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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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% l$ V1 p% W) |+ [+ ], [( kAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou1 u5 x! e4 Q0 X( O7 n! B2 {6 E6 q
: Ek het jou lief% b+ P) y* ~0 V- M" _9 G$ S
Albanian : Te dua u* n1 {8 t( w) s* d
: Te dashuroj
. h; k* [: `9 i0 U" D/ @4 D : Ti je zemra ime7 J7 u" I! t* Z5 X" Y0 e- A
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!; M2 t" g; c7 q( }1 f
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
8 ]6 T( g# _2 [; O( O1 l# `0 T) TAmharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou6 m% K! L8 C# m7 f
: Afekrischalehou s) v/ X N0 H
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
% z& h( B- L9 M8 F+ P7 {" e : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
. F' m2 J3 ?. X1 }% a( HAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand) C% A& C# }* F6 g- _& T) _* E
: __ ( )
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* B b$ |+ c- O% |- e, D0 R8 h : |__| __ __ | |
5 m$ b* p/ K; O6 }9 N t+ k( W/ {1 x : | |( )( )|__| __
1 V2 M+ _5 C8 Q5 O" s, R( I : |__||__||__|| | / )
- Q- k$ C( S0 U# F- G0 _6 H : | (__)(__) | / /4 z6 R K! }+ d; P2 S
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: | / /
+ R) x; f2 ?3 }+ f6 K' u : \ /
2 L* t3 U9 T3 I) A, c7 t9 lApache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
# [9 q# v! ], A" Q. X; ` French, '~n' as in French
, L4 |7 z0 }' ~/ r2 c- Q1 \' a 'salon')* w7 L8 ?' `. [! g# n
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
1 y2 o3 e5 x0 ~% {7 T7 m : Ohiboki (male to female)
y; L% F3 H$ H. X9 D# |( L$ C# R( U : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
* r& \1 v6 U ~4 }% D or two females)
4 q) R3 ~. N, | ?% X& q( n : Nohiboke (more than one male or females
7 r7 H7 s7 D# W' D/ |+ n to female)
5 q2 F0 j h6 \( q6 m G" {; _ : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)+ A1 C7 C* `6 d3 n) O/ ]7 i; H R
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
8 J3 K3 C: V: L9 m2 K0 Z: j+ y males or two females)
4 @ Y5 q1 T; Q' w5 n; | : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
) a' v* U& q8 ]& p+ [/ i than two males)
) ]4 O$ [8 i u% C7 O9 A; w : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more/ h5 n) n' o+ [6 k+ M# C3 y# _4 T
than two females)
6 e$ {! @5 a& k% U. [Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
- s* }7 \& a% N6 D* ^ : Ooheboka (female to male)5 S9 ~6 d9 y- c& |
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)% z( j# X( x" s o6 W) Y7 L$ J/ [
: Ana behibek (male to female)
, @+ i2 h# \+ W4 Z1 p+ ^) G- @9 r : Ahebich (male to female)! `' h& Z! m7 ]! ]5 s' s$ @6 d5 o
: Ahebik (female to male)7 w" Q4 c1 v# A3 O* w. u6 z
: Ana ahebik) f9 h M' B$ ]3 ]5 ^* w. y
: Ib'n hebbak; f7 A& \) X( j* z1 ]$ f
: Ana ba-heb-bak+ G) _4 v3 X. {. U q, E5 @7 ?# `0 \
: Bahibak (female to male), V; F' u( m7 x1 n# T' F
: Bahibik (male to female)
/ O# ?5 b& M/ b0 }/ f : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)' S4 m/ y r1 r3 T: a5 x" S
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)- l/ E& w+ Q) Z6 Q c$ Z ?) m
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
5 w, @6 j4 @( r2 n than one male)4 T" m; O! p+ N6 n0 s1 j
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
' T" y U$ T9 H/ H0 ZArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek- F" ?8 N- l2 a5 [
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
$ r9 n. V% X5 h TAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo6 j) ?: O: _: q4 g5 U
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
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. i1 e4 K4 m! a2 m! g: k0 dBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi7 f/ i/ z" ]; X
Basque : Maite zaitut
( Z4 q+ U. z, @ : Nere maitea ("My love.")( S: v0 I1 @" b! X' F; f/ S/ e, |' ?
Bassa : Mengweswe) j5 K5 W! c1 _( R/ j [
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho6 p% ?7 A2 B( i+ n
Bemba : Ndikufuna. ?; d0 m+ Q& }1 `2 [3 M
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
# Q9 _- r7 c6 Y : Ami tomay bhalobashi1 C' i# R" W% M" T/ o/ N; \
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
2 c: X7 ^ f% x2 v' B# }8 R6 dBerber : Lakh tirikh3 k! S; M$ O+ N+ E
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka7 `! I" {8 G* x8 M7 A
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani& {; S5 L. `- q# G
Bosnian : Volim te
2 b( F7 ~0 H( q. bBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;0 k+ e; b+ ?. ^6 L$ p0 f) _& g/ d
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
9 R$ U$ j3 w5 ?& Z : Amo te
7 W6 [- c9 N" I9 C" [% i- mBulgarian : Obicham te8 ^1 h d& t) N
: As te obeicham! ?: l$ M, V; ^2 G" J' v8 t7 U
: As te obicham
7 [8 S2 M( r: t) C8 n : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
. T) r. X) @6 `Burmese : Chit pa de! ~* u+ D& P3 t& q$ X( q
! _. v- b, V6 R* B4 S; h5 ?Cajun : Mi aime jou
; K- i x! e7 p& u! s7 c2 JCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
1 v) u% w3 k1 |: R2 Q6 J8 h : Bon sro lanh oon
2 O( U* d: s$ A8 z/ u9 KCanadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)& n- e9 B$ d# n/ k
: Je t'aime ("I like you")
" R. m6 j3 J& A% v# |* j2 D f : Je t'adore ("I love you")
: r2 M( t" W% V N0 O+ SCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)2 }$ _% v, U3 b2 b# ]
: T'estim (Mallorcan)
9 }' B' L0 ?8 B' Q% }" G : T'estime (Valencian)+ w! `& N0 b% R, I
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot"): [# D+ M i# U/ W& P$ v
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
' R/ u# l; N- A" W* N% q8 tChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
" V' n) E( f( D- a4 mCherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
+ M# @) [% j- T( x+ X9 A% o$ fCheyenne : Ne mohotatse
1 X2 C7 t5 j8 b6 D4 {5 WChichewa : Ndimakukonda
$ o* F9 k! M$ c& uChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)2 F' S, r- R; n0 o {
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)# z8 K$ I% Q" A
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)7 {4 l- J% F S: G3 n5 k2 b
: Wo oi ney ( " )
1 q" `. F, L$ x; z! l7 u- w8 e- ` : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka), P2 A3 ^' j2 e, n, A
: Ngai on ni ( " )
2 n/ b5 d3 ~7 b0 H. ] : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)' U& j/ R% E' {
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
$ S9 @0 i3 J" d9 v : Wo ie ni ( " )8 F) `/ w5 p1 o b
: Wuo ai nee ( " )! x! S1 T) h& V2 Y% A
: Wo ay ni ( " )2 h. E( v+ U* t: i V- @+ h
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)- T9 x! X+ Z5 I( I' W8 v3 P$ H
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)$ ]( a$ p! y# v
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)+ h- t/ R% f3 _6 G# e
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)
+ p' G8 A! c# d( w% D( SCreol : Mi aime jou
# V) e B: g+ C9 t5 QCroatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
8 h! U8 C' T; b3 K : Volim te (used in common speech)
, a1 k$ K0 u) A3 x2 gCroatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)2 D+ s5 e# s1 B$ I
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
/ a# t. N/ w# o- J7 p8 M2 S! G( O : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",4 s" y8 C8 m2 `. `
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in/ T2 ^( A5 \8 V# f! b
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
% G- W- O, M; G3 ]4 xCroatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)9 E2 v/ X' r' R
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
3 d0 a( T! w! X- y on top of the 'e' in te, which is
$ P* B2 H# q+ B% ~ pronounced 'ye'), y5 I! l' E7 S& x0 K! N6 L
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
# D6 C6 r, Z4 L9 ^7 N$ E1 p3 } : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like) ^8 t1 k$ a* H; h* Y: n9 ]
you (very much)", often: r# x; {* k$ F6 e0 e
used and prefered)$ j# Q/ a% l$ q+ d
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker), }1 A7 _, Y, k0 m* Y i5 _
) K9 A/ L1 {/ C F. C4 [! _6 ZDanish : Jeg elsker dig
% C/ P' G" A8 [: I) }Dusun : Siuhang oku dia; j. c# H) ]6 V- b' c( |# f
Dutch : Ik hou van je0 j( q6 S# Z- `4 P
: Ik hou van jou. R( D8 c6 t! O1 @
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
R | G. T9 T4 W4 R5 O : Ik bemin jou ( " ) I: ^7 N# }6 {: S8 j# G
: Ik heb je lief ( " )
5 e; }+ N. Z: l( ? : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
. n8 l+ B! U# `: J. h. f : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )5 Y: s1 Y- d$ }/ I% V- z
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very+ d; @% z7 _* Y! `# B& Z- i* h
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")
: _$ E* q' v: M6 e$ N : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")6 o" S: i, i- r: R2 ?) m
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )+ F: @+ W- ^* D+ Z" g3 f
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
. h! t c+ ^" M5 F. G : Ik vind je heel aardig much")
1 `9 v8 Y" }! [" }- H/ m : Ik zie je graag
9 M& O% I- l( @! w : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
: T! ~% |# [9 M7 }' ]8 G : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much"). A+ w: @2 M2 s4 ? ^, C1 i
(the last two are more superficial, thus more0 p. m" |* j X+ d# _( Z% J
suitable for male to male)# d# O" T7 f$ D+ R* P4 e) k/ s# X/ D
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
9 @/ L# f2 N+ N; ?& qEnglish : I love you& Y. X' _: I' M7 F& A2 f8 x1 M
: I adore you' C/ C6 U2 }# I
: I love thee (used only in Christian context): c7 ]- n) L _" x
Esperanto : Mi amas vin
+ O; X( ^& K6 n/ ]8 OEstonian : Mina armastan sind$ e# t# T: w) |* V: P
: Ma armastan sind
- b/ t# X) p" S' mEthiopian : Afgreki'' H' l7 @* f6 e. h5 y$ ?# X) t1 D }/ C
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram' F) ]+ k/ U& o
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
$ Z/ w; k3 L, e+ E& s7 H2 j : Asheghetam
7 u4 o* ~( v( u' [( W : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")! x+ u. d7 B" E9 z% P
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")$ T$ I4 w8 V6 G( u& P' o: V5 m, n
Filipino : Mahal ka ta% L, ^* m4 D( `# l! S
: Iniibig kita" r- f7 W/ | k. I$ M! B/ o: r$ Q
: Mahal kita& A1 Y0 s/ d; c
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua- Y" s* \3 a% l0 k& v2 e+ i' |1 E
: Rakastan sinua/ @# P% z: e; A+ e8 s6 M. R
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
# P. m+ i% |( E( o h- lFinnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
/ ]. ~5 }, V# [8 Z : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
( u8 u7 Y: ^. w3 zFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you")
4 R- P V* P5 d$ ~4 G : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
( g$ L3 y3 [3 c* W. \ between lovers)
5 n* x% C$ ?6 l j4 y' g0 [, P : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends9 e. r# u4 K. z. Y" P, ~& X' r
and family, not for lovers)
8 V3 e6 G% p; F: eFrench (formal) : Je vous aime
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort
1 [6 z3 Q, A3 I# I$ D# @5 Y : Moo graugh hoo! q4 u5 }0 w! s: S0 N
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
; A( L) J1 B0 v9 I% T. J4 nGerman : Ich liebe dich
7 c) L- d8 E+ p4 ?, A5 z# t : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
+ t# h ~( V( a; _3 J4 W6 F5 X conservative)
2 t0 v4 K9 H8 [9 m; hGerman dialects:" d2 j- o1 J8 v; V$ ]) X( q
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern) j; r* c6 F j
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
6 G% P v3 d% Q2 O9 r- N1 x : I lieb di
( o4 i$ G- I5 {* m D: x: q# \Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
! n) G( \% J$ y" V (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich' E$ \. T, ?* G4 ~5 j# U$ g
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
) w; S7 {1 q' A7 wBochumer : Ich lieb Dich!1 o( c, R% w) H' z! O* o
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
! ~7 |* b# D8 ` r1 Q* R, B# L& } (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a0 ~; n' z1 V8 b; `, A$ H, C6 W
relationship)) l" F- L$ a* _9 {8 a0 v
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,3 y2 z' Y v+ _/ Q+ r: M
ment as a compliment, not litterally)7 b' g1 j- ^0 f9 |8 m( @$ h9 H7 _
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",
3 O) n& D9 H4 y9 l" [ a Franke would never say "I love you")5 Z$ Z6 K3 Z" b% ^; @
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)4 b# p7 m" y/ c1 O+ W* c
: Ik hald fan dei
7 B& M S5 f+ Q' j8 V" U8 x8 wHessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb, l8 U2 {+ g# D1 L3 n; Q. C
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev3 |8 U1 ]6 d5 m1 T2 h) [% ^; a
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb; [' Q) T7 [2 } }( R
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch: s0 J1 K; o. Q; b$ P8 q
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
$ M/ C0 q- V) _, h2 zSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn5 w* b1 j; ~* j, {( W7 Y
(Schweizerdeutsch), Q" b$ \4 R4 G- |- a% J
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
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Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
& t+ d$ _* v" A4 c; \7 Y% R5 j# O case 'gamma')3 n- {9 O. K* M) ]' `) Y' x4 `
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)7 |1 W* W7 m4 n/ {2 c1 p5 X( K+ Q* Z* w
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female) L6 M3 N3 p6 _5 F9 O
: Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)0 h9 }/ r, m* \8 |6 e
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
( E4 F, Y% }0 J6 j0 n+ f : Se latrevo ("I adore you")8 Y- [& B* u- N% D% d" G3 b& ]
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire): o* L4 b" Q3 q4 a* W4 f' ]
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se! r" R+ M7 T! L: r
Greenlandic : Asavakit1 H- d3 \" o- R
Gronings : Ik hol van die" N- K: V, V' E& e8 ], i% C2 p) z& e
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu). u" Y9 A2 M2 f" O6 ~2 W) {
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
! B9 c9 C! f8 k : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
$ ]6 j* J ]$ {7 N# o/ W4 j+ `7 `# W pronounced)
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Hausa : Ina sonki5 a+ s0 S w g9 b5 M$ A4 y
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
# I8 u' |; z0 t2 Z1 A7 W : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
7 F0 i/ n2 ?) D8 D4 Y very much")
7 N9 w& M# b7 U/ X( W2 CHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
) ?# b3 w3 n2 J' H7 c' Y : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
% s" o% B- [1 L: I9 A1 W, U* C : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)! D+ c$ m# \, e4 S! H2 L0 v
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
6 F) ]- C) Z' @ ('kh' pronounced like; I: _; \- O) j7 g8 j
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
; Y% W; w! C, G; M* Z' e French 'r')
7 d9 r2 A; g+ S5 lHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female); J4 U( M( n! m, }
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
1 i7 e" t* y5 F2 s/ _ : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon3 z8 n6 e) B4 D: {
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
% A2 I$ _- G' B( B O : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo5 i0 ^4 h. H5 N( X8 v/ c' P1 p
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo0 E) H, ]9 a6 K1 u, K8 A0 k4 N
: Mae tumko peyar kia
2 v7 r( ?8 [# J( u( @; _# j : Main tumse pyar karta hoon
" {" T; K- B& O2 R0 Q" A : Main tumse prem karta hoon+ U7 s, m1 S5 y. p
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
& h# p! P& e- @# p# R/ s pronounced)4 M7 H* J# `7 ?/ t$ f$ L
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta. t, C' y* `. k) y+ o
Hungarian : Szeretlek
0 x' s; L9 c4 n: w ?/ `! {* i : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and8 h; {, O3 l( I
no one else")' t; h) S/ c$ V. J1 J% L' F5 i
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,
2 ~7 o% r% b! B* i$ M% F you", a reinforcement)" ?9 S0 m- h3 {; L
(The above two entries are never heard in# N: _' Y* P% v: ^6 [" M
a normal context.)6 P J" y( p c! {3 H. y* d* D6 ^$ Z
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana
1 M' f d% L# q* C : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you7 ]6 o4 w& e9 b
very much")7 ?, Y& d2 s) H. x! x
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
, [( T: R. G: ?Ilocano : Ay ayating ka u& L- D0 L; M+ V5 B- M3 u* `- B
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)) h8 _. j/ @$ O, a! C
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )/ R. i0 i- I# S
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )4 h* }6 E2 `& e- ]$ E
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )$ ]0 Z6 h0 z0 v( @. `
: Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)" }5 A/ ^, v& ]) z6 f
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )
2 [: p, b( p: {7 M! T2 L7 Y3 O4 k : Aku cinta kamu ( " )' d: A" C8 x1 q
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
: o) }7 l' X6 J' oItalian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)4 {5 W/ q) j+ u. f- k& N
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)! B0 x% p4 s X+ c- r; Q/ D1 \
: Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want; E/ d9 p% f/ m- Z. I t) ^
you", refering to other person's, M E% O- f0 v4 C6 s
body)- W( a, q/ m3 n3 {" d
Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
: m, c' t8 z9 i* XIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru+ i; N* f! L8 _ B
: Aishiteru* I2 Z4 ~3 o8 J1 v0 F+ C0 x( D( B
: Chuu shiteyo) o' n6 h( Q1 V X9 @ p: T+ I/ d, f! b
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da
* y2 H/ L$ O, F+ A : Ore wa omae ga suki da
0 O, o8 \2 U, b9 S1 @; c : Suitonnen3 u+ K% p) G; x
: Sukiyanen2 g2 ], R% x* v: u
: Sukiyo
8 T' @! R1 a8 |( y2 S; q* M) j : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
1 s/ c6 S. j Y# J! N- P1 [& H : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu1 h& ?2 X) U9 m9 y L
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
! S, w, _; @ l' X) ?3 W% O- w : A-i-shi-te ma-su
) G& ]% e S& m8 h: l, B : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
! V/ N$ d3 p# F1 x$ t : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
: k: X+ e' m5 f start, when you are not yet real lovers)
, h( B4 P/ \* cJavanese : Kulo tresno
+ X2 v$ [2 C. T8 `
7 M. C- ]; C, c* L4 J% aKankana : Laylaydek sik a* `- X" x5 Z+ u+ R* C9 ~5 a
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
( |, }% c3 w# Y1 B) A% n : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene) m( \! Z3 Z) q7 O9 a# _
Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge'); R Q8 B, S/ a1 H
Kiswahili : Nakupenda
: W4 E5 h2 a4 M# C8 @ : Nakupenda wewe. i! J3 h4 h k! f- f
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
' t; Z+ m. R4 T) JKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
9 J+ a, l7 R: h# b% b0 G : qamuSHa' ("I love you")
1 N p) f, @7 G! @ : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
- A9 {% v$ n7 z; h+ y : qaparHa' ("I like you")
* Q f6 }( E J; \: l : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
# t* U& ` |; _2 j: q: k2 @ (words are often unnecessary as the thought3 O% Z' d) l0 I8 ]) d. M0 G. a
is most often conveyed nonverbally with
( x8 |- W/ d! p( T special growlings)
' [# \! M2 m, |* ^Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you"); \ d9 q! N8 {4 |1 F" e6 i$ ~
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
. x4 W5 q2 w& k( i# ^) W2 } : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
% ~/ X$ [* J, ?: a' I0 H6 d6 b$ | : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
1 Q2 y5 m& I8 S+ v# g! z : Tangsinul
$ L: ?% w- W* i- O: Y8 V2 s : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear"); h% q1 [5 T5 e. i) g f6 A( F
: Dangsinul saranghee yo7 J& S" a2 F, U% |/ Z: P
: Saranghee
% V" H5 |, ]0 X: M" K : Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")6 \3 u5 P0 V/ p! ?2 [0 \* A' O
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
% ~* S0 L* ]; Z& J- }* M* L very much")9 X6 C# ^, Q) F) x0 q6 w( S
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
5 V( f$ x- ]) w4 p( m you very much")8 _7 K% G+ ~& h$ y: }0 S) ]/ N
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
% v4 O5 C* X E5 ~0 w# e : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or) m6 o- ?/ i- Y( W- n! a- s
"I love her")
3 l5 {. [5 r2 }# |+ u : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how+ _5 A/ s3 k4 Y
much I love him/her")( x5 r) z! Z! L6 E- |2 ]7 H3 G
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda9 N; X/ m. q( w2 Z% L" I
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")
! z: A2 n( Q) V! j, p : Saranghaeyo (more formal)
1 m4 h; c( C$ T1 G : Saranghapanida (more respectful)! \/ A) K0 J0 T) Q6 p" m, [
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual4 T- U5 v! c+ t, M, H. t# ] d4 K
relationship)3 \" b5 I$ G4 C( u, d
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic# X4 G$ r, y+ |+ f" l9 [ v y
way"), H; @0 p3 N3 A7 y% O& q
Kpele : I walikana
3 e" B) D! H/ `# OKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
: l0 L' C- e" T3 `3 }
" l1 v5 O1 d" N1 ?) J; m5 dLao : Khoi hak jao
& s# t6 w( E o$ U2 J: k : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
, Q, k# {( f6 a# a : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
" H, [0 [2 \ Q; k4 l" G5 j& P' y : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",3 c% _6 n9 u6 G5 ~/ a* R }7 b
but is used for "I love you".)
5 b" q9 V, k, y" N* WLatin : Te amo
9 I$ a" e' j" o2 {5 r : Vos amo3 n8 R) c/ ^ P0 j
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)% I! K6 n# u0 X5 d: t2 U: t7 N3 y
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
8 m ~$ V8 \5 v" P+ @+ U6 O ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,. x2 L1 y* ^6 b3 ^- v: K! t
a 'long i')
; ?5 E; `# I: h8 o# W" @/ [5 y : Es milu tevi (less common); R# ^) X* |8 h( V Q0 G; {
Lebanese : Bahibak4 {0 S4 O7 B, P2 q
Lingala : Nalingi yo
' A. q/ `( j- }7 i& qLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!( }3 f+ T2 X5 B# R
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)6 l i6 i1 s# k, c! r! T+ g* |
: Ash mir lutavah5 x/ k, D/ r+ @2 A7 U5 O9 O
Lojban : Mi do prami5 l7 {+ W. {9 X9 {: z
Luo : Aheri
|; v% I! @6 A; [: x T% FLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
$ G$ y4 H. d9 O. d' {7 d0 @2 F1 G1 e/ t& G9 [7 r, e1 o# t! W
Maa : Ilolenge& _. }" U' _/ [+ ?
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
7 F4 j% ]& _; u& X4 A# H/ Q : Te ljubam ("I really love you")
" D& ?% \, Q% e9 R : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
2 k# `5 J; ~: F# W( z3 y : Pozdrav ("Greetings")6 j, s. U& O! J8 Y- k9 q. V* g
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
$ J6 j- K3 U2 C7 e# y4 gMaiese : Wa wa" A8 M- K% _- y1 A0 {
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)/ ~5 [4 d4 w2 q
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
6 s7 V3 r3 d( o7 { : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)8 z- f2 V: F5 h
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)4 N8 |) C- j4 \7 e" ^2 M- V
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)1 \2 _3 x! F; G/ _- P7 g
: Saya cintakan awak
" D# J* E; k' g2 Y0 m : Aku cinta pada kau
8 P% w- l7 E' k: |( ^, c% {. _( \ : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used), F+ E$ A% A! f/ o! {: j- Y8 P
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened- B1 [# A# ]; Z
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
0 Q+ v. { P) i7 y0 O: ^: k only be used if you know the person _really_
4 H: E+ a# L9 [0 f well)
1 Q- ~( v, e) l7 f : Saya sayang pada mu
- Q* ~. _: `$ y6 j! p : Aku sayangkan engkau& P% F7 i: E2 N9 M3 b4 {" L
: Saya sayang pada mu
3 R' N, ]+ r) d" W- F- _& y : Aku menyintai mu
( f `' {" B! P7 a8 w9 i! B : Aku menyayangi mu7 W0 U1 R5 r) b8 S& n% P
: Aku kasih pada mu1 ?6 F, s$ ^+ j
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu, ~( O, O" Q9 I, r, `" w
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu6 E( v4 V* ] q: d- F3 N- }
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu0 |8 B! {, @ _' v2 y8 O" Y
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu R* N! x6 W7 }& E! ^ V
Maltese : Jien inhobbok
0 R9 z. ?! u, n- eMarathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
6 `/ T; S" n: u/ ]$ f : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
9 Y3 @2 `2 K, d W# ` : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
. e$ F' {( ~0 h: K# {" j3 t( z1 T7 ~Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
: a' Q2 Q9 k- U! l4 \' X5 O9 R literally "Love to you, my friend")
. N7 m) J+ l* L+ p* B4 T/ yMohawk : Konoronhkwa/ N* ^5 m: }7 q* n/ J
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua* F7 y5 [6 O4 G& z2 |" o* ]
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)4 R+ }& V, n/ J+ ^# p6 l3 j% k
: Kanhebek (in different cities)
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Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni1 k9 [( K' B* R! [2 ~, _$ e
Ndebele : Niyakutanda5 ` w% E* Z7 V' C/ G9 [+ C
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)4 `6 T% s5 b$ y) M1 t
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)# B% F* D" o9 B( B
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly' s$ U8 `8 q% J6 e
used by upper-class and% V4 E1 x V7 y9 B' _
conservative people)
9 a) B3 J& n& F5 NNyanja : Ninatemba
% `9 E# J' C: L* \
: s9 i4 k: i! Q3 I0 ^9 f8 bOp : Op lopveop yopuop/ A8 }- W; K t) c8 Q- Q
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn! T, @3 C% Q5 Q+ q, r. E. y
2 g+ Y9 s4 J \Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
. U8 }! p9 {4 N( J: u& G : Muje se mu habbat hai4 c) W% x3 W- ^/ F/ h
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo, a( ^. L+ C9 v/ O/ h+ e, d$ p
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
3 }! `0 s9 F4 i. e, I% `! }Pilipino : Mahal kita2 A f; H n& U, r9 ^9 @: o
: Iniibig kita& Y: K3 x) z9 s: W) T4 K- h8 p8 L
Polish : Kocham cie
$ H4 G0 {) K. Y8 i; b! ~ : Kocham ciebie& u9 O' t& J* g4 J: I$ i
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)) v% o+ S0 v; o, ~6 s' ^, {
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')3 p& i4 X V, ]0 R+ b4 B
: Amo te
% k4 u* q: `5 MPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)4 w# ?2 [- p( p9 t. y/ }" W7 X
(Pronounced as two words,% i9 w7 \2 \& p' a) O, ^2 M: {4 d
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second6 u* m9 S4 z. H1 p" g. p' M
'd' have bars through the stems, ]0 y5 j+ ?' Z- d' ^
indicating affrication, the ':'( i7 n8 W4 |" z- t5 Q2 o4 F
indicate minute pauses)/ h5 \* R1 p; f0 Z* Q5 Y' {6 i
Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna/ ~" a# P* b" E/ U6 B
: Mai taunu pyar karda
2 q1 x( J$ ^5 b! A9 m : Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:
" k# U+ `( y+ a! T% v "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)( _5 O' E' m$ o+ @' s1 n" H
' = stressed syllable
# y8 K2 o6 i' z9 Y+ F2 VPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
8 F3 D- N1 o. s, ~% U7 {5 w6 ^# A& q6 S' w! B, H; j0 q* w" R
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
/ x, }/ U0 _8 K% \" `6 U! ^& Z, [
Raetoromanisch : Te amo& O& F" e/ H6 d
Romanian : Te iubesc2 l5 a; X4 F: [6 J, U7 g( f/ L
: Te ador (stronger), |1 F4 K- J$ n! `
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)0 |9 z1 C% v- a! H& w: Q& B
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
5 R$ c" H3 o2 j" W' O% g, b3 B5 o : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
+ a. B3 l% v L : Ya lyublyu tyebya
7 h/ f! g' e R
2 Q! {( H) G; O6 m" PSamoan : Ou te alofa outou, H8 ?6 b7 u* B4 G
: Ou te alofa ia te oe- Z( h; o( u% ?8 K! g
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")2 W" y2 j& N, Z" b# `
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
, G8 h# S: L/ B) V g or art)! A( t, \, a; u) X# c0 e) X
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
% t$ b0 \4 M/ e% w. f9 f: u8 JSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
M' b* S6 }( g) B" f7 n : Volim vas (used in common speech)
$ ^; ^% b' i0 y/ E5 N% [ : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",5 ], u: t, w8 ]7 u
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in8 ]' ^+ K* A. G% i' y7 F
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
, y" \7 a T: X3 g' `% I2 I" SSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)0 s# Y) O" y, \2 w2 g
: Volim te (used in common speech)1 p6 L* D: v( ~& t) Q. N, j
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)7 H6 b4 M/ ^ I- E5 ]) `, m n: J! I
Serbocroatian : Volim te
3 }6 r5 m. O% Z3 N* p8 h# k : Ljubim te$ c6 [3 ?7 p* l* `% v, V- s; \$ ^
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
8 X& N. k( X( n7 F1 x( _+ _7 q1 mShona : Ndinokuda5 }1 j2 [- Z, ^+ K
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei) A( M+ i/ d; _: l& V' A# M
Sioux : Techihhila
, A& Z! a n1 h) }Slovak : Lubim ta6 G/ o( F8 e( `( V5 i" ?
Slovene : Ljubim te7 A& n1 O2 @, w" |) U
Spanish : Te amo2 K( c9 ?$ O" l+ M$ A! e" C& H
: Te quiero
, ]0 N( H2 O/ X! ~* Q : Te adoro ("I adore you") r& a O* o' y7 v9 ]8 L0 Y% t
: Te deseo ("I desire you")3 M$ a- J) i5 s, J: ^
: Me antojis ("I crave you")
$ E+ K! C& D8 M& p9 YSrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi
; `& F% ^' g0 b* gSwahili : Nakupenda
6 u% t% y0 J7 [0 Z+ Y% `/ b : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)3 @. }& T( X, n# ^0 H* m. }
: Ninikupenda
, u% J7 \# ?7 w& U- r) q4 b! G0 c : Dholu'o
; a( G) C* Q/ i) nSwedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')5 o" G6 M! [) U% \8 q
Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
2 b" T* D9 d9 b2 | : Bhebbak (female to male)
) l+ W# a9 _/ W& a' J7 W# f# u! ?$ z7 u+ X5 k
Tagalog : Mahal kita
; W/ l, W7 |: h2 G- yTahitian : Ua here au ia oe
6 \3 C( q" G& S2 h& E7 L8 [) n : Ua here vau ia oe5 {- |& F( W! B- t6 Q) w* Q* Y
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren, f4 v* T U0 e. j$ k
: Nan unnai kathalikaren
' [4 {0 L G& i% F Y3 n0 ]7 @' U : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
( g7 B1 z% j# q1 U- W, T) P! E5 [ D- a : N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
8 ? }0 U+ S9 s7 [ : Nam vi'rmberem! c0 c2 k# @& _ T
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu U9 o0 W2 A+ t1 ~
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu8 W& y) x; x' E' ]/ r. b0 S5 s
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
8 k8 u" I- I5 D K" X' T% z9 MThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
4 ^. Y- @1 ]! C0 P! Y : Phom ruk koon ( " )6 }1 S _ y% F9 y4 D
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
' j& a: p' \0 h% K : Chun ruk koon ( " )
( h3 Y8 p: J/ v* IThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
$ G2 ~3 m" U" F& U6 Y+ K* _Tswana : Dumela
* \& q& O' q$ j, WTunisian : Ha eh bak
8 r1 ]6 \3 h* Q5 O9 d2 K2 x1 s+ ^" lTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
/ a: s h6 \1 k! sTurkish : Seni seviyorum
, U5 y# P' b; e: s2 X0 y6 S : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
/ ^9 L) g( X9 _+ p8 r( Q (g has a bar on it)
* u. R' q) i' Q+ q4 [Twi : Me dowapaa
6 p |4 L8 `9 h9 i% h: h6 @/ X, x9 S
5 u, R1 A! z0 z) D4 _Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
! ?* P+ Y' J+ d8 R7 q : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)* x0 Z, c" a( j# ?9 v1 l
: Ja vas kokhaju4 Z/ M7 W2 j6 t
: Ja pokokhav tebe
- r0 l9 u+ I+ d0 W, p6 P : Ja pokokhav vas- [, M% M# m' A u/ L& N
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
. m8 Z0 Q* @! Y : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
6 e) J/ ~+ Y0 [3 N4 Y( h9 G% K+ w* y6 x : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
3 o8 y% `; i9 ? : Kam prem kartahai
, O8 B3 f9 E* b : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:' y( r' d* J0 P5 g5 j! h/ f
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")# F' F4 y1 S9 j8 ]2 U
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
& M% {* V' {) m9 a1 j "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
6 m8 s& H) K) k1 N8 I# R2 m% Y+ t in bath)
- k( A* c3 e" z, o9 C! D5 F* R+ k6 b% B ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
2 D4 U/ v, o+ Q6 Q4 Z" p) Q' a* q& s9 R
Vai : Na lia8 y( I( V4 A: w! y) U
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg
2 f ~4 q4 u1 O4 u) j6 T3 I9 ?Vietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)2 a9 O( F9 {4 U2 D( X1 C/ ~7 c
: Em ye猽 anh (female to male)
% n5 ^4 E! k1 a7 D7 w : Toi yeu em# @: T- f0 ^1 q: }" M" V
Volapa"k : La"fob oli
# @1 I4 o% u0 e7 G: i$ L3 l1 A# }Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha2 Z8 A4 s; U0 x6 x7 z
* c: x& H& u2 l0 T0 PWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di T/ ^3 ?0 A, ?4 B
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi), q. {1 T$ I! W# S5 j
Wolof : Da ma la nope) }" ] ^2 I! ~
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
' ?9 U) S( V8 n) S/ W! n
! u; k5 P: x+ [Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
% f5 B& z" \5 O" Z1 B& q : Ich libe dich3 r8 C, m' N+ X4 N5 S
: Ich han dich lib! q I8 h0 Y$ P% E; w
: Kh'hob dikh lib: H, Q# k& k3 O/ H& U( Z0 @
: Kh'ob dikh holt
! C9 w+ r' l9 U% i3 W; a : Ikh bin in dir farlibt
% d( v$ m0 P" D7 Q2 |+ e; b/ ]Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
2 E3 }& J- `; b4 \' ? : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which1 G1 Y; f. o0 N
lovers can also feel; it' B* H' F. j1 m4 K9 b5 ?1 I+ @( S. I
indicates more a desire to
/ \6 {8 _- Y6 E) y3 l8 ? spoil and protect the other' W! x5 B9 I/ B( p- t% a
person)
! q& ?& S" B+ i- U0 ?- B7 AYugoslavian : Ja te volim' z: A/ l. b% H2 t
! z- L" J1 T) {: W# e" tZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
7 X4 R' T# }1 R; NZulu : Mena tanda wena2 p( S6 t9 \: ? L% G# e* m
: Ngiyakuthanda!
' i6 p3 A, P W3 J5 o1 G2 nZuni : Tom ho' ichema; G# y6 K* R: T
- \' C% z- O, z. F8 [8 E( w7 Q; r
# P5 u% P, {& @/ @4 b2 Y& t& c. G9 O$ Z2 @/ G8 V
Explanation of Languages
, c8 h# w. H* e. r* a8 P1 }) E------------------------' ~$ q+ I7 |. ?7 \( c
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa
6 m; L" `+ j: n$ e/ x! @+ B& [Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
7 q: A: T1 a8 B' `4 V8 oAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak4 L' y3 g9 D' G( m0 Y1 J2 m. }
like Germans)8 H, `2 K; V' Z6 |% F! H c
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of* e% u2 U/ j; T0 S5 o4 n+ w
over 80 languages spoken there.0 l- R! U" L2 |7 l6 O d% X$ A
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
6 I: l/ b# q. [ U+ K: p8 | states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
G% r$ y: ?' A+ T6 \. i! K Canadian to Mexican borders
' R5 [' R- E$ Z* y: jArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including( |" B: D! l |1 S& S. w
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
! o* c: Z/ t9 h o, T" R Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
7 s" y$ V2 `3 P) Y8 v- | the region of Palestine.
! U2 `' g3 c# m) hAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of/ O- V- x4 |. Q' q9 L$ H
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language5 {$ n% J7 ?- Y9 ]! T& ?
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
. h+ X1 I" m4 i+ a+ @Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
% q: E' h, w- G. EBassa -> language spoken in Africa
6 A% ^. Q3 ?2 A/ t, x0 s2 A. ]Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of2 N0 S+ [ g- @! t8 W% M. i
Indonesia2 }0 D, J9 ^3 Z) }* k& A
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
" ]! _ E2 i) U# k: H Germany (actually a German dialect)( F: D- t! r! W3 x0 G) f$ q8 b1 ]
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa& Q" q/ T1 m3 |
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,9 ]; u! z2 o# j, D9 {% J/ O
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh: C: C) N) }" m' m" }% e0 S7 D
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines6 g( X+ b* x3 P; k" F% M& N
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
9 S! M% ^! b* y' E) Q It is 'read' by touch.3 D- Z5 n( _. z0 E
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from' g- _% I. j& }/ x) s
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
$ g8 I5 |1 t$ K Acadia is in an Atlantic province.+ U0 i0 z0 _6 u7 i+ R! H& P
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
$ U4 |! M1 i3 r+ G o4 fCherokee -> North American Indian tribe
/ R3 E# G( c CCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
. ^+ ^! \1 r/ Y; ^, m/ I Nation- Y! b, O p" ~8 | h
Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa3 R X/ v, U+ B$ Z6 D
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
6 S* j. I( P4 ^0 p/ JCreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is0 ~, j5 H7 N& I- k+ l) x
basicly French with a little English and German.
* u5 m. u0 G+ m7 m* [$ p9 gDusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest. X( Z. l" N" ]6 r/ V
in North Borneo/ W7 ~7 U v6 y8 [# @
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces* s6 \9 E+ Z- g8 U& }1 s5 K% x1 O6 s
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and% e# t9 N% a7 m! Z
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium, [6 _8 n7 F% e4 s
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
1 S' [! ~9 w ~6 N3 V4 }Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in& b9 X: U7 a S/ {/ Z$ A4 U! k
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called' s9 e. [6 t O9 {6 `1 I
Persian.
O1 N9 J) z% W( F3 u* B% PFranconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or7 ]/ a, ]) }" |! j y
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
2 P: d) }. o5 d V6 S1 \& ]( f: \ around Nuremberg8 G/ e5 b- f$ M5 M y- [( [
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces
8 i* { _# T7 G" T of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-' J% c9 L+ X6 \+ R
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
5 R# G! I" T) r9 u) EFriesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern/ m4 ~% D8 t' R- X# c j0 A
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark4 }# V# g4 ?7 E9 c# f
(mainly west coast)8 | y" {) q% V, k% o! \. }2 {4 |
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
b" M9 u- n) U$ H) bGronings -> Dutch dialect
/ } d, S/ Y# z! o& }Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay. u3 \/ b2 F( G! @
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
) D1 I! P$ h4 r Pakistan
, V2 V2 U. ~* UHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria7 _$ S0 \/ w: `/ y( i5 E0 C" v
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
3 S: ~+ t% j! z+ IHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
" j1 L) t; t9 A/ KHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
3 \; L" c% K4 ]1 ^! h4 OHopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
4 H5 ]" P; C& GIbaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot" y; U0 z1 w! e# w! I) b
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
" H* H- L2 N& ]1 WIlocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines5 U5 W! j {0 Z' c, G1 y
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
5 V! F- K/ g, y5 N/ I. _; b- B circa 1940.5 M) ?% B- a" t9 M& c" E
Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot5 P3 J3 j( w2 N" q4 t$ [
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
/ r1 G1 K( N) K0 ?$ EKannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,2 S9 }% b% k* o9 }2 O% N5 p
southern India; D) F0 ]' a! S! F0 h0 X
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
l* E5 X1 ?$ r+ s+ T% I+ AKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
+ G# @# X8 T, r is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is% D6 I6 Y5 q' A! S
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.: g. t9 X; Z7 ~8 K0 E0 z( r
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
7 }/ c5 N5 o" d; CLao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people5 {8 \3 a- O5 h! A5 j% i0 d
living in northern Thailand
" R/ j y, K% aLuo -> language spoken in Kenya8 `6 T! e- V! Q2 e R; K
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas. i) W- j2 g9 _. C
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.# A' ]( T, K3 Z* Q
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
& w, ~* b. _+ V8 {/ [2 A% h& F German.1 P" F' i. f0 i( {+ ?$ ] ~. c
Maa -> language spoken in Africa" s: H$ ?' @" a2 r1 S7 l) C+ s
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
/ m4 [) v' r" T% s" o9 }5 OMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
' M! N, a& A' {5 w' p% F3 \ in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
' o4 ?' D- O& d 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
# ?$ b( q$ y5 C5 s8 a: G and Italian mostly.
/ i0 n" S5 g6 b Z4 j+ iMarathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
( e: I% {8 v1 [# m, s- s (Bombay is the capital city)! F5 C! q, n4 \- P* m3 g% k
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands2 b8 i% `0 b' c. y# L
Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of# l I5 q) H& m/ _# K5 w
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)3 Z* O+ w+ H( P7 S! S
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei). c4 U M: [5 d- T
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
% _3 i) v: O- [3 z' BNavaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)7 o+ A+ U+ f9 a; N, z
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
; {5 b7 r1 j- BNyanja -> language spoken in Africa! F6 x4 H8 V! C; f
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba% L, V* j: ]; B* \. L0 p" W4 c
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people- Y+ Z! j$ Q' P$ h3 j% @4 R
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
+ D9 O% s! L0 c/ k; ZQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
0 n' T" `- W6 f- O; dQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
( o; k; C5 g2 E* O books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".+ {1 }4 L0 r+ L0 @) y3 c
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe3 i- ` @/ M- p2 ~6 S# h+ h' `
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
4 @8 U+ I( j! ^7 N3 e4 j; G Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.9 ~" R3 m% k' m4 k! A$ a
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest); [+ u# w$ H5 G8 ]
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
$ S+ J2 T+ S+ t$ S3 a Africa
* U+ k- }. z/ \+ u# S3 O; gTagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
" @( F6 }& m3 M8 |, F0 a" S+ F$ S$ CTamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,+ }3 w1 |/ K4 q
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people)," J' w, e* R" J5 \
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
8 e A! B4 K! `$ t _* u7 d% iTelugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
% x" d/ i6 H6 @- C5 ^ (eleventh most spoken language in the world)
( [9 o4 l7 C; z! rTswana -> language spoken in Africa
. P2 t" S! v7 f7 d2 o: k. @Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti." k- _+ t# W, Y: {
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
) V) d& S; H. Q; ?: m6 QVai -> language spoken in Africa
9 ~8 s: D4 ~5 p; [& ]4 |1 KVdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
4 h# }2 B8 n# y5 H region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska5 G/ j F/ H4 P' w9 w
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern( a( p3 p+ P. r" Y3 f3 \& a
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
+ J7 u$ A) d8 t around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
: c" G X- Q4 }. k 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
- C/ x% B$ x8 P& H6 | language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian5 u0 G! S" \4 a; D& P
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian& q7 g; {4 k9 e) ?9 r1 ?
people who went there to work as engineers in the$ V3 w, F2 J5 y6 H
mining industry during the 17th century.
( O: D; {- V" z7 C5 T! R5 SVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,9 k( C, o0 ?7 o$ ]1 r) }* I
circa 1880.
$ a/ `4 N0 j2 _8 G% JVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from/ S# b* D6 m% c1 i
the planet Vulcan7 l+ `) v% b% S+ V
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used# q$ v z Y& w" f! y
French dialect with certain German influences
" [9 H: v Y! k6 a, \/ D$ ~ spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,9 ]- i7 s; _" o2 J2 G# `- N3 L
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of/ d0 }8 D& l P7 E& \' I1 p
the Walloons), Belgium
& u8 e# R( G! Q& q8 e# ]7 EWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people/ y" K }0 l y8 K
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan3 I& M- Y3 F/ d' K$ p" l
peninsula in Mexico
+ u1 {' C s' g( ?, {Zazi -> Kurdic dialect; s; |2 Y4 s% o
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe/ y6 E* w: N! K# g
! s8 P* h# a" U: t2 A0 I1 b5 c9 v6 F+ W7 I' p
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)+ _' P) F0 H5 L% n7 e) P
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132) g# Z+ [+ }3 c6 U& K9 U6 t" i
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)/ B6 X& Q( I8 E$ G0 O
e? -> ?above e
( z2 I$ H5 P- @6 k1 Ue' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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