A list of world languages and how to say the name of the language in the native tongue.
Language Name (English) | Language Name (Native Language) |
Abaza | абаза бызшва (abaza bəzš˚a) |
Abenaki | Alnôba |
Abkhaz | аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a) |
Adyghe | адыгэбзэ (adəgăbză) |
Afar | ʿAfár af |
Afrikaans | Afrikaans |
Ainu | アイヌ イタク/Aynu itak |
Akan | akan |
Albanian | shqip / gjuha shqipe |
Aleut | Unangam tunuu |
Amharic | ኣማርኛ (amarəñña) |
Apache | Ndéé |
Arabic | (al arabiya) العربية |
Aragonese | Fabla / l’Aragonés |
Aramaic (Ancient) | (lišānā ‘aramā’ā) לשנא ארמיא |
Aramaic (Syriac) | (lešānā surjājā) ܠܫܢܐ ܤܘܪܝܝܐ |
Aramaic (Neo-) | (ātûrāyâ) ܐܬܘܪܝܐ (sûret) ܣܘܪܬ |
Aranese | Aranés |
Arapaho | Hinono’eitiit |
Argobba | ዓርጎባ (Äynū) / አዓርጎባ ኣፍ |
Armenian | Հայերէն (Hayeren) |
Հայերեն լեզու (Hayeren lezou) | |
Aromanian (Vlach) | Armãneashti / Armãneashce / Rrãmãneasht |
Arrernte | Arrernte angkentye |
Assamese | অসমীয়া (asamīẏa) |
Asturian | Asturianu |
Avar | магIарул мацI (ma’arul mats) авар мацӀ (avar maċ) |
Awngi | አውጚ |
Aymara | aymar aru |
Azerbaijani | Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي |
Balinese | Basa Bali |
Balkar (Karachay-Balkar) | малкъар/балкъар (malqar/balqar) |
къарачай-малкъар тил (karačay-malqar til) | |
Baluchi | بلوچی |
Bambara | Bamanankan |
Bashkir | башҡорт теле (bašḵort tele) |
Bassa | ɓasaá |
Basque | euskara |
Beja | Badāwīyä / بداوية |
Belarusian | Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova) |
Bemba | iciBemba / ciBemba / ichiBemba / chiBemba |
Bengali | বাংলা (baɛṅlā) |
Berber | Tamazight |
Bhojpuri | भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī) |
Blin | ብሊን (bi.li.nə) |
Blackfoot | ᑯᖾᖹ / ᖿᐟᖻᐟ / ᓱᖽᐧᖿ (Pikuni / Kainai / Siksika) |
Bosnian | bosanski / босански / بۉسانسقى |
Breton | ar brezhoneg / brezhoneg |
Buginese | ᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ (basa ugi) |
Buhid | ᝊᝓᝑᝒᝇ (buhid) |
Bulgarian | български (bãlgarski) български език (bãlgarski ezik) |
Burmese | ဗမာစကား (bama saka) |
Buryat | буряад хэлэн (burǎad hêlên) |
Carrier | ᑐᑊᘁᗕᑋᗸ (Dulkw’ahke) |
Catalan | català |
Cayuga | Goyogo̱hó:nǫ’ |
Cebuano | Sinugboanon / Sugboanon |
Chagatai | جغتای |
Chaha | ቸሃ |
Chamorro | chamoru |
Chechen | Нохчийн мотт (Noxchiin mott) |
Cherokee | ᏣᎳᎩ (tsalagi) |
Cheyenne | Tsėhesenėstsestotse / Tsisinstsistots |
Chichewa | Chicheŵa |
Chickasaw | Chikasha |
More Chinese languages coming soon.
Chinese | 中文 (zhōngwén) |
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Chipewyan | Dëne Sųłiné / ᑌᓀᓲᒢᕄᓀ |
Choctaw | Chahta Anumpa |
Comanche | numu tekwapu |
Cornish | Kernewek / Kernowek / Kernuak / Curnoack |
Corsican | corsu |
Cree | ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ (Nēhiyawēwin) ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ (Nēhiyaw) |
Creek | Maskoki / Mvskokē empunakv |
Croatian | Hrvatski |
Czech | čeština / český jazyk |
Dakota | Dakȟótiyapi – Yankton Dakota |
Dakhótiyapi – Santee Dakota | |
Dangme | adangbɛ |
Danish | dansk |
Dargwa | дарган мез (dargan mez) |
Dari | درى |
Dinka | Thuɔŋjäŋ |
Dungan | хуэйзў йүян (xuejzu jyjan) лохуэй (lohuêĭ) |
Dutch | Nederlands |
Dzongkha / | རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha) |
Bhutanese | |
Erzya | эрзянь кель (erzjaņ keļ) |
Estonian | eesti keel |
Esperanto | Esperanto |
Ewe | Eʋegbe |
Eyak | I·ya·q |
Faroese | Føroyskt |
Fijian | Vakaviti |
Finnish | suomi / suomen kieli |
Flemish | Vlaams |
Fon | fɔngbè |
French | français |
Frisian (North) | Noordfreesk (Wiedingharde) Nordfrasch (Mooring/Böökingharde) Nordfriisk (Sylt) Nuurdfresk (Föhr) Nuurdfriisk (Helgoland) |
Frisian (West) | Frysk |
Friulan | furlan / marilenghe |
Fula | fulfulde |
Ga | Gã |
Galician | Galego |
Ganda | LùGáànda |
Ge’ez | ግዕዝ (gəʿəz) |
Genoese | zeneize / zeneisei |
Georgian | ქართული (kʻartʻuli) ქართული ენა (kʻartʻuli ena) |
German | Deutsch |
Godoberi | ГъибдилӀи мицци |
Gooniyandi | Guniandi |
Greek | ελληνικά (ellēniká) |
Greenlandic | Kalaallisut / Kalaallit oqaasii |
Guernsey Norman | Dgèrnésiais |
Guarani | Avañe’ẽ |
Gujarati | ગુજરાતી (gujarātī) |
Gwich’in | Gwich’in |
Haida | Xaat Kíl |
Haitian Creole | Kreyòl ayisyen |
Hän | Häł gołan |
Harari | ሃራሪ |
Hausa | (ḥawsa) حَوْسَ |
Hawaiian | ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi |
Hebrew | (ivrit) עברית / עִבְרִית |
Herero | Otjiherero |
Hindi | हिन्दी (hindī) |
Hungarian | magyar / magyar nyelv |
Icelandic | Íslenska |
Igbo | igbo |
Ilocano | ilokano |
Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia |
Ingush | гӀалгӀай мотт / ġalġay mott |
Inuktitut | ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ (inuktitut) |
Iñupiaq | Inupiatun |
Irish (Gaelic) | Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge |
Italian | italiano |
Japanese | 日本語 (nihongo) |
Javanese | basa Jawa |
Jersey Norman | Jèrriais |
Kabardian | къэбэрдеибзэ (ḳêbêrdeibzê) |
Kabyle | Taqbaylit / ثاقبايليث |
Kaingang | kanhgág |
Kannada | ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa) |
Kanuri | kanuri |
Kapampangan | Kapampangan |
Karakalpak | қарақалпақ тили (ḳaraḳalpaḳ tili) |
Karelian | Karjalan kieli |
Kashmiri | कॉशुर / كٲشُر |
Kashubian | kaszëbsczi jãzëk |
Kazakh | Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى |
Khakas | Хакас тілі / Khakas tîlî |
Khmer | ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r) |
Khoekhoe | Khoekhoegowab / Nama |
Kikuyu | Gĩkũyũ |
Kinyarwanda | Ikinyarwanda |
Kiribati | taetae ni Kiribati |
Kirundi | íkiRǔndi |
Komi | коми кыв (komi kyv) |
Kongo | kikongo |
Konkani | कोंकणी (kōṅkaṇī) ಕೊಂಕಣಿ (koṅkaṇi) |
Korean | 한국어 [韓國語] (han-guk-eo) |
Kumyk | Къумукъ тил (Qumuq til) |
Kurdish | Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди |
Kven | Kainun kieli |
Kwanyama | kuanyama |
Kyrgyz | قىرعىز (kyrgyz) قىرعىز تىلى (kyrgyz tili) |
Ladin | Ladin |
Ladino | (djudeo-espanyol) ג’ודיאו–איספאניי |
Lahnda | ਲਹਿੰਦੀ (lhĩdī) |
Lakota | Lakȟótiyapi |
Lao | ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo) |
Latin | Lingua Latina |
Latvian | latviešu valoda |
Laz | ლაზური ნენა / Lazuri nena |
Lezgian | лезги чӀал (lezgi čʼal) |
Limburgish | Lèmburgs |
Lingala | lingála |
Lithuanian | lietuvių kalba |
Livonian | Līvõ kēļ |
Lombard | Lombard / Lumbaart |
Low German/Low Saxon | Plattdüütsch / Nedderdüütsch / Neddersassisch |
Luo | Dholuo |
Luxembourgish | Lëtzebuergesch |
Maasai/Maa | ɔl Maa |
Macedonian | македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik) |
Maldivian | ދިވެހި (dhivehi) |
Maithili | मैथिली (mɛtʰilī) |
Malagasy | Fiteny Malagasy |
Malay | Bahasa melayu |
Malayalam | മലയാളം (malayāḷam) |
Maltese | Malti |
Mandinka | Mandingo / لغة مندنكا |
Manipuri | মৈইতৈইলোন |
Mansi | Маньси (Man’si) |
Manx | Gaelg/Gailck (Vanninagh) / Yn Ghaelg / Y Ghailck |
Māori | te Reo Māori |
Marathi | मराठी (marāṭhī) |
Mari/Cheremis | марий йылме (marij jəlme) |
Marshallese | Kajin M̧ajeļ / Kajin Majōl |
Menominee | Mamaceqtaw |
Mirandese | lhéngua mirandesa |
Mohawk | Kanien’keha |
Moksha | мокшень кяль (mokšeņ kjaļ) |
Moldovan | лимба молдовеняскэ (limba moldovenească) |
Mongolian | монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl) |
Montagnais | Innu-Aimun |
Nahuatl | nāhuatl / nawatlahtolli |
Naskapi | ᓇᔅᑲᐱ (naskapi) / Innu Aimun |
Nauru | Ekakairũ Naoero |
Navajo | Diné Bizaad / Dinék’ehjí |
Occitan | Occitan |
Oshiwambo | OshiWambo |
Nepali | नेपाली (nēpālī) |
Newari | नेपाल भाषा (nepāl bʰāṣā) |
Niuean | ko e vagahau Niuē / faka-Niue |
Nogai | ногай тили (nogay tili) |
Noongar | Nyungaa-wangka |
Northern Sotho | Sesotho sa Leboa |
Norwegian | Norsk |
Nyamwezi | kinyamwezi |
Nyoro | runyoro |
Ojibwe | ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᒧᐏᐣ (Anishinaabemowin) / ᐅᒋᐺᒧᐎᓐ (Ojibwemowin) |
O’odham | O’odham ñiok |
Oriya | ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā) |
Oromo | Afaan Oromo |
Ossetian | ирон ӕвзаг (iron ævzag) |
Palauan | tekoi ra Belau |
Pali | पालि (pāli) |
Papiamento | Papiamentu |
Pashto | (paṧto) پښتو |
Persian | (fārsī) فارسى |
Piedmontese | Piemonteis |
Polish | polski / język polski / polszczyzna |
Portuguese | português |
Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ / ﺏﺎﺠﻨﭘ (panjābi) |
Quechua | Qhichwa |
Raga | Raga |
Rapanui | rapanui / pepito ote henua |
Rarotongan | Māori Kūki ‘Āirani / reo ipukarea |
Romanian | limba română / român |
Romansh | rumantsch |
Romani | रोमानो (romānī) |
Rotuman | Faeag Rotuma |
Russian | Русский язык (Russkij jazyk) |
Ruthenian | Rusyn / Русин |
Sámi (Inari) | anarâškielâ |
Sámi (Kildin) | Кӣллт са̄мь кӣлл |
Sámi (Lule) | julevsámegiella |
Sámi (North) | davvisámegiella / sámegiellaa |
Sámi (Pite) | bidumsámegiella |
Sámi (Skolt) | Sääˊmǩiõll / Nuõrttsää’m |
Sámi (South) | Åarjelsaemien gïele |
Sámi (Ter) | Са̄мь кӣлл / saa’mekiill |
Sámi (Ume) | Ubmejensámien giella |
Santali | संथाली (sãtʰālī) |
Samoan | Gagana Samoa |
Sango | Yângâ tî Sängö |
Sanskrit | संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam) संस्कृता भाषा (saṃskṛtā bhāṣā) |
Sardinian | Limba Sarda / sardu |
Sark Norman | Sèrtchais / Serquiaise |
Scots | Scoats leid / Lallans |
Scottish Gaelic | Gàidhlig (na h-Alba) / a’ Ghàidhlig |
Selkup | шӧльӄумыт әты (šöļǩumyt ǝty) |
Serbian | српски (srpski) српски језик (srpski jezik) |
Shavante | aʼuwẽ mreme |
Shawnee | Sawanwa |
Shona | chiShona |
Shor | Шор тили (Šor tili) |
Sicilian | sicilianu |
Sidamo | Sidámo ‘Afó |
Silesian | ślůnsko godka / ślůnski |
Sindhi | (sindhī) سنڌي |
Sinhala | සිංහල (sĩhala) |
Silt’e | ስልጥኘ |
Slovak | slovenčina |
Slovenian | slovenščina |
Somali | af Soomaali |
Soninke | soninkanxaane |
Sorbian (Lower) | dolnoserbski |
Sorbian (Upper) | hornjoserbsce |
Southern Sotho | seSotho |
South Slavey | ᑌᓀ ᒐ (dene tha) |
Spanish | español / castellano |
Sundanese | Basa Sunda |
Svan | ლუშნუ ნინ (lušnu nin) |
Swabish | Schwäbisch |
Swahili | Kiswahili |
Swati | siSwati |
Swedish | Svenska |
Swiss German | Schwyzerdütsch |
Syriac | (Lishana Suryaya) ܠܫܵܢܵܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ |
Tabassaran | табасаран чIал (tabasaran čʼal) |
Tagalog | Tagalog |
Tahitian | te reo tahiti / te reo Māʼohi |
Tai Nüa | ᥖᥭᥰᥖᥬᥳᥑᥨᥒᥰ |
Tajik | тоҷики / toçikī / تاجيكي |
Tamil | தமிழ் (tamiḻ) |
Tatar | татарча / tatar tele / تاتارچا (tatarça) |
Telugu | తెలుగు (telugu) |
Tetum | Tetun, Lia-Tetun |
Thai | ภาษาไทย (paasaa-tai) |
Tibetan | བོད་སྐད་ (pö-gay) |
Tigre | ትግረ (tigre) / ትግሬ (tigrē) / ኻሳ (Xasa) |
Tigrinya | ትግርኛ (təgərəña) |
Tlingit | Lingít |
Tok Pisin | Tok Pisin |
Tonga | chiTonga |
Tongan | Faka-Tonga / lea fakatonga |
Tsez | цез мец (cez mec) |
Tsonga | xiTsonga |
Tswana | Setswana |
Tumbuka | chiTumbuka |
Turkish | Türkçe |
Turkmen | түркmенче (türkmençe) түркмен дили (türkmen dili) |
Tuscarora | Sgarooreh’ / Skarù∙rę’ |
Tuvaluan | Te ‘gana Tūvalu |
Tuvan | Тыва дыл / Tyva dyl |
Twi | twi |
Udmurt | удмурт кыл (udmurt kyl) |
Ukrainian | Українська (Ukrajins’ka) |
Urdu | (urdū) اردو |
Uyghur | Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur) |
Uzbek | أۇزبېك ﺗﻴﻠی o’zbek tili ўзбек тили (o‘zbek tili) |
Venda | tshiVenḓa |
Venetian | vèneto |
Veps | vepsän kel’ |
Vietnamese | tiếng việt (㗂越) |
Võro | võro kiilʼ |
Votic | Vadjaa tšeeli |
Walloon | walon |
Waray-Waray | Wáray-Wáray / Winaray / Lineyte-Samarnon |
Welsh | Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg |
Wiradjuri | Wirraayjuurray / Wirraaydhuurray |
Wolof | Wollof |
Xamtanga | ኃምታጛ |
Xhosa | isiXhosa |
Yakut Sakha | саха тыла |
Yi | ꆇꉙ |
Yiddish | (Yidish) ײִדיש |
Yindjibarndi | Indjibandi |
Yolngu | Yolŋu matha |
Yoruba | Yorùbá |
Yupik | Yup’ik/Юпик |
Ungazighmiistun (Central Siberian Yupik) | |
Yup’igtun (Central Alaskan Yupik) | |
Zhuang | Vaƅcueŋƅ / Vahcuengh |
Zulu | isiZulu |
Zuñi | Shiwi’ma |