Cha'palaa

Cha’palaa is the language of the indigenous Chachi people of Ecuador. It is spoken by about 10,000 people in the western foothills of the Andes.

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Phonetic spelling of “huh?” in Cha'palaa: ʔa:?
Acknowledgment: Simeon Floyd

Icelandic

Icelandic is a north Germanic language spoken by about 300.000 people mainly in Iceland, an island in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Phonetic spelling of "huh?" in Icelandic: ha?
Acknowledgment: Rósa S. Gisladóttir

Spanish

Spanish is a Romance language spoken by about 400 million people worldwide. This recording is from Spanish as spoken in Madrid.

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Phonetic spelling of "huh?" in Spanish: e?
Acknowledgment: Francisco Torreira

Siwu

Siwu is one of about 60 languages spoken in Ghana. It is spoken by the Mawu people, who number about 15,000.

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Phonetic spelling of "huh?" in Siwu: ã:?
Acknowledgment: Mark Dingemanse

Dutch

Dutch is a west Germanic language spoken by about 23 million people, mostly in the Netherlands and Belgium.

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Phonetic spelling of "huh?" in Dutch: ha?
Acknowledgment: Mark Dingemanse

Italian

Italian is a Romance language spoken 59 million people in Europe, mainly in Italy. This recording is from a northern Italian dialect.

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Phonetic spelling of "huh?" in Italian: ɛ?
Acknowledgment: Giovanni Rosi

Russian

Russian is an east Slavic language spoken by about 150 million people in the Russian Federation and beyond. This recording is from Russian as spoken in Chelyabinsk.

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Phonetic spelling of "huh?" in Russian: a?
Acknowledgment: Julija Baranova

Lao

Lao is the national language of Laos, spoken by over four million people there.

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Phonetic spelling of "huh?" in Lao: hã?
Acknowledgment: Nick Enfield

Murrinh-Patha

Murrinh-Patha is a language spoken by about 2,500 Aboriginal people in Australia’s Northern Territory.

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Phonetic spelling of "huh?" in Murrinh-Patha: a?
Acknowledgment: Joe Blythe

Chintang

Chintang is a Kiranti language spoken by about 5,000 people in the Himalayan foothills.

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Phonetic spelling of "huh?" in Chintang: hã?
Acknowledgment: Tyko Dirksmeyer

Duna

The Duna language is spoken by about 20,000 people in Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands province.

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Phonetic spelling of "huh?" in Duna: ɛ̃?
Acknowledgment: Lila San Roque

Tzeltal

Tzeltal is a Mayan language spoken in southeastern Mexico, mostly in the state of Chiapas. It has around 280,000 speakers.

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Phonetic spelling of "huh?" in Tzeltal: hai?
Acknowledgment: Penelope Brown

Yurakaré

The Yurakaré language is spoken by the people of the same name who form a small indigenous group living in the foothills of the Andes in central Bolivia.

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Phonetic spelling of "huh?" in Yurakaré: æ?
Acknowledgment: Sonja Gipper

Lachixío Zapotec

Lachixío Zapotec is an Otomanguean language spoken by about 3,000 people in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico.

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Phonetic spelling of "huh?" in Lachixío Zapotec: ai?
Acknowledgment: Mark Sicoli