Lost in Translation

Where words cross cultural borders
A multilingual crossword celebrating global languages, from Hawaiian ohana to Arabic scripts and indigenous words.
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Across

  • 1A
    Filipino dish marinated in culture
  • 6A
    Bloom, in Arabic
  • 7A
    Of the script that flows right to left
  • 8A
    Viking letters that might spell your fortune?
  • 9A
    Nigerian tongue of Kogi State

Down

  • 1D
    Persian name meaning 'of fire'
  • 2D
    Sydney's pre-English voice
  • 3D
    Hawaiian for 'family,' per Lilo's alien pal
  • 4D
    Biblical tower of linguistic chaos
  • 5D
    Yoruba deity found in Santería