Kitab · Language Archive
Voices that refuse to fade
India speaks in over a thousand tongues. Many will be silent within a generation. Kitab records them - pronunciation, proverb, song and script - for the centuries to come. Tap any phrase to hear the keeper's voice.
62 languages mapped
Toda
Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu
"Mox vey kox"
May the hills bless you.
~1,600 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Sanketi
Karnataka
"Tān ennāva sollū"
Tell me what you mean.
~15,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Kurukh
Jharkhand · Odisha
"Niu kanḍ joka"
Where are you going?
~2.2 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Kodava
Coorg, Karnataka
"Nin enyaa ulla"
How are you keeping?
~166,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Mising
Assam · Arunachal
"No yumké do"
Are you well?
~600,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Khasi
Meghalaya
"Khublei shibun"
Thank you, deeply.
~1.4 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Bhili
Madhya Pradesh · Rajasthan
"Tu kasa che"
How are you, friend?
~10 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Gondi
Central India
"Niwa kana mantor"
What is your name?
~3 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Santali
Jharkhand · Bengal · Odisha
"Johar, ape do banchaw"
Greetings, may you live long.
~7.6 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Apatani
Arunachal Pradesh
"Inkun nyibo dula"
Walk gently with the spirits.
~45,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Mizo
Mizoram
"I dam em?"
Are you well?
~830,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Konyak
Nagaland
"Hayem aboi"
Peace be with you.
~250,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Saurashtra
Tamil Nadu
"Tu kashe che"
How do you fare today?
~250,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Tulu
Karnataka · Kerala
"Encha ullar"
How are you keeping?
~1.8 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Ho
Jharkhand · Odisha
"Johar, am chiloka menaiya"
Greetings, how are you?
~1.4 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Ladakhi
Ladakh
"Julley, kham zang-a"
Hello, are you well?
~110,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Bodo
Assam
"खुलुमबाय"
Greetings, with respect.
~1.5 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Dogri
Jammu
"तुस केह् हाल ओ?"
How are you?
~2.6 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Kashmiri
Kashmir Valley
"توہہ چھِو ٹھیک؟"
Are you well?
~6.8 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Konkani
Goa · Konkan coast
"देव बरें करूं"
May God bless you (thank you).
~2.3 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Maithili
Mithila, Bihar
"अहाँ केहन छी?"
How are you?
~13.5 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Manipuri
Manipur
"ꯈꯨꯔꯨꯝꯖꯔꯤ"
I bow to you in greeting.
~1.8 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Sanskrit
Pan-Indian
"सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः"
May all beings be happy.
~25,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Assamese
Assam
"আপুনি কেনে আছে?"
How are you?
~15 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Odia
Odisha
"ଆପଣ କେମିତି ଅଛନ୍ତି?"
How are you?
~37 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Nepali
Sikkim · Darjeeling
"नमस्कार, सन्चै हुनुहुन्छ?"
Hello, are you well?
~2.9 M (India) speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Sindhi
Kutch · diaspora
"توهان ڪيئن آهيو؟"
How are you?
~2.7 M (India) speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Bhojpuri
Bihar · Uttar Pradesh
"रउआ कइसन बानी?"
How are you?
~50 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Garo
Meghalaya
"Nama gipin?"
Are you well?
~1.1 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Kokborok
Tripura
"Kwrwi bwrwi?"
How are you?
~1 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Lepcha
Sikkim
"Khamri"
Greetings to you.
~50,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Bhutia
Sikkim
"Kuzu zangpo la"
Hello, with respect.
~70,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Nyishi
Arunachal Pradesh
"Ane donyi pa"
May the Sun-Mother watch over you.
~300,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Ao
Nagaland
"Ne kumtsü ajak?"
Are you well?
~260,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Angami
Nagaland
"Kuolie"
Peace and greeting.
~150,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Lotha
Nagaland
"Ana nzan to?"
How are you?
~180,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Tangkhul
Manipur
"Kazat paise"
Good to see you.
~140,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Karbi
Assam
"Kardom"
Greetings.
~500,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Halbi
Bastar, Chhattisgarh
"Tui kemon asis?"
How are you?
~800,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Korku
Madhya Pradesh · Maharashtra
"Johar, iñj bes"
Greetings, I am well.
~700,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Mundari
Jharkhand
"Johar, am bugin menama?"
Greetings, are you well?
~1.1 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Irula
Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu
"Nee eppadi irukke?"
How are you?
~200,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Badaga
Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu
"Nee henge idde?"
How are you?
~130,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Great Andamanese
Andaman Islands
"Ai-te-bo"
Hello, friend.
<10 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Jarawa
Andaman Islands
"Ue-ue"
Welcome.
~400 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Bishnupriya
Assam · Tripura
"তি কিসাদে আসত?"
How are you?
~115,000 speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Spanish
Spain · Latin America
"Que la paz sea contigo"
May peace be with you.
~560 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
French
France · Africa · Canada
"Bienvenue, mon ami"
Welcome, my friend.
~310 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Mandarin
China · Taiwan
"你好，欢迎"
Hello, welcome.
~1.1 B speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Arabic
Middle East · North Africa
"السلام عليكم"
Peace be upon you.
~380 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Portuguese
Brazil · Portugal · Goa
"Seja bem-vindo"
Be welcome.
~260 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Russian
Russia · Central Asia
"Добро пожаловать"
Welcome.
~255 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Japanese
Japan
"ようこそ"
Welcome.
~125 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Swahili
East Africa
"Karibu sana"
You are very welcome.
~200 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
German
Germany · Austria · Switzerland
"Herzlich willkommen"
A heartfelt welcome.
~135 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Persian
Iran · Afghanistan · Tajikistan
"خوش آمدید"
Welcome.
~110 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Indonesian
Indonesia
"Selamat datang"
Welcome.
~200 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Korean
Korea
"환영합니다"
Welcome.
~80 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Turkish
Türkiye
"Hoş geldiniz"
Welcome.
~90 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Tibetan
Tibet · Himachal · Ladakh
"བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས།"
May all be auspicious.
~1.2 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Sinhala
Sri Lanka
"ආයුබෝවන්"
May you live long.
~17 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →
Thai
Thailand
"สวัสดีครับ"
Hello, with respect.
~60 M speakers Voices That Refuse to Fade →