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"I LOVE YOU" in:' G2 \- L$ _0 b
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou0 f7 B& w6 e* `, G' ` x" y8 m
: Ek het jou lief& y6 Y* \" ~4 p6 k3 g) A) C) @
Albanian : Te dua2 r% m/ w# I( D4 I- Q3 G
: Te dashuroj
. H4 y( t5 b9 K' [ : Ti je zemra ime+ O2 e/ \% V! w8 M
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
+ ^9 J$ |. J* D+ r+ P# \( W7 JAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
+ N& m; b* t) e( f! f$ ZAmharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
4 D. [. L3 }7 s3 s! ^" n2 e : Afekrischalehou
& U) q( O( M# h0 b2 qAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female) ^1 J% l7 ?+ l. C1 G. }# _
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
9 i9 H; |( [" q# oAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
, h( I- _$ Z! |2 Z _5 l3 o. n : __ ( )5 J% _5 M- a" K' b7 ]
: ( ) |__|+ X) z& g$ h& H4 f0 a
: |__| __ __ | |. i# Q: C" I% C( |9 n( S( T. j+ R! W! A
: | |( )( )|__| __
( r4 C6 c! S6 c8 y# m- \5 U : |__||__||__|| | / )
# W2 M* X4 X' L3 p% V6 \ : | (__)(__) | / /
* ] y' q& w3 F : | |/ /
+ N- D/ N' C& u# r3 | : | / /3 N, T5 g# w, R- t z
: \ /5 R9 K2 P" g- b
Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
9 t5 e6 _# m, E" B% `! f7 S French, '~n' as in French
) V# W/ ?1 z: M( p) J- Q 'salon')
: Y, S! h; N+ H( y& [Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female); Z6 K* O3 ~: L4 i$ H
: Ohiboki (male to female)
5 V7 @+ f: U' p9 _! U8 D : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males' r% `5 r5 H2 g% F$ K) T
or two females)
3 @9 T6 _+ `; J, S ` : Nohiboke (more than one male or females/ D; L( f. H8 O) q
to female)
* P4 P9 e3 G( x5 U : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
: s) G8 e9 V- p, x9 L$ @( D' U: q : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two8 [, M1 O& h1 w3 g1 U
males or two females)
! ~& n9 V/ J6 x : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more' D. c" G/ c/ Z7 X, X0 G! _
than two males): `/ b" ], ^+ L0 {& n! N
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
( J$ U5 ]) D# O; a& |1 L than two females)% L8 v, U0 M* j$ U
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
- H# U' L/ Q: D; U/ _ : Ooheboka (female to male)
9 O& r5 J( t) HArabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
6 M& ^" g# i0 H1 a : Ana behibek (male to female)6 {# _7 Y' B8 d0 W& L
: Ahebich (male to female)( K( H% t, w3 k* E) _
: Ahebik (female to male)- Y5 O1 E2 y. B- T5 x H! J
: Ana ahebik
# r! V7 h; C0 a% v : Ib'n hebbak& q: [9 i' Y5 I5 e
: Ana ba-heb-bak
, f$ R) n" i" Z: e$ k& Q5 | : Bahibak (female to male). \& [# _1 u* c5 y5 z
: Bahibik (male to female)/ x9 ]" J8 i7 X8 c6 q8 `
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)4 U& ~* ~% b1 S# i U( S
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)5 {, |. G$ m; L$ c- B% y9 ?& K
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
7 L6 ]5 N& p+ t+ x than one male): m3 r3 \5 X; u% B0 c( g
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
9 u( s A6 @/ |/ Z* mArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek& O0 }) S$ j% n* B; l
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
5 H$ S) }% P8 O! X [Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo5 o m8 C. d+ _
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau3 p+ [1 {' v+ J$ ~$ V9 J6 z
5 q+ y4 X" O5 |/ k, @6 RBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi- p! N/ |) N3 u4 |( ~$ {
Basque : Maite zaitut0 ~/ A3 o7 [5 a- i, G
: Nere maitea ("My love.")
- U: f* Y7 x4 P' g' N/ J- ^Bassa : Mengweswe' O K" m9 q4 L; U2 w: x
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
& b+ r3 W1 i) G7 QBemba : Ndikufuna$ k, ~3 X; K9 T. U" x
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
2 A+ H* x% ^. B4 r) Q7 H : Ami tomay bhalobashi; q! R0 s" b) `+ T# A0 F
: Ami tomake bahlobashi9 p) u \3 M+ E5 F& c
Berber : Lakh tirikh1 ]2 o4 R! g' R) s
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka/ t+ q) \3 @" _5 m) m; k% p5 D
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani1 f5 D. m1 R; t f$ `4 Z
Bosnian : Volim te. O) O+ V9 {4 I
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;* m0 V0 S" t2 k( q9 z
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')* h: @3 w$ F3 t; v! K
: Amo te
6 `& F0 m% H% _) _Bulgarian : Obicham te5 U H7 u9 S' H1 _6 y: L* y
: As te obeicham( l# z% C& _. g
: As te obicham
( [' ]& h6 F. @ i : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much") w' y; c! I6 x# }( ?: a0 U
Burmese : Chit pa de/ G8 N9 {: q6 V9 U7 p! @; D) Y
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Cajun : Mi aime jou+ _- P. Z$ y: V# S u8 O9 m A
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
9 E! u% |7 j2 e2 ?" @3 k7 W z : Bon sro lanh oon) D, e) d6 F7 @8 {$ P
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
! X! b0 K' ^7 u( b5 t( a2 n% B6 c : Je t'aime ("I like you")
( F) [ D. H$ f8 H" l* e : Je t'adore ("I love you")' C- t' h& @$ o6 L, W
Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)/ q5 }1 Q, z- k
: T'estim (Mallorcan) K, @# Z C* O7 H0 S/ V; R1 G' F
: T'estime (Valencian)
- I; y% u6 q+ Z2 Q0 n : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
6 o6 D# Y G. {2 RCebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw% e: P' e7 y) a
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao f$ `/ v/ F# b: A6 G6 G+ H6 M
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi/ m. b0 h! O; \ t+ S9 n
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
4 M' ]( m7 k+ ?' kChichewa : Ndimakukonda' e' b/ ?+ H4 G$ Y7 R. F: j
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)' w& p3 w5 D, t4 @
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
& S+ s# q( ]% C2 r ? : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
, t0 C* Z9 l9 z2 e' ]' j : Wo oi ney ( " )! V; w" |( Q/ c; w5 T
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
" V/ V1 A2 H5 j+ T9 s# Q; J : Ngai on ni ( " )
! P: n1 D" x8 O ~ |6 z : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
$ ]- r' u7 l$ U/ s8 b' _& k5 } : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)* `& J0 i& T/ ?+ k o
: Wo ie ni ( " )3 j7 e0 R# P6 o% y. |4 w
: Wuo ai nee ( " )% K, p, d9 i: R
: Wo ay ni ( " )
. g6 b+ _$ i" H/ N : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
9 W; r8 y# `$ a1 i : Ngo ai nong (Wu)
$ B1 d" Q V+ lCorsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)1 r; C' O$ p8 z+ U& n$ { N
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)' i- f. W8 `6 ~% z( ~
Creol : Mi aime jou! R2 l! L/ @! e9 ~9 Y0 g: I
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)1 f1 [8 y6 R: R
: Volim te (used in common speech)7 ^3 ]" Q; Z) r ^8 Y" y
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)# R& L& e: u4 o- U
: Volim vas (used in common speech)) v) X& m% M# m$ y! K" Q4 i! O
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
' p% m2 S4 ~, m: [! \ 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
b+ q8 b+ @9 U Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
@* I! o0 b& E3 a3 Z9 s, ^Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)4 K! u& H6 \3 _
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
1 O/ O# ^0 d' k4 x! r* P4 [# d on top of the 'e' in te, which is( e- _' s3 `9 J* C' b/ m# }
pronounced 'ye')- R* P( z% e: }6 l* q) B3 S2 [( J1 V5 A
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
% T6 i+ `& U& ~0 |" n( s$ D' [& z : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
! B$ O" D# k5 s6 Q; z# P) |* g5 h you (very much)", often. W- U# Y3 w3 m1 @, _' ?/ \- {
used and prefered)* U! s1 ]: ] p. W1 t
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)$ a4 K7 C' k4 |- E* X
6 w: v/ P* U7 ~8 t. g2 l5 aDanish : Jeg elsker dig5 G% J# m' t# u: Q
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia/ s) ]" t# w# Z+ n
Dutch : Ik hou van je
8 @$ B& i* E( K L : Ik hou van jou
; p% b, m( u' K9 ?( v) j8 m : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)! A+ X; |, |0 V
: Ik bemin jou ( " ), p& }: `4 n& P' }
: Ik heb je lief ( " )
+ q3 [9 o% O! U, ]+ w7 c : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
, {9 A G d9 U : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )! M) z H6 n5 w- C* E
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very" O2 b f3 ]7 p; O+ n) U
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")
9 N2 W, w9 t3 x- V( r3 b : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
1 G3 F& t6 e; H* p7 m" K : Ik vind je aardig ( " )# _- D K6 h: X6 j
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
6 V/ A9 n# N5 @7 k) ~ : Ik vind je heel aardig much")) {2 _' c; H$ Y9 f
: Ik zie je graag6 q0 T6 \ {( y8 }
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you"). w& |: X; u" P0 l& P5 _
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
) \: V, p' [1 _9 h+ H$ [- L v (the last two are more superficial, thus more
5 L! A" G6 [/ S* Q2 R suitable for male to male)
+ L4 u" z/ ]. {+ a% G* F( `/ [5 q. C% s
Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani2 U% i* |- d2 K
English : I love you
1 h( S" k4 U. ~. r4 N4 J) b : I adore you
0 f3 E& ^2 U5 g \ : I love thee (used only in Christian context)6 Q6 p# J: Z: J" t
Esperanto : Mi amas vin
3 S! M% u2 S8 ]" G7 g* M! m) J; ~$ VEstonian : Mina armastan sind f/ c6 l; R) P: a" c) K, |
: Ma armastan sind A. G# c0 ^+ V! H& A/ T7 w
Ethiopian : Afgreki'
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. z2 y; W# n( pFarsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
2 g9 a8 K8 h) _: e# ^" hFarsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
% D. q A- B: \4 b7 g+ |( R : Asheghetam
8 |, O. b4 y: j( Y, f : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
6 t% i0 P+ k/ [% c4 O# t; n : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")2 H9 y3 h4 |1 y( C
Filipino : Mahal ka ta. M \, q7 M# k/ r% \
: Iniibig kita& m. |# Y4 t2 D/ {: v4 {/ q
: Mahal kita I* [# k7 {7 N( J) e
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua
5 u6 d7 q8 ^1 D- G1 Z) b : Rakastan sinua
0 w9 [ Y D; ` : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")( W4 S; J$ e1 C
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
6 u4 g) p7 |, r3 V4 F% Y : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
7 j% |0 H' S& u8 m, k9 I/ IFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you")+ \( q3 z5 ~/ i9 p
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
, z* y& F, o- ^, `7 C$ [ between lovers)
7 H' R" Q+ Q' _; t5 }! A : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
Z* w5 H. L1 p& a3 H+ _ and family, not for lovers)5 x' j, t) |2 i- P9 a
French (formal) : Je vous aime1 O+ i' d. r% c4 H: S! N
+ W# `: Z; w% t
Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort7 `( I# S' Y+ y3 u( N
: Moo graugh hoo
- P3 t1 m h8 K1 e0 l) QGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
2 I ^# B# S* i, Q0 k( b- K. iGerman : Ich liebe dich
( Y2 W! N% O' W7 Y7 U; A : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
0 I8 w+ ?& S% v2 m" D# Y) r conservative)* G; L; f1 O: a! `, q6 E3 ? U9 O
German dialects:
+ c( q; g3 g1 A8 {6 u! \9 ~Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
% _6 A' G4 v {+ P% I (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
: p d1 n' f5 J : I lieb di5 ^* n; ]7 i4 W9 W! g4 t: X
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
% y8 q( f6 X: N. Y( q# A (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
; M# K) W, r- n$ ^0 A' ABerner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
9 N& y5 v1 C2 A8 B( m1 q9 D3 |Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
- m2 x0 g" N; x ]- D" V1 fFranconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai+ A8 D$ Q6 g) {, P% u8 _
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a% `! [! c# A" q# N: a
relationship)
% Q) O8 L# `) E, q* z( b : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,4 f* |- R( y g
ment as a compliment, not litterally)
7 A, x( Q ~! } (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",) ~. t( Z4 j% E N9 _2 F
a Franke would never say "I love you")" a8 Y; X' m+ |1 P
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)+ @2 p) t! D' y) T) t' i; L% b7 ]
: Ik hald fan dei. M6 K6 w* ]4 |
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb
B- a8 I7 ]0 ]5 {! p+ x. wOstfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
) Z' F7 F! W u5 F- m t oSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
4 t" w" x$ y" C! o8 p, wSaxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
G3 O1 I( ^. d1 C( jSwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
8 r; ^# C8 ?" c5 \ lSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn0 `! c6 e+ a. x: N7 E
(Schweizerdeutsch)
) I4 j( K. x- P. l$ O2 [Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
9 G% z; y! u) G1 z3 g; ]& v (Vorarlbergerisch): m/ q# p, S" Z6 b- u
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower3 v; I( I: j; s H; g( b
case 'gamma')
- a7 s' m& M. E : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)3 h- F" W, j# ^6 M9 H
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
$ ~$ ?; g6 k/ a : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
4 K# ^: `: z1 R" C! y : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
# u' R3 L( ` ] J! X : Se latrevo ("I adore you"). k+ h+ X# F! e8 I! h
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
: {8 k# m0 l/ Y# G! S" n% ~; NGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se3 V. a* f( z4 U9 I1 H
Greenlandic : Asavakit
; Y5 ]; F: V' N9 S1 v% FGronings : Ik hol van die
. d$ [/ N" @! I' ?2 nGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
+ [. s# d: d6 Q: O& \% iGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
/ t) X3 X5 n$ b2 y& m2 K! X4 f : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
3 u, ` Z( j/ {% Z pronounced)5 A, m. B! N$ s P4 Y
" `. p. p- L! j" A
Hausa : Ina sonki
0 ?& B; c* ]3 Q4 K9 F# eHawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
: E, e0 L; Q$ p" D' Y/ l' P/ A2 R : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
; c& W) D4 y+ W9 B+ y ~1 A3 t very much")
+ s/ f! T1 ~5 e, p3 e( l/ s8 cHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
- v3 L4 a+ y% C/ Z& m, _ : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)- G# A4 q/ L. U6 a; q# s' H
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
: X% S4 M' [. J$ U. C: R : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)3 K+ K5 Y6 b) b# Z& ]% l- M
('kh' pronounced like
# k4 ?4 b v" M- d& _ Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to# Z- h. E/ ~7 p
French 'r')0 A6 F1 H/ e8 e; X6 O# Z
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female). k7 ^) I5 K& M
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
# F" D" M& e# [ E; y : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon3 \) T3 R, G& q& o
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu- {2 r2 J+ v: u. m; x
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
# S" O6 T& {) \0 q2 w: n. v : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo0 X% }. m! G ]% Z! {& z# U& B
: Mae tumko peyar kia) f9 u( [: }& e) X, G7 h) ?
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon
1 [, n5 I v* ]; s# z : Main tumse prem karta hoon7 N5 X. j; x, @# p* v9 {* G
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not6 W) Q5 n& e- o- L/ x
pronounced)% G% W; c# u2 R* b( s
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta8 R1 c; S. X# g
Hungarian : Szeretlek
8 ?, v- M& W" V: S/ x : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and8 U [* u3 s! I; z( Q8 _5 {9 V
no one else")
0 g; |. h8 P0 g : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,* l* _+ e+ [; [8 f
you", a reinforcement)
6 v# @( t$ g/ U' Y3 _ (The above two entries are never heard in
. Z: i+ A% j& i8 n7 U. K a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana# o( }2 S* |0 v2 h K6 O$ X
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
2 `. m+ c2 t4 M3 V/ _8 ^: ?, ~+ t2 s very much")- f g" U |) |; e2 F! w
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
+ z/ s" s1 a nIlocano : Ay ayating ka3 k- L7 P3 }2 i1 J
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
+ x! I G2 Z5 P+ c4 Q: H9 R : Saya cinta kamu ( " )
3 ~# K: O* o9 t5 J, Q# P' F% ~4 W0 ~ : Saya kasih saudari ( " ), O0 S& Q) F) q6 |8 `
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
! A" v( ^6 M& M- I+ ^% K5 \ : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)2 L3 _0 |( E! X) @1 I
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )7 j ?7 J. q! N! d/ X( A5 `
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )& [" ?' N) a- h2 [
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu4 s7 X+ m. t# M- N5 Z
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse): o7 l" y3 T- }1 d9 v) c5 C+ w, Z
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)5 q F3 \% v6 o8 D" e$ K! J
: Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want9 P6 ]9 T/ M2 s
you", refering to other person's
& { o& k4 P+ g body)
3 v% \6 T3 \9 T- M* q* CIrish : Taim i' ngra leat
( ~3 w( d7 k- O. ?2 M2 L$ @Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit7 n" V& z2 I0 Y1 c; [" t! p
6 C$ V8 A6 ?: {. Z1 ]
Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
- J6 x2 H+ b2 n: b d( d7 H2 J : Aishiteru
" g' y8 P; I/ C6 b9 j" s : Chuu shiteyo `2 |6 k' T# M! Y1 R- l* _/ I
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da
! G3 i+ p# y: u* ] : Ore wa omae ga suki da0 F3 B6 C6 C: {5 w3 Y
: Suitonnen
8 x+ }7 g/ X* T8 v/ M3 m& @4 @ : Sukiyanen, s4 \8 }3 Z7 c; Y( L* H
: Sukiyo J- |2 T9 h/ m/ ]5 Z- F" s
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu6 I" O2 b; v2 i: S: A9 ?
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
% h' t$ P b* ?: e: W5 q : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu& v4 C9 j0 r$ k( _
: A-i-shi-te ma-su9 m5 W3 X p7 l/ r
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
( {# }7 [- Q5 M5 z) Z : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a5 R7 R4 I+ P% @; K: m& P- Q3 o
start, when you are not yet real lovers)0 w8 B) `, Y4 f2 j# \6 M) [
Javanese : Kulo tresno2 Q& @9 ?3 R; y7 A+ ^
9 `% D1 G' h2 n4 Y2 O# h9 @3 MKankana : Laylaydek sik a2 X' u) x6 K# j
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene5 i0 g5 \9 `3 [9 \8 W9 f
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
`6 G; q3 n- ]8 O, F. oKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')! m7 }- Z# k- G! i: N
Kiswahili : Nakupenda
9 b" b6 }! S$ u5 y' ?" v : Nakupenda wewe. B0 ^) s( V- k- D* p f
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
8 Q4 d3 U2 w5 X! @' S/ u! IKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")& c) Z9 F0 t" T! P
: qamuSHa' ("I love you") \8 T; t1 G% s6 n
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")- j4 C: G. e$ R: G; }$ }% t* O
: qaparHa' ("I like you")# Z% u E; Q% H) w! @9 G
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")) E* S. o, Z' u. C6 C/ y4 O- y7 @
(words are often unnecessary as the thought
/ P' s; Q G& K4 n C is most often conveyed nonverbally with0 h1 g( r, r' r9 t9 P& e
special growlings)
: K% O0 {7 K$ n9 E4 @Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")( B% a( s4 S [1 L$ V1 l: n
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
{+ s5 y& y$ N" S- L : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " ). h3 J. x: f2 {" l+ w- l) i& E
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
. w& T/ N! p k : Tangsinul
F9 T( |4 I d& U; _ : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
; m: O+ `/ }- o) {0 H : Dangsinul saranghee yo
) M3 _0 S) E. k/ I3 D1 w1 ^! O : Saranghee" f7 e& l* o+ T( i! {* r1 x
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
n- I6 y, n9 [7 ` : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like9 \& H! f. L' K- w6 Y6 K
very much")# q, d( ?% a2 L3 `
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love! \% I: D$ h+ Y8 Z/ H- H' _
you very much")! S) ~5 I N9 v( x' ^; E5 F
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her"), d. x* t3 e# C3 B( A
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or* N9 |+ s! A/ n% @2 @
"I love her")4 C8 Y, ]7 e+ K
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how& t& y: ?$ P0 I
much I love him/her")
% M3 M; x' J" L1 a/ d7 q3 H : Nanun neoreul saranghanda
2 j! [0 O7 ?/ S" y. ] : Joahaeyo ("I like you")
5 d$ Z4 n1 J& y* z- k) L. V4 { : Saranghaeyo (more formal)
* F3 [; ?9 G+ a : Saranghapanida (more respectful)" G0 A) y3 U. R( x% O" a
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
! M2 R5 @3 U/ I+ l8 E% a* ` relationship)
& L p3 E9 l& Y* X# p : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic% i6 _* b9 s& |# L5 x3 u9 ?0 S
way")6 d6 I0 Q `6 F4 d, l V
Kpele : I walikana
. @& \! r3 b$ q+ B/ _Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem. W: V" Z- h0 C
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Lao : Khoi hak jao
' L9 @- w6 h& d U : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
0 k4 b, D: M/ [1 v, f0 O' P : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
' x/ M5 f% {( i% s+ S4 b/ B5 M! l" y. N : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
0 M A4 D$ u) O4 q, } but is used for "I love you".)
2 V/ M! P0 E+ c7 t" j8 L6 Y; zLatin : Te amo$ L! O3 X7 ?; x6 B% s
: Vos amo& g9 K% T0 r3 X6 w6 I
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)3 ^" A+ q! z9 G4 z4 o+ p% q
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
& a5 X7 q3 s/ D: F. N+ ~6 @% M! h ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,0 v) _6 E* u2 l- [6 z# R
a 'long i')
. h0 J2 U8 c8 E& ?+ n `. M$ r : Es milu tevi (less common)3 X7 o1 f, p7 a( ]; t* i7 Q U; p# t/ o
Lebanese : Bahibak
. U, `* _: A6 b i. H8 ]Lingala : Nalingi yo, k- w% L% @" X+ j a
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!8 W' p- j+ m8 @. {
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)( u3 H: t7 Z' k8 Z# r7 ~
: Ash mir lutavah
2 G3 s3 w8 q- H) [Lojban : Mi do prami) t5 h( O+ ^! `, H: ~3 J4 ]' D4 X
Luo : Aheri5 N$ q/ \4 ]' d7 f
Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
: {! h6 F" u& G; \. o! s# i- [0 H+ _/ m- @& d
Maa : Ilolenge3 w, s. @: i# Z7 Z8 n
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")! n& e9 K! e n' V, N7 L# i
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")
, s$ N ^( c1 d, I# z p# B : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)9 B4 e6 {( |: O8 h1 b, w
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")
$ D; F6 W2 a3 c3 N+ ~5 M" R/ MMadrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
+ _$ a/ P5 ~7 X4 u$ TMaiese : Wa wa
% [4 i! z8 {9 w0 s8 R! I4 CMalay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)/ H; i$ U" e4 r
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
3 @$ U& V9 ]3 O5 L : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)6 A5 Y+ `# {% y) v& ~
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version). H/ n' u2 ^5 p: H
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)" c3 ]( e2 d! h
: Saya cintakan awak
8 A5 E& T9 m- `1 o! m+ ` : Aku cinta pada kau) o* I" J) f! K3 W- a4 C
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used): s `, N+ [/ C/ Z$ ?: j
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
6 u4 V2 u" B/ Y: |! Z to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should3 P1 n5 H( |, l$ m6 Q/ X5 x3 r
only be used if you know the person _really_: K* |3 C; f3 i' _, V$ I4 A; w6 H& X
well)
$ u4 A5 f* o0 ^$ V9 y( n : Saya sayang pada mu
5 {+ {8 ]5 E- f# ~ : Aku sayangkan engkau2 `2 r9 D+ t9 F9 \! C8 q* b/ [
: Saya sayang pada mu$ m7 I* S2 _8 u& J. l2 N. @* K
: Aku menyintai mu7 V) a" }( C, L3 J
: Aku menyayangi mu( z$ ^+ Y! j u( J& Q+ a
: Aku kasih pada mu
- b8 p# h# Y' F! x : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
/ U3 v# \# p8 z, H5 j( zMalayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu# {+ Z- i x8 U+ Z2 W
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu( W' U5 l. k4 X
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu
0 d- a$ ], m0 [3 qMaltese : Jien inhobbok
3 G) s3 ?. n* E+ w5 G' I0 @/ cMarathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato. m O3 V+ p$ U
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female); K$ a; |! n( D5 V [% V- o
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
! x! q: v4 z9 l* D! S oMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,5 {4 a' t2 v8 o" H; i
literally "Love to you, my friend")
( L8 m0 \. j1 l# i }& VMohawk : Konoronhkwa2 I/ T1 |2 O* d9 N4 ^/ G* J! Y. L
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua7 b' f4 r8 E. K2 B5 i) x# @
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
% a; s- w6 P1 u( G( d; y : Kanhebek (in different cities); Z2 A/ O/ t! }3 e& ^9 p( J
- G+ t7 H5 k) @2 i- [% h( X, R8 F8 FNavaho : Ayor anosh'ni3 p6 Q0 }( r" m% ]: p
Ndebele : Niyakutanda
4 x* I+ `; f0 ^8 I3 u6 T2 }; h! VNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)4 g% d( d& v: x1 o
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)* h# @6 g) G/ A& m k8 R
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
4 k3 r' U+ T1 o# K4 q9 k used by upper-class and% E( m' |9 g& R- h! f: k; q' B. ]
conservative people)0 ^9 S% ?4 k1 z* c8 b& w& ^( H
Nyanja : Ninatemba$ [& y) d- k+ @& n5 }2 v* |% F
2 y* l/ ^( Q0 d' k# I7 F
Op : Op lopveop yopuop( O% r5 s# h0 p+ O/ Y. R+ G
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn# [3 I8 B W# H3 T, S
}, k% G: p% J
Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
x* C0 h& c" m- M" z2 [6 M : Muje se mu habbat hai
: X$ I% a0 v* H6 p4 U. }- R9 c UPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo* G( X1 p. j. R! r0 v t
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye" i8 N! k: b V$ B9 t3 w9 |
Pilipino : Mahal kita
- S$ y6 B, K) y : Iniibig kita$ w; N! u( u3 v; w
Polish : Kocham cie
$ P7 f5 Z5 H% H8 d; f6 @. X : Kocham ciebie
9 @5 G. v5 a+ `# T : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)+ \" H: b. {4 m7 W" w
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
2 B8 H5 }/ \8 m : Amo te
, M( C4 V/ I6 e, i: B3 JPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)6 X' o: U z& \ u2 {8 b
(Pronounced as two words,
4 y. Q) s5 |+ J" J "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
+ @$ U G7 e4 {4 f& v 'd' have bars through the stems. L. u7 Y. T0 x% x* |7 I
indicating affrication, the ':'
4 w9 X+ h, N% _7 b! U$ Z8 I0 a, o indicate minute pauses)
+ N& @1 L j. m* }2 @1 U7 hPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna% l+ O2 M/ M1 G) I
: Mai taunu pyar karda
9 l& C: g1 A4 G : Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:
6 D2 K# U) B8 {% g# V6 {" P "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)7 ], A2 Y$ R% S
' = stressed syllable
' A7 D0 d( Z- H4 x5 `- ^. HPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
+ P$ g. C8 W5 _. B0 m
' Y5 p8 `) |# U! p5 h4 k: A. E; |Quenya : Tye-mela'ne- C; j; o4 I" p
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Raetoromanisch : Te amo* I0 J9 U) z( L
Romanian : Te iubesc! j: N. I: a1 ? L$ H
: Te ador (stronger)
+ X+ L- K, @1 d+ KRussian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)1 j7 ]) y% p8 a4 h1 s) }
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)0 o2 p. C. j9 U& i* D
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)3 I- R: i3 d7 L6 u: D$ O
: Ya lyublyu tyebya
t' N& z. Q, P L4 j8 B1 Z
/ C9 d0 ~4 U3 o; t3 gSamoan : Ou te alofa outou
; B6 Y5 k4 s0 w* n4 @ : Ou te alofa ia te oe
8 x) \) h- j! z" Y9 t$ n+ I, t+ u( `# E$ L : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
5 r2 z4 J8 }% SSanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
6 m& ?4 n, _6 C. L+ K5 X or art)
3 z# l% M m' X* |; Z: ?* N7 n0 QScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
6 D7 O( o# V" mSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)0 P" a: W/ y) I. }/ F* ~ i
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
* k: q1 g7 {2 s! b$ B$ Z : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",- g3 F: B+ d4 J
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in/ O5 V7 l) N3 a( F% z
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)3 k$ W$ z( n/ j9 D& B
Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)1 ]9 C+ I% Q5 y: h5 s
: Volim te (used in common speech)# F' |, H" g+ L2 ^
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)" \9 N. X# D9 a2 `7 G* p R8 i
Serbocroatian : Volim te
- q6 h" Z% N' P : Ljubim te7 g3 I, C- e# k$ @6 z3 E- i
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)( I7 e W% ~5 h: o, ] Q
Shona : Ndinokuda: U( O8 y6 r2 Q. \$ x
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei0 d% q/ k2 w0 z2 ]/ U
Sioux : Techihhila
' A2 ^' k* V5 e" W# A4 v5 wSlovak : Lubim ta! {$ Q) R1 i, P, t
Slovene : Ljubim te
1 L& S: [# p, f8 R# l; h# F* KSpanish : Te amo
6 d5 ^6 t( D- Y8 |9 K i : Te quiero8 B- {- F7 o) O9 L3 m% ?' b2 C7 m* @
: Te adoro ("I adore you")4 N$ k3 E& V3 h" q& v
: Te deseo ("I desire you")! {6 M Q# n* e1 D* a9 X( w
: Me antojis ("I crave you")
2 o7 n- F' F) M5 }8 c/ ESrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi# ?: A8 e8 N# L/ R+ H+ A ]* C3 J
Swahili : Nakupenda! ^8 j2 a* ~6 ?/ q0 |# r1 k
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
3 n) h1 g4 ~0 g' O8 ^$ O : Ninikupenda
& N A7 v; E! C7 _# ^8 V! @! G" t : Dholu'o
4 s3 c% ^, I6 G1 E3 F% k. ^1 vSwedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day'): D* d+ G4 T* Q! y: }9 n6 i
Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)) W6 S# J6 J, r+ f) W. y
: Bhebbak (female to male)
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) q9 I. Q* ^+ L" b4 @" F0 QTagalog : Mahal kita
( M+ k+ K1 t% B' D' uTahitian : Ua here au ia oe, L- @' d) f, b" D. h: L
: Ua here vau ia oe
+ ]0 u2 f/ M% ^$ L1 BTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren, O/ y# ^ j) u% m$ [& a# }+ v% _2 Q5 C
: Nan unnai kathalikaren+ ]/ Y' ^3 |: U1 D- A
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
0 N2 T: }2 e6 ^( X# K- r : N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
+ e% J; @1 w2 e) ]7 v2 {) d : Nam vi'rmberem
/ y6 V6 D, o+ d0 F: V; T2 p) [Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
3 q& v* [, Y, p : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
3 P( q& y* t9 O' z- f : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
7 Z0 }: z: N- k3 HThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
- V. ?7 C) d. q : Phom ruk koon ( " )
5 `2 r5 A7 B3 L: a, \' s : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
% }# H4 i3 ~; r : Chun ruk koon ( " ), l7 {: v. P: z3 R
Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)/ `7 K& c3 f! W) l( _
Tswana : Dumela
/ ~# y* U7 t% a9 [: j3 h NTunisian : Ha eh bak
, L2 o3 f: M7 r' N G y5 r6 h8 K2 ]Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
! A8 o& y. S. q1 A0 D; I6 G! aTurkish : Seni seviyorum
* P$ \! C* O! x : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")& t, W* B/ m+ c3 i# `( a! E3 P
(g has a bar on it)9 j! h, v. g1 l1 }0 ~% C
Twi : Me dowapaa: E$ U; [0 x, V" P. @
3 O- t5 }# C% y% n: N! F) a/ l- [Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
9 X# F& r; b6 |. Z : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
8 c( t5 v* Y: M : Ja vas kokhaju
- u# P- h7 |& W# A3 ^8 ^ : Ja pokokhav tebe8 f7 a* ]+ Q2 U2 x0 o. I* z: ?
: Ja pokokhav vas5 W: P8 I4 s) O. Q
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
; X0 D H# P7 m8 h7 n7 \! d : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
* W, ^$ T9 y1 M0 J! w" n- P : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai6 a6 v! P4 `+ j; b F9 g
: Kam prem kartahai
6 d$ [; s, g1 j& t8 { : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
+ f3 Q8 H3 M. H; X0 h- q "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")7 Q1 B6 C7 B, `
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
0 f9 y4 W/ b0 H: M3 S% m5 \2 e "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as; R: I+ T% c9 J& s& T3 S( ^8 ?8 T
in bath)
@( Y4 n- @( H ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
9 }0 K# l) f. A1 P3 p7 Z2 m8 i# [2 p, M7 z q& f6 }
Vai : Na lia- Q$ }& M$ @# t( _; \2 n$ o
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg& s I/ O6 D E0 K/ N9 y
Vietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)/ @" A( L1 K3 B; y
: Em ye猽 anh (female to male)
" Q+ u, |( ~ W% u! i : Toi yeu em
9 U0 ^+ t3 E2 s3 h9 U! fVolapa"k : La"fob oli
/ I2 e+ `6 t& p& E$ ]Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha `& H z* R( Z# @6 t* Z& \; Z
8 j! M5 q: z, n4 eWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
8 i2 y2 Q! ]$ H0 x: q' X3 W : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)1 b' h+ L$ Q; {9 X G
Wolof : Da ma la nope
& a. i# S3 ^5 u! f : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)$ j' S, @2 F5 G7 E
' c( j/ N& i' B9 V& g
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
4 N( i5 `+ G | : Ich libe dich
2 o# ~% L3 I; A! C! s' C : Ich han dich lib
+ o! L& m+ A. d7 |" s : Kh'hob dikh lib- [+ P/ z& D+ L3 D5 m" y4 `: c
: Kh'ob dikh holt
$ N5 |8 I# t0 h! X0 ?2 D : Ikh bin in dir farlibt
* \$ s [- Z, I2 ]. O& yYucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)" P$ n) M: w+ \7 ~1 G
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
9 u& E% ]/ ]6 g2 l9 A5 D lovers can also feel; it/ ]! X# [" Y" o' x; K
indicates more a desire to
; x( h+ ^3 C+ k# Y. s" w spoil and protect the other
5 ^/ t/ b3 Z) q, f0 D person)* C" q C8 w% }, C% Z
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim' j7 s/ ]. q0 k9 {! J+ m" E# B
! O% E9 h5 O" _; ^, r; |
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
& H1 G/ D6 Y. FZulu : Mena tanda wena
! A4 @" B D! t: s9 j : Ngiyakuthanda!0 t" S+ r$ E! \4 R# H# W* I
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema
0 i( A" g8 M& s3 n$ T
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9 }* h1 A3 Q6 `$ v7 t. ? d% d, o" a9 Z7 h, v7 X
Explanation of Languages
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1 ^6 O, o9 _5 c% PAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa
0 F5 M4 v5 S! OAlentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
5 `" L& {# A! HAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
6 B8 d" c4 n9 m( ^* B* d like Germans)
7 E2 }8 y" w I5 R! Q9 bAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of! W' t$ H! l( ~$ ^; Y. G9 a
over 80 languages spoken there.% ?& a1 p7 m l2 l
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains1 g! n3 W; W, k. d6 y) g
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
" k2 i! b8 g9 k: l Canadian to Mexican borders
% V* J( [+ i/ ?/ ^% ~! |# j8 AArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
8 ^8 L( t- e9 V! I( p) r" u t but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
k, ]0 U6 P+ q& E! F8 \' Y Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
% Y4 e3 i/ L* I2 c& [$ X* t& U5 w/ X the region of Palestine.
6 B8 X9 c5 O6 e2 @Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of1 p% t8 V% `. a, O0 M1 V! }5 |4 C
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language- G& ^4 \) x) K6 Z1 B7 H! b9 F
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.# s/ ]* _8 N( R# J* u" k
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
/ ^( p9 P3 U y6 ^Bassa -> language spoken in Africa
7 J" B3 D& Q0 }4 BBatak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
! L3 h8 H) @: [. y4 _! V5 d' N7 H Indonesia- Z, \( e. p* D" h4 W, w) c3 r c
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern1 B( P7 c6 G2 r, m
Germany (actually a German dialect)
* T- ~% _( k. VBemba -> language spoken in Africa& j2 ]+ q! P1 V" S
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,- g, I2 K4 u9 v! ~ `
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh
) C& a$ h9 B2 a7 d6 L( J& SBicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
|3 @. _# m) \/ Y Y7 O' iBraille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.5 N0 U& M0 U/ o0 @( W) R6 J# z
It is 'read' by touch.+ x* a+ y5 W: k- A+ b2 l
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from* z7 k) Q0 c4 g5 Z+ f$ l
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
9 z* Z( J) X; S Acadia is in an Atlantic province.
) {9 \; ? T2 Q# \1 u5 fCebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
) g3 X6 W' Y" b( `# s" M, FCherokee -> North American Indian tribe; e: m# j1 K5 Z$ F* H( I, ]
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
% q$ s f8 ^: L$ q8 n0 M3 k Nation9 Z- l$ U# c+ Q6 S7 s" `! J; m
Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa0 j7 c7 U. ?: S* D1 X
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)) y. w3 z* O; `1 v( T# w
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
/ L" n, A f( _, S$ M basicly French with a little English and German.. V0 @6 _6 N5 N4 }+ O, {. h
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest5 m3 G( k, |6 a; m. {' t: Z* P
in North Borneo
; [2 c' B5 @/ k$ `' gDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces# ?# T1 g% f+ |% |" b+ }0 A- w2 A
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and7 G; I- T7 q! O$ ?2 a
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium% [5 U6 m* m0 S q$ a N
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
& v: _; `0 o8 o! ]5 IFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in3 e% G8 y) r6 k
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
' r5 ^- J) e, u2 W$ X6 m9 T- Q Persian.
2 M9 }- Y" P( N% U. m$ R" LFranconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
3 `2 T$ Q2 f) l8 P" a Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
) ?8 v9 T* E5 o9 q3 | around Nuremberg
% v7 z. F/ s3 w0 _5 s: c. CFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces- @8 o- D9 V" o; q4 f; y
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-& ?, P" J3 _: f! | K0 z$ N% ?6 _
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium$ @' @! P, y4 ^0 C( ~: D
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
$ a3 n9 z1 e) W1 j# n# X Germany, and in some parts of Denmark+ X- t) G& {, t- h; P
(mainly west coast)" F9 |% F( N, u
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
* w/ G [7 z3 \& h3 W7 i- iGronings -> Dutch dialect7 v- y" P$ |! u# s0 z' h2 @4 Q9 ^/ \
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay- M7 `- {7 ]$ z
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and+ n8 ?# m; ?# c% A9 }! b' s% `" n
Pakistan
8 a+ l: d. @' jHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
X. y( C( H# [9 U3 i' O2 n9 A- nHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
) M$ W- Y2 [3 i+ i& ?$ fHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people$ f# H0 s! I* @1 W$ \
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
& u" a. T5 \8 ?! F( T XHopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona): g8 g- `6 |4 t8 S* g) `
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
. T; p- p" t0 m B: _$ S$ ^ natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
: e g) x; i2 W( LIlocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
( ~* A8 \; U- P {- M# IInterglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
4 B$ H" t/ T: x7 g circa 1940.
% Q# n" r8 T/ a$ g6 ~# W% GKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot2 C- } G1 x$ I3 U
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
7 q' v/ e- m$ W; X* C% jKannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
$ y4 T& P Z# a d' e! i7 ` southern India% _4 u% I( r: T$ Q- `7 u, g; B
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
* U b1 t* O/ a# }+ S: kKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
! ~/ n( Y- V9 M( Z/ l is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
0 _% i5 s0 ?5 u0 B Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.9 ~0 W/ b8 v- U+ E
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
" A" h- P% ?/ r6 u. I% I8 X. SLao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
1 X% J5 i1 ~5 O/ y living in northern Thailand/ N$ G0 ]: ?8 O' s
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya! V7 L: D0 M6 t8 S' A
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas) n- F: @% O" E" N
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.; @# v0 ^3 z& n. g2 L4 S
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on" I8 T, E% q* l- v" t
German.
* c5 k$ W: ?6 [1 c( ZMaa -> language spoken in Africa
m9 x0 E: p& y8 E d! mMalayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
z. B" B( _2 Y$ X) z5 j5 h0 nMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
# C3 ]- a6 h. I* q in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
}5 ?# C2 j8 _4 o7 w 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
/ J) z2 T, e8 j) t B and Italian mostly., p. i: _) l% v1 w1 B
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
2 A% S$ n# o h0 B3 S6 n/ g' z6 T (Bombay is the capital city) t& \ F: X) B4 D% F+ C" ]
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands& P8 b7 ^+ ` O+ Q0 o
Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of6 h2 k @# X$ [
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?), {5 |, U2 m2 O+ k
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)8 m2 z2 u( R1 @- {* g# U( A
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa. O" o; z* R* m
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)" d$ |2 ?, J _$ }3 }. g {- \& z K
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
% a4 o2 @% v! o( K5 j' ~Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa
4 d5 F1 `3 c+ N; p: SPapiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba& s8 i" P- X) Z
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people5 E! t( D: ^: l" I7 \0 a
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India( `/ i1 O9 ?; @; Z1 J. i
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)0 p& ~# M" O0 }" W
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
& q) E, \: i# r books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
5 \) r- ^* h DShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe; w& R/ B4 O7 u. w$ @/ W
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of, W3 k0 u. k' }; W7 y3 h- L1 H) e
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon., [7 l1 t8 N$ h: j# K
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)3 S4 C$ \3 ]2 r: s; G9 O/ e
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
0 B; e* E0 m" P' f( l! | Africa" W- w) _' A% |6 @2 b
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
1 v1 c$ T2 {8 O. } T4 ]Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,% K7 ^9 ~# c2 X C+ ?3 V6 b
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),& g C3 V, H# b1 l/ |
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
9 f* V( W# V+ B% L+ s% QTelugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
; S0 ^% K- r! N (eleventh most spoken language in the world)" I. U5 c( u! [7 y
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa |6 ]' [$ ~6 o$ F' p) d6 k
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.+ k) q8 O# A2 e
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India8 k6 U6 `$ b5 R4 y
Vai -> language spoken in Africa6 D7 b; t# f6 `8 F4 [- V, H
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,9 f) Y! r! w9 m. P6 T% B$ x
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
( I# V! |& o( d& G- h' f language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern( l3 d3 C$ s/ T% N: i
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland2 k' X' W+ I ~9 _
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,7 D! m7 j. f- s) M1 K3 n4 B
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
( b7 c* o0 w; m2 H language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian2 o# o; f, ?9 }2 m
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian; |1 b" V% }2 Q& V
people who went there to work as engineers in the
0 x3 d! l+ s* i$ G! Q, ^* H mining industry during the 17th century.
$ F O$ z4 t( R! S) C" r3 s- l; Y# AVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
$ P( C$ |, l& s circa 1880.( V- `& P4 G( F' `5 u
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from3 c) w. }. T1 t/ ?: G6 H# ?) B
the planet Vulcan
) q8 J" i7 z7 XWalloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
8 D N+ L, j5 j. n French dialect with certain German influences
4 T+ q; v; W7 B$ b- T/ T5 g spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,* Q5 {# E9 k9 h& f8 B
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
" o4 _9 e. l) [# | the Walloons), Belgium
7 Z: k# ], u F) fWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people- x6 [8 M; z! q6 k+ ~. F& _) W# u
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan- V/ H* G8 ?# J0 k) |) P9 l. q% \
peninsula in Mexico
8 ?! {( n M: ^# U; ~Zazi -> Kurdic dialect
, s+ H3 a' @ ]. eZuni -> North American Indian tribe
! }7 N$ g: g' ^+ S# @4 I; B8 U7 c/ L+ r
1 Z7 a8 ]+ f0 Q$ O
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
: l- h2 c' m/ x/ E8 ja" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
8 _2 l$ l ]* n9 n6 ^2 Ra? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
P) s+ {7 L$ ^( Q9 _- E9 Z. _8 ne? -> ?above e
4 V& W* T4 g R: B) F& \! l! }4 fe' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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