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Thanks to many correspondents from many different places, following is the
list of translations of the word "Amistad" that I have accumulated.
Corrections or additions would be appreciated (especially where there
appear to be choices, as in Japanese). Thanks to everyone.
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Amistad - Spanish
Friendship - English
Freundschaft - German
Freyndshaft - Yiddish
Amitié - French (accent over the e)
Venskab - Danish
Vennskap - Norse
Vänskap - Swedish (umlout over first a)
Amicitia - Latin
Amicizia - Italian
Amizade - Portuguese
Olgeta i pren - Pidgin (Neo-Melanesian)
Pilialoha - Hawaiian
Ystävyys - Finnish (umlout over the a)
Vriendschap - Dutch (Flemish)
Draugyste - Lithuanian (letter e in the end of the word has a spot over it)
Draudziba - Latvian (letter i has a dash over it instead of a spot)
Soprus - Estonian (letter o has a tilde ~ over it)
Pokój - Polish (second letter o has an acute over it)
Tình Ban - Vietnamese (accent grave above the i and a dot below the a)
Druzhba - Russian
Prietenie - Romanian
Haverut - Hebrew
Amikeco - Esperanto
Tomodachigai (or You-jyo) - Japanese
Cairdeas - Irish Gaelic
Càirdeas - Scots Gaelic (accent grave above the first letter a)
Cyfaill - Welsh
You yi - Chinese (Mandarin) an upside down accent circonflex over the o.
"yi" is written with an accent grave over the word.
Amistat - Catalan
Bara'tsa'g - Hungarian
Philia - Greek
Latwan laka - Miskito
Ubungani - Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele
Bungane - Swazi
Bogwera (or sekgotse) - Northern Sotho
Setswalle - Southern Sotho
Xingana (or vungana) - Tsong
Vhukonani (or vhutama) - Venda
Botsalano (or tsalano) - Setswana
Vriendskap - Afrikaans
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Edward Baker
Assistant Director, Interpretation Department
Mystic Seaport Museum
Box 6000
Mystic, CT 06355
(860)572-0711 ext 5080
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