Short List of Languages Around the World that Have Saturday Named After the Sabbath
By Kelly McDonald, Jr.
One of the proofs that the Sabbath is from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset is in what different languages they called Saturday. Let’s take a look at a short list:
Indonesian – Sabtu
Tagalog (Philippines) – Sabado
Latin – Sabbatum
Italian – Sabato
Spanish – Sabado
Portuguese – Sabado
Greek – Savatoh
Russian – Subota
Polish – Sobota
Arabic – Al Sabt
Somali (East Africa) – Sabti
Mandingo also called Mandinka (West Africa) – Sibiti
Ormo or Galla (East Africa) – Sanbata tenna
Kisii, also called Gusii or Ekegusii (Africa) – Esabato
We can see that on different continents and different countries, one thing remains constant: the Sabbath is preserved by language.
The Bible Sabbath Association
