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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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$ K, u; C: Y* u/ qAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou6 o% T* E, W+ ?( E7 b0 _& n& y
: Ek het jou lief
4 ^6 c4 ]/ {8 j2 wAlbanian : Te dua
6 Q0 B3 w, n2 H7 N4 u( \; W V- z : Te dashuroj
8 u" L6 {' x6 y3 T : Ti je zemra ime5 x: c* t! ?& A2 _2 x% L
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
9 b5 j& p& W# u0 b4 vAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear$ j5 D' \3 P+ x% n l
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
8 Y3 t m5 |" @8 V : Afekrischalehou
6 y; l5 u4 e9 L D! Z! [; dAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)$ t' t% c0 h" U: X; J3 b; H
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
2 k3 E- L4 ]. b1 ]( _& i) B* Z ?1 nAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)4 b. m4 ^6 Z5 {7 X$ O
: __ ( )' S* n4 r8 k" v1 E/ `9 e
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& F" H4 w+ x1 q : |__||__||__|| | / )7 h- _8 ]" K a4 b" A* _8 t9 s" B
: | (__)(__) | / /
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: | / /
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- J' ?& L8 z, k& b; e v, a8 Y: q9 wApache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
9 e& n, z. m6 ]( j; E* }) ? French, '~n' as in French6 `8 u" U8 c" q
'salon')( ^7 @* Z% Z7 L( @- g) B
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)5 a8 f: r# X1 ] @2 S! l0 F
: Ohiboki (male to female)' S$ q- q' i$ ?' N' L
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males0 L/ m B8 d/ `% A0 R
or two females)5 g+ P% y/ ~5 a8 K, S. c
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females$ U* N3 P, n' x6 {* o
to female)" B- Z+ B4 X0 R7 I R) X; P
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)( }( o/ T# y% M' g3 T8 z) k
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
* X8 X2 Y; O. i3 ?0 [9 } males or two females)
0 m4 n7 j: ~. B5 \7 p1 j : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more% A. d H0 U+ u' `2 b! M Q
than two males). ?2 @& f1 v" J0 ]% }
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more5 ^5 q. I* d, ~
than two females)* e5 u! g7 R, a1 o
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)( W! z. ^6 x, C! p: h: K
: Ooheboka (female to male)
! Z- h; y5 r$ b o3 H# ~% YArabic : Ana behibak (female to male); t, G( h* S7 X6 n6 y) J
: Ana behibek (male to female). ^9 F4 G0 x3 l1 K9 M# I
: Ahebich (male to female) Q* @8 @4 _9 M+ a7 m+ z( g
: Ahebik (female to male)
y3 ?6 ]5 J5 M/ U : Ana ahebik
7 [6 ^. V! z* n# r : Ib'n hebbak# i N, ~& @9 Q$ ~, R* \) X
: Ana ba-heb-bak6 P8 A* {4 h: i8 K$ Z. ?
: Bahibak (female to male)
3 T. k$ Q, Y: e1 U/ t' U7 X4 J : Bahibik (male to female)( k! g) k+ _4 _" ?( h& w: E
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
5 }: O9 h) k1 L* t z$ Y : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
- F: t% ?/ ~8 `+ Y$ A : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
: o, z3 I, v, i than one male)1 a8 d- a% R1 M7 K! q
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)" ^3 x3 \3 @0 |% y% u
Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek1 y9 w, \% T: r7 T! |7 n$ v+ W; {
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
% S! {4 A1 O% Z6 e2 _0 s: }" eAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo
$ H; @# e& R5 f2 H1 ]Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau0 `1 `" d* H5 e$ V7 p4 z4 |# P
* e* S# A3 v- y( U/ ]Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
7 F5 M2 ]6 l3 f( P: s& Y4 i( CBasque : Maite zaitut+ L" h5 A5 `& I) k) n: ~& { M5 ~! Z
: Nere maitea ("My love.")
* ~, Y1 r; P8 I; ]+ YBassa : Mengweswe
' m# y6 b, c5 T* p/ Z; a" \Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
1 X3 W# W/ l NBemba : Ndikufuna$ \7 _4 J: z# M
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi( X. k: [' s* \2 ^) Z9 N1 f
: Ami tomay bhalobashi
5 Z1 k. J. ?7 \! O : Ami tomake bahlobashi, o* I+ E0 S& e
Berber : Lakh tirikh/ O0 W# L/ r& g
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka
! T) C Q' J3 _1 JBolivian Quechua : Qanta munani) p! E l' X' ?5 {
Bosnian : Volim te! {) X4 M# ?( H/ M4 x8 O
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
$ T% C* l1 M6 i( dBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
' V6 v# w5 A( Z. O( P : Amo te) b& `. ^/ O* ?: @* _
Bulgarian : Obicham te
0 m. v, A/ `* I8 [, x8 u : As te obeicham
2 h, V5 ?8 F0 H2 _ : As te obicham% M' ~7 u; r% S/ Q- t; u& f- u, ]
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
. `7 J- \2 a9 k0 M6 YBurmese : Chit pa de
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Cajun : Mi aime jou2 ~" M( t4 P$ L+ \: ~+ X
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
) t Z% o d, T8 M : Bon sro lanh oon
* n" N% Z+ \) P3 \; d) M1 A, fCanadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this). d+ ^ O1 U5 w5 f2 k5 N! _
: Je t'aime ("I like you")7 d& l! e8 u! b2 S1 U* A
: Je t'adore ("I love you"). m, n( \, v5 M t! X
Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)2 r, n$ x2 K- F# g
: T'estim (Mallorcan)
! T s) h; L, c: m/ _ : T'estime (Valencian)1 e" y3 o& I( C; P% ~
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
2 i: k* u/ m% t5 p1 ECebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw$ @3 l' @ n" J, l$ O+ [
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao4 M, O' l. I) i! n; ^7 W$ \* ~% o8 d
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi' }3 s4 h0 T/ X, Y) B/ j Z
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
8 B" E4 F: F- ~8 e. \Chichewa : Ndimakukonda. T/ P X- z# x
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)5 u- x1 r0 h* U. h4 v
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)9 L d: M7 d. u; Y% z' R$ O. f& K% w5 I
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese); M% n5 R1 h5 [7 n1 ?
: Wo oi ney ( " )
$ Z- V; R) |: U0 y : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
+ k, _* V3 g2 B3 }" V : Ngai on ni ( " )
$ S" K( y# ~& t$ S, E : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
) O: P1 k5 E" Q3 T1 g+ W J : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
: P0 Z) e) W+ U0 j# C$ J : Wo ie ni ( " )
5 D: }0 `) e( v" K( { : Wuo ai nee ( " )
' d0 _: j" k0 { : Wo ay ni ( " ): |' F1 v, n: ~+ \3 f3 H
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
. D0 `# z0 D Z : Ngo ai nong (Wu)' v P: N/ D* F( Q M; G- e! J8 J
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
7 u2 R& { _4 |. L& C; F0 H: x) w% r/ N : Ti tengu caru (female to male)
& t4 K/ R1 W. t& D. i# MCreol : Mi aime jou. Z7 [" R( m' r7 Q% b
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
8 U% _% h' }2 H- C& I6 H : Volim te (used in common speech)" h4 q6 R, }& Q
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech), P. F- r( d7 \: z- X, u
: Volim vas (used in common speech)$ b. ?& ~' O+ t( }5 \
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",2 H1 e+ E6 |" u; J* b- x6 n# R) ?
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
' d( |( F6 g* Q3 _' v y Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
+ |* D! C% |, `/ ?$ D) d5 eCroatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
: G/ o" n! I& A. k/ L1 ICzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
6 P* U5 ?. z) V3 a4 p on top of the 'e' in te, which is( q$ P$ M. O6 K( a
pronounced 'ye')2 R2 q1 U* i3 q9 A' F
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)7 \: h: d- m S& ^6 M8 J
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
0 g4 e+ p, G) ] you (very much)", often9 ? T/ R& Z; O; h3 ~" F& {
used and prefered)
1 h! ^$ `2 `# L# d% G* \ : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig
3 x! b( E4 @) B, I6 ? u# VDusun : Siuhang oku dia! r: w# M- W; p) q8 m! p! B
Dutch : Ik hou van je
1 t7 N+ s/ B' {$ l : Ik hou van jou
/ v9 |5 Y) s6 X8 T, K& c : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
! S0 @1 J; G3 z, A : Ik bemin jou ( " )
; |* _6 J" _& ^3 k b : Ik heb je lief ( " )0 `, r" d, q6 y2 l" P3 D
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
7 O9 S) v/ g6 ]# Z! ^8 s0 a& p : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )9 G9 r/ r' s, B; B) a( r2 ~
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very0 H% r+ E" V+ v5 ~, e" z" B/ G+ L
: Ik houd erg veel van je much"). U6 L" V% m+ {$ i
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")& h: Q: v& d. z& ~
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )
' B% g4 Z' x( @7 P : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
$ Y: k9 b- u5 \+ I8 U! N : Ik vind je heel aardig much")1 W. d0 B- q6 o L3 ~4 I
: Ik zie je graag
4 j. M3 ~, A# y/ t : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
0 F0 ], m: g- U G6 R : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")6 Q6 U; I1 U2 k1 n
(the last two are more superficial, thus more, h( k7 k9 p4 Q* I( G! _+ H( ?
suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
3 l0 [0 S9 d A+ O$ Z0 ZEnglish : I love you
' b" Q' U4 v, q+ E+ k : I adore you
) Y/ m$ j1 H- ?' h+ Q0 @* Q8 j; x : I love thee (used only in Christian context)
& @; g0 y3 J: ?6 \" n. u7 q8 nEsperanto : Mi amas vin
6 C8 g8 g. a, B3 i6 ~% IEstonian : Mina armastan sind
4 M, `0 ^; j4 b; ~ : Ma armastan sind0 n' D" k: l9 o' a( @5 U
Ethiopian : Afgreki'" L0 G' ?% V$ V# `- v5 s
5 ~8 c; z/ V4 F) X/ J2 I; ?Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram6 _6 q, d) D( ~8 z, R6 M% w
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
; B# P' g f7 |$ ?7 e : Asheghetam8 `8 |; ~+ t% f% V5 F( f$ Y5 i
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")8 ^/ c1 x# Z0 W! T4 j
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you"); t' e9 N8 x- H! T* X- I
Filipino : Mahal ka ta
, F/ f. N& f' w j X9 E$ q1 H : Iniibig kita
1 d2 p- O7 S$ j+ @ : Mahal kita" h) y% A; o7 H# F1 i; K
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua
2 c# V- u8 Z/ E : Rakastan sinua( l# o# V5 L/ g9 V: c6 I
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")! a$ }; ~ `4 _( D! u' s. ]6 [6 a
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua$ ~* P( O4 S! I$ _" n
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
; a5 z9 W- f- W0 f3 mFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you")% O0 `9 z7 ~. V2 P( H. y/ v
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning) P9 z! w2 m& d( M+ o! n- ~( G
between lovers)6 ]- k; T1 e% ~$ }$ }
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends' U, [- B; {% m/ Y0 _! s
and family, not for lovers)
" K, V' [2 S: D0 g' V+ oFrench (formal) : Je vous aime
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort
. p* y; E, E; D2 M. D% Y* H : Moo graugh hoo0 _# a; T$ y4 _0 c- Y1 F9 Q
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)( B0 y- U8 ]7 o$ `6 h7 }5 G/ D
German : Ich liebe dich
8 X* Z3 c* Q5 o0 ]* x : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
7 |, H% I4 W( E2 t+ T) R conservative)
7 b( p1 k+ Q- ^9 hGerman dialects:
' R- m' \' B T: [' G0 DBavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
9 h/ B" [$ Q% g8 u (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
7 I4 {6 Y9 e3 Z6 x8 a : I lieb di
/ N; P* l& w% uBerlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)0 `1 g7 a# p. s) Q& j6 ?% d
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich- R |" [9 ], I9 F5 A9 y& i* [) [, n
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
4 b, N' v, W7 @Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich! C( F9 R: ], ~' Y1 M
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai" x3 x6 g# y& a4 y
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a) |& \, f6 L% f" w* ]$ o" L# M
relationship)
1 X$ _1 W0 z# B8 \+ _' [+ p+ N : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,. l1 L4 k; u) j" i
ment as a compliment, not litterally)
: L% u; f) A1 a5 d3 ]& O; K (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",
' }. J" l. r. w- p a Franke would never say "I love you")
0 y0 t- B4 L5 B8 e$ jFriesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
2 Y8 G0 e4 o5 K : Ik hald fan dei: H% Z" F+ e- X3 ~$ i' J
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb
" b. Q* o$ T5 LOstfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
% B8 ~6 x6 E7 |. n. e% }: d% aSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
+ J9 v1 }, y) Q3 R( DSaxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
R" @2 z5 a! I! BSwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
+ S7 q [5 s* I# @1 Z! kSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn* r/ ?) h+ U5 J: V( P) }
(Schweizerdeutsch)
. ~. @" y' r) k% v" j! N8 H% G' rVorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di% M' \7 @9 z5 w
(Vorarlbergerisch)5 s7 X: X' T5 }0 E( o, L
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
! V# W. b1 H6 J( i& Z$ n case 'gamma')) h: i! |8 @+ f4 z2 C+ F
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
4 H8 J e) D' t. H- z : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
( T$ }7 ]6 E. F' |$ R* \; o- V. k9 j2 [ : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
3 L4 Q, ?, g6 a3 J" ^ : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)$ E1 S, p. B6 \4 R7 s
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")- K% N! ~# L3 W. L% F1 |- h
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
, J: z; s* F0 x+ ?3 qGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se a4 P6 I+ K% R* a5 b0 ~9 r
Greenlandic : Asavakit/ O" t7 o- a) V# ]* A/ a
Gronings : Ik hol van die
0 J/ p1 g1 t% a i( a6 SGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu): V3 g$ U \9 y D X3 {7 V
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
* O' N" ]$ t; W% k : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not1 ^6 Q6 t- i C# j) X% b6 [
pronounced)+ u$ b4 o1 z& N. F' R a- t
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Hausa : Ina sonki
2 _7 b( G6 r( p/ P+ P/ }Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe. J' Z1 t9 [7 @, m8 \* B" {
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you0 J/ Z. e8 D1 x6 [0 b! h1 f
very much")
% N: G0 u* L# e" ?4 b6 GHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
( p2 G7 k. Z8 `- c' F% d8 ~% x : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
6 F. ?" C% {+ l: i) W : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
6 q R3 V. L0 i4 m: n : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
/ F% B4 [, G$ l' A" T2 D0 f ('kh' pronounced like8 C- ?& n0 S* l1 G }. z) Y
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
& v. z1 ?- A) f2 p! ^1 H French 'r')! I- n& H. N' |& u
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
. w$ |' @$ R# p: t" G : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male), |3 G. @& [( T; l _+ ?
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
4 C! _; H3 Y- S. I! @ : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu: |4 s. A* p6 R, t. v
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
. P) \9 g+ X; {$ T! d i" N; }2 W : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo) y. }$ Z% I! O. @6 k8 E
: Mae tumko peyar kia N; l3 n: `; z" d
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon
1 X! h- E6 }2 K# M: l : Main tumse prem karta hoon
# T( C" u1 n4 K : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not* A2 b! e" C+ R. z
pronounced). Z! Y$ x2 |5 _7 |) g/ F% C
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
' z4 m! w, t+ L# i5 OHungarian : Szeretlek! K6 k2 y Q/ Z- d, ^
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
% ]: X1 N: p0 `. \/ S) v5 c no one else")
/ p* \, h1 c1 ?# R0 d : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,
2 A0 X& i. U( t9 x you", a reinforcement)
) b- o" Y# c m- a3 @7 ` (The above two entries are never heard in2 o& B2 M) u# }- L0 v0 d
a normal context.)' _* O* V7 | E# x+ ~: l9 R( Z
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana
7 s1 X6 P6 [0 }5 a: W; E2 G$ h : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
/ u3 i9 v9 j' J0 l R& | very much")) C+ o3 D; G. y# W6 `6 C5 @
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
. G5 J7 x0 ^3 @2 U5 G) |% RIlocano : Ay ayating ka
5 H! _) e/ G- S" ]& _3 SIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
, t( Q- t+ n9 ]& t3 Z4 v : Saya cinta kamu ( " )
+ S; W1 c: E+ L : Saya kasih saudari ( " ), L. t( f( @2 w z) ]
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
& h) C0 g/ @* G) x : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)1 U5 i0 |! J3 {* w" i
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )
8 _0 g; C1 H7 O1 l' V : Aku cinta kamu ( " )- q8 k8 A o) P( F7 b/ a
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu8 I; p- G% k! n5 {$ u; q$ |
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)9 M: S+ `& z" z6 S
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)% E f8 D9 s l
: Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want5 d4 [! I+ A3 A O* f
you", refering to other person's
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Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
0 d! _: [5 L6 G1 b wIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit; ^, ^$ z' @- y* D
$ f& [2 `% N; L1 L" Q$ fJapanese : Kimi o ai shiteru3 w0 i7 [% D/ \2 U4 t
: Aishiteru
6 `, e5 u( y5 Z5 }! D1 W0 ? : Chuu shiteyo, b8 @5 H0 G- u
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da
/ ?* L+ V% c a0 F9 S; d" i/ Y : Ore wa omae ga suki da& M# Z! w! N* u) G- d6 s% }0 e6 u, p
: Suitonnen% n- H, \4 z8 _
: Sukiyanen
' i+ \% W/ ? X t) q : Sukiyo$ N- X1 f9 _" f$ F
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu, [+ K+ Y! M4 G2 y/ G) R& c3 L1 C# v
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
i0 E* V! E/ l6 L! ] : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
5 ?- Z; p/ V! T9 ~9 v : A-i-shi-te ma-su
" X/ W0 k% o- F" ]( r : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
( W% S% Z2 M$ `) c( T$ Y; w T$ G. u : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a3 n( v+ N; b$ \! o
start, when you are not yet real lovers)
9 E: |1 v7 \$ A: {4 U; `( ]Javanese : Kulo tresno
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y: L2 N; {$ x# G, W- @% iKankana : Laylaydek sik a& H+ @& l9 @1 a8 Z/ Q
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
0 w2 I0 a- E: ]) ~; k) G% l. a : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene! V; d& M5 |, x3 B1 _" T- {0 U
Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')0 v6 V5 B8 m4 v
Kiswahili : Nakupenda3 [0 S8 j5 V! c# x1 F0 N0 K
: Nakupenda wewe
' U1 O" r; ^% a3 e7 R% l5 L : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
. r7 `6 F- V5 {Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved"); L( X' W3 }$ c4 U5 O6 _# d
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")5 S( O( T p- X' o
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
0 z* d. ]. q) [" \8 ]8 z : qaparHa' ("I like you"). x1 v& @5 Y6 g8 D6 J! M
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")* j- |' I1 V1 M2 {; f/ i+ S+ \
(words are often unnecessary as the thought+ ?) d ~/ u' q
is most often conveyed nonverbally with2 ^) u1 B& T+ ~" ?
special growlings)
3 d R' j x6 W6 bKorean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
+ k4 ^9 F( ]' F0 a- K4 U( e : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)5 a) N& j. \1 w
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
3 T. ?& |! \; L* a! c: l" z- y : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
1 i' x# M2 D. m9 X : Tangsinul
( R4 N( c8 p1 N1 b: B : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
) A- ?" \( F. g- g4 K : Dangsinul saranghee yo2 x) @$ k8 `; P2 L/ }# w8 L
: Saranghee% U/ X Q% w5 y0 w1 R! ]) x( Z
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
8 E% d% c+ s9 W, Q/ Z9 D- R : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
. d' ? s0 w5 Y6 @ very much")) p2 V- n0 S& s" Y7 t7 V) u
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
( |# V! i+ J4 \8 l you very much")
! T5 J7 K) j3 K, T" P% o& `- d6 x : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
, \) H# d3 z" q8 ?3 t4 @: v3 f : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or; H+ r- ^! G5 D/ a+ K+ A0 I
"I love her"), y! M5 K6 r7 r& R2 N6 X* y* [
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how% S/ r/ V* R, \: W' ^/ t% c; c/ p
much I love him/her")
* s4 }" E7 q& G9 R : Nanun neoreul saranghanda2 z$ R5 r2 `- Z! n% ?7 E7 k- j0 T
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")* l1 Q7 l1 X0 A$ u* `
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)
9 g) {) ]2 e; J2 B9 Q7 ~. I! _ : Saranghapanida (more respectful)9 l4 {/ Q! n8 D$ H/ _# B
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
" v1 k$ y9 X, [2 [% l; K% g: G relationship)
" K5 I# l5 o9 p) ~2 |2 z: v6 C : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic, C, t3 n: \3 N
way"), q/ R1 d1 r8 g; |3 _' t$ O2 E
Kpele : I walikana
' P/ l" h. s. n) x# D3 x/ DKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem( l8 z8 E: T4 m; R
0 h; x+ Y9 w. p* o: p
Lao : Khoi hak jao2 ]! E1 l: g% u' R* i. P9 y
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
% ` Y$ E8 J2 p$ a. n# s : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
4 x" P. P/ q5 ?* n3 y, h7 F : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
- z2 [8 F* L& A! N* l [ but is used for "I love you".): t" j8 n& c _2 U) @8 A: K
Latin : Te amo
_' a0 Y1 c3 @+ _2 h : Vos amo# F( F2 T+ J8 f" ^7 Z! K5 b
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
' n9 C' d( x4 t0 J% m& v) zLatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')& ^* I+ y* E7 Y3 H. Q8 q% b
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
. o5 p" M1 r a! s a 'long i'); D* ^. q9 A7 g2 }
: Es milu tevi (less common)2 h6 Q+ g+ U' M; A8 J
Lebanese : Bahibak
* |$ y1 [! Y2 X, _1 P* z6 ALingala : Nalingi yo
' A: w; i4 r$ c) H9 WLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!$ T l* W/ l$ O& n% [
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)) N" y& A* ^/ q& A, a/ ]4 q
: Ash mir lutavah
7 u; B( X8 e1 o' |1 CLojban : Mi do prami
1 g u3 ]" M4 N Y$ l) A$ RLuo : Aheri9 J! Q, z4 }: M7 J* N% Q; g8 ]
Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r1 w& Z5 d! U2 w/ X2 S% b
/ ?, ^+ B/ Y: [1 c& D2 I% I7 zMaa : Ilolenge
4 W$ R: g" v7 }9 o: b. S+ _6 B7 }1 PMacedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")! J1 D w/ r! Z
: Te ljubam ("I really love you"): x& @' e( L! s3 N, G" V G. P8 f
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)5 x) Z2 b+ W% i& a( k
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")$ K5 W% c) [+ B0 a6 ^$ W* Q: ^
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!* [9 B; C O' B1 w
Maiese : Wa wa! B' L; {2 u$ C# }, C9 A
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)! \3 d8 {! V# J- ]+ P
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
9 I2 Y- o" r7 D) \2 c" U : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
0 ~2 \$ c9 [6 u : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)- q4 l. i6 x% h) E: K
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
# Y1 y: g( n: l/ X : Saya cintakan awak; W% L" O" V+ D* m E
: Aku cinta pada kau
, r$ H- E- K/ f( ]& W, O : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
7 h; y6 D3 t; Q' J: M : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
) c! O# u9 p% H: B* n* L' y! c+ z( { to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
* k, p/ | {( [: `6 e) C# K& g% F only be used if you know the person _really_
2 ~ |7 v3 ?3 u/ A0 U! K: \8 K$ m well)
8 A ~8 y [( N% A- |/ n : Saya sayang pada mu# d( o# J( t; a- T& \/ f' \2 y
: Aku sayangkan engkau
0 i* Q1 r! V' {0 D : Saya sayang pada mu! D, S1 U( [2 z8 l" ~ Y; I
: Aku menyintai mu9 o( P$ ~2 A9 y+ Y6 C9 A* Q ^
: Aku menyayangi mu
9 k3 ^, C K; }! M3 ^# O : Aku kasih pada mu) o4 Y a2 N. J& D) }
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
: s/ R2 {) U5 H% E( a4 lMalayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
9 \1 t" u3 u% q) |8 V) ]+ s : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu# Z) G( G$ h( T3 K5 v
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu1 X* p. V+ O8 f" S- Q
Maltese : Jien inhobbok
8 y5 I( C! Y& [Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato9 s+ |' @7 l# |1 S
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)7 j2 Z7 v+ R y! l
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male); r2 i$ i' N' [7 j( B% m
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,9 y% L$ w4 K, ^- b
literally "Love to you, my friend") l2 a# F( D9 \) {# t6 @, T
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa
, [* m1 `$ q5 y- j4 z, Z8 FMokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua" `/ [7 C A2 N2 S, d* C2 N
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
0 N: n. i) E- v : Kanhebek (in different cities)
/ n* |$ r; y6 ~6 ]/ v C, i% W0 B" i& q, o5 V- l
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni
6 T1 [7 ^: u, J7 A6 M- w+ C" J. b7 ^4 {Ndebele : Niyakutanda
) H/ T0 Q2 s3 I, jNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
$ k- M) j. t, f, s1 f : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
9 C* Y4 u/ m7 v& \, C7 N9 A : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly9 V t' K/ z: _/ \8 D7 P
used by upper-class and
- @0 y" n; `9 ~0 b; U% ~* k conservative people)
3 T: y3 a( d. T4 kNyanja : Ninatemba
0 k) X. D0 _: l7 k
7 c' K& A1 w z; K4 N- o+ T. XOp : Op lopveop yopuop
* D" }( l* Y2 P6 X. x0 {$ e! xOsetian : Aez dae warzyn$ e( g! L! d g) A, |1 P' T& M# C0 L
" a1 b9 z* ~* LPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai$ F! o- b5 n5 U9 g) O" e
: Muje se mu habbat hai
/ j* @* o) R5 V7 o4 uPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo* Q3 K4 D& B& }6 b
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
. ^; ~6 J. E7 h0 P. CPilipino : Mahal kita
7 {6 ^9 g% ?& t" x/ c : Iniibig kita' {; z+ E* F3 n2 y! V
Polish : Kocham cie- e) y% ?5 U& t) K
: Kocham ciebie
2 ~7 u# t9 `( |9 t : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)* A3 @# u& ^$ k' c. [
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
. t0 D2 M6 W. h : Amo te( J4 t% p$ c0 O U
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
2 X* D/ Z/ H( _& [5 E (Pronounced as two words,
' ^1 `8 ~* o/ ?* A1 i$ g "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second! v; U3 A7 P' W7 c0 f: A& r1 `+ J
'd' have bars through the stems5 F, ?" T7 Y+ L' V0 w
indicating affrication, the ':'
: H' W& u$ \3 G& B indicate minute pauses)' F- h ]! Y/ }1 N8 U! y
Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
: o6 b) E8 l2 O+ H : Mai taunu pyar karda
* b6 A% A2 C$ W : Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:
) y6 c4 J7 H: b* L "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
2 i, E* P0 W2 }. v ' = stressed syllable
1 q2 Q9 l3 |/ q+ QPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
7 U9 N9 t. y8 T6 V& s6 G% M& t u" g
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne; l# E2 J& x, @. c
; B G2 \ w( ?/ o$ D8 t3 cRaetoromanisch : Te amo) J! n. w: z% }) O! J* Z$ d9 F
Romanian : Te iubesc5 |' u/ Y, w6 w9 F9 e- N0 g9 e
: Te ador (stronger)9 f1 U( x0 q/ W
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
4 Z/ R% ^7 ]( L* l5 i : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)! D6 j6 P! M# h+ _3 z4 O
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
1 ?' ^3 O; B" Y5 ]# b4 X4 H" L( B : Ya lyublyu tyebya" M' P8 _$ Y* i# G% N% v
; {$ a4 W# A: S/ X8 pSamoan : Ou te alofa outou
, S1 n9 S7 t- R8 c : Ou te alofa ia te oe7 |% Y+ f$ Q7 Z+ _
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
. a0 Y7 y' E9 xSanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
# d7 K9 d; V% H2 | or art)
' i3 H3 E3 f5 a+ q; UScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort6 W* v% ]! v( i0 Q: k
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)# ^- T1 V8 k0 l5 G
: Volim vas (used in common speech)" d. J) Y/ p: N; B* |* A
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",5 G8 `9 b# r* q' ?6 U! k
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
2 T+ U9 }, d2 A( O* X Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
- e9 W8 A/ _7 ?1 e: y, V) I" XSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)0 |4 ?( W3 O: ]; Z6 M
: Volim te (used in common speech)
$ q7 u: K: |# l' w$ W; D. h* N% Z. gSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
+ W: w; z! W* ], W, q! BSerbocroatian : Volim te
+ r" \2 w0 K/ {* B7 g1 y0 e : Ljubim te( u% b8 P5 u% l+ q
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
9 j' {& w8 h- I/ ?0 T8 ~& S/ d) yShona : Ndinokuda* o0 o- |% s! _9 w( i: f
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei* Y `$ G% l! v+ _
Sioux : Techihhila
' _8 p3 X9 \6 l; tSlovak : Lubim ta- j$ b6 A# _/ h8 W
Slovene : Ljubim te1 X6 D2 r$ g& H- }+ _2 E+ q
Spanish : Te amo
, d0 m& v% R9 |- c7 W+ h : Te quiero7 O( x8 \# _( s8 |9 Q
: Te adoro ("I adore you")6 J5 I8 k0 S3 b- u3 x
: Te deseo ("I desire you"). R. d _# T: B' M1 E% F$ N
: Me antojis ("I crave you"), U3 u6 {: ^2 B5 n. B) o, N
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi
6 i5 C9 L7 S) }; W$ j0 M3 TSwahili : Nakupenda* h3 Q/ F% q) f# n7 B. ~' I
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
& a2 H! V. U! S: } : Ninikupenda2 l# } n: F5 a9 `/ e
: Dholu'o9 l2 a! T6 Y# v# p
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
" t, I) f# C& I7 ~+ J ]& h' ?Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)0 z1 O. [: h9 q" d
: Bhebbak (female to male)" I4 J% t# m: I! t/ c5 M
% f* R2 p- z- V& s! @( rTagalog : Mahal kita
4 g# @( o) @; |- T" v1 A0 h l7 z; v# @Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
) B/ e$ `6 b: p# W : Ua here vau ia oe
, T( F( ^+ j7 P# Z" QTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
! T/ o: z! q4 p0 ^% n3 a : Nan unnai kathalikaren
. Q6 J. L; j3 u/ f; t : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")- r j& ^$ L. x% [' k
: N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
9 G& J. |4 E' }* d/ N : Nam vi'rmberem
; H" M" U- Z+ H9 }9 fTelugu : Ninnu premistunnanu) A6 m. S% l" L9 _1 c5 R A, e
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
2 X$ `2 F, U1 V2 r. R2 `/ K8 ]$ g : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu& V, ]' t6 I$ p+ o" u2 e- `+ G
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
. Z) j0 G5 z- i) ]: W7 G : Phom ruk koon ( " )
8 Z6 L6 K! y$ ~2 n : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
5 A( I: N2 \% \ : Chun ruk koon ( " )
2 @ o: p, e! J$ _1 ]8 p5 L* EThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
2 W+ ?2 o' S5 uTswana : Dumela
* a! E0 w' m8 S/ ATunisian : Ha eh bak
) |, R, o4 \* C/ r, n7 i8 {Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum- m3 Q: e* U+ O& V
Turkish : Seni seviyorum
, ?+ x; e+ |5 \/ O : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
& ?- I/ o1 p! _ (g has a bar on it)/ ?6 f/ `/ y9 M" o
Twi : Me dowapaa& u" Z) \' Z0 e4 F0 H
N) M! p/ V' D! o+ [ E# X5 o1 d& b
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu, D* Y t8 K) \& H2 B
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)3 w+ B6 b8 p& C1 _# i( s- V0 z+ c; ~
: Ja vas kokhaju
, {9 W8 H, G) m0 L : Ja pokokhav tebe
8 K. B. X$ z3 K3 Z& A : Ja pokokhav vas+ }) q) N$ S6 v2 i$ y9 g* k" S
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
6 ~, V1 D. X. j9 O8 Z) F3 x : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai6 k' A: I2 f8 _2 m. t
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai" g, B; _. |: A' N3 ?4 a3 w2 J
: Kam prem kartahai
R" W, L& H9 O: w. \ : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:7 b: I! K& u+ A, R5 e6 d8 e
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")- a, n8 \. X0 m0 x: J
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
6 j7 @9 b) u3 p "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as" @9 p* \- l; y8 |. d, g* q, x0 h
in bath)
$ T! n, p8 {. q8 f7 d, X ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
" m) M7 u+ D7 ~, P# A$ a# \ I4 ^( r. k+ \0 B6 l& l! ^
Vai : Na lia
- N, v% y7 x% s# F; l- rVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg
0 w" `5 ]4 ?6 S) o yVietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)
: y, y9 c& w1 q+ Q+ q : Em ye猽 anh (female to male)
% C0 n! E* x7 K8 m4 G : Toi yeu em. K* @. I! N, m9 Y
Volapa"k : La"fob oli7 s' G& T0 B3 m/ E' o K5 g0 w% ?
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha
0 p* w9 P5 J4 |/ `9 g4 H2 Z# o
3 W" n& ~7 }0 w2 qWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di+ e) z( ~0 Z: H8 G- l2 X* i% j+ ] F) h
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi) @$ r8 F% B! E" D+ R
Wolof : Da ma la nope. p# [6 M$ j) m. V6 G) J3 [
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
" s2 X5 O4 C# m, K( |9 ]' u- J7 z& [
! Y& r( q2 x9 w1 o8 i9 nYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib6 ~: G: y6 q4 P' T2 U) t: u
: Ich libe dich
. \4 Z: C6 M" [) M* h : Ich han dich lib
' w: f- \! C" \; ] : Kh'hob dikh lib
, I. Z1 u2 w, \, p9 m- e( |9 V : Kh'ob dikh holt: \: U# {/ y1 `, `" X+ w% s, m
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt
- U9 e1 c4 L: C# O8 q# b1 WYucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)) _/ F1 A4 q# d& \. @# _7 I5 S
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which1 H8 e6 m) ^ }) R6 s0 b- _3 r8 j
lovers can also feel; it
" y+ r- u Y; P6 [% n indicates more a desire to
- C, G9 T/ ^1 a spoil and protect the other. D, r3 O# q5 S# L
person)! o3 J3 `- k5 p$ O4 s
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim, O9 m+ r/ m z( M* P2 f2 s6 t
) R1 j8 U: y9 y& v. `Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)5 d5 Q% v% O( p; J
Zulu : Mena tanda wena; d+ }0 V7 f% g# o$ Y4 L; I5 x/ g5 Z
: Ngiyakuthanda!
+ U6 b3 m& {1 H! B. yZuni : Tom ho' ichema& B4 [5 X. K' Q5 \
' e6 n" u' r. e* ?6 F
+ w* M' X* F7 J& Q3 \4 }4 X `& g
; W* z6 A$ {# @
Explanation of Languages
1 Z' l7 L5 c; H' n------------------------( c( ]+ p- O, n6 S& F# }7 z; }( z
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa
& i. H+ G* s$ z# w! I8 LAlentejano -> language spoken in Portugal. l& Z+ z4 s1 w+ O* f/ I" c
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
* v, U1 ]& E. S/ X$ p like Germans)# C) ~5 ?3 B' q7 j' N
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of$ b+ Z( b: Y. D
over 80 languages spoken there.
7 U# d7 ?/ k UApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
, `* a" u. q& d( T9 ^% f states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
6 U3 p" ~9 B- M @8 s Canadian to Mexican borders
" W1 C: r" U6 X- s' d3 A3 yArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
7 A4 Q/ }0 C' } } but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan," @( q) B# ]; c2 U
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and. x( d3 N2 c( K, G' j$ n6 i
the region of Palestine.# T8 _) t6 q. Q+ }- I* F
Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
$ I+ E$ r9 X/ V) S! ?: G many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
1 a& \, X& G8 k, z$ y" ] is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
# a4 p+ a+ W9 f: I4 ^3 z/ K5 G2 wAssamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
% G* M" B; G+ E) ~2 o3 I/ tBassa -> language spoken in Africa
" O. M, \) l4 }2 f% }Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
, O! F9 v7 r: I H' p% k. V# e Indonesia
5 c, w& y1 c/ N8 ~( I' d5 WBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
# U/ l/ z) R0 {, d# A Germany (actually a German dialect)- l) r: h: X* }% j( `; v% D0 F0 W3 x
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa7 r H8 V+ s' n' v- ]
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
6 W3 o+ ]( Q. h7 T P& o! q. H as well as almost all people of Bangladesh# ]7 i: h4 a5 e% C; Q! M5 N9 u* X, t
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines$ \" ~! j3 t9 E5 n. [8 K; [/ S
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
5 _; G# z0 f) C; i' @ It is 'read' by touch." n; c& _& ]5 Y- a% s9 _& M2 D* L
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
2 n$ ~6 p3 O! L# v% S: ^ Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
t# u, K/ o+ C) g" M1 T8 r Acadia is in an Atlantic province.
, v0 W9 k6 ?' S# q9 UCebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
/ C8 H2 f* T: T9 YCherokee -> North American Indian tribe
* o1 S2 ?" a+ F- Y) o7 s; H3 |Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache3 f* Q7 F# w' D+ Z/ |3 e+ G* t
Nation
, L! u( U4 x0 B ?) o3 |Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa3 h/ k% w& P1 h. S/ n/ [
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)& w: W& [( E- v! U" Q) U
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is4 N) p( v) x. s4 M: S- J
basicly French with a little English and German.7 H: v% H, r: B
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
( C0 N0 y4 }5 Z1 I: X6 v8 u in North Borneo
' i5 ^. i8 B* J7 gDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
1 I9 m! s( X w- x of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and1 v, T" P$ X( M; c; I7 k3 Y
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium
( m; V) @2 L) {Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.' l0 k1 K* A5 ?
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in' a; j2 D3 C, Q7 o- M4 o+ r
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
6 q; G8 M: c7 u: O. Z6 Y5 D( c8 _: f Persian.6 h1 X& [5 a! s% ]7 q8 X4 V
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
$ N( c$ Y4 X# v: x Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area+ M _0 u s" V; o$ W I% j! s
around Nuremberg
7 g$ r( u1 U, o, O2 x5 }8 v3 p: pFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces
. ?1 k* P6 i a. y of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
- g) L2 m' Z& x* M$ G0 @/ r Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
; |8 U2 [% O! `% \# ?+ \6 UFriesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
8 t/ X0 e. M l% f u Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
0 O, ?% G1 ^" J# X$ u (mainly west coast)
. ?" B$ D! q/ KGaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
) q& S2 C6 k8 b" A W* QGronings -> Dutch dialect
X- l: U8 n, ~6 z2 S. }$ vGuarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
7 M/ M3 x3 m; @4 d; J- rGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and1 K- L3 p5 g, x' N# U( s$ B
Pakistan2 E; a7 D6 L! n' c5 K$ }- Y% x+ t
Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
5 N7 D) ~* p* f( D& uHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
. }6 @- ]& a( o; u- Z) E) YHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
3 \+ w6 b9 W- s6 [. pHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India3 K3 ?2 V% g# D2 e @& z
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona); @0 n- d* [7 z" r" t
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot. z+ y3 p# i* V; V- t
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's$ o* t+ H5 o& G5 o9 J
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines# B1 l& G. `6 b, `
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
* v. K$ \. O- i& P/ o. H& g circa 1940.
. G2 \) ]) n" J _" gKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot1 R+ {2 k$ N4 I2 s
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's" k& m) u3 u& I# s
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,3 f5 |6 p% H9 w& i, F- h
southern India
. e- y9 n4 F& wKikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
7 N3 f7 X( D9 m$ ]5 L" CKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language+ d, i) I, I8 z. ] G
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
/ l i- m0 n; S6 D ~ Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.& t2 z4 z) U! ]& j( G" }
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa$ Q, o. F1 E0 H' s# e+ s
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people' P# ^0 `( m8 x/ m" d9 {
living in northern Thailand
3 b+ r- r( m. Q# H$ F: fLuo -> language spoken in Kenya4 \! h* {# o. p9 Q- p8 r& N
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
$ e w% B8 ]& O. c. {% f' u in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
% n- P* M% w5 \3 s. \% p' m A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
- z9 ~* o- u( ? German.
/ N" U3 f9 j$ C, YMaa -> language spoken in Africa
6 O, n& u* j' s' w% _Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India- h8 N" i( y: `3 |- l2 `
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
) Y8 n( R( y. o2 t% P3 l in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
$ e( u) u8 v( t" W& Z2 \ 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
) a7 x8 S% L& f6 W( X# T" ?, } and Italian mostly.
0 K3 N' x+ ?9 l6 f ^+ x/ j2 l, ]Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
1 d0 j& y+ L( B (Bombay is the capital city)
/ d, J% T7 G; t) y$ Z0 r; vMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
w8 x# v; H' Z! L' F1 [/ T/ qMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of1 g( ~6 f* G; B* r I3 O
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?), M+ W9 j% w% K: d, d D
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)3 {, l" x' K; L
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa4 z' F. n4 |4 J0 c* g$ ]
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)! h" |% B0 V" K
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe; @) G i! V; Z d& u; D D
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa
3 _+ o( {1 l4 Y0 Z% J8 B$ f5 GPapiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
" t0 E0 [5 R! T# ~( `Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people/ b3 s1 R( |8 o( U! o3 b5 J6 }
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India0 M( m$ u. |. X- _$ V- B& t5 N
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)7 g# O1 g' E4 q2 ]1 A; O
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his Y) o+ [+ j2 x/ p' n1 k/ v$ a/ }3 e
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".& _) a0 M2 L9 ~& i9 n1 S
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe" d" o% X) R( e, A/ K7 Y
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
& i Q" d, P; i* Z Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.4 q+ y! a) z8 V- @- O+ N8 r6 d
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest). k e& |9 W$ ]/ Z1 c/ @
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East, B. F% ]' O) x% T/ C* i7 c/ J
Africa
# I; W1 {0 ?; p; ~) y* @' ?Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines3 q9 J9 m. G, ^$ N4 M# [
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
5 a* z! P7 H9 f! ^; \* X* X: l and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),
/ d% o0 |9 @" j Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
/ P' t$ @; q( |& ATelugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India6 \, G. U E2 V1 V w" d
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)
8 J- |5 P, _. G: {7 q/ fTswana -> language spoken in Africa
3 V1 `6 D6 x1 E2 hTwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
- ~( s# C/ s$ u6 e- W" YUrdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
. `% B+ W- `2 E: l1 X: L7 LVai -> language spoken in Africa& o2 c/ T" U/ ]3 \& \$ a
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
; Y% X/ y' D; _. G* s region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
) I1 K0 d9 J! I+ M' f9 M language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern3 a* t8 ^1 b) D5 [8 P4 E
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland0 j( X6 e) {# O/ {
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,% c( G1 c( h- o5 W; F
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
' u5 f d- A, x: m/ `! U' Y. p0 K5 n language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
3 X3 D+ l. H$ b0 b: D0 G with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
. a! ~. A) k( F7 }2 a- C1 E people who went there to work as engineers in the
! s- L( e. [$ E# x6 t$ \$ m mining industry during the 17th century.# V, m6 a6 h! N9 C6 g! s$ V
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,* C; T# s( X) ]* e
circa 1880.
! l% r4 q+ X/ e' r: |Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from, G$ d2 ~* w+ c3 U$ J, W
the planet Vulcan. S- b/ ~ e( W" S* f" u5 r9 T
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used( W, N/ p8 q z$ ^- n M( f
French dialect with certain German influences
8 O+ j3 V0 P; v4 B2 f spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
9 A {# {4 _, y j3 C: x! a% n0 B Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
' L1 R0 y M& a5 C) V) x4 Z, d1 D* D the Walloons), Belgium
Y @' i6 m+ X, f; i, m) rWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people
+ I) O' k# C# [Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
( n/ m7 s& u: m5 @, N8 {4 z. S0 c peninsula in Mexico
0 E. T3 n* R# q. q/ }8 {( i3 G& o- @Zazi -> Kurdic dialect+ v+ }$ B$ y; H% P5 ^% X
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe+ l7 }6 F8 y8 P, E- ^
6 m/ R4 R0 Y8 J$ N4 g
. L1 s6 c7 g3 m$ _$ `; ~a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160): M1 |6 W+ Z( O
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132), l, x) ^5 s- W& B; N
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
! R9 U/ S+ t" T- r+ q; m# Me? -> ?above e
- a/ K, d0 g2 [0 U& J4 Ze' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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