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LANGUAGE	SIL Code	COUNTRY	MERRY CHRISTMAS	HAPPY NEW YEAR
ACHOLI	ACO	SUDAN	Mot ki Yomcwiny Botwu Me Mwaka Manyen
ADHOLA	ADH	UGANDA	Wafoyo Chamo Mbaga	Bothi Oro Manyeni
AFAR	AFR	ETHIOPIA		Mehe sanata
AFRIKAANS	AFK	SOUTH AFRICA	Geseënde Kersfees	Voorspoedige nuwe jaar!
AKAN, Akuapen-Twi dialect	TWS	GHANA		Afehyia pa
AKAN, Ashanti-Twi dialect	TWS	GHANA		Afe nhyia pa
AKAN, Fante dialect	TWS	GHANA		Afrihyia Pa
ALUR	ALZ	UGANDA	Wafoyo Kado Oro	Wafoyo Tundo Oromanyeni
BAFUT	BFD	CAMEROON	Mboni Chrismen	Mboni Alooyefee
BALU	BQO	CAMEROON	Duma e bo'o e be Zambe e yôb été, a mvo'éé bo'o si nyô, e be bôt a yene mvaé
BAMOUN	BAX	CAMEROON	Poket Kristmet	Poket lum mfe
BANEN	BAZ	CAMEROON	Enganda ye hiono mes	Hion Hios Hes
BANGANG	MUN	CAMEROON	Mbung Mbung Krismie	Mbung mbung Ngouh Suiie
BASSA	BAA	CAMEROON	Ngand Nwi Lam	Nwi Lam
BEMBA	BEM	ZAMBIA	Kristu abe nenu muli ino nshikunkulu ya Mwezi
BULU	BUM	CAMEROON	Duma e bo'o e be Zambe e yôb été, a mvo' é é bo'o ai nyô, e be bôt a yene mvaé
BURA	BUR	NIGERIA	Usa ma ka Kirisimassu
CHAHA,IZA,GETO	GUY	ETHIOPIA	bogem h n mh m	boxem as nana-h m
CHAMBA	CCG	NIGERIA	Wi na ge nyare Su dome Kirismass:
CHIGA	CHG	UGANDA	Mwebare khuhika - Ha Noel
COPTIC	COP	EGYPT	*
DAGBANI	DAG	GHANA	Ni ti Burunya Chou	Ni Ti Yuun Palli
DAMARA/NAMA	N AQ	NAMIBIA	Khixa!nâ K'resmes	!Gâi!gâxal ¦Asa Kurib
DANGME	DGM	GHANA		Dzeha he ya ne, dzeha ne ba
DHIMBA	DHM	NAMIBIA		Kombanda yohi movantu mbaa hopa
DINKA		SUDAN	Miet puou yan dhiedh Banyda tene Yin
DIVEHI	SNM	MALDIVES		Ufaaveri aa ahareh
DOGON	DOG	MALI	Amba u m bara! [May God help you!]
DSCHANG/M'WOCK	BAN	CAMEROON	Chrismi a lekah	Nguo suieh
ÉWÉ	EWE	TOGO, GHANA	Blunya na wo	Fè Yéyè fé dzogbenyui nami
EWONDO	EWO	CAMEROON	Mbemde abog abyali nti!	Mbembe Mbu!
FALI	FLI	NIGERIA	Use d'h Krismass
FULA	FUF or FUH	SENEGAL		Alla youa roumou et diame
FULFULDE	FUH, FUQ, or FUL	NIGER, MALI	Jabbama be salla Kirismati
GA	GAC	GHANA		Afi o! Afi!
GCIRIKU		NAMIBIA	Mfiyawidi yaKrisimisa	Marago qhaMwaka waUpe
GURAGE	GRE, GRU, or GUY	ETHIOPIA	*
GWERE	GWR	UGANDA	Osusuku Omusa	Masuke Omwaka
HAUSA	HUA	NIGERIA	barka dà Kirsìmatì	Barka da sabuwar shekara
HAYA	HAY	TANZANIA	Waihuka na Noeli	Waihhuka n 'Omwaka
HEIBAN	HEB	SUDAN	Ati kalo gathje uwa gigih
HERERO	HER	NAMIBIA	Okresmesa ombwa	Ombura ombe ombwa
IGBO	IGR	NIGERIA	Ekelere m gi maka Keresimesi na ubochi izizi afo ozo
ILA	ILB	ZAMBIA		Twalumba nuvaka mupya
KABYLE	KYL	ALGERIA		Assegwas ameggaz
KAONDE	KQN	ZAMBIA		Twatstela chako chabukumo
KASEM	KAS	BURKINA FASO, GHANA		De m ben' duure
KAWALIB	KIB	SUDAN	Amirnar Krismas Gi
KEMBATA	KTB	ETHIOPIA		eman haro wegga illisholce
KIGA	CHG	UGANDA	Mwebare khuhika - Ha Noel
KiHAYA	HAY	TANZANIA	Waihuka na Noeli	Waihhuka n'Omwaka
KiKAMBA	KIK	KENYA	Ithiwa na Kisimasi Kiseo	Na Mwaka Mweu Museo
KiKONGO	KON	ANGOLA		Edienga mu Mvu Ampa
KIKUYU	KIU	KENYA	Gia na Thigukuu njega	Na MwakaMweru wi Gikeno
KINYARWANDA	RWA	RWANDA		Umunsi Mwiza
KiRUNDI	RUD	BURUNDI	Noeli Nziza	Umwaka Mwiza
KISII (GUSII)	GUZ	KENYA		Somwaka omoyia omyua
KiSONGYE	SOP	ZAIRE	Kutandika kua Yesu kuibuwa!	Kipua kipia kibuwa!
KOM	BKM	CAMEROON	Isangli Krismen	Isangli beng i fue
KRIO	KRI	GAMBIA	Cheers dis Krismas Oo!	Appi Niu Yaa
KUNG-EKOKA	KNW	NAMIBIA	N//haba ma o = omti ke !'aisi khwiya, kai ma o geya kx'a g!uts'i ke djhu/xwa !kx'a si'e N//haba ghu
KWANGALI	KWN	NAMIBIA	Kerekemisa zongwa	Erago moMumvho gomupe
LAMNSÓ	NSO	CAMEROON	Kisheri ke Kisimen	Vijung ve kiya kefiyki
LANGO	LAJ	UGANDA	Afoyo Chamo Mwaka	Apoyo Mwaka Manyeni
LENJE	LEH	ZAMBIA		Twalumba nuvaka mupya
LOKOYA	LKY	SUDAN	Amuno no Natali
LOZI	LOZ	NAMIBIA	Kilisimasi ya nyakalalo	Silimo se sinca sa tabo
LUGANDA	LAP	UGANDA	Amazalibwa Agesanyu or Nkwagaliza Sekukulu Omulunji	N'Omwaka omujaa Ogwemirembe
LUHYA	LUY	KENYA	Isuguku Indahi	Nu Muhiga Musha
LUO	LUO	TANZANIA	Nyasai Opaki Oro Manyeni
LUO	LUO	KENYA	Sikuku Mar Higa Kod Mor	Mar Higa Manyien
MALAGASY	MEX	MADAGASCAR	Manaova Noely Sambatra	Arahabaina Tratry ny Taona Vaovao
MAMBWE	MGR	ZAMBIA	Kristu aye namwe umu nsikunkulu ino iya Mwezi
MARGI	MAR	NIGERIA	Use aga Kirismassi
MORISYEN	MFE	MAURITIUS		Me souhaite ou ène bonne année
MORO	MOR	SUDAN	Nidli pred naborete nano
MORU	MGD	SUDAN	Medu amiri ovuru Yesu opi amaro
NDJEM	NJE	CAMEROON	Mbeya mbeya Ebiel	Mbeya mbeya mbu
NDOGO	NDZ	SUDAN	Ye ki ve yo ta O Gbi Christmas
NDONGA	NDG	NAMIBIA	Esimano olyaKalunga gwokombandambanda!	Nombili kombanda yevi maantu e ya hokwa!
NKOM	BKM	CAMEROON		Isangli beng I fue
NUER	NUS	SUDAN	E mal rey kurimis seh tee kon	Teth loac tee kon rey ru-n a neme
NYANJA (chiCHEWA)	NYJ	MALAWI	Moni Wa Chikondwelero Cha X'mas	Mafuno abwino a chaka chatsopano
NYANJA	NYJ	ZAMBIA	Kristu akhale ndi inu munyengo ino ya Christmas	Kukondwela chaka chatsopano
NYANJA	NYJ	ZIMBABWE		Chikondwelelo kavhaka chatsopano
NYANKORE (ANKOLE)	NYN	UGANDA	Mukhulukhe Omwaka
OROMO	GAZ or HAE	ETHIOPIA		baga wagaa hara isinin gaye
OWAMBO	KUY or NDG	NAMIBIA	Okrismesa iwa	Omude Mupe wa Punikwa
PIDGIN	WES	CAMEROON	Habin Krismas	Habin Newyaa!
SAMIA	LUY	KENYA		Muwule Omwaka Enjaya
SANGO	SAJ	CENT.AF.REP.	Gloire na Nzapa na ndouzou aho kouè, Na siriri na ndo sessé na popo ti ajo so amou nguia na Lo.
SEYCHELLOIS CREOLE	CRS	SEYCHELLES		Bonn e Erez Ane.
SERRER	SES	SENEGAL		Mèkhè khèdenague diamessomme non hydedokhasselè
SOGA	SOG	UGANDA	Mwisuka Sekukulu
SOTHO (NORTH)	SRT	SOUTH AFRICA	MAHLATSI A MATSWALO A MORENA LE NGWAGA O MOSWA
SOTHO (SOUTH)	SSO	LESOTHO	LITAKALETSO TSE MONATE TSA KERESEMESE LE MAHLOHONOLO A SELEMO SE SECHA
SWAHILI	SWA	E AFRICA	Khula Sikuku Enjuri	Karibu Mwaka Mupia
SWAHILI	SWA		Kuwa na Krismasi njema	Na Mwaka Mpya wenye Mafanikio
SWAHILI	SWA	UGANDA		Furaha Ya Mwaka Mpya [Happiness in the New Year]
SWAHILI	SWA	ZAÏRE		Mwaka Mwena
TAMAZIGHT	TZM	MOROCCO		Asseggwas Ameggaz
TAMASHEK	TAQ	MALI		alafou n'awataï
TARIFIT	RIF	MOROCCO		Asuggas Asa'di
TASHALHIT	SHI	MOROCCO		Asuggas Ambarki
TIGRE	TIE	ERITREA	*
TIGRINGA	TGN	ERITREA	*
TIV/MUNCHI	TIV	NIGERIA		Nyora Inyom Ihe Dedo
TONGA	TOI	ZAMBIA	Kristo abe anduwe muciindo ca Christmas	Twalumba nuvaka mupya
TOUCOULEUR	FUC	SENEGAL		Ono yarlodone ono yafodone hytadè
TshiBINDI	NIY	ZAIRE	Lusuu luboyi lu Uledibue! - Kidimu kiafuni kiboyi!
TshiLUBA	LUB or LUH	ZAIRE	Diledibua dilenga dia Mfumu - Tshidimu tshipia-tshipia thsilenga.
TSWANA	TSW	BOTSWANA	A e nne ngwaga ye ntsha ya letlhôgônôlô.
TUMBUKA	TUW	ZAMBIA	Kristu wabe namwe munyengo ya Christmas
UMBUNDU	MNF	ANGOLA	Natale, Natale, Oyo O Natale	Eteke Lio Bowano, Iñilimo Ciwa
WOLOF	WOL	SENEGAL		Manguela doquelle thiè ate boubesse bis
XHOSA	XOS	SOUTH AFRICA	SI KU NQWENELELA IKRESMESIENTLE KANYE NO NYAKA OMTSHA
ZARMA or DZERMA	DJE	NIGER	Barka da Issa hay-yan hanné.	Barka da djiri barey-yan
ZIMÉ or KELO		CHAD	El ma ka bar vra aso vei Lu.	El ma ka kim na mireu.
ZULU	ZUU	SOUTH AFRICA	SINIFISELA UKHISIMUSI OMUHLE NO NYAKA OMUSHA