Fish in 1158 languages

1158 languages

NOUN "fish" = the live aquatic animal, singular. Not fish as food/flesh where the language separates them (es pescado, ko 생선, ja 魚 covers both), not "to fish", and not a specific species.

Major languages

Chinese

鱼

/y˧˥/

4 different spellings

鱼

/ŋ̍˨˧/

Shanghai Wu

/y˩/

Jin

/ŋ̍˩˩/

Hakka Chinese

/y˩˧/

Xiang

/ȵie˨˦/

Gan

/hɯ˥˥/

Teochew

/ŋy˥˧/

Eastern Min

/ŋy˧˧/

Northern Min

/y˨˩˧/

Wuhan Mandarin

/ŋ̍˨˨˧/

Suzhou Wu

/ȵy˨˩/

Pinghua

/hu˧˩/

Hainanese

/ŋ̍˨˩˧/

Ningbo Wu

/ŋøy˧˩/

Wenzhou Wu

/ᵑɡui˨˨/

Taishanese

/ȵy˦˦/

Hui Chinese

/hy˩˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/ȵi˨˩˦/

Huazhou Yue

/jy˧˩/

Dongguan Yue

/ȵiɛ˨˦/

Fuzhou Gan

/ɦʮ˨˩˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/ŋ̍˧˩/

Jiaxing Wu

/ȵy˧˩˧/

Jinhua Wu

/ŋiɛ˩˩/

Jiʼan Gan

/nu˦˦/

Lüliang Jin

/jy˨˩/

Nanning Yue

/ȵy˩˩/

Wuyuan Hui

/ȵy˧˧/

Yichun Gan

йү

/y˨˦/

Dungan

鱼儿

/yɚ˩˩/

Xinzhou Jin

Hindi

मछली

/mətʃʰliː/

Urdu

مچھلی

/mətʃʰliː/

East Asia (61)

Yi

ꉛ

/hɯ˧˧/

Hani

ngaqdeil

/ŋa˧˩de˥˥/

Akha

nghasha

/ŋa˥ʃa˥/

Azhe

aŋo

/a˥˥ŋo˨˩/

Manchu

ᠨᡳᠮᠠᡥᠠ

/nimaxa/

Sui

mom6

/mom˨˦/

Bonan

ʥilɣasuŋ

/dʑilɣasuŋ/

Jino

ŋɔ33

/ŋɔ˧˧/

Daur

ǯagusa

/dʒaɡusa/

Ainu

チェㇷ゚

/tɕep/

Mongolian

ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠰᠤ

/tsaɡas/

2 different spellings

ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠰᠤ

/tsaɡas/

Inner Mongolian

загас

/ˈtsaɡas/

Mongolian

Udege

сугдя

/suɡdʑa/

Jeju

물궤기

/mulɡweɡi/

Tao

among

/amoŋ/

Rukai

kaʼangə

/kaʔaŋə/

Southeast Asia (92)

Zaiwa

ngozo

/ŋŏ˨˩tso˨˩/

Achang

ŋa31 ʂua31

/ŋa˧˩ ʂua˧˩/

Nusu

ŋɑ55

/ŋɑ˥˥/

Lao

ປາ

/paː˩˧/

Shan

ပႃ

/paː˨˦/

Wa

kax

/kaʔ/

Pa'O

ထပေႏ

/tʰaʔ˦˥ pe˥˥/

Isan

ปลา

/paː˧/

South Asia (76)

Dari

ماهی

/mɑːˈhiː/

Odia

ମାଛ

/maːtʃʰɔ/

Awadhi

मछरी

/mətʃʰriː/

Magahi

मछरी

/mətʃʰəriː/

Bhili

माछली

/maːtʃʰliː/

Bagri

माछी

/maːtʃʰiː/

Lambadi

माछली

/maːtʃʰliː/

Dogri

मच्छी

/mətʃːʰiː/

Konkani

नुस्तें

/nustẽ/

Tulu

ಮೀನ್

/miːn/

Ho

haku

/haku/

Kangri

मच्छी

/mətʃːʰiː/

Garo

na·tok

/naʔtok/

Kullui

मछली

/mətʃʰliː/

Kachhi

માઠી

/maːʈʰiː/

Nepali

माछा

/maːtsʰaː/

Tharu

माछ

/maːtʃʰ/

Sinhala

මාළුවා

/maːɭuwaː/

Middle East & Central Asia (81)

Udi

чаьли

/tʃæli/

Sibe

ᠨᡳᠮᠠᡥᠠ

/nimxa/

Afar

kuluntá

/kuluntaː/

Bats

ჭარე

/tʃʼare/

Avar

ччугӏа

/tʃːuʕa/

Adyghe

пцэжъые

/ptsaʐəja/

Kumyk

балыкъ

/bɑˈlɯq/

Ingush

чкъаьра

/tʃʼqχʼe̯æːra/

Lak

чавахъ

/tʃawaqχ/

Nogai

балык

/bɑˈlɯq/

Abaza

пслачва

/pslatʃʷa/

Aghul

чӏекӏ

/tʃʼekʼ/

Tsez

бесуро

/besuro/

Archi

хьаӏбхьиӏ

/ʜaˤbʜiˤ/

Andi

хвами

/χwami/

Rutul

балугъ

/baluʁ/

Laz

ჩხომი

/tʃxomi/

Europe (128)

Tatar

балык

/bɑˈlɯq/

Welsh

pysgodyn

/pəsˈɡɔdɨn/

Ido

fisho

/ˈfiʃo/

Africa (174)

Fula

liingu

/liːŋɡu/

Fon

hweví

/ʍeví/

Aja

kpavi

/kpavi/

Taa

ǀqhaa

/ǀqʰaa/

Hdi

klipi

/klipi/

Dan

yúɤ̏ɤ

/júɤ̏ː/

Oromo

qurxummii

/qurxummiː/

Sidamo

qulxuʼme

/kʼultʼuʔme/

Gedeo

qulxuʼme

/kʼultʼuʔme/

Ewe

tɔmelã

/tɔmelã/

Ga

loo

/loː/

Luo

rech

/rɛtʃ/

Meru

gĩkũyũ

/ɡekojo/

Embu

nthamaki

/nðamaki/

Yao

somba

/soːmba/

Edo

ehẹn

/ehɛ̃/

Zulu

inhlanzi

/iɬanzi/

Asu

samaki

/samaki/

Rwa

ikunga

/ikuŋɡa/

Gen

elãvi

/elãvi/

Luganda

ekyennyanja

/etʃeɲːaɲdʒa/

Soga

ekyenhandha

/etʃeɲand̪a/

Chiga

eky'enyanja

/etʃeɲaɲdʒa/

North America (105)

Cree

ᑭᓄᓭᐤ

/kinoseːw/

Cayuga

ojǫ́ʼdaʼ

/odʒṍʔdaʔ/

Mam

kyiẍ

/kjiʃ/

Kiowa

ɔ́:pį́

/ɔ́ːpĩ́/

Oneida

kʌ́tsiʼ

/kʌ̃́tsiʔ/

Hupa

ło:qʼ

/ɬoːqʼ/

Latin America (64)

Hup

hɔ̃̌p

/hɔ̃̌p/

Misak

pipøløm

/pipələm/

Oceania & the Pacific (71)

Lardil

l*i

/ɬʔi/

2 different spellings

l*i

/ɬʔi/

Damin

yaka

/jaka/

Lardil

Motu

gwarume

/ɡʷaɾume/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Sakha

балык

/baˈlɯk/

Tuvan

балык

/bɑˈlɯq/

Buryat

загаһан

/zaɡaˈhaŋ/

Altai

балык

/bɑˈlɯk/

Nanai

согдата

/sɔɡdata/

Ket

ись

/jiɕ/

Shor

палық

/pɑˈlɯq/

Tofa

балык

/bɑˈlɯq/

Ancient & historical (110)

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬨𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬀

/masja/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

मत्स्यः

/matsjaɦ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܢܘܢܐ

/nuːnaː/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤃𐤂

/daɡ/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

piscis

/ˈpiskis/

Pali

5–1cBCE

मच्छ

/mattʃʰa/

Sogdian

4cBCE–11cCE

mʾšy

/maːʃi/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ዓሣ

/ʕaʃaː/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃

/fisks/

Yugh

18–20c

ис

/is/

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