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Afrikaans: Duisternis, spoken in South Africa
“Darkness” in 47 languages
Language
Word
Official in
Duisternis
ɔsum
Errësira
Escuridat
iluntasun
foscor
Tama
tma
mørke
duisternis
darkness
+52
mallumo
pimedus
pimeys
obscurité
+22
escuridade
Dunkelheit
Fènwa
duhu
sötétség
gelap
dorchadas
oscurità
Obscuritas
tumsa
tamsa
Däischtert
kegelapan
seavdnjatvuohta
mørke
ciemność
escuridão
+3
Laqha
întuneric
Tama
Rima
temnota
temnost
Mugdi
oscuridad
+14
mörker
kadiliman
Karanlık
Qorongʻilik
Bóng tối
tywyllwch
Tsjuster
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