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Focus Word 2015 - "Water"

Focus Word 2015 - "Water"

Access to water can be a source of conflict, but it is also a catalyst for cooperation and peace building. Cooperation on such a practical and vital issue as water management and drinking water supply and sanitation services can help overcome cultural, political and social tensions, and can also build trust and social peace between different groups, genders, communities, regions or states. Many Peace Corps Volunteers projects involve access to water.

Ethiopia

Oromo: bishaan (bee-shaan)
Amhara: wuha (woo-ha)
Somali: biyo (bee-yo)
Tigray: mai (my)
Indigenous design from Cameroon

Cameroon

French (official): eau (eau)
Fang: mendim (men-dim)
Ewondo: (men-dim)
Pidgin: wata (wah-ta)
Indigenous design from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Tamil: தண்ணீர் - Taṇṇīr (ta-neer)
Sinhala: vatura (vah-to-rah)
Indigenous design from Malawi

Malawi

Chichewa (official) and Chinyanja: madzi (mod-zee)
Chitumbuka: maji (maa-gee)
Chitonga: meenda (may-en-da)
Indigenous design from Turkey

Turkey

Turkish (official): su (suh)
Indigenous design from South Africa

South Africa

Afrikaans: water (vay-ter)
Sepedi: metsi (meh-tsi)
Setswana: metsi (meh-tsi)
Sesotho: metsi (meh-tsi)
Indigenous design from Mozambique

Mozambique

Portuguese: água (ahh-gwahh)
Indigenous design from Vanuatu

Vanuatu

Bislama: wota (wo-ta)
Indigenous design from Rwanda

Rwanda

Kinyarwanda: amazi (ah-mah-zee)
Kiswahili: magi (maa-gee)
Indigenous design from Guatemala

Guatemala

Spanish: agua (ahh-gwahh)
Indigenous design from Mongolia

Mongolia

Khalka Mongol: us (oos)
Indigenous design from India

India

Hindi: पानी Pāṇī (paa-nee)
Bengali: জল Jala (jaah-la)
Marathi: पानी Pāṇī (paa-nee)
Gujarati: પાણી Pāṇī (paa-nee)
Tamil: தண்ணீர் - Taṇṇīr (ta-neer)
Urdu: پانی Pāṇī ( pa-nee)
Indigenous design from Nepal

Nepal

Nepali: पानी Pāṇī (paa-nee)