In English only I also offer the phrase "May Peace Be in Our
Homes and Communities."
If you want to see one of the translations that is not linked to
an image, email me and I'll make
it so you can see it.
Thoughts For Choices
Official languages of the United Nations:
Chinese, English, Spanish, Arabic (the four most common on peace
poles), French,
and Russian.
Other popular choices:
Japanese,
Cherokee,
Hebrew, and Swahili.
The most widely spoken languages in
order:
Chinese, English, Spanish, Russian, French, Hindi (a
note about Hindi),
Arabic, Portuguese, Bengali, Japanese, and German, but it depends on how you count
them.
Counting the number of countries in which a language is
spoken puts them in this order:
English (115), French (35), Arabic (24), Spanish (20), Russian (16), German (9),
Chinese (5), Portuguese (5), Hindustani (2), Bengali (1), Japanese (1)
To hear recordings of many of the translations above,
go to recordings.
