In Albanian, by Delvina: Gjuha

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

Note: “gj” is pronounced /dj/, the “h” is aspirated.

In Arabic (Loughatouna), by Mustapha Bakir : لغة

This language is spoken in the Arab World.

In Araki, by Alex: Sorosoro

This language is spoken in Vanuatu. This is where the name of the Sorosoro Programme comes from!

In Ateso (or Teso), by Apuda Ignatius Loyola : Angajep

This language is spoken in the north east of Uganda and the west of Kenya.

Note: Plural “angajepasinei”. ‘Dialect’ is “einere”.

In Basque (Euskara), by Pierre: Mintzaira

This language is spoken in the Basque country (France, Spain).

Note: minntsayra

In Batanga, by Medy: N’aloh

This language is spoken in Cameroon.

In Bislama, by Alex : Toktok

This language is spoken in Vanuatu.

Note: English based Creole.

Pronunciation: /toktok/

In Breton (Brezhoneg), by Sylvain Berhault: Yezh

This language is spoken in Brittany (west of France).

In Burushaski, by Piar Karim: Baasr

This language is spoken in the north of Pakistan, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region and Srinagar.

Note: it is a language isolate.

In Catalan, by Rosa-Maria Llavoré: Llengua

This language is spoken in Spain (Catalonia, Valencian Community, Balearic Islands), France (Pyrénnées Orientales), Andorra, Italy (Sardinia). There might be around 11 millions speakers in total.

Note: The “ll” is pronounced as a palatal ‘l’ (/ʎ/). The “e” and “u” are pronounced like in Spanish. The stress is on the first syllable.

In Chukchi, by Charles Weinstein: jiliil, jilyjil

This language is spoken in Chukotka (Russia).

In Dutch (Flemish), by Fran: Taal

This language is spoken in the Netherlands.

In Ese Ejja, by Marine: Esowi

This language is spoken in Bolivia and Peru.

Note: also means “story”.

In Esperanto, by Javier Vásquez, Mirejo and GoBois: Lingvo

This language is spoken in the whole world.

In French, by Judith: Langue

In Fula (Pulaar, Fulfulde), by Déme: dhemngal

Note: plural: dhemdhe

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.

Note: also means “tongue” (anat.)

In German, by Laurie: Sprache

In Greek, by Safaris: γλώσσα

This language is spoken in Greece.

Pronunciation: /glόssa/

In Haitian Creole (Kreyol haïtien), by Aurore J: Lang

This language is spoken in Haiti.

In Hebrew, by Anne-Marie Fileyssant: safa

This language is spoken in Israel.

In Hindi, by Michel: Bhāṣā(भाषा), Boli (बोली), Zabān (ज़बान)

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

Note:”Bhāṣā” refers to a language, both spoken and written, and “boli” to a dialect, for which “upbhāṣā” (उपभाषा) is also used. Of persian origin, zabān” is a synonym of “bhāṣā”, and used in Urdu.

In Italian, by Massimiliano Tanzini and Anne-Marie Fileyssant: Lingua

This language is spoken in Italy.

In Irish Gaelic, by Alexandre : Teanga

This language is spoken in Ireland.

In Kâmviri, by Tomek: Viri

This language is spoken in the Northeastern part of Afghanistan, in the province of Nuristan

Note : Kâmviri is one of the Nuristani languages

In Kiholo (Holu), by Mvwala Katshinga : Mbimbi

This language is spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Note: Holu is a Bantu language of the K group.

In Kinyarwanda, by Mwembe: Ururimi

This language is spoken in Rwanda.

Note: plural: “indimi”

In Luganda, by Mwembe: Olulimi

This language is spoken in Uganda.

Note: plural: “ennimi”

In Malagasy, by Ralalaoherivony Baholisoa: Teny

This language is spoken in Madagascar.

Note: “vôlana”

In Mapuche (Mapudungun), by Alejandra Vergara : dungu

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

Note: The name of the language, “mapudungun”, literally means « the language of the earth ».

In (Yucatec) Maya, by Jhonnatan Rangel and Lorenzo Maldonado Herrera: T’aan

This language is spoken in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Note: “T’aan” also means “to speak”, and “word”.

In Mosina (Vurës), by Alex: Qaq

This language is spoken in Vanuatu.

Pronunciation: [kpwakpw]

In Norwegian (Bokmål), by Dominique Colonia: Språk

This language is spoken in Norway.

In Occitan, by Teiric and Fabre: Lenga, Idiòma

This language is spoken in the South of France. Its various dialects include Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal, Languedocian and Gascon.

In Otomi (Hñähñu), by Abraham Torres: Hñäki

This language is spoken in the Mezquital valley, State of Hidalgo, Mexico.

In Popti’ (Jakaltek), by Colette Grinevald : Ab’xub’al

This language is spoken in Guatemala.

Note: /b’/ is an implosive consonant, which means that one must inhale some air while pronouncing it, as when giving a kiss. /x/ is a continuous retroflex consonant, which sounds a bit like ‘sh’ pronounced with the sides of the tongue bent up (for instance when one tries to talk with a very hot potato in the mouth).

In Portuguese, by Regina Giglio: Lingua

This language is spoken in Portugal, Brazil, Guinea-Bissau, Macau and Namibia.

Note: “Lingua” can also mean “tongue” (anat.)

In Punu, by Jean-Louis Mbadinga: Mbembu

This language is spoken in the southwest of Gabon.

Note: the “u” is pronounced as in English.

In Quechua, by Gloria Caceres : runasimi

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

Note: “The language of Men”.

In Rama, by Colette Grinevald: Kuup

This language is spoken in Nicaragua.

Note: Also means “tongue” (anat.)

In Romanian, by Irina: Limba

This language is spoken in Romania and Bessarabia.

In Russian, by Esteban: речь

This language is spoken in the Russian Federation.

Note: pronounced /rliaytsh/

In Serbian, by Jovan: Jezik

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

In Spanish, by Eduardo and Ingrid: Idioma, and by Martina Garcia Rosario: Lengua

This language is spoken in Spain and South America.

In Swahili (Kiswahili), by Mwembe: Lugha

This language is spoken in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.).

In Swedish, by Lars Hagelin: Språk

This language is spoken in Sweden.

In Tuareg (Tamasheq, Tamahaq), by Ibrahim: awal (tawalt)

This language is spoken in Algeria, Mali, Niger, Libya and Burkina Faso.

In Zapoteco del Valle, by Rosa María Rojas Torres : dîi’dx

This language is spoken in Santa Ana del Valle, Oaxaca State, Mexico.

Note: laryngeal vowel and descending tone.