http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/guide/languages.shtmlIt’s estimated that up to 7,000 different languages are spoken around the world. 90% of these languages are used by less than 100,000 people. Over a million people converse in 150-200 languages and 46 languages have just a single speaker!
With this thread, I'll attempt, with your help, to correspond one word to each language known to man, including extinct ones, presenting them in Latin/Roman script (providing the original script whenever possible).
With the exception of Portuguese (reserved for that prick psy), each submission will be added to the list as a first-come-first-included manner. For instance, the first person who offers up a Chinese word will have their chosen word added to the list, whereas the second person who does such will not be included.
I will not add any foul language words to the list for posterity purposes, but you're more than welcome to post them in this thread. I may opt to exclude other words for whatever reason, but will allow the first submitter of the yet-to-be-added language another chance to resubmit a new word. I doubt that I'll have to invoke this rule, but I wanted to include it nonetheless.
It would help if you link the source of your submission, but rumor has it that Google and I are as one.
Only one word per post, please, but if you're compelled to include more than one, only the first language/word offered up will be considered, if it hasn't yet been included on the list.
The list will be alphabetized according to the language submitted, not the word.
The duplication of words will not be allowed.
Being a card-carrying member of Team Lugan, I'll start with the obvious language choice:
Lithuanian: grandinė: chain
The List:Asturian: Suañu: Dream
Brazilian Portuguese: Maracujá: Passionflower (passion fruit)Chinese (Simplified):
硬币: Yìng bì : Coin
Dutch: Nieuwsgierigheid: Curiosity
Esperanto: Krokodili : (to) CrocodileFrench: Liberté: Liberty
German: Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft (follow link for definition)Guarani: Kuatiañe'ẽ: BookJapanese:
便所: Benjo: Bathroom
Indonesian: Ketamakan: Greed
Italian: Argento: SilverKorean: 관심: Kwanshim: AttentionLatin: Aurum: GoldLatvian: Tēvzeme: Fatherland
(homeland)Lingala: Mokúwa: BoneLithuanian: Grandinė: ChainNavajo: Gah: RabbitNorthern Sotho: Pitsi: ZebraPortuguese: Saudade: Once described as "the love that remains" (worth reading) Quechuan: Ayahuasca: Vine of the soul (hide from Dank)Russian:
Дорогой: Dorogoy: Expensive
Spanish: Anhelo: Yearning
Tajik: Ҳосил: Hosil: HarvestUkrainian:
Pахунок: Rahoonok: Account
(financial)Wigan: Poucy: Bad (interesting read on a message board)Yoruba: Ewúrẹ́: Goat
English Words Already Used:Account
(financial)Attention
Bad
Bathroom
Bone
Book
Chain
Coin
(to) Crocodile
Curiosity
Dream
Expensive
Fatherland
(homeland)Goat
Gold
Greed
Harvest
Liberty
Passionflower
(passion fruit)Rabbit
Silver
Yearning
Zebra
