How to say “house” around the world
420 languages · 420 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 | 房子 | fángzi | Sino-Tibetan |
| English | house | Indo-European | |
| Spanish | casa | Indo-European | |
| Hindi | घर | ghar | Indo-European |
| Arabic | بَيْت | bayt | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bengali | ঘর | ghor | Indo-European |
| Indonesian | rumah | Austronesian | |
| Portuguese | casa | Indo-European | |
| French | maison | Indo-European | |
| Russian | дом | dom | Indo-European |
| Japanese | 家 | ie | Japonic |
| Marathi | घर | ghar | Indo-European |
| Swahili | nyumba | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Turkish | ev | Turkic | |
| Telugu | ఇల్లు | illu | Dravidian |
| Wu Chinese | 房子 | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Korean | 집 | jip | Koreanic |
| German | Haus | Indo-European | |
| Vietnamese | nhà | Austroasiatic | |
| Tamil | வீடு | vīṭu | Dravidian |
| Cantonese | 屋 | uk¹ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Urdu | گَھر | ghar | Indo-European |
| Italian | casa | Indo-European | |
| Egyptian Arabic | بيت | bēt | Afro-Asiatic |
| Gujarati | ઘર | ghar | Indo-European |
| Western Farsi | خَانَه | xāna | Indo-European |
| Min Nan Chinese | 厝 | chhù | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hakka Chinese | 屋 | vuk | Sino-Tibetan |
| Nigerian Pidgin | haus | Indo-European | |
| Hausa | 'daki | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kannada | ಮನೆ | mane | Dravidian |
| Polish | dom | Indo-European | |
| Yoruba | ilé | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Malayalam | വീട് | vīṭŭ | Dravidian |
| Odia | ଘର | ghara | Indo-European |
| Burmese | အိမ် | im | Sino-Tibetan |
| Moroccan Arabic | دار | dār | Afro-Asiatic |
| Ukrainian | дім | dim | Indo-European |
| Uzbek | hovli | Turkic | |
| Sindhi | گھَر | gharu | Indo-European |
| Romanian | casă | Indo-European | |
| Dutch | huis | Indo-European | |
| Amharic | ቤት | bet | Afro-Asiatic |
| Thai | บ้าน | bâan | Tai-Kadai |
| Lingala | ndáko | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian | ку̏ћа | Indo-European | |
| Khmer | ផ្ទះ | phtĕəh | Austroasiatic |
| Somali | guri | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Turkmen | öý | Turkic | |
| Cebuano | balay | Austronesian | |
| Nepali | घर | ghar | Indo-European |
| Assamese | ঘৰ | ghor | Indo-European |
| Sinhala | ගෙය | geya | Indo-European |
| Greek | σπίτι | spíti | Indo-European |
| Northeastern Thai | เฮือน | Tai-Kadai | |
| Kurdish | xanî | Indo-European | |
| Hijazi Arabic | بيت | bēt | Afro-Asiatic |
| Tajik | хона | xona | Indo-European |
| Sylheti | ꠊꠞ | gór | Indo-European |
| Kazakh | үй | üy | Turkic |
| Hungarian | ház | Uralic | |
| Zulu | indlu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nyanja | nyumba | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Akan | fi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Southern Pashto | کور | kor | Indo-European |
| Czech | dům | Indo-European | |
| Uighur | ئۆي | öy | Turkic |
| Afrikaans | huis | Indo-European | |
| Min Dong Chinese | 厝 | chió | Sino-Tibetan |
| Haitian | kay | Indo-European | |
| Swedish | hus | Indo-European | |
| Azerbaijani | ev | Turkic | |
| Iloko | balay | Austronesian | |
| Bulgarian | къ́ща | kắšta | Indo-European |
| Hiligaynon | balay | Austronesian | |
| Xhosa | indlu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Tachelhit | tigmmi | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Belarusian | дом | dom | Indo-European |
| Mossi | zaka | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Tigrinya | ቤት | bet | Afro-Asiatic |
| Central Kurdish | خانوو | xanû | Indo-European |
| Tumbuka | nyumba | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Kashmiri | گَرٕ | garụ | Indo-European |
| Northern Thai | ᩁᩮᩬᩥᩁ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Danish | hus | Indo-European | |
| Slovak | dom | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sotho | ntlo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Minangkabau | rumah | Austronesian | |
| Finnish | talo | Uralic | |
| Lao | ບ້ານ | bān | Tai-Kadai |
| Norwegian | hus | Indo-European | |
| Tatar | йорт | yort | Turkic |
| Buginese | bola | Austronesian | |
| Betawi | ruma | Austronesian | |
| Catalan | casa | Indo-European | |
| Guarani | óga | Tupian | |
| Kirghiz | үй | üy | Turkic |
| Swiss German | Huus | Indo-European | |
| Tswana | ntlo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Riffian | taddart | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Armenian | տուն | tun | Indo-European |
| Ganda | nyumba | Atlantic-Congo | |
| S'gaw Karen | ဒၢး | duḧ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Lithuanian | namas | Indo-European | |
| Tok Pisin | haus | Indo-European | |
| Lombard | cà | Indo-European | |
| Kamba | mumba | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Georgian | სახლი | saxli | Kartvelian |
| Acehnese | rumoh | Austronesian | |
| Waray | balay | Austronesian | |
| Albanian | banesë | Indo-European | |
| Luo | ot | Nilotic | |
| Shan | ႁိူၼ် | hǒen | Tai-Kadai |
| Mongolian | байшин | bajšin | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Bikol | harong | Austronesian | |
| Galician | casa | Indo-European | |
| Pampanga | bale | Austronesian | |
| Slovenian | hiša | Indo-European | |
| Chaouia of the Aures | taddarṭ | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Bouyei | raanz | Tai-Kadai | |
| Esperanto | domo | Artificial Language | |
| Macedonian | куќа | kuḱa | Indo-European |
| Sichuan Yi | ꑳ | yi | Sino-Tibetan |
| Piedmontese | mison | Indo-European | |
| Venetian | ca' | Indo-European | |
| Zhuang | ranz | Tai-Kadai | |
| Sidamo | mine | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Afar | qari | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kabardian | унэ | wunɛ | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Bini | òwá | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Limburgan | hoes | Indo-European | |
| Makasar | balla | Austronesian | |
| Gun | xwé | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Latvian | māja | Indo-European | |
| Quechua | wasi | Quechuan | |
| Scots | hoose | Indo-European | |
| Chechen | цӏа | cʼa | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Emilian | cà | Indo-European | |
| Estonian | maja | Uralic | |
| Bashkir | өй | öy | Turkic |
| Tibetan | ཁང་པ | khang pa | Sino-Tibetan |
| Maguindanao | walay | Austronesian | |
| Pangasinan | abung | Austronesian | |
| Romagnol | ca | Indo-European | |
| Tausug | bay | Austronesian | |
| Urhobo | uwevwi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Kinaray-a | balay | Austronesian | |
| Bakhtiari | حونه | hőwe | Indo-European |
| Central Okinawan | 家 | yā | Japonic |
| Isekiri | ulí | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Western Frisian | hûs | Indo-European | |
| Frafra | yire | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Iu Mien | biauv | Hmong-Mien | |
| Kalmyk | гер | ger | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Maranao | astana' | Austronesian | |
| Avar | мина | mina | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Talysh | ka | Indo-European | |
| Tai Dam | ꪹꪭꪙ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Basque | etxe | Isolates | |
| Chuvash | ҫурт | śurt | Turkic |
| Welsh | tŷ | Indo-European | |
| Yucatec Maya | naj | Mayan | |
| Lü | ᦢᦱᧃᧉ | ḃaan² | Tai-Kadai |
| Tai Nüa | ᥞᥫᥢᥰ | höen | Tai-Kadai |
| Lezghian | кӏвал | ḳval | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Rusyn | хыжа | xŷža | Indo-European |
| Morisyen | lakaz | Indo-European | |
| Walloon | måjhon | Indo-European | |
| Adyghe | унэ | wunɛ | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Classical Syriac | ܒܝܬܐ | baytā | Afro-Asiatic |
| Maltese | dar | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Crimean Tatar | ev | Turkic | |
| Occitan | ostal | Indo-European | |
| Vlax Romani | kher | Indo-European | |
| Mari | пӧрт | pört | Uralic |
| Tetum | uma | Austronesian | |
| Asturian | casa | Indo-European | |
| Yakut | дьиэ | jie | Turkic |
| Kumyk | уьй | üy | Turkic |
| Bassa | gbǒ | Kru | |
| Samoan | fale | Austronesian | |
| Sranan Tongo | oso | Indo-European | |
| Tzotzil | na | Mayan | |
| Mingrelian | ოხორი | oxori | Kartvelian |
| Fijian | vale | Austronesian | |
| Dhivehi | ގެ | ge | Indo-European |
| Ingush | цӏа | cʼa | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Papiamento | kas | Indo-European | |
| Icelandic | hús | Indo-European | |
| Ngazidja Comorian | ɗaho | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Karachay-Balkar | юй | yuy | Turkic |
| Friulian | cjase | Indo-European | |
| Guianese Creole French | kaz | Indo-European | |
| Tuvinian | ӧг | Turkic | |
| Saho | care | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Udmurt | корка | korka | Uralic |
| Jarai | sang | Austronesian | |
| Ao Naga | ki | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Plautdietsch | Hus | Indo-European | |
| Nama | oms | Khoe-Kwadi | |
| Dzongkha | ཁྱིམ | khyim | Sino-Tibetan |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | ܒܲܝܬܵܐ | baytā | Afro-Asiatic |
| Zeelandic | 'uus | Indo-European | |
| Buriat | гэр | ger | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Māori | whare | Austronesian | |
| Abkhaz | аҩны | ajʷnə | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Tonga (Tonga Islands) | fale | Austronesian | |
| Central Dusun | walai | Austronesian | |
| Hiri Motu | ruma | Pidgin | |
| Navajo | kin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Bahnar | hnam | Austroasiatic | |
| Komi | керка | kerka | Uralic |
| Corsican | casa | Indo-European | |
| Tornedalen Finnish | talo | Uralic | |
| Gagauz | ev | Turkic | |
| Pennsylvania German | Haus | Indo-European | |
| Irish | teach | Indo-European | |
| Ladino | kaza | Indo-European | |
| Aromanian | casã | Indo-European | |
| Kashubian | dóm | Indo-European | |
| Breton | ti | Indo-European | |
| Mwani | nyumba | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Erzya | кудо | kudo | Uralic |
| Nogai | уьй | üy | Turkic |
| Atayal | ngasal | Austronesian | |
| Faroese | hús | Indo-European | |
| Tahitian | fare | Austronesian | |
| Zou | in | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Scottish Gaelic | taigh | Indo-European | |
| Southern Altai | ӱй | üy | Turkic |
| Khalaj Turkic | häv | Turkic | |
| Sanskrit | गृह | gṛha | Indo-European |
| Khakas | тура | tura | Turkic |
| Ternate | fala | North Halmahera | |
| Dungan | фонзы | fonzɨ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Romansh | chasa | Indo-European | |
| Motu | ruma | Austronesian | |
| Plains Cree | wikowin | Algic | |
| Higaonon | balay | Austronesian | |
| Ladin | cèsa | Indo-European | |
| Pohnpeian | ihmw | Austronesian | |
| Hawaiian | hale | Austronesian | |
| North Saami | dállu | Uralic | |
| Kajtak | бу́рха | búrꭓa | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Lamboya | umma | Austronesian | |
| Andi | гьакъу | haqˣʼu | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Rarotongan | 'are | Austronesian | |
| Central Yupik | ne | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Evenki | дю | ʒu | Tungusic |
| Tohono O'odham | ki꞉ | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Svan | ქორ | kor | Kartvelian |
| Tabaru | woa | North Halmahera | |
| Drung | kyeum | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Western Apache | kįh | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Upper Sorbian | dom | Indo-European | |
| Tuvalu | fale | Austronesian | |
| Cherokee | ᎨᏣᏗ | getsadi | Iroquoian |
| Awa-Cuaiquer | yal | Barbacoan | |
| Baba Malay | ruma | Austronesian | |
| West Makian | pala | North Halmahera | |
| Bislama | haos | Indo-European | |
| Northern Frisian | hüs | Indo-European | |
| Louisiana Creole | lamézon | Indo-European | |
| Choctaw | chuka | Muskogean | |
| Nheengatu | uka | Tupian | |
| Udi | кӏож | ḳož | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Abau | a | Sepik | |
| Lower Sorbian | dom | Indo-European | |
| Even | дьу | ʒu | Tungusic |
| Siksiká | naapiooyis | Algic | |
| Jejueo | 집 | jip | Koreanic |
| Megleno-Romanian | casă | Indo-European | |
| Rapanui | hare | Austronesian | |
| Pitjantjatjara | waḻi | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Koryak | яяӈа | yayaŋa | Chukotko-Kamchatkan |
| Mohawk | kanónhsaʼ | Iroquoian | |
| Mrassu Shor-Tutal | эм | em | Turkic |
| Cheyenne | mȧhēō'o | Algic | |
| Moksha | куд | kud | Uralic |
| Tsakonian | τσ̑έα | ts̑éa | Indo-European |
| Lakota | tipi | Siouan | |
| Mòcheno | haus | Indo-European | |
| Manx | çhagh | Indo-European | |
| Dogrib | kǫ̀ | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Woleaian | imw | Austronesian | |
| Interlingua | casa | Artificial Language | |
| Bororo | bai | Bororoan | |
| Nanai | дё | ʒo | Tungusic |
| Veps | pert | Uralic | |
| Istro-Romanian | cåsĕ | Indo-European | |
| Khinalug | цӏва | c̣wa | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Northern Mansi | кол | kol | Uralic |
| Comanche | kahni | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Tlingit | hít | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Taos Northern Tiwa | thə́na | Kiowa-Tanoan | |
| Cornish | chi | Indo-European | |
| Kildin Saami | пэ̄ҏҏт | pēr̥r̥t | Uralic |
| Skolt Sami | põrtt | Uralic | |
| Pela | ja̠m⁵⁵ | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Yonaguni | 家 | dā | Japonic |
| Pirahã | kaiíi | Isolates | |
| Budukh | кӏул | kʼul | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Amur Nivkh | тыф | təf | Nivkh |
| Ket | иӈӷусь | íŋɢusʲ | Yeniseian |
| Ingrian | talo | Uralic | |
| Taiga Sayan Turkic | öh | Turkic | |
| Karaim | üj | Turkic | |
| Chickasaw | abooha | Muskogean | |
| Pite Saami | dåhpe | Uralic | |
| Lower Chulym Turkic | em | Turkic | |
| Northern Yukaghir | ниме | nime | Yukaghir |
| Manchu | ᠪᠣᠣ | boo | Tungusic |
| Western Abenaki | wigwôm | Algic | |
| Ainu | チセ | cise | Ainu |
| N||ng | nǁng | Tuu | |
| Chamicuro | ajkochi | Arawakan | |
| Chinook Jargon | haws | Chinookan | |
| Aghwan | 𐕄𐕒𐕁 | ḳod' | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Ahom | 𑜍𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 | rün | Tai-Kadai |
| Akkadian | 𒂍 | bītu | Afro-Asiatic |