Chit funds in different countries

🌏 Rotating Savings Terms Across Asia

Flag Country Local Name (Script) Language Pronunciation Translation / Meaning
🇮🇳 India चिट फंड, குரி, ചിട്ടി, బీసీ Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu Chit Fund, Kuri, Chitty, Beesi “Drawing lots”, “Group savings”
🇵🇰 Pakistan بی سی، کمیٹی Urdu, Punjabi Beesi, Committee “Round/cycle”, “Group”
🇧🇩 Bangladesh সমিতি, বেসি Bengali Somiti, Besi “Committee”, “Cycle”
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka சீட்டு, කුටි Tamil, Sinhala Seettu, Kitty “Ticket”, “Group”
🇳🇵 Nepal धुकुटी, बचत समूह Nepali Dhukuti, Bachat Samuha “Pot/locker”, “Savings group”
🇨🇳 China 会 Mandarin Huì “Association” or “Meeting”
🇭🇰 Hong Kong 花會 / 會會 Cantonese Fa Wui, Wui Wui “Flower club”, “Meeting”
🇹🇼 Taiwan 會 Mandarin Huì “Association”
🇯🇵 Japan 無尽, 頼母子講 Japanese Mujin, Tanomoshi “Limitless”, “Trust association”
🇰🇷 South Korea 계 Korean Gye “Agreement”, “Contract group”
🇲🇳 Mongolia Хороо Mongolian Khoroo “Circle”, “Association”
🇲🇲 Myanmar စီစဥ်, မီးယောင်ပေး Burmese Si Sone, Mee Yaung Pay “Saving pool”, “Fund”
🇵🇭 Philippines Paluwagan Tagalog Paluwagan “Pooling together”
🇮🇩 Indonesia Arisan Bahasa Indonesia Arisan “Rotating savings”
🇲🇾 Malaysia Kutu Malay Kutu “Pooling”
🇹🇭 Thailand บ้านขาว Thai Baan Khao “House group”
🇻🇳 Vietnam Hụi, Họ Vietnamese Hụi, Họ “Rotating fund”
🇰🇭 Cambodia ទង់ទីន Khmer Tong Tin “Savings group”
🇱🇦 Laos ສິນລະພາບ Lao Sinlapap “Group savings”
🇸🇬 Singapore Kutu, 会 Malay, Chinese Kutu, Huì “Pooling”, “Association”
🇦🇪 UAE (Gulf) جماعة, Committee Arabic, Urdu Jamaa, Committee “Group” (mainly used by diaspora)

🌎 Rotating Savings Terms Across the Americas

Flag Country Local Name (Script) Language Pronunciation Translation / Meaning
🇲🇽 Mexico Tanda Spanish Tanda “Batch” / “Turn”
🇬🇹 Guatemala Cuchubal Spanish Cuchubal “Rotating pool”
🇭🇳 Honduras Gente, Tanda Spanish Gente, Tanda “People” / “Turn”
🇨🇴 Colombia Natillera, Cundina Spanish Natillera, Cundina “Christmas fund”, “Collection group”
🇵🇪 Peru Junta Spanish Junta “Group/meeting”
🇧🇷 Brazil Consórcio Portuguese Consórcio “Consortium/pool”
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic San Spanish San “Pot” (informal fund)
🇭🇹 Haiti Sol, Solidaire French/Creole Sol, Solidaire “Solidarity”
🇯🇲 Jamaica Partner/Pardner English/Creole Partner, Pardner “Partner draw”
🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago Sou-Sou English/Creole Sou-Sou From Yoruba “Esusu” (savings group)
🇬🇾 Guyana Box Hand English/Creole Box Hand “Hand in the box” (money pool)
🇺🇸 USA Susu, Tanda, Kitty English/ethnic Susu, Tanda, Kitty Used among immigrant communities
🇨🇦 Canada Susu, Partner, Tanda English/ethnic Susu, Partner, Tanda Used among immigrant communities

🌐 Rotating Savings Terms Across Europe

Flag Country Local Name (Script) Language Pronunciation Translation / Meaning
🇫🇷 France Tontine French Tontine “Pooled fund” (after Lorenzo de Tonti)
🇮🇹 Italy Tavola Rotonda, Fratellanza Italian Tavola Rotonda, Fratellanza “Round table”, “Brotherhood”
🇪🇸 Spain Cundina, Rueda de dinero Spanish Cundina, Rueda de dinero “Contribution club”, “Money wheel”
🇬🇧 United Kingdom Pardner, Box Hand, Kitty, Committee English (diaspora terms) Pardner, Box Hand, Kitty, Committee Used by Afro-Caribbean & South Asian communities
🇷🇺 Russia Касса Russian Kassa “Cash box”
🇬🇷 Greece Τοντίνα Greek Tontina Borrowed from French “Tontine”
🇵🇹 Portugal Consórcio Portuguese Consórcio “Consortium” (for car/property pooling)

🌏 Rotating Savings Terms Across Oceania

Flag Country Local Name (Script) Language Pronunciation Translation / Meaning
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea Wok Bung, Wantok System Tok Pisin Wok Bung, Wantok System “Work together”, “Family/community pool”
🇫🇯 Fiji Soqosoqo Fijian Soqosoqo “Association”
🇼🇸 Samoa Aiga Fund Samoan Aiga Fund “Family fund”
🇳🇿 New Zealand Pasifika Savings Club, Kitty English/Samoan Pasifika Savings Club, Kitty Used among Pacific Islander communities
🇦🇺 Australia Susu, Partner, Tanda English/ethnic Susu, Partner, Tanda Used among immigrant groups