Test your linguistic knowledge with our Languages of the World crossword puzzles, featuring fascinating facts and vocabulary from across the globe.
Dive into the rich tapestry of global communication with puzzles that explore everything from ancient scripts and language families to unique idioms. Whether you're a polyglot or simply curious about diverse cultures, these crosswords offer a fun way to discover how humanity connects. Expect to encounter clues about Romance languages, indigenous dialects, and the fascinating history of writing systems.
Crossword clues used in languages of the world puzzles, with answers and links to play.
“The official language of Israel”
HEBREW (6)
“The language with the most native speakers in the world”
CHINESE (7)
“A word used to describe an action or state”
VERB (4)
“The pitch used in speaking to distinguish words”
TONE (4)
“The language of Athens with its own unique alphabet”
GREEK (5)
“The language used in Rome and Venice”
ITALIAN (7)
“A distinctive way of pronouncing a language”
ACCENT (6)
“Relating to the human voice”
VOCAL (5)
“The official language of Thailand”
THAI (4)
“The ancient language of the Roman Empire”
LATIN (5)
“A regional variety of a language”
DIALECT (7)
“The language spoken in Berlin and Munich”
GERMAN (6)
“The language spoken in Seoul”
KOREAN (6)
“One of the official languages of India”
HINDI (5)
“A revived ancient tongue now spoken in the Middle East”
HEBREW (6)
“It uses the logical and scientific Hangul writing system”
KOREAN (6)
“A symbolic figure or character in a writing system”
GLYPH (5)
“Austroasiatic language that uses a Latin based script”
VIETNAMESE (10)
“The language of the Iliad and the Odyssey”
GREEK (5)
“A simplified speech used for communication between different groups”
PIDGIN (6)
“It has the most native speakers of any language in the world”
MANDARIN (8)
“Alphabet used for Russian, Bulgarian, and Serbian”
CYRILLIC (8)
“The native Celtic speech of Scotland or Ireland”
GAELIC (6)
“A stable natural language developed from a mixture of others”
CREOLE (6)
“A pitch change that alters word meaning in Cantonese”
TONE (4)
“Historical language of Ashkenazi Jews combining German and Hebrew elements”
YIDDISH (7)
“A distinctive mode of pronunciation typical of a particular locality”
ACCENT (6)
“The dead language that remains the foundation of the Romance family”
LATIN (5)
“The primary official language of India written in Devanagari script”
HINDI (5)
“The complete vocabulary of a person or a specific field”
LEXICON (7)
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