In Aja (Adja), by Camille B. Sodji : eshi

This language is spoken in the meridonial regions of Togo and Benin.

In Albanian, by Leli: ujë

This language is spoken in Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Montenegro

In Arabic, by Perrine Rempault  and Robert : el ma

Note: maa / mayya.

In Arawak (Lokono), by Biswana : iniabo

This language is spoken in French Guiana, and Suriname.

In Batanga, by Medi: Madiba

This language is spoken in Cameroon.

In Belarusian, by Marcin : вaда

This language is spoken in Belarus.

Note : vada.

In Berber (Tamazight), by Abdellah Amennou : aman

Note : the word “aman” is common to all Berber languages of North Africa (Tachelhit, Tarifit, Tamazight, Taqbaylit, Tachawit, Tumzabit, Tasiwit…).

In Breton (Brezhoneg), by Sten Charbonneau, Kristian H. Tristan, and Michel Ezanno: Dour

This language is spoken in Brittany (France).

In Casamance Creole, by Bagui Noël Bernard  : yagu

This language is spoken in Ziguinchor (Senegal).

In Catalan, by Fabrice, Cailis-Bonet, Lorenzo and Àlvar: aigua

This language is spoken in Spain (Catalonia, Valencian Community, Balearic Islands), France (Pyrénnées Orientales), Andorra, Italy (Sardinia).

In Chinese (Mandarin), by Kenji : shuǐ

In Chukchi, by Weinstein Charles : мимыл

This language is spoken in Chukotka (Russia)

In Cornish, by James Hawken : dowr

This language is spoken in Cornwall (United-Kingdom).

In Corsican, by David : acqua

This language is spoken in Corsica (France).

In Danish, by Marc : vand

This language is spoken in Denmark.

Note : pronounced [vanˀ]

In Drehu, by Stéphanie Geneix-Rabault: tim

This language is spoken in Lifo (Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia).

In Dutch, by Romane : water

This language is spoken in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Pronunciation : “vater”

In Elip, by Patrick Ahinaga : miimb

This language is spoken in central Cameroon.

In Ese Ejja, by Marine : ena

This language is spoken in Bolivia and Peru.

Note : according to the contexte, this word also means rain.

In Esperanto, by Mirejo and Aleks : akvo

This language is spoken in the whole world.

In Faroese, by Marc : vatn.

This language is spoken in the Faroe Islands.

In Finnish (Suomi), by Suvi-Tuuli Allan and Perrine Rempault : vesi

This language is spoken in Finland and Sweden.

In Fon, by Camille B. Sodji : si’n

This language is spoken in Benin.

Note : pronounced like “sing”.

In French, by Michel : eau

Note : pronounced “o”

In Fula (Pulaar, Fulfulde), by Déme, Seydou and Duunde: ndiyam

This language is spoken in Cameroon, in the Centrafrican Republic, in Chad, Sudan, Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Bissau Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Togo and Benin.

In Galician, by José Gonzalo Calvete Cañón and Arancha: auga

This language is spoken in Galicia (Spain).

In German, by Lorenzo and Perrine Rempault: wasser

This language is spoken in Germany, Austria, Switzerland.

In Greek, by Nikos Safaris : νερό [nerό]

In Greenlandic (Kalaallisut), by Judith and Jean-Michel Huctin: imeq, imaq

This language is spoken in Greenland.

Note : “imeq” is for sweet water, and “imaq” for sea water.

In Guarani, by Daisy Arriola: y

This language is spoken in Paraguay.

Note : this is the unique form, and is pronounced as the vowel (in Guarani, “y” is the sixth vowel).

In Haitian Creole (kreyol haïtien), by Sylvio : dlo

This language is spoken in Haiti.

Note : “djo” is the popular form.

In Hausa, by Odile Benoit-Abdelkader: ruwa

This language is spoken in Niger, Nigeria, northern Cameroon and numerous West-African cities.

In Hebrew, by Perrine Rempault and Danielle : ma-ïm

This language is spoken in Israel.

In Hindi, by Michel : paani, jal

This language is spoken in India (mainly North), and also in Mauritius, Fiji, Trinidad, etc.

Note:  “paani” refers to water as a daily resource, whereas “jal” belongs to a more religious register.

In Icelandic, by Marc: vatn

This language is spoken in Iceland

Note : pronounced [vahtn]

In Italian, by Anne Ploton, Perrine Rempault, and Lorenzo: acqua

This language is spoken in Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican, Croatia.

In Irish Gaelic, by Perrine Rempault : uisce

This language is spoken in Ireland.

In Japanese, by Becky : mizu

In Kashmiri, by Hilal Ahmed Sheikh: Puen

This language is spoken in Kashmir, in the north of India.

In Kali’na, by Umakalia and Serge: tuna

This language is spoken in Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela.

In Kota, by Freddy: insoh

This language is spoken in Gabon

In Kurdish (kurmancî, sorani), by Alice : av

This language is spoken in Turkey, Iran, Irak, Syria, Armenia.

Note : ” اڤ” in the arabic script.

In Latin, by Jacques Macaire : aqua

This language is spoken in Vatican.

In Libinza, by Constant Bopima M. Bokoto : mayi

This language is spoken DR Congo.

In Lingala, par Tristan : maï

This language is spoken in Congo-Brazzaville and in DR Congo (and in the Chateau-Rouge neighborhood in Paris).

In Mafa (Matakam), by Marckda24 : yam

This language is spoken in Cameroon and Nigeria.

In Malagasy, by Hauville and Luz Salamanca Salas: rano

This language is spoken in Madagascar.

Note : Ranoo ranou

In Maltese, by Perrine Rempault : ilma

This language is spoken in Malta.

In Mapuche (Mapudungun), by Alejandra Vergara : ko

This language is spoken in southern Chili and Argentina (Araucania).

In Marquesan, by Alain Boinot : vai

This language is spoken in the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia).

Note : “vai” is for water, “vai maoi” for natural water, “vai puna” for spring water, “vai oto” for  pond water, “vai taitai” for pure water, “vai épo” for muddy water, “vai piopio” for stinking water, etc. Many other forms… (ref. Dictionnaire Marquisien 1904).

In (Yucatec) Maya, by Jhonnatan Rangel : ja’

This language is spoken in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

In Mbere (Mbeti), by Lembouka claver : adza

This language is spoken in North of Congo-Brazzaville, in the western basin to be more precise, and in Gabon.

In Mpongwe, by Angela Ontchanga : aningo

This language is spoken in Gabon.

In Mongol, by Jacques Legrand : ус ᠦᠰᠦ

This language is spoken in Mongolia, China and Russia.

Note : is pronounced “ous”

In (classical) Nahuatl, by Romane : atl

This language is spoken in México.

In Norwegian (Bokmål), by Marc : vann

This language is spoken in Norway.

In Norwegian (Nynorsk), by Marc : vatn

This language is spoken in Norway.

In Occitan, by Teiric : aiga

This language is spoken in the South of France, the Aran Valley (Spain) and the Valleys of South Piedmont (Italiy)

Note: there are other variants depending on the dialect.

In Papiamentu, by Saul : awa

This language is spoken in Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba, as well as Saba, Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius (Lesser Antilles).

In Persian, by Perrine Rempault and Alice : âb

This language is spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Bahreïn.

Note: اب in the arabic script.

In Picard, by Géo : iau, ieu

This language is spoken in Picardy (France) and Belgium.

In Polish, by Laurie and Marcin: woda

Note: pronounced “voda”.

In Popti’ (Jakaltek), by Colette Grinevald : ha’

This language is spoken in Guatemala.

Note: must be preceded by the classifier ha’, so we say ha’ ha’ for water, but ha’ nhab’ for rain.

In Portuguese, by Regina Giglio : agua

This language is spoken in Portugal, Brazil, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, etc.

In Punu, by Jean-Louis Mbadinga : mambe

This language is spoken in Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville.

In Purepecha (P’urhépecha, Tarascan, Michhuaque), by Salvador Garibay Sotelo : itsï

This language is spoken in Michoacán (Mexico).

In Quechua, by Valérie Legrand-Galarza and Gloria Caceres : unu, yaku

This language is spoken in the Andes (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador).

Note: depending on the regions, we use either “unu” or “yaku”. In Cuzco both are used.

In Romanian, by Lorenzo : apa

This language is spoken in Romania, and in Moldova.

In Russian, by Perrine Rempault and Mcf : voda

Note : вода

In Scottish Gaelic, by Perrine Rempault : uisge

This language is spoken in Scotland (United-Kingdom).

In Serbian, by Miona : voda

This language is spoken in Serbia, and some parts of former Yugoslavia.

Note : вода

In Shilha (Tachlhite), by Elmahdi Saidi  : aman

This language is spoken in Sous (Marocco).

In Soninké, by Bandiougou Drame: Ji

This language is spoken in Mali, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Gambia, Mauritania and France

In Soqotri, by Vladimir : riho

This language is spoken in Soqotra island (Yemen)

Note : The stress is on the first syllable.

In Spanish, by Michel : agua

In Swedish, by Marc and Perrine Rempault: vatten

This language is spoken in Sweden.

In Tahitian, par Alain Boinot : pape

This language is spoken in the Leeward Islands (French Polynesia).

Note : “pape” for water, “pape miti” for sea water, “pape pihaa” for spring water, “pape haari” for coconut water, “pape maohi” for natural water, “pape avaava” for bitter water, etc. (ref. Dictionnaire de la langue Maorie 1949).

In Thai, by Gilles Delouche: น้ำ

This language is spoken in Thailand.

In Tibetan, by Juliette Hansen: Chu

This language is spoken in Tibet (China), Nepal and India.

In Tlapanec (Mi’phaa), by Ana Line : iya’

This language is spoken in Tlacoapa, and Gro (miNuín), Mexico

Note : ( ‘ ) is for the glottal stop.

In Totonac, by Pedro Pérez Luna: Chuchut

This language is spoken in Pantepec, Puebla (Mexico).

Also: xcan, in Totonac and in Tepehua (a language belonging to the same language family)

In Tuareg (Tamasheq, Tamahaq), by Boutefna : amane

This language is spoken in Algeria, Mali, Niger, Libya.

In Turkish, by Laurie : su

In Ukrainian, by Marcin : вода

This language is spoken in Ukraine.

Note : voda.

In Warlpiri, by Barbara Glowczewski : ngapa, nguku

This language is spoken in the Central Desert, Australia (Lajamanu, Yuendumu, Willowra, Mt Leibig communities, and nearby towns).

Note : watch  Aboriginal director Warwick Thornton’s beautiful film “Samson & Delilah” (Camera d’Or Cannes 2010), just released on DVD.