The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog 😁
Okay, crowd, source me this:
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In each major recognized Chinuk Wawa writing system (alphabet), create a grammatically correct single sentence that uses every letter of that writing system (alphabet) as few times as possible.
I suspect the results will be absurd. Prove me wrong!
Bonus fact:
Thanks to Wikipedia, here’s a small sample of pangrams in other languages:
Azerbaijani
Zəfər, jaketini də papağını da götür, bu axşam hava çox soyuq olacaq
Zafar, take your jacket and cap, it will be very cold tonight
Czech
Příliš žluťoučký kůň úpěl ďábelské ódy
A horse that was too yellow moaned devilish odes
Danish
Høj bly gom vandt fræk sexquiz på wc
Tall shy groom won naughty sexquiz on wc
Dutch
Pa’s wijze lynx bezag vroom het fikse aquaduct
Dad’s wise lynx piously looked at the sizable aqueduct
Esperanto
Eble ĉiu kvazaŭ-deca fuŝĥoraĵo ĝojigos homtipon
Maybe every quasi-fitting bungle-choir makes a human type happy
Estonian
See väike mölder jõuab rongile hüpata
This little miller can jump on a train
Ewe
Dzigbe zã nyuie na wò, ɣeyiɣi didi aɖee nye sia no see, ɣeyiɣi aɖee nye sia tso esime míeyi suku.
Ŋdɔ nyui, ɛ nyteƒe, míagakpɔ wò ake wuieve kele ʋ heda kpedeŋu.
Have a nice birthday tonight, it’s been a long time no see, it’s been a while since we were in school.
Good afternoon, yes, see you again at twelve o’clock in the morning.
Filipino
Buwitre ang pumukol kay Señor Hudas.
The vulture is the one who hit Mister Judas.
Finnish
Törkylempijävongahdus
Although difficult to translate because of its non-practical use, it roughly means a whinge of a sleazy lover
French
Les naïfs ægithales hâtifs d’Aÿ pondant à Noël où il gèle sont sûrs d’être déçus en voyant leurs drôles d’œufs abîmés
The naive, hasty aegithales of Aÿ who lay eggs at Christmas when it’s freezing are sure to be disappointed when they see their funny eggs damaged
Contains the letters with diacritics, including ÿ (only found in place names) as well as the ligature letters œ (common in French) and æ (only used in loanwords).
German
Victor jagt zwölf Boxkämpfer quer über den großen Sylter Deich
Victor chases twelve boxers across the Great Levee of Sylt
Hungarian
Egy hűtlen vejét fülöncsípő, dühös mexikói úr Wesselényinél mázol Quitóban
An angry Mexican gentleman, pinching the ear of his unfainthful son-in-law, paints at Wesselényi’s in Quito
Icelandic
Kæmi ný öxi hér, ykist þjófum nú bæði víl og ádrepa
If a new axe were here, thieves would feel increasing deterrence and punishment
Indonesian
Muharjo seorang xenofobia universal yang takut pada warga jazirah, contohnya Qatar.
Muharjo is a universal xenophobic who fears the peninsula residents, such as Qatar
Irish
D’ith cat mór dubh na héisc lofa go pras
A large black cat ate the rotten fish promptly
Italian
Pranzo d’acqua fa volti sghembi
A lunch of water makes twisted faces
Kurdish
Cem vî Feqoyê pîs zêdetir ji çar gulên xweşik hebûn
There were more than four beautiful flowers near the filthy Feqo
Malay
Muzafar kerap sembahyang dan baca al-Quran waktu belajar di Universiti Oxford.
Muzafar often prayed and read the Quran while studying at the University of Oxford.
Norwegian
Sær golfer med kølle vant sexquiz på wc i hjemby
Strange golfplayer with club won sexquiz on wc in hometown
Polish
Pchnąć w tę łódź jeża lub ośm skrzyń fig
Push a hedgehog or eight crates of figs in this boat
Portuguese
Vejo galã sexy pôr quinze kiwis à força em baú achatado.
I see a sexy hunk forcibly stuff fifteen kiwis into a shallow trunk.
Romanian
Încă vând gem, whisky bej și tequila roz, preț fix.
[I’m] still selling jam, beige whisky, and pink tequila, [with a] fixed price.
Serbian
Љубазни фењерџија чађавог лица хоће да ми покаже штос.
Ljubazni fenjerdžija čađavog lica hoće da mi pokaže štos.
Spanish
Benjamín pidió una bebida de kiwi y fresa. Noé, sin vergüenza, la más exquisita champaña del menú
Benjamin ordered a kiwi and strawberry drink. Noah, without shame, the most exquisite champagne on the menu
Slovak
Vypätá dcéra grófa Maxwella s IQ nižším ako kôň núti čeľaď hrýzť hŕbu jabĺk.
Earl Maxwell’s tense daughter with an IQ lower than a horse is forcing farmhands to bite a heap of apples.
Swedish
Flygande bäckasiner söka hwila på mjuka tuvor
Flying snipes seek rest on soft tussocks
Tamajeq
Xa bălla imuzărăn naŋŋin wər gəmmiyăn âr taggaẓt dəɣ Məššina fəl ad agəẓ ṭǝma n ăɣrǝm han măqqăja săkṣoḍnen.
toki pona
jan li pana e moku tawa sina
The person gives you food
Turkish
Pijamalı hasta yağız şoföre çabucak güvendi
The sick person in pyjamas quickly trusted the swarthy driver
Welsh
Ni pharciais fy nghas gar ffabrig pinc a’m jac codi baw hud llawn dŵr chwerw ger tŷ Mabon ar ddydd Mawrth, ond parciais fe mewn lagŵn rhydlyd
I didn’t park my least favourite pink fabric car and my magical digger full of bitter water by Mabon’s house on Tuesday, but I parked it in a rusty lagoon
Vietnamese
Trường quê em do bố của em xây kĩ nên sạch và đẹp lắm
Arabic
نص حكيم له سر قاطع وذو شأن عظيم مكتوب على ثوب أخضر ومغلف بجلد أزرق
Wise text with a decisive secret and great significance, written on a green cloth and wrapped in blue leather
Armenian
Չին ֆիզիկոսը օճառաջուր ցողելով բժշկում է հայ գնդապետի փքված ձախ թևը։
The Chinese physicist treats the swollen left arm of the Armenian colonel by spraying it with soapwater
Belarusian
У Іўі худы жвавы чорт у зялёнай камізэльцы пабег пад’есці фаршу з юшкай
In Iwye, a thin, lively devil in a green vest ran to eat minced meat with soup
Bulgarian
Под южно дърво, цъфтящо в синьо, бягаше малко пухкаво зайче
Under a southern tree, blooming in blue, ran a little fluffy bunny
Burmese
သီဟိုဠ်မှ ဉာဏ်ကြီးရှင်သည် အာယုဝဍ္ဎနဆေးညွှန်းစာကို ဇလွန်ဈေးဘေးဗာဒံပင်ထက် အဓိဋ္ဌာန်လျက် ဂဃနဏဖတ်ခဲ့သည်။
A wise wizard from Ceylon took on a commitment and explicitly read the recipe for the elixir of life on the almond tree beside the Zalun Market
Georgian
გვიპყრობდა კვამლი, ჩიტებს გაჰქონდათ ჟღურტული ზეცაში, ძილს უფრთხობს ჭიქების ჯახუნი მიწებში
We were overcome by smoke, the birds were carried away by chirping in the sky, sleep is disturbed by the clatter of glasses on the ground
Greek
Ξεσκεπάζω την ψυχοφθόρα σας βδελυγμία
I uncover your soul-crushing disgust
Hebrew
קזחסטן ארץ מעלפת, גדושה בכי
Kazakhstan is a beautiful country, full of tears
Korean
다람쥐 헌 쳇바퀴에 타고파.
Squirrels ride on the old wheel.
Punjabi (Shahmukhi)
ڈِٹھے پار پہاڑ حضوری دے، طلسمی ژالہ باری ظلمت دی ۔
فیر جاکے ٹِبے غار حراء دے، خبر دِتتِی چاراں پاسے۔
اک ذہین زور آور نے فقیری دی۔ ہس کے نالے گج وج کے
ذمے داری نال دسیا ثمر صبر دا، حاصل عشق دا،
جیہڑا ہے کل پیغام
Seen across the mountains of salvation, the enchanted hail of darkness.
Then, at the cave of Hira’s mound, the news was spread in all directions.
A wise and powerful one embraced the path of a faqir.
With smiles and resounding calls,
With responsibility,the fruit of patience was shared, and gains of love,
Which is the essence of the entire message.
Persian
بر اثر چنین تلقین و شستشوی مغزی جامعی، سطح و پایهٔ ذهن و فهم و نظر بعضی اشخاص واژگونه و معکوس میشود.
As a result of such comprehensive indoctrination and brainwashing, the level and some people’s minds, understanding, and opinions are turned upside-down and reversed.
Russian
Съешь ещё этих мягких французских булок, да выпей же чаю
Eat some more of these soft French pastries and drink some tea
Thai
นายสังฆภัณฑ์ เฮงพิทักษ์ฝั่ง ผู้เฒ่าซึ่งมีอาชีพเป็นฅนขายฃวด ถูกตำรวจปฏิบัติการจับฟ้องศาล ฐานลักนาฬิกาคุณหญิงฉัตรชฎา ฌานสมาธิ
Mr. Sangkhaphant Hengpithakfang – an elderly man who earns a living by selling bottles – was arrested for prosecution by police because he stole Lady Chatchada Chansamat’s watch
Ukrainian
Єхидна, ґава, їжак ще й шиплячі плазуни бігцем форсують Янцзи
Echidna, hooded crow, hedgehog and also hissing reptiles are crossing Yangtze in a rush
Urdu
نہ ژالہ باری نہ دھوپ پڑتی نہ ٹمٹماتی ہے چاندنی اب
نہ کوئی ساغر نہ آگ برکھا،عجیب طرز فنا چلی اب
جدا حلاوت ، خفا ظرافت،ضعیف ہر شوق، ڈر نہ صدمہ
ثمر جو ذکر حبیب کا ہے یہ تجھہ کو عرفی ملا سبھی اب
No more hailstorms, no more sunshine, No moonlight flickers in the night.
No goblets raised, no rain of fire — A strange new way of perishing is in sight.
Sweetness is lost, wit is annoyed, Every passion weakened, no fear, no fright.
The only fruit now is the name of the Beloved — This, Urfi, is all you have left in this life.
Bengali
ঊনিশে কার্তিক রাত্র সাড়ে আট ঘটিকায় ভৈরবনিবাসী ব্যাংকের ক্ষুদ্র ঋণগ্রস্ত অভাবী দুঃস্থ প্রৌঢ় কৃষক এজাজ মিঞা হাতের কাছে ঔষধ থাকিতেও ঐ ঋণের ডরেই চোখে ঝাপসা দেখিয়া বুকের যন্ত্রণায় ঈষৎ কাঁপিয়া উঠিয়া উঠানে বিছানো ধূসর রঙের ফরাশের উপর ঢলিয়া পড়িলেন।
On the nineteenth of Kartik, at eight-thirty o’clock at night, Ejaz Mia, a small-loan-indebted, destitute, old farmer residing in Bhairab, despite having medicine at hand, out of fear of that loan, seeing blurry-eyed and trembling slightly from the pain in his chest, collapsed onto the grey-coloured mat spread in the courtyard.
Sanskrit
घटाश्च शङ्खाश्च धरन्ति तोयम् ।
शठादिमूढा न भजन्ति सत्यम् ।
वराहयूथानि किलन्ति पुच्छैः ।
गडेषु झञ्झाः सबलं फणन्ते ॥
Earthen pots and conches hold water.
Stupid imposters don’t serve the truth.
Herds of pigs play with their tails.
Stormy winds blow gustily through the fences.
𛰅𛱁𛰃𛱂 𛰙𛱁𛱆𛰅𛱁 𛰃𛱄𛰙𛰃𛱄𛰙? qʰáta mayka tə́mtəm?
kata maika tumtum? Qu’en penses-tu?
What do you think?
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