Tongue in 1167 languages

1167 languages

The muscular organ in the mouth, citation form. The body part only — not the derived sense "language" ("mother tongue"), which many of these same words also carry, and not a compound. Where nouns are obligatorily possessed, the citation stem is given.

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Major languages

English

tongue

/tʌŋ/

6 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

舌头

/ʂɤ˧˥ tʰou/

12 different spellings

舌头

/ʂɤ˧˥ tʰou/

Mandarin Chinese Northeastern Mandarin

/zəʔ˩˨ dɤ˩˧/

Shanghai Wu

/ʂɐʔ˥˥ tʰəu˧˥/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/səʔ˥˦ tʰəu˩/

Jin

/sɛt˨ tʰɛu/

Gan

/ʂɤ˦˥ tʰou/

Tianjin Mandarin

/sɤ˨˩˧ tʰou˨˩˧/

Wuhan Mandarin

/ʂʅɛ˦˨ tʰou˦˨/

Zhongyuan Mandarin

/zəʔ˧ døʏ˨˨˧/

Suzhou Wu

/ʂə˥˧ tʰəu˥˧/

Lanyin Mandarin

/zəʔ˩˨ dɤu/

Ningbo Wu

/se˨˩ tʰəu˨˩/

Chongqing Mandarin

/zaʔ˨ dei˨˩˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/ʂɐʔ˦ tʰəu˥˥/

Hefei Mandarin

/zəʔ˩˨ de˧˩/

Jiaxing Wu

/ʂə˦˨ tʰəu˦˨/

Jinan Mandarin

/ʂɛ˦˨ tʰəu˦˨/

Kaifeng Mandarin

/ʂə˧˩ tʰəu˧˩/

Kunming Mandarin

/səʔ˨˧ tʰʌu˦˦/

Lüliang Jin

/ʂəʔ˥ tʰəu˨˦/

Nanjing Mandarin

/ʂɤ˨˦ tʰəu˨˦/

Xi'an Mandarin

/ʂəʔ˦˧ tʰəu˧˩/

Xinzhou Jin

舌头儿

/se˨˩ tʰəɹ˨˩/

Sichuan Mandarin Chengdu Mandarin

脷

/lei˨/

Cantonese Zhongshan Yue

/lei˨˨/

Taishanese

/lɐi˦˦˧/

Dongguan Yue

/li˨˨/

Nanning Yue

喙舌

/tsʰui˩˩ tsiʔ˦/

Taiwanese

/tsʰui˨˩˧ sieʔ˥/

Eastern Min

/tsʰui˦˨ ɬi˩˧/

Pu-Xian Min

舌嫲

/sat˥ ma˩˩/

Hakka Chinese Taiwanese Hakka

/ʃat˨ ma˥˥/

Hailu Hakka

舌子

/sə˨˦ tsɿ/

Xiang

/ɕie˩˩˨ tsɿ/

Hengyang Xiang

舌

/tsiʔ˦/

Teochew Penang Hokkien

/yɛ˦˨/

Northern Min

/tsi˧˧/

Hainanese

/tɕia˨˦/

Hui Chinese

/siːt˨/

Cantonese Classical Chinese

/ʂiɛ/

Early Mandarin (Zhongyuan Yinyun)

/sɛt˥/

Fuzhou Gan

/źat/

Han Chinese

/sɛ˨˩˦/

Jiʼan Gan

/*mə.lat/

Old Chinese

/ʑiat/

Middle Chinese

/tʰiət̚˨˩˨/

Vietnamese Hán văn

/tsʰɛ˥˩/

Wuyuan Hui

/ʃeʔ˦/

Yichun Gan

舌仔

/tsiʔ˨˦ a˥˥˦/

Quanzhou Hokkien Philippine Hokkien

/tsiʔ˦ a˥˧/

Xiamen Hokkien

/tsiʔ˩˨˩ a˥˧/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

脷钱

/li˨˨ tʃin˨˩/

Pinghua

口舌

/kʰau˧˥ ɦi˨˩˧/

Wenzhou Wu

/kʰiu˥˧˥ dʑyɤ˩˦/

Jinhua Wu

шәту

/ʂə˨˦tʰou˥˩/

Dungan

舌頭

/ʂɤ˧˥ tʰou/

Taiwan Mandarin

Hindi

जीभ

/dʒiːbʱ/

Urdu

زبان

/zəbaːn/

Telugu

నాలుక

/naːluka/

Tamil

நாக்கு

/naːkːu/

East Asia (61)

Yi

ꉐꆂ

/ha˧˧nɛ˧˧/

Hani

lalma

/la˥˥ma˧˧/

Azhe

lapi

/la˧˧pi˨˩/

Ersu

htsɿpsɿ

/htsɿ˧˧psɿ˥˥/

Manchu

ᡳᠯᡝᠩᡤᡠ

/ilɤŋɡu/

Sui

ʔu1 ma2

/ʔu˩˩ ma˧˩/

Blang

ka31 tak51

/ka˧˩ tak˥˩/

Jino

mø33khɹa33

/mø˧˧kʰɹa˧˧/

Ainu

パルンペ

/parumpe/

Tao

lila

/lilaʔ/

Tày

lịn

/lin˧˨ʔ/

Southeast Asia (92)

Khmer

អណ្ដាត

/ʔɑndaːt/

Lisu

lachi

/la˧˧tɕʰɯ˧˧/

Jiamao

lɔŋtʰiːn

/lɔŋ˥tʰiːn˩/

Nusu

fɹɑ35

/fɹɑ˧˥/

Lao

ລີ້ນ

/lin˥˨/

Khmu

həntak

/həntak/

Shan

လိၼ်ႉ

/lin˦˨ˀ/

Wa

dak

/dak/

Mon

လတာ်

/kətaik/

Jingpo

shinglet

/ʃiŋ˧˩let˧/

Pa'O

ဖြေ

/pʰle˧˧/

Isan

ลิ้น

/lin˦˥/

Kuy

ntaʔ

/ntaʔ/

South Asia (76)

Dari

زبان

/zabɑːn/

Kannada

ನಾಲಿಗೆ

/naːliɡe/

Odia

ଜିଭ

/dʒibʱɔ/

Dogri

जीभ

/dʒiːbʱ/

Kurukh

तत्खा

/tatkʰaː/

Tulu

ನಾಲಯಿ

/naːlaji/

Khasi

thylliej

/tʰəlːiet/

Bodo

सलाइ

/salai/

Ho

leʼ

/leʔ/

Gondi

वेंडा

/wendaː/

Kuvi

wenḍaru

/wendaru/

Nepali

जिब्रो

/dzibro/

Tharu

जीभ

/dʒiːbʱ/

Limbu

ᤗᤧᤛᤥ᤺ᤵᤐᤠ

/lɛsoːppa/

Sherpa

ལྕེ་ལ

/tɕelak/

Middle East & Central Asia (82)

Sibe

ᡳᠯᡝᠩᡤᡠ

/iliŋ/

Blin

ላንቂ

/lankʼi/

Afar

arraabá

/arːaːba/

Bats

მოტტ

/motʼː/

Avar

мацӏ

/matsʼ/

Andi

мицӏцӏи

/mitsʼːi/

Beja

miidaab

/miːdaːb/

Laz

ნენა

/nena/

Europe (128)

Greek

γλώσσα

/ˈɣlosa/

Irish

teanga

/ˈtʲaŋɡə/

Manx

çhengey

/tʃeŋə/

Catalan

llengua

/ˈʎeŋɡwə/

2 readings of the same spelling

/ˈʎeŋɡwə/

Catalan

/ˈʎeŋɡwa/

Valencian

Fala

léngua

/ˈleŋwa/

Ido

lango

/ˈlaŋɡo/

Africa (175)

Fula

ɗemngal

/ɗemŋɡal/

Fon

ɖɛ̀

/ɖɛ̀/

Taa

ǃnani

/ǃnani/

Hdi

ghanik

/ɣanik/

Daba

gə̀nà

/ɡənà/

Kera

kəsəl

/kəsəl/

Dan

dhɛ́ɛ̏n

/nɛ̃́ɛ̃̏/

Akan

tɛkrɛma

/tɛkrɛma/

Ga

lilɛi

/lilɛi/

Nzima

ɛtɛfima

/ɛtɛfima/

Meru

rũũme

/ɾoːmɛ/

Embu

rũrĩmĩ

/roɾeːmi/

Yao

lulimi

/lulimi/

Ndau

rurumi

/ɾuɾumi/

Tiv

nombor

/nombor/

Edo

aranmwẹ

/aranmwɛ̃/

Asu

ulimi

/ulimi/

Rwa

ulumi

/ulumi/

Soga

olulimi

/olulimi/

North America (105)

Cree

ᒥᑌᔭᓂᕀ

/miteːjanij/

Mohawk

oʼnáhsaʼ

/oʔnã́hsaʔ/

Cayuga

awę́ʼno̱hsaʼ

/awɛ̃́ʔno̥hsaʔ/

Haida

tʼáangal

/tʼɑ́ːŋal/

Aleut

агнах̆

/aɡnaχ/

Oneida

oʼnáhsaʼ

/oʔnáhsaʔ/

Crow

déeshe

/déːʃe/

Latin America (64)

Wichí

lakʼajlhichʼu

/lakʼaxɬitʃʼu/

Toba

latʃaʁat

/latʃaʁat/

Mocoví

loʔlegaʁanaʁat

/loʔleɡaʁanaʁat/

Hup

nɔgʼæ̌d

/nɔɡʼæ̌d/

Dâw

nɔ̃hkæ̂d

/nɔ̃hkæ̂d/

Tuyuca

yẽbẽro

/jẽˈbẽɾõ/

Oceania & the Pacific (71)

Tiwi

yimitarla

/jimitaɭa/

Lardil

jalda leman

/dʒalda leman/

Hote

dahalaŋ

/dahalaŋ/

Samoan

laulaufaiva

/laulaufaiva/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Even

енӈэ

/jenŋə/

Koryak

йилыйил

/jiləjil/

Mansi

не̄лум

/neːlum/

Ancient & historical (120)

Akkadian

25–6cBCE

𒇷𒊭𒉡

/liʃaːnu/

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒆷𒀀𒆷

/laːla/

Luwian

16–8cBCE

lāli-

/ˈlaːli/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁

/hizuaː/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

जिह्वा

/ɟihʋaː/

Ugaritic

14–12cBCE

𐎍𐎌𐎐

/laʃaːnu/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܠܫܢܐ

/liʃːaːnaː/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩡𐩪𐩬

/lisaːn/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤋𐤔𐤍

/laʃon/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

lingua

/ˈliŋɡwa/

Oscan

6cBCE–1cCE

fangva

/faŋɡwa/

Pali

5–1cBCE

जिव्हा

/dʒivhaː/

Sogdian

4cBCE–11cCE

ʾzβʾk

/əzβaːk/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ልሳን

/ləsaːn/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡋࡉࡔࡀࡍࡀ

/liʃana/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉

/tuŋɡoː/

Old Mon

6–12c

ကတာက်

/kətaik/

Old Khmer

7–15c

អណ្ដាត

/ʔandaːt/

Pazeh

18–21c

dahama

/dahama/

Yugh

18–20c

эй

/ej/

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