How to say “one” around the world
5,690 languages · 547 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 | 一 | yī | Sino-Tibetan |
| English | one | Indo-European | |
| Spanish | uno | Indo-European | |
| Hindi | एक | ek | Indo-European |
| Arabic | وَاحِد | wāḥid | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bengali | এক | ek | Indo-European |
| Indonesian | satu | Austronesian | |
| Portuguese | um | Indo-European | |
| French | un | Indo-European | |
| Russian | оди́н | odín | Indo-European |
| Japanese | 一 | ichi | Japonic |
| Marathi | एक | ek | Indo-European |
| Swahili | moja | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Turkish | bir | Turkic | |
| Telugu | ఒకటి | okaṭi | Dravidian |
| Wu Chinese | 一 | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Korean | 하나 | hana | Koreanic |
| German | eins | Indo-European | |
| Vietnamese | một | Austroasiatic | |
| Tamil | ஒன்று | oṉṟu | Dravidian |
| Cantonese | 一 | jat¹ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Urdu | ایک | ek | Indo-European |
| Italian | uno | Indo-European | |
| Egyptian Arabic | واحد | wāḥed | Afro-Asiatic |
| Gujarati | એક | eka | Indo-European |
| Western Farsi | یَک | yak | Indo-European |
| Min Nan Chinese | 一 | chi̍t | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hakka Chinese | 一 | yit | Sino-Tibetan |
| Nigerian Pidgin | wọ́n | Indo-European | |
| Jinyu Chinese | 一 | ieh⁴ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hausa | ɗaya | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kannada | ಒಂದು | ondu | Dravidian |
| Polish | jeden | Indo-European | |
| Yoruba | ọ̀kan | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Xiang Chinese | 一 | i⁶ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Malayalam | ഒന്നു | onnu | Dravidian |
| Odia | ଏକ | eka | Indo-European |
| Burmese | တစ် | tac | Sino-Tibetan |
| Igbo | otu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Ukrainian | оди́н | odýn | Indo-European |
| Uzbek | bir | Turkic | |
| Sindhi | هڪ | hik | Indo-European |
| Romanian | unu | Indo-European | |
| Dutch | één | Indo-European | |
| Gan Chinese | 一 | it⁶ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Amharic | አንድ | ʾänd | Afro-Asiatic |
| Thai | หนึ่ง | nʉ̀ng | Tai-Kadai |
| Lingala | mɔ̌kɔ́ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian | јѐдан | Indo-European | |
| Khmer | មួយ | muəy | Austroasiatic |
| Somali | kow | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Turkmen | bir | Turkic | |
| Cebuano | usa | Austronesian | |
| Nepali | एक | ek | Indo-European |
| Assamese | এক | ek | Indo-European |
| Sinhala | එක | eka | Indo-European |
| Greek | ένα | éna | Indo-European |
| Madurese | settoŋ | Austronesian | |
| Kurdish | yek | Indo-European | |
| Hijazi Arabic | واحد | wāḥid | Afro-Asiatic |
| Tajik | як | yak | Indo-European |
| Sylheti | ꠄꠇ | ex | Indo-European |
| Kazakh | бір | bir | Turkic |
| Hungarian | egy | Uralic | |
| Kinyarwanda | rimwe | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Zulu | nye | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nyanja | -modzi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Akan | baako | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Southern Pashto | یو | yaw | Indo-European |
| Czech | jeden | Indo-European | |
| Uighur | بىر | bir | Turkic |
| Afrikaans | een | Indo-European | |
| Min Dong Chinese | 一 | siŏh | Sino-Tibetan |
| Haitian | en | Indo-European | |
| Kanuri | tilo | Saharan | |
| Swedish | ett | Indo-European | |
| Azerbaijani | bir | Turkic | |
| Bulgarian | едно́ | ednó | Indo-European |
| Shona | poshi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Hiligaynon | isa | Austronesian | |
| Xhosa | inye | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Tachelhit | yan | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Belarusian | адзі́н | adzín | Indo-European |
| Tigrinya | ሓደ | ḥadä | Afro-Asiatic |
| Neapolitan | uno | Indo-European | |
| Central Kurdish | یەک | yek | Indo-European |
| Santali | ᱮᱠᱚ | ekô | Austroasiatic |
| Tumbuka | moza | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Northern Thai | ᨶᩧ᩠᩵ᨦ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Danish | én | Indo-European | |
| Slovak | jeden | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sotho | nngwe | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Umbundu | mosi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Wolaytta | issuwa | Ta-Ne-Omotic | |
| Kabyle | yiwen | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Finnish | yksi | Uralic | |
| Lao | ໜຶ່ງ | nưng | Tai-Kadai |
| Norwegian | én | Indo-European | |
| Tatar | бер | ber | Turkic |
| Buginese | si | Austronesian | |
| Catalan | u | Indo-European | |
| Guarani | peteĩ | Tupian | |
| Sicilian | unu | Indo-European | |
| Kirghiz | бир | bir | Turkic |
| Swiss German | eins | Indo-European | |
| Tswana | ngwe | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Armenian | մեկ | mek | Indo-European |
| Ganda | emu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Balinese | sa | Austronesian | |
| S'gaw Karen | တ | ta | Sino-Tibetan |
| Lithuanian | vienas | Indo-European | |
| Tok Pisin | wanpela | Indo-European | |
| Lombard | vun | Indo-European | |
| Georgian | ერთი | erti | Kartvelian |
| Bemba | cimo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Acehnese | sa | Austronesian | |
| Mazanderani | یک | Indo-European | |
| Waray | u-sa | Austronesian | |
| Albanian | një | Indo-European | |
| Shan | ၼိုင်ႈ | nūeng | Tai-Kadai |
| Mongolian | нэг | neg | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Gilaki | یک | yek | Indo-European |
| Bikol | saro | Austronesian | |
| Galician | un | Indo-European | |
| Pampanga | metung | Austronesian | |
| Slovenian | èn | Indo-European | |
| Chaouia of the Aures | yicht | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Swati | -nyé | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Esperanto | unu | Artificial Language | |
| Kʼicheʼ | jun | Mayan | |
| Macedonian | еден | eden | Indo-European |
| Sichuan Yi | ꋍ | cyp | Sino-Tibetan |
| Piedmontese | un | Indo-European | |
| Venetian | uno | Indo-European | |
| Zhuang | it | Tai-Kadai | |
| Brahui | asiŧ | Dravidian | |
| Rohingya | ek | Indo-European | |
| Sidamo | mitte | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Afar | inkíttu | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kabardian | зы | zə | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Bini | òwó | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Igala | òókáà | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Limburgan | ein | Indo-European | |
| Makasar | si | Austronesian | |
| Latvian | viens | Indo-European | |
| Quechua | huk | Quechuan | |
| Scots | ane | Indo-European | |
| Tày | đều | Tai-Kadai | |
| Chechen | цхьаъ | cḥʳaʔ | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Emilian | ón | Indo-European | |
| Estonian | üks | Uralic | |
| Bashkir | бер | ber | Turkic |
| Tibetan | གཅིག | gcig | Sino-Tibetan |
| Beja | gaal | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Muong | môch | Austroasiatic | |
| Maguindanao | isa | Austronesian | |
| Pangasinan | sakey | Austronesian | |
| Romagnol | un | Indo-European | |
| Tausug | hambuuk | Austronesian | |
| Soninke | bàanè | Mande | |
| Kinaray-a | sara | Austronesian | |
| Gorontalo | oinda | Austronesian | |
| Central Okinawan | 一 | tī | Japonic |
| Isekiri | ọ̀kan | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nuer | kɛl | Nilotic | |
| Kabuverdianu | un | Indo-European | |
| Mon | မွဲ | mwaj | Austroasiatic |
| Western Frisian | ien | Indo-European | |
| Frafra | ayɩla | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Swabian | oe | Indo-European | |
| Iu Mien | yietv | Hmong-Mien | |
| Tigre | ዎሮት | worot | Afro-Asiatic |
| Kalmyk | негн | negn | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Maranao | isa | Austronesian | |
| Avar | цо | co | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Rakhine | တစ် | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Talysh | i | Indo-European | |
| Tai Dam | ꪙꪳ꪿ꪉ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Basque | bat | Isolates | |
| Ga | ekome | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Chuvash | пӗрре | pĕrre | Turkic |
| Welsh | un | Indo-European | |
| Yucatec Maya | hun | Mayan | |
| Hlai | ceuus | Tai-Kadai | |
| Lü | ᦓᦹᧂᧈ | nueng¹ | Tai-Kadai |
| Picard | un | Indo-European | |
| Tai Nüa | ᥘᥫᥒ | loeng | Tai-Kadai |
| Lezghian | сад | sad | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Rusyn | єде́н | jedén | Indo-European |
| Morisyen | enn | Indo-European | |
| Réunion Creole French | inn | Indo-European | |
| Walloon | onk | Indo-European | |
| Adyghe | зы | zə | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Classical Syriac | ܚܕ | ḥaḏ | Afro-Asiatic |
| Maltese | wieħed | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Crimean Tatar | bir | Turkic | |
| Occitan | un | Indo-European | |
| Vlax Romani | jekh | Indo-European | |
| Ligurian | ûn | Indo-European | |
| Mizo | pakhat | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Mari | икыт | ikyt | Uralic |
| Tetum | ida | Austronesian | |
| Iraqw | wak | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Asturian | un | Indo-European | |
| Yakut | биир | biir | Turkic |
| Bassa | ɖò | Kru | |
| Samoan | tasi | Austronesian | |
| Sranan Tongo | wan | Indo-European | |
| Ibanag | tadday | Austronesian | |
| Fijian | dua | Austronesian | |
| Dhivehi | އެއް | ek̊ | Indo-European |
| Chakma | 𑄃𑄬𑄇𑄴 | ek | Indo-European |
| Papiamento | unu | Indo-European | |
| Icelandic | einn | Indo-European | |
| Ngazidja Comorian | -dzima | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Karachay-Balkar | бир | bir | Turkic |
| Friulian | un | Indo-European | |
| Mapuche | kiñe | Araucanian | |
| Wayuu | wane | Arawakan | |
| Tuvinian | бир | bir | Turkic |
| Aari | wóllaq | South Omotic | |
| Beria | nî | Saharan | |
| Saho | inik | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Udmurt | одӥг | odig | Uralic |
| Jarai | sa | Austronesian | |
| Nama | ǀgui | Khoe-Kwadi | |
| Dzongkha | གཅིག | gcig | Sino-Tibetan |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | ܚܲܕ݇ | ḥa | Afro-Asiatic |
| Iriga Bicolano | əsad | Austronesian | |
| Enga | mendai | Nuclear Trans New Guinea | |
| Zeelandic | eên | Indo-European | |
| Buriat | нэгэн | negen | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Amis | cecay | Austronesian | |
| Māori | tahi | Austronesian | |
| Extremaduran | unu | Indo-European | |
| Abkhaz | акы | akʼə | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Garifuna | aban | Arawakan | |
| Tonga (Tonga Islands) | taha | Austronesian | |
| Central Dusun | iso | Austronesian | |
| Hiri Motu | ta | Pidgin | |
| Navajo | łáaʼii | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Talaandig-Binukid | sabuwa | Austronesian | |
| Bahnar | mônh | Austroasiatic | |
| Komi | ӧті | öti | Uralic |
| Lak | ца | ca | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Corsican | unu | Indo-European | |
| Solu-Khumbu Sherpa | གཅིག | gcig | Sino-Tibetan |
| Gagauz | bir | Turkic | |
| Pennsylvania German | eens | Indo-European | |
| Irish | aon | Indo-European | |
| Ladino | uno | Indo-European | |
| Khün | ᩑᨠ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Gilbertese | teuana | Austronesian | |
| Aromanian | unu | Indo-European | |
| Yakan | issa' | Austronesian | |
| Kashubian | jeden | Indo-European | |
| Breton | unan | Indo-European | |
| Mwani | kimoja | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Tai Laing | လိူင် | Tai-Kadai | |
| Erzya | вейке | vejke | Uralic |
| Paiwan | ita | Austronesian | |
| Zapotec | tobi | Otomanguean | |
| Turoyo | ܚܰܐ | ḥa | Afro-Asiatic |
| Võro | ütś | Uralic | |
| Tabasaran | саб | sab | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Asháninka | apaani | Arawakan | |
| Sikkimese | ཅི | ci | Sino-Tibetan |
| Faroese | ein | Indo-European | |
| Tahitian | hō'ē | Austronesian | |
| Shughni | jiw | Indo-European | |
| Chamorro | unu | Austronesian | |
| Komi-Permyak | ӧ́тік | ö́tik | Uralic |
| Marshallese | juon | Austronesian | |
| Zou | khet | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Scottish Gaelic | aon | Indo-European | |
| Mansaka | isa | Austronesian | |
| Southern Altai | бир | bir | Turkic |
| Chuukese | et | Austronesian | |
| Sanskrit | एक | eka | Indo-European |
| Abaza | закӏы | zakʼə | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Argobba | ሀንድ | hand | Afro-Asiatic |
| Khakas | пір | pìr | Turkic |
| Ternate | rimoi | North Halmahera | |
| Dungan | йи | yi | Sino-Tibetan |
| Romansh | in | Indo-European | |
| Motu | tamona | Austronesian | |
| Chepang | यात् | yat | Sino-Tibetan |
| Karelian | yksi | Uralic | |
| Plains Cree | peyak | Algic | |
| Popti' | hune' | Mayan | |
| Livvi | yksi | Uralic | |
| Ch'orti' | inte' | Mayan | |
| Higaonon | sabuwa | Austronesian | |
| Ladin | un | Indo-European | |
| Hawaiian | ʻekahi | Austronesian | |
| North Saami | okta | Uralic | |
| Pijin | wan | Indo-European | |
| Wakhi | yiw | Indo-European | |
| Andi | себ | seb | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Rarotongan | taʻi | Austronesian | |
| Central Yupik | atauciq | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Sarikoli | iw | Indo-European | |
| Yogad | tatá | Austronesian | |
| Dehu | caas | Austronesian | |
| Evenki | умӯн | umūn | Tungusic |
| Comorian | moja | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Western Bukidnon Manobo | isa | Austronesian | |
| Mirandese | un | Indo-European | |
| Tohono O'odham | hemako | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Leh Ladakhi | གཅིག | gcig | Sino-Tibetan |
| Western Apache | dałaá | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Upper Sorbian | jedyn | Indo-European | |
| Khamti | လ︀ိူင︀်ႈ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Tuvalu | tahi | Austronesian | |
| Cherokee | ᏌᏊᎢ | saquui | Iroquoian |
| Yagnobi | ӣ | i | Indo-European |
| Innu-aimun | peikᵘ | Algic | |
| Bislama | wan | Indo-European | |
| Cha'palaa | main | Barbacoan | |
| Northern Frisian | een | Indo-European |