How to say “pig” around the world
380 languages · 380 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 | 猪 | zhū | Sino-Tibetan |
| English | pig | Indo-European | |
| Spanish | cerdo | Indo-European | |
| Hindi | सूअर | sūar | Indo-European |
| Arabic | خِنْزِير | ḵinzīr | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bengali | শূকর | śukor | Indo-European |
| Indonesian | babi | Austronesian | |
| Portuguese | porco | Indo-European | |
| French | cochon | Indo-European | |
| Russian | свинья́ | svinʹjá | Indo-European |
| Japanese | 豚 | buta | Japonic |
| Marathi | डुकर | ḍukar | Indo-European |
| Swahili | nguruwe | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Turkish | domuz | Turkic | |
| Telugu | పంది | pandi | Dravidian |
| Wu Chinese | 猪猡 | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Korean | 돼지 | dwaeji | Koreanic |
| German | Schwein | Indo-European | |
| Vietnamese | heo | Austroasiatic | |
| Tamil | பன்றி | paṉṟi | Dravidian |
| Cantonese | 豬 | zyu¹ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Urdu | سُؤَر | suar | Indo-European |
| Italian | maiale | Indo-European | |
| Egyptian Arabic | خنزير | ḵanzīr | Afro-Asiatic |
| Gujarati | ડુક્કર | ḍukkar | Indo-European |
| Western Farsi | خوک | xuk | Indo-European |
| Min Nan Chinese | 豬 | ti | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hakka Chinese | 豬 | chû | Sino-Tibetan |
| Jinyu Chinese | 猪 | zu¹ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Levantine Arabic | خنزير | ḵanzīr | Afro-Asiatic |
| Hausa | alade | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kannada | ಹಂದಿ | handi | Dravidian |
| Polish | świnia | Indo-European | |
| Yoruba | ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Xiang Chinese | 猪 | jy¹ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Malayalam | പന്നി | panni | Dravidian |
| Odia | ଘୁଷୁରି | ghuṣuri | Indo-European |
| Burmese | ဝက် | wak | Sino-Tibetan |
| Moroccan Arabic | حلوف | ḥallūf | Afro-Asiatic |
| Igbo | ezì | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Ukrainian | свиня́ | svynjá | Indo-European |
| Uzbek | choʻchqa | Turkic | |
| Romanian | porc | Indo-European | |
| Dutch | varken | Indo-European | |
| Gan Chinese | 猪 | jy¹ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Amharic | አሳማ | ʾäsama | Afro-Asiatic |
| Thai | หมู | mǔu | Tai-Kadai |
| Lingala | ngulu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian | сви́ња | Indo-European | |
| Khmer | ជ្រូក | cruuk | Austroasiatic |
| Somali | doofaar | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Turkmen | doňuz | Turkic | |
| Cebuano | baboy | Austronesian | |
| Nepali | सुँगुर | sũgura | Indo-European |
| Assamese | গাহৰি | gahori | Indo-European |
| Sinhala | ඌරා | ūrā | Indo-European |
| Greek | γουρούνι | gouroúni | Indo-European |
| Kurdish | beraz | Indo-European | |
| Hijazi Arabic | خَنْزير | ḵanzīr | Afro-Asiatic |
| Tajik | хук | xuk | Indo-European |
| Sylheti | ꠉꠣꠠꠤꠀ | gaṛia | Indo-European |
| Kazakh | шошқа | šošqa | Turkic |
| Hungarian | disznó | Uralic | |
| Zulu | ingulube | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nyanja | nkhumba | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Akan | preko | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Southern Pashto | خنځير | xanjir | Indo-European |
| Czech | prase | Indo-European | |
| Uighur | چوشقا | choshqa | Turkic |
| Afrikaans | vark | Indo-European | |
| Min Dong Chinese | 豬 | dṳ̆ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Haitian | kochon | Indo-European | |
| Swedish | gris | Indo-European | |
| Azerbaijani | donuz | Turkic | |
| Iloko | baboy | Austronesian | |
| Bulgarian | свиня́ | svinjá | Indo-European |
| Belarusian | свіння́ | svinnjá | Indo-European |
| Mossi | kukuri | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Tigrinya | ሓሰማ | ḥasäma | Afro-Asiatic |
| Neapolitan | puorco | Indo-European | |
| Central Kurdish | خووگ | xûg | Indo-European |
| Santali | ᱥᱩᱠᱨᱤ | sukri | Austroasiatic |
| Tumbuka | nkhumba | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Luba-Lulua | ngulube | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Danish | svin | Indo-European | |
| Slovak | prasa | Indo-European | |
| Minangkabau | kandiak | Austronesian | |
| Finnish | sika | Uralic | |
| Lao | ໝູ | mū | Tai-Kadai |
| Norwegian | svin | Indo-European | |
| Tatar | дуңгыз | duñğız | Turkic |
| Buginese | bawi | Austronesian | |
| Catalan | porc | Indo-European | |
| Sicilian | porcu | Indo-European | |
| Kirghiz | чочко | cocko | Turkic |
| Swiss German | Sou | Indo-European | |
| Tswana | kolobe | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Riffian | iref | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Armenian | խոզ | xoz | Indo-European |
| Ganda | embizzi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Balinese | celeng | Austronesian | |
| S'gaw Karen | ထိး | hṭoḧ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Lithuanian | kiaulė | Indo-European | |
| Tok Pisin | pik | Indo-European | |
| Lombard | scin | Indo-European | |
| Georgian | ღორი | ɣori | Kartvelian |
| Goan Konkani | डुक्कर | ḍukkar | Indo-European |
| Acehnese | bui | Austronesian | |
| Mazanderani | خی | xi | Indo-European |
| Waray | baboy | Austronesian | |
| Albanian | derr | Indo-European | |
| Shan | မူ | mǔu | Tai-Kadai |
| Mongolian | гахай | gaxaj | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Galician | porco | Indo-European | |
| Slovenian | svinja | Indo-European | |
| Iban | jani | Austronesian | |
| Bouyei | mul | Tai-Kadai | |
| Esperanto | porko | Artificial Language | |
| Macedonian | свиња | svinja | Indo-European |
| Sichuan Yi | ꃮ | vot | Sino-Tibetan |
| Tulu | ಪಂಜಿ | pañji | Dravidian |
| Venetian | mas-cio | Indo-European | |
| Zhuang | mou | Tai-Kadai | |
| Rohingya | cuor | Indo-European | |
| Kabardian | кхъуэ | qꭓʷɛ | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Bini | èsì | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Limburgan | zwien | Indo-European | |
| Makasar | bawi | Austronesian | |
| Latvian | cūka | Indo-European | |
| Quechua | khuchi | Quechuan | |
| Scots | pig | Indo-European | |
| Bodo | अमा | oma | Sino-Tibetan |
| Chechen | хьакха | ḥʳaqa | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Emilian | nimêl | Indo-European | |
| Tonga (Zambia) | ngulube | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Estonian | siga | Uralic | |
| Bashkir | сусҡа | susqa | Turkic |
| Tibetan | ཕག་པ | phag pa | Sino-Tibetan |
| Maguindanao | babuy | Austronesian | |
| Romagnol | pôrch | Indo-European | |
| Tausug | babuy | Austronesian | |
| Urhobo | esi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Garo | wak | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Gorontalo | boyi | Austronesian | |
| Newari | फा | phā | Sino-Tibetan |
| Central Okinawan | っわー | 'wā | Japonic |
| Kachin | wa' | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Khasi | sniang | Austroasiatic | |
| Mon | ကၠိက် | Austroasiatic | |
| Western Frisian | baarch | Indo-European | |
| Nias | bawi | Austronesian | |
| Frafra | kurkuri | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Swabian | Kosel | Indo-European | |
| Iu Mien | dungz | Hmong-Mien | |
| Kalmyk | һаха | ğaxa | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Maranao | beboy | Austronesian | |
| Avar | болъон | bolˢon | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Basque | urde | Isolates | |
| Chuvash | сысна | sysna | Turkic |
| Welsh | mochyn | Indo-European | |
| Yucatec Maya | kʼéekʼen | Mayan | |
| Hawai'i Creole English | pig | Indo-European | |
| Kok Borok | wak | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Lü | ᦖᦴ | ṁuu | Tai-Kadai |
| Kui (India) | ପଜି | paji | Dravidian |
| Lezghian | вак | vak | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Walloon | pourcea | Indo-European | |
| Adyghe | къо | qʷo | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Maltese | ħanżir | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Occitan | pòrc | Indo-European | |
| Vlax Romani | balo | Indo-European | |
| Ligurian | pòrco | Indo-European | |
| Mizo | vok | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Mari | сӧсна | sösna | Uralic |
| Komering | raja | Austronesian | |
| Tetum | fahi | Austronesian | |
| Asturian | gochu | Indo-European | |
| Yakut | сибиинньэ | sibiinńe | Turkic |
| Kumyk | донгуз | doñuz | Turkic |
| Samoan | pua'a | Austronesian | |
| Sranan Tongo | agu | Indo-European | |
| Ibanag | babuy | Austronesian | |
| Fijian | vuaka | Austronesian | |
| Dhivehi | އޫރު | ūru | Indo-European |
| Icelandic | svín | Indo-European | |
| Ngazidja Comorian | purunku | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Friulian | purcit | Indo-European | |
| Tuvinian | хаван | xavan | Turkic |
| Udmurt | парсь | parś | Uralic |
| Plautdietsch | Schwien | Indo-European | |
| Enga | mena | Nuclear Trans New Guinea | |
| Buriat | гахай | gaxaj | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Māori | poaka | Austronesian | |
| West Coast Bajau | menungal | Austronesian | |
| Dongxiang | khighei | Mongolic-Khitan | |
| Abkhaz | аҳәа | aḥʷa | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Tonga (Tonga Islands) | puaka | Austronesian | |
| Hiri Motu | boroma | Pidgin | |
| Navajo | bisóodi | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Bahnar | nhŭng | Austroasiatic | |
| Komi | порсь | porś | Uralic |
| Solu-Khumbu Sherpa | ཕག་པ | phag pa | Sino-Tibetan |
| Irish | muc | Indo-European | |
| Ladino | puerko | Indo-European | |
| Aromanian | porcu | Indo-European | |
| Kashubian | swinia | Indo-European | |
| Breton | pemoc'h | Indo-European | |
| Erzya | туво | tuvo | Uralic |
| Atayal | bzyok | Austronesian | |
| Võro | tsiga | Uralic | |
| Faroese | svín | Indo-European | |
| Chamorro | babui | Austronesian | |
| Komi-Permyak | порсь | porś | Uralic |
| Kuanua | boroi | Austronesian | |
| Zou | vok | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Scottish Gaelic | muc | Indo-European | |
| Mansaka | baboy | Austronesian | |
| Southern Altai | тоҥыс | toŋïs | Turkic |
| Sanskrit | सूकर | sūkara | Indo-European |
| Argobba | አሳማ | asāmā | Afro-Asiatic |
| Ternate | soho | North Halmahera | |
| Dungan | җў | žw | Sino-Tibetan |
| Romansh | portg | Indo-European | |
| Motu | boroma | Austronesian | |
| Chepang | प्याक् | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Karelian | počči | Uralic | |
| Plains Cree | kohkôs | Algic | |
| Higaonon | babuy | Austronesian | |
| Ladin | porcel | Indo-European | |
| Bau-Jagoi Bidayuh | oyuo | Austronesian | |
| Pohnpeian | pwihk | Austronesian | |
| Hawaiian | puaʻa | Austronesian | |
| Agarabi | pon | Nuclear Trans New Guinea | |
| North Saami | spiidni | Uralic | |
| Kajtak | жакьа | žaq̇a | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Pijin | pikpik | Indo-European | |
| Inabaknon | baktin | Austronesian | |
| Palauan | babii | Austronesian | |
| Central Yupik | sitiinkaq | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Evenki | сунюрин | suņurin | Tungusic |
| Western Bukidnon Manobo | bavuy | Austronesian | |
| Tabaru | titi | North Halmahera | |
| Drung | waq | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Western Apache | góchiʼ | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Upper Sorbian | swinjo | Indo-European | |
| Cherokee | ᏏᏆ | siqua | Iroquoian |
| West Makian | sufu | North Halmahera | |
| Innu-aimun | kukush | Algic | |
| Ese | maha | Koiarian | |
| Northern Frisian | Swin | Indo-European | |
| Aragonese | cochín | Indo-European | |
| Mi'kmaw | gulgwi's | Algic | |
| Udi | боъкъ | bo̱q̇ | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Torres Strait-Lockhart River Creole | pig | Indo-European | |
| Abau | huok | Sepik | |
| Hopi | pitsooti | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Lower Sorbian | swinja | Indo-European | |
| Jejueo | 도새기 | dosaegi | Koreanic |
| Megleno-Romanian | porc | Indo-European | |
| Rapanui | oru | Austronesian | |
| Amanab | tata | Border | |
| Ludian | šiga | Uralic | |
| Abu' Arapesh | bul | Nuclear Torricelli | |
| Moksha | тува | tuva | Uralic |
| Manx | muc | Indo-European | |
| Interlingua | porco | Artificial Language | |
| Nanai | олгиан | olgian | Tungusic |
| Veps | siga | Uralic | |
| Northern Mansi | пӯрысь | pūrysʹ | Uralic |
| Archi | боӏкь | bọkˡʼ | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Taos Northern Tiwa | kùciʼína | Kiowa-Tanoan | |
| Cornish | hogh | Indo-European | |
| Kildin Saami | шагкь | šagk’ | Uralic |
| Skolt Sami | šââ´ǩǩ | Uralic | |
| Pela | vaʔ³¹ | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Abinomn | pe | Isolates | |
| Inari Sami | šahe | Uralic | |
| Nyunga | beerk | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Budukh | вак | vak | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Amur Nivkh | овӻоӈ | ovġoŋ | Nivkh |
| Ingrian | sika | Uralic | |
| Mudburra | ngurrngurrngarna | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Chickasaw | shokha' | Muskogean | |
| Votic | sika | Uralic | |
| Comox | kʷašu | Salishan | |
| Menominee | kōhkōs | Algic | |
| Manchu | ᡠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ | ulgiyan | Tungusic |
| Western Abenaki | piks | Algic | |
| Chamicuro | kuuchi | Arawakan | |
| Aklanon | baboy | Austronesian | |
| Ama (Papua New Guinea) | fu | Left May | |
| Guerrero Amuzgo | kítzku | Otomanguean | |
| Aneme Wake | boro | Yareban | |
| Ansus | tapui | Austronesian | |
| Gulf Arabic | خنزير | ḵanzīr | Afro-Asiatic |
| Aramaic | חזירא | ħzīrā’ | Afro-Asiatic |
| Eastern Arrernte | peke-peke | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Atong (India) | wak | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Batak Simalungun | babui | Austronesian | |
| Eastern Cham | ꨚꨝꨶꨬ | pabwei | Austronesian |
| Tedim Chin | vok | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Dalmatian | puarc | Indo-European | |
| Old French | porc | Indo-European | |
| Geez | ሐሣም | ḥäśam | Afro-Asiatic |
| Gondi | పద్ది | paddi | Dravidian |
| Gothic | 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽 | swein | Indo-European |
| Ancient Greek | χοῖρος | khoîros | Indo-European |
| Achaean Greek | 𐁂 | au | Indo-European |
| Kalaallisut | puuluki | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Mbyá Guaraní | poryko | Tupian | |
| Hebrew | חֲזִיר | khazír | Afro-Asiatic |
| Diandongbei-Large Flowery Miao | 𖽐𖼀𖽔𖾐 | ᵐpa³³ | Hmong-Mien |
| Hmong Daw | npua | Hmong-Mien | |
| Hunsrik | Schwein | Indo-European | |
| Imonda | malhu | Border | |
| Isoko | esi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Javanese | babi | Austronesian | |
| Kawi | wők | Austronesian | |
| Da'a Kaili | vavu | Austronesian | |
| Ledo Kaili | bavu | Austronesian |