Hobbits of the World
Mary's Collection of Translations of "The Hobbit", by J.R.R. Tolkien
| Language | Title | Source | More Info | What is a Hobbit? |
| Albanian | Bilbo Hobiti | eBay seller "tolkien_collector"
Available from BOTIMPEX in Tirana. |
Tirana: SHLK, 2005 (ISBN 99943-641-8-9) | Çfarë është një hobit? |
| Armenian |
ՀՈԲԻՏ կամ գնալն ու գալը
Hobit: Kam Gnaln ou Galë |
eBay seller "armhistory" | Yerevan: Sovetakan Grogh, 1984. Photo |
Ով է հոբբիտը |
| Belarusian |
Хобiт, або Вандроўка туды i назад
Khobit, abo Vandrouka tudy i nazad |
eBay seller "russian_exclusive" | Picture | Што ж такое хобіты? |
| Breton | An Hobbit pe eno ha distro | Ar Bed Keltiek | Excerpts, Photo | Petra eo an hobbited? |
| Bulgarian |
ХОБИТ - Билбо Бегинс или Дотам и Обратно KHOBIT - Bilbo Begins ili dotam i obratno |
The Tolkien Shop | Picture: Small Large | Какво всъщност е това хобит? |
| Catalan | El Hòbbit, o viatge d'anada i tornada | NetStore USA | Picture: Small Large | Què és un hòbbit? |
| Chinese (simplified) |
魔戒: 霍比特人 mo2 jie4 huo4 bi3 te4 ren2 |
Schoenhof's Foreign Books | Cover picture copied from here | 到底什麽是哈比人? |
| Chinese (traditional) |
魔戒前傳: 哈比人歷險記 Mo jie qian zhuan: ha bi ren li xian ji |
Tsai Fong Books | Cover Picture | 到底什麼是哈比人? |
| Croatian | Hobit ili tamo i opet natrag | Schoenhof's Foreign Books | Excerpts, Photo | Što je to uopće hobit? |
| Czech | Hobit aneb Cesta tam a zase zpátky | The Tolkien Shop | Excerpts, Photo | Co je to vlastně hobit? |
| Danish | Hobbitten eller ud og hjem igen | Saxo | Picture | Hvad er en hobbit? |
| Dutch | De Hobbit of Daarheen en Weer Terug | The Tolkien Shop | Excerpts | Wat is een hobbit? |
| Esperanto | La Hobito aŭ tien kaj reen | Esperanto League for North America | Photo | Kio estas hobito? |
| Estonian | Kääbik ehk Sinna ja Tagasi | eBay seller "haakrik" | Mis on kääbik? | |
| Faroese | Hobbin ella Út og heim aftur | Bókasølan | Excerpts, Photo | Hvat er ein hobbi? |
| Finnish | Hobitti eli Sinne ja Takaisin |
Sent by tour guide from Helsinki. Try WSOY. |
Picture: Small Large | Mikä on hobitti? |
| French | Bilbo le hobbit, ou histoire d'un aller et retour | eBay | Excerpts | Qu'est-ce que les hobbits? |
| Galician | O hobbit | The Tolkien Shop | ¿Que é un hobbit? | |
| German | Der kleine Hobbit | Borders | Excerpts | Was ist ein hobbit? |
| Greek | ΧΟΜΠΙΤ | Books in Greek | Picture: Small Large | Τί εἶναι αὐτά τά χόμπιτ; |
| Hebrew | ההוביט | eBay | Picture: Small Large | ?מהו הוביט |
| Hungarian | A Babó |
Julie Howe bought it for me in Budapest. Try Hungarian Bookstore. |
Picture: Small Large | Mi is az a babó? |
| Icelandic | Hobbitinn eða út og heim aftur | Elsa B, Iceland | Picture, Excerpts | Hvað er eiginlega hobbiti? |
| Indonesian | Hobbit atau Pergi dan Kembali | Ganesha Books in Bali. | Photo | Apakah hobbit itu? |
| Italian | Lo Hobbit, o la Riconquista del Tesoro | Bancarella Online | Photo | Che cos'è uno hobbit? |
| Japanese |
ホビットの冒険
hobitto no bouken |
Powell's City of Books
Try Sasuga or Kinokuniya |
Editions Picture: Small Large |
ホビットとは、いったい何なのでしょう。 |
| Korean | 호비트 hobiteu |
Han Books | Picture: Small Large | 호비트를 무엇 있어요? |
| Latvian | Hobits jeb Turp un Atpakal | Thornton's Books | Kas tad īsti ir hobits? | |
| Lithuanian | Hobitas, arba Ten ir atgal | eBay | Picture | O kas tas hobitas? |
| Luxembourgish | Den Hobbit, oder dohin an erëm zréck | The Tolkien Shop | Photo, Translator's website, Excerpts | Wat ass iwwregens iwwerhaapt en Hobbit? |
| Macedonian |
Хобитот или До таму и назад Hobitot ili Do tamu i nazad |
eBay seller "smaug_treasures"
Try Macedonia Direct in Skopje. |
Skopje, 2005. (ISBN 9989-33-142-1) | Што е тоа хобит? |
| Moldovan (Moldavian) | Хоббитул Hobbitul |
eBay | Illustrations | Че ынсямнэ хоббит? |
| Norwegian | Hobbiten Eller fram og tilbake igjen | Norli Bokhandel | Tiden Norsk Forlag, 1999 (ISBN 82-10-04262-9) | Hva er en hobbit? |
| Persian (Farsi) |
هابیت Habbit |
eBay seller "smaug_treasures"
Try Ferdosi.com |
translated by Riza 'Alizadih; Teheran : Ruzanih, 2004.
Photo |
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| Polish | Hobbit, czyli tam i z powrotem | Polonia Bookstore | Excerpts | Co to jest hobbit? |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | O Hobbit | Livraria Cultura | Que é um hobbit? | |
| Romanian | Hobbitul | raft.ro | Bucharest : RAO, 2002 (ISBN 973-576-404-0) | Ce este un hobbit? |
| Russian |
Хоббит, или туда и обратно
Khobbit, ili tuda i obratno |
eBay, Kniga.com, Kamkin Bookstore | More Info, Excerpts | Кто такой хоббит? |
| Serbian | Hobit ili tamo i natrag | Gerila.com | Excerpts | Šta je to hobit? |
| Slovak | Hobbit | eBay seller "slovakgoods"; eBay seller "srodziemie" | Bratislava : Slovenský spisovatel', 2002 (ISBN 80-220-1181-9); Photo | Čo je vlastne hobbit? |
| Slovenian | Hobit, ali Tja in spet nazaj | Mladinska knjiga | Excerpts | Kaj je sploh hobit? |
| Spanish | El Hobbit | NetStore USA | ¿Qué es un hobbit? | |
| Swedish | Bilbo, en hobbits äventyr | Schoenhof's Foreign Books | Excerpts | Vad är en hobbit förresten? |
| Thai | ฮอบบิท | The Tolkien Shop | Picture: Small Large, Photo | |
| Turkish | Hobbit, oradaydık ve şimdi buradayız |
eBay Try this Turkish bookstore |
Picture | Hobbit de ne diye mi soruyorsunuz? |
| Ukrainian |
Гобiт, або Мандрiвка за Iмлистi гори
Gobit, abo Mandrivka za Imlysti gory |
Duhovna Krynycia | Picture | Хто такі гобіти? |
, by Douglas A. Anderson.
| Language | Title | Info |
| Arabic | الهوبيت (Alhubit), الهوبيت، أو ذهابًا وعودة |
Described on this Arabic forum. Sven found this one, too! Cover pictures: The Hobbit and Fellowship of the Ring. |
| Aragonese | O Hobbit | In progress, according to Gara d'Edizions. Thanks for the link, Sven and Yvan! |
| Basque | No Hobbit, but Txalaparta has the trilogy, Eraztunen Jauna. | Thanks for this info, Graham! |
| Georgian | ჰობიტი |
According to this page,
The Hobbit was translated in 2001 by Nino Barjimishvili and Tinatin Gogochashvili.
Listed in the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia (thanks, Sven!). |
| Irish | An Hobad, translated by Nicholas Williams; published by Evertype in Ireland. | Coming soon! Watch this page. Thanks again, Sanne! |
| Latin | Hobbitus, presumably | I wish! Here's the first paragraph. |
| Marathi | द हॉबिट ? I doubt this exists. | Mentioned in the list of languages on the official Tolkien FAQ page. |
| Portuguese | O Gnomo | Portugal, 1962. Listed in the Wikipedia article. |
| Vietnamese | Gã Hobbit |
Listed as unpublished in the Wikipedia article.
Full translation! |
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