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In Albanian<\/strong>, by Leli: Dor\u00eb<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Montenegro<\/p>\n

In Aluku, <\/strong>by Aurore J : Ana<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in some villages of French Guiana, along the shore of the Maroni River.<\/p>\n

In Armenian<\/strong>, by Lilith: Dzerq (\u0571\u0565\u057c\u0584)<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Armenia.<\/p>\n

In Ateso (or Teso)<\/strong>, by Apuda Ignatius Loyola : Akan<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in the north east of Uganda and the west of Kenya<\/p>\n

Note: plural “akanin”<\/p>\n

In <\/strong>Basque<\/strong>, by Karmele Aurtenetxe : Eskua<\/span><\/p>\n

In Batanga<\/strong>, by Medi: Hin\u00f4<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Kribi, Cameroon.<\/p>\n

In Berber <\/strong><\/strong>(Amazigh), <\/strong>by Jebbour Kamal : Afus<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/strong>Breton<\/strong>, by Cyril Granoulhac and Luc : Dorn<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Brittany (France)<\/p>\n

Note: plural daouarn<\/em><\/p>\n

In Catalan<\/strong>, by Joan: M\u00e0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Chinese <\/strong><\/strong>(Mandarin)<\/strong>, by Cyril Granoulhac : Shou<\/span>, \u624b<\/span><\/p>\n

In Chukchi<\/strong>, by Weinstein Charles: myngylgyn<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Chukotka (Russia)<\/p>\n

In Comorian (Shikomori)<\/strong>, by Dalila Ahamad:\u00a0Mhono<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in the Comoro Islands.<\/p>\n

In Cornish<\/strong>, by James Hawken : Dorn<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/strong>Croatian<\/strong>, by Cyril Granoulhac : Ruka<\/span><\/p>\n

In Czech<\/strong>, by Cyril Granoulhac : Ruka<\/span><\/p>\n

In Duala<\/strong>, by Thomas Priso: Dia<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Cameroon.<\/p>\n

Note: “Maa” for plural.<\/p>\n

In Dutch (Flemish)<\/strong>, by Claudia Ferreira : Hand<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in the Netherlands, Belgium, Surinam and the Antilles<\/p>\n

In Ese Ejja<\/strong>, by Marine: Eme<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Bolivia and Peru.<\/p>\n

Note: Stress on the 2nd syllable. The first ‘e’ tends to disappear in most morphological processes (incorporation, composition; etc…)<\/p>\n

In Esperanto<\/strong>, by Javier V\u00e1squez, Mirejo, GoBois and Irvdel: Mano<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken all around the World<\/p>\n

In Fala<\/strong>, by Eusebio Mart\u00edn: Man<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in the North of Extremadura, Spain.<\/p>\n

Note: plural Mas<\/em><\/p>\n

In Finnish<\/strong>, by Cyril Granoulhac : K\u00e4si<\/span><\/p>\n

In French<\/strong>, by Jessica: Main<\/span><\/p>\n

In Fula (Pulaar, Fulfulde), <\/strong>by Seydou: junngo, <\/span>juunngo<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Note: nyaamo <\/em>(“which eats”) = right hand; nano <\/em>(“which feels, perceives”) = left hand<\/p>\n

In Galician<\/strong>, by Arancha: Man<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Galicia (Spain).<\/p>\n

Note: sometimes pronounced \/mao\/ (Ourense region)<\/p>\n

In German<\/strong>, by Cyril Granoulhac : Hand<\/span><\/p>\n

In Haitian Creole (kreyol haitien)<\/strong>, by Aurore J: Men<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Haiti.<\/p>\n

In Hausa<\/strong>, by Odile Benoit-Abdelkader: Hannu<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Niger, Nigeria, northern Cameroon and numerous West-African cities.<\/p>\n

In Hebrew<\/strong>, by Fileyssant Anne-Marie : Yad<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Israel.<\/p>\n

In Hungarian<\/strong>, by Cyril Granoulhac : K\u00e9z<\/span><\/p>\n

In Italian<\/strong>, by Cyril Granoulhac and Val\u00e9rie Rey: Mano<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Italy<\/p>\n

Note: la mano<\/em>, plural le mani<\/em><\/p>\n

In Japonese<\/strong>, by Cyril Granoulhac : Te,<\/span> \u624b<\/span><\/p>\n

I<\/strong>n Kabyle (Taqbaylit)<\/strong>, by Idir: Afus<\/span><\/p>\n

This Berber language is spoken in Algeria.<\/p>\n

Note: : plural ‘iffassen’<\/p>\n

In Kashmiri<\/strong>, by Hilal Ahmed Sheikh: Athe<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Kashmir, in the north of India<\/p>\n

Pronunciation : \/a\u03b8\u026a\/<\/p>\n

In Kaqchikel<\/strong>, by Pakal B’alam : -q’a’, q’a.b’aj<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in the Altiplano region, Guatemala.<\/p>\n

In Kiholo (Holu), <\/strong>by Mvwala Katshinga : Kikanda kya kuboku<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Angola<\/p>\n

Note: Holu is a Bantu language of the group K<\/p>\n

In Kinyarwanda<\/strong>, by Mwembe:\u00a0Ikiganza<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Note: pl.: “ibiganza”<\/p>\n

In Libinza<\/strong>, by Constant Bopima M. Bokoto: Likata<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in DR Congo.<\/p>\n

Note: “arm” is eboko <\/em>or loboko <\/em><\/p>\n

In Malagasy<\/strong>, by Ralalaoherivony Baholisoa: Tanana<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Madagascar.<\/p>\n

Note: tonic accent on the first syllable<\/p>\n

In Mapuche (Mapudungun), <\/strong>by Alejandra Vergara : cug, cuq<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in southern Chili and Argentina (Araucania).<\/p>\n

Note: mancug\/mancuq (right hand)<\/p>\n

In (Yucatec) Maya<\/strong>, by Jhonnatan Rangel : K’ab<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.<\/p>\n

In (classical) Nahuatl, <\/strong>by Romane : Maitl<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Mexico.<\/p>\n

I<\/strong>n Norwegian (Bokm\u00e5l)<\/strong>, by Dominique: H\u00e5nd<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Norway.<\/p>\n

In Occitan<\/strong>, by James and Teiric: Man<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in the Oc Country – or Occitania (France, Italy, Spain)<\/p>\n

In Portuguese<\/strong>, by Regina Giglio and Cyril Granoulhac : M\u00e3o<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Portugal, Brazil, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Macau, S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe, Mozambique,\u00a0 East Timor, and in Goa, Daman, Dadr\u00e0 and Nagar-Haveli (India)<\/p>\n

In Punu<\/strong>, by Jean-Louis Mbadinga: Dikake<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in the southwest of Gabon<\/p>\n

Note: plural Makake<\/em><\/p>\n

In Quechua<\/strong>, by Andrea Torres and Gloria Caceres: Maki<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken by Quechua peoples of Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador<\/p>\n

Note : this variant of Quechua is spoken in the Sierra, in the Ecuadorian Andes<\/p>\n

In Romanian<\/strong>, by Irina and David: M\u00e2n\u0103<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Romania and Bessarabia<\/p>\n

In Sami<\/strong>, <\/span><\/span>by Heinz Roberg \u200e: Giehta<\/span><\/p>\n

In Serbian<\/strong>, by Cyril Granoulhac : Ruka<\/span><\/p>\n

In Slovaquian<\/strong>, by Andrea: Ruka<\/span><\/p>\n

In Spanish<\/strong>, by Eduardo : Mano<\/span><\/p>\n

In Swahili (Kiswahili)<\/strong>, by Tatiana Erika and Mwembe:\u00a0Mkono<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and D.R. Congo.<\/p>\n

Note: pl.: “mikono”<\/p>\n

In Tuareg (Tamasheq, Tamahaq)<\/strong>, by Ibrahim : Afous<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Algeria, Mali, Niger, Libya and Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n

In Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/strong>, by James: Llaw<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in the Wales (Cymru)<\/p>\n

Note: The word dwylo <\/em>(lit. “two hands”) is often used when talking about the hands in general<\/p>\n

In Wolof<\/strong>, by Fatou Badiane : Loxo<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Senegal.