How to say “man” around the world

381 languages · 381 in their own spelling

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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	男人	nánrén	Sino-Tibetan
English	man		Indo-European
Spanish	hombre		Indo-European
Hindi	आदमी	ādmī	Indo-European
Arabic	رَجُل	rajul	Afro-Asiatic
Bengali	পুরুষ	puruś	Indo-European
Indonesian	pria		Austronesian
Portuguese	homem		Indo-European
French	homme		Indo-European
Russian	мужчи́на	mužčína	Indo-European
Japanese	男	otoko	Japonic
Marathi	माणूस	māṇūs	Indo-European
Swahili	mwanaume		Atlantic-Congo
Turkish	adam		Turkic
Telugu	పురుషుడు	puruṣuḍu	Dravidian
Wu Chinese	男人		Sino-Tibetan
Korean	남자	namja	Koreanic
German	Mann		Indo-European
Vietnamese	đàn ông		Austroasiatic
Tamil	ஆண்	āṇ	Dravidian
Cantonese	男人		Sino-Tibetan
Urdu	آدْمی	ādmī	Indo-European
Italian	uomo		Indo-European
Egyptian Arabic	راجِل	rāgil	Afro-Asiatic
Gujarati	પુરુષ	puruṣ	Indo-European
Western Farsi	مَرْد	mard	Indo-European
Min Nan Chinese	查埔人	cha-po͘-lâng	Sino-Tibetan
Hakka Chinese	男人	nàm-ngìn	Sino-Tibetan
Hausa	mutum		Afro-Asiatic
Kannada	ನರ	nara	Dravidian
Polish	mężczyzna		Indo-European
Yoruba	ọkùnrin		Atlantic-Congo
Malayalam	മനുഷ്യൻ	manuṣyaṉ	Dravidian
Odia	ନର	nara	Indo-European
Burmese	ယောက်ျား	yaukya:	Sino-Tibetan
Sudanese Arabic	زول	zōl	Afro-Asiatic
Moroccan Arabic	راجل	rājil	Afro-Asiatic
Ukrainian	чолові́к	čolovík	Indo-European
Uzbek	er		Turkic
Sindhi	ماڻھو	māṇhū	Indo-European
Romanian	bărbat		Indo-European
Dutch	man		Indo-European
Amharic	ወንድ	wänd	Afro-Asiatic
Thai	ผู้ชาย	pûu-chaai	Tai-Kadai
Lingala	motu		Atlantic-Congo
Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian	човек		Indo-European
Khmer	ប្រុស	proh	Austroasiatic
Somali	nin		Afro-Asiatic
Turkmen	erkek		Turkic
Cebuano	lalaki		Austronesian
Nepali	पुरुष	puruṣ	Indo-European
Assamese	মতা মানুহ	mota manuh	Indo-European
Sinhala	මිනිහා	minihā	Indo-European
Greek	άνδρας	ándras	Indo-European
Kurdish	mêr		Indo-European
Hijazi Arabic	رِجَّال	rijjāl	Afro-Asiatic
Tajik	мард	mard	Indo-European
Sylheti	ꠛꠦꠐꠣ	beṭa	Indo-European
Kazakh	ер	er	Turkic
Hungarian	férfi		Uralic
Zulu	umlisa		Atlantic-Congo
Nyanja	mwamúna		Atlantic-Congo
Akan	ɔ̀bàrímá		Atlantic-Congo
Southern Pashto	سړی	saṛay	Indo-European
Czech	muž		Indo-European
Uighur	ئەر	er	Turkic
Afrikaans	man		Indo-European
Min Dong Chinese	男	nàng	Sino-Tibetan
Swedish	man		Indo-European
Azerbaijani	adam		Turkic
Bulgarian	мъж	măž	Indo-European
Hiligaynon	lalaki		Austronesian
Xhosa	indoda		Atlantic-Congo
Tachelhit	argaz		Afro-Asiatic
Belarusian	мужчы́на	mužčýna	Indo-European
Tigrinya	ሰብኣይ	säbʾay	Afro-Asiatic
Neapolitan	ommo		Indo-European
Central Kurdish	پیاو	pyaw	Indo-European
Tumbuka	mwanalume		Atlantic-Congo
Luba-Lulua	muntu		Atlantic-Congo
Northern Thai	ᨩᩣ᩠ᨿ		Tai-Kadai
Danish	mand		Indo-European
Slovak	muž		Indo-European
Kabyle	argaz		Afro-Asiatic
Finnish	mies		Uralic
Lao	ຜູ້ຊາຍ	phū sāi	Tai-Kadai
Norwegian	mann		Indo-European
Tatar	ир	ir	Turkic
Buginese	burane		Austronesian
Catalan	home		Indo-European
Guarani	ava		Tupian
Sicilian	omu		Indo-European
Kirghiz	эркек	erkek	Turkic
Swiss German	Maa		Indo-European
Tswana	monna		Atlantic-Congo
Riffian	argaz		Afro-Asiatic
Armenian	մարդ	mard	Indo-European
Bambara	cɛ		Mande
Ganda	omusajja		Atlantic-Congo
Balinese	muani		Austronesian
Lithuanian	vyras		Indo-European
Tok Pisin	man		Indo-European
Lombard	omm		Indo-European
Georgian	კაცი	ḳaci	Kartvelian
Acehnese	agam		Austronesian
Mazanderani	مردی	mardi	Indo-European
Albanian	burrë		Indo-European
Ewe	ŋutsu		Atlantic-Congo
Shan	ၸၢႆး	tsáai	Tai-Kadai
Mongolian	хүн	xün	Mongolic-Khitan
Chadian Arabic	راجل	rājil	Afro-Asiatic
Bikol	lalaki		Austronesian
Galician	varón		Indo-European
Slovenian	moški		Indo-European
Esperanto	viro		Artificial Language
Macedonian	маж	maž	Indo-European
Venetian	omo		Indo-European
Zhuang	sai		Tai-Kadai
Afar	núm		Afro-Asiatic
Latvian	vīrs		Indo-European
Quechua	qhari		Quechuan
Scots	mannie		Indo-European
Chechen	стаг	stag	Nakh-Daghestanian
Emilian	òmen		Indo-European
Estonian	mees		Uralic
Bashkir	ир	ir	Turkic
Tibetan	མི	mi	Sino-Tibetan
Romagnol	òm		Indo-European
Tausug	usug		Austronesian
Bakhtiari	پیا	piyâ	Indo-European
Central Okinawan	男	wikiga	Japonic
Bulu	fam		Atlantic-Congo
Western Frisian	man		Indo-European
Nias	ndramatua		Austronesian
Kalmyk	залу күн	zalu kün	Mongolic-Khitan
Maranao	mama		Austronesian
Avar	бихьинчи	bix̂inči	Nakh-Daghestanian
Talysh	merd		Indo-European
Basque	gizon		Isolates
Chuvash	ар	ar	Turkic
Welsh	gŵr		Indo-European
Yucatec Maya	xiib		Mayan
Lü	ᦋᦻ	tsaay	Tai-Kadai
Tai Nüa	ᥓᥣᥭᥰ	tsäay	Tai-Kadai
Lezghian	итим	itim	Nakh-Daghestanian
Rusyn	хлоп	xlop	Indo-European
Morisyen	zom		Indo-European
Walloon	ome		Indo-European
Adyghe	хъулъфыгъ	ꭓʷulˢfəğ	Abkhaz-Adyge
Classical Syriac	ܓܰܒܪܳܐ	gaḇrā	Afro-Asiatic
Maltese	raġel		Afro-Asiatic
Crimean Tatar	erkek		Turkic
Occitan	òme		Indo-European
Ligurian	ommo		Indo-European
Mari	марий	marij	Uralic
Tetum	mane		Austronesian
Silesian	chop		Indo-European
Asturian	home		Indo-European
Yakut	эр	er	Turkic
Kumyk	эркек	erkek	Turkic
Sranan Tongo	man		Indo-European
Tzotzil	vinik		Mayan
Mingrelian	კოჩი	ḳoči	Kartvelian
Fijian	tagane		Austronesian
Dhivehi	ފިރިހެން މީހާ	firihen̊ mīhā	Indo-European
Ingush	саг	sag	Nakh-Daghestanian
Papiamento	hòmber		Indo-European
Icelandic	karl		Indo-European
Karachay-Balkar	эркиши	erkişi	Turkic
Friulian	omp		Indo-European
Mapuche	wentru		Araucanian
Tuvinian	эр	er	Turkic
Beria	boru		Saharan
Udmurt	пиосмурт	piosmurt	Uralic
Plautdietsch	Maun		Indo-European
Nama	khoeb		Khoe-Kwadi
Laz	კოჩი	ǩoçi	Kartvelian
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	ܐܘܿܪܙܵܐ	urza	Afro-Asiatic
Zeelandic	man		Indo-European
Buriat	эрэ хүн	ere xün	Mongolic-Khitan
Māori	tāne		Austronesian
Abkhaz	ахаҵа	axacʼa	Abkhaz-Adyge
Navajo	hastiin		Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit
Tornedalen Finnish	mies		Uralic
Pennsylvania German	Mann		Indo-European
Irish	fear		Indo-European
Kashubian	chłop		Indo-European
Breton	gwaz		Indo-European
Judeo-Tat	мерд	merd	Indo-European
Mwani	nlume		Atlantic-Congo
Erzya	аля	aľa	Uralic
Võro	miis		Uralic
Faroese	maður		Indo-European
Tahitian	tāne		Austronesian
Komi-Permyak	морт	mort	Uralic
Scottish Gaelic	fear		Indo-European
Southern Altai	эр	er	Turkic
Sanskrit	वृषन्	vṛṣan	Indo-European
Argobba	ወንድ	wänd	Afro-Asiatic
Dungan	нанжын	nanřɨn	Sino-Tibetan
Romansh	um		Indo-European
Tlaxcala-Puebla-Central Nahuatl	tlacatl		Uto-Aztecan
Motu	tau		Austronesian
Karelian	ukko		Uralic
Plains Cree	nâpêw		Algic
Ladin	ël		Indo-European
Hawaiian	kāne		Austronesian
North Saami	almmái		Uralic
Kajtak	мургу́л	murgúl	Nakh-Daghestanian
Evenki	бэе	bəje	Tungusic
Mirandese	home		Indo-European
Tohono O'odham	cheoj		Uto-Aztecan
Western Apache	nnee		Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit
Upper Sorbian	muž		Indo-European
Tuvalu	tagata		Austronesian
Cherokee	ᎠᏍᎦᏯ	asgaya	Iroquoian
Yagnobi	мард	mard	Indo-European
Northern Frisian	maan		Indo-European
Louisiana Creole	nonm		Indo-European
Choctaw	hatak		Muskogean
Aragonese	hombre		Indo-European
Mi'kmaw	jinem		Algic
Hopi	taaqa		Uto-Aztecan
Lower Sorbian	muski		Indo-European
Atikamekw	iriniw		Algic
Even	няри	ņari	Tungusic
Siksiká	ninaa		Algic
Kunigami	男	ikega	Japonic
Megleno-Romanian	bărbat		Indo-European
Rapanui	tangata		Austronesian
Dolgan	эр киһи	er kihi	Turkic
Daman-Diu Portuguese	homm		Indo-European
Pitjantjatjara	wati		Pama-Nyungan
Mohawk	rón꞉kwe		Iroquoian
Crow	bacheé		Siouan
Abu' Arapesh	aleman		Nuclear Torricelli
Warlpiri	wati		Pama-Nyungan
Cheyenne	hetane		Algic
Moksha	аля	alä	Uralic
Lakota	wičháša		Siouan
Mòcheno	mònn		Indo-European
Manx	fer		Indo-European
Lavukaleve	ali		Isolates
Uaçá Creole French	uóm		Indo-European
Interlingua	homine		Artificial Language
Vaeakau-Taumako	tangata		Austronesian
Pipil	takat		Uto-Aztecan
Istriot	omo		Indo-European
Istro-Romanian	bărbåt		Indo-European
Taos Northern Tiwa	sə́onena		Kiowa-Tanoan
Southern Sami	ålma		Uralic
Skolt Sami	åålm		Uralic
Narrinyeri	korni		Pama-Nyungan
Inari Sami	almai		Uralic
Nyunga	man		Pama-Nyungan
Aleut	tayaĝux̂		Eskimo-Aleut
Judeo-Italian	אוֹמוֹ		Indo-European
Amur Nivkh	утку	utku	Nivkh
Ingrian	mees		Uralic
Straits Salish	SWÍḴE		Salishan
Alabama	naani		Muskogean
Chickasaw	hattak		Muskogean
Wymysorys	menś		Indo-European
Votic	meez		Uralic
Prussian	wīrs		Indo-European
Maricopa	ipa		Cochimi-Yuman
Manchu	ᡥᠠᡥᠠ	haha	Tungusic
Alawa	lilmi		Mangarrayi-Maran
Ongota	inta		Isolates
Alutor	ӄылавул	qəlavul	Chukotko-Kamchatkan
Ainu	オッカヨ	okkayo	Ainu
Chamicuro	yelna		Arawakan
Aasax	hat-uk		Afro-Asiatic
Ahom	𑜋𑜩	chay	Tai-Kadai
Akkadian	𒀀𒉿𒈝	awīlum	Afro-Asiatic
Aklanon	eaki		Austronesian
Alviri-Vidari	میرده	mirde	Indo-European
Ama (Papua New Guinea)	noko		Left May
Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache	ndé		Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit
Jicarilla Apache	didé		Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit
Gulf Arabic	ريال	rayyāl	Afro-Asiatic
Aramaic	גַּבְרָא	gaḇrā	Afro-Asiatic
Neo-Mandaic	ࡂࡁࡓࡀ	gbrʾ	Afro-Asiatic
Arosi	noni		Austronesian
Eastern Arrernte	artwe		Pama-Nyungan
Aymara	chacha		Aymaran
Western Balochi	مرد	mard	Indo-European
Banjar	lakian		Austronesian
Baure	hir		Arawakan
Boloki	lélé		Atlantic-Congo
Bukiyip	élman		Nuclear Torricelli
Catawba	ye		Siouan
Central Atlas Tamazight	ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ	argaz	Afro-Asiatic
Min Bei Chinese	男人	nâng-nêng	Sino-Tibetan
Chuave	yai		Nuclear Trans New Guinea
Coptic	ⲣⲱⲙⲉ	rōme	Afro-Asiatic
Dalmatian	jomno		Indo-European
Arpitan	homo		Indo-European
Old French	hom		Indo-European
Saterland Frisian	Mon		Indo-European
Pular	gorko		Atlantic-Congo
Futuna-Aniwa	taŋata		Austronesian
Fuyug	an		Isolates
Geez	ዕድ	ʿəd	Afro-Asiatic
Gothic	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰	manna	Indo-European
Ancient Greek	ἀνήρ	anḗr	Indo-European
Kalaallisut	angut		Eskimo-Aleut
Hebrew	גֶּבֶר	géver	Afro-Asiatic
Hittite	𒇽𒀸	LÚ-aš	Indo-European
Hunsrik	Mann		Indo-European
Inuktitut	ᐊᖑᑦ	angot	Eskimo-Aleut
North Alaskan Inupiatun	angun		Eskimo-Aleut
Iranun	mama		Austronesian
Old Irish	fer		Indo-European
Isnag	lalaki		Austronesian
Itawit	lalaki		Austronesian
Javanese	lanang		Austronesian
Ledo Kaili	langgai		Austronesian
Kaluli	kalu		Bosavi
Central-Eastern Kamta	beṭa saöa		Indo-European

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