Skip to content
LanguageKnow LogoLanguageKnow

LanguageKnow is better in the app.Free on Google Play and the App Store.

Get the app

LanguageKnow Dictionary

Explore words and phrases from languages around the world

Welcome to the dictionary

Here you can explore words and phrases from every language on the platform. The most useful first step is to pick a language below and browse its words.

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

    Awaiting its first signs — count not yet read

  • Catalan Sign Language

    Awaiting its first signs — count not yet read

  • Ethiopian Sign Language

    Awaiting its first signs — count not yet read

  • Russian Sign Language

    Awaiting its first signs — count not yet read

54 words and 0 phrases found.

Guwa

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1); not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

B
bilbungata
Brolga

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
bungonia
child

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
buru
belly

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
J
jamba
camp

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
K
kayi
father's sister

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
koaru
blood

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
kobba
father

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
kulbari
Emu

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
kulka
boomerang/throwing stick

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
kuna
feces

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
kuñakuña
bag

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
kurrithala
eaglehawk

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
M
maŋa
ear

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
mikamu
dingo/wolf

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
minna
eat

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
mogo
bone

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
mokarpa
cloud

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
mungara
black duck

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
mutyuparri
blind

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
N
ngalka
cheek

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
ngamina
breast

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
nganka
beard

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
ngathanya
chin

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
ngathina
brother-in-law

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
nhimuna
fly

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
O
oko_jamuja
come

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
orrtanga
drink

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
P
pakangantyi
Echidna

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
palka
eyebrow

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
parrku
ankle

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
piala
big

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
poyoonaring
die/be dead

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
pula
3dl

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
puyu
chest

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
T
taŋabari
Carpet snake

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
teli
eye

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
thangki
fall

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
thulkuparra
back

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
thutha
fat/grease

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced
toorongara
day

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Bowern and Atkinson's "Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan" from 2012 (CLDF bowernpny v4.1). Bowern, Claire, & Atkinson, Quentin. (2012). Computational Phylogenetics and the Internal Structure of Pama-Nyungan: Dataset [Data set]. Language. http://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2012.0081 https://zenodo.org/record/1005671 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Sourced

Showing 40 of 54. To find one entry quickly, type it in the search box at the top of this page.

View the crawlable dictionary index