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Ivona has 23 languages available to date:
| Danish |
English, Welsh |
Polish |
Spanish, American |
| Dutch |
French |
Portuguese |
Swedish |
| English, American |
French, Canadian |
Portuguese, Brazilian |
Turkish |
| English, Australian |
German |
Romanian |
Norwegian |
| English, British |
Icelandic |
Russian |
Welsh |
| English, Indian |
Italian |
Spanish, Castilian |
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