Two in 1177 languages

1177 languages

The cardinal NUMERAL 2 ("two"); counting number. Not the ordinal "second".

Major languages

English

two

/tuː/

6 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

二

/ɚ˥˩/

2 different spellings

二

/ji˨/

Cantonese

/ɲi˨˧/

Shanghai Wu

/ɚ˦˥/

Jin

/dʑi˧˧/

Taiwanese

/ŋi˥˧/

Hakka Chinese

/ə˨˩/

Xiang

/ɵ˨˩/

Gan

/dzi˧˥/

Teochew

/nɛi˨˦˨/

Eastern Min

/ni˥˥/

Northern Min

/l̩˧˩˨/

Zhongyuan Mandarin

/ȵi˨˧˩/

Suzhou Wu

/ȵi˨˨/

Pinghua

/zi˨˧/

Hainanese

/ȵi˩˧/

Ningbo Wu

/ŋ̍˨˨/

Wenzhou Wu

/ei˧˧/

Taishanese

/n̩˩˩/

Hui Chinese

/ti˩˩/

Pu-Xian Min

/ŋi˥˥/

Taiwanese Hakka

/ȵi˨˩/

Huazhou Yue

/dzi˨˩/

Penang Hokkien

/ji˦˦˧/

Dongguan Yue

/ɛ˧˧/

Fuzhou Gan

/ńǝś/

Han Chinese

/əl˦˦˥/

Hangzhou Wu

/ʔa˥˧/

Hefei Mandarin

/ə˨˩˧/

Hengyang Xiang

/ȵi˩˩˦/

Jiaxing Wu

/ŋ̍˩˦/

Jinhua Wu

/ɵ˨˩˦/

Jiʼan Gan

/ɚ˧˩˨/

Kaifeng Mandarin

/ᴀ˨˩˨/

Kunming Mandarin

/ɐr˥˨/

Lüliang Jin

/ji˨˨/

Nanning Yue

/*ni[j]-s/

Old Chinese

/ø˥˩/

Wuyuan Hui

/ɚ˥˨/

Xinzhou Jin

/ø˨˩˧/

Yichun Gan

эр

/ɛɻ˦/

Dungan

Telugu

రెండు

/reɳɖu/

Tamil

இரண்டு

/iɾaɳɖu/

East Asia (61)

Yi

ꑍ

/ɲi˨˩/

Sui

ɣa2

/ɣa˧˩/

Mongolian

ᠬᠣᠶᠠᠷ

/xɔˈjɔr/

2 different spellings

ᠬᠣᠶᠠᠷ

/xɔˈjɔr/

Inner Mongolian

хоёр

/xɔˈjɔr/

Mongolian

Tày

sloong

/ɬɔŋ˧˥/

Southeast Asia (92)

Mru

pəni

/pəni/

Lao

ສອງ

/sɔːŋ˩˧/

Shan

သွင်

/sɔŋ˨˦/

Pa'O

နီ

/ni̤˧˩/

Isan

สอง

/sɔːŋ˩˧/

South Asia (76)

Tulu

ರಡ್ಡ್

/raɖːɯ/

Ho

bariya

/barija/

Gondi

रोंडु

/roɳɖu/

Kuvi

rīndi

/riːɳɖi/

Limbu

ᤏᤧᤳᤇᤡ

/nɛtɕːi/

Middle East & Central Asia (82)

Udi

пӏа

/pʼa/

Sibe

ᠵᡠᠸᡝ

/dʐu/

Tigre

ክልኦት

/kɨlʔot/

Svan

ჲორი

/jori/

Avar

кӏиго

/kʼiɡo/

Lak

кӏива

/kʼiwa/

Tsez

къӏано

/qˤʼaːno/

Archi

къвеӏ

/qʼʷeˤ/

Andi

чӏеди

/tʃʼedi/

Laz

ჟურ

/ʒur/

Europe (128)

Africa (175)

Taa

ǂnûm

/ǂûm/

Aghem

bə̀ghà

/bə̀ɣà/

Dan

plɛ̀

/plɛ̀/

Aari

qasken

/kʼasˈken/

Akan

mmienu

/m̩mìɛ̀nu/

Ga

enyɔ

/eɲɔ/

Luo

ariyo

/arijo/

Meru

ijĩĩrĩ

/idʒeːɾe/

Embu

igĩrĩ

/iɡeɾe/

Mano

plɛ̀ɛ̀

/plɛː˩/

Vai

ꗱꘌꕟ

/fèːrà/

Yao

iŵili

/iβili/

Igbo

abụọ

/abʊɔ/

Tiv

uhar

/uˈhar/

Zulu

kubili

/kuˈɓili/

Asu

avili

/aβili/

Rwa

fivili

/fivili/

North America (105)

Mam

kabʼe

/ˈkaɓeʔ/

Ixil

kaʼvaʼl

/kaʔʋaʔl/

Yurok

naʼamoyʼ

/naʔamoj/

Hopi

lööyöʼ

/løːjøʔ/

Latin America (64)

Toba

doosolqa

/doosolqa/

Makuxi

sáákɨné

/sáákɨné/

Hup

koʔǎp

/koʔǎp/

Oceania & the Pacific (71)

Tiwi

yirrara

/jiɾaɾa/

Lardil

kurrijpi

/kuɾit̠ʲpi/

2 different spellings

kurrijpi

/kuɾit̠ʲpi/

Damin

kiyarrng

/kijaɾŋ/

Lardil

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Koryak

ӈыччеӄ

/ŋətʃːeq/

Mansi

китыг

/kʲitəɣ/

Ancient & historical (127)

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܬܪܝܢ

/treːn/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩻𐩬𐩺

/θanay/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤔𐤍𐤌

/ʃnem/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

duo

/ˈduo/

Oscan

6cBCE–1cCE

dús

/duːs/

Pali

5–1cBCE

द्वे

/dve/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ክልኤ

/kəlʔeː/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲥⲛⲁⲩ

/ˈsnau/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌹

/twai/

Pyu

5–12c

kni

/kni/

Yugh

18–20c

хынам

/xɨnam/

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