Merry Christmas In Different Languages

On this page 'Merry Christmas' or 'Happy Christmas' is shown in different languages from all around the world (apart from English)!

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Some languages below use different characters and alphabets, so I have also spelt them in English as best I can.

	African Languages Afrikaans (South Africa, Namibia)	Geseënde Kersfees
	Akan (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Benin)	Afishapa
	Amharic (Ethiopia)	Melikam Gena! (መልካም ገና!)
	Ashanti/Asante/Asante Twi (Ghana)	afehyia pa
	Chewa/Chichewa (Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe)	Moni Wa Chikondwelero Cha Kristmasi or Christmas yabwino
	Dagbani (Ghana)	Ni ti Burunya Chou
	Edo (Nigeria)	Iselogbe
	Ewe (Ghana, Togo)	Blunya na wo
	Efik (Nigeria)	Usoro emana Christ
	Fula/Fulani (Niger, Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Togo, Guinea, Sierra Leone)	Jabbama be salla Kirismati
	Hausa (Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Togo)	barka dà Kirsìmatì
	Ibibio (Nigeria)	Idara ukapade isua
	Igbo/Igo (Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea)	E keresimesi Oma
	Kinyarwanda (Rwanda, Uganda, DR Congo)	Noheli nziza
	Lingala (DR Congo, Rep Congo, Central African Republic, Angola)	Mbotama Malamu
	Luganda (Uganda)	Seku Kulu
	Maasai/Maa/Kimaasai (Kenya, Tanzania)	Enchipai e Kirismas
	Ndebele (Zimbabwe, South Africa)	Izilokotho Ezihle Zamaholdeni
	Shona (Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana)	Muve neKisimusi
	Soga/Lasoga (Uganda)	Mwisuka Sekukulu
	Somali (Somalia, Djibouti)	Kirismas Wacan
	Sotho (Lesotho, South Africa)	Le be le keresemese e monate
	Swahili (Tanzania, Kenya, DR Congo, Uganda)	Krismasi Njema / Heri ya Krismasi
	Tigrinya (Ethiopia and Eritreia)	Ruhus Beal Lidet
	Xhosa/isiXhosa (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho)	Krismesi emnandi
	Yoruba (Nigeria, Benin)	E ku odun, e ku iye'dun
	Zulu (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland)	uKhisimusi oMuhle
	Afganistan (Dari)	Christmas Mubarak (کرسمس مبارک)
	Albanian	Gëzuar Krishtlindjen
	Arabic	Eid Milad Majid (عيد ميلاد مجيد) Which means 'Glorious Birth Feast'
	Aramaic	Eedookh Breekha Which means 'Blessed be your Christmas'
	Armenian	Shnorhavor Amanor yev Surb Tznund (Շնորհավոր Ամանոր և Սուրբ Ծնունդ) Which means 'Congratulations for the Holy Birth'
	Azerbaijani	Milad bayramınız mübarək
	Belarussian	Z Kaljadami (З Калядамі)
	Belgium Dutch/Flemish	Vrolijk Kerstfeest
	French	Joyeux Noël
	German	Frohe Weihnachten
	Walloon	djoyeus Noyé
	Bulgarian	Vesela Koleda
	Cambodia (Khmer)	Rik-reay​​ Bon​ Noel (រីករាយ បុណ្យ​ណូអែល)
	China Mandarin	Sheng Dan Kuai Le (圣诞快乐)
	Cantonese	Seng Dan Fai Lok (聖誕快樂)
	Cornish	Nadelik Lowen
	Croatian (and Bosnian)	Sretan Božić
	Czech	Veselé Vánoce
	Danish	Glædelig Jul
	Esperanto	Feliĉan Kristnaskon
	Estonian	Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi
	Faroe Islands (Faroese)	Gleðilig jól
	Finnish	Hyvää joulua
	France French	Joyeux Noël
	Breton	Nedeleg Laouen
	Corsican	Bon Natale
	Alsatian	E güeti Wïnâchte
	German	Frohe Weihnachten
	Greek	Kala Christouyenna or Καλά Χριστούγεννα
	Georgian	gilocav shoba-akhal c’els or გილოცავ შობა-ახალ წელს
	Greenland Greenlandic	Juullimi Pilluarit
	Danish (also used in Greenland)	Glædelig Jul
	Guam (Chamorro)	Felis Nabidåt or Felis Påsgua or Magof Nochebuena
	Guernsey (Guernésiais/Guernsey French/patois)	bouan Noué
	Haitian Creole	Jwaye Nowel
	Hawaiian	Mele Kalikimaka
	Hungarian	Boldog karácsonyt (Happy Christmas) or Kellemes karácsonyi ünnepeket (pleasant Christmas holidays)
	Icelandic	Gleðileg jól
	India Bengali (also spoken in Bangladesh)	shubho bôṛodin (শুভ বড়দিন)
	Gujarati	Anandi Natal or Khushi Natal (આનંદી નાતાલ)
	Hindi	Śubh krisamas (शुभ क्रिसमस) or prabhu ka naya din aapko mubarak ho (Happy Birthday God)
	Kannada	kris mas habbada shubhaashayagalu (ಕ್ರಿಸ್ ಮಸ್ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಷಯಗಳು)
	Konkani	Khushal Borit Natala
	Malayalam	Christmas inte mangalaashamsakal
	Marathi	Śubh Nātāḷ (शुभ नाताळ) or Natal Chya shubhechha
	Mizo	Krismas Chibai
	Punjabi	karisama te nawāṃ sāla khušayāṃwālā hewe (ਕਰਿਸਮ ਤੇ ਨਵਾੰ ਸਾਲ ਖੁਸ਼ਿਯਾੰਵਾਲਾ ਹੋਵੇ)
	Sanskrit	Krismasasya shubhkaamnaa
	Shindi	Christmas jun wadhayun
	Tamil	kiṟistumas vāḻttukkaḷ (கிறிஸ்துமஸ் வாழ்த்துக்கள்)
	Telugu	Christmas Subhakankshalu
	Urdu	krismas mubarak (کرسمس)
	Indonesian	Selamat Natal
	Iran Farsi	Christmas MobArak
	Kurdish (Kumanji)	Kirîsmes pîroz be
	Irish - Gaelic	Nollaig Shona Dhuit
	Israel - Hebrew	Chag Molad Sameach (חג מולד שמח) meaning 'Happy festival of the Birth'
	Italy Italian	Buon Natale
	Sicilian	Bon Natali
	Piedmontese	Bon Natal
	Ladin	Bon/Bun Nadèl
	Jamaican Creole/Patois	Merri Crissmuss
	Japanese	Meri Kurisumasu (or 'Meri Kuri' for short!) Hiragana: めりーくりすます Katakana: メリークリスマス
	Jersey (Jèrriais/Jersey French)	bouan Noué
	Kazahk	Rojdestvo quttı bolsın (Рождество құтты болсын)
	Korean	'Meri krismas' (메리 크리스마스) or 'seongtanjeol jal bonaeyo' (성탄절 잘 보내요) or 'Jeulgaeun krismas doeseyo' (즐거운 크리스마스 되세요)
	Latin	Felicem Diem Nativitatis (Merry Day of the Nativity)
	Latvian	Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus
	Lithuanian	Linksmų Kalėdų
	Macedonian	Streken Bozhik or Среќен Божик
	Madagascar (Malagasy)	Tratra ny Noely
	Maltese	Il-Milied it-Tajjeb
	Malaysia (Malay)	Selamat Hari Krismas or Selamat Hari Natal
	Manx (spoken on the Isle of Man)	Nollick Ghennal
	Mexico (Spanish is main lang) Nahuatl (spoken by the Aztecs)	Cualli netlācatilizpan
	Yucatec Maya	Ki'imak "navidad"
	Montenegrin	Hristos se rodi (Христос се роди) - Christ is born Vaistinu se rodi (Ваистину се роди) - truly born (reply)
	Native American / First Nation Languages
	Apache (Western)	Gozhqq Keshmish
	Cherokee	Danistayohihv &Aliheli'sdi Itse Udetiyvasadisv
	Inuit	Quvianagli Anaiyyuniqpaliqsi
	Navajo	Nizhonigo Keshmish
	Yupik	Alussistuakeggtaarmek
	Nepali	Kreesmasko shubhkaamnaa (क्रस्मसको शुभकामना)
	The Netherlands Dutch	Prettige Kerst (Happy Christmas), Zalig Kerstfeest or Zalig Kerstmis (both mean Merry Christmas) or Vrolijk Kerstfeest (Cheerful Christmas)
	West-Frisian (or Frysk)	Noflike Krystdagen (Comfortable Christmas days)
	Bildts	Noflike Korsttydsdagen (Comfortable Christmastide days)
	New Zealand (Māori)	Meri Kirihimete
	Norwegian	God Jul or Gledelig Jul
	Philippines Tagalog	Maligayang Pasko
	Ilocano	Naragsak nga Paskua
	Ilonggo	Malipayon nga Pascua
	Sugbuhanon or Cebuano	Maayong Pasko
	Bicolano	Maugmang Pasko
	Pangalatok or Pangasinense	Maabig ya pasko or Magayagan inkianac
	Waray	Maupay Nga Pasko
	Papiamentu - spoken in the Lesser Antilles (Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire)	Bon Pascu
	Polish	Wesołych Świąt
	Portuguese	Feliz Natal
	Quechua - spoken in the Andes Mountains including Ecuador and Peru	Paqariku Atawsami
	Romanian	Crăciun Fericit
	Russian	s rah-zh-dee-st-VOHM (C рождеством!) or s-schah-st-lee-vah-vah rah-zh dee-st-vah (Счастливого рождества!)
	Sami (North-Sami) - spoken in parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia	Buorit Juovllat
	Samoan	Manuia Le Kerisimasi
	Scotland Scots	Blithe Yule
	Gaelic	Nollaig Chridheil
	Serbian	Hristos se rodi (Христос се роди) - Christ is born Vaistinu se rodi (Ваистину се роди) - truly born (reply)
	Slovakian	Veselé Vianoce
	Slovene or Slovenian	Vesel Božič
	Somali	Kirismas Wacan
	Spain Spanish (Españo)	Feliz Navidad or Nochebuena (which means 'Holy Night' - Christmas Eve)
	Catalan / Asturian / Occitan	Bon Nadal
	Aragonese	Feliz Nadal
	Galician	Bo Nadal
	Basque (Euskara)	Eguberri on (which means 'Happy New Day')
	Sranantongo (spoken in Suriname)	Swit' Kresneti
	Sinhala (spoken in Sri Lanka)	Suba Naththalak Wewa (සුබ නත්තලක් වේවා)
	Swedish	God Jul
	Switzerland Swiss German	Schöni Wiehnachte
	French	Joyeux Noël
	Italian	Buon Natale
	Romansh	Bellas festas da Nadal
	Thai	Suk sarn warn Christmas
	Turkish	Mutlu Noeller
	Ukranian	'Веселого Різдва' Veseloho Rizdva (Merry Christmas) or 'Христос Рождається' Khrystos Rozhdayetsia (Christ is Born)
	Vietnamese	Chúc mừng Giáng Sinh
	Welsh	Nadolig Llawen
	Sci-fi & Fantasy Languages! Klingon (Star Trek)	toDwI'ma' qoS yItIvqu' (Our Savior's birthday you-enjoy!)
	Quenya (Lord of the Rings)	Alassë a Hristomerendë (Joyous Feast of Christ)
	Sindarin (Lord of the Rings)	Mereth Veren e-Doled Eruion (Joyous Feast of the Coming of the Son of God)