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"I LOVE YOU" in:5 P5 w3 X9 v0 s8 j* Q9 M0 V( ?5 K
: A7 D. T/ z0 ^% `* KAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
0 v( r' w$ v% y : Ek het jou lief* V2 @* U0 u: j6 E1 }1 l3 F
Albanian : Te dua
6 Z0 G9 S7 @3 D' K; T. L. o : Te dashuroj& h% c$ }7 b+ P4 i" B( f( ?
: Ti je zemra ime! P* R G' u- H: D- f$ x
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
& E; p3 L$ a. ~' w8 I, ^Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
9 ~ D1 I$ `! PAmharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou$ o7 M- j3 {/ d N i
: Afekrischalehou- q- Q: t& P9 e* t% W |
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
: v& ~0 w2 X: F+ h: A : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)# }1 a6 k# _$ z# y- Z
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)& F; g, B( k" x- _
: __ ( )% S* G& g/ E: J% x/ `
: ( ) |__|
3 D; m6 t% _: E; f( `+ C : |__| __ __ | |
3 S. W" }* |+ m+ b T : | |( )( )|__| __
4 \3 v; u# Y" y7 Q : |__||__||__|| | / )
- p) ?0 i- U. q8 j% Y6 M& z0 d) \" K2 G : | (__)(__) | / /; S. q$ `& _/ F# l) V5 L9 Z
: | |/ /
$ S; c/ Z9 z0 }7 H; d3 { : | / /8 q. Y% G- C. m5 u8 h, ]/ Z
: \ /$ T% e$ Z% m& ^/ G6 a/ S* i
Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like- F$ T2 L8 h+ j3 L
French, '~n' as in French: P7 U P, Q- C/ U) z! Y
'salon'). N) o$ ~9 |# e
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
" R' W* g( X, y' P" O : Ohiboki (male to female)1 a( d `8 p/ l+ z2 p. H! ~" l
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
) c, O$ q( _) W. f4 L or two females)' \+ g4 F- _2 t) K7 S0 d
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females
7 @; |* b* S4 M$ @" g to female)
) R9 ]4 ?6 N- l6 h" M : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
9 h$ }6 c+ g" K/ i1 @( _, h : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two( s. H: @/ `5 y3 R' j) h
males or two females)
2 V! d& ?6 C4 ]; O! X [ : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more1 g4 v+ m3 ? C, G! n
than two males)
- N: V$ w: G( \+ t$ T7 I* F : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more j7 M8 N h1 U' r! j0 \
than two females)
3 W: N' N6 Z/ \! S) K' ZArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)2 i) d) s4 h- q) a h; `
: Ooheboka (female to male)
8 U# D$ X; G4 d a( d8 S8 z0 [Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)6 w2 Q7 p+ H8 x U( }( ^
: Ana behibek (male to female)/ J# e! y! ?- I2 o
: Ahebich (male to female)4 ?1 v/ M/ ^$ C
: Ahebik (female to male)
! h( ~3 D% f; O4 O, X : Ana ahebik/ f9 { R. @. Q0 x" X9 A, l. W
: Ib'n hebbak
' [. f* C" t, p* [& M6 V : Ana ba-heb-bak
, c4 @4 }4 z7 P$ _+ \ : Bahibak (female to male)
9 k5 r% F7 a$ m : Bahibik (male to female)
$ ^0 X1 |& V$ N O2 b' f : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)# u; J7 y3 |- [( S5 C% s! X
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)& G D' m. A4 ?; O
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
* ` \6 C% D9 @6 W2 f than one male)
# b6 q4 m4 R3 l- }: @ m* c0 m : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
9 e6 i& b5 o! o( g, X+ IArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek/ I( a5 Z7 U, z- J
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
# O* M: b, ^. t+ W3 j' fAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo) W% w, x9 y! D* \- T4 s
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau( N( U6 I, {4 L ~& v6 |
4 h% r- ?3 K* a% p. SBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
. m5 |5 w0 F4 H; NBasque : Maite zaitut$ X! A3 u) K! u" J+ J
: Nere maitea ("My love.")
" n. F( t) J( ZBassa : Mengweswe
( ?- h$ `: q5 s7 m1 w GBatak : Holong rohangku di ho. ~9 h) w8 D. j' F5 J
Bemba : Ndikufuna# i( i+ Z# G4 y& w! u! l
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
# Y( M t7 O) H, a" s : Ami tomay bhalobashi- O: S2 l0 U( `1 _9 y3 U0 P
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
) n3 X+ x! J( }/ D" YBerber : Lakh tirikh
" |! u9 L( G" j& dBicol : Namumutan ta ka
) u- Z7 P/ X+ ^% ^6 w, p6 ?! XBolivian Quechua : Qanta munani0 O7 L# O- X* a* h
Bosnian : Volim te8 V a5 h3 O/ D1 J7 D
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;% J0 P0 P0 m9 I6 _% v. r" f
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
8 }+ b, R% l6 U; ]1 k1 v- Z : Amo te+ j- X: |# j6 D
Bulgarian : Obicham te1 u. L* }1 H& _) x
: As te obeicham( l3 K" c/ j% J1 U; l6 E
: As te obicham" e4 Q6 F B/ n0 G& n
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")* I5 m+ m5 A9 t- H8 t, k
Burmese : Chit pa de
8 v( z; }- ]; r! ]' y, k: f4 ^% i% u
Cajun : Mi aime jou
4 I: E) K ~6 \$ c( Y" @Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
" h: y) T* B, Q& {2 F& v! X$ x. R : Bon sro lanh oon
) }& p( O* q, Q- a: M0 XCanadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)8 S' L. l5 _+ k* x! q& {8 C
: Je t'aime ("I like you")9 @- }) p* R' b) O, A$ }
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
; e! D9 c' K6 k1 m, n d4 I5 cCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)5 e( A% b- |; f; j
: T'estim (Mallorcan)& {. N/ m% T4 t( w# P
: T'estime (Valencian)5 m) F1 J* u8 d' W
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")& X3 ?, ?6 G# I# E& c
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw$ o1 r! p1 Z2 L- x# g# G
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
/ ^; s8 o& k/ pCherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi0 \+ G! M9 q! U9 m$ E4 C0 \3 ?7 W1 p
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
! S% i! O$ m$ Q* G$ ?9 QChichewa : Ndimakukonda* L. }" e; i. ^1 T
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)/ I h6 L; B4 U" R$ _! J2 F' u0 w
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)# L! P- G; l( o+ m. U6 I+ W
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
: z2 I7 Z% F& M : Wo oi ney ( " )/ f( o0 a, {4 [- [
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)1 u) f! ~2 Z& G( R
: Ngai on ni ( " )0 f Z K! Y( A/ g' B$ {
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)$ ^# Y) a. c q! \5 m, t
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)0 m8 L- \! P# F9 q3 [; @
: Wo ie ni ( " )
* |+ D7 s2 p# t$ v : Wuo ai nee ( " )
$ Z- s7 T) A3 X : Wo ay ni ( " )
& s# w) n9 \( v, H : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
7 X7 U4 s, a4 h4 s* H" j [7 B; J : Ngo ai nong (Wu)
, z; h' s1 `! ^; ?Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)# b/ {* ~! X N: w1 K8 w
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)
7 a# m) f& O4 Q4 a/ K9 w/ J$ P$ _Creol : Mi aime jou/ v; b1 ~& ~$ _ R* s( U
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)- i( b* J, F! [, h: B/ F
: Volim te (used in common speech)
- p3 M+ n) \8 q, q- Y6 f* zCroatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
( p# G8 A. g( L a7 X : Volim vas (used in common speech)
7 K4 F; e" q3 y : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",& a, F" {' S, x
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in5 R. C, D6 W% U, t
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
8 [3 r! k( w4 \: b4 bCroatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
7 p5 V, j1 K* h# v+ oCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead6 Y0 }7 M5 @2 l, s7 a7 \
on top of the 'e' in te, which is
/ P B8 E! A/ l S# o pronounced 'ye')
* C% K) l# C9 C% o- N# O) R : Miluju te! (colloquial form)
$ N* ~ q; s/ J" l : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like$ D3 W; u, e2 D }- x
you (very much)", often& ]1 M( R# v# q
used and prefered)
# B) ?% g4 p' v/ ^0 p5 ?) S; T : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)- a! E& n8 H4 D' `3 a, B
( _1 |- K! p& x9 rDanish : Jeg elsker dig
0 r+ p9 K3 u# @$ w0 P( c: KDusun : Siuhang oku dia
1 \& K0 \* d9 D! o2 m. C [& G" ADutch : Ik hou van je8 G m1 D; |' S8 l* [- L, n
: Ik hou van jou+ Y+ P9 s o/ ~: o; ?
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned). `5 [1 p, g+ V
: Ik bemin jou ( " )4 }' m9 I! S$ ?* o7 U! H
: Ik heb je lief ( " )* E2 t3 n) p+ g9 ]4 ~6 J3 [
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")) M- m! Y1 u8 A; ^) O
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )3 [4 K7 K( A" u) s
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
0 {# y# h$ T: d' X/ f4 d$ ] : Ik houd erg veel van je much")/ w4 N$ [' C" Y
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")3 `+ |* O* F& V7 q' f
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )( @# m' {! S4 Q
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
3 t% T" }; p/ o0 o7 p : Ik vind je heel aardig much")
3 j" ]! A. K _) M' @4 P, u : Ik zie je graag
5 \& `, E4 `! \, @1 W6 g : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")/ S0 s7 L! G& z7 O v0 @
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
0 w5 ^. M( [7 q- G! E (the last two are more superficial, thus more. P4 C' S, g- ?# ]+ C% O$ ]* Z" Q7 m
suitable for male to male)5 {8 a" x) ]! a6 G8 S" t7 S3 B" i% ]
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
; n3 \' N8 e+ EEnglish : I love you* i$ }6 B# ?8 t# Y5 Z
: I adore you+ @# _* ^/ o# I
: I love thee (used only in Christian context)
" [3 x% r+ W0 E* DEsperanto : Mi amas vin! O L! J) p2 z: U6 }
Estonian : Mina armastan sind
. u/ ]9 a7 q3 F) w2 m4 N" p : Ma armastan sind, m" R4 D f+ d! i
Ethiopian : Afgreki'
+ F7 s3 w* j |/ D% f. {2 P( l' y7 T& S% M
Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram/ D' \1 l# M" J" L8 X, v
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")8 k# I; A$ F& E! n+ }3 P* Y
: Asheghetam
9 B0 A0 t$ B2 K+ @. c5 k. v : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
" ~) k# t# l" t. h5 R* ^. D : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you"). V, A3 Q8 d3 A7 o
Filipino : Mahal ka ta" V, `9 @6 p3 z
: Iniibig kita
) b1 C I# q4 j4 J( U/ u+ S2 h A& p3 G; A : Mahal kita$ C9 h8 k' g, L* ~ U$ c5 Y3 S
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua
( Y* i; L) e) X' c% D2 U% J : Rakastan sinua Z+ g& u. q; F& G( |& ^) U: t
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
" I" X6 ]+ ?# s2 V! H; |6 x6 u4 d8 F. RFinnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
$ l" [4 X8 F( z6 S$ G1 K6 Q8 a( l5 C : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
( S+ F, E$ c1 [5 MFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you"), F6 n4 F( S& L6 S" b( w
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
& i* d& a; N% } between lovers)
5 i) T/ k: O+ `- x, _ : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends' Q. y( s) v" Y) O3 h, B; _; z- {8 x9 j
and family, not for lovers)
$ I- D$ j2 e# I! }( a. ^French (formal) : Je vous aime
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$ Y7 Q1 @" M! {" }/ IGaelic : Ta gra agam ort
2 L% G- Z1 I$ \* w( i$ S- b I : Moo graugh hoo, g* U. y9 U4 q, l4 C0 d
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)& N) d$ v, x ~; Q: ~
German : Ich liebe dich3 y! K+ q1 c5 t- K+ [5 B
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and- N; n/ j# y! |, Z1 F, e, d
conservative)
. x6 ^0 L6 J) w* Q' f& n) J3 UGerman dialects:) [# E. m3 X2 A! X+ r, r
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern/ c! \( s% A' s! u6 F6 z
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a"): L: b; V0 ]: ]8 ^
: I lieb di
- g4 d2 S/ O+ x% p6 p% F* nBerlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)9 h& V4 Z; _ `
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
. P- {1 ~7 b) h8 ]; ~Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di& Z4 L- d: g. l- ^0 D
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!0 `8 n" k8 |0 ~, l9 N9 J" l
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai, a4 q4 X# V2 K8 k* Z- h- I3 ?
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a
& E6 e# L2 ~8 p0 `# E relationship)
. o5 d$ q. Y# b6 N& @- t : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
: P3 ?7 }7 z% P5 s* [) e) m% h7 _ ment as a compliment, not litterally)
6 e! d0 J! D' f: c, C/ B+ } (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",) j1 Z5 E+ \& [6 F) g+ K3 J
a Franke would never say "I love you")" D+ o, T4 M: @
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)- d- a5 l O( G5 {
: Ik hald fan dei0 A- N1 u9 f- X$ h- u6 G, ]
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb% R/ `9 c! f5 L3 k* @
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
+ W" j9 W$ f: j( Q6 H2 JSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb# C( o1 M% ?( t' L
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
" a5 E) O" a) K5 vSwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
! o2 s: ~, U% x2 ~! \6 n% u- aSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn/ O0 {" e; v0 G6 S# p
(Schweizerdeutsch)9 n. F5 R! q: D+ i9 h
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di# q, C# G! ]7 }% C; t% c$ x+ G
(Vorarlbergerisch)5 P+ P3 _, b" Q8 {
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower9 Z6 |* @2 {; n
case 'gamma')8 u2 z9 f$ |" o5 a$ {
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
3 A4 p# w+ I) C' l" P3 k0 u. J, k : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)# R( H6 @6 ?# b* N; z
: Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)+ Q% E5 p F5 U" V$ j/ E
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
. l$ [* z' h, e : Se latrevo ("I adore you")% A: C* ~+ o! a# X0 ]- g! b+ ^
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)8 E# A% \& ]# l
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
6 j6 I8 ]" H3 N$ c! w+ IGreenlandic : Asavakit$ a! N% B* M. n: ~1 S! E) c, ?
Gronings : Ik hol van die( X* k9 Q' {3 h0 B0 o" L# M. i
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
( _0 k" k& n, q" i! w: RGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.! }2 k. `6 m% _! G' W/ f) V
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
: K, f6 D" @. e! o. [& j pronounced)
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Hausa : Ina sonki9 w5 T$ h( L$ {6 H6 }, [
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe- B0 j- H% a( h6 v7 W3 x
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
: n; i1 @; @$ u2 O+ U& R4 F: E very much")+ I; _5 M4 G' q9 ?$ d% X' Q
Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)# D" ]" R: j$ u5 q1 z
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
7 K/ E/ Z! h7 Z7 F+ H. f$ I : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)6 n: _6 j b- [4 Y- n, p
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)/ ~7 e9 `& h, `. ?- o, v! }7 }
('kh' pronounced like
# e6 n+ |/ {1 e* q8 x4 B' T1 _ Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
! p0 c* T9 V0 ^( ?5 j m0 {$ } French 'r')0 k5 |! }/ F# q
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
2 T% Q5 d( P# b$ o : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
( O4 V3 l' w- q% p: u6 z : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
. X, }2 B1 w$ ~" h4 j( w : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu. ]: E( S2 F F, ?4 a2 U
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo4 v1 v$ z9 C+ g6 g' F
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
4 G, ]8 F* r& @ C/ W2 ] : Mae tumko peyar kia ?8 r; i: T4 B v8 a( F& Z
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon z) I( g' y( g! G
: Main tumse prem karta hoon
6 ~% Y A: f) T8 }' q4 F : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not( X' L8 v, U" w+ l: W0 {' A
pronounced)! m- Z. c1 y# ]2 c8 z
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
7 E- D2 h; o! B- v0 kHungarian : Szeretlek
1 f f* V' D7 M : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and v- }" b2 D, E+ B4 }' ?1 e" K
no one else")
8 p5 p) z$ e8 T9 U" a6 ^2 M' ] : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,9 H, j" ~) A$ u+ I0 ~- O3 S! n& N
you", a reinforcement)+ O. n6 t x" o {% S
(The above two entries are never heard in
9 A @9 e: E' T6 d7 D- [2 e a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana3 L9 S: l' B+ {- |% N7 r2 k
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you* P0 _( e# ^) [. ^
very much")" |; E- u3 U( g% |
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')' `6 l% W% y6 K* f+ h
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka
: E+ W" [4 t M. S- mIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)( n. T% v* [! u, z/ o2 K4 a
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )
9 M/ O1 N2 ?7 r; Q! n4 p : Saya kasih saudari ( " )
# W. u7 t2 ~9 g7 ]% @+ Y5 E' A : Saja kasih saudari ( " )
# ~$ L$ N7 t6 y$ Z( q+ R! k" i : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)3 q) |- g, h% N2 R, q5 p7 w: F
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )3 T! I7 `: n# B, _
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )
3 J4 P4 p7 K; n( `2 @9 [( wInterglossa : Mi esthe philo tu0 u3 I$ q# u! f; b/ Y" Q
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)% s/ p7 N, f. Y
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)4 |( q! W& l/ W7 [( ?
: Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want. {) p! g/ M' z; P
you", refering to other person's) B$ d- E" c! ?+ d* Z
body)
1 a. N/ F2 p, R0 z6 x* vIrish : Taim i' ngra leat1 m4 W: B- F1 i( u3 ~) Z: f
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
; P) i' f! E, A0 P. ~. E( c# p6 T* p : Aishiteru1 |/ P. _8 { b" ~6 N+ k4 ^3 z. c
: Chuu shiteyo
/ K/ t4 _& M2 A : Ora omee no koto ga suki da
6 C5 x e5 E$ b% z4 r& F) I : Ore wa omae ga suki da! g$ ?( [+ g2 u4 A( B# u5 N7 g* [" v
: Suitonnen5 o* [: r6 C5 ]# _
: Sukiyanen
- s+ I$ o b, }4 o$ y. v) X : Sukiyo/ `8 w k+ z! y; ~" q3 c5 q
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu- @% k8 a/ g5 A9 P0 G
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu5 L1 A" p% R! a+ z# {
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu* @$ J- }6 h9 c1 `
: A-i-shi-te ma-su
1 X, D) A# p8 X. E/ w4 V : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu: M7 N {+ y5 A" e6 ]9 o
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
% T" f9 U5 Z' }( I4 {5 r5 g8 o start, when you are not yet real lovers)( d4 U8 |5 ?# p) t* K6 E
Javanese : Kulo tresno
; C, W, _9 D k. m& j6 P
+ e" k r+ m' }& i, MKankana : Laylaydek sik a
0 M: L9 Z4 W# A2 `+ {: Q" ZKannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene1 D& y( }% f8 F
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
0 r1 X" i3 ?( j8 E8 r4 IKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')6 U" L* q" y2 C+ H, J
Kiswahili : Nakupenda
+ W' q# m0 S7 V/ n7 [$ }7 Y1 c5 `4 G : Nakupenda wewe& M& z: j& C! h" E
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
( ?: _4 o) C4 ]Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved"), \, I J# D5 m; v, \% a% s
: qamuSHa' ("I love you"): W7 a# S0 ]" A1 r5 r) K* O
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
: M- I. w Y# {) ?# a- Y$ C* {; j : qaparHa' ("I like you")& k! |" c8 W" e4 q" O
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
5 O y! I/ H& F8 \7 [3 J (words are often unnecessary as the thought C3 W2 K1 d4 f5 |$ p3 u, T2 C: V
is most often conveyed nonverbally with
8 Y( `+ Z ?) d, M% O/ s special growlings)0 Y; O5 m A! }3 e# c! Q/ M8 z
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")/ ]9 v X* {. [3 w
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)* F9 _4 B, { E+ y& A
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )) M4 ]0 Z0 {; n3 |
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
" b( _4 l+ _' z : Tangsinul
; w5 H: E; }$ W2 d : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
& v$ o$ y. O; k8 V : Dangsinul saranghee yo! D+ R0 i- R5 k. ?3 S8 ]" q
: Saranghee
' \6 B9 i4 |; k! g; {5 x : Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
0 t/ G, X: S7 w. U- }+ \ ~! o : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
3 l4 R- k" I4 n( @9 T# m very much")
; O' {% L5 c0 @' c3 U$ ? : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
2 q9 `& R. O+ p5 T5 Y0 [ you very much")" a. u9 L: B5 S+ R# Q
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")" |0 T* X1 c. y% t; r3 e& Y2 E+ _
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or/ F2 _! r/ x3 ~ D- N
"I love her")
' \5 z6 \* W X! ]) j" b : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
5 K; e6 K9 w7 G7 l much I love him/her")2 M C! \ ]1 L+ J" w7 Q4 `
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda
- B- M( C+ r- M+ J8 Z/ ` : Joahaeyo ("I like you"); Y& ]' y' A7 I" V6 X
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)
& C6 G) X/ c5 V6 a : Saranghapanida (more respectful)
/ ~% e# o! t/ g) G : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
! t0 g! T- t" T( K relationship)% h8 a; f1 O9 A7 m) s0 y
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic) I$ n W0 z( [7 e% L/ K4 \- k
way")8 s B+ k0 `! N$ ^% C. H
Kpele : I walikana
( M: A2 h4 H/ Q! vKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem1 L# n8 L, c6 N8 b% L! f2 j
4 _. M! a" g7 x8 Z! A! K5 o
Lao : Khoi hak jao
+ L4 L A: Q3 w' x: x : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
9 D6 j: j8 G0 j4 B7 L8 |* I : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
$ ^+ r P1 {$ _5 G : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
; ~& Y8 J7 M& F0 w/ o; G/ O but is used for "I love you".)
" Q6 g( A! p& [2 r P( S1 ULatin : Te amo, A* C2 V7 P2 i: e7 U: ~9 p, [2 x
: Vos amo; Q$ N5 J- |% i
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
: v& b9 |- F' w8 j X, X7 t4 vLatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')6 ^9 v- u2 E9 x, w' N7 Z( F
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,0 D1 Y& y" C) j2 s2 j1 M- s
a 'long i'): U, i* b7 {3 ?
: Es milu tevi (less common)
" h5 Y/ F& E1 Q( TLebanese : Bahibak
k9 L# s; @6 D, b) ^* G- k/ sLingala : Nalingi yo6 L% `% g' D3 C' P) @. V
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!4 H" T$ Y$ @' c: k6 w4 ]( s
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
' c6 D: V( n4 `6 ~: Y( j/ E : Ash mir lutavah
. v/ n, T6 y/ _$ ^5 |9 sLojban : Mi do prami
/ X4 Y; Q4 n, Y! k6 ^! G/ y- jLuo : Aheri
' e2 `2 ?; S' BLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r, n8 w; x7 C6 Y( _6 P6 q, F6 r1 B6 ?
7 u* H m8 n9 S% o4 G( s" R6 S
Maa : Ilolenge
( s. q& z1 A {. D4 DMacedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")! p. x% ?. o G% n' L" x5 o% {
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")
) b5 [& s% f, ]7 r& z : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
7 }: k5 \+ Y& @( ]& ? : Pozdrav ("Greetings")
% p& S- }3 X, I: @2 ^2 F! k8 }( KMadrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
! M, n3 o, M2 p( Z0 _8 U4 i- `Maiese : Wa wa
7 L1 ]6 D4 v( ~; o& C, w9 m% ~Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)" Z+ e7 V; E8 M' O3 H
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)6 k" ~' L: C% I4 g- _
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)( t0 C" ^9 B6 N1 q5 W5 T5 g8 w
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
7 @3 a- E, y7 \ ]3 q; B; G : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation); O# A1 A) p9 h1 v6 v3 o
: Saya cintakan awak
/ z7 t8 I1 y1 f: X' x : Aku cinta pada kau
- Q- Q: f! l2 X4 q$ K3 N : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)+ w. |3 Q; d$ ^; q: H" g
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened* s8 ]" Z, q9 ]8 H
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should! H m: K- ~" a9 \: g* r1 \
only be used if you know the person _really_
) E; N% U) W8 G) |; j4 L well). A7 H( j7 o$ a+ h; Y) k1 j$ m* e
: Saya sayang pada mu0 N6 q R" A& K2 [, S. H
: Aku sayangkan engkau
( J/ k6 M* f, |' C5 G* ^ : Saya sayang pada mu1 |; s( \ @: S0 s/ a" ?
: Aku menyintai mu4 {/ k6 V6 ]+ x3 w1 b
: Aku menyayangi mu. z7 v- b( q* l. k
: Aku kasih pada mu
- E8 Y% X" r: [5 h5 x1 b7 L : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
) O" @( ~: l, M" W- `Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu2 s' ?) w5 |8 Q- ^2 v- k% e0 U+ _* M
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu) u- X+ p! S3 W( i$ S
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu6 i4 V5 x/ B! \3 M2 v$ I6 r
Maltese : Jien inhobbok; U" v( ^' K( f# @" m& z- g( S
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
2 g. D" s9 a* {6 S- h : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)7 z1 u H* ~2 u5 a
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
+ c2 s) I1 {% U) U/ M" k+ kMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,: c" \0 U/ G7 O
literally "Love to you, my friend")
% W! d9 U- a! q. L6 [& f- rMohawk : Konoronhkwa
: D, R5 z. A* d% dMokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua' K9 B& X& p H
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
u; K! S. Y, C5 k% Z : Kanhebek (in different cities)* j( t7 [6 v" y* w/ ?
$ p) d) E% F% ?) w D+ INavaho : Ayor anosh'ni8 K# @9 h4 c9 x1 t
Ndebele : Niyakutanda4 B E/ Z& |, `+ ^
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)8 Y! B' G1 d r* T# ?( `
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)$ ^+ }. C% c3 d" r
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly. _3 o" `& Q: @, |
used by upper-class and
3 Z" {1 Z" s' e/ W5 y8 z$ X conservative people)
/ q9 A2 W3 |5 k. E% ]/ u9 c5 n* b1 wNyanja : Ninatemba
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# ?7 D6 k G1 _Op : Op lopveop yopuop/ ]9 T: L9 k8 r, M
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn# X' ?8 h% M6 N3 J. G
& Y* {6 ]0 \6 D5 J6 g5 y; H$ W9 r
Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
Q. L: U. g: Q3 R. Y7 _ : Muje se mu habbat hai2 ]6 u7 n6 c6 l4 V
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
& o/ Q" g. l/ {* S2 MPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
8 |9 K6 o9 X% g* R, ePilipino : Mahal kita
8 G, ~% W$ I3 o. ^0 b: M0 i : Iniibig kita
0 W5 }! N# u8 y) aPolish : Kocham cie
2 N0 A* q4 H, y# F8 Q( y : Kocham ciebie* d2 t+ j% \1 c9 j, A1 x& [4 J9 R
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)$ }1 h" C4 `, {; A) L9 t
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
( m( N0 t/ P Z( m' k M : Amo te
/ t p& M& e s4 PPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
8 O3 U& H5 ?. T8 Z (Pronounced as two words,
: h+ V9 a: e5 i1 w6 X- d- P "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second9 x. d: v% g* l# Q4 _% K/ X
'd' have bars through the stems' P% A/ k$ v$ Y5 j# w( @
indicating affrication, the ':'2 Q! h, x/ N0 p1 p x
indicate minute pauses)
: x- G& a" |, T: G! bPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna( }9 v1 I3 U- l8 G
: Mai taunu pyar karda+ V+ j" B9 n7 c- ?; D
: Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:
& C6 o# u7 b5 F7 A- G. C: X "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
( v6 D. R$ |( Z2 W ' = stressed syllable( j4 F8 e4 Y) R8 F" {! s
Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")2 p) P" R2 w& @' J, o& e
5 H( {/ t; H B3 S; B3 w
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
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Raetoromanisch : Te amo3 h. I$ ]7 a! N2 a r+ G
Romanian : Te iubesc E O& ?0 z% p0 S6 C- e
: Te ador (stronger)
2 a7 \" G5 S; L/ ~; @( _Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)& I2 l1 n4 v( ] t
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)6 a, a" T' V$ A$ W4 b
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
; ]( X: b8 e" j; G/ E7 A. b : Ya lyublyu tyebya
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! u {' Y$ ]) F9 ]Samoan : Ou te alofa outou- @: L$ ^ r$ E, S
: Ou te alofa ia te oe
* a! z& N( w2 B' B& {# y : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
' m& V% f% D% n, @. M, zSanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
" \& n& V! E# Y$ v+ i4 F6 Y% s or art)/ |6 q$ a0 W1 B; q
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
! P) A( z8 t- o9 BSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
* u* r5 Q! C% N7 K( v1 [ : Volim vas (used in common speech)' F& _" Q# L; y6 x4 }( F
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
. K$ o; k' o9 {& R1 r: b6 o 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
1 d; J7 P) t* c3 b Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)9 H0 Z- { S+ Q9 d
Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)7 {6 Y: u! Y# L" U# v9 B
: Volim te (used in common speech)
2 l3 a5 ^$ g# j( m' I4 Z5 k. F* K- uSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)5 h5 r$ J0 y- m8 s5 H" B6 e
Serbocroatian : Volim te- F. g+ L! { e6 F
: Ljubim te
3 J, ~' E) n9 k. w( g$ C, m" { : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)$ F: ^4 ?' s6 D3 Z* e- B4 G! s7 E4 P3 ~
Shona : Ndinokuda) C) P- R$ Q( w% s# _0 ^9 l4 T$ `
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
# M) L# H0 [* S% E, A3 ]7 @3 s+ pSioux : Techihhila
" }9 J. }" W9 ?7 P$ x0 rSlovak : Lubim ta. |9 m& p4 d1 R, p( U$ J! E
Slovene : Ljubim te
: N& ^ W& \4 ?( l, WSpanish : Te amo
- m( ]$ l: ^+ P R/ E, i7 n2 J : Te quiero/ s( C8 _% j1 d
: Te adoro ("I adore you")
- l# B# V% L) U8 L7 {! g : Te deseo ("I desire you")' Q: H9 o) }* H+ I! Y' T8 ?9 I( L
: Me antojis ("I crave you")
/ j1 j" c$ G$ f8 N/ f r y4 @4 MSrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi/ R1 {6 J( E) L, Y9 E
Swahili : Nakupenda
0 }( b( s0 V; o0 K; V2 Q. F : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
; D' G5 @1 {+ \! B. I, q : Ninikupenda
1 k' \/ \$ X2 |5 f9 f! | : Dholu'o: V; y6 W% x {) ~* @, h, A
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')9 N! C+ i) D! ]+ b3 \( ~9 e0 R
Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)4 n; B" x: z4 e
: Bhebbak (female to male)
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' B" j5 Q, m1 z* r. Z9 w& D7 wTagalog : Mahal kita4 G+ S& H7 j- I
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe. g/ B5 f% C# ~$ t, G
: Ua here vau ia oe+ U2 U! `# i5 T4 d. c2 q' V7 B
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren2 W( j* s6 l3 B7 K/ \" x
: Nan unnai kathalikaren5 y( q( H; e! [8 r" O6 T
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
2 ^: ~8 P: J3 A2 {8 v& m7 [ : N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
; u$ Q- W: p4 `# I : Nam vi'rmberem0 [7 c" {$ Q9 s4 w
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu6 Y$ j% a: Y4 K2 M, M' g
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
) ]( ?" [3 ?8 ~3 t( ^: m. N : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
9 h" B- W) p+ m! e6 \Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
* Y+ \: A3 B! n1 P* ^! C : Phom ruk koon ( " )7 G9 J/ }! i3 W& ?( y8 `
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)1 W% f* U. R+ k
: Chun ruk koon ( " )
4 e5 q( e! G! z$ t+ Y: ZThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
. Q5 [7 C$ k6 N2 A6 p9 ZTswana : Dumela
) ~0 x: S; j, z" l( _9 mTunisian : Ha eh bak
4 v! w! _- Z8 J, l P7 CTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
, y- i/ I, T6 r3 c" F0 ~; p' nTurkish : Seni seviyorum
& r3 [2 C' f3 F' u( d : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")- Z6 p# C5 c0 {* d$ W
(g has a bar on it)' ~7 ?) t2 J9 C$ M' P' U' I2 p
Twi : Me dowapaa
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Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
( O" G/ k; q# X# p) b : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)! S G# u+ `& ~* [) i, C
: Ja vas kokhaju& Q$ Y* {8 j/ g% Z7 Y3 `
: Ja pokokhav tebe4 `; j, l, ~+ l9 P- a
: Ja pokokhav vas0 c5 p* k! r" @8 p
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon+ \; s8 `0 b& h/ \# h/ @# F
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai# P2 P6 F0 g9 y4 G8 S8 k
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai2 q4 Q/ A* v( o# j$ s" U
: Kam prem kartahai
" ]5 c1 z$ \8 U' H) I : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:; t; u" ]3 Q1 h
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
) y) U+ i* }- N# T : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
$ O/ i. h, Y9 j! ~- d0 T6 L) f "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as/ ^6 e' s( H0 _9 K
in bath)
- e3 C: ]! s# v% w9 ~ ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold, `( m7 c- W4 `: `
( D% [4 D+ ]$ c
Vai : Na lia
! `& C, {% ?2 d0 OVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg$ @- v& S3 X/ K5 c% w, @# J: g
Vietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)2 E9 O# t7 f- s& q: X9 ^6 x& z
: Em ye猽 anh (female to male)# X* N$ J) K' G9 ^ Z
: Toi yeu em
5 s1 g* J# @/ q1 K& N* z/ aVolapa"k : La"fob oli- M: P m9 ?; C, B j" _+ p
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha- v7 f; n- [# i- {7 h3 {3 i
) s0 d7 a( G8 p- X0 z- ~Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
, m! T, G# u8 ]! E2 m : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
6 H7 F7 s* P: e7 S% q: |Wolof : Da ma la nope
. @: G8 Y3 {% O : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)6 g: @; ]/ p9 O6 \
' m7 x6 v2 i. q! f( ^8 {# W0 zYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
# }( R( `# ?1 m5 g5 l- L : Ich libe dich
+ b+ T9 G) {9 h : Ich han dich lib
& g! k4 B' H. w: o( ` : Kh'hob dikh lib
/ j# J) Y9 j. G: O0 S; \+ E : Kh'ob dikh holt0 ?! |8 \) B9 W H, p* p* y5 G- E
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt3 h* y( k; N& r! @ D5 s6 e
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
/ D" {' d3 v9 L" j# Y : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
2 K% n( @3 Y+ `6 { lovers can also feel; it# b3 Q+ D. m! {3 `- ]- k
indicates more a desire to3 @& H+ M: q7 t) Q8 [1 F
spoil and protect the other, E3 l/ y5 o1 n: [. J0 e
person)6 [' H, R" K3 q, c
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim
+ o' f8 N+ r2 a
: V& K% C9 f6 c( m4 yZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)2 o/ Q- C) s" H$ F1 W8 Q& T; c
Zulu : Mena tanda wena
& k# v0 q- d, G8 Y : Ngiyakuthanda!
$ ~; g( C" P: L, r% P% RZuni : Tom ho' ichema
7 z) c* ]' g7 Y3 ~/ z& J
& b' h/ g! A! C
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7 Q7 I0 h$ ^& M) Q5 `Explanation of Languages$ Q5 t' }, U/ N( B0 |4 A ?* T, H
------------------------4 {% B# M9 R6 w$ n1 r1 N' E$ }; c
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa
; |! H+ c3 q7 K( j4 c7 O/ sAlentejano -> language spoken in Portugal" V- e& u) x0 E1 Q* z; [0 r
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
; U5 F7 t" [, R5 o8 @: i like Germans)
; u/ A& ^2 s- t# I+ _" ~# {Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
( R& ^. L: q5 K7 {# p# E1 K% j& J over 80 languages spoken there.7 s! J3 s5 s) y# L
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains' _4 t8 Q5 k4 l: y
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
$ z4 }* Q4 G* `% V9 g Canadian to Mexican borders
. Y. Z8 m9 N8 I. o2 M! ]& l! U2 EArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including2 I8 }" C" w4 U% C6 l. D! P( `
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,- g; C: C" o8 Q7 r" v# S" y. |+ {
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and" }' }3 s& W8 @; M+ N9 r
the region of Palestine.
O6 V" C3 g) I S V$ t5 g4 NAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
5 p8 J# J$ u: t$ M* P: n2 G* A many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language( z" j; u9 Y' n, @
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.0 X5 Q& E: F' B8 Q, {
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India) n4 X! _, Q& Y4 I. L
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa7 M$ C" g2 V' C: Z0 i
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
) _% v( Z- c% W' w# a Indonesia
* b) b' Q' i U. DBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern, f% B' ]" m2 Y" l, {
Germany (actually a German dialect)
7 w% t; l7 l3 u, `% n$ eBemba -> language spoken in Africa* q* m! c' a( j p3 a; e
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,9 p" |' i* }) q8 X( z
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh
9 H. @1 t* H; M1 E6 }( Q$ ^Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
, H* B! p0 d' q# o) |( l4 KBraille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.) M: F8 Z2 Y& D0 m. @ J) g
It is 'read' by touch." O& @% v1 m& H' G4 ]) Q
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from+ U: \2 o2 [7 n( {9 U, x& t. N
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
d( p# B! t& j4 t' p$ E Acadia is in an Atlantic province., C' I" h9 e) n, C, D. Y0 N
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu. o+ t9 M* j6 s8 j& i! [9 E% L
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe
8 k! y& w* |2 iCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache, @7 m- G% V5 \9 V" Z
Nation; S3 m E- Z, k4 t. ?/ ~$ O
Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
8 i% S4 b F @# K0 yChickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)2 S. i9 U0 V- l7 d) w( L& d
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
; f c; ^# z+ W+ O basicly French with a little English and German.1 j' h: y" y4 s& Y$ f
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest V) t) q! l3 c% E' P: c% e
in North Borneo
; d$ W+ y4 a( h3 tDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces- A* j9 }4 _2 A
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and# {, J4 q$ ~3 V$ l
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium3 P" V- w7 Y$ G2 O. U2 j( G
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
6 g2 c# c0 k7 y6 T# l" r) AFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
4 Y3 B* R0 Y( {4 n7 e Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called- ]+ C$ y( S" Q) Z& ~0 m
Persian.; i& c: y u, V+ v1 M
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or6 l3 }& @3 w% z% Y! A
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
l. I i7 ?1 {0 Q/ k, |6 m around Nuremberg
! _( ?2 }. l8 wFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces: w# w2 D+ N# p) O) G. i3 ^
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-9 d: b2 k9 {( |5 m# c$ T. G1 X
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium. E3 W& D( h3 J* m- O% O c
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
2 D: d; W! Q i D7 o+ F Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
7 k; r3 J" i9 | (mainly west coast)- e* T3 v, @4 v3 a* E
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
* t5 U) G9 w8 a C8 e: zGronings -> Dutch dialect |" s; s6 c: u
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
, A* W) A- [) I5 eGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and* R8 a' s# ?% v- l* n
Pakistan
6 F$ w p. V% I% _2 d5 [: }Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
9 w' T x# L; q, i! nHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
1 x- x, y# j: ]Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
: E3 J& m y v$ BHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India* Q" R+ ~1 s) }1 @
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
5 z7 x0 A5 S: hIbaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot) y# W- S& O$ j
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
7 P: ^8 Z5 b( k( X; U k- g) T% RIlocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
5 V$ v. M5 A" a- N- j0 A, v# zInterglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
2 i. ?, [# y. O$ j8 D# p circa 1940.& f& ]- z( x2 {5 }
Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
' [1 K- T) S b5 Q" {) Q2 q natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's. c; I. ^/ E& n% c0 {$ m. a, @' d
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
: r. b1 v+ ?! Y/ `+ l1 l1 o) q southern India0 } d( a$ T1 @$ Z" ^ E" o# L
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa' Z k7 t2 g" @1 t, H3 u( z+ k
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language0 G3 T% _& `; k+ q& ^0 p
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
. a+ d$ a, k" B R3 Z( Y/ X Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.( y2 C* s; g' t/ L
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa2 W2 ?: g/ ?+ q; M0 p% n6 [0 B0 ]* y
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
$ Y: D2 D6 W# x living in northern Thailand
) y$ v% m' L, s! L9 |* [, t* XLuo -> language spoken in Kenya
& [- O) c* z" S$ F" j5 qLuxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
! _1 L3 C/ Y( O; C in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.) v8 w! r: N, X
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
+ H D0 D2 s8 Q- ?8 O. y German.
3 o5 E( F* y: ^3 vMaa -> language spoken in Africa
- p) v8 k8 |6 RMalayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
7 D( G4 R* c2 s# H i0 kMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island$ x5 _2 Y3 z5 [$ `6 c1 K5 M
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
8 ~8 |& f' u8 [! n: K6 p/ {8 _ 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic. P0 Z- S n" y$ ^. k! H% V
and Italian mostly.
$ H# L' O+ t3 K: q4 n& }1 r3 q9 vMarathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
$ \3 `4 w; B& s (Bombay is the capital city)
2 _) O9 E [9 U* ]8 BMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands9 ~" C" p8 N: A/ ?# R
Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of% q) B: \8 A/ j
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
3 y) m- V; j l0 v B' \; XMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei) Y& Y9 G6 |/ U# ?. i2 r3 t0 E
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa- i* \( J6 n) b* G0 J
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest). l9 V% W; v# L% H3 B
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
2 O3 e6 U( X% g7 h" w! Z2 }Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa
% K2 o; h8 A6 [Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
* V3 Q9 b1 b3 E" b0 v' l1 s: ~7 `Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people
' ]% U1 Z2 @& i8 k7 x0 FPunjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
. |9 i& U3 }" S: h5 iQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)1 k. a* ?' y: T! r9 ? q! D
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his8 e3 t$ F; f! i+ j9 N4 D
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
5 ]# r$ v) Y& A2 xShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
( Z V3 f5 l: l3 v' kSinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of# |$ g; Z6 R, w9 E
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon., S) I" c [: T9 A& g
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)3 y' v# P1 G8 r8 q7 r$ D6 c
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
7 V" h5 m! j) j8 f7 r Africa
. C& o; X6 Y% _; z" k5 YTagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines/ }0 G. y" U; s; Z) o/ j( a
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
4 ~; D9 }7 L; ~8 A/ a& O and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),0 J; |& o Z% `0 c5 A/ O2 c
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus" {4 @; A; }+ ?& n6 f" e
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
. ^# m, U! o1 j* _ (eleventh most spoken language in the world)
2 P5 K5 w2 r- }$ S5 S qTswana -> language spoken in Africa
. j: E2 _8 ~9 R4 a, bTwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
, B, w$ N" h$ u$ L0 _* vUrdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India+ ^% g, j7 X4 O/ s" K5 W5 t4 [3 ]" C
Vai -> language spoken in Africa
G$ G( x" }0 j- J- z3 D K) n' sVdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,+ d5 Q- b3 @7 \. A2 `+ |; `7 U, ~3 h; M
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
9 \/ ]* ]( D. R8 R! `+ y9 w. a7 ? language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
; W. K1 d# ^1 I/ q/ y up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland& N% [6 i% N( t3 Q+ \
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
2 S! O1 F5 [1 p% V, H 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
! s# ^+ A0 V$ e$ V5 l language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian1 z U8 Y+ b# Q' j! }
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian+ _; @5 @/ E6 o9 @9 I( \! f; x# j
people who went there to work as engineers in the# @0 k5 D7 g p" S
mining industry during the 17th century.
0 M0 W2 E, n2 g+ X- Q8 @1 F' k3 tVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
6 I$ ^8 J5 n/ ~# k5 s circa 1880.
2 B* O' x$ j; i4 `7 J; y. B2 XVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
. k6 z; X/ n- _7 F J+ Q the planet Vulcan N" [! b7 n1 M2 `7 P4 p0 I
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
! I, T+ m+ \, R0 T# G# z! M French dialect with certain German influences8 j, W1 y8 A( A, e
spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
. c$ k5 z" \7 | Q# R7 Z Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
0 z F2 T- [/ g2 S4 w3 H( g4 |* C! y the Walloons), Belgium* z5 p" O7 A2 P; q' K4 z# L+ d8 H; Q
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people- a; }& f+ j# r+ u3 N7 x
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
7 `; P& p2 B" ?" e( x3 Z+ Q peninsula in Mexico, s# r; {3 `8 ?( z) z b' q% l
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect
( E8 s) D. W2 v! D( c$ _Zuni -> North American Indian tribe& c( G* M2 a" p+ C4 d$ K! ?/ y
+ m- z0 n( K. U4 B; _: r' e
* o0 |+ i* [% @1 u: v2 z' Aa' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
1 a; |0 i- s& z0 Ea" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
( D1 l* w/ U k" b; i9 c) p& ca? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
+ {, f2 M9 k" V4 V7 G$ he? -> ?above e6 h1 c# b/ {* z# f
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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