Peace in Different Languages
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Language |
Country/Region of Origin |
Word for Peace |
Character or Symbol (if any) |
Abenaki |
Native American |
Okikiamgenoka |
� |
Afaan Oromoo |
Oromia/East Africa/Horn of Africa |
Nagaa |
� |
Afrikaans |
South Africa |
Vrede |
� |
Akan |
Ghana |
Asomdwoe |
� |
Akkadian |
Mesopotamia |
Salmu |
� |
Alabama |
Native American |
Utimokla |
� |
Albanian |
Albania |
Pake |
� |
Algonquin |
Native American |
Waki Qiwebis |
� |
Amharic |
Ethiopia |
Selam |
� |
Arabic |
Arabia, Middle East | Salaam, Salam |
  |
Aranes |
Spain |
Patz |
� |
Armenian |
Armenia |
Khaghaghutyun |
� |
Aymara |
Boliva/Native American |
Hacana |
� |
Bambara |
Mali |
Here |
� |
Basque/Euskara |
Spain/France |
bakea/pakea |
� |
Bemba |
Zambia |
Mutenden |
� |
Bengali |
Bangladesh |
Shanti |
� |
Bislama |
Melanasia (Vanuatu) |
P�s |
� |
Blackfoot |
Native American |
Innaaissttiiya |
� |
Bosnian |
Bosnia |
Spokoj OR Mir |
� |
Bulgarian |
Bulgraia |
Mir |
� |
Buli |
Ghana |
Goom-jigi |
� |
Burmese |
Burma (Myanmar) |
Nyeinjanyei |
� |
Carolinian |
Micronesia |
Gunnammwey |
� |
Catalan |
Spain |
Pau |
� |
Chamono |
Guam |
Minaggen |
� |
Cherokee |
Native American |
Dohiyi |
� |
Chewa |
Malawi |
M’tendere |
� |
Chicksaw |
Native American |
Nanna Ayya |
� |
Chinese (Manadarin) |
China |
He Ping |
� |
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Achukma |
� |
Chontal |
Mexico/Native American |
Aylobaha Gafuleya |
� |
Comanche |
Native American |
Tsumukikiatu |
� |
Cree |
Native American |
Wetaskiwin |
� |
Creole |
Haiti |
Lapé |
� |
Capeverdian Creole |
Cape Verde Islands |
Paz, Pas |
|
|
Croation-Serbian |
Croatia-Serbia |
Mir |
� |
|
Czech |
Czech Republic |
Mir |
� |
|
Danish |
Denmark |
Fred |
� |
|
Dari |
Persian |
Sulh |
� |
|
Duala |
Australia |
Musango |
� |
|
Dutch |
Netherlands |
Vrede |
� |
|
Egyptian |
Egypt |
Hetep |
� |
|
Ekari |
Indonesia |
Muka-muka |
� |
|
English |
England, USA |
Peace |
 |
|
Eskimo |
Native American (Greenland) |
Erkigsnek |
� |
|
Esperanto |
� |
Paco |
� |
|
Estonian |
Estonia |
Rahu |
� |
|
Fanagolo |
South Africa |
Kutula |
� |
|
Farsi |
Iran |
Ashtee |
� |
|
Fijian |
Fiji |
Vakaçegu |
� |
|
Finnish |
Finland |
Rauha |
� |
|
Fon |
West Africa (Benin) |
Fifa |
� |
|
French |
France |
Paix |
� |
|
Fula |
Nigeria, Guinea, Mali |
Jam |
� |
|
Gaelic |
Ireland |
Sith |
� |
|
German |
Germany |
Frieden |
� |
|
Gikuyu |
Kenya |
Thayu |
� |
|
Greek |
Greece |
Irini, Irene |
� |
|
Guarani |
Paraguay |
Nerane’i |
� |
|
Gujarati |
India |
Shanti |
� |
|
Halaka |
� |
Pegdub |
� |
|
Hausa |
Nigeria |
Lumana |
� |
|
Hawaiian |
Native American |
Maluhia |
� |
|
Hebrew |
Israel |
| |
|
Hindi |
India |
Shantih |
|
|
Hopi |
Native American |
Sipala |
� |
|
Hungarian |
Hungary |
Bekè |
� |
|
Icelandic |
Iceland |
Friður |
� |
|
Igbo |
Nigeria |
Udo |
� |
|
Ila |
Zambia |
Chibanda |
� |
|
Indonesian |
Indonesia |
Damai |
� |
|
Inuit |
Native American |
Tutkium |
� |
|
Irish |
Ireland |
S�och�in |
� |
|
Italian |
Italy |
Pace |
� |
|
Japanese |
Japan |
Heiwa |
 |
|
Javanese |
Java |
Rukun |
� |
|
Kannada |
India |
Shanti |
� |
|
Kekchi |
Guatemala (Native American) |
Tuktuquil usilal |
� |
|
Khmer |
Cambodia, Thailand |
Soksang |
� |
|
Kinyarwandu |
Rwanda |
Amahoro |
� |
|
Klingon |
Space, the final frontier |
Rój |
� |
|
Korean |
Korea |
Phyongh’wa |
� |
|
Kosati |
Native American |
Ilifayka |
� |
|
Kurdish |
Iraq, Turkey |
Hasiti |
� |
|
Kusaiean |
Micronesia |
Mihs |
� |
|
Lakota |
Native American |
Wolakota |
� |
|
Lao |
Laos |
Santiphap |
� |
|
Latin |
Vatican |
Pax |
� |
|
Latvian |
Latvia |
Miers |
� |
|
Lithuanian |
Lithuania |
Taika |
� |
|
Luganda |
Uganda |
Emirembe |
� |
|
Magindanain |
Philippenes |
Kali lintad |
� |
|
Mahican |
Native American |
Anachemowegan |
� |
|
Malagasy |
Madagascar |
Fandriampahalamana |
� |
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