Three in 1172 languages

1172 languages

The cardinal numeral "three" (3), citation form. Where a language keeps two numeral series, the one used for plain counting is taken — the same series as this atlas's "one" and "two" rows (Japanese 一・二・三 san, Korean 하나・둘・셋 set). Not the ordinal "third" and not a counting classifier.

Major languages

English

three

/θɹiː/

6 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

三

/san˥/

2 different spellings

сан

/sæ̃˨˦/

Dungan

Tamil

மூன்று

/muːnru/

East Asia (60)

Yi

ꌕ

/sɔ˧˧/

Sui

haam1

/haːm˩˩/

Mongolian

ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠ

/ɡurwa/

2 different spellings

ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠ

гурав

/ɡurav/

Mongolian

Tày

slam

/ɬaːm˧˥/

Southeast Asia (92)

Lao

ສາມ

/saːm˩˧/

Shan

သၢမ်

/saːm˨˦/

Wa

loe

/lɤ/

Mon

ပိ

/pɔeʔ/

Pa'O

သွံ

/sə̤m˧˩/

Isan

สาม

/saːm˩˧/

South Asia (76)

Odia

ତିନି

/tini/

Dogri

त्रै

/tɾɛː/

Tulu

ಮೂಜಿ

/muːdʒi/

Bodo

थाम

/tʰam/

Ho

apiya

/apija/

Kodava

ಮೂಂದು

/muːndɨ/

Limbu

ᤛᤢᤶᤛᤡ

/sumsi/

Lhomi

གསུམ

/ʰsum˥/

Middle East & Central Asia (82)

Sibe

ᡳᠯᠠᠨ

/ilɑn/

Svan

სემი

/semi/

Avar

лъабго

/ɬabɡo/

Lak

шанма

/ʃanma/

Aghul

хьибуд

/ʜibud/

Tsez

лъоӏно

/ɬoˤno/

Andi

лъобгу

/ɬobɡu/

Rutul

хьибыд

/ʜibɨd/

Laz

სუმ

/sum/

Europe (128)

Votic

kõlmõd

/ˈkɤlmɤd/

Africa (175)

Fon

atɔn

/atɔ̃/

Aja

etɔ̃

/etɔ̃/

Taa

ǁaeˀe

/ǁaeʔe/

Dii

taanɔ́

/tãːnɔ/

Hdi

xkán

/xkán/

Kera

sóópe

/sóːpe/

Dan

yȁagā

/jȁːɡā/

Fang

lɛ́ɛ́

/lɛː/

Swazi

kutsatfu

/kutsʼatfu/

Akan

ɛbiɛsa

/ɛbiɛsa/

Ewe

etɔ̃

/etɔ̃/

Ga

etɛ

/etɛ/

Vai

ꕢꕔ

/sakpa/

Yao

sitatu

/sitatu/

Zulu

kuthathu

/kutʰaːtʰu/

Xhosa

kuthathu

/kutʰatʰu/

Asu

adatu

/adatu/

Rwa

firaru

/fiɾaɾu/

Gen

etɔ̃

/etɔ̃/

North America (105)

Cree

ᓂᐢᑐ

/nisto/

Haida

hlg̱únahl

/ɬɢúnaɬ/

Ixil

oxvaʼl

/oʃʋaʔl/

Chol

uxpʼejl

/uʃpʼehl/

Yurok

nahkseʼn

/nahkseʔn/

Aleut

к̆аанкун

/qaːnkun/

Kiowa

phą́:ò

/pʰã́ːò/

Crow

dáawiia

/dáːwiːa/

Latin America (63)

Wichí

laxtumxwaya

/laxtumxʷaja/

Toba

treesolqa

/treesolqa/

Xavante

siʼubdatõ

/siʔubdaˈtɔ̃/

Bororo

pobe metia bokware

/pobe metia bokwaɾe/

Hup

mɔtaʔǎp

/mɔtaʔǎp/

Dâw

mũtwáp

/mũtwáp/

Ticuna

tomaẽ̱xpü̱x

/tomaḛ̃ʔpɨ̰ʔ/

Wayuu

apünüin

/apɨnɨin/

Shuar

menaintiu

/menaintʲu/

Oceania & the Pacific (70)

Warlpiri

jirrama-kari-jinta

/ɟiɾamakaɾiɟinta/

Tiwi

yirrajirrima

/jiɾadʒiɾima/

Warnman

kujarra kumpinya

/kuɟara kumpiɲa/

Kalam

omŋal nokom

/omŋal nokom/

Yagaria

loleʼe bogeʼe

/loleʔe boɡeʔe/

Mian

asumatna

/asumatna/

Abau

krompri

/kɾompɾi/

Komba

karâmbut

/karɐmbut/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Ket

доӈ

/dɔŋ/

Ancient & historical (127)

Luwian

16–8cBCE

tarri-

/ˈtarːi/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬚𐬭𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬊

/θraːjoː/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

त्रयः

/trajaɦ/

Ugaritic

14–12cBCE

𐎘𐎍𐎘

/θalaːθu/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܬܠܬ

/tlaːθ/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩻𐩡𐩻

/θalaːθ/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤔𐤋𐤔

/ʃaloːʃ/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

trēs

/treːs/

Oscan

6cBCE–1cCE

trís

/triːs/

Pali

5–1cBCE

ति

/ti/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ሠለስቱ

/ʃalastu/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡕࡋࡀࡕࡀ

/tlata/

Coptic

3–17c

ϣⲟⲙⲧ

/ʃomt/

Gothic

3–8c

𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃

/θriːs/

Pyu

5–12c

nhoḥ

/n.ho(m)H/

Yugh

18–20c

доӈ

/doŋ/

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