Mangaluru, Oct 3 (PTI): Beary Language Day was celebrated by the Dakshina Kannada district unit of Akhila Bharat Beary Parishat here on Saturday. Beary or Byari is a language spoken by the Muslim communities mainly of Karnataka and some parts of north Kerala.

The founder-president of the Beary parish at P J Hussain, inaugurating the celebration, said a huge movement for the language and literature had taken place a decade ago. Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) managing director Muhammad Nazeer, speaking on the occasion, stressed the need for better efforts to promote the language.

He released a land registration document registered in Beary language during the celebrations. Beary literary and cultural association president Basheer Baikampady, Kendra Beary Sahitya Parishat president D M Aslam and corporator Abdul Latif Kandak were among those present.