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MERRY CHRISTMAS
HAPPY NEW YEAR
ACHTERHOEK ACT NETHERLANDS   Gelukkig Ni’jaor!
ALBANIAN ALN   Gëzuar Krishlindjet Gëzuar Vitin e Ri
ALSACIAN GSW FRANCE E gueti Wïnâchte E glecklichs Nej Johr!
ANGLO-SAXON       Wes hál in þám neowan Geáre!
ARAGONESE AXX SPAIN ¡Goyosa Nabidà! ¡Goyosa Añada benién!
ARANÉS GSC SPAIN Bon Nadau!  
ARMENIAN ARM  

Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand

AROMANIAN RUP YUGOSLAVIA Crãciunu hãriosu Anlu nău cu sânâtati!
ASTURIAN AUB SPAIN Bones Navidaes Gayoleru añu nuevu!
AZERI AZB AZERBAIJAN   Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
BASQUE BSQ SPAIN Egu Berri Zerientsuak! Urte Berri on!
BOSNIAN SRC   Sretan Božić i Sretna Nova Godina!
BRETON BRT NW FRANCE Nedeleg laouen Bloavez mad
BULGARIAN BLG   Chestita Koleda Chestita Nova Godina
CALÓ RMR SPAIN   Zache para el nebo dane!
CATALAN CLN SPAIN Bon nadal! feliç Any Nou!
CORNISH CRN SW ENGLAND

Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth

CORSICAN COI CORSICA Paci è saluta Bon dì, bon' annu 2002
CROATIAN SRC  

Čestit Božić i Sretna Nova Godina
also Sretan Božić

CZECH CZC   Veselé Vánoce Stastny Novy Rok
CZECH, BOHEMIAN dialect       Šťastnæj novæj rok!
CZECH, HANÁK dialect       Ščastné nové rok!
CZECH, LACH dialect       Szczastny novy rok!
DANISH DNS   Glædelig Jul! Godt Nytår!
DANISH, SOUTH JUTLAND dialect       Lyk å frej i æ ny år!
DRENTE DRT NETHERLANDS   Geluk in ‘t Neijaor!
DUTCH DUT   Prettige Kerstdagen Gelukkig Nieuwjaar
DUTCH, MIDDLE (ca.1050-1350)       Een goet, salich jaer
[A good, beatific year]
DUTCH, VENLO dialect       Gelökkig Niejaor!
ENGLISH ENG   Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
ESPERANTO ESP   Felican Kristnaskon Bonan Novjaron
ESTONIAN EST   Häid jõule or Rõõmsaid jõulupühi! Hääd uut aastat
FAROESE FAE   góð jól gott nyggjár
FINNISH FIN   Hyvää joulua! Onnellista uutta vuotta!
FLEMISH VLA BELGIUM Zalig Kerstmis! Zalig Nieuw Jaar!
FRENCH FRN   Joyeux Noël Bonne Année
FRISIAN, EASTERN FRS GERMANY   Gluksäls Näijier!
FRISIAN, NORTHERN
Föhr dialect
FRR GERMANY   Lok an frees uun't nei juar!
FRISIAN, NORTHERN
Helgoland dialect
FRR GERMANY   Glik en Freed'n uun't nai Djooar!
FRISIAN, NORTHERN Mooring dialect FRR GERMANY   Luk än freese önjt nai iir!
[Happiness and peace in the new year!]
FRISIAN, NORTHERN
Sylt dialect
FRR GERMANY   Lek en freer ön't nii jar!
FRISIAN, WESTERN FRI NETHERLANDS Goede Krystdagen or Noflike Krystdagen In lokkich nijjier
FRIULIAN FRL ITALY Bon Nadâl Bon An gnôf!
GAELIC GLI IRELAND Nollaig Shona Blian nua faoi mhaise duit
GALICIAN GLN SPAIN ¡Bon Nadal! or ¡Feliz Nadal! Feliz Aninovo!
GEORGIAN GEO   Gilotsavt Krist'es Shobas
Gilosavt akhal ts'els
GERMAN GER   Frohe Weihnachten! Ein glückliches neues Jahr!
GERMAN, AUSTRIAN   AUSTRIA   Prosit Neujahr!
GERMAN, LOW-GERMAN   HAMBURG, GERMANY   Veel Glück för 't nee Jahr!
[Many wishes for the new year!]
GERMAN, LOW-GERMAN   SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, GERMANY   Glück un Freden in 't nie Johr!
[Happiness and peace in the new year!]
GREENLANDIC ESG   Juullimi pilluaritsi Ukiortaami pilluaritsi
GREEK, CLASSICAL GKO     Kalòn étos isélthois
[May you enter a good year]
GRONINGEN GOS NETHERLANDS   Gelokkeg Nij-jaor!
HUNGARIAN HNG   Kellemes karácsonyi ünnepeket Boldog új évet
ICELANDIC ICE   Gleðileg jól Farsælt komandi ár
ITALIAN ITN   Buon Natale Felice Anno Nuovo
ITALIAN, TUSCAN dialect       Ti augure un buon anno!
JÈRRIAIS FRN JERSEY ISLAND Bouan Noué Bouanne Année
KALO-FINNISH RMF FINLAND   Lacho nevo bersh!
KARAIM KDR LITHUANIA Bijańčli chydźlar, Janhy jyl kutlu bolsun!
KARELIAN KRL RUSSIA Hyveä rostuon proasnikkoa ta Hyveä osoa uuveksi vuuveksi!
KARELIAN, NORTHERN dialect   RUSSIA   Hyvyä uutta vuotta!
KARELIAN, SOUTHERN dialect   RUSSIA   Hüviä uuttu vuotto!
LADINO SPJ SPAIN   Año bueno
LATIN LTN   Pax hominibus bonae voluntatis Bonum annum ingrediaris
[May you enter a good year]
LATVIAN LAT   Priecigus Ziemsvetkus Laimigu Jauno gadu!
LITHUANIAN LIT   Linksmu Kalédu Linksmu Nauju Metu
LIVONIAN LIV LATVIA

Jõvi talshpivdi un Vondzist utõ aigastõ!

LUXEMBURGISH LUX   Déi bescht Wënsch!
MACEDONIAN MKJ      Srekna Nova Godina
MALTESE MLS   Il-Milied it-Tajjeb Is-Sena t-Tajba
MANX MJD ISLE OF MAN Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa
MINGRELIAN XMF GEORGIA k'irses mugoxuamant axal ts'anas mugoxuamant
NORWEGIAN NRR   God Jul Godt Nytt År
NYNORSK NRN NORWAY god jul Godt Nytt År
OCCITAN AUV FRANCE Bon Nadal e benaürós An Nòu
POLISH PQL   Wesolych Swiat Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
PORTUGUESE POR   Feliz Natal! Feliz Ano Novo!
ROMANI, VLAX RMY  

Lacho Krichuno thai baxtalo Nevo Bersh

ROMANIAN RUM   Sarbatori Fericite La Multi Ani
ROMANSCH RHE SWITZERLAND Bung Nadal Legreivel niev onn
RUSSIAN RUS   S Rozhdestvom Khristovym S Novym Godom
SÁMI, LULE LPL NORWAY   Buorre Ådå Jagev!
SÁMI, LULE LPL SWEDEN   Lihkulas Åda Jagev!
SÁMI, NORTHERN LPR NORWAY & SWEDEN Ráfálaš Juovllaid Buorre Oðða Jahki!
SÁMI, SOUTHERN LPC NORWAY & SWEDEN   Buerie Orre Jaepie!
SÁMI, UME LPU SWEDEN   Lahkoe Orre Jagev!
SARDINIAN   ITALY Bona Pascka Bonus prinzipius e mellus finis
SAXON, LOW SXN GERMANY

Hoegliche Wiehnachten un beste Wünsch för dat nige Jahr!

SCOTTISH GAELIC GLS   Nollaig Chridheil Bliadhna Mhath Ur
SERBO-CROATIAN SRC   Srečan Božič! Srečna Nova Godina!
SLOVAK SLO   Veselé Vianoce
SLOVENIAN SLV   Vesele Bozhichne Praznike Srechno Novo Leto
SORBIAN, UPPER WEN GERMANY Wiesole hody Zbozhowne nowe leto
SORBIAN, LOW WEE GERMANY Wjasole gody Glucne nowe leto
SPANISH SPN   Feliz Navidad Feliz Año Nuevo
SVAN, LOWER LASHKH SVA GEORGIA   xway zomxau adzhye:nax
[May many a New Year attend you]
SVAN, UPPER SVA GEORGIA   xocha:w zay edzhtsa:dax
SWEDISH SWD   God Jul Gott Nytt År
SCHWYZERDÜTSCH GSW SWITZERLAND   Es guets neus Johr
UKRAINIAN UKR   Khristos Razhdaetsya Z Novim Rokom
VEPSIAN VEP RUSSIA

Hyväd rashtvan praznikad i Ozad udele vodele!

VOTIAN VOD RUSSIA Yvää rashtagoa! Yvää uutta vootta!
WELSH WLS WALES Nadolig Llawen Blwyddyn Newydd Dda