Blue in 811 languages

811 languages

Blue — the colour of a clear daytime sky, in the ordinary everyday word. Not a dye or pigment name used as a noun, not a literary-only word. Where the language has ONE basic term covering blue and green, that term is given and the map says so.

Major languages

English

blue

/bluː/

4 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

蓝

/lan˧˥/

6 different spellings

蓝

/lɛ˨˧/

Shanghai Wu

/læ̃˩/

Jin

/lam˩˩/

Hakka Chinese

/lan˩˧/

Xiang

/laŋ˥˧/

Eastern Min

/laŋ˧˧/

Northern Min

/nan˨˩˧/

Wuhan Mandarin

/lᴇ˨˨˧/

Suzhou Wu

/lam˧˩/

Hainanese

/lɛn˥˧/

Lanyin Mandarin

/lɛ˨˨˧/

Ningbo Wu

/la˧˩/

Wenzhou Wu

/lam˨˨/

Taishanese

/lɔ˦˦/

Hui Chinese

/laŋ˩˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/laŋ˧˩/

Dongguan Yue

/lᴇ̃˨˩˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/læ̃˥˥/

Hefei Mandarin

/lan˩˩˨/

Hengyang Xiang

/lɛ˧˩/

Jiaxing Wu

/lã˦˨/

Jinan Mandarin

/lɑ˧˩˧/

Jinhua Wu

/lan˩˩/

Jiʼan Gan

/lᴀ̃˧˩/

Kunming Mandarin

/læ˦˦/

Lüliang Jin

/lum˩˩/

Wuyuan Hui

/lã˨˦/

Xi'an Mandarin

/lɑ̃˧˩/

Xinzhou Jin

/lan˧˧/

Yichun Gan

/lã˩˩˨/

Yongzhou Xiang

藍

/laːm˨˩/

Cantonese

/nã˨˦/

Taiwanese

/lam˩˩/

Taiwanese Hakka

/lam˥˥/

Hailu Hakka

/lan˧˥/

Taiwan Mandarin

/lam˥˩/

Zhongshan Yue

蓝色

/nam˥˥ sek˨/

Teochew

/lam˨˦ siak˥/

Quanzhou Hokkien

藍色

/lam˨˧ sek˧/

Penang Hokkien

/lam˨˦ siak˥/

Philippine Hokkien

лан

/læ̃˨˦/

Dungan

Hindi

नीला

/ˈniːlaː/

Urdu

نیلا

/niːlaː/

Telugu

నీలము

/niːlamu/

Tamil

நீலம்

/niːlam/

East Asia (47)

Yi

ꀊꃴ

/a˧˧vu˥/

Sui

śu1

/ɕu˩˩/

Jino

a33lɯ33

/a˧˧lɯ˧˧/

Ainu

シウニン

/siwnin/

Udege

дуӈмалиғи

/duŋmaliɣi/

Amis

langdaway

/laŋdawaj/

Bunun

masanglav

/masaŋlav/

Tsou

enghova

/eŋxova/

Tao

mogaraw

/moɡaraw/

Thao

madishlum

/madiʃlum/

Rukai

salesese

/saləsəsə/

Tày

kheo

/kʰɛw˧˧/

Southeast Asia (62)

Drung

muçin

/mu˥˥çin˥˥/

Nusu

ȵɯ35ȵɯ31

/ɲɯ˧˥ɲɯ˧˩/

Meitei

ꯍꯤꯒꯣꯛ

/híɡok/

Mizo

dumpâwl

/dumpɔl/

Adi

yasanna

/jasanna/

Lao

ຟ້າ

/faː˥˨/

Shan

သွမ်ႇ

/sɔm˩/

Mon

ဍီု

/ɗɒm/

Jingpo

panglai nsam

/paŋ˧lai˧ n̩sam˥˥/

Thai

น้ำเงิน

/nam˦˥ ŋɤn˧/

2 different spellings

น้ำเงิน

/nam˦˥ ŋɤn˧/

Thai Northern Thai

ฟ้า

/faː˧˥/

Southern Thai

South Asia (39)

Sylheti

লিলুয়া

/lilua/

Tibetan

སྔོན་པོ

/ŋom˥po˥/

Odia

ନେଳି

/neɭi/

Tulu

ನೀಲಿ

/niːli/

Ladakhi

སྔོན་པོ

/ŋonpo/

Middle East & Central Asia (64)

Abkhaz

аиаҵәа

/ajatsʼʷa/

Udi

гогин

/ɡoˈɡin/

Kryts

yeksərğur

/jeksærʁur/

Afar

kucliní

/kuħlini/

Svan

ჲჷრჟი

/jərʒi/

Bats

ცისფერ

/tsisper/

Avar

хъахӏилаб

/qaħilab/

Adyghe

шхъуантӏэ

/ʃχʷaːnˈtʼa/

Dargwa

хьанцӏа

/xanˈtsʼa/

Lak

някӏсса

/ˈɲakʼsːa/

Aghul

куюлед

/kujuˈled/

Tsez

нига

/ˈniɡa/

Archi

наӏгъдут

/naʕɬˈdut/

Andi

решинкьелӏи

/reʃinkʼeˈlːi/

Hunzib

гьасас (кьер)

/haˈsas/

Rutul

хьылынды

/ħɨlɨnˈdɨ/

Laz

ჯღატა

/dʒɣatʼa/

Ubykh

ʁˤaqʼa

/ʁˤaqʼa/

Uzbek

zangori

/zaŋɡɒˈri/

Europe (108)

Irish

gorm

/ˈɡɔɾˠəmˠ/

Manx

gorrym

/ˈɡɔrəm/

Polish

niebieski

/ɲɛˈbʲɛskʲi/

Nenets

тӑнзинена

/tənzʲiˈnʲeːna/

Veps

sinine

/ˈsinine/

Rusyn

синїй

/ˈsɪnʲij/

Ido

blua

/ˈblua/

Africa (103)

Taa

ᶢǀa̤ʕi

/ᶢǀa̤ʕi/

Oromo

cuquliisa

/tʃukʼuliːsa/

Ga

bla

/bla/

Luo

rambulu

/rambulu/

Embu

vururu

/βuɾuɾu/

Mano

ɓūléèzɛ̀

/ɓu˧le˥e˩zɛ˩/

Vai

dsiron

/dʒiron/

Chewa

wobiriwira

/wobiriwira/

Yao

buluwu

/buluwu/

Igbo

anụnụ anụnụ

/anʊnʊ anʊnʊ/

Izii

urwukpu-urwukpu

/uɾʷukpu uɾʷukpu/

Edo

raghoragho

/raɣoraɣo/

Zulu

luhlaza

/luˈɬaːza/

Xhosa

luhlaza

/luˈɬaːza/

Bari

lomurye

/lomurje/

North America (80)

Cree

ᓰᐱᐦᒁᐤ

/siːpihkwaːw/

Ojibwe

ozhaawashkwaa

/oʒaːwaʃkwaː/

Thompson

ʔesqʷəzqʷəzt

/ʔesqʷəzqʷəzt/

Cayuga

aǫ́hyaęʼ

/aṍhjaɛ̃ʔ/

Chol

yäjyäx

/jɨhjɨʃ/

Navajo

dootłʼizh

/tòːtɬʼìʒ/

Arapaho

cenéeteeyóó

/tʃenéːteːjóː/

Aleut

chidǵilix

/tʃiðɣilix/

Latin America (52)

Toba

malaʁadaik

/malaʁadaik/

Terena

hononoʼiti

/hononoʔiti/

Hup

pɔ̃pɔ̃h

/pɔ̃pɔ̃h/

Wayuu

wüitüsü

/wɨitɨsɨ/

Oceania & the Pacific (51)

Enga

sakapae

/sakapae/

Huli

mindibi

/mindibi/

Motu

gadokagadoka

/ɡadokaɡadoka/

Abau

orohior

/orohior/

Komba

gwolâ gwolâ

/ɡwolɐ ɡwolɐ/

Siberia & North Asia (20)

Oroqen

tʃaŋgɛɛn

/tʃaŋɡɛɛn/

Khanty

рых восты

/rɪx ˈwostɪ/

Evenki

диктэмэ

/dʒiktəˈmə/

Even

чӯлбаня̄

/tʃuːlbaɲaː/

Chukchi

ныԓиԓиԓкʼин

/nəɬiɬiɬˈqin/

Nanai

ню̄гдюн

/nʲuːɡˈdʲun/

Mansi

атырхари

/ˈatɪrχari/

Nganasan

ӈиндіаˮсыә

/ŋindiɐʔˈsɨə/

Ket

съʼнь

/səʔnʲ/

Ancient & historical (19)

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

नील

/niːlɐ/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

caeruleus

/kaeˈruleus/

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