BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 5. If we were able to
protect our language during the years of colonialism and our
ancestors entrusted it to us, how can we possibly fail to protect
this language today, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said
during an interview with local television channels on January 5,
Trend reports.
“brought to our language sometimes intentionally and sometimes
not – they do not enrich our language and do not make those who use
those words any smarter.
Knowing many languages is good, and I am also in favor of that.
But people should speak foreign languages when necessary. We must
protect our own language. Foreign words corrupt our language, do
not enrich it, and also undermine our national identity, drop by
drop, slowly. Perhaps we do not even notice it ourselves, but they
undermine it drop by drop. After the language is lost, or after it
is corrupted, or after it is completely adapted to another
language, then the national identity will also disappear, and after
that the statehood will also disappear, and after that, God forbid,
our country may face a great disaster. Therefore, it is the duty of
each of us to protect the Azerbaijani language. I am saying this
with full confidence, and invite everyone to contribute to this
struggle,” the head of state said.
