Message from Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the Occasion of World Kiswahili Language Day文章源自英文巴士-https://www.en84.com/14670.html
教科文组织总干事奥德蕾·阿祖莱世界斯瓦希里语日致辞文章源自英文巴士-https://www.en84.com/14670.html
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Kiswahili is a language that speaks to both past and present. With over 200 million speakers, it is one of the most widely used African languages, encompassing more than a dozen main dialects. Over the centuries, this Bantu language has emerged as a common form of communication in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, in addition to the Middle East.文章源自英文巴士-https://www.en84.com/14670.html
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斯瓦希里语是一门同时与过去和当下对话的语言。其使用人数超过2亿，是使用最为广泛的非洲语言之一，且包含十几种主要方言。几个世纪以来，这种班图语已经成为撒哈拉以南非洲众多区域以及中东地区的一种常见交流方式。文章源自英文巴士-https://www.en84.com/14670.html
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As a lingua franca, Kiswahili has also incorporated words from other tongues, notably Arabic, while enriching these languages in return. For example, the English word “safari” comes from the Kiswahili word for “journey”, which originated as the Arabic verb for “travel”, safara. This linguistic exchange highlights the important role Kiswahili plays at the crossroads of world languages.
作为一种通用语，斯瓦希里语还吸收了来自其他语言的词汇，特别是阿拉伯语，同时也回馈且丰富了这些语言。例如，英文单词“safari”即借自斯瓦希里语，意为“旅程”，该词又派生自阿拉伯语中表示“旅行”的动词safara。这种语言交流凸显出斯瓦希里语在世界语言交汇融合中发挥的重要作用。
Kiswahili not only tells a story of dialogue between languages, but also of dialogue among peoples and countries. Indeed, because Kiswahili shares words and concepts with other African languages, it has an impressive unifying power. This is why the African Union, East African Community and Southern African Development Community have all chosen Kiswahili as one of their official languages. In this way, Kiswahili will play a role in ensuring the African continent achieves its full potential – a goal that UNESCO also works towards, through its Global Priority Africa.
斯瓦希里语述说的不仅是不同语言间对话的故事，同时也是不同民族和国家之间对话的故事。事实上，由于斯瓦希里语与其他非洲语言有着共同的词汇和概念，其凝聚力作用非同寻常。这正是非洲联盟、东非共同体和南部非洲发展共同体都选择将斯瓦希里语作为其正式语言之一的原因所在。如此，斯瓦希里语将发挥促进作用，确保非洲大陆充分发挥其潜能，而这也正是教科文组织通过其总体优先事项“非洲”力图实现的目标。
In addition to being a language of trade, diplomacy and unity, Kiswahili is a rich source of cultural expression. For it includes concepts such as “amani”, or peace, a common utterance in daily interactions. “Amani” is not only understood as the absence of conflict, but also as a state of serenity or tranquility. As such, it is something to continuously work towards – a vision that resonates with UNESCO’s own conception of peace as an ideal for which to strive.
斯瓦希里语不仅是商贸、外交和团结的语言，也是文化表达的丰富源泉。斯瓦希里语中包含“amani”（即“和平”）等概念。“Amani”是日常互动中的常用语，它不单单被理解为没有冲突，还被理解为一种祥和或安宁的状态。因此，它是一个需要为之不懈努力的目标，而这一愿景与教科文组织自身作为奋斗理想的和平观念不谋而合。
This power to foster communication and peace must be preserved – especially in the face of the digital revolution. That is why UNESCO is committed to ensuring that the potential of Kiswahili is also realized online, and why, in our efforts to design guidelines for the regulation of digital platforms, we highlight the importance of linguistic diversity in content moderation, to better combat hate speech and disinformation, while promoting freedom of expression and human rights.
这种促进交流与和平的力量必须得到维护——特别是在我们面临数字革命之时。正因如此，教科文组织致力于确保斯瓦希里语在网上也能发挥其潜力；也正因如此，我们在数字平台监管准则的设计工作中强调语言多样性在内容审核中的重要性，以更好地打击仇恨言论和虚假信息，同时促进表达自由和人权。
On this Day, let us celebrate linguistic heritage and the cultural richness languages convey. Let us commit to protecting the diversity of languages to express our values and vision of the world at a personal level, and to foster peace and facilitate cooperation at the societal level.
值此世界日，让我们礼赞语言遗产和语言所传达的文化丰富性。让我们致力于保护语言多样性，透过丰富多样的语言，在个人层面表达我们的价值观和世界观，在社会层面促进和平与合作。
Happy World Kiswahili Language Day! Siku njema ya kimataifa ya Kiswahili!
世界斯瓦希里语日快乐！Siku njema ya kimataifa ya Kiswahili!
