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In Alladian <\/strong>, by Claudia: enan <\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in the south of Ivory Coast, in the lagoon area.<\/p>\n

Note : Alladian is only a spoken language. Any attempt of transcription is therefore phonetic.<\/p>\n

In Arapaho<\/strong>, by Fran\u00e7ois-R\u00e9gis Rolland\u00a0 : w\u00f3’oo3<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Wyoming, in the Wind River reservation, and in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

Note : The “3” refers to the English sound “th” in “thing”. The word for “foot” cannot exist on its own, in Arapaho it has to be someone’s foot : n\u00f3’oo3 = my foot, h\u00f3’oo3 = your foot, h\u00ed’oo3 = his foot, w\u00f3’oo3 = someone’s foot.<\/p>\n

In Basque<\/strong>, by Karmele\u00a0 : oin<\/span><\/p>\n

Basque is spoken in the whole Basque Country (Euskal Herria in Basque), in the north of Spain and south-west of France.<\/p>\n

In Breton<\/strong>, by Anne\u00a0 : troad<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Note : the plural is treid<\/p>\n

In Catalan<\/strong>, by Alice\u00a0 : peu<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in France, Spain, and to some extent in Argentina and Italy (Sardinia)<\/p>\n

In Ewondo<\/strong>, by Joseph Ozele Owono\u00a0 : ako(l)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ewondo is spoken in Cameroon, in the area of Yaound\u00e9, and in the north of Gabon.<\/p>\n

Note : the bulu group uses the word “ab\u00f2”<\/p>\n

In Fula (or pulaar, or fulfulde)<\/strong>, by\u00a0Oumar\u00a0 : koyngal<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, C\u00f4te d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Chad, and Togo.<\/p>\n

Precision: the plural of koyngal is koy\u0257eot<\/p>\n

In Italian<\/strong>, by Francesca Bianchini : piede<\/span><\/p>\n

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

In Finnish<\/strong>, by Noora\u00a0 : jalka<\/span><\/p>\n

Finnish is spoken in Finland.<\/p>\n

Note : the word “jalka” is also used to designate the whole leg.<\/p>\n

In French<\/strong>, by Simon : pied<\/span><\/p>\n

In Kiswahili<\/strong>, by Monika\u00a0 : mguu<\/span><\/p>\n

This language is spoken in many countries along the East cost of Africa.<\/p>\n

Note : the word “mguu” is also used to designate the whole leg.<\/p>\n

In Spanish<\/strong>, by Simon : pie<\/span><\/p>\n

In Swedish<\/strong>, by Monika\u00a0 : fot<\/span><\/p>\n

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