I use this phrase as the subtitle of my blog and change the language(s) every week. Corrections and additional translations are very welcome.
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| Language | One language is never enough |
|---|---|
| Acholi | |
| Adyghe | Зы бзэр икъунэп. |
| Afrikaans | Een taal is nooit genoeg nie |
| Akkadian |  (lišānu Ište kašdu-lā) |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Nji guh kurr nuk ãsht bol |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Një gjuhë asnjëherë nuk është mjaft |
| Aleut | Ataqan tunuum sanaqaĝikan |
| Alsatian | Eini Sproch esch nie genöh Eini Sproch langt nie |
| Altay | Јаҥыс ла бир тил билер јаман кылык (Ĵañıs la bir til biler ĵaman kılık) |
| American Norwegian | Ét språk er aldri nok |
| Amharic | አንድ ቋንቋ ብቻ በቂ አይደለም (and qwanqa bəča bäqi aydälläm) |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
لغة وحدة بس ماتكفيش ابداً (lo3'a wa7da bass matkafeesh abdan) |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Logha we7de ma btekfi |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(lugha wāhidah lā takfī) لغة واحدة لا تكفي |
| Aragonese | No bi'n ha prou con una luenga |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
մի լեզուն երբեք հերիք չէ (Mee lezown erbeq heriq che') |
| Armenian (Western) |
Մէկ լեզուն բնաւ հերիք չէ: (Meg lezoon puhnav hereek che) |
| Assamese | এবিধ ভাষা কেতিয়াও যথেষ্ট নহয় (ebidh bhaxa ketiyaû zôthestô nôhôy) এটা ভাষা কেতিয়াও যথেষ্ট নহয় (eta bhaxa ketiyaû zôthestô nôhôy) |
| Asturian | Una llingua enxamás nun ye suficiente |
| Azerbaijani | Bir dil əsla kafi deyil |
| Bamum | Ndi shiket ma njetne-i |
| Basque | Hizkuntza bat ez da inoiz nahikoa |
| Bassa | Wuɖu dyúáɖò po-po se dyíin nɔ̀mɔ̀ |
| Bavarian | Oa šbråh is nia gnua |
| Belarusian | Адной мовы не можа быць дастаткова (Adnojmovy ńemozhabyć dastatkova) |
| Bengali | একটি ভাষা যথেষ্ট নয়। (Ekṭi bhasha jôtheshṭo nôy) |
| Bhojpuri | एक भाखा कभो जादा ना होवे ला (ek bhakha kabho jaada na hove la) |
| Bikol | Bakô nanggad manínigô an sarô sanang tataramon |
| Bosnian | Jedan jezik nikad nije dosta |
| Breton | Ur yezh hepken n'eo ket a-walc'h |
| Bulgarian | Един език никога не е достатъчен (Edin ezik nikoga ne e dostatãčen) Един език никога не стига (Edin ezik nikoga ne stiga) |
| Catalan | No n'hi ha prou amb una llengua |
| Cebuano | Dili gayod sakto kung usa ra ka sinutian Dili gayud sakto kung isa ra ka pinulungan |
| Central Dusun | Iso o boros piya nga au nosukup |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Jendeh gayot bastante un idioma lang Jendeh gayot bastante un lenguaje lang |
| Chamorro (Guam dialect) |
Ni ngai'an nahong un linguåhe |
| Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) |
Un linguahe ni ngai’an u nahom |
| Cherokee | ᏌᏊ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᏗ ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵᏊ (Saquu gawonisdi vtla yeliquu) |
| Chichewa | Chilankhulo chimodzi sichokwanila |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
一種語言永遠不夠 (yātjúng yúhyìhn wíhngyyúhn bātgau) 一種語言永遠唔夠 (yātjúng yúhyìhn wíhngyyúhn m̀gau) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
一種語言永遠不夠
[一种语言永远不够] (yīzhǒng yǔyán yǒngyuǎn bùgòu) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
一種語言永遠不夠 (jit7zung3 ngi1ngien2 jun1jen3 but7kieu5) |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) |
只会讲一种外国闲话是不够的 (Tse wei gong e zhongla guiwuze bage uh) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
一種語言永遠無夠 (chi̍t-chéng gí-giân éng-óan bô-kàu) |
| Cornish | Nyns yw unn yeth lowr Nyns yw unn tavez lowr |
| Corsican | Una lingua sola ùn basta mai! |
| Croatian | Jedan jezik nikad nije dovoljan |
| Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) | Oponvkv hvmkosat oriceks |
| Cumbric | Ned oun yeth bith in wall |
| Cuyonon | Ang saka linggoahi beken pa enged bastanti |
| Czech | Jeden jazyk nikdy nestačí |
| Danish | Ét sprog er aldrig nok |
| Dutch | Eén taal is nooit genoeg Een enkele taal is nooit genoeg |
| Efik | Usem kiet ikemke |
| Elfdalian | Iet språk ir older naug |
| Estonian | Ühest keelest ei piisa kunagi |
| Ewe | Gbe deka mede blibo o |
| Extremaduran | Una idioma nunca es suficienti |
| Faroese | Eitt mál er als ikki nóg mikið! |
| Fijian | Dua ga nai vosa e sigi rauta |
| Finnish | Yksi kieli ei ikinä riitä Yksi kieli ei koskaan riitä |
| Flemish (West) | Eejn toale is nooi(t) (nie) ghenoegh |
| French | Une seule langue n'est jamais suffisante |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Ån spräke as uler nooch |
| Frisian (North - Sylt) | Jen Spraak es oler noch |
| Frisian (West) | Ien taal is noait genôch |
| Friulian | Une lenghe no je mai avonde |
| Galician | Unha lingua non chega Unha lingua nunca é abondo |
| Garhwali | यटुख भाषा हब्रे निम्कि नीं छन् |
| Georgian | ერთი ენა არასოდეს არაა საკმარისი (erti ena arasodes araa sak’marisi) |
| German | Eine Sprache ist niemals genug |
| Greek (Ancient) | Μία γλώττα οὐδεπώποτε ἱκανή (Mía glōtta oudepōpote hikanē) |
| Greek (Modern) | Μία γλώσσα δεν είναι ποτέ αρκετή (Mía glóssa then íne poté arketí) |
| Greenlandic | Oqaatsit ataasiinnaat naammanngillat |
| Guaraní | Peteî ñe'ê ndohupytypái |
| Gujarati | એક ભાષા ક્યારેય પણ પુરતી નથી (ek bhasha kyarey pan purti nathi) |
| Haitian Creole | Yon sèl lang se janm ase |
| Hausa | Yare daya bazai isa ba |
| Hawaiian | ʻAʻole nō e lawa ka mākaukau ma hoʻokahi wale nō ʻōlelo |
| Hebrew | ידיעת שפה אחת אינה מספיקה (Yediat safa ahat eina maspika) |
| Hindi | एक भाषा कभी भी काफ़ी नहीं होती (ek bhāshā kabhī bhī kāphī nahī hotī) |
| Hungarian | Egy nyelv sosem elég |
| Iban | Enda chukup nemu bejako aja Umbas enti nemu bejako aja Siti Jako aja sigi enda chukup |
| Icelandic | Eitt tungumál er aldrei nóg |
| Igbo | Otu asụsụ anaghị ezu Ofu asụsụ anarọ ezu |
| Iloko | Madi pulos umanay ti maymaysa a sao |
| Indonesian | Satu bahasa tidak pernah cukup |
| Inuktitut | ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ (Uqauhiq atauhiq naammayuittuq / Uqausiq atausiq naammajuittuq) |
| Iñupiaq | Uqautchiq atausiq naammalaittuq Uqautchiq atausiq naammalaitchuq |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Ní leor teanga amháin |
| Italian | Una sola lingua non è mai abbastanza |
| Japanese | 言語を一つは決して足りない (gengo o hitotsu wa kesshite tarinai) 言語は一つだけでは足りない (gengo hitotsu dake de wa tarinai) |
| Javanese | ꦱꦼꦠꦸꦁꦒꦭ꧀ꦧꦱꦩꦼꦤꦶꦏꦧꦺꦴꦠꦼꦤ꧀ꦕꦼꦏꦥ꧀ (Setunggal bạsạ menika bọten cekap) (Kromo Inggil) ꦱꦏ꧀ꦧꦱꦏꦸꦮꦶꦲꦺꦴꦫꦕꦸꦏꦸꦥ꧀ (Sak bọsọ kuwi ora cukup) (Ngoko) |
| Kalmyk | Негн келн кезә чигн тату (Negn keln kezä čign tatu) |
| Kannada | ಒಂದೇ ಭಾಷೆ ಸಾಲಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಲೋದಿಲ್ಲ (onde bhaashe saalalla athavaa saalodilla) |
| Kashmiri | Akh zabaan chhu na zanh kaefi |
| Kazakh | Бір тіл білген жеткіліксіз (Bir til bilgen jetkiliksiz) Бір тіл білген аз (Bir til bilgen az) |
| Khmer | ភាសាតែមួយមិនដែលគ្រប់គ្រាន់ទេ (phéasa têmuŏy mĭn dêl krôbâkréan té) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | ǀGui gowa-i ge tatse ǂâusa tama hâ. |
| Kikuyu | thimo ĩmwe ndingĩigana |
| Kiribati | E aki tau ti teaina te newe |
| Kokborok | Kaisa kokbai jephruphano wngya |
| Korean | 한 가지 언어는 충분하지 못 해 (han gaji eon-eoneun chungbunhaji mos hae) 언어 하나론 부족해 (eoneo hanaron bujokhae) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Zimanek hîch ne bes e Zimanek tené ne bes e Yek ziman ne bes e |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Yek ziman her bes niye |
| Kyrgyz | Бир эле эне тилин билүү жетиштүү эмес (Bir ele ene tilin bilüü jetistüü emes) Бир тил аздык кылат (Bir til azdyk kylat) |
| Lakota Sioux | Tóhaŋni waŋžíla iyápi iyóhi šni Tóhaŋni waŋžíla iyápi iyóhi šni yeló |
| Lao | ພາສາດຽວບໍ່ພໍ (pasa diao bor phor) |
| Latin | Una lingua numquam satis est |
| Latvian | Ar vienu valodu nekad nepietiek |
| Laz | ართ ნენა ვარ კაი (art’ nena var kai) |
| Lingala | Lolemu moko ezali nyosso te |
| Lithuanian | Vienos kalbos niekada negana Mokėti vieną kalbą neužtenka |
| Livvi-Karelian | Yksi kieli nikonzu ei tävvy |
| Loma | Zi wo gila gele kula |
| Low Saxon | Een Spraak is nie nich noog |
| Lozi | Lulimi lu lilimwi |
| Luxembourgish | Eng Sprooch ass ni genuch Eng Sprooch geet ni duer |
| Macedonian | Еден јазик никогаш не е доволен (Eden yazik nikogaš ne e dovolen) |
| Magahi | एगो भाषा कभी जादा नयँ होवऽऽ है /eːgo bʱaːsaː kəbʱiː jaːd̪aː nəẽː hoːvə hæː/ |
| Maithili | Ek got bhasha kafi nai hait |
| Malay | Satu bahasa tidak pernah cukup |
| Malayalam | ഒരു ഭാഷ ഒരിക്കലും മതിയാവില്ല (oru bhasha orikkalum mathiyavilla) |
| Maldivian | އެނމެ ބަހެހ އިނގުނ ނުފުދޭނެ (Enme baheh ingun nu-fudheyne) |
| Maltese | Dejjem tajjeb li tkun taf iżjed minn ilsien wieħed |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Cha nel un çhengey dy liooar rieau |
| Māori | Kore rawa e rawaka te reo kotahi |
| Marathi | एकच भाषा कधीच पुरेशी नसते! (ekach bhasha kadhich pureshi nasate!) |
| Marshallese | Joun kajin ejar bwe |
| Mirandese | Ua solo léngua nunca basta |
| Mising | Ako ko bhakha é ídílosin pí:ma Ako ko agom é ídílosin pí:ma |
| Mongolian | Нэг хэл хэзээ ч хангалтгүй (Neg hel hezee ch hangaltgui) |
| Mozarabic | انه لغه نونكه يه كفيه (Una loga nuncua ye cafiya) |
| Nahuatl | Cēntlahtōlli aocmō moāhcic |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Ulimi olulodwa lulutshwana |
| Nepali | एउटा मात्रै भाषा कहिल्यै पर्याप्त हुँदैन (euṭā mātrai bhāṣā kahilyai paryāpta hũdaina) |
| Newari / Nepal Bhasa | छता भाय् गुबलें मगाः (chatā bhāy guvaleṅ magā) छता भासं गाइमखु । (chatā bhāsaṅ gāimakhu) |
| Northern Sámi | Okta giella ii leat goassege doarvái |
| Northern Sotho | Leleme le tee ga se la lekana |
| Norwegian | Ett språk er aldri nok |
| Occitan | Una soleta lenga basta pas jamai |
| Old English | Ān geþēode nis nā genōh |
| Oriya | ମିତ୍ର ଗୋଟେ ଭାଷା ଜଥେଷ୍ଟ ନୁହେ (Mitra goṭe bhāsā jothesṭa nuhe) |
| Papiamento | Un lenguage nunka ta sufisiente Un idioma nunka ta sufisiente |
| Pashto | یوه ژبه هیڅ کله بس نده (yawa zhaba heskla bus nada) |
| Persian (Farsi) | يک زبان کافي نيست (yek zabân kâfi nist) |
| Polish | Jeden język nigdy nie wystarcza |
| Portuguese | Uma só língua nunca basta |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Uma só língua nunca basta |
| Punjabi | ਇੱਕ ਹੀ ਭਸ਼ਾ ਜਾਣ ਕੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਰਦਾ। / ک ہی بھاشا جان کے نہیں سردا۔ (ikk hī pàshā jaɳ kē nahī̃ sardā) |
| Romanian | O singură limbă nu ajunge niciodată |
| Russian | Одного языка никогда недостаточно (Odnovo yazyka nikogda nedostatochno) Знать один язык никогда недостаточно (Znat' odin yazyk nikogda nedostatochno) Знать один язык - это недостаточно (Znat' odin yazyk - eto nedostatochno) |
| Rusyn | Єден язык неє ниґда достатньо (Jeden jazyk neje nigda dostatn'o) |
| Sakha | Биир тылы билэр - аҕыйах (biir tɯlɯ biler - aɣɯjax) |
| Samoan | O le gagana e tasi e le lava |
| Sanskrit | नालमेकभाषया (nālamekabhāṣayā) |
| Scots | Ane leid is neer/ne'er eneuch |
| Scottish Gaelic | Chan eil aon chànan gu leòr |
| Serbian | Знати један језик није довољно (Znati jedan jezik nije dovoljno) |
| Serrano | Howpk werrafkt qay' haypa'n naacu' |
| Shona | Rurimi rumwe haruzadzikisa mutauro |
| Sicilian | Na lingua sula mai abbasta |
| Sinhala | එක භාෂාවක් දනගෙන කවදාවන් මදි (eka bhāṣawak danagena kawadāwan madi) |
| Slovak | Jeden jazyk nie je nikdy dosť |
| Slovenian | En jezik ni nikoli dovolj |
| Somali | Hal luuqad marna kuma filna |
| Solresol | Redodo solresol do faremi lasol dosidore |
| Spanish | Un idioma nunca es suficiente Un solo idioma nunca es suficiente |
| Sranan | Wan tongo no de nofo |
| Sundanese | Hiji basa tara cekap |
| Swahili | Lugha moja haitoshi |
| Swazi | Lulwimi lunye alweneli |
| Swedish | Ett språk är aldrig nog |
| Swiss German | Ai Sprooch isch nie gnueg |
| Sylheti | ꠄꠇꠐꠣ ꠜꠣꠡꠣ ꠇꠥꠘꠅ ꠖꠤꠘꠅ ꠎꠕꠦꠡ꠆ꠐ ꠅꠄ ꠘꠣ (exṭa básha kuno dino zotéshṭo óy na) |
| Tagalog | Hindi sapat ang isang wika lamang Hindi sapat ang isang lengguahe lamang |
| Tamil (formal) | ஒரு மொழி மட்டும் தெரிந்தால் போதாது (oru mozhi mattum therindhaal podhaadhu) [ml] [fm] |
| Tatar | Ber tel genä citmi |
| Telugu | ఒక భాష సరిపోదు (oka bhaasha saripoadhu) |
| Tetum | Lian ida deit la to'o |
| Thai | ภาษาเดียวไม่เคยพอ (paa-săa dieow mâi koie por) |
| Tibetan | སྐད་རིགས་གཅིག་གིས་གདེང་ཐབས་མི་འདུག (kay-rik chik-ki deng thab min-du) |
| Tigrinya | ሓደ ቛንቛ ኡኹል ኣይኮነን። (hhade qhwaniqhwa 'ikxul 'iejikonen) |
| Tok Pisin | Wanpela tok ples i no inap |
| Tongan | He'ikai fe'unga ke 'ilo ha lea 'e taha. |
| Tsotsil | Jun k'op mauk ja' no'ox |
| Tswana | Laleme le le lengwe ga le a lekanela |
| Turkish | Bir dil asla yeterli değildir |
| Tuvaluan | E sē tāitāi o lava i te 'gana e tasi. E tasi te 'gana e sē tāitāi o lava. |
| Ukrainian | Однієї мови ніколи не досить (Odnijeji movy nikoly ne dosyt') Однієї мови ніколи не достатньо (Odnijeji movy nikoly ne dostatn'o) |
| Urdu | ایک زبان کبہی بھی کافی نہیں ہوتی (ek zabān kabhī bhī kāfi nahīn hotī) |
| Uyghur | بىر خىل تىل ھەرگىز يەتمەيدۇ (Bir hil til härgiz yätmäydu) |
| Uzbek | Bir til aslo yetarli emas Bir til bilish kamlik qiladi |
| Vai | ꖨꖕꕴꕱ ꗅ ꗏꗒ ꔇꔀ ꖴꘋ ꕇ ꕗ (luuwoo kpɔ lɔnɗɔ ɓee kuŋ ni gba) |
| Venetian | Na ƚengua soƚa no ƚa xé mai bastansa |
| Vietnamese | Một thứ tiếng thì không bao giờ đủ |
| Võro | Üts' kiil olõ-i kunagiq küländ |
| Wayuu | Wanee anüiki nnojotsü joulain |
| Welsh | Annigonol ydy un iaith Dyw un iaith byth yn ddigon |
| Welsh (Gwentian) | Dyw un iaith byth yn ddicon |
| West Jutlandic | Jæn sproogh er aldri nåk! |
| Westrobothnian | He rettjint ve ba ett måL |
| Westrobothnian (Piteå) | He räck åller vä eitt mål |
| Xhosa | Ulwimi olunye alwanelanga tu |
| Yiddish | איין שפּראַך איז קיינמאָל נישט גענוג (Eyn shprakh iz keynmol nisht genug) |
| Yolngu | Waŋgany matha bäyŋu mitjpili-puy |
| Yoruba | Ede kan ko to ri rara |
| Yucatec Maya | Jun t'aan ma'u tsook t'aano'obi |
| Zazaki | Yew ziwan tew bes nîyo |
| Zulu | Ulwimi ululodwa alonelanga |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Black speech | Gurb "sta-gûmat-krogor" ti gûkatul gulb gajarpan-poshaki |
| Esperanto | Unu lingvo neniam sufiĉas Unu lingvo neniam estas sufiĉa |
| Ido | Un linguo suficas nul-tempe |
| Interlingua | Un lingua es nunquam bastante |
| Klingon | not yap wa' Hol |
| Lingua Franca Nova | Un lingua no sufisi Ун лингуа но суфиси |
| Lojban | pa bangu noroi banzu |
| Quenya | Minë lambë lá ná farëa |
| Romániço | Una linguajo jamás sufiçan |
| Toki Pona | toki wan li pona lili toki mute li pona mute |
| Volapük | Pük bal neföro saidon |
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