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title="Jahrhundert – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Jahrhundert" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8A%AD%E1%8D%8D%E1%88%88_%E1%8B%98%E1%88%98%E1%8A%95" title="ክፍለ ዘመን – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ክፍለ ዘመን" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundg%C4%93ar" title="Hundgēar – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Hundgēar" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%86_(%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%86)" title="قرن (زمن) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="قرن (زمن)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieglo" title="Sieglo – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Sieglo" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%95%DC%AA%DC%90" title="ܕܪܐ – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܕܪܐ" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si%C3%A8cllo" title="Siècllo – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Siècllo" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieglu" title="Sieglu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Sieglu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa_ro%27y" title="Sa ro'y – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Sa ro'y" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D3%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%80%D1%83" title="ГӀасру – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="ГӀасру" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C6%8Fsr" title="Əsr – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Əsr" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B2_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84" title="یوز ایل – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="یوز ایل" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80_(%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0)" title="শতাব্দী (বছর) – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="শতাব্দী (বছর)" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A8-k%C3%AD" title="Sè-kí – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Sè-kí" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-map-bms mw-list-item"><a href="https://map-bms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abad" title="Abad – Banyumasan" lang="jv-x-bms" hreflang="jv-x-bms" data-title="Abad" data-language-autonym="Basa Banyumasan" data-language-local-name="Banyumasan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Banyumasan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%8B%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%82" title="Быуат – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Быуат" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%B5" title="Стагоддзе – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Стагоддзе" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B7%D1%8C%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%B5" title="Стагодзьдзе – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Стагодзьдзе" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BA" title="Век – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Век" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijek" title="Vijek – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Vijek" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantved" title="Kantved – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Kantved" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segle" title="Segle – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Segle" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%94%D0%BC%C4%95%D1%80" title="Ĕмĕр – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Ĕмĕр" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolet%C3%AD" title="Století – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Století" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukorezana" title="Mukorezana – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Mukorezana" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canrif" title="Canrif – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Canrif" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85rhundrede" title="Århundrede – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Århundrede" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%86" title="قرن – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="قرن" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahke%C4%8Duohti" title="Jahkečuohti – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Jahkečuohti" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahrhundert" title="Jahrhundert – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Jahrhundert" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sajandid" title="Sajandid – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Sajandid" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%B9%CF%8E%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Αιώνας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αιώνας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A8col" title="Sècol – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Sècol" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-myv mw-list-item"><a href="https://myv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5_(%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C)" title="Пинге (шкань) – Erzya" lang="myv" hreflang="myv" data-title="Пинге (шкань)" data-language-autonym="Эрзянь" data-language-local-name="Erzya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Эрзянь</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siglo" title="Siglo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Siglo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarcento" title="Jarcento – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Jarcento" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mende" title="Mende – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Mende" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%AF%D9%87" title="سده – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سده" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si%C3%A8cle" title="Siècle – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Siècle" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iuw" title="Iuw – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Iuw" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secul" title="Secul – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Secul" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9ad_bliain" title="Céad bliain – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Céad bliain" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linn_(100_bliadhnaichean)" title="Linn (100 bliadhnaichean) – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Linn (100 bliadhnaichean)" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9culo" title="Século – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Século" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-inh mw-list-item"><a href="https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D3%80%D0%B0%D1%8C%D1%88%D1%83" title="БӀаьшу – Ingush" lang="inh" hreflang="inh" data-title="БӀаьшу" data-language-autonym="ГӀалгӀай" data-language-local-name="Ingush" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ГӀалгӀай</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%E1%B9%B3-ki" title="Sṳ-ki – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Sṳ-ki" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%84%B8%EA%B8%B0" title="세기 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="세기" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C6%98arni" title="Ƙarni – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Ƙarni" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B4%D5%A1%D6%80" title="Դար – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Դար" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80" title="शताब्दी – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="शताब्दी" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C4%9Btstotk" title="Lětstotk – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Lětstotk" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolje%C4%87e" title="Stoljeće – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Stoljeće" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarcento" title="Yarcento – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Yarcento" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siglo" title="Siglo – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Siglo" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abad" title="Abad – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Abad" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seculo" title="Seculo – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Seculo" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96ld" title="Öld – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Öld" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secolo" title="Secolo – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Secolo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%94_(%D7%AA%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%94)" title="מאה (תקופה) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מאה (תקופה)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abad" title="Abad – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Abad" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C9%A9nz%C9%A9_m%C9%A9n%C9%A9%CA%8A" title="Pɩnzɩ mɩnɩʊ – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="Pɩnzɩ mɩnɩʊ" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kabɩyɛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A8" title="ಶತಮಾನ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಶತಮಾನ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-krc mw-list-item"><a href="https://krc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%81%D0%BC%D1%8E%D1%80" title="Ёмюр – Karachay-Balkar" lang="krc" hreflang="krc" data-title="Ёмюр" data-language-autonym="Къарачай-малкъар" data-language-local-name="Karachay-Balkar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Къарачай-малкъар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%A3%E1%83%99%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94" title="საუკუნე – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="საუკუნე" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8B%D1%80" title="Ғасыр – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Ғасыр" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansvledhen" title="Kansvledhen – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Kansvledhen" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karne" title="Karne – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Karne" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sy%C3%A8k" title="Syèk – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Syèk" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedsal" title="Sedsal – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Sedsal" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D0%BB%D1%8B%D0%BC" title="Кылым – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Кылым" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeculum" title="Saeculum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Saeculum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsimts" title="Gadsimts – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Gadsimts" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joerhonnert" title="Joerhonnert – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Joerhonnert" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0imtmetis" title="Šimtmetis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Šimtmetis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ie%C3%ABf" title="Ieëf – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Ieëf" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonk%C3%A1m%C3%A1" title="Bonkámá – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Bonkámá" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jbo mw-list-item"><a href="https://jbo.wikipedia.org/wiki/ctona%27a" title="ctona'a – Lojban" lang="jbo" hreflang="jbo" data-title="ctona'a" data-language-autonym="La .lojban." data-language-local-name="Lojban" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>La .lojban.</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secol" title="Secol – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Secol" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89vsz%C3%A1zad" title="Évszázad – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Évszázad" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BA" title="Век – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Век" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taonjato" title="Taonjato – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Taonjato" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D" title="നൂറ്റാണ്ട് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="നൂറ്റാണ്ട്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80" title="शताब्दी – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="शताब्दी" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A8%E1%83%AC%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90" title="ოშწანურა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ოშწანურა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%86" title="قرن – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="قرن" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abad" title="Abad – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Abad" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abaik" title="Abaik – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Abaik" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si%C3%A9-g%C4%AB" title="Sié-gī – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Sié-gī" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D1%83%D1%83%D0%BD" title="Зуун – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Зуун" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9B%E1%80%AC%E1%80%85%E1%80%AF%E1%80%94%E1%80%BE%E1%80%85%E1%80%BA" title="ရာစုနှစ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ရာစုနှစ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nah mw-list-item"><a href="https://nah.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macuilpohualxihuitl" title="Macuilpohualxihuitl – Nahuatl" lang="nah" hreflang="nah" data-title="Macuilpohualxihuitl" data-language-autonym="Nāhuatl" data-language-local-name="Nahuatl" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nāhuatl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fj mw-list-item"><a href="https://fj.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senijiuri" title="Senijiuri – Fijian" lang="fj" hreflang="fj" data-title="Senijiuri" data-language-autonym="Na Vosa Vakaviti" data-language-local-name="Fijian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Na Vosa Vakaviti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eeuw" title="Eeuw – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Eeuw" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyw" title="Eyw – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Eyw" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80" title="शताब्दी – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="शताब्दी" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%96%E7%B4%80" title="世紀 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="世紀" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D3%80%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%BE" title="БӀешо – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="БӀешо" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juarhunert" title="Juarhunert – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Juarhunert" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pih mw-list-item"><a href="https://pih.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenchurii" title="Cenchurii – Norfuk / Pitkern" lang="pih" hreflang="pih" data-title="Cenchurii" data-language-autonym="Norfuk / Pitkern" data-language-local-name="Norfuk / Pitkern" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norfuk / Pitkern</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85rhundre" title="Århundre – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Århundre" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundre%C3%A5r" title="Hundreår – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Hundreår" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nrm mw-list-item"><a href="https://nrm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syiclle" title="Syiclle – Norman" lang="nrf" hreflang="nrf" data-title="Syiclle" data-language-autonym="Nouormand" data-language-local-name="Norman" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nouormand</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A8gle" title="Sègle – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Sègle" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asr" title="Asr – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Asr" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%80" title="ਸਦੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਸਦੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D8%AF%DB%8C" title="صدی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="صدی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siglo" title="Siglo – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Siglo" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%DB%90%DA%93%DB%8D" title="پېړۍ – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="پېړۍ" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiek" title="Wiek – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Wiek" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9culo" title="Século – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Século" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secol" title="Secol – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Secol" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rmy mw-list-item"><a href="https://rmy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelbersh" title="Shelbersh – Vlax Romani" lang="rmy" hreflang="rmy" data-title="Shelbersh" data-language-autonym="Romani čhib" data-language-local-name="Vlax Romani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Romani čhib</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachakwata" title="Pachakwata – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Pachakwata" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B0" title="Стороча – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Стороча" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BA" title="Век – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Век" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%AE%D0%B9%D1%8D" title="Үйэ – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Үйэ" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centurie" title="Centurie – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Centurie" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nso mw-list-item"><a href="https://nso.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngwagakgolo" title="Ngwagakgolo – Northern Sotho" lang="nso" hreflang="nso" data-title="Ngwagakgolo" data-language-autonym="Sesotho sa Leboa" data-language-local-name="Northern Sotho" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sesotho sa Leboa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekulli" title="Shekulli – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Shekulli" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A8culu" title="Sèculu – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Sèculu" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A" title="සියවස් – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="සියවස්" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century" title="Century – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Century" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%8A" title="صدي – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="صدي" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storo%C4%8Die" title="Storočie – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Storočie" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoletje" title="Stoletje – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Stoletje" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cu mw-list-item"><a href="https://cu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%A3%D0%BA%D1%8A" title="Вѣкъ – Church Slavic" lang="cu" hreflang="cu" data-title="Вѣкъ" data-language-autonym="Словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ" data-language-local-name="Church Slavic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qarni" title="Qarni – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Qarni" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%95%D8%AF%DB%95" title="سەدە – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="سەدە" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BA" title="Век – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Век" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijek" title="Vijek – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Vijek" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abad" title="Abad – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Abad" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuosisata" title="Vuosisata – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Vuosisata" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekel" title="Sekel – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Sekel" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dantaon" title="Dantaon – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Dantaon" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81" title="நூற்றாண்டு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="நூற்றாண்டு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasut" title="Tasut – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="Tasut" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taqbaylit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8B%D1%80" title="Гасыр – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Гасыр" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn mw-list-item"><a href="https://shn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%95%E1%80%AE%E1%82%81%E1%80%B0%E1%80%9D%E1%80%BA%E1%80%95%E1%81%A2%E1%81%B5%E1%80%BA%E1%82%87" title="ပီႁူဝ်ပၢၵ်ႇ – Shan" lang="shn" hreflang="shn" data-title="ပီႁူဝ်ပၢၵ်ႇ" data-language-autonym="ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး " data-language-local-name="Shan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး </span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B6%E0%B0%A4%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%AC%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%82" title="శతాబ్దం – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="శతాబ్దం" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A9" title="ศตวรรษ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ศตวรรษ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%81%D1%80" title="Аср – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Аср" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C3%BCzy%C4%B1l" title="Yüzyıl – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Yüzyıl" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tyv mw-list-item"><a href="https://tyv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BA" title="Век – Tuvinian" lang="tyv" hreflang="tyv" data-title="Век" data-language-autonym="Тыва дыл" data-language-local-name="Tuvinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тыва дыл</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%82%D1%82%D1%8F" title="Століття – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Століття" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D8%AF%DB%8C" title="صدی – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="صدی" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%95%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%84%DB%95%D8%B1" title="ئەسرلەر – Uyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="ئەسرلەر" data-language-autonym="ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche" data-language-local-name="Uyghur" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-za mw-list-item"><a href="https://za.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiqgeij" title="Seiqgeij – Zhuang" lang="za" hreflang="za" data-title="Seiqgeij" data-language-autonym="Vahcuengh" data-language-local-name="Zhuang" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vahcuengh</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seco%C5%82o" title="Secoło – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Secoło" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%E1%BA%BF_k%E1%BB%B7" title="Thế kỷ – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Thế kỷ" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelataib" title="Yelataib – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Yelataib" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Volapük</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fiu-vro mw-list-item"><a href="https://fiu-vro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aastagasada" title="Aastagasada – Võro" lang="vro" hreflang="vro" data-title="Aastagasada" data-language-autonym="Võro" data-language-local-name="Võro" 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Century_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Century (disambiguation)">Century (disambiguation)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Centuries_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Centuries (disambiguation)">Centuries (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p>A <b>century</b> is a period of 100 <a href="/wiki/Year" title="Year">years</a> or 10 <a href="/wiki/Decade" title="Decade">decades</a>. Centuries are numbered <a href="/wiki/Names_of_numbers_in_English#Ordinal_numbers" class="mw-redirect" title="Names of numbers in English">ordinally</a> in English and many other languages. The word <i>century</i> comes from the <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> <i>centum</i>, meaning <i>one hundred</i>. <i>Century</i> is sometimes abbreviated as <b>c.</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Centennial" title="Centennial">centennial</a> or centenary is a hundredth anniversary, or a celebration of this, typically the remembrance of an event which took place a hundred years earlier. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Start_and_end_of_centuries">Start and end of centuries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Century&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Start and end of centuries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although a century can mean any arbitrary period of 100 <a href="/wiki/Years" class="mw-redirect" title="Years">years</a>, there are two viewpoints on the nature of standard centuries. One is based on strict construction, while the other is based on popular perception. </p><p>According to the strict construction, the 1st century <a href="/wiki/AD" class="mw-redirect" title="AD">AD</a>, which began with <a href="/wiki/AD_1" title="AD 1">AD 1</a>, ended with <a href="/wiki/AD_100" title="AD 100">AD 100</a>, and the 2nd century with AD <a href="/wiki/200" title="200">200</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in this model, the <i>n</i>-th century starts with a year that follows a year with a multiple of 100 (except the first century as it began after the year <a href="/wiki/1_BC" title="1 BC">1 BC</a>) and ends with the next coming year with a multiple of 100 (<i>100n</i>), i.e. the 20th century comprises the years <b>1901</b> to <b>2000</b>, and the 21st century comprises the years <b>2001</b> to <b>2100</b> in strict usage.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In popular perception and practice, centuries are structured by grouping years based on sharing the 'hundreds' digit(s). In this model, the <i>n</i>-th century starts with the year that ends in "00" and ends with the year ending in "99";<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for example, in <a href="/wiki/Popular_culture" title="Popular culture">popular culture</a>, the years <b>1900</b> to <b>1999</b> constitute the 20th century, and the years <b>2000</b> to <b>2099</b> constitute the 21st century.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (This is similar to the grouping of <a href="/wiki/Decade#0-to-9_decade" title="Decade">"0-to-9 decades"</a> which share the 'tens' digit.) </p><p>To facilitate calendrical calculations by computer, the <a href="/wiki/Astronomical_year_numbering" title="Astronomical year numbering">astronomical year numbering</a> and <a href="/wiki/ISO_8601" title="ISO 8601">ISO 8601</a> systems both contain a <a href="/wiki/Year_zero" title="Year zero">year zero</a>, with the astronomical year 0 corresponding to the year 1 BC, the astronomical year -1 corresponding to 2 BC, and so on.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; border:none;"> <caption>Strict vs Popular usage </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:left;">Year </th> <th><a href="/wiki/2_BC" title="2 BC">2 BC</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/1_BC" title="1 BC">1 BC</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_1" title="AD 1">1</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_2" title="AD 2">2</a> </th> <th>... </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_99" title="AD 99">99</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_100" title="AD 100">100</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_101" title="AD 101">101</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_102" title="AD 102">102</a> </th> <th>... </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_199" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 199">199</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_200" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 200">200</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_201" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 201">201</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_202" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 202">202</a> </th> <th>... </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_1899" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1899">1899</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_1900" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1900">1900</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_1901" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1901">1901</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_1902" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1902">1902</a> </th> <th>... </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_1999" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 1999">1999</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_2000" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2000">2000</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_2001" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2001">2001</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_2002" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2002">2002</a> </th> <th>... </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AD_2024" class="mw-redirect" title="AD 2024">2024</a> </th> <th>... </th> <th>2099 </th> <th>2100 </th> <th>2101 </th> <th>2102 </th> <th>... </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left;">Strict </th> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#CEF2E0;"><a href="/wiki/1st_century_BC" title="1st century BC">1st century BC</a> </td> <td colspan="5" style="background-color:#CEF2E0;"><a href="/wiki/1st_century" title="1st century">1st century</a> </td> <td colspan="5" style="background-color:#CEE0F2;"><a href="/wiki/2nd_century" title="2nd century">2nd century</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#E0CEF2;"><a href="/wiki/3rd_century" title="3rd century">3rd century</a> </td> <td>... </td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#F2CEE0;"><a href="/wiki/19th_century" title="19th century">19th century</a> </td> <td 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Aside from English usage, this system is used in <a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danish_language" title="Danish language">Danish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_language" title="Norwegian language">Norwegian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Icelandic_language" title="Icelandic language">Icelandic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Finnish_language" title="Finnish language">Finnish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_language" title="Hungarian language">Hungarian</a>. The Swedish <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">nittonhundratalet</i></span> (or <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">1900-talet</i></span>), Danish <span title="Danish-language text"><i lang="da">nittenhundredetallet</i></span> (or <span title="Danish-language text"><i lang="da">nittenhundredetallet</i></span>), Norwegian <span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">nittenhundretallet</i></span> (or <span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">1900-tallet</i></span>), Finnish <span title="Finnish-language text"><i lang="fi">tuhatyhdeksänsataaluku</i></span> (or <span title="Finnish-language text"><i lang="fi">1900-luku</i></span>) and Hungarian <span title="Hungarian-language text"><i lang="hu">ezerkilencszázas évek</i></span> (or <span title="Hungarian-language text"><i lang="hu">1900-as évek</i></span>) refer unambiguously to the years 1900–1999. In Swedish, however, a century is in more rare cases referred to as <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">det n-te seklet/århundradet</i></span> ("the n-th century") rather than <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">n-hundratalet</i></span>, i.e. the 17th century is (in rare cases) referred to as <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">17:(d)e/sjuttonde århundradet/seklet</i></span> rather than <i>1600-talet</i> and mainly also referring to the years 1601–1700 rather than 1600–1699;<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> according to <i><a href="/wiki/Svenska_Akademiens_ordbok" title="Svenska Akademiens ordbok">Svenska Akademiens ordbok</a></i>, <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">16:(d)e/sextonde århundradet</i></span> may refer to either the years 1501–1600 or 1500–1599.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Similar_dating_units_in_other_calendar_systems">Similar dating units in other calendar systems</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Century&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Similar dating units in other calendar systems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While the century has been commonly used in the West, other cultures and calendars have utilized differently sized groups of years in a similar manner. 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