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Statistics in Different Languages

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Statistics


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Afrikaans
statistieke
Albanian
statistikat
Amharic
ስታትስቲክስ
Arabic
الإحصاء
Armenian
վիճակագրություն
Assamese
পৰিসংখ্যা
Aymara
estadísticas ukanaka
Azerbaijani
statistika
Bambara
jateminɛw
Basque
estatistikak
Belarusian
статыстыка
Bengali
পরিসংখ্যান
Bhojpuri
आँकड़ा के जानकारी दिहल गइल बा
Bosnian
statistika
Bulgarian
статистика
Catalan
estadístiques
Cebuano
estadistika
Chinese (Simplified)
统计
Chinese (Traditional)
統計
Corsican
statistiche
Croatian
statistika
Czech
statistika
Danish
statistikker
Dhivehi
ތަފާސްހިސާބުތަކެވެ
Dogri
आंकड़े
Dutch
statistieken
English
statistics
Esperanto
statistikoj
Estonian
statistika
Ewe
akɔntabubuwo
Filipino (Tagalog)
mga istatistika
Finnish
tilastot
French
statistiques
Frisian
statistyk
Galician
estatísticas
Georgian
სტატისტიკა
German
statistiken
Greek
στατιστική
Guarani
estadística rehegua
Gujarati
આંકડા
Haitian Creole
estatistik
Hausa
kididdiga
Hawaiian
helu helu
Hebrew
סטָטִיסטִיקָה
Hindi
आंकड़े
Hmong
cov ntaub ntawv khaws tseg
Hungarian
statisztika
Icelandic
tölfræði
Igbo
ọnụ ọgụgụ
Ilocano
estadistika
Indonesian
statistik
Irish
staitisticí
Italian
statistiche
Japanese
統計
Javanese
statistik
Kannada
ಅಂಕಿಅಂಶಗಳು
Kazakh
статистика
Khmer
ស្ថិតិ
Kinyarwanda
imibare
Konkani
आंकडेवारी मेळटा
Korean
통계
Krio
statystik dɛn
Kurdish
jimare
Kurdish (Sorani)
ئامارەکان
Kyrgyz
статистика
Lao
ສະຖິຕິ
Latin
statistics
Latvian
statistiku
Lingala
ba statistiques ya ba statistiques
Lithuanian
statistika
Luganda
ebibalo
Luxembourgish
statistiken
Macedonian
статистика
Maithili
आँकड़ा
Malagasy
antontan'isa
Malay
statistik
Malayalam
സ്ഥിതിവിവരക്കണക്കുകൾ
Maltese
statistika
Maori
tatauranga
Marathi
आकडेवारी
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯛꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯊꯃꯈꯤ꯫
Mizo
statistics a ni
Mongolian
статистик
Myanmar (Burmese)
စာရင်းအင်းများ
Nepali
तथ्या .्क
Norwegian
statistikk
Nyanja (Chichewa)
ziwerengero
Odia (Oriya)
ପରିସଂଖ୍ୟାନ
Oromo
istaatiksii
Pashto
شماري
Persian
آمار
Polish
statystyka
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
estatisticas
Punjabi
ਅੰਕੜੇ
Quechua
estadísticas nisqamanta
Romanian
statistici
Russian
статистика
Samoan
fuainumera
Sanskrit
सांख्यिकी
Scots Gaelic
staitistig
Sepedi
dipalopalo
Serbian
статистика
Sesotho
lipalo-palo
Shona
nhamba
Sindhi
شماريات
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
සංඛ්‍යාලේඛන
Slovak
štatistika
Slovenian
statistika
Somali
tirakoobka
Spanish
estadísticas
Sundanese
statistik
Swahili
takwimu
Swedish
statistik
Tagalog (Filipino)
istatistika
Tajik
омор
Tamil
புள்ளிவிவரங்கள்
Tatar
статистика
Telugu
గణాంకాలు
Thai
สถิติ
Tigrinya
ስታቲስቲክስ ምዃኑ’ዩ።
Tsonga
tinhlayo ta tinhlayo
Turkish
i̇statistik
Turkmen
statistika
Twi (Akan)
akontaabu ahorow
Ukrainian
статистика
Urdu
اعدادوشمار
Uyghur
ستاتىستىكا
Uzbek
statistika
Vietnamese
số liệu thống kê
Welsh
ystadegau
Xhosa
iinkcukacha-manani
Yiddish
סטאַטיסטיק
Yoruba
awọn iṣiro
Zulu
izibalo

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe Afrikaans word "statistieke" stems from the Latin "statisticum", denoting something political pertaining to or involving a state.
AlbanianThe Albanian word "statistikat" derives from the German "Statistik" and has a broader meaning, encompassing statistics, data, and information.
AmharicIn ancient Greek, ‘στατιστική’ (statistēkē) meant ‘politician’.
ArabicThe Arabic word "الإحصاء" is derived from the root "حصا" which means "stone", referring to the ancient practice of counting using pebbles.
ArmenianThe Armenian word վիճակագրություն derives from the Greek words "stat" (state or government) and "graphein" (to write), as statistics originally dealt with information about the state.
Azerbaijani"Statistika" is used for “statistical data” in Azerbaijani.
BasqueThe term 'estatistikak' in Basque is borrowed from the French 'statistique'.
BelarusianСтатыстыка (“статыстыка”) заимствована из польского языка, где слово было получено из латыни под влиянием греческого языка (“стоихион” — “составная часть”, “элемент”) и имеет значение “учение о государстве” или “государствоведение”.
BengaliIn Bengali, the word "পরিসংখ্যান" can also refer to the "analysis of a text" or "a summary".
BosnianThe Bosnian word "statistika" derives from the Middle Latin "statistica", meaning "political affairs". The word later took on its current meaning of "statistics".
BulgarianВ българския език думата “статистика” понякога се използва и в смисъл на “данни” или “справки”.
CatalanThe Catalan word "estadístiques" ultimately derives from the Greek "statikē", meaning "art of weighing".
Chinese (Simplified)统计也指中国古代的一种刑罚,即用木棍杖打犯人。
Chinese (Traditional)「統計」原指國家的統治能力,或指對國家治理之計量與考核。
CorsicanStatistiche in Corsican also means the activity of a census taker, a municipal official who compiles and analyzes statistical data.
Croatian"Statistika" is derived from the Italian word "statista," which means "statesman" or "politician."
CzechIn Czech, "statistika" also means "collection of facts and figures of a specific kind".
DanishThough "statistikker" means "statistics" in Danish like in German, its etymological root is the state, like in the English word "statistics".
DutchIn Dutch, "statistieken" originally referred to a political or economic condition but gradually acquired its present meaning in the 18th century.
EsperantoThe word 'statistiko' comes from the Greek word 'statista', meaning 'stateman' or 'politician'.
EstonianThe Estonian word “statistika” originally referred to politics, especially political science.
FinnishTilastot, meaning 'statistics' in Finnish, derives from 'tila' which also means 'state'.
FrenchFrench "statistique" was coined by Gottfried Achenwall in 1749 and is derived from the Italian "statista", meaning "statesman" or "politician".
FrisianStatistyk comes from the Medieval Latin word status, meaning "state" or "condition".
GeorgianThe word "სტატისტიკა" is derived from the Greek word "στατιστικός", meaning "political". In the 18th century, the term was used to describe the collection and analysis of data on the state of a country or region.
GermanThe word "Statistiken" is derived from the Italian word "statista", meaning "statesman" or "politician".
GreekΣτατιστική originated from 'stato' which means 'state' in Italian; its original use was for data collection regarding the state.
GujaratiThe word "આંકડા" in Gujarati can also mean "figures" or "numbers".
Haitian CreoleThe Haitian Creole word "estatistik" is derived from French "statistique" with no alternate meanings.
HausaThe Hausa word 'kididdiga' is a loanword from the Arabic word 'qada'iqa', meaning 'statistics' or 'mathematics'.
HawaiianThe Hawaiian word "helu helu" can also mean "to count" or "to record".
HebrewThe word "statistics" in Hebrew, "סטָטִיסטִיקָה", is derived from the Italian word "statistica", which originally meant "political affairs".
HindiThe word 'आंकड़े' can also mean 'facts' in Hindi and is often used in everyday conversation to refer to numerical information.
Hmong"Cov ntaub ntawv khaws tseg" in Hmong is derived from the word "statistic," which originally referred to a table of numbers or data.
Hungarian"Statisztika" szó a statisztikusok számára a "hazugság".
IcelandicThe Icelandic word “tölfræði” literally translates to “number knowledge”.
IndonesianStatistik berarti 'statistik,' juga berarti 'kejadian tertentu,' seperti 'statistik' dalam 'statistik kematian.'
Irish"Staitisticí" is the Irish word for "statistics", and its spelling in English is actually a cognate of the word's original Greek usage.
ItalianThe Italian word "statistiche" also means "demographic data".
Japanese"統計" (tōkei) can also mean "investigation" or "survey" in Japanese.
JavaneseThe Javanese word 'statistik' can also mean 'a list of facts'.
KannadaThe word “ಅಂಕಿಅಂಶಗಳು” or “statistics” means number or numerical figure in Kannada and is derived from the Italian word “statista” which means “statesman”.
KazakhThe word "статистика" in Kazakh can also mean "collection of data".
Khmerស្ថិតិ is also the name of a traditional Khmer folk dance, believed to have originated from the 19th century, characterized by its elegant and rhythmic movements.
KoreanThe word "통계" (statistics) originates from the German word "Statistik", which in turn comes from the Latin word "statisticus", meaning "relating to the state" or "political."
Kurdish"Jimare" can also mean "count" or "number".
KyrgyzThe word статистика (statistika) is derived from the Latin "status" (state) and originally referred to political science.
LaoThe word ສະຖິຕິ (sathiti) in Lao is derived from the Sanskrit word sthiti, meaning 'standing' or 'state'.
LatinThe Latin word "statisticum" originally referred to political affairs of a state.
LatvianThe word "statistiku" is derived from the German word "Statistik", which in turn comes from the Latin word "status", meaning "state".
LithuanianStatistika, originally meaning ‘state matters’ or ‘state knowledge’, reflects the importance of state activities in the development of statistical science.
LuxembourgishIn Luxembourgish, "Statistiken" (statistics) is not used to refer to official statistics but only to statistics for private purposes.
MacedonianThe word „статистика“ also means „demography“
MalagasyThe Malagasy word "antontan'isa" comes from the French word "statistique" and has the alternate meaning of "account".
MalayIn Indonesian, the word "statistik" is used to refer to both statistics and politics.
Maltese“Statistika” is also used to mean “census data”, specifically in the context of the 1842 British Census of Malta.
MaoriThe word "tatauranga" in Māori also has the meaning of "analysis" or "research".
MarathiThe word 'आकडेवारी' is derived from the words 'आकडा' (digit) and 'वारी' (collection), and can also refer to a compilation of numerical data.
MongolianСтатистик (statistics) has the alternate meaning of "statistic" in Mongolian.
Nepaliतथ्या .्क is also used to mean "evidence".
NorwegianStatistikk derives from the Italian word «statista», meaning «statesman» or «politician».
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "ziwerengero" originates from the verb "kuwerenga", meaning "to count", indicating the numerical aspect of statistics.
Pashtoشماري is an adjective in Pashto that means "statistical," but it can also mean "census" or "record-keeping."
PersianThe word "آمار" in Persian can also mean "inventory" or "census".
Polish"Statystyka" comes from the Italian "statistica" meaning "political state".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The word "estatisticas" has its origin in the Ancient Greek word "στάσις" (stasis), meaning "stable state" or "stand still", in relation to the data used in statistics, representing a snapshot of a given moment or period.
RomanianIn Romanian, the word "statistici" also means "census" or "data collection".
RussianThe word "статистика" in Russian is derived from the Latin word "status", meaning "state of affairs" or "condition".
SamoanThe word Fuainumera means both "statistics" and "to count" in the Samoan language.
Scots GaelicIn Scots Gaelic, the word "staitistig" can also refer to a piece of information or data, and is often used in the plural form "staitistigean".
SerbianIn Serbian, "статистика" can also refer to a census or a set of data collected through observation or experimentation.
SesothoThe word "lipalo-palo" (statistics) in Sesotho is derived from the plural form of "lipalo", which means "a count" or "a calculation".
ShonaThe word "nhamba" can also refer to a number, a quantity, or a figure in Shona.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)සංඛ්‍යාලේඛන is derived from the Latin word "status," meaning "state," and the Greek word "graphein," meaning "to write," originally referring to the collection of data on the population of a state.
SlovakThe word "štatistika" in Slovak derives from the Italian word "statistica," originally meaning "affairs of state".
SlovenianBeseda statistika izvira iz latinske besede status, ki pomeni stanje ali položaj.
SomaliThe word "tirakoobka" is derived from the Arabic word "al-ihsa'" meaning "enumeration".
SpanishIn Spanish, «estadísticas» comes from the Italian «statista», meaning «statesman».
SundaneseThe word "statistik" comes from the Italian "statistica", which in turn derives from the Latin "status", meaning "state" or "condition."
SwahiliThe word 'takwimu' in Swahili comes from the Arabic word 'taqwim', which means 'reckoning, calculation, or calendar'.
SwedishIn Swedish, 'statistik' also means 'information' or 'figures', and can refer to other quantifiable data besides numerical statistics.
Tagalog (Filipino)"Istatistika" derives from the Spanish word "estadística", meaning "data". It can also mean "intelligence" or "spying" in informal contexts.
TajikThe word "омор" is derived from the Persian word "امور", meaning "affair" or "concern".
TeluguThe word గణాంకాలు (ganankalu) is derived from the Sanskrit word gana (group) and anka (number), and refers to the collection and analysis of numerical data related to a particular group or subject.
Thaiสถิติ (statistics) มาจากภาษากรีก "στατιστική" (statistikē) หมายถึงการปกครองรัฐ, ข้อมูลที่เกี่ยวข้องกับรัฐ หรือสถิติของรัฐ
Turkishİstatistik means 'list of state' and has been used since the 16th century in this sense.
UkrainianThe word "статистика" also means "demography" in Ukrainian, and derives from the German word "Statistik", which in turn derives from the Late Latin word "statisticus" meaning "political."
Urduاعدادوشمار (statistics) is derived from the Arabic word 'adada' (number) and the Persian word 'shumaran' (counting).
Vietnamese"Số liệu thống kê" comes from the Italian "statista", meaning "statesman" or "politician", as statistics were originally used to describe the state of a country or region.
WelshThe Welsh term 'ystadegau' also means 'standing' or 'station' and derives from the Old French 'estat', originally meaning 'condition, rank or position'
XhosaIn Xhosa, the word "iinkcukacha-manani" is derived from the root word "iinkcukacha," meaning "details," and "manani," meaning "numbers or quantities."
YiddishThe Yiddish word "סטאַטיסטיק" ("statistics") can also refer to a "figure of speech" or "rhetorical device".
YorubaThe Yoruba word "awọn iṣiro" can also mean "the arrangement of things" or "the way things are done."
Zulu"Izibalo" literally translates to "the counting" in Zulu, further implying the notion of accounting and measurement.
EnglishThe word "statistics" originates from the Italian word "statista," meaning "statesman" or "politician".

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