Amharic አማርኛ am
ምላስ (Məlas)
Muh-LAHS
Use 'Məlas' to refer to the body part.
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How to say
Tongue
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Arabic العربية ar
لسان (Lisān)
Lee-SAHN
'Lisān' can mean both tongue and language.
Bangla বাংলা bn
জিহ্বা (Jihbā)
Jih-BA
Use 'Jihbā' to refer to the body part.
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Catalan català ca
Llengua
LYEN-gwa
'Llengua' can mean both tongue and language.
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Czech čeština cs
Jazyk
YA-zik
'Jazyk' can mean both tongue and language.
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Danish dansk da
Tunge
TOON-uh
Use 'Tunge' to refer to the body part.
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German Deutsch de
Zunge
TSU-ng-uh
Use 'Zunge' to refer to the body part.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Γλώσσα (Glóssa)
Gloh-sah
'Glóssa' can mean both tongue and language.
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Spanish Español es
Lengua
LEN-gwa
Use 'lengua' to refer to the body part, the language, or in some contexts, a person's speech.
Estonian eesti et
Keel
KEEL
'Keel' can mean both tongue and language.
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Basque Basque eu
Mahaia
Ma-HA-ya
Use 'Mahaia' to refer to the body part.
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Persian فارسی fa
زبان (Zabān)
Zah-BAHN
'Zabān' can mean both tongue and language.
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Finnish suomi fi
Kieli
KYE-lee
'Kieli' can mean both tongue and language.
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French Français fr
Langue
LAA(ng)
Similar to Spanish, 'langue' can refer to the body part or a language.
Galician Galician gl
Lingua
LEEN-gwa
'Lingua' can mean both tongue and language.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
જીભ (Jībh)
Jee-BH
Use 'Jībh' to refer to the body part.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Harshe
Har-sheh
'Harshe' can mean both tongue and language.
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Hebrew עברית he
לשון (Lashon)
La-SHOHN
'Lashon' can mean both tongue and language.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
जीभ (Jībh)
Jee-BH
Use 'Jībh' to refer to the body part.
Hungarian magyar hu
Nyelv
NYELV
'Nyelv' can mean both tongue and language.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Lidah
Lee-dah
Use 'Lidah' to refer to the body part.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Tunga
TOON-ga
Use 'Tunga' to refer to the body part.
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Italian Italiano it
Lingua
LEEN-gwa
Like Spanish and French, 'lingua' can refer to both the body part and a language.
Japanese 日本語 ja
舌 (Shita)
Shee-TAH
Use 'Shita' to refer to the body part.
Korean 한국어 ko
혀 (Hyeo)
Hyuh
Use 'Hyeo' to refer to the body part.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Liežuvis
LYEH-zhoo-vis
Use 'Liežuvis' to refer to the body part.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Mēle
MEH-leh
Use 'Mēle' to refer to the body part.
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Marathi मराठी mr
जीभ (Jībh)
Jee-BH
Use 'Jībh' to refer to the body part.
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Malay Melayu ms
Lidah
Lee-dah
Use 'Lidah' to refer to the body part.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Tong
T(o)ng
Use 'tong' to refer to the body part.
Norwegian norsk no
Tunge
TOONG-uh
Use 'Tunge' to refer to the body part.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਜੀਭ (Jībha)
Jee-BHA
Use 'Jībha' to refer to the body part.
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Polish polski pl
Język
YEN-zik
'Język' can mean both tongue and language.
Portuguese Português pt
Língua
LEEN-gwa
Similar to Spanish, French, and Italian, 'língua' can refer to both the body part and a language.
Romanian română ro
Limbă
LEEM-ba
'Limbă' can mean both tongue and language.
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Russian русский ru
Язык (Yazyk)
Yah-ZIK
'Yazyk' can mean both tongue and language, so context is important.
Swedish svenska sv
Tunga
TOONG-ah
Use 'Tunga' to refer to the body part.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Ulimi
Oo-LEE-mee
'Ulimi' can mean both tongue and language.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
நாக்கு (Nākku)
NAA-kku
Use 'Nākku' to refer to the body part.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
నాలుక (Nāluka)
NAA-lu-ka
Use 'Nāluka' to refer to the body part.
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Thai ไทย th
ลิ้น (Lín)
Lin
Use 'Lín' to refer to the body part.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Dila
Dee-la
Use 'Dila' to refer to the body part.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Dil
Deel
'Dil' can mean both tongue and language.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Язик (Yazyk)
Yah-ZIK
'Yazyk' can mean both tongue and language, so context is important.
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Urdu اردو ur
زبان (Zabān)
Zah-BAHN
'Zabān' can mean both tongue and language.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Lưỡi
L(uh)ơi
Use 'Lưỡi' to refer to the body part.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ahọn
Ah-hawn
Use 'Ahọn' to refer to the body part.
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Chinese 中文 zh
舌头 (Shétou)
Shuh-TOE
Use 'Shétou' to refer to the body part.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
脷 (Lei)
Lay
Use 'Lei' to refer to the body part.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Ulimi
Oo-LEE-mee
'Ulimi' can mean both tongue and language.
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