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Wiktionary	Wiktionaries: Ænglisc (`ang`) · Afrikaans (`af`) · Alemannisch (`als`) · aragonés (`an`) · armãneashti (`roa-rup`) · asturianu (`ast`) · Avañe'ẽ (`gn`) · Aymar aru (`ay`) · azərbaycanca (`az`) · Bahasa Indonesia (`id`) · Bahasa Melayu (`ms`) · 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gí (`zh-min-nan`) · Jawa (`jv`) · Sunda (`su`) · Bikol Central (`bcl`) · bosanski (`bs`) · brezhoneg (`br`) · català (`ca`) · čeština (`cs`) · corsu (`co`) · Cymraeg (`cy`) · dansk (`da`) · Deutsch (`de`) · Dorerin Naoero (`na`) · eesti (`et`) · English (`en`) · español (`es`) · Esperanto (`eo`) · euskara (`eu`) · føroyskt (`fo`) · français (`fr`) · Frysk (`fy`) · Gaeilge (`ga`) · Gaelg (`gv`) · Gagana Samoa (`sm`) · Gàidhlig (`gd`) · galego (`gl`) · gungbe (`guw`) · Hausa (`ha`) · hrvatski (`hr`) · Ido (`io`) · interlingua (`ia`) · Interlingue (`ie`) · Iñupiatun (`ik`) · isiZulu (`zu`) · íslenska (`is`) · italiano (`it`) · kalaallisut (`kl`) · kaszëbsczi (`csb`) · kernowek (`kw`) · Qaraqalpaqsha (`kaa`) · Ikinyarwanda (`rw`) · Kiswahili (`sw`) · kurdî (`ku`) · Latina (`la`) · latviešu (`lv`) · Lëtzebuergesch (`lb`) · lietuvių (`lt`) · Limburgs (`li`) · lingála (`ln`) · la .lojban. (`jbo`) · magyar (`hu`) · Malagasy (`mg`) · Malti (`mt`) · Māori (`mi`) · Na Vosa Vakaviti (`fj`) · Nāhuatl (`nah`) · Nederlands (`nl`) · norsk (`no`) · norsk nynorsk (`nn`) · occitan (`oc`) · Oromoo (`om`) · oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча (`uz`) · Plattdüütsch (`nds`) · polski (`pl`) · português (`pt`) · română (`ro`) · Runa Simi (`qu`) · Sängö (`sg`) · Sesotho (`st`) · Setswana (`tn`) · shqip (`sq`) · sicilianu (`scn`) · Simple English (`simple`) · SiSwati (`ss`) · slovenčina (`sk`) · slovenščina (`sl`) · Soomaaliga (`so`) · srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски (`sh`) · suomi (`fi`) · svenska (`sv`) · Tagalog (`tl`) · Tiếng Việt (`vi`) · Tok Pisin (`tpi`) · Türkçe (`tr`) · Türkmençe (`tk`) · Vahcuengh (`za`) · Volapük (`vo`) · walon (`wa`) · Wolof (`wo`) · Xitsonga (`ts`) · Ελληνικά (`el`) · адыгэбзэ (`kbd`) · башҡортса (`ba`) · беларуская (`be`) · български (`bg`) · кыргызча (`ky`) · қазақша (`kk`) · македонски (`mk`) · монгол (`mn`) · русский (`ru`) · српски / srpski (`sr`) · татарча / tatarça (`tt`) · тоҷикӣ (`tg`) · українська (`uk`) · հայերեն (`hy`) · ქართული (`ka`) · गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni (`gom`) · کٲشُر (`ks`) · नेपाली (`ne`) · मराठी (`mr`) · संस्कृतम् (`sa`) · हिन्दी (`hi`) · Fiji Hindi (`hif`) · hornjoserbsce (`hsb`) · বাংলা (`bn`) · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (`pa`) · ગુજરાતી (`gu`) · ଓଡ଼ିଆ (`or`) · தமிழ் (`ta`) · తెలుగు (`te`) · ಕನ್ನಡ (`kn`) · Minangkabau (`min`) · മലയാളം (`ml`) · සිංහල (`si`) · ไทย (`th`) · မြန်မာဘာသာ (`my`) · བོད་ཡིག (`bo`) · ລາວ (`lo`) · ភាសាខ្មែរ (`km`) · ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ (`sat`) · ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut (`iu`) · ᏣᎳᎩ (`chr`) · ትግርኛ (`ti`) · አማርኛ (`am`) · 한국어 (`ko`) · 日本語 (`ja`) · 中文 (`zh`) · 粵語 (`yue`) · ייִדיש (`yi`) · עברית (`he`) · اردو (`ur`) · العربية (`ar`) · پښتو (`ps`) · پنجابی (`pnb`) · سنڌي (`sd`) · တႆး (`shn`) · tacawit (`shy`) · vèneto (`vec`) · فارسی (`fa`) · ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche (`ug`) · ދިވެހިބަސް (`dv`) · +/- - (Edit this list)
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Wikiquote	Wikiquotes: Afrikaans (`af`) · Bahasa Indonesia (`id`) · brezhoneg (`br`) · bosanski (`bs`) · català (`ca`) · čeština (`cs`) · Cymraeg (`cy`) · dansk (`da`) · Deutsch (`de`) · English (`en`) · español (`es`) · Esperanto (`eo`) · euskara (`eu`) · français (`fr`) · hrvatski (`hr`) · íslenska (`is`) · italiano (`it`) · kurdî (`ku`) · Latina (`la`) · Lëtzebuergesch (`lb`) · Limburgs (`li`) · lietuvių (`lt`) · magyar (`hu`) · Nederlands (`nl`) · norsk bokmål (`nb`) · polski (`pl`) · português (`pt`) · română (`ro`) · slovenčina (`sk`) · slovenščina (`sl`) · suomi (`fi`) · svenska (`sv`) · Tiếng Việt (`vi`) · Türkçe (`tr`) · Ελληνικά (`el`) · беларуская (`be`) · български (`bg`) · русский (`ru`) · саха тыла (`sah`) · српски / srpski (`sr`) · українська (`uk`) · հայերեն (`hy`) · ქართული (`ka`) · संस्कृतम् (`sa`) · ગુજરાતી (`gu`) · മലയാളം (`ml`) · मराठी (`mr`) · தமிழ் (`ta`) · ไทย (`th`) · 한국어 (`ko`) · 日本語 (`ja`) · 中文 (`zh`) · עברית (`he`) · العربية (`ar`) · فارسی (`fa`) · اردو (`ur`) · +/- - (Edit this list)
Wikisource	Wikisources: Multilingual (multilingual except the following languages) · Alemannisch (`als`) · Basa Bali (`ban`) · Bikol Central (`bcl`) · bosanski (`bs`) · brezhoneg (`br`) · català (`ca`) · čeština (`cs`) · Cymraeg (`cy`) · dansk (`da`) · Deutsch (`de`) · English (`en`) · Esperanto (`eo`) · español (`es`) · euskara (`eu`) · français (`fr`) · galego (`gl`) · hrvatski (`hr`) · íslenska (`is`) · Bahasa Indonesia (`id`) · italiano (`it`) · Latina (`la`) · lietuvių (`lt`) · Limburgs (`li`) · Nederlands (`nl`) · Nordfriisk (`frr`) · Piemontèis (`pms`) · polski (`pl`) · português (`pt`) · română (`ro`) · slovenčina (`sk`) · slovenščina (`sl`) · suomi (`fi`) · svenska (`sv`) · Tiếng Việt (`vi`) · Türkçe (`tr`) · Ελληνικά (`el`) · русский (`ru`) · српски / srpski (`sr`) · українська (`uk`) · саха тыла (`sah`) · հայերեն (`hy`) · हिन्दी (`hi`) · বাংলা (`bn`) · ଓଡ଼ିଆ (`or`) · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (`pa`) · മലയാളം (`ml`) · ไทย (`th`) · 한국어 (`ko`) · 日本語 (`ja`) · 中文 (`zh`) · עברית (`he`) · ייִדיש (`yi`) · فارسی (`fa`) · العربية (`ar`) · +/- - (Edit this list)
	Wikinews: Alemannisch (`als`) · bosanski (`bs`) · català (`ca`) · čeština (`cs`) · Deutsch (`de`) · English (`en`) · español (`es`) · français (`fr`) · italiano (`it`) · Limburgs (`li`) · magyar (`hu`) · Nederlands (`nl`) · norsk (`no`) · Plattdüütsch (`nds`) · polski (`pl`) · português (`pt`) · română (`ro`) · shqip (`sq`) · suomi (`fi`) · svenska (`sv`) · Ελληνικά (`el`) · български (`bg`) · русский (`ru`) · српски / srpski (`sr`) · українська (`uk`) · தமிழ் (`ta`) · ไทย (`th`) · 한국어 (`ko`) · 日本語 (`ja`) · 中文 (`zh`) · עברית (`he`) · فارسی (`fa`) · العربية (`ar`) · سنڌي (`sd`) · +/- - (Edit this list)
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