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"What's 'wolf'
in Tsalagi?"
I don't know if
you'll ever get in the situation asking this. Nevertheless, it
may interesting and fascinating to see how the word "wolf"
translates in foreign languages. In the following list, there
are also a few less common languages.
The list is not
complete and I cannot guarantee for its correctness. The
translations are partly taken from online-dictionaries.
| Language |
Word
for "wolf" |
| Afrikaans |
Wolf |
| Arabic |
dhi'ib |
| Bulgarian |
Wylk |
| Bengali |
Shial |
| Celtic |
faol |
| Czech |
Vlk |
| Danish |
Ulv |
| Dutch |
Wolf |
| Estonian |
Hunt (wolf pup:
hundikutsikas) |
| Finnish |
Susi |
| French |
Loup |
| Gaelic |
mac tíre (son of the land)
or: faolchú (wild dog) |
| German |
Wolf |
| Greek |
Lykos |
| Hebrew |
Ze'ev |
| Hungarian |
Farkas |
| Indonesian |
Serigala |
| Italian |
Lupo |
| Japanese |
Ookami |
| Korean |
Iri |
| Latvian |
Vilks |
| Norwegian |
Ulv |
| Polish |
Wilk |
| Portuguese |
Lobo |
| Romanian |
Lup |
| Russian |
Wolk (????) |
| Serbocroatian |
Vuk |
| Sinhala |
wurkeya |
| Spanish |
Lobo |
| Swedish |
Varg |
| Turkish |
Kurt |
| Welsh |
Blaidd |
| Latin |
Lupus |
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Indigenous Languages |
| Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) |
ma'iingan |
| Inuit |
Amarok |
| Cherokee
/ Tsalagi |
wa-hya |
| Hawaiian |
'ilio hae (also: lupo) |
| Salish |
stakia |
| Seneca |
utháyôni |
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Fantasy Languages: Lord of the Rings: Elbish |
| Sindarin |
draug / garaf / araf |
| Quenya (Noldorin) |
ngarmo / ráca |
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