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How do you say zero in every language on earth?

It's impossible to list every single language on Earth and their word for "zero" because there are thousands of languages spoken worldwide!

However, I can provide you with a few examples from different language families:

Indo-European:

* English: Zero

* French: Zéro

* Spanish: Cero

* German: Null

* Russian: Ноль (Nol')

* Hindi: शून्य (Shūnya)

* Latin: Nulla

Sino-Tibetan:

* Mandarin Chinese: 零 (líng)

* Cantonese: 零 (ling)

* Tibetan: ཀློང་ (klòng)

Afro-Asiatic:

* Arabic: صفر (sifr)

* Hebrew: אפס (efes)

* Amharic: ዜሮ (zero)

Austronesian:

* Tagalog: Zero

* Malay: Sifar

Other:

* Japanese: ゼロ (zero)

* Korean: 영 (yeong)

* Vietnamese: Không (khong)

Interesting Facts:

* Many languages borrowed the word "zero" from Arabic, reflecting the influence of Arabic mathematics in the development of the concept of zero.

* Some languages use words that mean "empty" or "nothing" to represent zero.

To learn more about specific languages and their words for zero, you can use online resources like dictionaries or language learning websites.

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