Language

Night in 1162 languages

1162 languages

The dark part of the day, citation form. The everyday noun ("at night"), not "evening", not "midnight", and not a compound or an adverb. Where a language distinguishes the period from a counted night, the plain period noun is taken.

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Major languages

English

night

/naɪt/

8 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

晚上

/wan˧˩˧ ʂɑŋ/

11 different spellings

晚上

/wan˧˩˧ ʂɑŋ/

Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Mandarin

/wan˥˧ saŋ/

Sichuan Mandarin Chengdu Mandarin

/uan˨˩˦ saŋ/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/wan˧˩˧ ʂaŋ/

Northeastern Mandarin

/wan˩˧ ʂɑŋ/

Tianjin Mandarin

/wan˦˨ saŋ/

Wuhan Mandarin Chongqing Mandarin

/uan˥˧ saŋ/

/van˦˦˨ ʂaŋ/

/uæ̃˨˦ ʂaŋ/

/wã˥˥ ʂaŋ/

/wan˥˧ ʂaŋ/

/uᴀ̃˥˧ ʂᴀ̃/

/uɛ̃˨˩˨ ʂaŋ/

/van˥˧ ʂaŋ/

夜晚

/jɛː˨ maːn˩˧/

/ja˨˨ man˨˦/

/jɛ˧˨ man˧˧/

/jœ˦˦˧ mɛŋ˧˦/

/jɛ˨˨ man˨˦/

/ja˧˧ man˨˩˧/

夜里

/ɦia˨˧ li˨˧/

/iɛ˦˥ li˥˧/

/ia˨˩ li˦˩/

/ia˨˩ li˨˩˧/

/ɦiɑ˨˧ li˨˧/

/ɦia˨˩˧ li˨˩˧/

/ɦi˨˨ lei˧˦/

/ia˩˩ li˨˦/

/ia˧˧ ti˧˥/

/ɦi˩˧ li˥˧/

/ia˨˩˧ ti˧˧/

/iɑ˧˥ li˨˩˨/

/ia˩˦ li˥˧˥/

/ia˨˩˦ li˥˧/

/iɛ˥˨ liɪ˧˩˨/

/iɛ˥˩ li˧˩/

/iɛ˥˨ li˧˩˧/

/ia˨˩˧ li˨˩˧/

/ie˨˦ li˥˥/

暗暝

/am˩˩ mĩ˨˦/

Taiwanese

/ɔŋ˧˧ maŋ˧˧/

Northern Min

/am˦˩ mĩ˨˦/

Quanzhou Hokkien Philippine Hokkien

/am˨˩ mɛ̃˨˧/

Penang Hokkien

/am˨˩ mĩ˨˦/

Xiamen Hokkien

/am˨˩ mɛ̃˩˧/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

暗晡夜

/am˥˧ pu˦ ia˥˧/

Hakka Chinese

/am˥˥ pu˨˦ ia˥˥/

Taiwanese Hakka

/am˩˩ pu˥˧ ʒa˧˧/

Hailu Hakka

暝旰

/me˥˥ kua˨˩˧/

Teochew

暝

/maŋ˥˧/

Eastern Min

/ma˩˧/

Pu-Xian Min

暝头

/mɛ˧˩ hau˧˩/

Hainanese

晚黑

/maːn˨˩˦ hak̚˥/

Huazhou Yue

ванщи

/væ̃˥˩ɕi/

Dungan

夜

/jɛː˨/

Cantonese Classical Chinese

/iɛ/

Early Mandarin (Zhongyuan Yinyun)

/źäh/

/*[ɢ]Ak-s/

/jia/

/ja˨˩˨/

Hindi

रात

/raːt/

Modern Standard Arabic

ليل

/lajl/

3 readings of the same spelling

/lajl/

Modern Standard Arabic Yemeni Arabic

/leːl/

Egyptian Arabic Iraqi Arabic Levantine Arabic Sudanese Arabic Gulf Arabic Lebanese Arabic Najdi Arabic Syrian Arabic

/liːl/

Moroccan Arabic Tunisian Arabic

French

nuit

/nɥi/

said the same in 8 places

/nɥi/

French African French Québec French Belgian French Swiss French Haitian French Ivorian French Senegalese French

Bengali

রাত

/rat/

Urdu

رات

/raːt/

Portuguese

noite

/ˈnojtʃi/

3 readings of the same spelling

/ˈnojtʃi/

Brazilian Portuguese

/ˈnojtɨ/

Portuguese

/ˈnojte/

Angolan Portuguese Cape Verdean Portuguese Mozambican Portuguese

Russian

ночь

/notɕ/

Indonesian

malam

/ˈmalam/

Punjabi

ਰਾਤ

/raːt/

Spanish

noche

/ˈnotʃe/

said the same in 14 places

/ˈnotʃe/

Mexican Spanish Colombian Spanish Spanish Argentine Spanish Peruvian Spanish Chilean Spanish Cuban Spanish Andalusian Spanish Dominican Spanish Ecuadorian Spanish Guatemalan Spanish Puerto Rican Spanish Uruguayan Spanish Venezuelan Spanish

German

Nacht

/naxt/

said the same in 3 places

/naxt/

German Austrian German Swiss Standard German

Japanese

夜

/joɾɯ/

2 readings of the same spelling

/joɾɯ/

Japanese Osaka Japanese Hiroshima Japanese Hakata Japanese Sendai Japanese Kyoto Japanese Aomori Japanese

/joɾu/

Kagoshima Japanese

Persian

شب

/ʃæb/

Swahili

usiku

/usiku/

Javanese

bengi

/bəŋi/

Vietnamese

đêm

/ɗem˧/

2 readings of the same spelling

/ɗem˧/

Vietnamese Southern Vietnamese

/ɗem˥/

Central Vietnamese

Turkish

gece

/ɡedʒe/

Marathi

रात्र

/ɾaːtɾə/

Telugu

రాత్రి

/raːt̪ri/

Tagalog

gabi

/ɡaˈbi/

Korean

밤

/pam/

said the same in 6 places

/pam/

Korean North Korean Busan Korean Jeolla Korean Hamgyong Korean Yanbian Korean

Tamil

இரவு

/iɾaʋu/

East Asia (61)

Zhuang

haemh

/ham˧/

Hmong

hmo

/m̥ɔ˧/

Bouyei

haemh

/ham˧˩/

Yi

ꃅꌋ

/mu˧˧si˧˧/

Hani

aoqqivq

/ɔ˧˩tɕi˧˩/

Tujia

layo

/lajo˥˥/

Lahu

takhɨ

/takʰɯ/

Tai Lue

ᦆᦹᧃ

/xɨn/

Akha

uchi

/u˧tɕi˧/

Naxi

meekvl

/mɯ˧kʰv̩˥/

Mongghul

soni

/sonə/

Northern Qiang

asha

/aʃa/

Azhe

kumo

/kʰu˧˧mo˧˧/

Ersu

nkhua

/nkʰua˥˥/

Iu Mien

muonh

/muon˧˩/

Manchu

ᡩᠣᠪᠣᡵᡳ

/dobori/

Amdo Tibetan

མཚན་མོ

/tsʰamo/

Southern Qiang

mudʑo

/mu˧˧dʑo˨˦˩/

Situ rGyalrong

tə-mor

/təmor/

Central Bai

joxɯ

/jo˧˩xɯ˧˩/

Salar

gece

/keʝe/

Western Yugur

tün

/tyn/

Monguor

suani

/swani/

Dongxiang

shieni

/ɕiəni/

Southern Dong

ɲɐm53

/ɲɐm˥˧/

Sui

saan2

/saːn˧˩/

Maonan

ʔȵam5

/ʔȵam˦˦/

Mulam

mu2

/mu˩˨˩/

Blang

ta51 buh51

/ta˥˩ buh˥˩/

Central Gelao

men33 si44

/men˧˧ si˦˦/

Ho Ne She

mɤŋ11 kaŋ54

/mɤŋ˩˩ kaŋ˥˦/

Bonan

sonə

/sonə/

Jino

mi33tɕhø33

/mi˧˧tɕʰø˧˧/

Northern Pumi

ɕyɛ55

/ɕyɛ˥˥/

Daur

suni

/suni/

Okinawan

ゆる

/juɾu/

Yaeyama

ゆる

/juɾu/

Miyako

夜

/juɨ/

Ainu

アンチカㇻ

/antʃikar/

Macanese Portuguese

noite

/ˈnojtɨ/

Mongolian

ᠰᠥᠨᠢ

/ʃønø/

2 different spellings

ᠰᠥᠨᠢ

/ʃønø/

Inner Mongolian

шөнө

/ʃønø/

Mongolian

Ivatan

maʼhep

/maʔhɨp/

Itbayaten

aʼxep

/aʔɣɨp/

Udege

догбо

/doɡbo/

Jeju

밤

/pam/

Amis

lafiʼ

/lafiʔ/

Paiwan

qezemezemetj

/qəzəməzəmətʲ/

Atayal

mlhngan

/mlhŋan/

Bunun

labian

/labian/

Truku/Seediq

keeman

/kəman/

Tsou

iofna

/iofna/

Tao

mahep

/mahəp/

Puyuma

ʼarmeng

/ʔarməŋ/

Sakizaya

labiʼ

/labiʔ/

Thao

tanlhuan

/tanɬuan/

Rukai

maʼungu

/maʔuŋu/

Kavalan

qabi

/ʁabiʔ/

Tày

cừn

/kɨn˧˨/

Mường

hôm

/hom/

Nùng

khưn

/kʰɯn˧˧/

Tai Dam

ꪁꪳꪙ

/kɯn˥/

Southeast Asia (91)

Mru

yak

/jak/

Khmer

យប់

/jup/

Western Cham

مالم

/malam/

Lisu

sakhua

/sa˦˦kʰua˧˧/

Jiamao

kɯsɔːp

/kɯ˧˩sɔːp˥˧/

Drung

ɟɑdɯŋ

/ɟɑ˥˥dɯŋ˥˧/

Zaiwa

myinle

/mjin˥˥le˨˩/

Rumai De'ang

kasəm

/kasəm/

Ha Hlai

tshop7

/tsʰop˥˥/

Achang

ni31 tɕʰot35

/ni˧˩ tɕʰot˧˥/

Nusu

suɑʴ35nɑ35

/suɑ˞˧˥nɑ˧˥/

Idu Mishmi

ɑ31boŋ55tioŋ55

/ɑ˧˩boŋ˥˥tioŋ˥˥/

Meitei

ꯑꯍꯤꯡ

/əhiŋ/

Nagamese

rati

/rati/

Mizo

zan

/zan/

Adi

yoman

/jomaŋ/

Tangkhul Naga

ngayashong

/ŋajaʃoŋ/

Bishnupriya Manipuri

রাতি

/rati/

Zeme Naga

muizeu

/muizeu/

Ao Naga

aonung

/aonuŋ/

Sundanese

peuting

/pəutiŋ/

Madurese

malem

/maləm/

Minangkabau

malam

/malam/

Buginese

wenni

/wənːi/

Acehnese

malam

/malam/

Banjar

malam

/malam/

Balinese

peteng

/pətəŋ/

Musi

malem

/maləm/

Sasak

malem

/maləm/

Toba Batak

borngin

/borŋin/

Makassarese

bangngi

/baŋːi/

North Moluccan Malay

malam

/malam/

Ambon Malay

malang

/malaŋ/

Lampung

dibingi

/dibiŋi/

Simalungun Batak

borngin

/borŋin/

Gorontalo

huyi

/huji/

Ngaju

hamalem

/hamaləm/

Nias

bongi

/boŋi/

Batak Angkola

borngin

/borŋin/

Toraja-Sa'dan

bongi

/boŋi/

Atoni

fai

/fai/

Mandar

bongi

/boŋi/

Gayo

klam

/klam/

Cia-Cia

morondo

/morondo/

Ma'anyan

kamalem

/kamalem/

Betawi

malem

/maləm/

Lao

ຄືນ

/kʰɯːn˧˥/

Khmu

psɨəm

/psɨəm/

Malay

malam

/ˈmalam/

Iban

malam

/malam/

Kadazan-Dusun

sodop

/sodop/

said the same in 2 places

/sodop/

Kadazan-Dusun Coastal Kadazan

Malaysian English

night

/naɪt/

Bukar-Sadong Bidayuh

bengaru

/bəŋaru/

Burmese

ည

/ɲa̰/

Shan

ၶိုၼ်း

/kʰɯn˥/

Rakhine

ည

/ɲa̰/

Wa

ponsawm

/ponsɔm/

Western Pwo Karen

နၤ

/na/

Sgaw Karen

မုၢ်နၤ

/mu˧na˧/

Mon

ဗ္တံ

/hətɔm/

Pwo Karen

နၤ

/na˧/

Jingpo

shana

/ʃana˧ʔ/

Shwe Palaung

hmɯ

/m̥ɯ/

Hakha Chin

zan

/zan/

Parauk Wa

som

/sɔm/

Cebuano

gabii

/ɡaˈbiʔi/

Ilocano

rabii

/raˈbiʔi/

Hiligaynon

gab-i

/ɡabˈʔi/

Bikol Central

banggi

/baŋˈɡi/

Kapampangan

bengi

/ˈbɛŋi/

Waray

gabʼi

/ɡabˈʔi/

Pangasinan

labi

/labi/

Maranao

gagawiʼi

/ɡaɡawiʔi/

Maguindanao

magabi

/maɡabi/

Tausug

dūm

/duːm/

Chavacano

noche

/ˈnotʃe/

Iriga Bicolano

gabʼi

/ɡabʔi/

Central Cagayan Agta

hiklom

/hiklom/

Thai

คืน

/kʰɯːn˧/

2 readings of the same spelling

/kʰɯːn˧/

Thai Northern Thai

/kʰɯːn˥/

Southern Thai

Isan

คืน

/kʰɯːn˧/

Patani Malay

malam

/malɛ/

Northern Khmer

យប់

/jop/

Thai Song

คืน

/kʰɯːn˧˥˦/

Eastern Lawa

ma sauem

/ma saɨ̯m/

Mlabri

ni lɛk

/ni lɛk/

Kuy

sadaw

/sədaw/

Tetum

kalan

/kalan/

Makasae

maagamu

/maaɡamu/

Bahnar

măng

/maŋ/

Eastern Bru

sadâu

/sədaw/

Eastern Cham

ꨠꨤꩌ

/mələm/

South Asia (76)

Pashto

شپه

/ʃpa/

Dari

شب

/ʃaw/

Hazaragi

شو

/ʃaw/

Pashai

رات

/rat/

Tregami

yatr

/jatr/

Rangpuri

রাইত

/rait/

Chittagonian

রাইত

/raːit/

Sylheti

রাইত

/rait/

Dzongkha

མཚན་མོ

/tsʰanmo/

rati

/rati/

Lepcha

ᰍᰱ

/nap/

Dhivehi

ރޭ

/reː/

Rohingya

rait

/rait/

Nepali

Balti

མཚན

/tsʰan/

Khowar

چھوئی

/tʃʰuˈi/

Sinhala

රෑ

/ræː/

Middle East & Central Asia (82)

Abkhaz

аҵх

/atsʼχ/

Wakhi

нахт

/naxt/

Armenian

գիշեր

/ɡiˈʃeɾ/

Azerbaijani

gecə

/ɡedʒæ/

Talysh

şəv

/ʃəv/

Udi

уьше

/yʃe/

Budukh

йудженджидж

/judʒendʒidʒ/

Khinalug

сан

/san/

Kryts

yif

/jif/

Bahrani Arabic

ليل

/leːl/

Uyghur

كېچە

/ketʃɛ/

Khams Tibetan

མཚན་མོ

/tsʰɛ̃˥˧mo/

Sibe

ᡩᠣᠪᠣᡵᡳ

/dœviri/

Eastern Yugur

søønə

/søːnə/

Sarikoli

khob

/xob/

Tigrinya

ለይቲ

/lɐjti/

Tigre

ላሊ

/lali/

Saho

bar

/bar/

Blin

ቂር

/kʼir/

Afar

bar

/bar/

Georgian

Sorani Kurdish

شەو

/ʃɛw/

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܠܸܠܝܵܐ

/lelja/

Hebrew

לילה

/ˈlajla/

Judeo-Persian

שב

/ʃab/

Ladino

noche

/ˈnotʃe/

Domari

arat

/arat/

Jordanian Arabic

ليل

/leːl/

Kazakh

түн

/tʊn/

Kyrgyz

түн

/tyn/

Western Armenian

գիշեր

/kiˈʃɛɾ/

Burushaski

thap

/tʰap/

Palestinian Arabic

ليل

/leːl/

Qatari Arabic

ليل

/leːl/

Chechen

буьйса

/bujsa/

Kabardian

жэщ

/ʒaɕ/

Avar

сордо

/sordo/

Lezgian

йиф

/jif/

Adyghe

чэщы

/tʃaˈɕə/

Ossetian

ӕхсӕв

/æxsæv/

Dargwa

дуги

/duɡi/

Kumyk

гече

/ɡetʃe/

Ingush

бийса

/biːsɑ/

Karachay-Balkar

кече

/ketʃe/

Lak

хьхьу

/xːu/

Tabasaran

йишв

/jiʃv/

Nogai

кеше

/keʃe/

Abaza

уахъы

/waqə/

Aghul

ӏуьш

/ʕyʃ/

Tsez

нешохӏоси гъуди

/neʃoħosi ʁudi/

Tsakhur

хаӏм

/χaˤm/

Archi

иш

/iʃ/

Andi

релъо

/reɬo/

Hunzib

нише

/niʃe/

Khvarshi

нишохо

/niʃoho/

Rutul

выш

/vɨʃ/

Hijazi Arabic

ليل

/leːl/

Beja

hawad

/hawad/

Nobiin

awa

/awa/

Western Neo-Aramaic

ܠܠܝܐ

/lelja/

Tajik

шаб

/ʃab/

Yaghnobi

xišap

/xiˈʃap/

Turkmen

gije

/ɡidʒe/

Kurdish

şev

/ʃɛv/

Zaza

şewe

/ʃɛwɛ/

Laz

სერი

/seri/

Turoyo

ܠܠܝܐ

/laljo/

Ubykh

śwa

/ɕʷa/

Crimean Tatar

gece

/ɡedʒe/

Uzbek

tun

/tun/

Karakalpak

tún

/tyn/

Europe (128)

Albanian

natë

/ˈnatə/

Gheg Albanian

natë

/naːt/

Algerian Arabic

ليل

/liːl/

Kabyle

iḍ

/iðˤ/

Bavarian

Nocht

/noxt/

Belarusian

ноч

/notʃ/

Walloon

nut

/nyt/

West Flemish

nacht

/nɑxt/

Bosnian

noć

/noːtɕ/

Bulgarian

нощ

/nɔʃt/

Croatian

noć

/noːtɕ/

Czech

noc

/nots/

Danish

nat

/nad/

Estonian

öö

/øː/

Võro

üü

/yː/

Romani

rat

/rat/

Faroese

nátt

/nɔtː/

Finnish

yö

/yø/

Finnish Romani

rat

/rat/

Inari Sámi

ijjâ

/ijːɐ/

Skolt Sámi

inn

/inːɐ/

Picard

nuit

/nɥi/

Occitan

nuèch

/nɥɛtʃ/

Breton

noz

/noːs/

Corsican

notte

/ˈnɔtːe/

Arpitan

nuet

/nɥɛ/

Alsatian

Nàcht

/nɒxt/

East Franconian

Nacht

/naxt/

Low German

Nacht

/naxt/

Swabian

Nacht

/naxt/

Kölsch

Naach

/naːx/

Upper Sorbian

nóc

/nʊts/

North Frisian

nåcht

/nɔxt/

2 different spellings

nåcht

/nɔxt/

North Frisian

naacht

/naːxt/

Öömrang North Frisian

Lower Sorbian

noc

/nɔts/

Saterland Frisian

Noacht

/nɔːxt/

Greek

νύχτα

/ˈnixta/

Pontic Greek

νύχταν

/ˈnixtan/

Aromanian

noapti

/ˈnwapti/

Megleno-Romanian

noapti

/ˈnwapti/

Hungarian

éj

/eːj/

Icelandic

nótt

/nouht/

Irish

oíche

/ˈiːçə/

Manx

oie

/ei/

Italian

Ladin

nöt

/nøt/

Tabarchino

neutte

/ˈnøte/

Latvian

nakts

/nakts/

Livonian

īe

/iːɛ/

Latgalian

nakts

/nakts/

Lithuanian

naktis

/nɐkˈtʲɪs/

Samogitian

naktis

/ˈnaktʲɪs/

Luxembourg French

nuit

/nɥi/

Luxembourgish German

Nacht

/naxt/

Luxembourgish

Nuecht

/nuəχt/

Gagauz

gecä

/ɡedʒæ/

Dutch

nacht

/nɑxt/

said the same in 2 places

/nɑxt/

Dutch Belgian Dutch

Limburgish

nach

/nax/

West Frisian

nacht

/nɔxt/

Macedonian

ноќ

/nɔc/

Norwegian

natt

/nɑtː/

Norwegian Nynorsk

natt

/nɑtː/

Northern Sami

idja

/ˈitja/

Southern Sámi

jïjje

/jɨjːɛ/

Kven Finnish

yö

/yø/

Polish

noc

/nɔts/

Silesian

noc

/nɔts/

Kashubian

noc

/nots/

Wymysorys

naocht

/naɔxt/

Mirandese

nuite

/ˈnujtɨ/

Romanian

noapte

/ˈno̯apte/

Vlax Romani

rat

/rat/

Tatar

төн

/tøn/

Bashkir

төн

/tøn/

Chuvash

каҫ

/kaɕ/

Meadow Mari

йӱд

/jyd/

Udmurt

уй

/uj/

Moksha

ве

/vʲe/

Komi-Zyrian

вой

/voj/

Erzya

ве

/ve/

Kalmyk

сө

/sø/

Komi-Permyak

ой

/oj/

Hill Mari

йыд

/jəð/

Karelian

yö

/yø/

Nenets

пи

/pʲi/

Livvi-Karelian

yö

/yø/

Veps

/ø/

Kildin Sámi

ыйй

/ɨjː/

Votic

öö

/øː/

Serbian

ноћ

/noːtɕ/

Slovak

noc

/nots/

Rusyn

ніч

/nitʃ/

Slovenian

noč

/noːtʃ/

Catalan

nit

/nit/

said the same in 2 places

/nit/

Catalan Valencian

Galician

noite

/ˈnojte/

Basque

gau

/ɡau/

Extremaduran

nochi

/ˈnotʃi/

Asturian

nueche

/ˈnwetʃe/

Fala

noiti

/ˈnojti/

Aragonese

nueit

/nweit/

Swedish

natt

/natː/

Lule Sámi

idja

/idjɑ/

Meänkieli

yö

/yø/

Swiss German

Nacht

/naxt/

Romansh

notg

/notʃ/

Walser

Nacht

/naxt/

Walliser German

Nacht

/naxt/

Norman

Fula

jemma

/dʒemːa/

Shawiya

iḍ

/iðˤ/

Umbundu

uteke

/uteke/

Kimbundu

usuku

/usuku/

Fon

zàn

/zã̀/

Aja

zan

/zã/

Tswana

bosigo

/bosiχo/

Taa

ǃnoe

/ǃnoe/

Dyula

/su/

Mooré

yʋngo

/jʊŋɡo/

Konabéré

wuru

/wuru/

Kirundi

ijoro

/iʒoro/

Cape Verdean Creole

noti

/ˈnoti/

Bulu

alu

/alu/

Ewondo

alu

/alu/

Meta'

ɨzimɨ

/ɨzimɨ/

Dii

vid

/vid/

Hdi

rvíɗìk

/rvíɗìk/

Daba

vùɗu

/vùɗu/

Aghem

achoʼ

/atʃoʔ/

Cameroonian French

nuit

/nɥi/

Sango

bï

/bi/

Kera

duugŋ

/duːɡŋ/

Comorian

masihu

/masihu/

Baoulé

kɔnguɛ

/kɔŋɡʷɛ/

Dan

gbēŋ

/ɡbēŋ/

Lingala

butu

/butu/

Kikongo

builu

/builu/

Luba-Kasai

butuku

/butuku/

Tetela

otsho

/otʃo/

Mongo

bocho

/botʃo/

Fang

alu

/alu/

Swazi

busuku

/ɓusuku/

Oromo

halkan

/halkan/

Amharic

ሌሊት

/leːlit/

Sidamo

hashsha

/haʃːa/

Wolaytta

qamma

/kʼamːa/

Gedeo

hashsha

/haʃːa/

Sebat Bet Gurage

ምሳረ

/mɨsarɐ/

Konso

halkeetta

/halkeːtːa/

Aari

tumi

/tʼumi/

Daasanach

chuure

/tʃuːre/

Harari

lelit

/lelit/

Akan

anadwo

/anadwo/

Ewe

zã

/zã/

Dagbani

yuŋ

/juŋ/

Adangme

nyɔmi

/ɲɔmi/

Ga

nyɔŋ

/ɲɔŋ/

Nzima

nɔzo

/nɔzo/

Mampruli

yuŋŋu

/juŋːu/

Ghanaian English

night

/naɪt/

Eastern Maninka

/su/

Susu

kɔɛ

/kɔɛ/

Guinea-Bissau Kriol

Embu

ũtukũ

/otuko/

Samburu

kewarie

/kɛwarie/

Sesotho

bosiu

/bosiu/

Bassa

/mã/

Mano

gbeŋ

/ɡbeŋ/

Vai

lifi

/lifi/

Kpelle

kpini

/kpini/

Libyan Arabic

ليل

/liːl/

Malagasy

alina

/ˈalina/

Chewa

usiku

/usiku/

Tumbuka

usiku

/usiku/

Bambara

/su/

Soninke

wuro

/wuro/

Western Maninkakan

suwo

/suwo/

Senoufo Supyire

numpilaga

/numpilaɡa/

Kita Maninkakan

/su/

Koyraboro Senni

cijin

/tʃidʒin/

Koyra Chiini

cin

/tʃin/

Xaasongaxango

/su/

Donno So

diga

/diɡa/

Maltese

lejl

/lejl/

Hassaniya Arabic

ليل

/liːl/

Mauritian Creole

lanwit

/lanwit/

Maore Comorian

Sena

usiku

/usiku/

Ndonga

uusiku

/uːsiku/

Kuanyama

oufiku

/oufiku/

Nama

tsuxub

/tsuxub/

Herero

ouṱuku

/outuku/

Juǀ'hoan

gǀu

/ᶢǀu/

Zarma

ciini

/tʃiːni/

Hausa

dare

/dare/

Nigerian Pidgin

nait

/nait/

Yoruba

alẹ́

/alɛ́/

Igbo

abalị

/abalɪ/

Kanuri

bune

/bune/

Tiv

tugh

/tuɣ/

Ibibio

akonayio

/akonajio/

Efik

okoneyo

/okonejo/

Berom

turuk

/turuk/

Yekhee

eridai

/eridai/

Izii

enyashi

/eɲaʃi/

Isoko

aso

/aso/

Urhobo

aso

/aso/

Ekpeye

abala

/abala/

Degema

ạsu

/asʊ/

Edo

asọn

/asɔ̃/

Kinyarwanda

ijoro

/iʒoro/

Réunion Creole

nwi

/nwi/

Wolof

guddi

/ɡudːi/

Mandinka

suutoo

/suːtoː/

Serer

yeng

/jeŋ/

Jola-Fonyi

huk

/huk/

Seychellois Creole

lannwit

/lanwit/

Krio

nɛt

/nɛt/

Themne

a-ren

/arɛn/

Mende

kpindi

/kpindi/

Somali

Dinka

wakɔu

/wakɔu/

Nuer

wɛr

/wɛr/

Zande

yuru

/juru/

Bari

tukwaje

/tukʷaje/

Anuak

wɛr

/wɛr/

Fur

lul

/lùːl/

Sukuma

bujiku

/budʒiku/

Makonde

chilo

/tʃilo/

Nyamwezi

buziku

/buziku/

Shambala

kilo

/kilo/

Nyaturu

utiku

/utiku/

Asu

usiku

/usiku/

Machame

kio

/kio/

Rwa

kio

/kio/

Sangu

paashilo

/paːʃilo/

Sandawe

tswe

/tsʷe/

Hadza

zzifi

/tsʼifi/

Kabiye

ɖoo

/ɖoː/

Gen

zã

/zã/

Luganda

ubushiku

/ubuʃiku/

Zambian Tonga

busiku

/busiku/

Lozi

busihu

/busihu/

Luvale

ufuku

/ufuku/

Kaonde

bufuku

/bufuku/

Lunda

wufuku

/wufuku/

Shona

usiku

/usiku/

Manyika

usiku

/usiku/

Northern Ndebele

ubusuku

/ubusuku/

North America (105)

Bahamian Creole

night

/naɪt/

Garifuna

gañau

/ɡaɲau/

Belize Kriol

nait

/nait/

Cree

ᑎᐱᐢᐠ

/tipisk/

Ojibwe

dibik

/dibik/

Inuktitut

ᐅᓐᓄᐊᖅ

/unːuaq/

Plains Cree

ᑎᐱᐢᐠ

/tipisk/

Mi'kmaq

welaʼgw

/welaːɡʷ/

Atikamekw

tipisko

/tipisko/

Mohawk

ahsútha

/ahsṹtʰa/

Carrier

ʼulhdzis

/ʔuɬdzis/

Kwak'wala

g̱anutł

/ɢanutɬ/

Coast Tsimshian

aatk

/aːtk/

Thompson

sitist

/sitist/

Cayuga

ahsǫheh

/ahsõheh/

Western Abenaki

tebokw

/tebokʷ/

Squamish

nat

/nat/

Munsee

piskeew

/piskeːw/

Blackfoot

ikoʼko

/ikoʔko/

Haida

g̱áal

/ɢɑ́ːl/

Chipewyan

xeł

/xeɬ/

Nuxalk

ʔnƛ̓

/ʔntɬʼ/

Algonquin

tibik

/tibik/

Greenlandic

unnuaq

/unːuaq/

Guadeloupean Creole

lannuit

/lanɥit/

Kʼicheʼ

aqʼabʼ

/aqʼaɓ/

Qʼeqchiʼ

qʼojyin

/qʼoχjin/

Mam

qonikʼen

/qonikʼən/

Kaqchikel

aqʼaʼ

/aqʼaʔ/

Q'anjob'al

aqʼbʼalil

/aqʼɓalil/

Ixil

aqʼbʼal

/aqʼɓal/

Poqomchi'

aqʼabʼ

/aqʼaɓ/

Aguacateco

aqʼbʼal

/aqʼɓal/

Uspanteko

laqʼabʼ

/laqʼaɓ/

Itzá Maya

akʼabʼ

/akʼaɓ/

Haitian Creole

lannwit

/lãnwit/

Honduran Spanish

noche

/ˈnotʃe/

Yiddish

נאַכט

/naxt/

Jamaican Patois

nait

/nait/

Yucatec Maya

áakʼabʼ

/aːkʼaɓ/

Tzeltal

ajkʼabal

/ahkʼaɓal/

Mixtec

chikuaa

/tʃikʷaː/

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

yohuali

/jowali/

Zapotec

gueela

/ɡeːla/

Tzotzil

akʼubal

/akʼubal/

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

yohuali

/jowali/

Plautdietsch

Nacht

/naxt/

Otomi

xui

/ʃui/

Chol

akʼälel

/akʼɨlel/

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

youali

/jowali/

Guerrero Nahuatl

yowalli

/jowalːi/

Mazahua

xomü

/ʃomɨ/

Tarahumara

rokó

/roko/

Tojolabal

aʼkwal

/aʔkʷal/

Wixarika

tikari

/tikari/

Coyutla Totonac

tsisni

/tsisni/

Tabasco Chontal

akʼäb

/akʼɨb/

Querétaro Otomi

nxui

/nʃui/

Isthmus Nahuatl

yóhual

/ˈjowal/

Metlatónoc Mixtec

ñuu

/ɲuː/

Cora

tika

/tika/

San Mateo del Mar Huave

ngwiats

/ŋʷiats/

Mixtepec Mixtec

chikuaa

/tʃikʷaː/

Tlacolula Zapotec

gel

/ɡel/

Purépecha

churikua

/tʃuɾikʷa/

Sumo

pukta

/pukta/

Saint Lucian Creole

lannwit

/lãnwit/

Pennsylvania German

Nacht

/naxt/

Navajo

tłʼééʼ

/tɬʼéːʔ/

Western Apache

tłʼéʼ

/tɬʼéʔ/

Choctaw

ninak

/ninak/

Central Alaskan Yupik

unuk

/unuk/

Muscogee

nere

/niɬi/

Cherokee

ᏒᏃᏱ

/sənojĩ/

Lakota

haŋhépi

/hãhépi/

Cheyenne

táaʼe

/táːʔe/

Central Siberian Yupik

унук

/unuk/

Arapaho

téceʼ

/tétʃeʔ/

Maliseet-Passamaquoddy

nipayiw

/nipajiw/

Dakota

haŋyetu

/hãjetu/

Yurok

nascewen

/nastsewen/

Aleut

амах̆

/amaχ/

Koyukon

łida

/ɬida/

Kiowa

gį́dè:gyà

/ɡĩ́dèːɡjà/

Tuscarora

ahthathu

/ahθaθu/

Yuchi

pado

/pado/

Hopi

tookila

/toːkila/

Comanche

tukaani

/tukaːni/

Oneida

wahsutáti

/wahsũtáti/

Onondaga

ahsų́t

/ahsṹt/

Ho-Chunk

hąąhe

/hãːhe/

Crow

óotchia

/óːttʃia/

Chickasaw

ninak

/ninak/

Inupiaq

unnuaq

/unːuaq/

Nez Perce

cikʼéetin

/tsikʼéːtin/

Northern Paiute

tukano

/tukano/

Hupa

xiłeʼ

/xiɬeʔ/

Menominee

tepāhkeh

/tepaːhkeh/

Osage

hą́

/hã́/

Potawatomi

pkonyak

/pkoɲak/

Wichita

ckhaːrʔa

/tskʰaːɾʔa/

Toki Pona

tenpo pimeja

/tenpo pimeja/

Lojban

nicte

/ˈniʃte/

Klingon

ram

/ram/

Interlingua

nocte

/ˈnokte/

Latin America (64)

Wichí

honatsi

/honatsi/

Toba

/pe/

Pilagá

piʔjaq

/piʔjaq/

Mocoví

/pe/

Chorote

axnax

/axnax/

Papiamento

nochi

/ˈnotʃi/

Aymara

aruma

/aruma/

Bolivian Spanish

noche

/ˈnotʃe/

Trinitario Mojeño

yoti

/joti/

Nheengatu

pituna

/pituna/

Pirahã

xahoái

/ʔahoái/

Xavante

mara

/maɾa/

Terena

yóti

/ˈjoti/

Bororo

boecho

/bɔetʃo/

Mbyá Guaraní

pytũ

/pɨtũ/

Kaingang

kuty

/kutɨ/

Makuxi

ewaron

/ewaron/

Karajá

ruu

/ruu/

Yanomami

titi ha

/titi ha/

Baniwa

déepi

/déepi/

Trumai

ʃanixnis

/ʃanixnis/

Hup

ɟʼə́b

/ɟʼə́b/

Dâw

cem

/cem/

Ticuna

chütacü

/tʃɨtakɨ/

Mapudungun

pun

/pun/

Rapanui

pō

/poː/

Wayuu

aiʼpaʼa

/aiʔpaʔa/

Northern Embera

diamasi

/diamasi/

Páez

kus

/kus/

Misak

yem

/jem/

Tuyuca

yãbĩ

/jãˈbĩ/

Bribri

nañewe

/naɲewe/

Costa Rican Spanish

noche

/ˈnotʃe/

Shuar

kashi

/kaʃi/

Achuar

kashi

/kaʃi/

Nawat

tayua

/tajuwa/

Salvadoran Spanish

noche

/ˈnotʃe/

French Guianese Creole

lannwit

/lãnwit/

Akawaio

ewaron

/ewaɾon/

Nicaraguan Spanish

noche

/ˈnotʃe/

Ngäbere

deo

/ðeo/

San Blas Kuna

mutik

/mutik/

Panamanian Spanish

noche

/ˈnotʃe/

Guaraní

Sranan Tongo

neti

/neti/

Caribbean Hindustani

raat

/raːt/

Caribbean Javanese

bengi

/bəŋi/

Aukan

neti

/neti/

Saramaccan

ndéti

/ndéti/

Galibi Carib

koko

/koko/

Warao

ima

/ima/

Maquiritari

chomomüdü

/tʃomomɨɾ̠ɨ/

Pemón

ewaron

ngurung

/ˈŋuruŋ/

Cook Islands Māori

Marshallese

boñ

/boŋ/

Chuukese

pwiin

/pʷiːn/

Pohnpeian

pwong

/pʷoŋ/

Kosraean

fong

/foŋ/

Yapese

neapʼ

/nɛapʼ/

Woleaian

bong

/boːŋi/

Nauruan

ebům

/eˈbɨm/

Māori

pō

/poː/

Niuean

pō

/poː/

Palauan

klebesei

/kləbəsəi/

Tok Pisin

nait

/nait/

Enga

kuka

/kuka/

Huli

biraga

/biɾaɡa/

Hiri Motu

hanuaboi

/hanuaboi/

Kalam

ksim

/ksim/

Motu

hanuaboi

/hanuaboi/

Mapos Buang

buk

/ᵐbuk/

Yagaria

hanena

/hanena/

Kanite

hani

/hani/

Faiwol

am midla

/am midla/

Mussau-Emira

voo

/voː/

Hote

bôlôvôŋ

/bolovoŋ/

Mian

kwitimib

/kwitimib/

Rotokas

rupa

/ɾupa/

Abau

nayr

/najr/

Komba

ŋâtik

/ŋɐtik/

Unserdeutsch

Nacht

/naxt/

nait

/nait/

Hawaiian

pō

/poː/

Bislama

naet

/naet/

Wallisian

pōʻuli

/poːʔuli/

East Futunan

pō

/poː/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Oroqen

dɔlbɔ

/dɔlbɔ/

Sakha

түүн

/tyːn/

Tuvan

дүне

/dyne/

Buryat

һүни

/hyni/

Altai

тӱн

/tyn/

Khakas

тӱн

/tyn/

Khanty

ат

/at/

Evenki

долбони

/dolboni/

Even

долбани

/dolbani/

Chukchi

ныкирит

/nəkirit/

Nanai

долбо

/dolbo/

Koryak

ныкинык

/nəkinək/

Selkup

пи

/pi/

Mansi

э̄т

/eːt/

Tundra Yukaghir

чиӈичэл

/tʃiŋitʃel/

Nivkh

ӿуӈгуф

/χuŋɡuf/

Nganasan

хии

/xiː/

Ket

си

/si/

Itelmen

кӆиӈле

/kɬiŋle/

Kolyma Yukaghir

эмил

/emil/

Forest Enets

/pi/

Shor

тӱн

/tyn/

Dolgan

түүн

/tyːn/

Tofa

тӱн

/tyn/

Ancient & historical (116)

Proto-Sino-Tibetan

55–35cBCE

*mun

/mun/

Proto-Austroasiatic

45–20cBCE

*cəːm

/cəːm/

Proto-Indo-European

45–26cBCE

*nókʷts

/nokʷts/

Proto-Austronesian

40–30cBCE

*beRŋi

/beʀŋi/

Proto-Uralic

40–20cBCE

*üje

/yje/

Proto-Semitic

38–30cBCE

*layl-

/lajl/

Proto-Dravidian

35–25cBCE

*irā

/iraː/

Ancient Egyptian

32cBCE–4cCE

𓎼𓂋𓎛𓇰

/ɡereh/

Sumerian

31–21cBCE

𒈪

/ŋi/

Proto-Bantu

30–20cBCE

*-tíkʊ̀

/tikʊ/

Proto-Kartvelian

30–20cBCE

*na

/na/

Proto-Uto-Aztecan

30–25cBCE

*tuku

/tuku/

Elamite

26–4cBCE

𒅆𒌓𒈠𒈾

/ʃiutmana/

Akkadian

25–6cBCE

𒈬𒋗

/muːʃu/

Proto-Mayan

22–20cBCE

*aqʼabʼ

/aqʼaɓ/

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒅖𒉺𒀭𒍝

/ispants/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬞

/xʃap/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

रात्रिः

/raːtriɦ/

Vedic Sanskrit

15–7cBCE

रात्री

/ráːtriː/

Ugaritic

14–12cBCE

𐎍𐎍

/lajlu/

Biblical Hebrew

12–3cBCE

לילה

/ˈlajlaː/

Phoenician

11–1cBCE

𐤋𐤋

/lajl/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܠܠܝܐ

/leljaː/

Old Aramaic

10–8cBCE

לליא

/leːljaː/

Proto-Tocharian

10–1cBCE

*wyäṣi

/wjəʂi/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩡𐩺𐩡

/lajl/

Ancient Greek

8cBCE–6cCE

νύξ

/nýks/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤋𐤋

/lajl/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

nox

/noks/

Old Persian

6–4cBCE

𐎧𐏁𐎱

/xʃapa/

Proto-Hmong-Mien

6–3cBCE

*hməŋH

/hməŋ/

Pali

5–1cBCE

रत्ति

/ratti/

Pedagogical Pali

5cBCE–21cCE

ratti

/ratti/

Proto-Japonic

5cBCE–5cCE

*yo

/jo/

Proto-Turkic

5cBCE–1cCE

*tün

/tyn/

Sogdian

4cBCE–11cCE

ʾxšp

/xʃap/

Middle Persian

3cBCE–9cCE

𐭱𐭯

/ʃab/

Parthian

3cBCE–6cCE

ʾxšp

/xʃap/

Proto-Tai

2cBCE–6cCE

*ɣɯːn

/ɣɯːn/

Maharastri Prakrit

1cBCE–13cCE

रत्ती

/rattiː/

Proto-Koreanic

1cBCE–7cCE

*pam

/pam/

Proto-Tungusic

1cBCE–5cCE

*dolbo

/dolbo/

Proto-Vietic

1cBCE–5cCE

*teːm

/teːm/

Classical Syriac

1–13c

ܠܠܝܐ

/lelja/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ሌሊት

/leːlit/

Mishnaic Hebrew

1–2c

לילה

/ˈlajla/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡋࡉࡋࡉࡀ

/lilja/

Classical Maya

3–9c

akʼabʼ

/akʼaɓ/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲟⲩϣⲏ

/uʃeː/

Gothic

3–8c

𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃

/naxts/

Khitan

4–13c

𘰷𘭌

/suni/

Old Cham

4–15c

malam

/malam/

Caucasian Albanian

5–10c

šow

/ʃu/

Classical Armenian

5–11c

գիշեր

/ɡiʃer/

Old English

5–12c

niht

/niçt/

Proto-Ryukyuan

5–10c

*yoru

/joru/

Tocharian A

5–9c

𑀯𑀱𑁂

/wʂe/

Tocharian B

5–10c

𑀬𑀱𑀻𑀬𑁂

/jʂiːje/

Old Mon

6–12c

ဗိရ္တံ

/birtam/

Classical Tibetan

7–11c

མཚན་མོ

/mtsʰanmo/

Liturgical Classical Tibetan

7–21c

མཚན་མོ

/tsʰɛ̃mo/

Old Irish

7–9c

adaig

/aðəɣʲ/

Old Japanese

7–8c

夜

/jo/

Old Khmer

7–15c

យប់

/jɔp/

Old Korean

7–10c

夜音

/*pam/

Old Malay

7–14c

malam

/malam/

Old Turkic

7–13c

𐱅𐰇𐰤

/tyn/

Quranic Arabic

7–21c

ليل

/lajl/

Heian-period Japanese

8–12c

夜

/joru/

Japanese Kanbun Reading

8–21c

夜

/joru/

Old East Slavic

8–14c

ночь

/notʃʲ/

Old High German

8–11c

naht

/naxt/

Old Norse

8–14c

nótt

/noːtː/

Old Nubian

8–15c

ⲟⲩⲁⲣ

/uar/

Old Saxon

8–12c

naht

/naxt/

Chibcha

9–18c

/tsa/

Old Church Slavonic

9–11c

нощь

/noʃtʲ/

Old French

9–14c

nuit

/nɥit/

Old Hungarian

9–16c

éj

/eːj/

Old Javanese

9–15c

ꦮꦼꦔꦶ

/wəŋi/

Proto-Mongolic

9–13c

*söni

/søni/

Classical Persian

10–18c

شب

/ʃab/

Goryeo Korean

10–14c

監

/*pam/

Middle Irish

10–12c

adaig

/aðəɣʲ/

Old Spanish

10–15c

noche

/ˈnotʃe/

Old Tagalog

10–16c

ᜄᜊᜒ

/ɡaˈbi/

Karakhanid

11–13c

tün

/tyn/

Middle High German

11–14c

naht

/naxt/

Old Burmese

11–16c

ည

/ɲaɲʔ/

Jurchen

12–16c

dobori

/dobori/

Middle English

12–15c

night

/nixt/

Middle Japanese

12–16c

夜

/joru/

Dante-era Italian

13–14c

notte

/ˈnotte/

Middle Mongol

13–15c

ᠰᠥᠨᠢ

/søni/

Old Frisian

13–16c

nacht

/naxt/

Sukhothai Thai

13–15c

คืน

/kʰɯːn/

Chữ Nôm Vietnamese

13–20c

𡖵

/dem˧/

Luther-era German

14–17c

Nacht

/naxt/

Old Prussian

14–18c

nacktin

/naktin/

Old Sundanese

14–17c

peuting

/pɯtiŋ/

Classical Quechua

15–17c

tuta

/tuta/

Golden Age Spanish

15–17c

noche

/ˈnotʃe/

Late Middle Korean

15–16c

밤

/pam/

Ottoman Turkish

15–20c

كیجه

/ɡedʒe/

Classical Nahuatl

16–17c

yohualli

/joːwalːi/

Early Modern English

16–17c

night

/naɪt/

Tupinambá

16–18c

pytuna

/pɨtuna/

Babuza

17–20c

bini

/bini/

Classical French

17–18c

nuit

/nɥit/

Classical Mongolian

17–19c

ᠰᠥᠨᠢ

/søni/

Early Modern Korean

17–19c

밤

/pam/

Edo-period Japanese

17–19c

夜

/joɾɯ/

Pazeh

18–21c

xinian

/xinian/

Yugh

18–20c

си

/si/

Katharevousa Greek

19–20c

νύξ

/niks/

Modern Spoken Sanskrit

20–21c

रात्रिः

/raːtriɦ/

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