Five in 1130 languages

1130 languages

Five — the cardinal number 5, one more than four.

Major languages

English

five

/faɪv/

4 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

五

/u˨˩˦/

2 different spellings

ву

/vu˥˩/

Dungan

Hindi

पाँच

/pãːtʃ/

Urdu

پانچ

/pãːtʃ/

Tamil

ஐந்து

/aɪɲd̪u/

East Asia (61)

Yi

ꉬ

/ŋɯ˧˧/

Manchu

ᠰᡠᠨᠵᠠ

/sundʒa/

Sui

ŋo4

/ŋo˥˩/

Jino

ŋɔ33

/ŋɔ˧˧/

Ainu

アシㇰネ

/aʃikne/

Mongolian

ᠲᠠᠪᠤᠨ

/taβun/

2 different spellings

ᠲᠠᠪᠤᠨ

таван

/tʰawaŋ/

Mongolian

Jeju

다섯

/tasʌt̚/

Tày

hả

/haː˨˩˧/

Southeast Asia (89)

Khmer

ប្រាំ

/praːm/

Nusu

ŋɑ53

/ŋɑ˥˧/

Lao

ຫ້າ

/haː˧˩/

Shan

ႁႃႈ

/haː˧˨/

Wa

phuan

/pʰuan/

Mon

မသုန်

/məsɔn/

Pa'O

ငတ်ꩻ

/ŋat˦˥/

Isan

ห้า

/haː˥˩/

Kuy

asʌːŋ

/ʔasʌːŋ/

South Asia (73)

Odia

ପାଞ୍ଚ

/pãːtʃɔ/

Bhili

पाँच

/pãːtʃ/

Bagri

पाँच

/pãːtʃ/

Tulu

ಐನ್

/ai̯nɯ/

Ho

mooya

/moːja/

Tharu

पाँच

/pãːtʃ/

Limbu

ᤅᤠᤛᤡ

/ŋaːsi/

Middle East & Central Asia (81)

Udi

хъо

/qʰo/

Sibe

ᠰᡠᠨᠵᠠ

/sundʐɑ/

Blin

አንኳ

/ʔankʷa/

Svan

უ̂ოხუ̂იშდ

/woxwiʃd/

Avar

щуго

/ʃːuɡo/

Lak

ххюва

/χːjuwa/

Aghul

гӏифуд

/ʕifud/

Tsez

лъено

/ɬeno/

Andi

иншдугу

/inʃːduɡu/

Laz

ხუთ

/xutʰ/

Europe (127)

Greek

πέντε

/ˈpe̞nde̞/

Nenets

самляӈг

/samlʲaŋɡ/

Fala

cinco

/ˈθiŋko/

Africa (172)

Fon

atɔ́ɔn

/atɔ́ɔ̃/

Aja

atɔ̃

/atɔ̃/

Dii

nɔ́nɔ́

/nɔnɔ/

Hdi

hùtáf

/hùtáf/

Daba

jəɓin

/dʒəɓin/

Kera

wiiɗiw

/wiːɗiw/

Dan

sɔ̋ɔdhű

/sɔ̋ːɗű/

Ewe

atɔ̃

/atɔ̃/

Ga

enumɔ

/enumɔ/

Luo

abich

/abitʃ/

Meru

ithaano

/iðaːnɔ/

Bassa

hm̀m̌

/hm̩̀m̩̌/

Mano

sɔ́ɔ́li

/sɔ́ːli/

Vai

sóólu

/soːlu/

Yao

nsano

/nsano/

Juǀ'hoan

tsàn ko nǃàní

/tsã̀ ko ᵑǃani/

Tiv

utaan

/utaːn/

Edo

isẹn

/isɛ̃/

Wolof

juróom

/dʒuˈroːm/

Bari

mukanat

/mʊkanat/

Fur

òòs

/òːs/

Rwa

firaanu

/fiɾaːnu/

Hadza

bothâno

/botʰaːno/

Gen

atɔ̃

/atɔ̃/

Soga

itaanu

/iˈtaːnu/

Lozi

ketalizoho

/ketalizoho/

North America (102)

Cree

ᓂᔮᓇᐣ

/nijaːnan/

Mam

jweʼ

/xweʔ/

Ixil

oʼvaʼl

/oʔʋaʔl/

Cora

ansɨbi

/ansɨbi/

Kiowa

ɔ́ntʼɔ̀

/ɔ́ntʼɔ̀/

Crow

chiaxxó

/tʃiaχːó/

Hupa

chwolaʼ

/tʃʷolaʔ/

Latin America (53)

Toba

ʃiinko

/ʃiinko/

Mocoví

ʃiinkolqaiʔ

/ʃiinkolqaiʔ/

Chorote

ifʷjenni sikjoj itifʷe

/ifʷjenni sikjoj itifʷe/

Bororo

ikera aboudure

/ikeɾa abowduɾe/

Makuxi

miaʔtaikin

/miaʔtaikin/

Hup

ʔajup dʼapṹh

/ʔajup dʼapṹh/

Ticuna

wüximẽ́ẽ̱xpü̱x

/wɨʔimẽḛ̃ʔpɨ̰ʔ/

Misak

tratrø

/ʈʂaʈʂə/

Tuyuca

sikabõhẽyẽ

/siˈkabõhẽjẽ/

Oceania & the Pacific (59)

Tiwi

pinginingita

/piŋiniŋita/

Enga

yuungi

/juːŋɡi/

Kalam

omŋal omŋal nokom

/omŋal omŋal nokom/

Hote

baheŋvi

/bahɛŋvi/

Mian

asuke asuke make

/asuke asuke make/

Abau

iha sirom

/iha siɾom/

Komba

bet nambut

/bet nambut/

Siberia & North Asia (23)

Even

тунӈан

/tunŋan/

Chukchi

мытлыӈэн

/mətləŋen/

Nanai

тойӈга

/tojŋɡa/

Koryak

мыллыӈэн

/məlːəŋen/

Selkup

сомпыла

/sompɨla/

Nganasan

сәӈхәляӈкә

/səŋxəʎaŋkə/

Ket

ӄак

/qaːk/

Ancient & historical (120)

Hurrian

23–11cBCE

𒈾𒊑𒅀

/narija/

Luwian

16–8cBCE

panta

/ˈpanta/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬞𐬀𐬧𐬗𐬀

/pantʃa/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

पञ्च

/pɐɲtɕɐ/

Ugaritic

14–12cBCE

𐎃𐎎𐎌

/χamʃu/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܚܡܫ

/ħamːeʃ/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩭𐩣𐩪

/xams/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤇𐤌𐤔

/ħameʃ/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

quinque

/ˈkʷiːnkʷe/

Pali

5–1cBCE

पञ्च

/pɐɲtʃɐ/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ኀምስቱ

/xaməstu/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡄࡀࡌࡔࡀ

/hamʃa/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆

/fimf/

Pyu

5–12c

pəŋa

/pəŋa/

Old Mon

6–12c

မသုန်

/msun/

Mochica

8–20c

exllmætzh

/eɬmætʃ/

Pazeh

18–21c

xasep

/xasəp/

Yugh

18–20c

хак

/xaːk/

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