Respect for and Development of Languages of Minority Ethnic Groups

Spoken and written languages are basic features of a population. The right of each ethnic group to use its own language in daily life, in the workplace, in social interactions or for any other purposes of communication, is enshrined in China’s Constitution, Law of Regional Ethnic Autonomy, and Education Law, all of which provide for the protection and development of minority languages. To this end, the government has established institutions dedicated to research and promotion of minority languages at national and local levels and trained a large number of personnel versed in these languages.

尊重和發展少數民族語言文字

語言文字是民族的基本特征之一。中華人民共和國憲法、民族區域自治法和教育法等都對保護和發展少數民族語言文字進行了明確規定。各少數民族在日常生活、生產勞動、通訊聯系以及社會交往中，使用本民族語言文字都受到尊重，得到法律保障。為了尊重和發展少數民族語言文字，中國政府先后在中央和各民族地區建立了少數民族語言文字的工作機構和研究機構，培養了大批從事少數民族語言文字工作的干部和研究人員。