How to say “five” around the world
452 languages · 452 in their own spelling
Dots of one colour begin with a similar sound. Colours group words by the class of their first consonant (a sound-class method used in linguistics): words that begin alike share a colour. This shows resemblance, not common origin — proving relationship needs case-by-case comparison. Readable forms come from Wiktionary translation tables; many smaller languages come from the ASJP word lists, in ASJP’s simplified transcription.
| Language | Word | Romanization | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 五 | wǔ | Sino-Tibetan |
| English | five | Indo-European | |
| Spanish | cinco | Indo-European | |
| Hindi | पाँच | pā̃c | Indo-European |
| Arabic | خَمْسَة | ḵamsa | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bengali | পাঁচ | pãc | Indo-European |
| Indonesian | lima | Austronesian | |
| Portuguese | cinco | Indo-European | |
| French | cinq | Indo-European | |
| Russian | пять | pjatʹ | Indo-European |
| Japanese | 五 | go | Japonic |
| Marathi | पाच | pāc | Indo-European |
| Swahili | tano | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Turkish | beş | Turkic | |
| Telugu | ఐదు | aidu | Dravidian |
| Wu Chinese | 五 | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Korean | 다섯 | daseot | Koreanic |
| German | fünf | Indo-European | |
| Vietnamese | năm | Austroasiatic | |
| Tamil | ஐந்து | aintu | Dravidian |
| Cantonese | 五 | ng⁵ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Urdu | پانچ | pāñc | Indo-European |
| Italian | cinque | Indo-European | |
| Egyptian Arabic | خمسة | ḵamsa | Afro-Asiatic |
| Gujarati | પાંચ | pā̃c | Indo-European |
| Western Farsi | پنج | panj | Indo-European |
| Min Nan Chinese | 五 | gō͘ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hakka Chinese | 五 | ng³ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Nigerian Pidgin | fáív | Indo-European | |
| Hausa | biyar | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kannada | ಐದು | aidu | Dravidian |
| Polish | pięć | Indo-European | |
| Yoruba | àrún | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Malayalam | അഞ്ചു | añcu | Dravidian |
| Odia | ପାଞ୍ଚ | pāñca | Indo-European |
| Burmese | ငါး | nga: | Sino-Tibetan |
| Igbo | ise | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Ukrainian | п'ять | pʺjatʹ | Indo-European |
| Uzbek | besh | Turkic | |
| Sindhi | پَنجَ | panja | Indo-European |
| Romanian | cinci | Indo-European | |
| Dutch | vijf | Indo-European | |
| Amharic | አምስት | ʾämsət | Afro-Asiatic |
| Thai | ห้า | hâa | Tai-Kadai |
| Lingala | mítáno | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian | пе̑т | Indo-European | |
| Khmer | ប្រាំ | pram | Austroasiatic |
| Somali | shan | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Turkmen | bäş | Turkic | |
| Cebuano | lima | Austronesian | |
| Nepali | पाँच | pā̃c | Indo-European |
| Assamese | পাঁচ | pãs | Indo-European |
| Sinhala | පහ | paha | Indo-European |
| Greek | πέντε | pénte | Indo-European |
| Madurese | lɛma | Austronesian | |
| Kurdish | pênc | Indo-European | |
| Tajik | панҷ | panj | Indo-European |
| Kazakh | бес | bes | Turkic |
| Hungarian | öt | Uralic | |
| Kinyarwanda | gatanu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Zulu | hlanu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nyanja | sanu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Akan | anum | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Southern Pashto | پنځه | pinjë | Indo-European |
| Czech | pět | Indo-European | |
| Uighur | بەش | besh | Turkic |
| Afrikaans | vyf | Indo-European | |
| Min Dong Chinese | 五 | ngū | Sino-Tibetan |
| Haitian | senk | Indo-European | |
| Kanuri | úgù | Saharan | |
| Swedish | fem | Indo-European | |
| Azerbaijani | beş | Turkic | |
| Iloko | lima | Austronesian | |
| Bulgarian | пет | pet | Indo-European |
| Xhosa | hlanu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Tachelhit | semmos | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Belarusian | пяць | pjacʹ | Indo-European |
| Tigrinya | ሓሙሽተ | ḥamuštä | Afro-Asiatic |
| Neapolitan | cìnche | Indo-European | |
| Central Kurdish | پێنج | pênc | Indo-European |
| Santali | ᱢᱚᱬᱮ | môṇe | Austroasiatic |
| Tumbuka | nkhonde | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Luba-Lulua | tanu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Northern Thai | ᩉ᩶ᩣ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Danish | fem | Indo-European | |
| Slovak | päť | Indo-European | |
| Wolaytta | ichchasha | Ta-Ne-Omotic | |
| Kabyle | semmus | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Minangkabau | limo | Austronesian | |
| Sukuma | itaano | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Finnish | viisi | Uralic | |
| Lao | ຫ້າ | hā | Tai-Kadai |
| Norwegian | fem | Indo-European | |
| Tatar | биш | biş | Turkic |
| Buginese | lima | Austronesian | |
| Catalan | cinc | Indo-European | |
| Guarani | po | Tupian | |
| Sicilian | cincu | Indo-European | |
| Kirghiz | беш | beş | Turkic |
| Tswana | tlhano | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Armenian | հինգ | hing | Indo-European |
| Balinese | lima | Austronesian | |
| S'gaw Karen | ယဲၢ် | yeẖ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Lithuanian | penki | Indo-European | |
| Tok Pisin | faipela | Indo-European | |
| Lombard | çinc | Indo-European | |
| Georgian | ხუთი | xuti | Kartvelian |
| Acehnese | limöng | Austronesian | |
| Mazanderani | پنج | panj | Indo-European |
| Waray | lima | Austronesian | |
| Albanian | pesë | Indo-European | |
| Ewe | atɔ̃ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Shan | ႁႃႈ | hāa | Tai-Kadai |
| Mongolian | тав | tav | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Gilaki | پنج | panj | Indo-European |
| Bikol | lima | Austronesian | |
| Galician | cinco | Indo-European | |
| Slovenian | pét | Indo-European | |
| Swati | hlanu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Bouyei | hac | Tai-Kadai | |
| Esperanto | kvin | Artificial Language | |
| Kʼicheʼ | job | Mayan | |
| Macedonian | пет | pet | Indo-European |
| Sichuan Yi | ꉬ | nge | Sino-Tibetan |
| Piedmontese | sinch | Indo-European | |
| Venetian | sinque | Indo-European | |
| Zhuang | ngux | Tai-Kadai | |
| Rohingya | fañs | Indo-European | |
| Sidamo | onte | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Afar | konóy | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kabardian | тху | txʷu | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Bini | ìsẹ́n | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Makasar | lima | Austronesian | |
| Latvian | pieci | Indo-European | |
| Quechua | pichka | Quechuan | |
| Scots | five | Indo-European | |
| Chechen | пхиъ | pxiʔ | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Emilian | zénc | Indo-European | |
| Estonian | viis | Uralic | |
| Bashkir | биш | biş | Turkic |
| Tibetan | ལྔ | lnga | Sino-Tibetan |
| Muong | đằm | Austroasiatic | |
| Maguindanao | lima | Austronesian | |
| Romagnol | zéncv | Indo-European | |
| Tausug | lima | Austronesian | |
| Soninke | karago | Mande | |
| Kinaray-a | lima | Austronesian | |
| Central Okinawan | 五 | ichi | Japonic |
| Isekiri | máarù | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nuer | dhieec | Nilotic | |
| Kabuverdianu | sinku | Indo-European | |
| Khasi | san | Austroasiatic | |
| Mon | မသုန် | Austroasiatic | |
| Western Frisian | fiif | Indo-European | |
| Iu Mien | biaa | Hmong-Mien | |
| Tigre | ሐምስ | ḥäms | Afro-Asiatic |
| Kalmyk | тавн | tavn | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Maranao | lima | Austronesian | |
| Avar | щуго | ššugo | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Talysh | penc | Indo-European | |
| Tai Dam | ꪬ꫁ꪱ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Basque | bost | Isolates | |
| Ga | enumɔ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Chuvash | пиллӗк | pillĕk | Turkic |
| Welsh | pump | Indo-European | |
| Yucatec Maya | joʼ | Mayan | |
| Hlai | ba | Tai-Kadai | |
| Lü | ᦠᦱᧉ | ḣaa² | Tai-Kadai |
| Tai Nüa | ᥞᥣᥲ | hàa | Tai-Kadai |
| Lezghian | вад | vad | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Rusyn | пять | pjatʹ | Indo-European |
| Morisyen | sink | Indo-European | |
| Réunion Creole French | sink | Indo-European | |
| Walloon | cénk | Indo-European | |
| Adyghe | тфы | tfə | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Classical Syriac | ܚܡܫܐ | ḥamšā | Afro-Asiatic |
| Maltese | ħamsa | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Crimean Tatar | beş | Turkic | |
| Occitan | cinc | Indo-European | |
| Vlax Romani | panʒ | Indo-European | |
| Kaqchikel | wo'o' | Mayan | |
| Ligurian | çìnque | Indo-European | |
| Mizo | pa-nga | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Mari | визыт | vizyt | Uralic |
| Tetum | lima | Austronesian | |
| Silesian | pjyńć | Indo-European | |
| Asturian | cinco | Indo-European | |
| Yakut | биэс | bies | Turkic |
| Bassa | hm̀m̌ | Kru | |
| Samoan | lima | Austronesian | |
| Sranan Tongo | feifi | Indo-European | |
| Dhivehi | ފަސް | fas | Indo-European |
| Papiamento | sinku | Indo-European | |
| Icelandic | fimm | Indo-European | |
| Karachay-Balkar | беш | beş | Turkic |
| Friulian | cinc | Indo-European | |
| Aari | dónq | South Omotic | |
| Ndzwani Comorian | -tsanu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Saho | koon | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Udmurt | вить | viť | Uralic |
| Jarai | rơma | Austronesian | |
| Nama | koro | Khoe-Kwadi | |
| Dzongkha | ལྔ | lnga | Sino-Tibetan |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | ܚܲܡܫܵܐ | ḳāmša | Afro-Asiatic |
| Zeelandic | vuuf | Indo-European | |
| Buriat | табан | taban | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Amis | lima | Austronesian | |
| West Coast Bajau | limo | Austronesian | |
| Extremaduran | cincu | Indo-European | |
| Abkhaz | хуба | xuba | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Garifuna | seingü | Arawakan | |
| Tonga (Tonga Islands) | nima | Austronesian | |
| Chol | jo'p'ej | Mayan | |
| Central Dusun | limo | Austronesian | |
| Hiri Motu | ima | Pidgin | |
| Navajo | ashdlaʼ | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Talaandig-Binukid | lalima | Austronesian | |
| Bahnar | pơđăm | Austroasiatic | |
| Komi | вит | vit | Uralic |
| Corsican | cinqui | Indo-European | |
| Bantoanon | lima | Austronesian | |
| Pennsylvania German | fimf | Indo-European | |
| Irish | cúig | Indo-European | |
| Gilbertese | nimaua | Austronesian | |
| Aromanian | tsintsi | Indo-European | |
| Yakan | lime | Austronesian | |
| Kashubian | piãc | Indo-European | |
| Breton | pemp | Indo-European | |
| Erzya | вете | vete | Uralic |
| Tboli | limu | Austronesian | |
| Mulam | ŋɔ⁴ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Cia-Cia | lima | Austronesian | |
| Võro | viiś | Uralic | |
| Sikkimese | ང | nga | Sino-Tibetan |
| Faroese | fimm | Indo-European | |
| Tahitian | pae | Austronesian | |
| Rawang | pvngwà | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Marshallese | ļalem | Austronesian | |
| Zou | nga | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Scottish Gaelic | còig | Indo-European | |
| Mansaka | lima | Austronesian | |
| Southern Altai | беш | beš | Turkic |
| Chuukese | nimu | Austronesian | |
| Sanskrit | पञ्च | páñca | Indo-European |
| Abaza | хвба | xʷba | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Huichol | 'auxɨwi | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Argobba | ሀምስት | ammest | Afro-Asiatic |
| Khakas | пис | pis | Turkic |
| Ternate | romtoha | North Halmahera | |
| Dungan | ву | vu | Sino-Tibetan |
| Motu | ima | Austronesian | |
| Chepang | पोङा | ponga | Sino-Tibetan |
| Karelian | viisi | Uralic | |
| Plains Cree | nîyânan | Algic | |
| Higaonon | lalima | Austronesian | |
| Ladin | cinch | Indo-European | |
| Hawaiian | lima | Austronesian | |
| North Saami | vihtta | Uralic | |
| Kajtak | швел | švel | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Pijin | faef | Indo-European | |
| Inabaknon | lima | Austronesian | |
| Taroko | lima | Austronesian | |
| Rarotongan | rima | Austronesian | |
| Palauan | eim | Austronesian | |
| Central Yupik | talliman | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Evenki | тунӈа | tunŋa | Tungusic |
| Western Bukidnon Manobo | lelima | Austronesian | |
| Mirandese | cinco | Indo-European | |
| Tohono O'odham | hetasp | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Drung | pv'nga | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Western Apache | ashdla'i | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Upper Sorbian | pjeć | Indo-European | |
| Tuvalu | lima | Austronesian | |
| Cherokee | ᎯᏍᎩ | hisgi | Iroquoian |
| Yagnobi | панч | panč | Indo-European |
| Innu-aimun | patetat | Algic | |
| Bislama | faef | Indo-European | |
| Northern Frisian | fiiw | Indo-European | |
| Louisiana Creole | sink | Indo-European | |
| Niuean | lima | Austronesian | |
| Kalo Finnish Romani | pangȟ | Indo-European | |
| Semai | limak | Austroasiatic | |
| Zuni | apde | Isolates | |
| Nauru | aijimo | Austronesian | |
| Aragonese | cinco | Indo-European | |
| Nheengatu | pú | Tupian | |
| Udi | хъо | qo | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Hopi | tsivot | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Lower Sorbian | pěś | Indo-European | |
| Even | ту̇нӈа̇н | tu̇nŋȧn | Tungusic |
| Chukchi | мэтлыӈэн | mėtlyṇėn | Chukotko-Kamchatkan |
| Siksiká | nisit | Algic | |
| Jejueo | 다ᄉᆞᆺ | dasawt | Koreanic |
| Megleno-Romanian | ținți | Indo-European | |
| Rapanui | ka rima | Austronesian | |
| Dolgan | биэс | Turkic | |
| Crow | chiaxxó | Siouan | |
| Moksha | вете | vete | Uralic |
| Lakota | záptaŋ | Siouan | |
| Mòcheno | vinf | Indo-European | |
| Manx | queig | Indo-European | |
| Interlingua | cinque | Artificial Language | |
| Nanai | тойңга | Tungusic | |
| Veps | viž | Uralic | |
| Oroqen | tʊŋŋa | Tungusic | |
| Pipil | makwil | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Hunzib | лъино | λino | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Istriot | sinque | Indo-European | |
| Istro-Romanian | ćinć | Indo-European | |
| Khinalug | пхьу | pxu | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Northern Mansi | ат | at | Uralic |
| Archi | ллъо | llʰo | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Hadza | botano | Isolates | |
| Taos Northern Tiwa | pʼą́nyuo | Kiowa-Tanoan | |
| Cornish | pymp | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sami | vïjhte | Uralic | |
| Pacific Gulf Yupik | talliman | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Skolt Sami | vitt | Uralic | |
| Pela | ŋa³¹ | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Inari Sami | vittâ | Uralic |