The words that describe the slums

• In French: Bidonvilles, Taudis,Habitat Précaire,Habitat Spontané.
• In Spanish:Asentimientos Irregulares,Barrio Marginal (Barcelona),
Barraca (Barcelona), Conventillos (Quito), Colonias Populares
(Mexico), Tugurio and Solares (Lima), Bohios, Cuarterias or Solar
(Cuba),Villa Miseria (Colombia).
• In Arabic: Mudun Safi, Lahbach, Brarek, Medina Achouaia,
Foundouks and Karyan (Rabat-Sale), Carton, Safeih, Ishash, Galoos
and Shammasa (Khartoum), Tanake (Beirut), Aashwa’i and Baladi
(Cairo).
• In Russian: Hrushebi, Baraks (Moscow).
• In Portuguese: Favela,Morro, Cortiço, Comunidade, Loteamento.
• In American English: Hood (Los Angeles), Blight areas.
• In other languages: “chawls”/chalis (Ahmedabad,Mumbai), Ahatas
(Kanpur), Katras (Delhi), Bustee (Kolkata), Zopadpattis
(Maharashtra), “cheris” (Chennai), Katchi Abadis (Karachi),
Iskwater, Estero, Eskinita, Looban and Dagat-dagatan (Manila),
Umjondolo (Zulu, Durban),Watta, Pelpath, Udukku or Pelli Gewal
(Colombo); Museques (Angola), Chereka Bete (Ethiopia).

(in SLUMS OF THE WORLD: THE FACE OF URBAN POVERTY IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM?)