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People

people (persons)

Source:*ljudьjeProto-Slaviccertain

Used as the plural of 'person' in all five (человек → люди, człowiek → ludzie).

English

people (persons)

Polish

ludzie
ˈludʑɛ
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In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    лю́диljudi
    ˈlʲudʲɪinherited
  • Ukrainian
    лю́диljudy
    ˈlʲudɪinherited
  • Polish
    ludzie
    ˈludʑɛinherited
  • Czech
    lidé
    ˈlɪdɛːinherited

    Czech turned u into i after a soft consonant.

  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    ljudiљуди
    ˈʎudiinherited
  • English
    people (persons)

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