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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
) B6 Q* l. D4 {% T# V : Ek het jou lief
z k7 \ `+ Z2 v/ u# lAlbanian : Te dua
; d! g- f B4 h u : Te dashuroj! f. i z3 E: G9 ^4 j8 t
: Ti je zemra ime; f8 g3 M, |. B( p+ G" q
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
, Z( i! P# @' D) W0 DAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear2 h6 @) N8 |, g* F6 I
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou( ]$ q1 B! }3 [
: Afekrischalehou! r" y9 t. F7 `/ I- r$ p
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
4 H2 j! N+ X: k: |+ f : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
# r" Y' m% w& c" y4 \% rAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
9 _, Y) R7 q8 I : __ ( )# V3 L% }. Q/ [7 u- [
: ( ) |__|
+ ?/ s- [2 Z( }( o : |__| __ __ | |3 \+ y) O- K0 A9 T
: | |( )( )|__| __* j* o8 n7 i- w
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, f! M+ B. s" ^& E# T6 f" O" m : | (__)(__) | / /2 `- V# p4 L' A1 R1 w y
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: \ /
z3 {: u$ X$ Q4 O( i# yApache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
8 U! B: G% N' w French, '~n' as in French; s" S% e3 T" A* D" {8 L
'salon')6 @2 Y' T4 O( f* c+ D
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
/ V- G; L5 f! G0 m4 u! U0 i$ B : Ohiboki (male to female)$ T# M7 U0 f {( T! ~3 S3 p
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males% \( {1 p% P" c8 H% U! m' {
or two females)4 L! K% O; O7 {0 j
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females, Y7 S, B9 f$ z% {
to female)
/ o! U& J5 f. `) _ I) y1 } : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)" }' ] `4 G- M0 G' o
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
/ u0 J, i, S1 K: x5 J males or two females)# n3 V0 l' F: F$ {2 H/ t+ F6 t. w
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more. Q& q8 B( J" s* J) P+ x
than two males), l1 j/ L! I! G% m. ~* ~/ n; Z- m
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
+ b1 J& D- Z" K! G2 ` C than two females)/ ^7 a: q, j* A+ U0 G
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)9 B! n9 n! i& G) S
: Ooheboka (female to male)0 t; \' |8 j: F L; q, f3 W+ t, i7 w
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)* @1 l* X4 [3 F$ j7 `! N
: Ana behibek (male to female)/ a; P: {( @9 n/ E9 A1 Y( G
: Ahebich (male to female)
5 o3 A8 h2 E m) C) u : Ahebik (female to male)1 Z8 I' q" \9 P& w
: Ana ahebik
, Q6 g5 T9 q) {# M : Ib'n hebbak% T) f4 P7 ?- {4 R0 Z. O% h
: Ana ba-heb-bak; S {3 p1 d2 N! }
: Bahibak (female to male)6 ]0 O6 E- H! `9 O3 n
: Bahibik (male to female)
) ?3 c1 W* }1 Y. e : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male) G! ]6 Z. v* N" |. G' j. z
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)! }4 c* j9 E) l9 l3 p( Y
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
5 I6 d6 e u! M9 e, z than one male)4 W% u3 m# n4 c# }* y; I
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)# D `- C/ A2 N# u6 |! W- K
Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek. P6 L/ k, M0 [6 X
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
, g6 m1 h5 P# m# X2 eAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo5 u) G6 f8 w; U7 p
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau' ^4 Y# J7 x- ^. `: b
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Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi3 f, v; d" W1 K) M: G
Basque : Maite zaitut& _2 Z# W% S, j( u5 K3 {) c+ w
: Nere maitea ("My love.")
2 E( g& ^- B- v- X; r# Q" yBassa : Mengweswe
* i# v8 k/ m2 a* S1 h3 _Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
( m2 ~8 h: l& j5 I5 F) [: N8 R0 t& wBemba : Ndikufuna& p$ V: D& n' _3 e. k p
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi/ L$ h8 ^7 s: z4 Y: C, b* F& R
: Ami tomay bhalobashi6 n6 f8 F! D; q9 ?0 {# @3 U
: Ami tomake bahlobashi. x0 `# K0 v6 \: i4 p
Berber : Lakh tirikh
) J# h% E" O2 y1 d9 \% v+ @Bicol : Namumutan ta ka j7 W2 F! s( K6 o
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
4 S% P: N0 {/ L, b. x4 ?Bosnian : Volim te
! A" u- x7 T% ~- rBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
* Y) n) V% p+ g2 V! NBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
+ s. @; g# ~) y5 f' c : Amo te
0 J+ [: o- [( f* }Bulgarian : Obicham te% K9 q3 }, t5 W
: As te obeicham6 Q1 T, l. h3 W7 p2 f3 P$ k# d
: As te obicham; E% N% L* B6 U. p, k5 X$ F' i
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
3 B1 n) G6 ^' A7 ]$ f0 qBurmese : Chit pa de
~/ ]$ \! _5 l+ d+ a$ n5 a! x
; Q! P7 U' l7 [5 z7 aCajun : Mi aime jou
) P2 E( d q. O' KCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah; j! Q$ m% S0 h2 b3 S! \
: Bon sro lanh oon
# y" _2 s/ ?8 K9 G# s) Q. {Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)& o L7 q3 k- K$ V9 ]
: Je t'aime ("I like you")& x: P( e4 d: H9 T5 w# f! i% a+ F
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
" J4 m. A K: o2 G* I8 hCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian) O2 R; T4 d+ ~# Y1 F5 R
: T'estim (Mallorcan)
7 X# | D) l' I' p0 s. ]& r1 v. s0 W : T'estime (Valencian)
% C$ [8 P7 P- v) d- h# U3 E0 r : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")$ ~# ^$ _1 Q, g7 r7 ]" Z
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw5 s* b! t! S0 T
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao; i3 j& x# j; w" R4 ~
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
1 M( q) Y( i) ` hCheyenne : Ne mohotatse: K3 w, m' ~% u) q z1 l
Chichewa : Ndimakukonda
- X" b3 N0 k5 @/ O6 CChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)( l& z$ E5 D F3 k
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)& R1 R0 K. B2 L# b
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
1 C* N. }: a% C% n9 [ : Wo oi ney ( " )
+ l& S1 X1 [+ X; o1 p8 H7 f K( o : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
5 S0 J3 d7 l3 a, Y : Ngai on ni ( " ). m0 g0 ^( r' k1 z( w+ h8 S
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
6 X" i" P& e, A: v g : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
- T G7 N7 d* w; m, Q : Wo ie ni ( " )% X+ v0 e/ j8 m* x
: Wuo ai nee ( " )' S7 K7 y2 X0 Q5 X4 ?1 x+ G: |+ P
: Wo ay ni ( " )- I. I$ t. H) B. D0 {3 @2 g
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
. J! q q8 L, [5 D/ N0 n : Ngo ai nong (Wu)
- M1 w" S+ L+ r5 M# MCorsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)! w. o/ ]/ D6 m6 b( G7 ^$ ^7 v
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)& H. ^4 c* K: C0 Z ^
Creol : Mi aime jou
u: y! a! P$ |+ G4 ?Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
" N# L2 t" G. J: d8 s: S- k : Volim te (used in common speech). E* f: B9 o1 x) U) `4 U- ]! B
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)* B4 n( @6 r2 a: C; M# S
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
7 K# R7 \( j( }" V! E: y3 X! g : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
3 C- N4 Y9 N: h. | 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
' ?6 h0 G# x# Q" T$ k Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)3 J# ], S3 G, o% N
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry): ~5 M# t$ @# r! A$ M+ m
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead2 f$ f& X" ?6 t2 Y$ t
on top of the 'e' in te, which is
1 M" K4 S( a8 K# j) K( v pronounced 'ye')
0 X, z: }) o$ G5 o5 c : Miluju te! (colloquial form)
' F0 Q; }& f3 q" Y : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like2 w' y4 \/ _) d; c1 i7 G' {7 T
you (very much)", often
) U4 s5 C" ?+ j1 u used and prefered)
% Q/ r- K$ z6 q0 m j : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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: Q- ^ W2 H, G! _* I9 ^Danish : Jeg elsker dig
! F/ [3 {. M+ B' \& ~7 v s% D4 [Dusun : Siuhang oku dia
8 B/ O0 {) v G4 jDutch : Ik hou van je
) ?8 J, k J8 w, h : Ik hou van jou
8 \ a. A" I& }" E& h2 T3 F( L3 Y : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
/ n' F' a- {' e: N0 W# }2 I7 t : Ik bemin jou ( " )
, v7 f" v0 D9 q. A) X : Ik heb je lief ( " )
2 O5 X, O! v9 H$ h$ u' G; g2 S: x : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")( W; D6 K v( L" s
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
/ E5 K+ C& l/ c' Q : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
* B- i4 n- Y/ s$ Y" T: l p- B; w : Ik houd erg veel van je much"); X# x7 o( r+ }
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
8 O6 @6 E2 s5 Q : Ik vind je aardig ( " ). {% R; v6 [0 C9 S* l4 @
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
4 D# F8 |# D2 _, U0 X : Ik vind je heel aardig much")6 |8 N1 X" D; a. k& x) r
: Ik zie je graag2 {1 D4 p; D5 B) P) M1 J S6 r
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
$ M6 E( h# p9 e9 @! F/ j : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
& c! J$ F4 _& G3 x% ~& n& o+ e- u! W (the last two are more superficial, thus more* U1 ~1 ?. s4 Q; \/ v4 h- L; f. W% D1 F
suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani9 }5 n9 ]5 X: C+ R! `
English : I love you
# c: {. H; [( A% ? : I adore you
" b5 w& l7 y* H' A3 Y! b7 a : I love thee (used only in Christian context)
8 E1 T y. n- cEsperanto : Mi amas vin6 w1 V4 H7 A( L$ p8 o4 O( C
Estonian : Mina armastan sind4 `: D0 d) X/ M4 L/ m) b7 Q
: Ma armastan sind
! r& x3 d2 K0 j; G/ Y G4 t8 fEthiopian : Afgreki'
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
/ S0 ^' i* m2 d; h$ T ~ UFarsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you"), O* k" \6 N4 x) w* I
: Asheghetam5 X& H) E) j0 ]) [, F3 Q1 Q
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
8 w+ H5 }* y/ P : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")/ R6 p4 T- Y* h+ ?4 Z! Z
Filipino : Mahal ka ta
0 S* ]' i9 W' ]$ x1 \5 T2 U: p5 z$ I : Iniibig kita9 Y2 z5 r( X9 J5 s8 V
: Mahal kita
, o( e$ V& _# x$ ZFinnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua
0 S6 H, ] C7 K# ~; ^, ]0 M# w : Rakastan sinua
& }) l5 x3 v ^( f8 O( @ : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")0 [( R& i! d2 r7 i# x9 u4 O
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua; B% n$ Z6 \- [
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")/ X- k! K( E7 c6 [* [. s& Y5 ?
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
/ E' W% ]" R- P0 v5 n* A. T : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning) R# W, h& n7 ~. h. W2 Z+ @
between lovers)
; o! k) s% O' l : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends8 l3 @+ H& M$ Q Z. I3 R
and family, not for lovers) S& }! l5 \/ x0 w/ \
French (formal) : Je vous aime; m9 Z' P0 ^# @/ M
1 I# x! k. w: ^$ T0 j! u; CGaelic : Ta gra agam ort4 Y$ _) v9 C' f7 C
: Moo graugh hoo
; L; e6 ]" j0 R" J1 IGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
/ U$ B7 [8 o' }5 v) dGerman : Ich liebe dich
. L, Q/ c% n2 o. I) z) ^# A : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
2 P& ]5 A' F* S, o) s1 _ conservative)( @1 T+ `/ D+ d# \2 j
German dialects:& Y/ B4 Y6 L8 w l- g4 |
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern2 u$ k* Y: ^ p' q! F/ s
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
1 Q& b B$ k0 k, K: S3 h : I lieb di
" R, n1 s! ^+ T3 K) A NBerlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
8 m( ~0 J0 F+ V4 T( c5 B+ `" ] (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
) E+ ]: f1 l0 H( |3 |$ g. YBerner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di" s- _, W P1 b% B) T$ m4 y
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
1 j2 T5 V, b7 VFranconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai( R+ ?# r7 o6 b
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a. c- x, W. R/ x; `8 D+ B
relationship)
8 f' p; [; o, y5 c L : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
4 a+ | j* T/ y0 [ ment as a compliment, not litterally)
7 i0 A; A2 y# Q) g3 C* y, d3 b (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",
! d6 G& T r% R# u- X* A( F8 ? a Franke would never say "I love you")6 H1 b2 E# c! `3 s* s
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
& q& ~ i) d) E : Ik hald fan dei9 T) q& Q4 ?1 J
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb- B% V+ S; o8 Q- D" C) \" ~
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
/ `+ m- V; ]! g9 ]" I0 bSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
# N1 _6 q4 a' l* f. @Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
6 |9 |* L: Y9 ]$ ?8 y2 \Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )" d* d# V* V9 Q: H# i( w
Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
$ N* i. b! {7 ? (Schweizerdeutsch)8 W b8 B. [3 I* _5 Y
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
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Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
7 w( p+ C# P. x- Q% w9 L case 'gamma')
* Q% ~, l) `0 g+ Z: x( i4 ` : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
0 k4 L5 w9 h" q" X8 j : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
9 g: K) \, V. n. ~& {0 N : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)" C5 G. m) r: M# |" i$ E
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
6 B2 c2 \- A* H5 q; H; W! }- E8 D1 [ : Se latrevo ("I adore you")1 C; F U& J, V) k
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)' N: y. `" m4 M
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
0 `5 a: B$ o' U2 f5 gGreenlandic : Asavakit
: h- o. Y, |+ r6 A. }; _6 G1 y) \Gronings : Ik hol van die
9 P6 z7 n' D5 F6 c2 A& g- w* KGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)& E% `4 M! b# `3 J* Q9 G
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
' D$ A N5 C* C5 I9 ]1 c : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
4 Q. M' A3 z" e; S1 ~6 n pronounced)
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. @; o. i1 o* u$ f; w9 P" @Hausa : Ina sonki7 V5 n+ _& C/ B5 V+ k7 H) G9 s4 G
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe# T [" r% f X, |# c3 K& G% `
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
8 i, ], [- G( \ very much")
! {! x, T/ e6 U) s& m4 XHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
, g p5 z1 c: g& G5 @# | : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)3 W4 o, C/ i0 l& U. s
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)+ h x* K; R. |! d
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
0 g5 u/ z) k$ W ('kh' pronounced like
8 K# a: j5 x' Z& l/ T, l Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
2 [" Q" D: u2 }; }" ] French 'r')
- B7 Y& f) w9 U1 p" ]* K4 @$ d7 |- XHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
& b2 y8 }5 k1 e5 c2 z6 Z( A : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
9 G# o9 [/ K ` : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon5 ^! G9 i# P8 X4 U3 c! c. s
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
, I3 \, k5 ^! g4 ^ : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo0 O, P6 L1 k3 A1 r
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo6 o+ i( T# G( J5 w$ G
: Mae tumko peyar kia
6 Q/ D! p; \+ J : Main tumse pyar karta hoon7 n8 P3 I" |5 H/ x1 d/ B
: Main tumse prem karta hoon
! S7 ]0 e. q1 l1 ? : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not7 e2 `4 ?6 ?/ d j
pronounced)
: Y$ B+ U: r3 H% HHopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta8 Z* s( X+ [$ Q; Z
Hungarian : Szeretlek
6 r: A3 z5 }% V4 M6 L3 b2 f : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and5 O; {- U0 t" v) `: G0 a$ \
no one else")3 Y3 ?* [4 @& ]" ?! U; D$ ]
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,
; @5 O. f% o) Y7 K/ X6 E$ h you", a reinforcement)
, @# E! P( d4 r; }2 m K, }1 Q3 k. I (The above two entries are never heard in. M+ l* q& V9 h B
a normal context.)' @/ H Q9 U Z% R J+ l( b( h4 |
: N, P; T/ {, ?' ~7 V6 PIbaloi : Pip-piyan tana( Z7 L Y- }& `, ~/ b
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you- ]/ f9 f! K5 X3 m) r( R
very much")
- @1 Y6 P* E# \Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')9 h; Y: U3 s( [. `
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka
& U" N$ g) k4 e* y8 s) {- s( bIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)) I8 h) x" l3 e p( }' S
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )
+ U* J: v/ O; W7 A : Saya kasih saudari ( " ) C% C4 M1 I4 l
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
0 B1 `( |. Q: i# L* y2 f+ h6 c0 o : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
8 P u; ^, k1 L" p : Aku cinta padamu ( " )0 P# p0 Z* X! Z" C! E, [
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )% f; X, v- t$ {" j7 J t
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
0 ]+ v2 v& s2 }1 KItalian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
. a& a; y; }% h0 x8 D4 K% ] : Ti voglio bene (between friends)! Y5 k$ T! S! [% b, A! N* P( i
: Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want) ?) H+ C- g- G/ n) }/ i/ r
you", refering to other person's
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Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
9 l4 L" D, p) X! K# @0 q* {Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit3 D3 Z( I% j& [) ]
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
! A9 l+ J8 F& z5 ~! B! w5 P7 a7 x V : Aishiteru" n$ q% p/ W# l
: Chuu shiteyo+ W! P! A1 r1 x2 c
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da( }" @$ ~& n5 Y; X/ b. u
: Ore wa omae ga suki da
5 u$ h! D$ n8 D : Suitonnen! h# [4 r/ t4 o T# H/ L. D
: Sukiyanen8 f$ |( A. E# q1 T( O
: Sukiyo
; s, q# o9 w+ i R# X : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
" n3 b( E8 v, g$ @& m& Q* \, Z$ s | : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu+ x1 |) W9 S- }7 a4 z# d
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu) c. H! k& x. @
: A-i-shi-te ma-su
0 F- u; x4 W& V! i/ H : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu# P& L) E- F' K% G% u
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
) t/ v1 J+ Z1 F! x3 ?7 d start, when you are not yet real lovers)
0 `) H/ u2 \+ |. qJavanese : Kulo tresno( l) s3 W6 h* z c6 f
0 F) H* G4 n; L3 P f+ t, `Kankana : Laylaydek sik a: ~' m2 Q6 N3 L
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene, m# Y7 ]# s# m9 ~& V
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
. D! A$ @ z$ o8 D, T4 b+ |, CKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge') E( Z' m% N& Q: H# q N
Kiswahili : Nakupenda
% ~$ u+ b' m6 N, g9 h : Nakupenda wewe
4 ^5 A; ? | l6 { : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
5 j+ z! h) K/ D2 D5 gKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
4 y! }/ \/ @+ |5 s% s : qamuSHa' ("I love you")" f: l7 x! w( O9 a) Z& Q
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
" @3 l* U( p+ E# v9 {- j4 F+ B6 R : qaparHa' ("I like you")
8 M7 e8 W1 n6 c6 f : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")' u& g) k2 A8 V" T& e
(words are often unnecessary as the thought4 @5 W7 Y/ w r& }- ~: B: L0 ]
is most often conveyed nonverbally with
: W F$ ]7 i/ t9 g+ a4 C special growlings)
1 A! m( k: v1 B xKorean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")( k+ k; v: q* D0 `5 r
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
1 C2 A, I P2 _. ~ : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
P; ^- \$ L7 P- B. R : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )% B* }& H' W" d# y
: Tangsinul9 ]+ R5 R D2 Y2 F% s
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")" L. h' g# P& j) _2 P
: Dangsinul saranghee yo
! ?% e! C/ x/ S9 w; D) }. t : Saranghee" t' {3 x( P7 P3 g& q$ p& n
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
: I: B5 ]2 y3 L1 I : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like$ K- e0 n. o+ ~0 g
very much")
. M9 I( R, S7 r6 l : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
+ A: }5 n* W+ p0 B you very much")
# x* @& I" z U* _0 H0 c, G( J8 f9 Q : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")0 b/ Z* t% G# ] u/ f# c
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or) \8 A: [, [0 ]$ k1 j! {* ~: F
"I love her")
) X7 Q) r2 l0 |$ r$ S H : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
8 p4 ?* Q- ]. @ much I love him/her")
1 K" C7 L9 r; V- i : Nanun neoreul saranghanda
9 o6 A& ~, x; p( i7 @+ }) M : Joahaeyo ("I like you")) I% F* J3 k) X- ]
: Saranghaeyo (more formal); I2 H% t, i; H8 p# l
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)
( j. z) V: h2 L* c& ]6 D : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
8 B' n3 l- z5 m7 ?/ I$ e a relationship)
1 g8 i9 D% t& n" B : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic* w9 _; ~) X, M5 B1 {& t3 J
way")# n9 i0 l5 a# S
Kpele : I walikana6 I+ F, V; _1 a3 i
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
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Lao : Khoi hak jao1 F" T# U5 V# q0 w7 w$ E9 {
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
# s' d2 q' Z" b$ q% z : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
9 o0 l# C3 H' _ : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
, H( I2 D. E. k, H but is used for "I love you".)3 E& n. \3 i; i
Latin : Te amo
8 h' z/ a, k3 f q- [7 V& @ : Vos amo
( I* V V) P4 C1 V- |Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis); \, l7 ?% p& M& ^7 G5 f5 g
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
6 ~8 m( q# T& k) @2 t ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,, k7 p# @2 F0 |- W$ {8 M
a 'long i')1 v0 j" }! ?- O0 z; b
: Es milu tevi (less common)7 e2 r# P& g, p% C, r
Lebanese : Bahibak: I( q+ G) ~ h
Lingala : Nalingi yo
) @% f; l& Y3 ]$ o( f2 l9 rLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!3 T9 y' Z1 L3 P+ j. J% W1 v- Y
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
$ G8 s* {% b( J$ _/ w7 {, ?' E; } : Ash mir lutavah
( O5 l' S( @# H" n/ ZLojban : Mi do prami! t# g: K8 p. F# Z$ C
Luo : Aheri
" g8 ~3 {, c" s2 D) t2 ~( x7 lLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r: Z, z) Y( [. h- i( x, Z1 C
) Q/ S w- h1 U2 `/ p
Maa : Ilolenge, u. g/ O+ S$ c+ G
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")2 |4 O3 Q0 i" A3 D
: Te ljubam ("I really love you"), Y$ s0 N7 o# z0 H5 }9 S- j
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)& w7 s# n+ }& l' U; c. S& C0 h# R
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")
. A% w5 e9 Y5 A8 Y7 tMadrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!1 r- v T9 K: {$ x- L: E
Maiese : Wa wa
- ?0 z4 Z" F5 H" k( }9 w: IMalay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
5 Z" j# Z7 P3 y( G' j7 j : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
' b$ F2 M B/ E6 ? : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
4 n$ j# S( T8 ~3 Y) E: C' f2 Y : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
( {4 f% A8 f) C" S : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)8 W' M, P( s$ t4 m
: Saya cintakan awak
- U: Q% H# V. e2 Z. E : Aku cinta pada kau
: C8 A" `4 ]4 \/ s4 u d : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)% B ^, w# @! M+ e
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
! ^, y8 Z& B+ A' | to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should c" }/ a* a' S
only be used if you know the person _really_
( |6 i" d T- `8 f& y well)$ i6 ]4 [4 K) m- c. z8 H
: Saya sayang pada mu3 M6 M/ o: R+ ^; l7 M8 r( B; t
: Aku sayangkan engkau
/ a, w6 M5 o3 V! M : Saya sayang pada mu+ n$ t9 F( k9 L% a
: Aku menyintai mu
) K4 M2 G( p: n/ W# C: C! _ : Aku menyayangi mu
0 z/ k5 _$ y! a# u; o3 A% l : Aku kasih pada mu! e3 f; x P9 G0 v; {' J* D0 F) [
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu! h* p/ `, _1 ^! D, f
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
: J, t9 t$ y% w3 q: L& q ?4 s+ E : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
- y3 a/ D Z. T9 [- ` : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu; C# Q5 O2 Z% r: W: z, h- ]
Maltese : Jien inhobbok
6 w# F( `& f" w0 \; \; _Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato9 q9 P, ?+ n* g# X, {
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
: I8 ?& e. u+ x( r; P : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
* _5 v% o: x( T1 ~Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
3 J3 `( L5 [: x literally "Love to you, my friend")0 a8 z- t( N% x Y2 M. R _
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa
# ^) u: i! Y0 c; p* u5 k, fMokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
/ u( ^6 g# ]" a- v; b3 u b8 \% uMoroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
2 G* f0 v" ]' f# }# B2 P9 j : Kanhebek (in different cities)$ a* R0 \! E; ]$ k/ P r1 B
3 q9 S) p- G% \! j% }3 ZNavaho : Ayor anosh'ni/ x: r! O5 X2 K5 p$ H8 N
Ndebele : Niyakutanda
9 V w8 a& p: r0 hNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)/ u; ^& O/ T& ~) y+ d; A% D
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)4 e0 ~/ ^! Z& B6 h t5 Z/ n4 \0 z' B- m
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly/ G( O8 S" C$ p+ g* r" f
used by upper-class and
' x* n, E- b# L+ N4 Q conservative people)) v6 G+ X! T) [
Nyanja : Ninatemba
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# q- O4 ]: ~9 g0 a& k1 U3 JOp : Op lopveop yopuop
: ]8 a" R& }9 o% V9 k* O) HOsetian : Aez dae warzyn$ n" q) q, X) F
! [/ }' k4 l D' g, B2 c0 O z% sPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai. S5 O3 l; O D8 Z" K5 I
: Muje se mu habbat hai
/ f( G% T B3 F2 ^+ M' @Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
* I2 l! K2 }6 d t% Z9 G9 f2 G1 fPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
; d) g% V) W- T1 g4 u' L7 J- a0 qPilipino : Mahal kita/ ^( a' P1 \" G0 ^9 c( q
: Iniibig kita# {' X; U" C9 b" F
Polish : Kocham cie& p7 v- j- t, A$ x& d
: Kocham ciebie
2 W; e z4 L. N$ G$ f6 y$ h. N! g" L : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
" z z8 @4 B2 a& K" pPortuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
8 C6 {4 y2 E Y! A : Amo te/ a7 }) z% R! P+ H/ V; T
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
$ ?( e& W1 h- u( O2 N (Pronounced as two words,
& l9 K4 {6 w" ?0 Z& [) ]% [ "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
' x6 H; Z( h- ]; N 'd' have bars through the stems4 Z5 k# c0 ^7 q
indicating affrication, the ':' c7 q, j& r3 H7 M+ z% z
indicate minute pauses)
+ D' n3 r' e! w: z" e* CPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna) o+ F7 t7 S2 X( N5 d
: Mai taunu pyar karda( y$ V" h1 y* t
: Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:+ h% R) l& V# p7 i' P* ^
"meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
) D2 d$ V8 N& P, Y+ e/ f$ ~ ' = stressed syllable
$ D/ I! |7 n7 k9 m1 }" b$ p/ d8 OPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")* N& j% z5 T O9 ?; M' v8 j
E9 W ^$ U$ ?2 t9 W) c0 fQuenya : Tye-mela'ne
: t9 G( K9 s7 R1 c, M" E2 ?
- d+ m' F( `0 ~/ F% }. X/ IRaetoromanisch : Te amo
3 s+ k, H; f9 t8 w, eRomanian : Te iubesc
2 e6 p/ `# i5 ~7 A/ r& ], I : Te ador (stronger)" N T1 w3 b* f: Y
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned) a9 P5 O7 s# ^" { F
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
/ m; K! i5 q- _2 o0 F& K% n, Q$ G : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
9 I9 s* d: r& k& m( w5 G : Ya lyublyu tyebya# a0 I: H$ [4 y' L! ~; H
8 y s% y; a4 }; V
Samoan : Ou te alofa outou1 Z6 v! H. N7 K) }
: Ou te alofa ia te oe+ P9 [ C; u! x4 y, g; T
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
: o& }1 }: o% m5 l$ ^4 ZSanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
2 }- H! y6 [7 Q2 K or art) M1 H, R G7 p, n
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
! a$ F6 b2 r0 m5 H( ~7 Y. lSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)/ U+ f& G+ U$ o) R% m; ]0 Y
: Volim vas (used in common speech)% x6 U) v9 `* u
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
3 s2 J6 W! m7 C) i! @2 M& X: v$ I 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in3 i9 z& }- v. C# B& R" Y
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
2 r8 z4 t7 E7 R+ s* O2 y+ BSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech), T3 T# Q* q: M
: Volim te (used in common speech)
+ p6 I$ e" N& D$ z1 q6 T3 k& |' PSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)" ~4 s4 Z: j4 b
Serbocroatian : Volim te0 `& O* _" ^; T2 j# [9 s
: Ljubim te
2 A3 R: l9 p$ t& B9 e& n! [3 S! V : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)/ D$ S1 m, T T
Shona : Ndinokuda, R$ E- m# ]4 e A0 c9 D) z
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei1 P0 C4 O5 _& e: ~) g6 H$ }
Sioux : Techihhila
- ?$ A! h/ P4 k- b6 u" M1 l4 ?5 USlovak : Lubim ta
4 e- T4 r! J) T& @0 ^Slovene : Ljubim te6 U6 w# f7 C; m: g$ A: n
Spanish : Te amo
: ~/ `6 _2 g, A$ @: @ : Te quiero) `# B2 H* d8 E, `* c0 d
: Te adoro ("I adore you")
; F) [4 u# d5 O! ?) N : Te deseo ("I desire you")* P- R F9 d$ e
: Me antojis ("I crave you")
8 C& A1 `0 U/ ^3 G# OSrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi6 K* A! ]+ T7 B4 B# O8 @1 |- z
Swahili : Nakupenda. L( _4 L+ }: v2 H! e
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
$ d+ ~+ U/ T- e0 M Y* U: L, @$ z4 S : Ninikupenda
, ^6 W0 X9 G% C. k5 V r6 C9 ? : Dholu'o
; W8 l9 S" }+ V, s, RSwedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
/ a4 B9 c" F+ v/ y! xSyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
8 G% l r- y: U( L : Bhebbak (female to male)
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Tagalog : Mahal kita w( N; ^% c2 C, P# ?8 D3 f7 V5 u7 W
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe* D7 c1 X# ~9 }+ S) o3 v% @( n
: Ua here vau ia oe
& [8 w. q8 X9 P" h$ e- j$ z: O+ pTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
5 O+ D" ]3 [4 { : Nan unnai kathalikaren8 l0 V' z" ?. u( r
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
* H& {4 i) r$ w+ p! \: }' ^ : N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
! }: C( A! x$ c2 U2 O : Nam vi'rmberem
6 o6 ? t; o# X7 V6 FTelugu : Ninnu premistunnanu# k+ Y% t- T+ j( f' n+ H
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
. K# N& M% Z) N6 @/ b2 U : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu4 X) \7 f5 }! E$ P# v5 P1 ?
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
6 N4 ], O% W# o, N9 U9 X. b: [$ S- ?( | : Phom ruk koon ( " )' v w$ u" p" U. v; Z
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
. {* X7 _6 ^+ [ : Chun ruk koon ( " )
8 f, k- P/ d% e4 TThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)6 {. ?: a! O7 g6 k" w; ]4 W+ O& j
Tswana : Dumela
0 e5 d1 V2 e9 q4 O, ^- ^8 GTunisian : Ha eh bak
& O. `+ ^6 h) I+ e! w# ^2 d: [0 JTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
( D9 ?% |* \: s+ S6 {Turkish : Seni seviyorum7 v0 k0 V, F5 j+ E% X' B0 L; n
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")- r- I- B+ S/ T0 O# b2 x! V7 X
(g has a bar on it)( S/ O: |# f0 d) ?" o2 Y$ p
Twi : Me dowapaa
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Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu- d# l: s3 ?2 @+ F9 J5 a
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)% Q, y" x, F, V5 F. \5 t, y# H
: Ja vas kokhaju
5 U4 d5 J# A& @$ Z% Y : Ja pokokhav tebe" e5 L/ O# b8 q7 L, _1 F& u
: Ja pokokhav vas' O& T2 f& H, @, c; n9 ^
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
: S9 y% f6 V- ~7 O : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
/ Q- @# _* e( {2 `+ H5 y : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai! L; P- G, K- c7 U7 L6 b |$ b) F
: Kam prem kartahai" r3 J& g" A" ]. Q5 n. O
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
5 z* p7 G8 }" D% k+ R$ a/ | "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")7 w7 d8 h/ Q" x$ U
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
& s' D5 A9 |, H. K& d2 f2 m6 H "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as/ c1 C. |0 O$ Y( @
in bath)! C: V2 _: b0 u" }' z4 _; l, z
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold+ U3 v1 ?* O( J- \' J
1 o# _ _6 e$ ^: u3 q& eVai : Na lia# G! l ?$ M# R4 N [: R+ c
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg7 _2 Z" L- }5 E7 y5 m% Q; r1 L
Vietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)
7 p5 B% c5 A- f: R2 {! g : Em ye猽 anh (female to male)
- q8 ~/ f) v7 N. B : Toi yeu em
4 w V2 g; ~! V8 T' F4 i: CVolapa"k : La"fob oli$ a" i7 c, R y: {. a( e# G
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha/ J8 i C7 q2 o6 \3 \, g* T4 J9 [, E
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Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di' C k; \2 A/ _% @! i; g
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
2 c9 d8 I6 j/ O* m; CWolof : Da ma la nope1 G: h# u* J5 e3 [! e6 @
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
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$ i8 I, b9 ?3 Y3 S/ w/ r( OYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib4 ~! Z: k7 X* T! V/ p4 ^- e' F
: Ich libe dich. e+ w7 i. g- ?1 X
: Ich han dich lib. n, z F( K/ j7 |# R! k4 p
: Kh'hob dikh lib
p; z; Z6 F" i& q& e) ? : Kh'ob dikh holt' ~; J1 L5 n& @$ |3 @
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt3 a. a4 A2 T/ L
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
" q. h6 I9 g* O. D1 a, s : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which ?' [, @& n) B0 b; T' j: b9 h( L
lovers can also feel; it
5 T5 p& ^3 l2 ^* m indicates more a desire to
! i$ h+ ?3 Z9 P2 ]: z# v0 @ spoil and protect the other, B+ j- V2 M8 I% U. d1 l6 n
person)$ g6 C+ a: E' e( B7 u' ^1 f
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim
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% V! s) U$ a+ }* H$ WZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?) J5 F' ^- o% l' U2 D% A" ]: a8 p
Zulu : Mena tanda wena. g1 S8 p3 V/ {
: Ngiyakuthanda!/ G2 e% I8 e9 ~; d& s, u5 Z2 D: `3 V
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema) x" B- L: }( _/ x, _7 `% q6 W2 g
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Explanation of Languages
% q1 B0 ?/ P+ y------------------------4 U7 ^+ ^4 v6 Z% z+ g/ A) ]8 [, R
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa
* r0 d3 [4 ?2 ?8 C$ ~/ |Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
8 n% \/ q- |5 s# v. Q. `Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak2 d2 }1 v% Y7 q
like Germans)7 P, @, _# M* J, h* i
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
: h: R% _; {8 F over 80 languages spoken there.
. K4 k: r/ |8 ^7 Z. IApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
6 K7 j% ~+ ]5 y6 f- y" l states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
8 G/ E+ l' W0 o; @+ V Canadian to Mexican borders1 S( \! [" `) k' K: x. N5 k4 \
Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including2 C" d. U4 g1 x% R% ?
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan," I& u+ a: z: s3 ^
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
, S! t6 n$ [/ ~, S the region of Palestine.
/ [' n4 \ T7 T* O% ~Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
3 R: u$ a2 c2 [$ W* S many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language; S4 H: \) `, K) A5 |
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.' }. G3 z6 {3 ~) f* L5 i3 E
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India8 h! Z" s' x- W- H: Q, D" A" t
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa0 Z S- d& e' P5 v9 `! Z4 u3 K
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of& Z4 }7 r7 p0 A2 G
Indonesia
( Z0 P, N$ c/ h% r2 B( NBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
! X! q* @& p8 E1 u/ c Germany (actually a German dialect)
2 \* r1 I0 u4 e% t* N+ K, o7 dBemba -> language spoken in Africa# }! _1 y2 q* l" A8 j2 M
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,- R) O5 B# A% @% q% Z B5 |4 D
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh
/ v3 _) G5 J! ~4 s+ ~Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines( G. `9 a7 P @! Q( V" g6 ^
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
/ e, ?" s( c4 X) w; U1 q' d It is 'read' by touch.
% T4 X# [6 A: b! w) T- [" pCajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from, `3 h, s: a( Z% s5 x' D7 F
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.0 S5 K9 U8 y- D _1 S0 I0 c3 u# z
Acadia is in an Atlantic province.; }; K0 n5 O/ E3 }
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
! R% v" n, D4 d6 @, l; FCherokee -> North American Indian tribe! u# i$ e1 }+ g' I4 a0 l
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache" Y" w) E0 Z" T( k
Nation# [( G' t9 X t# V+ E3 b6 T, G
Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa o, H% U/ z' [" g) c
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)3 F0 H# e+ p' Y2 ]& o
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is/ p& S0 c) Z1 A* c/ w1 g
basicly French with a little English and German.
: W" p7 h: Q( C" s2 BDusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
! m5 @& u! T8 f in North Borneo' \1 T- t, h1 f. z4 {' ~0 q
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces& a, T* I7 o5 @
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
" B# p" {8 q& J) {! z8 i Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium! K9 K. M/ U# j( ~ [' j
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
% z$ a* e J% dFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in2 z, x1 b% h6 j* | w
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
# ~9 x/ p. u0 a( _$ x% _" _) `9 y Persian.7 Q z. ]! x* a' O2 z
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or, h2 F {9 ^% B
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area& \ H5 Z1 b' d S1 u3 b
around Nuremberg# z( h3 q- Z1 }
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces
; }: G- i4 |+ J$ r& h of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-8 {% a9 U7 B5 I2 B' R# _# T4 [
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
: O+ E8 `2 U5 O8 s) PFriesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern8 O. R! X# R& E$ P/ F
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
{- h+ ~0 g& [' [" s) G (mainly west coast)
3 J0 {% V/ [: w, n1 Y2 fGaelic -> language spoken in Ireland, V( t$ O" q3 X1 \8 v' K& v
Gronings -> Dutch dialect( x& P6 ~; A& M1 a7 K1 T9 P8 t. L
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay( @; w; n+ Q- ^5 X) e! D
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and8 G+ Q# F7 f( Y0 H4 c% K' B
Pakistan, l0 |5 B8 X4 C
Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria6 O" ^) _9 b% o* n# Q8 P
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria5 E/ M# r6 @/ c% x6 E4 `
Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people8 T, T5 A) j: T5 d" x! a% x
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India# k0 k( g& |/ q3 w3 L% w( s. r6 g
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)! y7 d/ J8 s) Q/ u c
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot6 B2 P' f% a- I6 t
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
* |8 U- L- M7 ?! M- ~$ N [! H& Q* ~Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines: u* P6 F* _6 z5 B
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben," t# t( b, B8 m+ y: F3 G
circa 1940.
: w+ s( A1 H4 {* k' Y# YKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot/ e& T! A( I. ?3 \4 S- w
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
4 [8 W9 p3 a4 `. G* Y* z$ @Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,% m, E2 I$ m9 V" d3 D, {( \; q7 a
southern India
& p& m" |2 o5 j% X8 zKikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
8 V4 w" E* j4 O; H' @7 t, KKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
2 `9 s3 F r$ f+ c is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is& D% a8 v# v5 w a
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
; |0 G" z" w" rKpele -> language spoken in Africa2 m! t6 v% X" _
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
. A6 p) d8 F# M0 E$ h! o3 O# t6 \# t living in northern Thailand2 u Q& ^2 V- w" h- r
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya
0 m& t# e1 [7 X9 @Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas; Y& d F+ I9 n$ i
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.+ K, f8 A/ H7 i; [: s& m- S
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on' v7 P" J# u# N9 Z2 I
German.+ t" W' h& K' O. z( @* p1 ^$ h
Maa -> language spoken in Africa
' G3 i: b3 s% t5 _Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India/ A6 [5 C# o7 |' `$ N
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
6 j, L: V5 b1 ?# Y% s) d in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around0 g4 K6 i# y; Q/ Z& J7 D9 V/ B$ x
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic: t# Y1 s6 ?0 h j/ Z
and Italian mostly.
+ f+ a8 c% }* _: G. I) L: t- @Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India: P7 W# H' a$ p; _/ j$ V) W# q) a
(Bombay is the capital city). q+ F! S( m( o. G) D% m
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
/ { L5 W. I3 e# KMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of
4 c- _' V# S9 L* a: | the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
- l. L$ ]8 o+ v: Q& z0 mMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)! Q3 K: o# E( s1 t7 y1 R
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
6 q6 Z4 t D" ~ F4 y/ v8 {) F5 dNavaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)# ]4 T. a$ |' l2 f7 p+ F
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
! L. @# ?* u8 Z; yNyanja -> language spoken in Africa
6 Z' |7 Q9 J# D0 gPapiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
% H R/ C% _* J. m _Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people' _. J" d3 d( `" [7 `1 Y" V+ m
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India O" g( c4 Z& |0 {0 T+ N
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
8 P9 K* W- j- A; bQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
/ K# `, i& V5 R4 K4 f) v* V8 D books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
9 c$ H( r1 b, f4 o/ G {Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe! z. c5 p5 ]# N2 y
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
6 z1 _+ D% i6 H3 y Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
2 ^5 _& r8 G8 h6 t& TSioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest): o0 u! I" ?. ?
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
: o0 b+ H# K0 C5 ^7 X8 B/ |( @ Africa# m; p' g. j- J1 ~4 \
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines1 K: r" l" N& ~. b5 }
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
) t+ G$ n" B& o' ]2 L. j/ f and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),5 x" d; \) @4 Y1 G
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus( x. F, m z, |; _( p) a/ c0 X
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India; Q" Y. c3 \2 |! y; X
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)
$ G* K* M4 [3 L _. FTswana -> language spoken in Africa6 ^' z" J, u7 {7 _! N2 g
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
h; {) F/ d) N# IUrdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India" \/ z! \2 i! ?2 c7 W& Q
Vai -> language spoken in Africa
; _' j" m- ]5 K5 kVdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,) f# U0 U1 @/ o$ i# f' R
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
' m) s& J2 C5 f5 m language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern1 {' c( y9 e5 H- j) J
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
! ?: c0 H9 `. w! e# f- U' [) O around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
2 S2 U5 ?7 |& \5 Z) b 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
3 T% E; q& F: n; G0 N9 a4 e language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian; F7 o. j9 F, E$ O: ~
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
: R, b" k' i7 G4 q0 A) G2 y6 P people who went there to work as engineers in the f' P, y% J1 y0 u* ?6 ]; @
mining industry during the 17th century.
/ Y) n! I; w A7 HVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
% N( \0 ^( }+ E+ r circa 1880.
5 z: p. T$ S, G$ O6 D) cVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from: g* H. B8 F8 f, H
the planet Vulcan% Z0 t& G! D$ C+ N
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
2 f/ O9 g5 Z: Q2 c. _ French dialect with certain German influences( t# P, g6 t$ {, z" y. k
spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,* O/ A& {! D3 X3 ^; g! ^
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
& V7 N$ e6 n- n the Walloons), Belgium" G0 s5 h$ [9 c7 S# d6 r
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people% u8 [* R7 V4 ~
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan! g3 [: |( g/ C. M0 Q9 }
peninsula in Mexico
& n" M- }! I# d4 R9 `& {4 h& `( vZazi -> Kurdic dialect# W/ Q3 F: Y* j4 x3 Q- n3 G1 V
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe
2 B7 Q/ J1 j* m, n" Q8 K' v" D% R$ {; B4 |/ b& d. o2 }
v6 g% V" P, [% Q3 |# n
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
1 y- e: h) ~8 A5 \: xa" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)7 |% v9 R9 t* `& B: b; H
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)+ s2 u( k, j% `/ ]3 H. [1 `
e? -> ?above e( [: V( g. E7 ^8 R4 t
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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