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6,500 languages with published entries
Sign languages
36 sign languages with signs. Signs are shown in SignWriting, never as notation.
British Sign Language
117 published entries
Yugoslavian Sign Language
60 published entries
Philippine Sign Language
60 published entries
Nicaraguan Sign Language
60 published entries
German Sign Language
60 published entries
Czech Sign Language
60 published entries
Swiss-French Sign Language
60 published entries
Brazilian Sign Language
60 published entries
Maltese Sign Language
60 published entries
Polish Sign Language
60 published entries
Singapore Sign Language
60 published entries
South African Sign Language
55 published entries
Mexican Sign Language
54 published entries
American Sign Language
50 published entries
Taiwan Sign Language
48 published entries
Quebec Sign Language
42 published entries
Egypt Sign Language
40 published entries
Paraguayan Sign Language
39 published entries
Spanish Sign Language
33 published entries
Norwegian Sign Language
24 published entries
Hungarian Sign Language
24 published entries
French Sign Language
21 published entries
Thai Sign Language
19 published entries
Ho Chi Minh City Sign Language
16 published entries
Japanese Sign Language
11 published entries
Colombian Sign Language
11 published entries
Romanian Sign Language
11 published entries
Korean Sign Language
9 published entries
Peruvian Sign Language
7 published entries
Tunisian Sign Language
6 published entries
New Zealand Sign Language
5 published entries
Italian Sign Language
5 published entries
Swiss-German Sign Language
5 published entries
Saudi Arabian Sign Language
5 published entries
Argentine Sign Language
4 published entries
Adamorobe Sign Language
2 published entries
Albanian Sign Language
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Ethiopian Sign Language
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Swahili
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Karibu.
Welcome.
[kah-ree-boo]
Context: Welcoming a guest or responding to thank you.
- This term serves as a greeting to invite a guest into a space or as a polite acknowledgement to someone who has just thanked you.
Karibu tena
Welcome again
[kah-ree-boo teh-nah]
Context: Used when someone is leaving a shop or home.
- You use this to invite someone to visit your shop or home again in the future.
Karibu kiti.
Welcome to a seat.
[ka.ri.bu ki.ti]
Context: Offering someone a place to sit down.
- You say this to invite a guest to sit down when they arrive or visit you.
Karibu sana.
You are very welcome.
[ka-ri-bu sa-na]
Context: Used to welcome a guest or after someone says thank you.
- This expression carries a warm connotation of hospitality, emphasizing a high level of sincerity when welcoming someone or responding to gratitude.
Karibu ndani.
Welcome inside.
[kah-ree-boo ndah-nee]
Context: Inviting a guest into your house.
- You say this when you are opening your door to welcome a visitor into your home.
Karibu mezani.
Welcome to the table.
[Kah-ree-boo meh-zah-nee]
Context: Inviting someone to join and start eating a meal.
- This phrase is an inviting way to encourage guests or family members to approach the dining area to eat.
Karibu chakula.
Welcome to eat with us.
[kah-ree-boo chah-koo-lah]
Context: Inviting someone to join you for a meal.
- You say this to invite a guest to begin eating a meal with you at a table.
Karibu nyumbani
Welcome home
[ka-ree-boo nyoo-mba-nee]
Context: Used when welcoming someone to your house.
- You use this to extend a warm and hospitable greeting to a guest as they arrive at your place of residence.
Karibu kwa chakula cha mchana.
Welcome for lunch.
[ka-ri-bu kwa cha-ku-la cha m-cha-na]
Context: Used when inviting someone to eat the midday meal.
- This is a warm, welcoming phrase used to invite an individual to join in a mid-day meal.
Ni wapi karibu na hapa?
Where is close to here?
[nee wah-pee kah-ree-boo nah hah-pah?]
Context: Inquire about nearby places.
- This is a polite and direct question used by travelers or strangers to ask a local person for the location of the nearest facility or service.
Rafiki ni mtu wa karibu.
A friend is a close person.
[rah-fee-kee nee m-too wah ka-ree-boo]
Context: To express the value of friendship and closeness.
Mwezi wa tatu unakuja hivi karibuni.
March is coming soon.
[mw-eh-zee wah tah-too oo-nah-koo-jah hee-vee kah-ree-boo-nee]
Context: When anticipating the arrival of a specific month.
- Use this phrase to note that the month of March is approaching within the near future.
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