Who

/huː/

Synonyms for "who" (9 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

Noun(1 words)

elli

Determiner(1 words)

that

Strong matches (3)

Pronoun(2 words)

that personthe person

Noun(1 words)

w.h.o.

Related words (4)

Pronoun(3 words)

what personwhich onewhich person

Noun(1 words)

world health organization

Choosing the right synonym

Closest matches in this entry: elli, that, that person, the person, w.h.o..
Sentence evidence is available for who, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet.

Synonym selection checklist

Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "who".
Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "who"

Keep "who" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "who" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "who", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "who" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

3 relation types

More general

3 entries

UN agencyUnited Nations agencypronoun

More specific

4 entries

object pronounobject relative pronounsubject pronounsubject relative pronoun

Collocations

6 entries

who can saywho elsewho is responsiblewho is therewho would thinkwho wrote this

Translations

431 translations across 228 languages.

Afar

1 entries

iyya pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Afrikaans

1 entries

wie pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Aklanon

1 entries

sin-o pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Albanian

1 entries

kush pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Aleut

1 entries

kiin pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

American Sign Language

1 entries

L@Chin-ThumbBack Squeeze pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Ancient Greek

4 entries

οἷος pron (who (relative pronoun))
τίς pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
ὅς pron (who (relative pronoun))
ὅσος pron (who (relative pronoun))

Arabic

4 entries

اللي pron (who (relative pronoun))
اللَّوَاتِي pron (who (relative pronoun))
الي pron (who (relative pronoun))
اَللَّائِي pron (who (relative pronoun))

Aramaic

1 entries

מַן pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Armenian

3 entries

ով pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
որ pron (who (relative pronoun))
որը pron (who (relative pronoun))

Aromanian

1 entries

tsine pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Asturian

4 entries

quien pron (who (relative pronoun))
quienes pron (who (relative pronoun))
quién pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
quiénes pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Azerbaijani

2 entries

hansı ki pron (who (relative pronoun))
kim pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Balinese

1 entries

nyen pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Bashkir

1 entries

кем pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Basque

1 entries

nor pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Belarusian

3 entries

хто pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
яка́я pron (who (relative pronoun))
які́ pron (who (relative pronoun))

Bengali

1 entries

কে pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Bhojpuri

1 entries

के pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Bikol Central

1 entries

siisay pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Blackfoot

1 entries

tahkaa pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Breton

1 entries

piv pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Bulgarian

4 entries

ко́йто pron (who (relative pronoun))
кое́то pron (who (relative pronoun))
които pron (who (relative pronoun))
кой pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Burmese

1 entries

ဘယ်သူ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Carpathian Rusyn

1 entries

хто pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Catalan

1 entries

qui pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Cebuano

1 entries

kinsa pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Central Kurdish

1 entries

کێ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Chadian Arabic

1 entries

ياتو pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Chamicuro

2 entries

na'shanana pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
na'shanana pron (who (relative pronoun))

Chechen

1 entries

мила pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎦᎪ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Chichewa

1 entries

ndani pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Chickasaw

1 entries

kata pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Chinese

4 entries

сый pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
啥人 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
啥物人 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
底人 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Chinese Cantonese

4 entries

乜誰 /乜谁 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
何人 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
誰 /谁 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
誰人 /谁人 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

何人 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
誰 /谁 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
誰人 /谁人 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
阿誰 /阿谁 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Chinook Jargon

2 entries

klaksta pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
ɬaksta pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Chukchi

1 entries

мэӈин pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Church Slavic

2 entries

къто pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
ⰽⱏⱅⱁ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Chuvash

1 entries

кам pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Classical Nahuatl

3 entries

āc pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
āquihqueh pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
āquin pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Corsican

1 entries

chi pron (who (relative pronoun))

Cree

1 entries

awina pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Crimean Tatar

1 entries

kim pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Czech

3 entries

kdo pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
který pron (who (relative pronoun))
kteří pron (who (relative pronoun))

Dalmatian

1 entries

ci pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Danish

2 entries

hvem pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
som pron (who (relative pronoun))

Dargwa

1 entries

чи pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Dari

1 entries

کِی pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Dolgan

1 entries

ким pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Dutch

4 entries

dat pron (who (relative pronoun))
die pron (who (relative pronoun))
wat pron (who (relative pronoun))
wie pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Eastern Mari

1 entries

кӧ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries

底人 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Esperanto

2 entries

kiu pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kiu pron (who (relative pronoun))

Estonian

2 entries

kes pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kes pron (who (relative pronoun))

Evenki

1 entries

ңи pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Faroese

4 entries

hvat pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
hvør pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
ið pron (who (relative pronoun))
sum pron (who (relative pronoun))

Finnish

4 entries

joka pron (who (relative pronoun))
jonka pron (who (relative pronoun))
jotka pron (who (relative pronoun))
ken pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

French

2 entries

qui pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
qui pron (who (relative pronoun))

Galician

1 entries

quen pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Georgian

1 entries

ვინ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

German

4 entries

das pron (who (relative pronoun))
der pron (who (relative pronoun))
die pron (who (relative pronoun))
wer pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Gothic

4 entries

𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 pron (who (relative pronoun))
𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 pron (who (relative pronoun))
𐍃𐍉𐌴𐌹 pron (who (relative pronoun))
𐍈𐌰𐍃 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Greek

4 entries

η οποία pron (who (relative pronoun))
ο οποίος pron (who (relative pronoun))
ποιος pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
το οποίο pron (who (relative pronoun))

Gujarati

2 entries

કોણ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
જે pron (who (relative pronoun))

Haitian Creole

2 entries

kimoun pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kiyès pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Hakka Chinese

4 entries

何人 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
哪儕 /哪侪 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
麼人 /么人 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
麼儕 /么侪 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Hausa

2 entries

wā̀cē cḕ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
wā̀nē nḕ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Hebrew

2 entries

אֲשֶׁר pron (who (relative pronoun))
מִי pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Higaonon

1 entries

sin-o pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Hiligaynon

1 entries

sin-o pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Hindi

2 entries

कौन pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
जो pron (who (relative pronoun))

Hungarian

4 entries

aki pron (who (relative pronoun))
akik pron (who (relative pronoun))
ki pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kik pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Ibanag

1 entries

sinni pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Icelandic

4 entries

hvað pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
hver pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
hvert pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
sem pron (who (relative pronoun))

Ido

4 entries

qua pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
qua pron (who (relative pronoun))
qui pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
qui pron (who (relative pronoun))

Igbo

1 entries

ònye pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Ilocano

3 entries

asino pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
siasino pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
sino pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Indonesian

2 entries

siapa pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
yang pron (who (relative pronoun))

Ingrian

2 entries

ken pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kumpa pron (who (relative pronoun))

Ingush

1 entries

мала pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Interlingua

2 entries

qui pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
qui pron (who (relative pronoun))

Iranian Persian

2 entries

کِه pron (who (relative pronoun))
کی pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Irish

2 entries

a pron (who (relative pronoun))
cé pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Italian

2 entries

che pron (who (relative pronoun))
chi pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Japanese

4 entries

だれ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
どちらさま pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
どなた pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
誰 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Javanese

2 entries

sapa pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
sinten (kromo-level) pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Jeju

1 entries

누게 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Juba Arabic

1 entries

minuu pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Kaitag

1 entries

ча pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Kalmyk

1 entries

кен pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Kapampangan

1 entries

ninu pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Karachay-Balkar

1 entries

ким pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Karaim

1 entries

kim pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Karakalpak

1 entries

kim pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Karakhanid

1 entries

كِمْ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Kashubian

1 entries

chto pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Kazakh

1 entries

кім pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Khakas

1 entries

кем pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Khmer

3 entries

ដែល pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
នរណា pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
អ្នកណា pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Kikuyu

1 entries

nũũ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Kinaray-a

1 entries

sin-o pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Korean

1 entries

누구 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Krio

1 entries

udat pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Kriol

1 entries

hu pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Kumyk

2 entries

ким pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
ким pron (who (relative pronoun))

Kyrgyz

2 entries

ким pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
ким pron (who (relative pronoun))

Lakota

1 entries

tuwé pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Lao

1 entries

ໃຜ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Latgalian

2 entries

kas pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kurs pron (who (relative pronoun))

Latin

4 entries

quae pron (who (relative pronoun))
qui pron (who (relative pronoun))
quis pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
quod pron (who (relative pronoun))

Latvian

3 entries

kas pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kas pron (who (relative pronoun))
kurš pron (who (relative pronoun))

Levantine Arabic

1 entries

مين pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Limburgish

3 entries

dae pron (who (relative pronoun))
wae pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
wae pron (who (relative pronoun))

Linngithigh

1 entries

a'inh pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Lithuanian

1 entries

kas pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Lombard

1 entries

chi pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Louisiana Creole

2 entries

ki pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
ki moun pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

chto pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Lutuv

1 entries

ahung pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Macedonian

4 entries

кое pron (who (relative pronoun))
коешто pron (who (relative pronoun))
кои pron (who (relative pronoun))
коишто pron (who (relative pronoun))

Malay

1 entries

siapa pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Malayalam

1 entries

ആര് pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Maltese

2 entries

li pron (who (relative pronoun))
min pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Middle English

2 entries

who pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
who pron (who (relative pronoun))

Middle Korean

1 entries

누〮 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Mongolian

2 entries

хэн pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
ᠬᠡᠨ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Mwani

1 entries

nani pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Māori

2 entries

ai pron (who (relative pronoun))
wai pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Neapolitan

1 entries

chi pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

nɗopvi pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Nheengatu

1 entries

awá pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Nigerian Pidgin

1 entries

hú pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Nogai

1 entries

ким pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Northern Kurdish

4 entries

ku pron (who (relative pronoun))
kê pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kî pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
ya ku pron (who (relative pronoun))

Northern Mansi

1 entries

хотьют pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

hvem pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

kven pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Nuer

1 entries

ɛŋa pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Ojibwe

1 entries

awenen pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Okinawan

1 entries

誰 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Old Armenian

2 entries

ո pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
ով pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Old Dutch

2 entries

wie pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
wē pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Old East Slavic

2 entries

къто pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
хто pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Old English

2 entries

hwā pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
þe pron (who (relative pronoun))

Old French

4 entries

cui pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
cui pron (who (relative pronoun))
ki pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
ki pron (who (relative pronoun))

Old Frisian

1 entries

hwā pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Old Irish

1 entries

cía pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Old Javanese

1 entries

syapa pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Old Norse

3 entries

er pron (who (relative pronoun))
es pron (who (relative pronoun))
sem pron (who (relative pronoun))

Old Saxon

2 entries

hwē pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
the pron (who (relative pronoun))

Old Turkic

1 entries

𐰚𐰢 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Ossetian

1 entries

чи pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

كیم pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Pangasinan

1 entries

siopa pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries

хто pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Papiamentu

1 entries

ken pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Polish

2 entries

kto pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
który pron (who (relative pronoun))

Portuguese

3 entries

que pron (who (relative pronoun))
quem pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
quem pron (who (relative pronoun))

Punjabi

1 entries

ਕੌਣ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Purepecha

1 entries

ne pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Rapa Nui

2 entries

aai pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
aai pron (who (relative pronoun))

Rohingya

1 entries

hon pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Romani

1 entries

kon pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Romanian

2 entries

care pron (who (relative pronoun))
cine pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Romansch

1 entries

tgi pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Russian

4 entries

кото́рая pron (who (relative pronoun))
кото́рый pron (who (relative pronoun))
кто pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
кто pron (who (relative pronoun))

Saho

1 entries

iyya pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Sanskrit

1 entries

कः pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Scots

1 entries

wha pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

cò pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

kòjī pron (who (relative pronoun))
kȍ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kȍ pron (who (relative pronoun))
tkȍ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Shor

1 entries

кем pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Sinhalese

1 entries

කවුද pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Slovak

3 entries

kto pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
ktorý pron (who (relative pronoun))
čo pron (who (relative pronoun))

Slovene

2 entries

kdó pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kdó pron (who (relative pronoun))

Southern Altai

2 entries

кем pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
кем pron (who (relative pronoun))

Spanish

3 entries

quien pron (who (relative pronoun))
quién pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
quiénes pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Sudanese Arabic

1 entries

منو pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Sundanese

3 entries

anu pron (who (relative pronoun))
nu pron (who (relative pronoun))
saha pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Swedish

3 entries

som pron (who (relative pronoun))
vem pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
vilka pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Tagalog

2 entries

na pron (who (relative pronoun))
sino pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Tajik

1 entries

кӣ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Talysh

2 entries

ki pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
کی pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Tamil

3 entries

எவன் pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
எவர் pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
யார் pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Taos

1 entries

pʼų́ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Tat

1 entries

ki pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Tatar

1 entries

кем pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Tausug

1 entries

hisiyu pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Telugu

1 entries

ఎవరు pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Tetum

1 entries

sé pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Thai

2 entries

ผู้ pron (who (relative pronoun))
ใคร pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Tibetan

1 entries

སུ pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Tocharian A

2 entries

kus pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kusne pron (who (relative pronoun))

Tocharian B

2 entries

kᵤse pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kᵤse pron (who (relative pronoun))

Tofa

1 entries

ӄум pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Tok Pisin

2 entries

husat pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
husat pron (who (relative pronoun))

Tooro

2 entries

baha pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
oha pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Turkish

1 entries

kim pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Turkmen

1 entries

kim pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Tuvan

1 entries

кым pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Ugaritic

1 entries

𐎎𐎊 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Ukrainian

4 entries

ко́трий pron (who (relative pronoun))
хто pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
хто pron (who (relative pronoun))
що pron (who (relative pronoun))

Upper Sorbian

3 entries

chto pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kotryž pron (who (relative pronoun))
štó pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Urdu

2 entries

جو pron (who (relative pronoun))
کَون pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Urum

1 entries

ким pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Uyghur

1 entries

كىم pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Uzbek

1 entries

kim pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Vietnamese

2 entries

ai pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
người pron (who (relative pronoun))

Volapük

3 entries

kel pron (who (relative pronoun))
kif pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kim pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Wakhi

1 entries

ku pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Walloon

1 entries

kî pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Waray-Waray

1 entries

hin-o pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Welsh

4 entries

a pron (who (relative pronoun))
pwy pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
sy pron (who (relative pronoun))
sydd pron (who (relative pronoun))

West-Frisian

2 entries

wa pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
wa't pron (who (relative pronoun))

White Hmong

1 entries

leej twg pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Winnebago

1 entries

peežega pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Wu Chinese

1 entries

啥人 pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Yaghnobi

1 entries

ках pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Yakut

1 entries

ким pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Yiddish

1 entries

ווער pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Yola

1 entries

fho pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Yoruba

1 entries

ta pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Zazaki

2 entries

kam (diq) pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
kom pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Zealandic

4 entries

die-a pron (who (relative pronoun))
dien-a pron (who (relative pronoun))
wie pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))
wien pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Zhuang

1 entries

bouxlawz pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Zulu

1 entries

ubani class 1a/2a pron (who? (interrogative pronoun))

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

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Every person who is alone is alone because they are afraid of others.

Source: tatoeba (1367)

I don't like it when mathematicians who know much more than I do can't express themselves explicitly.

Source: tatoeba (1415)

"Who is it?" "It's your mother."

Source: tatoeba (1505)

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Source: tatoeba (1577)

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