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.
“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)
“The official language of Cambodia with a very large alphabet”
KHMER (5)
“Collective term for the Japanese syllabic scripts Hiragana and Katakana”
KANA (4)
“A unique language isolate spoken in the Pyrenees mountains”
BASQUE (6)
“The alphabet used for writing Russian and Bulgarian”
CYRILLIC (8)
“The diplomatic language of the world for several centuries”
FRENCH (6)
“Ancient liturgical language of Hinduism and the root of many Indian tongues”
SANSKRIT (8)
“The most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language”
ESPERANTO (9)