1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters

Acholi, Acoli or Lwo

Lagwok gwokke; Ogwok gwoke lagwok.

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Afrikaans

Wat was was voor was was was?

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Akan or Asante

Kwaa Paa ko pam kohunu mampam.
Gyae pam ko pam mampam.
Mampam foro pam na ampa?

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Albanian

Shishja ishte në shesh dhe shishet ishin në sheshe.

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Alur

Agwarawangawendo ogwaro wang awendo

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Amharic, Ethiopian or Amarigna

Be bug bate, bug geba.

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Arabic

al mesh'mesh dah mish mien meshmeshkum wikamah al mesh'mesh dah mish mien meshmeshnah.

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Aragonese

Baxa t'abaxo lo faxo xuto de buxo y traye lo trallo tallau y trestallau.

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Armenian

Փայտփորիկը փորեց փայտի փտած փորը:

P'aytp'oriky' p'orec p'ayti p'tac' p'ory':
Hübschmann-Meillet: P‘aytp‘orikǝ p‘orec‘ p‘ayti p‘tac p‘orǝ:

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Assamese

Bogakoi Bogoli Boholai Bohise Bolukat Biyoli Bela.

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Avar or Avaric

ункъазаралда ункънуcиялда ункъоялда ункъо къверкъ къвакъвалебуго кьода гъоркь

Unqʼazaralda unqʼnusiyalda unqʼoyalda unqʼo qʼwerqʼ qʼwaqʼwalebugo ƛʼoda ɣorƛʼ.

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Azerbaijani or Azeri

Getdim gordum bir derede bir berber bir berberi ber-ber byirdir. Dedim ay berber niye bu berberi ber-ber beyirdirsen? Dedi buberber oglu men berber oglun ber-ber beyirdmeseydi men berber oglu bu berber oglun ber-ber beyirdmezdim.

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Basque, Euskara or Euskera

Akerrak adarrak okerrak ditu.
Okerrak adarrak akerrak ditu.

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Bengali or Bangla

chacha chnacha chata chnechona, aa-chnacha chata chnacho

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Breton

C’hwec’h merc’h gwerc’h war c’hwec’h marc’h kalloc’h o tougen c’hwec’h sac’h kerc’h.

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Bulgarian

Петър плет плете, по три пръта преплита, през три плета преплита. Плети Петре плета, подпри Петре плета, падна Петре плета!

Petr plet plete, po tri pleta preplita, prez tri pleta preplita. Pleti Petre pleta, podri Petre pleta, padna Petre pleta!

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Catalan

Com a ploure, prou que plou, Pau, però plou poc.

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Chinese, Mandarin

吃葡萄不吐葡萄皮，
不吃葡萄倒吐葡萄皮

chī pútáo bù tǔ pútáo pí
bù chī pútáo dào tǔ pútáo pí.

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Chinese, Yue or Cantonese

白石白又滑
搬來白石搭白塔
白石塔白石搭
白石搭白塔
搭好白石塔
白塔白又滑

baak6 sek6 baak6 jau6 waat6
bun1 loi4 baak6 sek6 daap2 baak6 t'aap2
baak6 sek6 t'aap2 baak6 sek6 daap2
baak6 sek6 daap2 baak6 t'aap2
daap2 hou5 baak6 sek6 t'aap2
baak6 t'aap3 baak6 jau6 waat6

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Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian

Na vrh brda vrba mrda.

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Czech

Třista třicet tři stříbrných stříkaček stříkalo
přes třista třicet tři stříbrných střech.

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Danish

Bispens gipsgebis

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Dutch

Leentje leerde Lotje lopen op de lange Lindelaan.
Maar toen Lotje niet wilde lopen liet Leentje Lotje staan.

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Emilian and Romagnol

Ch'âs léssi ch'l à cl óss!

Bolognese from Bologna

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English

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

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Esperanto

Ĉu ŝi ĉiam ĉe ĉio ruĝiĝas?

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Estonian

Jõeäärne õueaiamaa

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Finnish

Vesihiisi sihisi hississä

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French

Un chasseur sachant chasser sait chasser sans son chien de chasse.

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French Creole

Ka féfé fè fifi fè fofo fè kafé for fè?

from Guadeloupe

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Frisian

Bûter, brea en griene tsiis
Hwa dat net sizze kin
is gjin oprjochte Fries.

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Fulah, Fulani or Peulh

Nyaamo nyaanya nano
Nano nyaanya nyaamo

from Niger

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Ga

Ke oke okoo, mo ko ko ke ya shi ko ko ko.

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Galician

Debaixo dunha pipa tinta hai unha pita pinta; cando a pipa tinta pinga, a pita pinta pia.

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Ganda or Luganda

Akawala akaawa Kaawa akaawakaawa ka wa?

from Tuula Tuwaye: Ekitabo ky'Ebitontome by F.X. Mbaziira
quoted on www.buganda.com

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Georgian or Kartveli

ბაყაყი წყალში ყიყინებს

bakaki tskalshi kikinebs.

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German

Bei Leid lieh stets Heil die Lieb'.

a palindrom

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Greek, Ancient

... λαληθησεται σοι τι σε δει ποιειν.

Πραξεις Αποστολων 9.6

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Greek, Modern

Ο παπάς ο παχύς έφαγε παχιά φακή.
Γιατί, παπά παχύ, έφαγες παχιά φακή;

O papas o pakhus efage paceia faki. Giati, papa pakhu, efages pakheia faki;

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Guarani

Apyka puku kupépe, aguapy apuka puku.

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Gujarati

શ્રુતિ ની પુત્રી કૃતિ

Shruti ni putri Kruti.

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Hausa

Tun dà Tab'àa ta kèe bà tà tab'à tab'à taabàa ba.

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Hawaiian

Hele wawai o ka malamalama,
ka malamalama, o ka malamalama,
hele wawai o ka malamalama,
ka malamalama o ke Akua.

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Hebrew

Shelama Shlomo Shalem Simla Shlaima?

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Hebrew, Ancient

SHIR HA-SHIRIM 'ASHER LI-SHLOMO, ISHAQENI MI-NSHIQOT PIHU.

from The Song of Salomon 1:1-2

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Hindi

ek ooncha oont hai, poochh oonchi oont ki, poochh se bhi oonchi kya, peeth oonchi oont ki

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Hungarian

Meggymag! Szelíd meggymag vagy, vagy vad meggymag vagy?

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Ibanag or Ybanag

Nakattu y kuku', nakattu y kuku', nakattu y kuku'.

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Icelandic

Það fer nú að verða verra ferðaveðrið

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Igbo or Ibo

Ukochukwu Okechukwu kwulu okwu chukwu n'ulo chukwu di na Arochukwu.

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Indonesian

Kuku kaki kakak kakak ku kayak kuku kaki kakek kakek ku.

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Irish

Tá ceann tuí ar trí thigh atá thíos le taobh na toinne.

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Italian

Trentatré Trentini entrarono a Trento, tutti e trentatré, trotterellando.

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Japanese

Kaeru pyoko-pyoko
mi pyoko-pyoko
awasete pyoko-pyoko mu pyoko-pyoko.

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Javanese

Grobak numplak gupak glepung.

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Jersey

Mes moûques à myi m'êmoûquent un mio.

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Kannada or Kanarese

Bankapurada kempu kunkuma, bankapurada kempu kunkuma, bankapurada kempu kunkuma, ...

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Kazakh

Жесен же, жемесен жеме.

Zhesen zhe, zhemesen zheme.

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Kikuyu

Cucu ciana ciothe cia cukuru cianyua cai cianina.

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Korean

naygah gerleen geeleen gerleemern jahl gerleen geeleen gerleemeego naegah gerleen geeleen gerleemern moht saengeen geeleen gerleemeeda

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Kurdish

Çume çemmî Çeqan, Çeqel çeltûkî eteqan.

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Latin

Cane decane, cane!
Non de cane, cane decane cane;
decano, cane decane cane.

from an old priest

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Latvian

Dzīvē dzīvo dzīvu dzīvi!
Dzīvam dzīvē dzīva dzīve.

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Letzeburgesch or Luxembourgish

Hengen hiren Haari heet Houltz
hannert hierem hei'gen Haus.
Hien hei'ert honnert hongrech
Holzemer Houe'sen houschten.

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Lithuanian

Šešios žąsys su šešiais žąsiukais.

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Loglan or Lojban

le crisa srasu cu rirci crino

by Michael Helsem

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Lombard

- Ti che të tachët i tacch, tachëm i tacch!
- Mi tacatt i tacch a ti, che të tachët i tacch?
- Táchëti ti i to tacch, ti che të tachët i tacch.

Western Lombard

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Luo or Dholuo

Atud tond atong'a tond atong'a chodi.

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Madurese or Madura

Badha beddena bedde' bedde.

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Malay

Buaya biawak, buaya biawak, buaya biawak, ...

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Malayalam

Manasilakathathu manasilayennu paranjal, manasilayathukoodi manasilakathe pookum. Manasilayoo?

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Maltese

Platt fuq platt, platt taht platt.

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Maori

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

name of a hill (300 m) in the neighbourhood of Waipukurau, Central Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand

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Marathi

Chaduchya chachane chanduchya chandal chahadkhor chachila chandichya chakchakit chamchyane chaligaonchya chandni chowkat charda chawishta chatni chakhwalee.

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Mizo, Lushai or Lusei

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Mongolian

Arban tabon targon tarlan
Hara sarlog on tarag ii
Tarag bishi gezo es oogogaad
Ugere yamar arban tabon
Targon tarlan hara sarlog on
Tarag ii mun gezo oogaho boi?

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Norwegian

Ibsens ripsbusker og andre buskvekster.

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Occitan or Gascon

Tap tarat taparà, tap pas tarat taparà pas.

from the Gascogne, France

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Panjabi or Punjabi

Dubba Tuppu Khal Tappe
Tup Dubbe Tuppuah.

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Pashto or Pushto

daka dewa tol thail thal

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Persian or Farsi

Shish sikh jigar sikhi shi shezar

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Polish

W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie,
i Szczebrzeszyn z tego słynie.

from the poem "Chrząszcz" by Jan Brzechwa

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Portuguese

Compadre compre pouca capa parda porque quem pouca capa parda compra pouca capa parda gasta. Eu pouca capa parda comprei e pouca capa parda gastei.

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Rhaeto-Romance or Romansh

Chi chi tschercha chatta.

Lower Engadin dialect (Vallader)

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Romanian

Capra neagră-n piatră sare.
Piatra crapă-n patru.
Crapă capul caprei negre
precum piatra crapă-n patru.

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Russian

Шла Саша по шоссе и сосала сушку.

Shla Sasha po shosse i sosala sushku.

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Rwanda or Kinyarwanda

Ibibiribiri bibiri biri mu murima wa Mubirigi. Hari umugabo wo kwica ibibiribiri bibibri!

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Sardinian

E chí n'e' chí na chí no.

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Scots or Scottisch

It's a braw bricht moonlicht nicht the nicht.

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Scottish Gaelic

Cha robh laogh ruadh riamh luath, is cha robh laogh luath riamh reamhar.

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Shona

Vasati vasvika paSvondo, tsvaira masvosve nemutsvairo waSvosve.

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Sicilian

Sasà si susi ai sei. Sù i sei e sei, cusà si Sasà si susiu ai sei?

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Slovak

V našej peci myši pištia, v našej peci psík spí.

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Slovenian or Slovene

Od Ježce čez Stožce po rožce.

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Soga, Lusoga, Olusoga

Abaidu Ba Isabaidu baidye bwide nga badalimira mu biidi biidhi by'embiidhi ebiri emiyandu bwa Isabaidu.

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Somali

Mar iswad, mar iwad!
Mar iswad, mar iwad!
Mar iswad, mar iwad!

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Sorbian, Upper

Dźiće, dźěći, z Dźisławkec dźědom dom!

from "Obersorbisch im Selbststudium", Domowina-Verlag Bautzen

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Spanish

Tres tristes tigres tragaban trigo en un trigal en tres tristes trastos.
En tres tristes trastos tragaban trigo tres tristes tigres.

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Sukuma

Nani na nani nangi nanh'we naungi nani.

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Swahili

Mbuzi hali nazi kwa vile hawezi kupanda ngazi ndipo azifikie nazi.

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Swedish

Sju skönsjungande sjuksköterskor skötte sjuttiosju sjösjuka sjömän på skeppet "Shanghai".

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Tagalog or Filipino

Butiki, bituka, butika

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Tamil

Odara nariyila oru nari kizha nari
kizhanari mudugula oru pidi nira mayir.

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Telugu

Kekeeka kekiki kaaka kaakiki vuntundaa?

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Thai

กล้วยตานีปลายหวีเหี่ยว หิ้วหวีไป หิ้วหวีมา เหลือหวีเดียว

Gluai taa nii plaai wii hiao, hiu wii pai hiu wii maa luea wii diao.

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Tibetan, Central or Bhotia

Ra Rago Riri Re, Lug Rago Lebleb Re

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Turkish

Bu yoğurdu sarımsaklasak da mı saklasak, sarımsaklamasak da mı saklasak?

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Ukrainian

Бавились в брудній баюрі два бобри брунатно-бурі.
- "Правда добре, друже бобре?"
- "Дуже добре, брате бобре!"

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Urdu

Chunnu kay chacha ne,
chunnu ki chachi ko,
chandni raat mein,
chandi ki chamach se,
chatni chatai.

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Uzbek

To‘ti tutgan to‘rtta to‘ti to‘rda turibdi.

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Vietnamese

Bà Ba béo bán bánh bò, bán bòn bon, bán bong bóng, bên bờ biển, bả bị bộ binh bắt ba bốn bận.

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Visayan or Cebuano

ang balay ni libay libat

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Welsh

Llongyfarchiadau llanciau Llanelli.

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Wolof

Tuki fuki buki gudi
Tuki fuki buki becheck

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Xhosa or IsiXhosa

izolo bendiye kulo Mabuqubuqwana, uMabuqubuqwana wandibuquza ngeqakath' enqayini ndaqond' uba 'nd'zo mbuquz' engandiqondi nje!

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Yiddish

Fir Funr Forn Firn Korn, Barg Arup un Barg Arip.

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Yoruba

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Zulu

Ingqeqebulane yaqaqela uqhoqhoqho, uqhoqhoqho waqaqela iqaqa, iqaqa laqalaza.

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