ID | Language | Source Form | Phonological Form | Notes | Cognate Class | |
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114 | Proto-Indo-European | *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | W |
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80 | Hittite | lalas | prob. "onomatopoetic" (Weeks 1985: 60) | G |
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133 | Luvian | lālis | G |
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81 | Tocharian A | käntu | W |
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82 | Tocharian B | kantwo | W |
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88 | Albanian | gjuhë |
From PAlb *glusā, further connected ...
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143 | Standard Albanian | gjuhë |
Also 'language'. Connected to IE ...
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2 | Albanian Sicily | gjuhë |
From PAlb *glusā, further connected ...
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4 | Albanian Corinth | gjuhë |
From PAlb *glusā, further connected ...
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3 | Albanian Gheg | gjuhena |
From PAlb *glusā, further connected ...
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6 | Albanian Tosk | gjuhë |
From PAlb *glusā, further connected ...
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110 | Ancient Greek | γλῶττα | ɡlɔ̑ːtːa | G.sg. γλώττης. (Ion. γλῶσσα). | D |
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152 | Tsakonian | γρουσσα | D |
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32 | Greek | γλώσσα | ˈɣlo̞sa | D |
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31 | Greek Lesbos | GLOSSA | D |
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129 | Classical Armenian | lezow | W |
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8 | Armenian Eastern | lezu | lɛˈzu |
Blend of PIE *dnĝhu(e ...
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7 | Armenian Western | LEZOO | W |
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128 | Avestan | hizuua | W |
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131 | Old Persian | hazāna- | W |
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136 | Sogdian | zb’q | Christian | W |
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75 | Wakhi | ZIK | W |
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9 | Baluchi | ZAWAN | W |
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118 | Kurdish | ziman | W |
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137 | Zazaki | ziwān | W |
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72 | Tajik | zabon | zæbɔːn | W |
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54 | Persian | zaban | zæˈbɒːn | Removed (ZABUN). | W |
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77 | Waziri | ZHEBBA | W |
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1 | Pashto | ZEBA | W |
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138 | Shughni | lavz |
cognate to Pers lafča 'lip ...
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138 | Shughni | ziv | W |
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139 | Sarikoli | ziv | W |
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124 | Ossetic Iron | ɐvžɐg | ɐvžɐg | W |
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125 | Ossetic Digor | ɐvzɐg | ɐvzɐg | W |
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141 | Kata-viri | dit͡s | W |
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154 | Vasi-vari | luzux/k, wurjuk | W |
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153 | Askunu | ž(y)ū | W |
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105 | Vedic Sanskrit | jihvá̄ | W |
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162 | Pāḷī | jivhā | W |
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41 | Khaskura | JIBRO | W |
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51 | Nepali | JIBRO | W |
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106 | Assamese | zīb(h)a | in Mayang: jū, jibrā | W |
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102 | Oriya | jibhɔ | jibhɔ | W |
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10 | Bengali | JIB | W |
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111 | Bihari | jiu | jiu | W |
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144 | Magahi | जीभ | ɟibʰ |
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104 | Marwari | jīb | W |
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35 | Hindi | jibh | dʒiːbʱ | W |
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119 | Urdu | زبان | zəbɑn | W |
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103 | Sindhi | j̄ibha | W |
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43 | Lahnda | JIBH | W |
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53 | Punjabi | JIB | W |
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33 | Gujarati | JIB | W |
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50 | Marathi | dʒībh | dʒibʰ | W |
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40 | Kashmiri | ZEV | W |
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65 | Sinhalese | DIVA | W |
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34 | Romani Greece | CHIP | W |
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100 | Old Church Slavonic | ѩзыкъ | jɛ̃zɯkʊ̆ | Also 'language' and 'pepole, nation'. | W |
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95 | Serbo-Croatian | jezik | ˈjɛ̌zik | W |
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15 | Bulgarian | език | ɘˈzik | W |
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92 | Macedonian | јазик | ˈjazik | W |
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60 | Russian | язык | ji'zɨk | W |
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55 | Polish | język | ˈjɛɰ̃zɘ̟k | W |
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16 | Belarusian | язык | jaˈzɨk | W |
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73 | Ukrainian | язик | jaˈzɪk | W |
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66 | Slovak | jazyk | ˈjazik | W |
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18 | Czech | jazyk | ˈjazɪk | W |
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48 | Sorbian Upper | jazyk | ˈjazɘ̟k | W |
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47 | Sorbian Lower | jězyk | ˈjɪzɘ̟k | W |
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97 | Slovenian | jezik | ˈjɛ̌ːzik | W |
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108 | Old Prussian | insuwis | W |
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44 | Latvian | mèle | A |
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46 | Lithuanian | LIEZUVIS | W |
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109 | Old Norse | tunga | ˈtunɣa | W |
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36 | Icelandic | tunga | ˈtʰuŋɡ̊a | W |
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23 | Faroese | tunga | ˈtʰʊŋɡ̊a | W |
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58 | Norwegian Riksmal | tunge | ˈtʉ̀ŋːə | W |
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159 | Stavangersk | tonga | ˈtùŋːa | W |
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157 | Old Swedish | tunga | ˈtuŋːa | W |
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69 | Swedish | tunga | ˈtɵ̀ŋːa | W |
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71 | Swedish Vilhelmina | TONGA | W |
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70 | Swedish Uppland | TUNGA | W |
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145 | Elfdalian | tungga | ˈtʉ̀ŋgɑ | W |
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20 | Danish | tunge | ˈd̥ʰɔŋə | W |
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158 | Danish Fjolde | tong | toŋ | W |
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160 | Old Gutnish | tunga | W |
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161 | Gutnish Lau | tunggå | ˈtuŋɡo | W |
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99 | Old English | tunge | W |
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22 | English | tongue | tʌŋ | W |
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26 | Frisian | tonge | 'toŋə | split from DKB | W |
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26 | Frisian | blaai | bla:i̯ | split from DKB. Replaced BLAEIJER. |
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21 | Dutch | tong | tɔŋ | W |
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24 | Flemish | TONG | W |
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83 | Afrikaans | TONG | W |
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87 | Sranan | TONGO | W |
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126 | Old High German | zunga | W |
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27 | German | Zunge | 't͜sʊŋə | W |
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86 | Pennsylvania Dutch | ZUUNG | W |
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120 | Luxembourgish | Zong | W |
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121 | German Switzerland | zunge | W |
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107 | Gothic | tuggō | W |
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130 | Oscan | fangvam | acc. | W |
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112 | Latin | lingua | ˈliŋɡwa | G.sg. linguae | W |
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17 | Catalan | llengua | 'ʎɛŋɡwə, 'ʎeŋɡwa | Standard, Valencian. | W |
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56 | Portuguese | lingua | ˈlĩguɐ | W |
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68 | Spanish | lengua | 'leŋɡwa | W |
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61 | Sardinian Cagliari | LINGUA | W |
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62 | Sardinian Logudoro | LIMBA | W |
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63 | Sardinian Nuoro | LIMBA | W |
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85 | French Creole Dominica | LAN | W |
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76 | Walloon | LINWE | W |
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25 | French | langue | lɑ̃g | Also means 'language'. | W |
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57 | Provencal | lenga | ˈleŋɡo | Changed final -O to -a. | W |
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42 | Ladin | LAUNGIA | W |
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146 | Dolomite Ladino | lèngå |
Online dictionary gives same form ...
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123 | Romansh | lieunga | W |
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122 | Friulian | lenghe | W |
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39 | Italian | lingua | 'lingwa | Also means 'language'. | W |
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59 | Romanian | limbă | ˈlimbə | W |
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74 | Vlach | LIMBE | W |
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140 | Gaulish | tengua |
Reconstructed form based on attestations ...
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127 | Old Irish | tengae | tʹeŋge | W |
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149 | Old Cornish | tauot | W |
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101 | Middle Cornish | tavas | 'tavəs | W |
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148 | Old Breton | teaut | Middle Breton. | W |
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172 | Middle Breton | teaut, teut |
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12 | Breton | teod | W |
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150 | Old Welsh | tauawt | W |
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79 | Welsh | tafod | W |
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38 | Irish | teanga | W |
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115 | Scottish Gaelic | teanga | W |
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147 | Manx | çhengey | W |
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5 | [Legacy] Albanian T | gjuhë | ˈɟʑuhə |
Alternative pronunciations are ˈdʑuhə or ...
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29 | [Legacy] Greek K | GLOSSA | D |
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28 | [Legacy] Greek D | GLOSSA | D |
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30 | [Legacy] Greek Md | GLOSSA | D |
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64 | [Legacy] Serbocroatian | JEZIK | W |
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113 | [Legacy] Serbian | jezik | W |
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89 | [Legacy] Bulgarian P | EZIK | W |
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49 | [Legacy] Macedonian | jazik | ˈjazik | W |
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94 | [Legacy] Russian P | JAZYK | W |
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93 | [Legacy] Polish P | JEZYK | W |
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90 | [Legacy] Byelorussian P | JAZYK | W |
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98 | [Legacy] Ukrainian P | JAZYK | W |
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19 | [Legacy] Czech E | JAZIK | W |
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96 | [Legacy] Slovak P | JAZYK | W |
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91 | [Legacy] Czech P | JAZYK | W |
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67 | [Legacy] Slovenian | JEZIK | W |
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45 | [Legacy] Lithuanian O | LIEZUVIS | W |
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11 | [Legacy] Brazilian | LINGUA | W |
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142 | [Legacy] German Munich | Zunge | < Pr. Germ. *tungōn- 'tongue'. | W |
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84 | [Legacy] French Creole C | LAN | W |
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14 | [Legacy] Breton St | teod | tɛwt | W |
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13 | [Legacy] Breton Se | TEAD | W |
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78 | [Legacy] Welsh C | TAFOD | W |
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37 | [Legacy] Irish A | TEANGA | W |
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