Terraverba
An atlas of the world’s languages
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One word, around the world
How basic words are said across the world’s languages: mother, water, tea, two…
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People
mother
421
father
418
child
293
man
381
woman
1,255
person
4,890
name
5,268
friend
283
Body
eye
5,816
ear
5,773
nose
5,684
tooth
5,693
tongue
5,604
hand
5,294
heart
366
head
431
blood
5,671
bone
5,503
skin
5,346
knee
4,731
breast
5,195
liver
4,654
Nature
water
6,094
fire
5,761
sun
5,275
moon
418
star
5,346
sky
295
rain
549
snow
295
wind
391
stone
5,592
mountain
4,642
river
371
sea
315
tree
5,342
leaf
5,257
night
5,585
Animals
dog
5,777
cat
399
fish
5,502
bird
424
horse
481
cow
317
pig
380
snake
398
louse
4,840
Numbers
one
5,690
two
5,762
three
451
four
462
five
452
ten
387
hundred
296
Pronouns
I
5,118
you
4,942
we
4,945
who
227
what
241
Actions
eat
289
drink
5,244
see
5,380
hear
5,126
die
5,249
come
5,304
sleep
253
give
203
Food & drink
tea
244
coffee
344
sugar
284
salt
352
rice
207
bread
290
milk
337
egg
371
honey
270
wine
217
banana
256
potato
227
tomato
184
chocolate
150
apple
298
orange
179
Everyday
hello
242
thank you
309
yes
212
love
239
I love you
197
house
420
path
5,292
book
356
money
251
music
192
new
4,814
full
3,675
big
287
red
300
white
313
black
306