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:con:Adari:

Yg cyv tol fer aćca tetytjo azentimy zen gygym.
1SG no.more GEN DEF six word-PL azenti-ADJ DESTINATION think-MIDDLE
(Lit. "I know to no more than of six azenti words")
Nūdenku waga honji ma naku honyasi ne ika-ika ichamase!
female-appearance=despite boy-voice=PAT hold boy-youth=TOP very be.cute-3PL
Honyasi zō honyasi ma naidasu.
boy-youth=AGT boy-youth=PAT love.romantically-3S
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:eus: Basque:

Bakarrik bost hitz euskaraz dakizkit.
bakarr-ik bost hitz euskara-z dakizki-t
alone-PART five word Basque.language-INS know.3P.ABS.PRES-1S.ERG

I only know five words in Basque.

:con: Mivaduì:

Uvà gagisàmbuva mivaduìra lùnggira ng avànga.
[ɔˈβa gəgəˈʃambɔβə məβʲəˈdwiɾʲə ˈluŋgəɾʲəŋ əˈβaŋə]
uvà ga-gisàmbu-va mivaduì-ra lù-ngg-ira=ng avànga
be.PL EXPERIENCED.LIKED-word-CONS Mivaduì-CONS six-CLASS-CONS=1S.OBL alone

I only know six Mivaduì words.
(Lit. "There are my six Mivaduì words alone.")

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:con: Omlűt
Omlűt am qaks zhórfën grim skröptëm.
[ˌom.ˈlyːt ʔam qaks ˈʒoːr.fən grim ˈʃkrøp.təm]
Omlűt am qaks zhurf\au-ën grim skrapt\iu-ëm
Omlűt out_of just word\-ACC.PL.M six know\-1.SG.IPFV
I know only six words in Omlűt.
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Ahau ravam Utagasvrimahikeń jhayasma nu.
1sg.SBJ six.ACC English-speak-bit.pl.ACC know-1sg.PRES REGRET
I know only six Utagasvrimahi words *nuu*.

Aham ṣaṣam Saṃskṛtamvākapadān eva bodhāmi.
1sg.SBJ six.ACC Sanskrit-speech-words.ACC certainly know-1sg
I certainly know/understand 6 Sanskrit words.
Sikatāyām kaṇam lokasya darśasi, svargam phale vanye ca.
See a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower.
Ānantam tava karatalena darasi, nityatām ghaṇṭabhyantare ca.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.
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Kinuiltawir nauloloutšiem darespelimai.
Kinuiltys-ABL word-six-ACC certainly-know-1SG-PRES
I certainly know only six Kinuiltys words.
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Kuth enecthiøthará fengkual kuaun tsatamuatøn.
[ kútʰ ʔenextʰjɔtʰaʁá féŋkwal kwáwn tsátamwatøn. ]
kuth e-Necthiøth-rá fénkual kuaun tsata-mua-tø-n.
word ADJ-Necthioth-LOC five notmorethan speak-can-1SG-BAD.

I can say no more than five Necthioth words.
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Salthan (or also called karathnai):
kas da-əsa chi-karathnai-darade-hasashi-nai
know SUBJ-1 OBJ-Karathnai-word-6-PL

OR:

kas da-əsa chi-karathnai-rathə-hasashi-nai
know SUBJ-1 OBJ-Karathnai-word-6-PL

The difference? Darade is generally correct for either spoken or written words, but rathe would be used if you were specifically talking about writing in Salthan.
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:con: Dimath

Ank dak yan shis dimathimin dimathas.
[aŋk dak yan ʃis dimaˈðimin diˈmaðas]
ank dak yan shis dim-ath-im-in dim-ath-as
1SG only know six speak-OBJNOUN-PL-ACC speak-OBJNOUN-GEN

I only know six words in Dimath.
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Vede Rogelistut hareta asamci.
five-ATTR Roguel-GEN word-ACC know-1SG-only
I only know five Roguel words.
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:eng: I know only six English words.
:nor: Jeg kjenner bare seks norske ord.
:deu: Ich kenne nur sechs deutsche Wörter.
:swe: Jag kan bara sju ord på svenska.
:dan: Jeg kender kun seks danske ord.

:fra: Je sais seulement sept mots en français.
:esp:Sólo sé seis palabras en español.

:pol: Znam tylko sześć słów po polsku.

:usa: (Lakota) Oíye Lakȟóta záptaŋla uŋmáspe epȟé.

:roc: 我只知道九個中文字。

:fin: Osaan/tiedän vain kuusi suomen sanaa./ kuusi sanaa suomea.

:sme: Mun máhtan áidnu guhta sámegiela sánni. ??

:jpn: 日本語の言葉は六つだけ知っている。


:con: Emyt: Kehzan ral'ęmy-rỹśunak-gurtǫren.
keh-zan ral'ęmy rỹ-śunak gurtǫ-ren
one-adv Emyt.gen four-word.gen know.verb-gno.1sg
I know only four Emyt words.
:con: Proto-Vdangku: miiztå tevgev veli roqqer
know.1s.imp four.PL only.PL entity.PL
:con: Agyonnar: Azaya tyela Agyonnar tia. (I only remember four Agyonnar words.)
:con: Wistra Gutisk: Ek kann þatain saihs Aggilisks waurda.
:con: Inyauk: Txír nahyúgbatxagitsaurat kúmatxinyaukiahi.
ʧí-ir nax-júg-ba-ʧag-iʦa<u>r-at kúmaʧiɲauki-axi
1sg-PSR IDF-bottom-PSS-three-word<pl>-PSD speak.inyauk-RST

:con: Kankonian: Is hauess oul sem arikes Kankonik.
I know+PRESENT only six word+PLURAL Kankonian
:con: Hǫnhuęn: Ro tlęjąn hǫnhuęn te xi cǫ tar
1ps ablility-speech national-language-INST seven counting_word stative_verb-indicative_mood-active_voice
[ro tɬ͡ɜ.jæn xən.xwɜn tɛ ɕi kə tɑr]

:con:Tō Taiōn: Lōs (īa) katalenō iētha hīlōv tō Taiōn.
:con: Ngolu: Tuhu ene zu zeje kilo ilia.
be.known DAT.1s.MASC NOM.3s.SPEC.INAN.REL be.group.of.six be.word be.speech
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Image Ẕaẏ ʾimtoḥ yamu mašdidad lit ʾIšaddu Yat-Vṛḵaẕikam šumař.
I know only ten words in Vrkhazhian.
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:con: Yélian

Re miatquinrai matayyéliani perta.
[rɛ ˌmiatˈkiːnr͜ai ˌmataʃ͜ˈɛliani ˈpɛrta]
1PS just-know-1SG word-yélian-GEN four
I only know four Yélian words.
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This hardly counts as double post, does it...?

:con: Caelian

Rar kön matajobrez cühahaly gertë kyunguril.
[raɾ kʰœn ˌmatʰajɔbˈrɛs çyhaˈhaʎ gɛrˈtə kʲʊŋuˈril]
1SG only word.PL.INST Caelian.PL.FEM six know-SUB.1SG-OBJ.3PL
I know only six Caelian words.

:con: Orkish

Shels gradebz ba batɦaso hekdannzhti knast.
[ʂɛls ˈgʁadɛ͡bz ba ˈbatˤasoː hɛkˈdanːʐti knast]
POT know-1SG.ERG just Ork.GEN word.ABS.PL six
I know only six words of the Orks.

:con: Anto

Da hal wike-wike anto a'ja ke'ne-da.
[taː hal ˈwɪkʰɛˌwɪkʰɛ ˈantʰoː ˈaːja kʰɛːnɛta]
1SG only word.PL Anto six know-1SG
I know only six Anto words.
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Kala:

na ke mila tsa'o kalayo unyampe
1sg O word six Kala-GEN know-LIM
I know only six Kala words.
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xinda wrote: :roc: 我只知道九個中文字。
Wouldn't this be "I only know nine Chinese characters", not "I only know nine Chinese words"? I think it should be 我只知道九個中文詞。

Also, since that sentence is in traditional characters, here's the simplified version, with pinyin and a gloss:
:zho: 我只知道九个中文词。
Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào jiǔ ge Zhōngwén cí.
1[SG] only know nine CL Chinese word
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GrandPiano wrote:
xinda wrote: :roc: 我只知道九個中文字。
Wouldn't this be "I only know nine Chinese characters", not "I only know nine Chinese words"? I think it should be 我只知道九個中文詞。

Also, since that sentence is in traditional characters, here's the simplified version, with pinyin and a gloss:
:zho: 我只知道九个中文词。
Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào jiǔ ge Zhōngwén cí.
1[SG] only know nine CL Chinese word
I'm not a native speaker, but in this context, xinda's "字" just feels more natural than "词". They can both translate as "word" in English*, but I think if you asked a Chinese person walking down the street how many "words" were in a sentence, you'd get a 字-count. My initial reaction to your change was: "Well, what if one of the nine Chinese "words" you know is 'Marxist'?" (馬克思主義者) Counting that as "one" when, in fact, you have to "know" six feels counter-intuitive. But should you not trust my viscera, I went for back-up, and lo:

"字" are single units; "词" are compounds of two or more "字".**

Ergo, 馬克思主義者 is a 词, but again, I don't think the average 周 would count that as "one" in a "word" count.

What that also means is that xinda's rendition should be parsed this way:

(我)(只)(知)(道)(九)(個)(中)(文)(字) = 9

which fits the in-joke of the sentence.

Change it to 词, and now you get a befuddling:

(我)(只)(知道)(九)(個)(中文)(詞) or
(我)(只)(知道)(九個)(中文)(詞) or
(我)(只)(知道)(九)(個)(中文詞) or
(我)(只)(知道)(九個)(中文詞)

Pick one you like, I don't have a dog in that fight. But the point is that none of those come to nine, so -- in-joke, in tatters.

I think a 詞-count is more applicable to the languages we barbarians use, because what would a 字-count even mean? Which may also be why I initially balked at your change; sounded a little Chinglishy in reverse (so for that matter, why not go for the even further-distancing, foreign-sounding "单词"?). At any rate, I'd leave xinda's version alone.

* Note the English translation of "字" here and of "词" here

** 字是一个 词由两个或两个以上的字组成
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I stand corrected, then. I also didn't initially see the correlation between the number of words/字 in the sentence and the number stated to be known. In that case, here's the better simplified version:

:zho: 我只知道九个中文字。
Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào jiǔ ge Zhōngwén zì.
1[SG] only know nine CL Chinese character

Lao Kou wrote:the average 周
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Correcting French. When you want to translate "know" and it has a direct object, connaître is usually the way to go, not savoir.

Je connais seulement sept mots en français.
/ʃ kɔ.nɛ sœl.mɑ̃ sɛt mo ɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sɛ/
1SG.NOM know{1SG} only seven word{PL} in French

I only know seven French words.

If you want to know even more French words, you can use another construction for "only", one which I'm rather enamored with. [B)]

Je ne connais que huit mots en français.
/ʒə n kɔ.nɛ k ɥi mo ɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sɛ/
1SG.NOM PTCL know{1SG} only eight word{PL} in French

I only know eight French words.
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:con: Ular

语咱一对字五四知我。
Jōlăr ówthŏ mô õnvûrh óng lăn.

[jōˈlæ̂̄ɚ̯ óʊ̯tʰɛ̂́ mǒ̄ ȭːʋǔ̄ɾ ɔ́ŋ læ̂́n]
Ular only word nine know 1SG
As for Ular, I only know nine words.

As for Chinese, the concept of "word" is closely related to a character.
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Dormouse559 wrote:If you want to know even more French words, you can use another construction for "only", one which I'm rather enamored with. [B)]

Je ne connais que huit mots en français.
I only know eight French words.
Then you must love English's: "I know but eight French words." [:P]
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