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In Albanian, by Ermira Querimi: Me djere, Meni
This language is spoken in Albania, Kosovo, Greece, Serbia, Italy, Turkey, Montenegro.
In Arabic, by Sidi Ould Elvil and Sidiya Elvil : إسمع (isma’a); إستمع؛ أنصت (ansite ; istemi’e)
Arabic is spoken in the Middle-East and in North-Africa.
In Arapaho, by François-Régis Rolland : ceh’é3ih-
This language is spoken in the United-States, in the states of Wyoming (Wind River reservation) and Oklahoma.
Note: This means “listen to someone”. Listen to something is : ceh’e3it- (the “3” corresponds to the deaf “th” in English).
In Aynu, by Andi : nu-re
This language is spoken on the island of Hokkaidō in Japan. Up until the middle of the 19th century, it was also widely spoken on the Kuril Islands, and before that it was also spoken on the islands of Honshū and Sakhaline.
In Basque, by Bram Havran Kruk y Karmele Aurtenexte: Entzun or Aditu
In Batanga, by Georges Medy: Iboa
This language is spoken in Kribi (Cameroun).
In Breton (Brezhoneg), by Gregor Divskouarn, Gwenn, Choplin and Rozenn: selaou (transitive verb, without preposition).
Note : in some specific cases, it is not transitive and it is followed by “ouzh” or “doc’h” : selaou ouzh ou selaou doc’h
This language is spoken in Brittany (Breizh).
In Burushaski, by Piar Karim: Dayalas
This language is spoken in northern Pakistan.
In Caribbean Creole, by Widza Hiram : kouté
Caribbean Creole is spoken in Guadeloupe and Martinique.
In Catalan (català), by Bram Havran Kruk, Itziar Rey Perez, Laurent Conquet and David Bonnet : escoltar
Catalan is spoken in Catalonia (Catalunya), Northern Catalonia (Catalunya Nord), Valencia (País Valencià), the Balearic Islands (Illes Balears), Alghero in Italy (Ciutat de l’Alguer, Itàlia), Carche (El Carxe), and in la Franja (Franja de Ponent, Aragó).
In Chavacano, by Antonio Tena Corredera : escucha
Chavacano is a Creole spoken in various places in the Philippines, such as Zamboanga, Cavite ou Davao.
In Cherokee, by Zoe Hardy : s-ge
Cherokee is a language spoken by native Americans in the United States.
In Cornish, by James Hawken: Goslowes
This language is spoken in Great Britain.
In Creole of Guinea-Bissau, by Luna Mendoza : rester
This Creole is spoken in Guinea-Bissau, in Africa.
In Danish, by Marc Volhardt: Lytte [ˈlyd̥ə]
This language is spoken in Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands.
In Diola, by Indié Adiola : Ka diantène
Diola is spoken in Casamance (Senegal).
In Dutch, by Pierre Favresse: Luisteren
In Esperanto, by GoBois : Aŭskulti
This language is spoken all over the world.
In Estonian, by Quentin Mandon: Kuurlatama
In Fala, by Eusebio Martin Marquez : escutal
This language is spoken in Spain, in the northern part of Extremadura.
In Fula (Pulaar, Fulfulde), by Seydou and Tafsir Balde and Oumar : hedee, heɗaade
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 Finnish, by Pierre Blanchon : kuunnella
Finnish is spoken in Finland.
In Galician, by Txerra Rodriguez: Escoitar
In German, by Ulrike Niemann: Zuhören
In (modern) Greek, by Paula Escabia Román : ακούω
This language is spoken in Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Turkey and to a lesser extent in Italy.
In Hausa, by Alio Maïnassara : Saurara
This language is spoken in Niger, Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, Burkina, Togo, Sudan, etc.
In Hungarian, by François-Régis Rolland: Hallgatni
This language is spoken in Hungary, Romania, Slovakia.
In Icelandic, by Maxime Barthélémy and Marc Volhardt: Heyra or Hlusta
Icelandic is spoken in Iceland.
In Indonesian, by Laurent : mendengar
Indonesian is spoken in Indonesia..
In Irish gaelic, by Dariin: Eisteacht
This language is spoken in Ireland.
In Italian, by Serniclay, Maria, Pierre Blanchon and Mucciante : ascoltare
Italian is spoken in Italy and in some parts of Austria.
In Japanese, by Cédric Bertrand and Lionel Crooson : 聞く (kiku)
In kabyle, by Abbas : sell
Note: the word is pronounced as it is written. In Kabyle, the infinitive of the verb is the imperative form.
Kabyle is spoken in Algeria.
In Kâmviri, par Tomek : âce or kor te
Kâmviri is spoken in the North-East of Afghanistan, in the province of Nuristan. It is one of the Nuristani dialects.
In Koutine, by Mohamadou Ibrahima : Kiiri
This language is spoken in the regions of Faro and Adamaoua (Cameroon)
In Kurdish, by Bram Havran Kruk and Perwin : Guhdan, guhdarbike
Kurish is spoken in Turkey, Syria, Irak, Iran and Armenia.
In Kyrgyz, by Anvar : yryy
This language is spoken in Kyrgyzstan
In Lingala, by Angèle Bongongo: Koyoka
This language is spoken to Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo).
In Lithuanian, by Daiva: Klausyti
This language is spoken Lithuania.
In Maaya t’aan (Maya language), by Bram Havran Kruk: U’uy
In Malagasy, by Mamy S. Andriamasinoro: Mihaino
In Nahuatl, by Romane: caqui
This language is spoken in Mexico.
In Nda’nda’, by Tchagoua : Yu’g
This language is spoken in Cameroon.
In Norwegian (bokmål), by Tomek : å høre på or å lytte
In Occitan, by Eve Séguier : Escotar
This language is spoken in the south of France.
In Papiamento (dutch creole), by Bram Havran Kruk: Tendé
This language is spoken in Aroba, Bonaire, Curacao.
In Paraguayan Guarani, by Diana : hendu (the “h” is pronounced as in English)
Guarani is spoken in Paraguay, Argentina and Brasil.
In Polish, by Krzysztof Migon, Maylis Ribette and Piotr Kowalski : słuchać
Polish is spoken in Poland and in the Polish diaspora (Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Eastern and Western Europe, Great-Britain, United States etc.)
In Portuguese, by Helçio Domingues and Maria Bastos : escutar or ouvir
Portuguese is mainly spoken in Portugal and Brazil, but also in Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, East Timor, Cape Verde and São Tomé et Príncipe.
In Punjabi, by Bram Havran Kruk: ਕੰਨ ਧਰਨਾ (kanen dherna)
This language is spoken in India and Pakistan.
In Quechua, by Gloria Caceres: Uyariy
This language is spoken in Peru,Bolivia, Ecuador.
In Romanian, by Serniclay and Dana : a asculta
Romanian is spoken in Romania and in Moldova.
In Russian, by Dominique Dardant and Rolland : слушать
This language is spoken in Russia, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Armenia, Georgia, etc…
In Scottish Gaelic, par Zoe Harty : éisd
Scottish Gaelic is spoken in Scotland.
In Slovenian, by Sabina: Poslušati
This language is spoken in Slovenia.
In Spanish, by Jose Ratblau, Itziar Rey Perez y Bram Havran Kruk: Escuchar
In Svenska, by Lars Hagelin: Lyssna
This language is spoken in Sweden and Finland.
In Swedish, by Mark Volhardt: Lyssna
This language is spoken in Sweden and Finland.
In Taino, by Zurita : awilda
Taino is spoken in Puerto-Rico.
In Telugu, by G. Uma Maheshwar Rao: vinu
Telugu is spoken in India, in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
In Tigrigna, by Sami : Mismae
This language is spoken in Eritrea and north Ethiopia.
In Toki pona, by Pieter Jansegers : kute
This language is spoken on Internet since 2001.
Note : the accent is on the first syllable.
In Tongan, by Nonga : ‘ofa (love)
Tongan is spoken on the Polynesian island of Tonga.
In Tupuri, by Ouangbara Dansala : la’age
Tupuri is spoken in Chad and in Cameroon.
In Turbiasc, by Gispalou : Escoutà
This language is spoken in Turbic (France).
In Turkish, by Bram Havran Kruk et Laurie: Dinlemek
This language is spoken in Turkey.
In Urdu, by Tomek : sunna
Urdu is spoken in Pakistan and in the northern part of India.
In Valencià, by Jose Ratblau: Escoltar
In Vamalé, by Lena : téna
This Kanak language is spoken in Tegenpaik in New-Caledonia.
In Vietnamese, by Ngoc-Anh TRAN: Nghe
This language is spoken in Viêt-Nam.
In Welsh (cymraeg), par Rozenn: Gwrando
This language is spoken in Wales (Cymru).
In Wixarika (huichol language), by Bram Havran Kruk: ‘Enarika
This language is spoken in Mexico: Nayarit, Zacatecas, Durango, Jalisco.
In Wolof,by Esmeralda Casanovas : deglu
Wolof is spoken in Senegal, in Gambia and in Mauritania.
In Xârâcùù, by Jean-Guy Boueri : xwata
Xârâcùù is a Kanak language of New-Caledonia.
In Xârâgurè, by Jean-Guy Boueri : xwara
Xârâgurè is a Kanak language of New-Caledonia, it is spoken in Thio.
In Yiddish, by Régine Bloch : צוהערן זיך (tsuhern zikh)
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