FOREIGN WORDS FOR ANT/ANTS:

Last Updated: 2-2-2005.


Country:Foreign Word(s):
Afrikaansmier
Brasilianformiga
Bengalipi~pre
Catalanformiga/formigues
Chinese
Chinese Characters

ma/yi~ (Mandarin dialect)

Simplified Version
Chinese 
		Characters
Ming Type
(Complicated Version)
Czechmravenec
Danishmyre
Dutchmier/mieren

Some dialects: piesmette, mieërmeet, and mierre
Englishants

archaic - emmet, pismire
Esperantoformiko
Estoniansipelgas
Filipinolanggam/mga langgam
Finnishmuurahaiset
Frenchfourmi/fourmis
Frisianeamelder/miammel (singular)
Georgianjenjola
Germanameise/ameisen (New German)

emmet/emse (Old German/Hochdeutsch)

Miere (Old German/Niederdeutsch)

Mooringer Friesisch (Schleswig/Holstein-Germany; åntertemånter)

Sölring (Northern Frisian Dialect; German island "Sylt"; müürk)
Greekmyrmigki
Hawaiiannaonao
HebrewHebrew Text

nimla

Hungarianhangya
IndonesianSemut/Semut-semut
Iraqnamla
Irishseangán
Italianformica/formiche
Japanese
ari - AA 
		rIY(phonemicsymbols)

ari - AA rIY(phonemicsymbols)

arinko - AA rIY N kAO(phonemicsymbols)
arinko - AA rIY N kAO(phonemicsymbols)
KoreanKorean Characters
LatinFormica/Formicae
Navajoswol-la-chee
Norwegianmaur (singular)
Polishmrówki
Portuguese/Brazilianformigas
Russianmuravei
Spanishhormiga/hormigas
Swahilisisimize
Swedishmyr/myror
Swiss (German dialects)ameisi/ampeisi

Non-Country:

Morse Code.- -. -

Thanks to: asanjuan, Bodo Dietz, Björn Nylander, Changlu Wang, David Kosik, Dr. Ant, Geert Schröder, Johannes Martin, Johan Potgieter, Kalimant, kazita00, Laurence May Jr., Niek Willems, nugi81, Rebecca Stumfall, Simo Väänänen, Teleutotje, Xavier Gelabert, Zanti Agent, and Wish Chang for sending in the foreign words for ant/ants.

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