Water in Different Languages: International Year of Freshwater 2003

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Water in Different Languages

How do you say water in your country? Eau? Agua? Water?

Click on a region in the world map below, and discover the word ‘water’ in different languages and dialects of the region! Have we missed yours? Then send it to us at wateryear2003@unesco.org.

Be sure to do our WATER WORD SEARCH GAME!!

Click here to find out more about UNESCO's programme to protect Endangered Languages.
For more information on this project email us.

The Year around the world: Discover what's happening in your country!

Quickfacts

Languages on the Internet 90% of the over 6000 languages in the world are not represented on the Internet

The world's languages are in danger! 1 language is disappearing on average every two weeks. Over 50% of the world's languages are threatened.

There are over 6000 languages in the world 96% of them are spoken by 4% of the world’s population

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Water Word Search !

Find the words listed below and circle them in the grid. When you are finished, unscramble the letters that are left and you will find a secret message! Good luck!

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