We in 1129 languages

1129 languages

"We", citation form: the first-person plural pronoun in its subject or independent form, ordinary neutral register — not the humble, honorific or royal one. Where a language grammatically distinguishes an inclusive "we" (me and you) from an exclusive "we" (me and others, not you), both are given, inclusive first, and the map colours those languages apart. Only a distinction carried by the free pronouns counts; where it lives on the verb alone, the language is shown as having one word.

Major languages

Chinese

咱们 / 我们

/tsan˧˥ mən / wo˨˩˦ mən/

28 different spellings

咱们 / 我们

/tsan˧˥ mən / wo˨˩˦ mən/

Mandarin Chinese

/tsan˧˥ mən / wɔ˨˩˦ mən/

Northeastern Mandarin

/tsa˥˧ mə / ŋɤ˧˩ mə/

Xinzhou Jin

我们

/ŋo˥˧ mən˨˩/

Sichuan Mandarin

/o˨˩˨ mən/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/ɣɤ˥˧ mɤ˩/

Jin

/ŋo˦˩ mən˧/

Xiang

/wo˩˧ mən/

Tianjin Mandarin

/vɤ˦˦˨ mən/

Lanyin Mandarin

/ŋoᵘ˥˧ məŋ/

Hangzhou Wu

/uə˨˦ mən/

Hefei Mandarin

/ŋo˨˩˨ mən/

Nanjing Mandarin

/ŋo˦˩ mə̃n˨˨/

Yongzhou Xiang

我哋

/ŋo˨˦ ti˨˨/

Pinghua

/ŋɔ˩˧ tei˨˨/

Huazhou Yue

/ŋɔ˨˦ ti˨˨/

Nanning Yue

阿拉

/aʔ˧ laʔ˦/

Shanghai Wu

/ɐʔ˧˧ lɐʔ˧˦/

Ningbo Wu

咱 / 阮

/lan˥˧ / ɡun˥˧/

Taiwanese

/lan˥˥˦ / ɡuan˥˥˦/

Quanzhou Hokkien

/lan˦˦˥ / uaŋ˧˧/

Penang Hokkien

/lan˥˥˦ / ɡun˥˥˦/

Philippine Hokkien

/lan˥˧ / ɡuan˥˧/

Xiamen Hokkien Zhangzhou Hokkien

𠊎兜

/ŋai˩˩ teu˦/

Hakka Chinese

我个俚

/ŋo˨˩ ko˩ li˨/

Gan

俺 / 阮

/naŋ˥˨ / uaŋ˥˨/

Teochew

我各侬

/ŋuai˧˧ kɔʔ˨˦ nøyŋ˥˧/

Eastern Min

俺人 / 我人

/aŋ˥˦ neiŋ˧˧ / uɛ˦˨ neiŋ˧˧/

Northern Min

咱 / 俺

伲

/ȵi˨˧˩/

Suzhou Wu

/ɲi˨˧/

Jiaxing Wu

我侬

/va˨˩˧ naŋ˧˩/

Hainanese

我倈

/ŋ̍˧˦ le˧˩/

Wenzhou Wu

我

/ŋɔi˨˩/

Taishanese

/*ŋˤajʔ/

Old Chinese

我人

/a˨˦ ȵin˦˦/

Hui Chinese

㑚 / 我辈

/naʔ˦ / kuaʔ˦ puei˦˨/

Pu-Xian Min

𫣆兜 / 𠊎兜

/en˨˦teu˨˦ / ŋai˩˩teu˨˦/

Taiwanese Hakka

/en˥˧teu˥˧ / ŋai˥˥teu˥˧/

Hailu Hakka

вәму

/və˥˩mu˨˦/

Dungan

我等

/ŋɔ˩˧ tɐŋ˧˥/

Cantonese Classical Chinese

/ŋhǟ́ tǝ̄́ŋ/

Han Chinese

/ŋa təŋ/

Middle Chinese

/ŋaː˧˧ˀ˥ ɗaŋ˧˩˧/

Vietnamese Hán văn

我伲

/ŋo˨˩ ȵin˩˩/

Hengyang Xiang

咱们 / 俺们

/tsã˦˨ mən / ã˥˥ mən/

Jinan Mandarin

我郎

/ɑ˥˧˥ lɑŋ˧˩˧/

Jinhua Wu

我东

/ŋo˥˧ tuŋ˧˧˦/

Jiʼan Gan

俺们

/ɣæ̃˥˧ mə/

Lüliang Jin

我們

/wo˨˩˦ mən/

Taiwan Mandarin

咱 / 我们

/tsã˨˦ / ŋɤ˥˧ mən/

Xi'an Mandarin

我勒

/ŋo˧˥ lə/

Yichun Gan

Vietnamese

chúng ta / chúng tôi

/tɕuŋ͡m˧˥ taː˧ / tɕuŋ͡m˧˥ toj˧/

3 readings of the same spelling

/tɕuŋ͡m˧˥ taː˧ / tɕuŋ͡m˧˥ toj˧/

Vietnamese

/cuŋ͡m˧˥ taː˧ / cuŋ͡m˧˥ toj˧/

Southern Vietnamese

/cuŋ͡m˨˦ taː˥ / cuŋ͡m˨˦ toj˥/

Central Vietnamese

Marathi

आपण / आम्ही

/aːpəɳ / aːmʱiː/

Telugu

మనము / మేము

/manamu / meːmu/

Tagalog

tayo / kami

/ˈtaːjo / kaˈmi/

Tamil

நாம் / நாங்கள்

/naːm / naːŋɡaɭ/

East Asia (59)

Zhuang

raeuz / dou

/ɣau˧˩ / tou˨˦/

Bouyei

rauz / dul

/ðɐu˩˩ / tu˨˦/

Yi

ꉪꊇ

/ŋo˨˩ɣo˧˦/

Hani

ngaldu / ngalya

/ŋa˥˥du˧˧ / ŋa˥˥ja˧˧/

Tujia

angni

/aŋ˧˥ȵi˧˥/

Lahu

ngà hɨ

/ŋà hɨ/

Tai Lue

ᦣᧁ / ᦎᦴ

/haw˥˩ / tuː˥/

Akha

aduma / ngama

/a˨˩du˧ma̰˨˩ / ŋa˧ma̰˨˩/

Naxi

ngemgeeq

/ŋə˧ŋɡɯ˨˩/

Manchu

ᠮᡠᠰᡝ / ᠪᡝ

/musə / bə/

Southern Qiang

tsuətʰyɑ / qɑtʰyɑ

/tsuə˧˩tʰyɑ˥˥ / qɑ˧˩tʰyɑ˥˥/

Sui

ȶən1 ⁿdaau1 / ȶən1 ⁿdiu1

/ȶən˩˩ ⁿdaːu˩˩ / ȶən˩˩ ⁿdiu˩˩/

Maonan

ⁿda:u1 / ⁿde1

/ⁿdaːu˦˨ / ⁿde˦˨/

Mulam

hɣa:u6 / niu2

/hɣaːu˩˩ / niu˩˨˩/

Blang

ʔet33 ti31

/ʔet˧˧ ti˧˩/

Jino

a33ŋ̊o33 / ŋa33jo31

/a˧˧ŋ̊o˧˧ / ŋa˧˧jo˧˩/

Northern Pumi

ɛ̃35rə53 / a35rə53

/ɛ̃˧˥rə˥˧ / a˧˥rə˥˧/

Daur

bide / ba:

/bide / baː/

Ainu

アオカ / チョカ

/aoka / tɕoka/

Ivatan

yaten / yamen

/jatɨn / jamɨn/

Udege

минти / бу

/minti / bu/

Amis

kita / kami

/kita / kami/

Paiwan

titjen / tiamen

/titʲən / tiamən/

Atayal

itaʼ / sami

/itaʔ / sami/

Bunun

kata / kaimin

/kata / kaimin/

Tsou

aʼati / aʼami

/aʔati / aʔami/

Tao

yaten / yamen

/jatən / jamən/

Puyuma

taita / mimi

/taita / mimi/

Thao

ita / yamin

/ʔita / jamin/

Rukai

kuta / kunai

/kuta / kunai/

Southeast Asia (88)

Lisu

ngua nu

/ŋwa˧˧nu˧˩/

Drung

rvng / ing

/ɹɯŋ / iŋ/

Zaiwa

nga-nhung / ngamoq

/ŋa˥˥n̥uŋ˥˥ / ŋa˥˥moʔ˥˥/

Achang

ŋɔ55 tuʔ31

/ŋɔ˥˥ tuʔ˧˩/

Nusu

ɑ55iɯ31 / ŋɑ35dɯ31

/ɑ˥˥iɯ˧˩ / ŋɑ˧˥dɯ˧˩/

Idu Mishmi

ŋɑ35nɑ31loŋ35 / ŋɑ35ɑ31loŋ35

/ŋɑ˧˥nɑ˧˩loŋ˧˥ / ŋɑ˧˥ɑ˧˩loŋ˧˥/

Meitei

ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯏ

/əikʰoi/

Adi

ngolu

/ŋolu/

Madurese

ban baʼna kabbi / sengkoʼ kabbi

/ban baʔna kabbi / səŋkoʔ kabbi/

Acehnese

geutanyoe / kamoe

/ɡɯtaɲɔə / kamɔə/

Banjar

kita / kami

/kita / kami/

Musi

kito / kami

/kito / kami/

Sasak

ite / kami

/itə / kami/

Ngaju

itah / ikei

/itah / ikei/

Nias

yaʼita / yaʼaga

/jaʔita / jaʔaɡa/

Atoni

hit / hai

/hit / hai/

Mandar

ikiq / ingkaiq

/ikiʔ / iŋkaiʔ/

Gayo

kitə / kami

/kitə / kami/

Cia-Cia

ingkita / isami

/iŋkita / isami/

Lao

ເຮົາ

/haw˧˥/

Malay

kita / kami

/kita / kami/

Iban

kitai / kami

/kitai / kami/

Kadazan-Dusun

tokou / yahai

/tokou / jahai/

2 different spellings

tokou / yahai

/tokou / jahai/

Kadazan-Dusun

tokou / zikoi

/tokou / zikoi/

Coastal Kadazan

Burmese

ငါတို့

/ŋàto̰/

Shan

ႁဝ်း

/haw˥/

Rakhine

ငါရို့

/ŋàɹo̰/

Wa

ix

/ʔiʔ/

Mon

ပိုဲ

/poi/

Pa'O

နီ

/ni̤˧˩/

Cebuano

kita / kami

/kiˈta / kaˈmi/

Ilocano

datayo / dakami

/dataˈjo / dakaˈmi/

Waray

kita / kami

/kita / kami/

Tausug

kitaniyu / kami

/kitaniju / kami/

Isan

เฮา

/haw˥/

Tetum

ita / ami

/ita / ami/

Bahnar

bơn / nhon

/bən / ɲon/

South Asia (74)

Tibetan

ང་ཚོ

/ŋa˩˧tsʰo˥/

Dakpa Monpa

ŋᴀ13tᴀŋ53 / ŋᴀ13rᴀʔ53

/ŋᴀ˩˧tᴀŋ˥˧ / ŋᴀ˩˧rᴀʔ˥˧/

Gujarati

આપણે / અમે

/aːpəɳe / əme/

Malayalam

നമ്മൾ / ഞങ്ങൾ

/namːaɭ / ɲaŋːaɭ/

Marwari

आपां / म्हे

/aːpãː / mʱeː/

Bhili

हामु

/haːmu/

Santali

ᱟᱵᱚ / ᱟᱞᱮ

/abo / ale/

Bagri

म्हे

/mʱeː/

Kurukh

नम / एम

/nam / eːm/

Tulu

ನಮ / ಯೆಂಕುಳು

/nama / jeŋkuɭu/

Bodo

जों

/zɯŋ/

Ho

abu / ale

/abu / ale/

Garo

chinga / an·ching

/tʃiŋa / anʔtʃiŋ/

Kullui

अस्से

/əsːeː/

Kuvi

māru / māmbu

/maːru / maːmbu/

Dhivehi

އަހަރެމެން

/aharemen/

Tharu

हमरे

/ɦəmre/

Newari

झी / जिपिं

/dʑʱiː / dʑipĩ/

Limbu

ᤀᤠᤏᤡ᤹ / ᤀᤠᤏᤡᤃᤧ

/aniʔ / aniɡɛ/

Sherpa

བདག་པུ / ངིད་རང

/dakpu / ɲiraŋ/

Thulung

गुइ / गुकु

/ɡui / ɡuku/

Balti

ང་ཏང

/ŋataŋ/

Middle East & Central Asia (81)

Kryts

jin / žin

/jin / ʒin/

Sibe

ᠮᡠᠰᡝ / ᠪᡝ

/mɘs / bo/

Svan

ნა̈ჲ

/næj/

Bats

ვაი / ვე

/vaj / ve/

Chechen

вай / тхо

/vaj / txʷo/

Avar

нилъ / ниж

/niɬ / niʒ/

Ingush

вай / тхо

/waj / txo/

Lak

жува / жу

/ʒuwa / ʒu/

Aghul

хьин / чин

/xin / tʃin/

Archi

нентӏу / нен

/nentʼu / nen/

Andi

илӏил

/itɬʼil/

Laz

ჩქუ

/tʃku/

Ubykh

ʃʁʷała

/ʃʁʷaɬa/

Europe (128)

Udmurt

асьмеос / ми

/asʲmeos / mi/

Catalan

nosaltres

/nuˈzaltrəs/

2 readings of the same spelling

/nuˈzaltrəs/

Catalan

/noˈzaltɾes/

Valencian

Africa (173)

Fula

enen / minen

/enen / minen/

Dii

ba / vo

/ba / vo/

Hdi

ámú / áŋní

/ámú / áŋní/

Daba

min tokon / ni

/min tokon / ni/

Kera

áŋ / are

/áŋ / aɾe/

Dan

kwā / yī

/kwā / jī/

Ga

wɔ

/wɔ̀/

Susu

won / muxu

/wɔn / muxu/

Malagasy

isika / izahay

/iˈsika / izaˈhaj/

Nama

sada / sida

/sada / sida/

Somali

innaga / annaga

/inːaɡa / anːaɡa/

Zulu

thina

/ˈtʰiːna/

Korana

sada / sida

/sada / sida/

Fur

kɨ́

/kɪ́/

Hadza

onebee / ôbee

/onebeʔe / oːbeʔe/

North America (103)

Cree

ᑭᔭᓈᓇᐤ / ᓂᔭᓈᐣ

/kijaːnaw / nijanaːn/

Ojibwe

giinawind / niinawind

/ɡiːnawind / niːnawind/

Plains Cree

ᑭᔭᓈᓇᐤ / ᓂᔭᓈᐣ

/kijaːnaw / nijanaːn/

Kwak'wala

nugwaʼnts / nugwaʼnuʼxw

/nuɡʷaʔnts / nuɡʷaʔnuʔxʷ/

Munsee

kiilóona / niilóona

/kiːloːna / niːloːna/

Blackfoot

kiistónnoon / niistónnaan

/kiːstónːoːn / niːstónːaːn/

Haida

tʼaláng

/tʼaláŋ/

Algonquin

giinawind / niinawind

/ɡiːnawind / niːnawind/

Mam

aqoʼ

/aˈqoʔ/

Tzeltal

joʼotik / joʼotikon

/hoʔotik / hoʔotikon/

Mixtec

yóʼó / ruʼu

/jóʔó / ɾuʔu/

Zapotec

laanu / laadu

/laːnu / laːdu/

Tzotzil

voʼotik / voʼonkutik

/voʔotik / voʔonkutik/

Otomi

nugähʉ / nugähe

/nuɡãhɨ / nuɡãhe/

Chol

joñonla / joñon lojon

/hoɲonla / hoɲon lohon/

Mazahua

nuzgöji / nuzgöjme

/nuzɣøhi / nuzɣøhme/

Tojolabal

keʼntik / keʼntikon

/keʔntik / keʔntikon/

Sumo

mayang / yangna

/majaŋ / jaŋna/

Cheyenne

nénéehóvema / nánéehóvéme

/nénéːhóvema / nánéːhóvéme/

Arapaho

nenéénínoʼ / nenééníniʼ

/nenéːnínoʔ / nenéːníniʔ/

Yuchi

ʼõdi / nõdi

/ʔõdi / nõdi/

Lojban

ma'a / mi'a

/maha / miha/

Latin America (64)

Aymara

jiwasa / nanaka

/xiwasa / nanaka/

Bororo

pagi / cegi

/paɡi / tʃeɡi/

Makuxi

uurɨʔnɨkon / anna

/uurɨʔnɨkon / anna/

Karajá

dʒiarɨ̃ boho

/dʒiarɨ̃ boho/

Trumai

ka wan / ha wan

/ka wan / ha wan/

Hup

ʔɨ́n

/ʔɨ́n/

Ticuna

yixemax / tomax

/ji˥ʔe˦maʔ˨ / to˧maʔ˦/

Rapanui

tatou / matou

/tatou / matou/

Tuyuca

bãrĩ / ʉ̃sã

/bãˈɾĩ / ɨ̃ˈsã/

Bribri

seʼ / saʼ

/seʔ / saʔ/

Akawaio

urüʼnokon / ina

/uɾɯʔnokon / ina/

Nivaclé

kaswaatʃa / jiwaatʃeeɬ

/kaswaatʃa / jiwaatʃeeɬ/

Quechua

ñuqanchik / ñuqayku

/ɲuˈqantʃik / ɲuˈqajku/

Pemón

urönokon / ina

/uɾønokon / ina/

Oceania & the Pacific (67)

Ngunnawal

gulanyin / gulanyilla

/ɡulaɲin / ɡulaɲila/

Warlpiri

ngalipa / nganimpa

/ŋalipa / ŋanimpa/

Olkol

apul / anhdhan

/apul / an̪d̪an/

Lardil

n!aa

/ŋ͡ǃaː/

2 different spellings

n!aa

/ŋ͡ǃaː/

Damin

ngakuli / nyali

/ŋakuli / ɲali/

Lardil

Yangkaal

ngakulda / ngalda

/ŋakulda / ŋalda/

Walmajarri

ngalimpa / nganimpa

/ŋalimpa / ŋanimpa/

Fijian

keda / keimami

/kenda / kejmami/

Rotuman

ʻis / ʻạmis

/ʔis / ʔɔmis/

Tahitian

tātou / mātou

/taːtou / maːtou/

Yapese

gadaed / gamaed

/ɡadɛːd / ɡamɛːd/

Woleaian

giish / gaamam

/ɡiːʃ / ɡaːmam/

Māori

tātou / mātou

/taːtou / maːtou/

Niuean

tautolu / mautolu

/tautolu / mautolu/

Palauan

kid / kemam

/kið / kəˈmam/

Motu

ita / ai

/ita / ai/

Hote

yêlô / alalô

/jelo / alalo/

Mian

níbó / ní

/nibo / ni/

Rotokas

vigei / igei

/βiɡei / iɡei/

Samoan

tātou / mātou

/taːtou / maːtou/

Pijin

iumi / mifala

/jumi / mifala/

Tongan

kitautolu / kimautolu

/kitautolu / kimautolu/

Tuvaluan

tātou / mātou

/taːtou / maːtou/

Hawaiian

kākou / mākou

/kaːkou / maːkou/

Bislama

yumi / mifala

/jumi / mifala/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Sakha

биһиги

/bihiɡi/

Even

мут / бу

/mut / bu/

Nivkh

мер / ньыӈ

/mer / ɲəŋ/

Ket

әтн

/ɤtn/

Ancient & historical (98)

Sumerian

31–21cBCE

𒈨𒂗𒉈𒂗

/menden/

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒌑𒂊𒌍

/weːs/

Luwian

16–8cBCE

anzāš

/ˈantsaːs/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬨

/vaeːm/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

वयम्

/ʋɐjɐm/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܐܢܚܢܢ

/ʔanaħnan/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍

/ʔanaħnu/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

nōs

/noːs/

Pali

5–1cBCE

मयं

/majaŋ/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ንሕነ

/nəħna/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲁⲛⲟⲛ

/aˈnon/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃

/wiːs/

Old Tagalog

10–16c

ᜆᜌᜓ / ᜃᜋᜒ

/ˈtajo / kaˈmi/

Tupinambá

16–18c

îandé / oré

/ɲãˈdɛ / oˈɾɛ/

Babuza

17–20c

totto / namo

/toto / namo/

Pazeh

18–21c

ita / yami

/ita / jami/

Yugh

18–20c

этн

/ətn/

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