organizations and people of good will; declare our unshakeable commitment to the objectives set out here; and call on all organizations and individuals to join us in working for these goals.
MÄs, vispasaules kustÄ«bas par Esperanto attÄ«stÄ«bu dalÄ«bnieki, ar Å”o Manifestu vÄrÅ”amies pie visÄm valdÄ«bÄm, starptautiskÄm organizÄcijÄm un labas gribas cilvÄkiem, paziÅojot savus nodomus strÄdÄt, netaupot spÄkus, lai Ä«stenotu Å”eit paustos mÄrÄ·us, un aicinÄm katru atseviŔķu organizÄciju un cilvÄku pievienoties mÅ«su kustÄ«bai.
For more than a century Esperanto, which was launched in 1887 as a project for an auxiliary language for international communication and quickly developed into a rich living language in its own right, has functioned as a means of bringing people together across the barriers of language and culture. The aims that inspire the users of Esperanto are still as important and relevant as ever. Neither the worldwide use of a few national languages, nor advances in communications technology, nor the development of new methods of language teaching is likely to result in a fair and effective language order based on the following principles, which we hold to be essential.
Ieviesta 1887. gadÄ kÄ palÄ«gvaloda starptautiskajÄ saskarsmÄ un Ätri attÄ«stÄ«jusies, kļūdama par dzÄ«votspÄjÄ«gu, niansÄm bagÄtu valodu, Esperanto jau vairÄk nekÄ gadsimtu tiek lietota un darbojas, lai vienotu cilvÄkus, kuri runÄ dažÄdÄs valodÄs un pieder pie dažÄdÄm kultÅ«rÄm. Å ajÄ laikÄ tÄs lietotÄju mÄrÄ·i nav zaudÄjuÅ”i savu nozÄ«mÄ«gumu un aktualitÄti. Nedz dažu nacionÄlo valodu lietoÅ”ana vispasaules mÄrogÄ, nedz komunikÄciju tehnikas progress, nedz jaunu metožu atklÄÅ”ana valodu apmÄcÄ«bÄ, visticamÄk, tomÄr nerealizÄs principus, kurus mÄs uzskatÄm par visnozÄ«mÄ«gÄkajiem valodu lietoÅ”anas taisnÄ«gÄ un efektÄ«vÄ sakÄrtoÅ”anÄ.
1. Democracy
1. DemokrÄtija
Any system of communication which confers lifelong privileges on some while requiring others to devote years of effort to achieving a lesser degree of competence is fundamentally antidemocratic. While Esperanto, like any language, is not perfect, it far outstrips other languages as a means of egalitarian communication on a world scale.
SazinÄÅ”anÄs sistÄma, kura daļai cilvÄku pieŔķir privilÄÄ£ijas mūža garumÄ, bet no citiem prasa gadiem ilgas pÅ«les, lai apgÅ«tu valodu zemÄkajÄ lÄ«menÄ«, ir pamatos nedemokrÄtiska. Kaut gan, tÄpat kÄ jebkura valoda, Esperanto nav pilnÄ«gi nevainojama, tai, kÄ vispasaules sazinÄÅ”anÄs lÄ«dzeklim, nav konkurentu.
We maintain that language inequality gives rise to communicative inequality at all levels, including the international level. We are a movement for democratic communication.
MÄs uzskatÄm, ka valodu nevienlÄ«dzÄ«ba izraisa sazinÄÅ”anÄs (kontaktÄÅ”anÄs) nevienlÄ«dzÄ«bu visos lÄ«meÅos, sÄkot no starptautiskÄ. MÄs esam kustÄ«ba par demokrÄtisku sazinÄÅ”anos.
2. Global Education
2. StarpnacionÄlÄ izglÄ«tÄ«ba
All ethnic languages are bound to certain cultures and nations. For example, the child who learns English learns about the culture, geography and political systems of the English-speaking world, primarily the United States and the United Kingdom. The child who learns Esperanto learns about a world without borders, where every country is home.
Katra etniskÄ valoda ir saistÄ«ta ar noteiktu kultÅ«ru un nÄciju(-Äm). PiemÄram, skolÄns, kurÅ” studÄ angļu valodu, apgÅ«st angliski runÄjoÅ”u zemju, galvenokÄrt ASV un LielbritÄnijas kultÅ«ru, Ä£eogrÄfiju un politiku. SkolÄns, kurÅ” studÄ Esperanto, mÄcÄs par pasauli bez robežÄm, kur katra valsts varÄtu bÅ«t kÄ mÄjas
We maintain that education in any language is bound to a certain view of the world. We are a movement for global education.
MÄs uzskatÄm, ka izglÄ«tÄ«ba jebkurÄ no etniskajÄm valodÄm ir saistÄ«ta ar vienu noteiktu priekÅ”statu par pasauli. MÄs esam kustÄ«ba par starpnacionÄlu izglÄ«tÄ«bu.
3. Effective Education
3. PedagoÄ£iskÄ efektivitÄte
Only a small percentage of foreign-language students attain fluency in the target language. In Esperanto, fluency is attainable even through home study. Various studies have shown that Esperanto is useful as a preparation for learning other languages. It has also been recommended as a core element in courses in language awareness.
Tikai procentuÄli neliela daļa no tiem, kuri mÄcÄs sveÅ”valodu, arÄ« to iemÄcÄs. Esperanto pilnÄ«bÄ var iemÄcÄ«ties pat paÅ”mÄcÄ«bas ceļÄ. TÄ noder kÄ ievadkurss dažÄdu valodu studijÄm (propedeitiskais efekts). Esperanto rekomendÄ arÄ« kÄ pamatu sveÅ”valodu apgÅ«Å”anai.
We maintain that the difficulties in learning ethnic languages will always be a barrier for many students who would benefit from knowing a second language. We are a movement for effective language learning.
MÄs uzskatÄm, ka etnisko valodu apgÅ«Å”ana vienmÄr rada grÅ«tÄ«bas daudziem skolÄniem, kuri tomÄr iegÅ«tu, ja pÄrvaldÄ«tu otru valodu. MÄs esam kustÄ«ba par efektÄ«vu valodu mÄcÄ«Å”anu.
4. Multilingualism
4. Daudzvalodība
The Esperanto community is almost unique as a worldwide community whose members are universally bilingual or multilingual. Every member of the community has made the effort to learn at least one foreign language to a communicative level. In many cases this leads to a love and knowledge of several languages and to broader personal horizons in general.
Esperanto ā kopiena ir viena no nedaudzajÄm valodu lietotÄju kopienÄm pasaulÄ, kuras dalÄ«bnieki visi bez izÅÄmuma runÄ divÄs vai vairÄkÄs valodÄs ā katrs kopienas dalÄ«bnieks ir apguvis vismaz vienu sveÅ”valodu sarunvalodas lÄ«menÄ«. Daudzos gadÄ«jumos tas rada interesi par citÄm valodÄm un to apgÅ«Å”anu, paplaÅ”inot personisko redzesloku.
We maintain that the speakers of all languages, large and small, should have a real chance of learning a second language to a high communicative level. We are a movement for providing that opportunity to all.
MÄs uzskatÄm, ka jebkuras valodas ā lielas vai mazas ā lietotÄjiem ir jÄdod iespÄja apgÅ«t otru valodu tÄdÄ pakÄpÄ, kas nodroÅ”inÄtu sazinÄÅ”anos pietiekami augstÄ lÄ«menÄ«. MÄs esam kustÄ«ba, kas sagÄdÄ Å”o iespÄju.
5. Language Rights
5. Valodu tiesības
The unequal distribution of power between languages is a recipe for permanent language insecurity, or outright language oppression, for a large part of the worldās population. In the Esperanto community the speakers of languages large and small, official and unofficial meet on equal terms through a mutual willingness to compromise. This balance of language rights and responsibilities provides a benchmark for developing and judging other solutions to language inequality and conflict.
Valodu nozÄ«mÄ«bas nevienlÄ«dzÄ«ba ir cÄlonis valodu neaizsargÄtÄ«bai vai pat tieÅ”ai valodu apspieÅ”anai lielÄ daÄ¼Ä pasaules sabiedrÄ«bas. Esperanto ā kopienÄ lielu un mazu, oficiÄli atzÄ«tu un neatzÄ«tu valodu lietotÄji, pateicoties savstarpÄjai vÄlmei rast kompromisu, sazinÄs neitrÄlÄ valodÄ. TÄda valodu lÄ«dztiesÄ«ba rada precedentu, lai izvÄrtÄtu valodu nevienlÄ«dzÄ«bu un rastu risinÄjumu konfliktiem.
We maintain that the wide variations in power among languages undermine the guarantees, expressed in many international instruments, of equal treatment regardless of language. We are a movement for language rights.
MÄs uzskatÄm, ka dažÄdu valodu nozÄ«mÄ«guma lielÄs atŔķirÄ«bas mazina daudzos starptautiskos dokumentos paustÄs garantijas par vienlÄ«dzÄ«gu attieksmi pret valodÄm.
6. Language Diversity
6. Valodu dažÄdÄ«ba
National governments tend to treat the great diversity of languages in the world as a barrier to communication and development. In the Esperanto community, however, language diversity is experienced as a constant and indispensable source of enrichment. Consequently every language, like every biological species, is inherently valuable and worthy of protection and support.
NacionÄlÄs valdÄ«bas uzskata, ka valodu dažÄdÄ«ba pasaulÄ ir sazinÄÅ”anÄs un attÄ«stÄ«bas ŔķÄrslis. TomÄr Esperanto - kopienai valodu dažÄdÄ«ba ir pastÄvÄ«gs un neizsÄ«kstoÅ”s bagÄtÄ«bu (vÄrtÄ«bu) avots: katra valoda, tÄpat kÄ jebkura dzÄ«vÄ«bas forma, ir vÄrtÄ«ga jau pati par sevi un pietiekami nozÄ«mÄ«ga, lai to uzturÄtu un attÄ«stÄ«tu.
We maintain that communication and development policies which are not based on respect and support for all languages amount to a death sentence for the majority of languages in the world. We are a movement for language diversity.
MÄs uzskatÄm, ka sazinÄÅ”anÄs un attÄ«stÄ«bas politika, ja tÄ nav bÄzÄta uz cieÅu pret visÄm valodÄm un to atbalstÄ«Å”anu, nolemj iznÄ«cÄ«bai lielÄko daļu no pasaules valodÄm.
7. Human Emancipation
7. CivÄka emancipÄcija
Every language both liberates and imprisons its users, giving them the ability to communicate among themselves but barring them from communication with others. Designed as a universally accessible means of communication, Esperanto is one of the great functional projects for the emancipation of humankind ā one which aims to let every individual citizen participate fully in the human community, securely rooted in his or her local cultural and language identity yet not limited by it.
Katra valoda gan atbrÄ«vo, gan sasaista savus lietotÄjus, dodot iespÄju sazinÄties savÄ starpÄ, bet tajÄ paÅ”Ä laikÄ aizŔķÄrsojot sazinÄÅ”anos ar citiem. PlÄnota kÄ universÄls sazinÄÅ”anÄs lÄ«dzeklis, Esperanto ir viens no lielajiem cilvÄces emancipÄcijas projektiem, kurÅ” jau darbojas, jeb arÄ« - projekts, kas katram cilvÄkam kÄ indivÄ«dam nodroÅ”ina dalÄ«bu vispasaules sabiedrÄ«bÄ, tajÄ paÅ”Ä laikÄ ar stiprÄm saknÄm paturot savÄ kultÅ«rÄ un valodas identitÄtÄ, bet neliekot izjust ierobežotÄ«bu.
We maintain that exclusive reliance on national languages inevitably puts up barriers to the freedoms of expression, communication and association. We are a movement for human emancipation.
MÄs uzskatÄm, ka nacionÄlas valodas kÄ vienÄ«gÄs valodas lietoÅ”ana neizbÄgami liek ŔķÄrŔļus brÄ«vÄ«bai un paÅ”izpausmei, saziÅai un dalÄ«bai dažÄdÄs organizÄcijÄs. MÄs esam kustÄ«ba par cilvÄka emancipÄciju.
Prago, jul. 1996
Prago, jul. 1996
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