(MTI) - The word contest, which follows earlier Hungarian and international examples, is "important and useful fun" in that it raises public awareness of the mother tongue, the paper quoted linguist Geza Balazs as saying.
People can cast their votes electronically at www.szoszavazo.hu, or personally at a bus which the institute is sending around the country.
People can cast their votes electronically at www.szoszavazo.hu, or personally at a bus which the institute is sending around the country.
Though the polls will only be closed in November, interim results of the contest are available from the web page. The word which has received the most support so far is szerelem ('serelem'-love), followed by édesanya ('eideshanya'-mother) and szabadság ('sabadshaag'-freedom). Sweet-sounding cipőfűző ('tsipoefhewzoe'-shoelace) is number nine in the competition.
The initiative is part of the Year of Hungarian Language 2009 programme, marking the 250th anniversary of revered language reformer and author Ferenc Kazinczy.
The initiative is part of the Year of Hungarian Language 2009 programme, marking the 250th anniversary of revered language reformer and author Ferenc Kazinczy.
