Four in 1127 languages

1127 languages

Four — the number 4, as counted aloud. In much of East Asia its Sino-xenic reading sounds like the word for death, and is avoided.

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Major languages

English

four

/fɔːɹ/

8 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

四

/sɨ˥˩/

2 different spellings

四

/sɨ˥˩/

Mandarin Chinese

/sɿ˨˩˧/

Sichuan Mandarin Chengdu Mandarin Chongqing Mandarin

/sei˧/

Cantonese Cantonese Classical Chinese

/sz̩˧˧˥/

Shanghai Wu

/sɿ˦˦/

Jianghuai Mandarin Hui Chinese

/sɿ˦˥/

Jin Xiang Gan

/si˩˩/

Taiwanese Hailu Hakka

/si˥˧/

Hakka Chinese

/sɹ̩˥˩/

Northeastern Mandarin

/si˨˩˧/

Teochew

/sɛi˨˩˧/

Eastern Min

/si˧˧/

Northern Min Zhongshan Yue

/sɿ˥˧/

Tianjin Mandarin Ningbo Wu Hefei Mandarin

/sɿ˧˥/

Wuhan Mandarin Jiaxing Wu Wuyuan Hui

/sɿ˧˩˨/

Zhongyuan Mandarin Kaifeng Mandarin

/si˦˩/

Quanzhou Hokkien Philippine Hokkien

/sɿ˥˩˧/

Suzhou Wu

/ɬi˥˥/

Pinghua

/ti˧˥/

Hainanese

/sz̩˩˧/

Lanyin Mandarin

/sɿ˦˨/

Wenzhou Wu Fuzhou Gan

/ɬei˧˧/

Taishanese

/ɬi˦˨/

Pu-Xian Min

/si˥˥/

Taiwanese Hakka Jinhua Wu

/ɬɛj˧˧/

Huazhou Yue

/si˨˩/

Penang Hokkien Xiamen Hokkien Zhangzhou Hokkien

/ʃɐi˦˦˧/

Dongguan Yue

/sɿ/

Early Mandarin (Zhongyuan Yinyun)

/s(h)jǝś/

Han Chinese

/sɿ˦˦˥/

Hangzhou Wu

/sɿ˧˨˦/

Hengyang Xiang

/sɿ˨˩/

Jinan Mandarin

/sɿ˩˩/

Jiʼan Gan

/sɿ˨˩˨/

Kunming Mandarin

/sɿ˥˨/

Lüliang Jin Xinzhou Jin

/sɿ˦/

Nanjing Mandarin

/ɬi˧˧/

Nanning Yue

/*s.li[j]-s/

Old Chinese

/sɿ˥˩/

Taiwan Mandarin

/si/

Middle Chinese

/tɨ˧˥/

Vietnamese Hán văn

/sɿ˥˥/

Xi'an Mandarin

/sɿ˧˧/

Yichun Gan

/sɿ˨˦/

Yongzhou Xiang

сы

/sɹ̩˦/

Dungan

Russian

четыре

/tɕɪˈtɨrʲɪ/

Telugu

నాలుగు

/naːluɡu/

Tamil

நான்கு

/naːnɡu/

East Asia (61)

Yi

ꇖ

/lɿ˧˧/

Mongolian

ᠳᠥᠷᠪᠡ

/dørwə/

2 different spellings

ᠳᠥᠷᠪᠡ

/dørwə/

Inner Mongolian

дөрөв

/dørøv/

Mongolian

Tsou

sʉptʉ

/sɨptɨ/

Southeast Asia (90)

Nusu

vɹi35

/vɹi˧˥/

Lao

ສີ່

/siː˧/

Shan

သီႇ

/siː˩/

Wa

pon

/pon/

Mon

ပန်

/pɔn/

Pa'O

လစ်ꩻ

/lit˦˥/

Isan

สี่

/siː˨˩/

Kuy

apɔːn

/ʔapɔːn/

South Asia (72)

Dari

چهار

/tʃahɑːr/

Odia

ଚାରି

/tʃari/

Tulu

ನಾಲ್

/naːlɯ/

Bodo

ब्रै

/brɯi/

Ho

upunia

/upunija/

Middle East & Central Asia (81)

Wakhi

цыбур

/tsɯbɯr/

Udi

бипӏ

/bipʼ/

Sibe

ᡩᡠᡳᠨ

/dujin/

Tigre

አርበዕ

/ʔarbaʕ/

Svan

უ̂ოშთხუ̂

/woʃtʰxw/

Bats

დჵივჸ

/dħivʔ/

Avar

ункъо

/unqʼo/

Lak

мукьва

/muqʼwa/

Aghul

йакьуд

/jaqʼud/

Andi

богъогу

/boʁoɡu/

Laz

ოთხო

/otxo/

Ubykh

pʼɬʼə

/pʼɬʼə/

Europe (126)

Czech

čtyři

/ˈtʃtɪr̝ɪ/

Greek

τέσσερα

/ˈtesera/

Irish

ceathair

/ˈcahəɾʲ/

Veps

nell'

/nʲelʲː/

Rusyn

штири

/ˈʃtɪri/

Catalan

quatre

/ˈkwatɾə/

2 readings of the same spelling

/ˈkwatɾə/

Catalan

/ˈkwatɾe/

Valencian

Fala

cuatru

/ˈkwatɾu/

Africa (171)

Fon

ɛnɛ

/ɛnɛ/

Aja

ɛnɛ

/ɛnɛ/

Dii

ndaddʉ

/ndaddʉ/

Hdi

fwaɗ

/fwaɗ/

Aghem

cìakɔ̀

/tʃìakɔ̀/

Dan

yȉisīɤ

/jȉːsīɤ/

Ga

ejwɛ

/edʒwɛ/

Luo

angʼwen

/aŋwɛn/

Vai

naani

/naːni/

Yao

ncece

/ntʃetʃe/

Tiv

unyiin

/uɲiː/

Edo

enẹ

/ènɛ̀/

Fur

òŋàl

/òŋàl/

Rwa

fiini

/fiːni/

North America (102)

Haida

stánsang

/stánsaŋ/

Mam

kyaje

/kjaxe/

Ixil

kajvaʼl

/kahʋaʔl/

Chol

chämpʼejl

/tʃɨmpʼehl/

Cora

muaacua

/mwaːkwa/

Sumo

arungka

/aɾuŋka/

Yurok

choʼoneʼn

/tʃoʔoneʔn/

Hopi

naalöyöm

/naːløjøm/

Crow

shoopé

/ʃoːpé/

Latin America (56)

Toba

kowaatro

/kowaatro/

Mocoví

kwaatrolqaiʔ

/kwaatrolqaiʔ/

Xavante

maparane siʼuiwa

/mapaɾane siʔuiwa/

Bororo

pobe puibiji

/pobe puibidʒi/

Makuxi

saakɨrɨrɨ

/saakɨrɨrɨ/

Hup

hibabʼní

/hibabʼní/

Ticuna

ãgümücü

/ãŋɡɨmɨkɨ/

Warao

orabakaya

/oɾabakaja/

Pemón

saköröroʼne

/sakøɾøɾoʔne/

Oceania & the Pacific (58)

Warlpiri

jirrama-kari-jirrama-kari

/ɟiɾamakaɾiɟiɾamakaɾi/

Tiwi

yatapinti

/jatapinti/

Noongar

koodjal koodjal

/kudʒal kudʒal/

Warnman

kujarra kujarra

/kuɟara kuɟara/

Enga

kitomende

/kitomende/

Kalam

omŋal omŋal

/omŋal omŋal/

Yagaria

loleʼe loleʼe

/loleʔe loleʔe/

Mian

asuke asuke

/asuke asuke/

Abau

ihaiha-aw

/ihaiha aw/

Siberia & North Asia (23)

Even

дигэн

/diɡen/

Ket

сик

/sʲiːk/

Ancient & historical (116)

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒈪𒂊𒉿𒀸

/miewas/

Luwian

16–8cBCE

māuwa-

/ˈmaːuwa/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬗𐬀𐬚𐬡𐬀𐬭

/tʃaθwar/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

चत्वारः

/tɕatʋaːraɦ/

Ugaritic

14–12cBCE

𐎀𐎗𐎁𐎓

/ʔarbaʕu/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܐܪܒܥ

/ʔarbaʕ/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩱𐩧𐩨𐩲

/ʔarbaʕ/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏

/ʔarbaʕ/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

quattuor

/ˈkʷattuor/

Oscan

6cBCE–1cCE

pettiur

/pettiur/

Pali

5–1cBCE

चत्तारि

/tʃattaːri/

Sogdian

4cBCE–11cCE

ctfʾr

/tʃatfaːr/

Ge'ez

1–10c

አርባዕቱ

/ʔarbaʕtu/

Coptic

3–17c

ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ

/ftoːu/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍆𐌹𐌳𐍅𐍉𐍂

/fidwoːr/

Tocharian B

5–10c

𑀰𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆

/ɕtwer/

Tupinambá

16–18c

oîoirundyk

/ɔjɔiɾũˈⁿdɨk/

Pazeh

18–21c

supat

/supat/

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