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languages, and counting!
Last update: November 12, 2022
| Click on a column title to sort the column alphabetically. | In brown: phonetical transcription. |
| LANGUAGE | COUNTRY | TRANSLATION |
|---|---|---|
| AFRIKAANS | South Africa | geseënde Kersfees |
| ALBANIAN | Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia | gëzuar Krishtlindja |
| ALSATIAN | France (Alsace) | gleckika Wïanachta |
| AMHARIC | Ethiopia | መልካም የገና (melkam' yeghena) / የልደት በዓል (yel'det' be'al) |
| ARABIC | Maghreb, Near East | ميلاد مجيد (miilaad majiid) |
| ARMENIAN | Armenia, Armenian Highlands | Shnorhavor Surb tsnund |
| AZERBAIJANI | Azerbaijan, Russia (Dagestan), Iran | Noel bayraminiz mubarak |
| BAKONGO | Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of the Congo, Angola | Nowélé ya mboté |
| BASQUE | Spain, France | Eguberri on |
| BELARUSIAN | Belarus | З Божым нараджэннем (Z Bozym naradzenniem) |
| BENGALI | Bangladesh, India | subho baradin |
| BOSNIAN | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo | sretan Božić |
| BRETON | France (Bretagne) | Nedeleg laouen |
| BULGARIAN | Bulgaria, Turkey, Romania | весела коледа (vesela koleda) |
| BURMESE | Myanmar | Christmas nay hma mue pyaw pa |
| CATALAN | Spain (Catalonia, Balearic Islands, Valencia), Andorra, France | bon Nadal |
| CH'TI | France, Belgium | joïeux Noé |
| CHEROKEE | USA (Oklahoma) | ulihelisdi danisdayohihvi |
| CHINESE (MANDARIN) | China, Taiwan, Singapore | 圣诞快乐 (shèng dàn kuài lè) |
| CORNISH | UK (Cornwall) | Nadelek lowen |
| CORSICAN | France (Corse), Italy (Sardiania) | bon Natale |
| CROATIAN | Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | sretan Božić |
| CZECH | Czech Republic | veselé Vánoce |
| DANISH | Denmark, Germany (Southern Schleswig), Greenland, Faroe Islands | glædelig jul |
| DHOLUO | Kenya, Tanzania | bedgi sikuku maber |
| DUTCH | Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname | vrolijk Kerstfeest |
| ENGLISH | UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa | Merry Christmas |
| ESPERANTO | [constructed language] | gojan Kristnaskon |
| ESTONIAN | Estonia | häid jõule |
| FAROESE | Faroe Islands, Denmark | gleðilig jól |
| FILIPINO | Philippines | Maligayang Pasko |
| FINNISH | Finland, Sweden | hyvää joulua |
| FRENCH | France, Canada (Quebec), Belgium (Wallonia), Switzerland (Romandie), Monaco, Luxembourg | joyeux Noël |
| FRISIAN | Netherlands, Germany | noflike Krystdagen |
| FRIULAN | Italy (Friuli) | bon nadâl |
| GALICIAN | Spain (Galicia) | bo Nadal |
| GEORGIAN | Georgia | gilocav shoba axal wels |
| GERMAN | Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy (South Tyrol), Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg | Frohe Weihnachten |
| GREEK | Greece, Cyprus | καλά Χριστούγεννα (kala khristougenna / kala xristougenna) |
| HAITIAN CREOLE | Haiti | jwaye Nowel |
| HAWAIIAN | USA (Hawaii) | mele Kalikimaka |
| HEBREW | Israel | חג מולד שמח (hag molad saméa'h) |
| HINDI | India | Krismas ki subhkamna |
| HUNGARIAN | Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia | boldog karácsonyt |
| ICELANDIC | Iceland | gleðileg jól |
| IGBO | Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea | annuri Ekeresimesi |
| ILOCANO | Philippines | naragsak a paskua |
| INDONESIAN | Indonesia | selamat Natal |
| IRISH GAELIC | Ireland | Nollaig shona |
| ITALIAN | Italy, San Marino, Switzerland | buon Natale |
| JAVANESE | Indonesia (Java) | sugeng Natal |
| JAPANESE | Japan | merii kurisumasu |
| KABYLE | Algeria (Kabylie) | tameghra tameggazt |
| KHMER | Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam | រីករាយបុណ្យណូអ៊ែល (rik reay bon Noel) |
| KIKONGO | Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Angola | Nowêle yambote |
| KINYARWANDA | Rwanda | Noheli nziza |
| KIRUNDI | Burundi | Noheli nziza |
| KOREAN | Korea, North Korea | 메리크리스마스 |
| KURDISH | Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran | Noela we pîroz be |
| LAO | Laos, Thailand | souksan van Christmas |
| LARI | Republic of the Congo | Nowêle yambote |
| LATIN | Roman Kingdom - extinct | felix dies Nativitatis (literal translation) / felicem diem Nativitatis (spoken) |
| LATVIAN | Latvia | priecīgus Ziemassvētkus |
| LIANGMAI | India (Nagaland) | mathabou Christmas |
| LIGURIAN | Italy (Liguria) | bón dênâ / bón natâle |
| LINGALA | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Angola, Central African Republic | eyenga elamu ya mbotama ya Yezu / Nowele elamu |
| LITHUANIAN | Lithuania | su Kalėdomis / linksmų Kalėdų |
| LOW SAXON | Germany (Northern Germany), Netherlands | vrolik Kersfees |
| LUGANDA | Uganda | mbagaliza amazalibwa a'malungi |
| LUSOGA | Uganda | mbendheza amaisuka agobhusa |
| LUXEMBOURGISH | Luxembourg | schéi Chrëschtdeeg |
| MACEDONIAN | Macedonia | среќен Божиќ (srećen Božić, formal) / Христос се роди (Hristos se rodi, informal) / Навистина се роди (Navistina se rodi, as a reply to the informal greeting) |
| MALAGASY | Madagascar | tratry ny Krismasy / arahabaina tratry ny Krismasy / arahaba tratry ny Krismasy |
| MALAY | Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore | selamat hari natal |
| MALAYALAM | India (Kerala) | Christmas ashamshagal |
| MALTESE | Malta | il-milied it-tajjeb / milied hieni |
| MANX | Isle of Man | Nollick ghennal |
| MAORI | New Zealand | meri Kirihimete |
| MIZO | India (Mizoram), Myanmar | Krismas chibai |
| MONÉGASQUE | Monaco | bon Natale |
| MONGOLIAN | Mongolia | zul sariin bayariin mend hurgie |
| NORMAN | France (Normandy) | jostous Noué |
| NORMAN (JÈRRIAIS) | Channel Islands (Jersey) | bouan Noué |
| NORWEGIAN | Norway | god jul |
| OCCITAN | France, Spain, Italy, Monaco | bon Nadal |
| OROMO | Ethiopia, Kenya | baga ayyaana dhaloota Kiristoos isin ga'e |
| PAPIAMENTO | Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao | bon pasku |
| PERSIAN (FARSI) | Iran | کریسمس مبارک (Christmas mobaarak) |
| POLISH | Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia | wesołych świąt bożego Narodzenia |
| PORTUGUESE | Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe | feliz Natal |
| ROMANI | Romania, Europe | baxtalo Krečuno |
| ROMANIAN | Romania, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine | un Crăciun fericit |
| RUKIGA | Uganda | Noheiri nungi / webale Noheiri |
| RUSSIAN | Russia, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Central Asia | с Рождеством Христовым (S rozhdestvom Khristovym) |
| SAMOAN | Samoan Islands | ia manuia le Kerisimasi |
| SARDINIAN | Italy (Sardinia) | bona Pasca de Nadale (logudorese) / bona paschixedda (campidanese) |
| SCOTTISH GAELIC | UK (Scotland) | Nollaig chridheil |
| SERBIAN | Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro | Христос се роди (Hristos se rodi) |
| SHONA | Zimbabwe | Krisimas yakanaka |
| SILESIAN | Poland, Czech Republic | Radosnych godów |
| SINDHI | Pakistan (Sindh) | Chrismas joon wadhayoon |
| SINHALESE | Sri Lanka | suba nattalak wewa |
| SIOUX LAKOTA | USA (Dakota) | wanikiya Tonpi ampetu kin washte kte ni / wanikiya Tonpi (ampetu) wowiyushkin |
| SLOVAK | Slovakia | vesele vianoce |
| SLOVENE | Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia | vesel božič / vesele božične praznike |
| SOBOTA | Slovenia | dobro dedek |
| SPANISH | Spain, Hispanic America, Equatorial Guinea | feliz Navidad |
| SRANAN | Suriname | switi Krisneti |
| SWAHILI | Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda | heri la Krismasi |
| SWEDISH | Sweden, Finland | God Jul |
| TAGALOG | Philippines | Maligayang Pasko |
| TAHITIAN | France (Society Islands) | 'ia 'oa'oa e teie Noera |
| BERBER | Algeria, Mali, Niger | asgwass amaynou |
| TAMIL | India, Sri Lanka | கிறிஸ்மஸ் தின நல் வாழ்த்துக்கள் (Krismas dina nal vaagethoukkal) |
| TELUGU | India (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana) | Krismas shubhakankshalu |
| THAI | Thailand | สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส (souksaan wan Christmas) |
| TONGAN | Tonga | mele Kilisimasi |
| TSWANA | Botswana, South Africa | Keresemose sentle |
| TURKISH | Turkey, Cyprus, Greece | Noeliniz kutlu olsun |
| UDMURT | Russia (Udmurtia) | Shuldyr Ymuśton |
| UKRAINIAN | Ukraine | З Різдвом Христовим (Z Rizdvom Khrystovym) / Щасливого Різдва Христового (ʃtʃaslyvogo rizdva Hrystovogo) |
| VIETNAMESE | Vietnam | Mừng Chúa Giáng Sinh |
| WALLOON ("betchfessîs" spelling) | Belgium | djoyeus Noyé |
| WELSH | UK (Wales) | Nadolig llawen |
| ANTILLEAN CREOLE | France (French Antilles) | jénwèl |
| YIDDISH | Central, Eastern and Western Europe, Israel, North America | אַ גוטע ניטל (a gute nitl) |
| YORUBA | Nigeria, Benin | e kun odun Keresimesi |
| ZULU | South Africa | UKhisimusi omuhle |
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