Black in 1075 languages

1075 languages

Black — the darkest colour, that of charcoal or a moonless night; the basic colour term, not a skin-colour label.

Major languages

English

black

/blæk/

4 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

黑

/xei˥/

4 different spellings

乌

/vu˦˦/

Hakka Chinese

/ou˧˧/

Teochew

/u˥˥/

Eastern Min

/u˥˦/

Northern Min

/ɔu˨˧/

Hainanese

/ɔu˥˧˧/

Pu-Xian Min

хи

/xi˨˦/

Dungan

Hindi

काला

/kaːlaː/

Urdu

کالا

/kaːlaː/

Tamil

கருப்பு

/karuppu/

East Asia (59)

Yi

ꀉꆈ

/a˧˦nɔ˧˧/

Tujia

langga

/lan˧˥ka˥˥/

Manchu

ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ

/saχalijan/

Sui

ʔnam1

/ʔnam˩˩/

Blang

lhɔŋ31

/l̥ɔŋ˧˩/

Jino

a33na42

/a˧˧na˦˨/

Ainu

クンネ

/kunne/

Udege

палиғи

/paliɣi/

Jeju

꺼멍ᄒᆞ다

/k͈ʌmʌŋhʌda/

Amis

kohtingay

/kohtiŋaj/

Paiwan

qucengecengel

/qutsəŋətsəŋəl/

Bunun

matahdung

/matahduŋ/

Tsou

kuaʼonga

/kuaʔoŋa/

Tao

mavaheng

/mavahəŋ/

Thao

maqusum

/maqusum/

Rukai

maicəlrəngə

/maitsəɭəŋə/

Southeast Asia (85)

Nusu

nɑ35nɑ53

/nɑ˧˥nɑ˥˧/

Lao

ດຳ

/dam˩˧/

Iban

chelum

/tʃəlum/

Shan

လမ်

/lam˨˦/

Wa

lung

/luŋ/

Mon

လ္စံက်

/kəcɔk/

Pa'O

ဖြေင်း

/pʰleŋ˥˧/

Kuy

twɛɲ

/twɛɲ/

South Asia (67)

Dari

سیاه

/sijɑːh/

Odia

କଳା

/kɔɭaː/

Awadhi

करिया

/kərijaː/

Magahi

करिया

/kərijaː/

Bhili

काळु

/kaːɭu/

Angika

करिया

/kərijaː/

Bagri

काळो

/kaːɭo/

Dogri

काला

/kaːlaː/

Kurukh

मोखरो

/mokʰaɾoː/

Tulu

ಕಪ್ಪು

/kappu/

Bodo

गोसोम

/ɡɯsɯm/

Ho

hende

/hende/

Kangri

काल़ा

/kaːɭaː/

Kullui

काल़ा

/kaːɭaː/

Gondi

नल्ला

/nallaː/

Kodava

ಕರ್ತದ್

/kartadɨ/

Tharu

कारो

/kaːro/

Limbu

ᤔᤠᤰᤋᤠᤱᤒᤠ

/maktaŋba/

Balti

ནག་པོ

/naɡpo/

Middle East & Central Asia (76)

Abkhaz

аиқәаҵәа

/ajkʷʰatsʼʷa/

Udi

маъйиън

/maˤjiˤn/

Sibe

ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ

/saχalijan/

Tigre

ጸሊም

/tsʼɐlim/

Blin

ንሺራዅ

/nɨʃiraxʷ/

Svan

მეშხე

/meʃxe/

Avar

чӏегӏераб

/tʃʼeʕerab/

Adyghe

шӏуцӏэ

/ʃʷʼətsʼa/

Dargwa

цӏудара

/tsʼudara/

Kumyk

къара

/qɑˈrɑ/

Ingush

ӏаьржа

/ʕæːrʒa/

Lak

лухӏисса

/luħisːa/

Abaza

квайчӏва

/kʷajtʃʷʼa/

Aghul

кӏареф

/kʼaref/

Tsez

хъаӏба

/qˤaba/

Archi

беххьӏеттут

/beχːˤetːut/

Andi

бечӏедир

/betʃʼedir/

Hunzib

цӏəдилу

/tsʼədilu/

Rutul

лыӏхды

/lɨˤxdɨ/

Laz

უჩა

/utʃa/

Europe (125)

Czech

černý

/ˈtʃɛrniː/

Erzya

раужо

/ˈrauʒo/

Nenets

париденя

/parʲidʲenʲa/

Rusyn

чорный

/ˈtʃornɨj/

Catalan

negre

/ˈneɣɾə/

2 readings of the same spelling

/ˈneɣɾə/

Catalan

/ˈneɣɾe/

Valencian

Fala

negru

/ˈneɡɾu/

Ido

nigra

/ˈniɡra/

Africa (161)

Fula

ɓaleejo

/ɓaleːdʒo/

Hdi

ŋəra

/ŋəra/

Daba

mimìliŋ

/mimìliŋ/

Oromo

gurraacha

/ɡurːaːtʃaː/

Ewe

yibɔ

/jibɔ/

Ga

diŋ

/diŋ/

Susu

fɔɔrɛ

/fɔːɾɛ/

Luo

ratengʼ

/ratɛŋ/

Meru

njirũ

/ndʒiɾo/

Vai

ꔱꘋ

/fiŋ/

Tarifit

ⴰⴱⴰⵔⵔⵛⴰⵏ

/abarːʃan/

Yao

chepiliu

/tʃepiliu/

Edo

nekhui

/nexui/

Zulu

mnyama

/ˈmɲaːma/

Fur

dìkkó

/dìkːó/

Asu

jiru

/dʒiru/

Kabiye

kɩkpɛɛdɩm

/kɪkpɛːdɪm/

Gen

yibɔ

/jibɔ/

Soga

ndhirugavu

/nd̪iɾuɡavu/

Chiga

kwiragura

/kwiraɡura/

Ateso

lokirionon

/lokirionon/

Nyoro

kwiragura

/kwiraɡura/

Tooro

kwiragura

/kwiraɡura/

North America (90)

Cree

ᑲᐢᑭᑌᐚᐤ

/kaskiteːwaːw/

Cayuga

swę́ʼda̱ʼę:ʼ

/swɛ̃́ʔdḁʔɛ̃ːʔ/

Squamish

ḵʼex̱ ḵʼíx̱

/qʼəχ qʼiχ/

Mam

qʼeq

/qʼeq/

Chol

iʼikʼ

/iʔikʼ/

Cora

súʼumuaraʼa

/suʔumwaɾaʔa/

Arapaho

woʼóteeyóó

/woʔóteːjóː/

Aleut

к̆ахчикдалих

/qaxtʃikðalix/

Oneida

oʼswʌ́:taʼ

/oʔswʌ̃́ːtaʔ/

Crow

shipíte

/ʃipíte/

Latin America (61)

Hup

ɟʼá

/ɟʼá/

Ticuna

waxüxü̃

/waʔɨʔɨ̃/

Wayuu

mütsiiasü

/mɨtsiːasɨ/

Oceania & the Pacific (63)

Tiwi

tuniwunga

/tuniwuŋa/

Enga

pumbuti

/pumbuti/

Motu

koremakorema

/koɾemakoɾema/

Hote

loŋgavu

/lɔŋɡavu/

Komba

sumun sumun

/sumun sumun/

Yele

kpêdêkpêdê

/kpədəkpədə/

Siberia & North Asia (23)

Oroqen

kɔŋnɔrɪn

/kɔŋnɔrɪn/

Evenki

коӈномо

/koŋnomo/

Even

хакарин

/hakarin/

Nanai

сахарин

/saxarin/

Mansi

сэ̄мыл

/seːmɪl/

Nivkh

вылвылы

/vɨlvɨlɨ/

Shor

қара

/qaˈra/

Tofa

ӄара

/qaˈra/

Ancient & historical (96)

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒁕𒀭𒆪𒅖

/dankuis/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬯𐬁𐬨𐬀

/saːma/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

कृष्णः

/kr̩ʂɳaɦ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܐܘܟܡܐ

/ʔukkaːmaː/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

niger

/ˈniɡɛr/

Pali

5–1cBCE

कण्ह

/kaɳha/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ጸሊም

/sˤalːim/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲕⲁⲙⲉ

/kame/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍃

/swarts/

Tocharian A

5–9c

𑀅𑀭𑁆𑀓𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆

/arkant/

Tocharian B

5–10c

𑀏𑀭𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆

/erkent/

Babuza

17–20c

makosum

/makosum/

Pazeh

18–21c

terehen

/təɾəhən/

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