Person in 1067 languages

1067 languages

A single human being, citation form — the generic word for one person of any sex or age. Not "man" in the male sense, and not the plural collective "people".

Major languages

English

person

/ˈpɜːsən/

7 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

人

/ʐən˧˥/

3 different spellings

人

/ɲin˨˧/

Shanghai Wu

/zəŋ˩/

Jin

/ʐən˩˧/

Xiang

/ȵin˦˥/

Gan

/naŋ˥˥/

Teochew

/neiŋ˧˧/

Northern Min

/ʐən˦˥/

Tianjin Mandarin

/nən˨˩˧/

Wuhan Mandarin

/ȵin˨˨˧/

Suzhou Wu

/ȵɐn˨˩/

Pinghua

/ʐən˥˧/

Lanyin Mandarin

/ȵin˨˩˧/

Ningbo Wu

/ŋin˨˨/

Taishanese

/ȵin˦˦/

Hui Chinese

/ȵɐn˨˩˦/

Huazhou Yue

/ŋin˥˥/

Hailu Hakka

/laŋ˨˧/

Penang Hokkien

/jɐn˧˩/

Dongguan Yue

/ȵin˨˦/

Fuzhou Gan

/zəŋ˨˩˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/ʐən˥˥/

Hefei Mandarin

/ɕin˩˩˨/

Hengyang Xiang

/ȵiŋ˧˩/

Jiaxing Wu

/ʐẽ˦˨/

Jinan Mandarin

/ȵiŋ˧˩˧/

Jinhua Wu

/ʐə̃ĩ˧˩/

Kunming Mandarin

/zʌŋ˦˦/

Lüliang Jin

/ɻə̃˨˦/

Nanjing Mandarin

/*niŋ/

Old Chinese

/ɻẽ˨˦/

Xi'an Mandarin

/ʐəŋ˧˩/

Xinzhou Jin

/ȵin˧˧/

Yichun Gan

/ʑĩ˩˩˨/

Yongzhou Xiang

/jɐn˥˩/

Zhongshan Yue

侬

/nøyŋ˥˧/

Eastern Min

/naŋ˩˧/

Pu-Xian Min

жын

/ɻəŋ˨˦/

Dungan

Hindi

व्यक्ति

/ˈʋjəkti/

Urdu

انسان

/ɪnˈsaːn/

Russian

человек

/tɕɪlɐˈvʲek/

Punjabi

ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

/ʋɪəktiː/

Marathi

माणूस

/ˈmaːɳuːs/

Telugu

మనిషి

/maˈniʃi/

East Asia (60)

Yi

ꊿ

/tsʰo˧˧/

Azhe

tsʰɯ

/tsʰɯ˨˨/

Manchu

ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ

/nijalma/

Sui

zən1

/zən˩˩/

Jino

tshɐ35

/tsʰɐ˧˥/

Southeast Asia (85)

Khmer

មនុស្ស

/mɔˈnuh/

Lisu

tsho-za

/tsʰo˦˦zɑ˧˩/

Lao

ຄົນ

/kʰon˧˥/

Shan

ၵူၼ်း

/kon˥/

Wa

pui

/pui/

Mon

မၞိဟ်

/nìh/

Pa'O

လိုꩻ

/lo˧˧/

South Asia (68)

Dari

انسان

/insɑːn/

Gujarati

વ્યક્તિ

/ˈʋjəkti/

Kannada

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

/ʋjakt̪i/

Odia

ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି

/bjɔkti/

Magahi

मानुख

/maːnukʰ/

Bhili

माणस

/maːɳəs/

Bagri

मिनख

/minəkʰ/

Dogri

मनुक्ख

/mənukːʰ/

Tulu

ನರಮಾನಿ

/naramaːni/

Bodo

सुबुं

/subuŋ/

Kullui

मांहणु

/mãːɦɳuː/

Gondi

मनकल

/mankal/

Nepali

मान्छे

/ˈmantsʰe/

Tharu

इंसान

/insaːn/

Sinhala

මිනිසා

/minisaː/

Middle East & Central Asia (70)

Udi

амдар

/amdar/

Sibe

ᠨᡞᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ

/nɑn/

Georgian

ადამიანი

/adamiani/

Svan

ამსუ̂ალდ

/amswald/

Bats

ადმიაჼ

/admiã/

Avar

гӏадан

/ʕadan/

Lak

инсан

/insan/

Tsez

инсан

/insan/

Andi

гьекӏа

/hekʼa/

Zaza

merdim

/mɛrˈdim/

Laz

კოჩი

/kʼotʃi/

Europe (122)

Czech

člověk

/ˈtʃlovjɛk/

Greek

άνθρωπος

/ˈanθropos/

Irish

duine

/ˈd̪ˠɪnʲə/

Polish

człowiek

/ˈtʂwɔvjɛk/

Erzya

ломань

/ˈlomanʲ/

Nenets

ненэцьʼ

/nʲenetsʲʔ/

Rusyn

чоловік

/tʃoˈlovik/

Catalan

persona

/pərˈsonə/

2 readings of the same spelling

/pərˈsonə/

Catalan

/peɾˈsona/

Valencian

Ido

persono

/perˈsono/

Africa (166)

Fula

neɗɗo

/neɗːo/

Fon

mɛ̀

/mɛ̀/

Dii

nánán

/nanan/

Dan

bhɛ̄n

/mɛ̃̄/

Ga

gbɔmɔ

/ɡbɔmɔ/

Luo

dhano

/ðano/

Yao

mundu

/mundu/

Edo

ọmwa

/ɔmwã/

Zulu

umuntu

/uˈmuntu/

Fur

dùó

/dùó/

Gen

agbetɔ

/aɡbetɔ/

Ateso

etunganan

/etuŋanan/

North America (88)

Cree

ᐊᔨᓯᔨᓂᐤ

/ajisijiniw/

Ojibwe

anishinaabe

/aniʃinaːbe/

Mam

xjaal

/ʃxaːl/

Ixil

uxhchil

/uʃtʃil/

Chol

kixtyañu

/kiʃtʲaɲu/

Crow

bilaxpáake

/bilaχpáːke/

Hupa

kʼiwinyaʼa:n

/kʲʼiwinjaʔaːn/

Latin America (60)

Toba

ʃijaʁawa

/ʃijaʁawa/

Ticuna

duü̃xü̃

/duɨ̃ʔɨ̃/

Oceania & the Pacific (54)

Enga

endakali

/endakali/

Motu

taunimanima

/taunimanima/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Chukchi

оравэтԓьан

/orawetɬʔan/

Koryak

гʼуемтэвʼилгʼын

/ʕujemtewilʕən/

Mansi

элмхолас

/elmχolas/

Ket

кет

/keʔt/

Itelmen

чʼамзањӆҳ

/tʃʔamzaɲɬχ/

Ancient & historical (106)

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒀭𒌅𒉿𒀪𒄩𒀸

/antuwaxːas/

Luwian

16–8cBCE

ziti-

/ˈtsiti/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬨𐬀𐬴𐬌𐬌𐬀

/maʃja/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

मनुष्यः

/mɐnuʂjaɦ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܐܢܫܐ

/ʔnaːʃaː/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩱𐩬𐩪

/ʔins/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤍𐤐𐤔

/nefeʃ/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

homo

/ˈhomoː/

Pali

5–1cBCE

पुग्गल

/puɡːala/

Sogdian

4cBCE–11cCE

mrtxmy

/martoxmeː/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ሰብእ

/səbʔ/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡀࡍࡀࡔࡀ

/anaʃa/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲣⲱⲙⲉ

/roːme/

Gothic

3–8c

𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰

/ˈmanːa/

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