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Hello, my name is Vincent, and as a language enthusiast, I've always been fascinated by the simple, yet profound word "no" in various languages. How do cultures across the globe express negation? In this exploration, we delve into the phonetic and linguistic nuances of saying "no" around the world.
Hello, my name is Vincent, and as a language enthusiast, I've always been fascinated by the simple, yet profound word "no" in various languages. How do cultures across the globe express negation? In this exploration, we delve into the phonetic and linguistic nuances of saying "no" around the world.
== All Languages ==


== All Languages ==
== All Languages ==
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! Language !! No !! IPA Pronunciation !! Transliteration
! Language !! No !! IPA Pronunciation !! Transliteration
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| Afrikaans || geen || || geen
| Afrikaans || geen || xəˈən || geen
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| Albanian || jo || || jo
| Albanian || jo || ˈjo || jo
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| Amharic || አይ || || ayi
| Amharic || አይ || ʔäj || ayi
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| Arabic || لا || la || la
| Arabic || لا || lɑː || la
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| Armenian || ոչ || || voch
| Armenian || ոչ || voʧ || voch
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| Azerbaijani || yox || || yox
| Azerbaijani || yox || joχ || yox
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| Basque || no || || no
| Basque || no || no || no
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| Belarusian || няма || || nyama
| Belarusian || няма || ˈɲama || nyama
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| Bengali || না || || na
| Bengali || না || na || na
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| Bosnian || ne || || ne
| Bosnian || ne || nɛ || ne
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| Bulgarian || не || || ne
| Bulgarian || не || nɛ || ne
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| Catalan || no || || no
| Catalan || no || ˈno || no
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| Cebuano || dili || || dili
| Cebuano || dili || ˈdili || dili
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| Chichewa || palibe || || palibe
| Chichewa || palibe || paˈlibe || palibe
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| Chinese Simplified || 没有 || méiyǒu || meiyou
| Chinese Simplified || 没有 || méi yǒu || meiyou
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| Chinese Traditional || 沒有 || méiyǒu || meiyou
| Chinese Traditional || 沒有 || méi yǒu || meiyou
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| Corsican || Innò || || innò
| Corsican || Innò || iˈnɔ || innò
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| Croatian || Ne || || ne
| Croatian || Ne || nɛ || ne
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| Czech || Ne || || ne
| Czech || Ne || nɛ || ne
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| Danish || ingen || || ingen
| Danish || ingen || ˈeŋən || ingen
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| Dutch || Nee || || nee
| Dutch || Nee || neː || nee
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| Esperanto || neniu || || neniu
| Esperanto || neniu || ˈneni.u || neniu
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| Estonian || ei || || ei
| Estonian || ei || ɛi || ei
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| Filipino || hindi || || hindi
| Filipino || hindi || ˈhindi || hindi
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| Finnish || ei || || ei
| Finnish || ei || ɛi || ei
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| French || non || || non
| French || non || nɔ̃ || non
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| Frisian || Nee || || nee
| Frisian || Nee || neː || nee
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| Galician || non || || non
| Galician || non || ˈnon || non
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| Georgian || არ || || ar
| Georgian || არ || ɑr || ar
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| German || Nein || || nein
| German || Nein || naɪ̯n || nein
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| Greek || όχι || óchi || óchi
| Greek || όχι || ˈoçi || óchi
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| Gujarati || કોઈ || || koi
| Gujarati || કોઈ || koɪ || koi
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| Haitian Creole || pa gen okenn || || pa gen okenn
| Haitian Creole || pa gen okenn || pa ɡɛ̃n okɛn || pa gen okenn
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| Hausa || babu || || babu
| Hausa || babu || baˈbu || babu
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| Hawaiian || aʻole || || a'ole
| Hawaiian || aʻole || ʔaˈʔole || a'ole
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| Hebrew || לא || || lo
| Hebrew || לא || lo || lo
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| Hindi || नहीं || nahīn || nahīn
| Hindi || नहीं || nəˈhiː || nahīn
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| Hmong || tsis muaj || || tsis muaj
| Hmong || tsis muaj || ʦis muaʤ || tsis muaj
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| Hungarian || nem || || nem
| Hungarian || nem || nɛm || nem
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| Icelandic || Nr || || nr
| Icelandic || Nr || nr || nr
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| Igbo || dịghị || || dighi
| Igbo || dịghị || ˈdiːɣi || dighi
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| Indonesian || tidak || || tidak
| Indonesian || tidak || ˈtidaʔ || tidak
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| Irish || no || || no
| Irish || no || no || no
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| Italian || no || || no
| Italian || no || ˈno || no
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| Japanese || いいえ || ii e || iie
| Japanese || いいえ || iː.e || iie
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| Javanese || ora || || ora
| Javanese || ora || ˈora || ora
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| Kannada || ಯಾವುದೇ || || yavude
| Kannada || ಯಾವುದೇ || jaːvude || yavude
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| Kazakh || жоқ || || joq
| Kazakh || жоқ || ʒoq || joq
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| Khmer || គ្មាន || || kmean
| Khmer || គ្មាន || kmien || kmean
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| Kinyarwanda || oya || || oya
| Kinyarwanda || oya || ɔ.ja || oya
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| Korean || 아니 || ani || ani
| Korean || 아니 || ɐ.ni || ani
|-
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| Kurdish (Kurmanji) || na || || na
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) || na || na || na
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| Kyrgyz || жок || || jok
| Kyrgyz || жок || ʒok || jok
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| Lao || ບໍ່ມີ || || baw mi
| Lao || ບໍ່ມີ || bɔː miː || baw mi
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| Latin || nihil || || nihil
| Latin || nihil || ˈni.hil || nihil
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| Latvian || Nē || || ne
| Latvian || Nē || neː || ne
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| Lithuanian || ne || || ne
| Lithuanian || ne || nɛ || ne
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| Luxembourgish || Nee || || nee
| Luxembourgish || Nee || neː || nee
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| Macedonian || нема || || nema
| Macedonian || нема || ˈnɛma || nema
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| Malagasy || tsy misy || || tsy misy
| Malagasy || tsy misy || tsi ˈmisi || tsy misy
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| Malay || tidak || || tidak
| Malay || tidak || ˈti.daʔ || tidak
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| Malayalam || ഇല്ല || || illa
| Malayalam || ഇല്ല || ilːa || illa
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| Maltese || ebda || || ebda
| Maltese || ebda || ˈɛbda || ebda
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| Maori || kahore || || kahore
| Maori || kahore || kaˈhoɾɛ || kahore
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| Marathi || नाही || || nahi
| Marathi || नाही || nɑːhiː || nahi
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| Mongolian || ямар ч || || yamar ch
| Mongolian || ямар ч || jamar ʧʰ || yamar ch
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| Myanmar (Burmese) || အဘယ်သူမျှမ || || abethumyama
| Myanmar (Burmese) || အဘယ်သူမျှမ || əbəθumja̰ma̰ || abethumyama
|-
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| Nepali || कुनै || || kunai
| Nepali || कुनै || kunai || kunai
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| Norwegian || Nei || || nei
| Norwegian || Nei || næɪ || nei
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| Odia || ନା || || na
| Odia || ନା || na || na
|-
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| Pashto || نه || || na
| Pashto || نه || na || na
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| Persian || خیر || || kheir
| Persian || خیر || xeir || kheir
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| Polish || Nie || || nie
| Polish || Nie || ɲɛ || nie
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| Portuguese || não || || não
| Portuguese || não || ˈnɐ̃w̃ || não
|-
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| Punjabi || ਨਹੀਂ || || nahīn
| Punjabi || ਨਹੀਂ || nəˈhiː || nahīn
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| Romanian || Nu || || nu
| Romanian || Nu || nu || nu
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| Russian || нет || net || net
| Russian || нет || nʲɛt || net
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| Samoan || leai || || leai
| Samoan || leai || lɛ.aɪ || leai
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| Scots Gaelic || Chan eil || || chan eil
| Scots Gaelic || Chan eil || xa nʲɛl || chan eil
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| Serbian || не || ne || ne
| Serbian || не || nɛ || ne
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| Sesotho || ha ho na || || ha ho na
| Sesotho || ha ho na || ha ho na || ha ho na
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| Shona || Aihwa || || aihwa
| Shona || Aihwa || aiwa || aihwa
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| Sindhi || نه || || na
| Sindhi || نه || na || na
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| Sinhala || නැත || || neth
| Sinhala || නැත || nɛt || neth
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| Slovak || žiadny || || ziadny
| Slovak || žiadny || ˈʒiadni || ziadny
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| Slovenian || no || || no
| Slovenian || no || no || no
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| Somali || no || || no
| Somali || no || no || no
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| Spanish || no || || no
| Spanish || no || no || no
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| Sundanese || henteu || || henteu
| Sundanese || henteu || hɛnteu || henteu
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| Swahili || Hapana || || hapana
| Swahili || Hapana || hapana || hapana
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| Swedish || Nej || || nej
| Swedish || Nej || nej || nej
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| Tajik || нест || || nest
| Tajik || нест || nest || nest
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| Tamil || இல்லை || || illai
| Tamil || இல்லை || ˈilːəi || illai
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| Tatar || юк || || yuk
| Tatar || юк || juk || yuk
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| Telugu || ఏ || || e
| Telugu || ఏ || e || e
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| Thai || ไม่ || || mai
| Thai || ไม่ || mâi || mai
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| Turkish || yok hayır || || yok hayır
| Turkish || yok hayır || jok ˈhajɯɾ || yok hayır
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| Turkmen || ýok || || yok
| Turkmen || ýok || jok || yok
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| Ukrainian || немає || nemaye || nemaye
| Ukrainian || немає || nɛˈmajɛ || nemaye
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| Urdu || نہیں || nahīn || nahīn
| Urdu || نہیں || nəˈhiː || nahīn
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| Uyghur || ياق || || yaq
| Uyghur || ياق || jaq || yaq
|-
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| Uzbek || yo'q || || yo'q
| Uzbek || yo'q || joq || yo'q
|-
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| Vietnamese || Không || || không
| Vietnamese || Không || kʰoəŋ˧ˀ˦ || không
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| Welsh || dim || || dim
| Welsh || dim || dɪm || dim
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| Xhosa || hayi || || hayi
| Xhosa || hayi || haːji || hayi
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| Yiddish || קיין || || keyn
| Yiddish || קיין || kajn || keyn
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| Yoruba || ko si || || ko si
| Yoruba || ko si || kɔ̀ ʃi || ko si
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| Zulu || kungekho || || kungekho
| Zulu || kungekho || kuŋˈɡɛːkʰo || kungekho
|}
|}


== "No" and Variants ==
== "No" and Variants ==

Revision as of 20:01, 17 November 2023

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Hello, my name is Vincent, and as a language enthusiast, I've always been fascinated by the simple, yet profound word "no" in various languages. How do cultures across the globe express negation? In this exploration, we delve into the phonetic and linguistic nuances of saying "no" around the world.

All Languages

All Languages

Language No IPA Pronunciation Transliteration
Afrikaans geen xəˈən geen
Albanian jo ˈjo jo
Amharic አይ ʔäj ayi
Arabic لا lɑː la
Armenian ոչ voʧ voch
Azerbaijani yox joχ yox
Basque no no no
Belarusian няма ˈɲama nyama
Bengali না na na
Bosnian ne nɛ ne
Bulgarian не nɛ ne
Catalan no ˈno no
Cebuano dili ˈdili dili
Chichewa palibe paˈlibe palibe
Chinese Simplified 没有 méi yǒu meiyou
Chinese Traditional 沒有 méi yǒu meiyou
Corsican Innò iˈnɔ innò
Croatian Ne nɛ ne
Czech Ne nɛ ne
Danish ingen ˈeŋən ingen
Dutch Nee neː nee
Esperanto neniu ˈneni.u neniu
Estonian ei ɛi ei
Filipino hindi ˈhindi hindi
Finnish ei ɛi ei
French non nɔ̃ non
Frisian Nee neː nee
Galician non ˈnon non
Georgian არ ɑr ar
German Nein naɪ̯n nein
Greek όχι ˈoçi óchi
Gujarati કોઈ koɪ koi
Haitian Creole pa gen okenn pa ɡɛ̃n okɛn pa gen okenn
Hausa babu baˈbu babu
Hawaiian aʻole ʔaˈʔole a'ole
Hebrew לא lo lo
Hindi नहीं nəˈhiː nahīn
Hmong tsis muaj ʦis muaʤ tsis muaj
Hungarian nem nɛm nem
Icelandic Nr nr nr
Igbo dịghị ˈdiːɣi dighi
Indonesian tidak ˈtidaʔ tidak
Irish no no no
Italian no ˈno no
Japanese いいえ iː.e iie
Javanese ora ˈora ora
Kannada ಯಾವುದೇ jaːvude yavude
Kazakh жоқ ʒoq joq
Khmer គ្មាន kmien kmean
Kinyarwanda oya ɔ.ja oya
Korean 아니 ɐ.ni ani
Kurdish (Kurmanji) na na na
Kyrgyz жок ʒok jok
Lao ບໍ່ມີ bɔː miː baw mi
Latin nihil ˈni.hil nihil
Latvian Nē neː ne
Lithuanian ne nɛ ne
Luxembourgish Nee neː nee
Macedonian нема ˈnɛma nema
Malagasy tsy misy tsi ˈmisi tsy misy
Malay tidak ˈti.daʔ tidak
Malayalam ഇല്ല ilːa illa
Maltese ebda ˈɛbda ebda
Maori kahore kaˈhoɾɛ kahore
Marathi नाही nɑːhiː nahi
Mongolian ямар ч jamar ʧʰ yamar ch
Myanmar (Burmese) အဘယ်သူမျှမ əbəθumja̰ma̰ abethumyama
Nepali कुनै kunai kunai
Norwegian Nei næɪ nei
Odia ନା na na
Pashto نه na na
Persian خیر xeir kheir
Polish Nie ɲɛ nie
Portuguese não ˈnɐ̃w̃ não
Punjabi ਨਹੀਂ nəˈhiː nahīn
Romanian Nu nu nu
Russian нет nʲɛt net
Samoan leai lɛ.aɪ leai
Scots Gaelic Chan eil xa nʲɛl chan eil
Serbian не nɛ ne
Sesotho ha ho na ha ho na ha ho na
Shona Aihwa aiwa aihwa
Sindhi نه na na
Sinhala නැත nɛt neth
Slovak žiadny ˈʒiadni ziadny
Slovenian no no no
Somali no no no
Spanish no no no
Sundanese henteu hɛnteu henteu
Swahili Hapana hapana hapana
Swedish Nej nej nej
Tajik нест nest nest
Tamil இல்லை ˈilːəi illai
Tatar юк juk yuk
Telugu ఏ e e
Thai ไม่ mâi mai
Turkish yok hayır jok ˈhajɯɾ yok hayır
Turkmen ýok jok yok
Ukrainian немає nɛˈmajɛ nemaye
Urdu نہیں nəˈhiː nahīn
Uyghur ياق jaq yaq
Uzbek yo'q joq yo'q
Vietnamese Không kʰoəŋ˧ˀ˦ không
Welsh dim dɪm dim
Xhosa hayi haːji hayi
Yiddish קיין kajn keyn
Yoruba ko si kɔ̀ ʃi ko si
Zulu kungekho kuŋˈɡɛːkʰo kungekho

"No" and Variants

Language No IPA Pronunciation Transliteration
Basque no no
Catalan no no
Corsican Innò innò
Italian no no
Slovenian no no
Somali no no
Spanish no no

"Ne" and Variants

Language No IPA Pronunciation Transliteration
Bosnian ne ne
Bulgarian не ne
Croatian Ne ne
Czech Ne ne
Lithuanian ne ne
Macedonian нема nema
Serbian не ne

Unique Expressions

Language No IPA Pronunciation Transliteration
Amharic አይ ayi
Arabic لا la la
Armenian ոչ voch
Azerbaijani yox yox
Georgian არ ar
Greek όχι óchi óchi
Japanese いいえ ii e iie
Korean 아니 ani ani

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