Language #
Dutch
Netherland, Belgium
French
France, Belgium, Switzerland
German
Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland
Slavic
Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Yugoslavia (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia)
Cyrillic script
Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Central Asia
Word #
Street #
| rue | French | calle | Spanish |
| rua | Portuguese | carrer | Catalan |
| straat | Dutch | gasse | German |
| straße | German | gade | Denmark |
| strasse | Switzerland | gate | Norway |
| strada | Romania, Italy | gatan | Sweden |
| stryd | Wales (UK) | gatvė, g. | Lithuania |
| katu | Finland | ||
| -weg | Dutch, German | ulica, ul. | Slavic |
| -vej | Denmark | utca, út. | Hungary |
| -veien, vei | Norway | улица, ул. | Cyrillic |
| -vägen | Sweden | вулиця, вул. | Ukraine |
| tee | Estonia | tänav, tn. | Estonia |
| -tie | Finland | iela | Latvia |
| via | Italy | ||
| triq | Malta | rruga | Albania |
| kalea | Basque |
Misc #
- -ije: Croatian
- Einbahn, Oneway: Austria
- EinbahnStraße, Oneway: Germany
- Araf, Slow: Wales
- AWAS, Caution: Malaysia, Indonesia
- Paunawa, Caution: The Phillipines
- Gual permanent, No parking: Catalonia
Alphabet #
Summary #
- č, š, ž: Czech, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatian, Baltics
- In Nordic countries:
- Å: All
- ø, æ: Norway, Denmark, Faroe
- ö, ä: Sweden, Finland
- ö, æ: Iceland
Table of characters #
| Czech | ů ě ř ý | ň ď ť Ď Ť č š ž | á é í ó ú |
| Slovakia | ô ŕ ĺ ľ ý | ň ď ť Ď Ť č š ž | ä á é í ó ú |
| Croatia | Ð đ | č š ž | ć |
| Slovenia | Ð đ | č š ž | ć |
| Hungary | ő ű ö ü | á é í ó ú | |
| Romania | ă ș ț â î | ||
| Albania | ç | ë | |
| Turkey | İ ı ğ ş ç | ö ü | |
| Estonia | õ | š ž | ä ö ü |
| Lativia | ģ ķ ļ ņ Ģ | č š ž | ā ē ī ū |
| Lithuania | ė ą ę į ų | č š ž | ū |
| Poland | ł ż ą ę | ć ń ś ź ó | |
| Norway | ø æ å | ||
| Denmark | ø æ å | ||
| Faroe | ø æ Ð ð | á í ú ý | |
| Iceland | þ æ Ð ð | ö á é í ó ú ý | |
| Sweden | å | ä ö | |
| Finland | å | ä ö | |
| Spain | ñ | ||
| Portugal | ç ã õ â ê ô | á é í ó ú à | |
| France | ç æ œ | ||
| Malta | ċ ġ ż ħ |
Note
ş ș, ă ā are identical in some fonts. Be careful when reading ad billboard
Romance languages #
Spanish #
- y for and
- -ción, -dad, -miento
- todas direcciones
- supermercado
- calle, avenida
Catalan #
- i for and
- -ció, -tat, -ment
- totes direccions
- supermercat
- carrer, avinguda
Portuguese #
- e for and
- -ção, -dade, -mente, -ismo
Galician #
- Rúa (without accent in portuguese)
- Town name with O, A articles: A Pena, O Burgo
- concello for municipality
Basque #
An isolated language
- Northern Spain to Southern France
- Common letters: k, x, z, tx
- kalea for street
Celtic languages #
Welsh #
- common letters: ll, dd, w, y
- accents: circumflex (ˆ), acute (´)
Scottish Gaelic #
- common letters: bh, dh, fh, mh
- accents: grave (`)
Irish #
- Use accents frequently: acute (´)
Cyrillic #
Note
The only useful part is to distinguish between Ukraine and Russia
- Federal subjects of russia
- Russian: а б в г д е ё ж з и й к л м н о п р с т у ф х ц ч ш щ ъ ы ь э ю я
- Characters in Russian but not in the following regions are marked in grey
Balkan #
- Serbia: њ љ џ ј ђ ъ й ё ы э
- Macedonia: њ љ џ ј ѕ ѓ ќ ъ й ё ы э
- Bulgaria: ѕ й ё ы э
- Ukraine: ґ є і ї ъ й ё ы э
Russia #
- Tatarstan (Kazan): җ ң ө ү һ ә
- Bashkortostan (Ufa): ғ ҙ ҡ ң ө ҫ ү һ ә
- Chuvashia (West Tatar): ӑ ӗ ҫ ӳ
- Udmurt (North Tatar): ӝ ӟ ӥ ӧ ӵ
- Mari El (North Chuvashia): ҥ ӧ ӱ
- Komi: і ӧ
- Tuva (NW Mongolia): ң ө ү
- Buryatia (Ulan-Ude): ө ү һ
- Kalmykia (South Volgograd): ә һ җ ң ө ү
- Chechen (North Caucasus): аь къ оь уь хь юь яь ӏ гӏ кӏ пӏ тӏ хӏ цӏ чӏ кх
Central Asia #
- Kazakhstan: ә ғ қ ң ө ұ ү һ
- Kyrgyzstan: ң ө ү
- Mongolia: ө ү
Summary #
- Kalmyk is closed to Mongolic, but within europe
- Northern oblasts (Udmurt, Mari El, Komi) using ö just like finnish
- ө ү is used by central asia and the surrounding regions