Article 1 of the UDHR

Language family: Indo-European

Proto-Indo-European | Albanian | Armenian | Baltic | Hellenic | Tocharian

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Proto-Indo-European (reconstructed)

h₂ólyoes ǵʰmónes h₁léwdʰeroes somHóeskʷe gʷr̥Htóteh₂ti h₃r̥ǵtúsukʷe ǵn̥h₁yóntor. éybʰos dh₃tóy ménos ḱḗrkʷe h₁stés h₂énteroeykʷe sm̥h₂éleyes bʰréh₂tr̥bʰos swé h₂éǵoyh₁n̥t.

Translation by Giorgio Nagy, supplied by Corey Muray

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Language family: Indo-European: Albanian

Albanian - Tosk (Shqip)

Të gjithë njerëzit lindin të lirë dhe të barabartë në dinjitet dhe në të drejta. Ata kanë arsye dhe ndërgjegje dhe duhet të sillen ndaj njëri tjetrit me frymë vëllazërimi.

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Albanian - Gheg (Shqyp)

Zhdo njeri kan le t'lir mê njãjit dinjitêt edhê dreta. Ata jan të pajisun mê mênjê edhê vet-dijê edhê duhën të veprôjn ka njãni-tjetrin mê nji shpirt vllâznimit.

Translation by Gazmen Arifi from Skopje/Shkupi

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Language family: Indo-European: Armenian

Eastern Armenian (Արևելահայերեն)

Բոլոր մարդիկ ծնվում են ազատ ու հավասար` իրենց արժանապատվությամբ և իրավունքներով: Նրանք օժտված են բանականությամբ ու խղճով, և պարտավոր են միմյանց նկատմամբ վարվել եղբայրության ոգով:

Transliteration

Bolor mardik c'nvowm en azat ow havasar' irenc arjhanapatvowt'yamb ew iravownqnerov: Nranq o'jhtvac' en banakanowt'yamb ow xghtwov, ew partavor en mimyanc nkatmamb varvel eghbayrowt'yan ogov:

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Western Armenian (Արեւմտահայերէն)

Բոլոր մարդիկ կը ծնուին ազատ եւ հաւասար իրենց արժանապատուութեամբ եւ իրաւունքներով: Իրենք օժտուած են բանականութեամբ ու խիղճով, եւ պարտաւորուած են միմեանց հանդէպ եղբայրութեան ոգիով վարուիլ:

Transliteration

Polor martig gy' dz'nowin azad ew hawasar irenc arjhanabadowowt'eamp ew irawownqnerov. Irenq o'jhtowadz' en panaganowt'eamp ow xightwov, ew bardaworowadz' en mimeanc hante'b eghpayrowt'ean oqiov varowil.

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Language family: Indo-European: Baltic

Latvian (Latviešu)

Visi cilvēki piedzimst brīvi un vienlīdzīgi savā pašcieņā un tiesībās. Viņi ir apveltīti ar saprātu un sirdsapziņu, un viņiem jāizturas citam pret citu brālības garā.

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Lithuanian (Lietuvos)

Visi žmonės gimsta laisvi ir lygūs savo orumu ir teisėmis. Jiems suteiktas protas ir sąžinė ir jie turi elgtis vienas kito atžvilgiu kaip broliai.

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Language family: Indo-European: Hellenic

Greek (Ελληνικά)

'Ολοι οι άνθρωποι γεννιούνται ελεύθεροι και ίσοι στην αξιοπρέπεια και τα δικαιώματα. Είναι προικισμένοι με λογική και συνείδηση, και οφείλουν να συμπεριφέρονται μεταξύ τους με πνεύμα αδελφοσύνης.

Transliteration

Óli i ánthropi yeniúnde eléftheri ke ísi stin aksioprépia ke ta dhikeómata. Íne prikizméni me loyikí ke sinídhisi, ke ofílun na simberiféronde metaksí tus me pnévma adhelfosínis.

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Polytonic Greek

Ὅλοι οἱ ἄνθρωποι γεννιοῦνται ἐλεύθεροι καὶ ἴσοι στὴν ἀξιοπρέπεια καὶ τὰ δικαιώματα. Εἶναι προικισμένοι μὲ λογικὴ καὶ συνείδηση, καὶ ὀφείλουν νὰ συμπεριφέρονται μεταξύ τους μὲ πνεῦμα ἀδελφοσύνης.

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Language family: Indo-European: Tocharian

Tocharian B

Poñc śāmna perimeṃ tsälpālñesa ṣpä ṣemeyärm yarkene ṣpä plākiṃne tämeṃ. Ālambaṃ ṣpä kärsor truknāntärme, ṣpä klinaṣṣäṃ alyauce ra proceri spārtti.

Translation by Aram Neresian

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