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"I LOVE YOU" in:6 O/ i: c9 K+ |' m' l+ F# _5 }* A
! f$ K' S+ o5 m3 M) M% uAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou! J# M0 `6 z+ G, z0 m
: Ek het jou lief
3 }. H# v# J9 t; ?1 k8 X7 mAlbanian : Te dua" U3 ~ ]- P3 |0 W, T
: Te dashuroj
- B5 I& o2 ~' k : Ti je zemra ime) T( p" w' i8 W& X/ K
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
8 r9 k' o7 Q1 b# H2 LAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear. c; L0 c. p( x2 R
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou+ w/ ?4 F. p- f) V. R
: Afekrischalehou' Z& e" c, \+ D, v3 k7 l/ R
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)/ H0 ^; D% X2 m5 c% u% f o4 Y; }
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)( X3 L# ~0 d7 R, g
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
% R! C3 n0 o$ J" r : __ ( )( {9 m& o# c @! u) r) n; ?1 q+ K
: ( ) |__|
+ ^* A# _8 E/ P% Y# s, q : |__| __ __ | |
3 k. q% \1 B& _, W- b : | |( )( )|__| __
6 R4 Y8 q" m0 l4 v1 \' Z% @" z : |__||__||__|| | / )
# N+ @4 o$ h7 A' |2 M/ } r0 j : | (__)(__) | / / Z5 |# W' |4 M9 t0 Y
: | |/ /7 X8 k, A8 s. P3 l
: | / /
% f' L0 y# U' ]) m : \ /' P% i9 H* D/ r: k$ r
Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
1 X- }2 r: l2 u5 k5 m French, '~n' as in French9 q. \9 X7 E) [' v
'salon')9 g6 Z1 F7 ^* |: G" [$ a1 l2 g+ Z" |
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
( m& M+ z6 }9 f+ T9 P& s : Ohiboki (male to female)" J( d3 _3 P6 j
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males u9 d- i9 P, ]9 [5 V8 w
or two females)
@* \, ^7 n) B1 n6 j : Nohiboke (more than one male or females
% a/ `$ t6 |1 S! L" S% p to female)0 ?% }$ Z5 X8 Z1 J6 s: q+ J
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
6 b9 X3 V% G1 y : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two' f4 W# n( C* L7 D% C
males or two females)
. q- z4 O7 W, m: p; I : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more4 F8 o+ L8 C. q; v) q8 y. \6 M
than two males)
& @' L% k9 m/ p : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
A; ]6 Z: t8 { {- }" p+ B than two females) R2 O+ e3 t+ H+ ~% h
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
& }+ a5 E1 T, i( |0 c# v6 r : Ooheboka (female to male)0 G" S2 Z3 _+ T$ P" T4 I4 c- L
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male): r$ [( C' r% `9 h, u, }# f) u
: Ana behibek (male to female)
7 Q# e. E% t) |6 i6 A% G% S : Ahebich (male to female)' U0 ^8 o2 V1 A/ {
: Ahebik (female to male)
6 n" @/ T; J* Q- m) v : Ana ahebik
# ~- e# H! _6 i/ N4 n* K' A/ \8 o : Ib'n hebbak; P' s( F4 V; _! b, {+ @
: Ana ba-heb-bak
5 ~& w7 s5 i5 [% N+ U/ B- I : Bahibak (female to male)
) [* O. V! m, w9 i% i1 d) z3 A : Bahibik (male to female)3 ~8 l% x( [# ?) S
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
" ^& I# p, T! k : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)" j$ k. H) X' h5 Y
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
0 L$ m! g" e: y0 j than one male)% F3 }! a/ Y7 Z# {- S |$ {9 P) f
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
9 ]6 c$ `1 n0 l$ `- @Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek) l' @! \0 l1 B3 [
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem6 Z& K2 {; q; [0 @
Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo7 D* J( D* Q4 F3 f9 x' H; O
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
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7 j9 I7 l, {( [+ _- JBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi7 c2 n9 n0 E# P- [
Basque : Maite zaitut. L8 y* f3 Y6 P( d% p
: Nere maitea ("My love.")
2 r3 i/ U: k& \, mBassa : Mengweswe
/ A5 W. W/ N8 ^0 TBatak : Holong rohangku di ho
8 d& c3 Y2 O( a( oBemba : Ndikufuna" P* c# O" N# }# d) i( p
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi' B1 x A- x7 k! r6 i6 @, R
: Ami tomay bhalobashi E& \+ H' A! B4 [# Q4 F! n
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
& R5 Y$ m5 M% W" D, x) K TBerber : Lakh tirikh
" B7 |* K9 s/ V @( a6 jBicol : Namumutan ta ka* M* `# Y% {0 v9 y, P" Z, o
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani% v2 W& ], D# f& Z6 b
Bosnian : Volim te
& a: R0 n& `; ^4 Y1 D+ ^Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
1 z; g. @) j" n: o1 hBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
+ I, Q1 C/ c9 W& q/ t : Amo te
7 y7 ~) l4 R. a! i" hBulgarian : Obicham te
9 n, D6 K @ Z k : As te obeicham
0 @3 p8 @+ P: E! N : As te obicham
" f# U* L( g8 } : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")8 g3 a' n- E3 @5 I* |8 K% m, b
Burmese : Chit pa de4 s! i! y. w9 d! o
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Cajun : Mi aime jou( O) X( a' K5 Y5 P. r- ]
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
2 F2 D2 m7 p9 w* K : Bon sro lanh oon
$ q) Y8 T4 S4 U6 M7 gCanadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)- B% n8 Z; |+ j: L. ~" ]9 ?
: Je t'aime ("I like you")
: J: x: l3 _3 G : Je t'adore ("I love you")
+ A+ C2 y+ |* w8 c* d4 W5 x6 BCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
2 p& A+ K7 x+ q: [2 F; D : T'estim (Mallorcan)
( Q+ J, D& Z8 u' C, p : T'estime (Valencian)
) W+ g5 x6 ?$ y" G4 K4 T : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
. ~! M& c: L) U/ o+ a4 a' u7 VCebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
# J( O: p4 N, i* ?+ j2 u b$ UChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
0 j: B$ |" [: e* h m( mCherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi) O$ L4 E( H$ }# ~
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
n8 U+ J. ?, ZChichewa : Ndimakukonda- P( t' @. V% f# P
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)2 S4 V; G$ {6 _! I! F
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)0 `5 X+ s) f; r. O& S, ?
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)# F) ~" j0 H/ L0 @" Z
: Wo oi ney ( " )
$ S$ F2 m: A" \+ H" X : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)2 A8 Z7 F/ Q. r$ g6 s6 {# O) r
: Ngai on ni ( " )
+ ?( W9 ~+ x; S. |1 F# Q+ W : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)( i& m* P! `) ?: {6 Z7 l
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
0 u' C! w$ a7 O& M# D4 t( s : Wo ie ni ( " )
7 d: q& H7 D* ~ : Wuo ai nee ( " )
' n( ^6 Z; L& }1 j* h2 Q' G/ V : Wo ay ni ( " )
; e/ J& u8 r- u, Z* |7 M. f& _, C5 Z : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
0 h' l# p7 w$ \2 G9 F' C/ w : Ngo ai nong (Wu)0 s0 F6 ]/ u( w: Q" ?
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)1 j" X' e% u% C3 A e
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)
3 l0 V# X! b% L' ~+ Y8 \1 SCreol : Mi aime jou, e9 Q! e) b. H* c8 A- ^. T: F) _6 a
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)3 z* r; {6 ]( U+ `' ?
: Volim te (used in common speech)/ g8 V$ T8 O9 w# m! O# t3 V
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
* C! J! l. g4 x$ e7 m2 A : Volim vas (used in common speech)
3 E# p# x( ?- m0 M : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
: K/ {/ r$ H' v5 B 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in p" ]+ q2 X C) L
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
3 V/ P3 M& z% q# lCroatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)1 G8 ~- D( i. Y
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead7 t- F# ^4 U, n* w, h
on top of the 'e' in te, which is
8 N7 @9 I' E1 B, ^( a- J- ~ pronounced 'ye')
; q7 v" n& g# i9 I' e# i : Miluju te! (colloquial form)
$ f* y9 E2 Y2 @: |7 z/ q : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
8 u% v9 K# m: f+ X8 {* R you (very much)", often. `& L- A& P+ Y% ~/ g4 m! y v8 k5 D
used and prefered)" s0 A e: P5 M1 H+ l
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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# h: z* M& _" V A/ |2 l- Z8 [Danish : Jeg elsker dig" z: t0 v" O7 Z2 C0 O" i- M$ M* s
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia# K* E1 ]6 }/ {+ S n0 e+ S& P
Dutch : Ik hou van je
1 Y. q5 A4 E! L! Q5 w : Ik hou van jou
4 f8 c1 H6 P* f2 a0 \! s : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)* n1 T' Z. K1 L( `
: Ik bemin jou ( " )
0 u! W9 ~3 C ~. k# a : Ik heb je lief ( " )8 p: n4 S& r& L% L8 c [% z# n* `
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
5 D; x) m& m- L : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
4 S( _! L K9 g4 w# w( X) f : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
+ L& n7 h/ m9 q: w. k, o+ P : Ik houd erg veel van je much")
- p% Z5 d C0 ] : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
# D% `: v) V% O: n; | : Ik vind je aardig ( " )% L/ i1 A3 o1 V) n! z1 n' M% B& J
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very4 f! F) o0 [, ?& m7 _) R
: Ik vind je heel aardig much")/ u' _4 h% Z- X4 _- I4 ?
: Ik zie je graag5 a2 a+ M) Z& x* k# r, M5 C
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
: E/ R1 z! L+ p/ M5 b+ `; y6 Z : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
6 B+ Y. M+ E9 a( f, z4 y7 q; T (the last two are more superficial, thus more
9 h% Y5 g% o, P! r* m suitable for male to male)
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9 L( c. y6 U1 Q" FEcuador Quechua : Canda munani7 |' y* e9 g' X4 Z
English : I love you' j* X: j/ a6 R) q5 j
: I adore you
8 O& H# J; F0 `1 E T ^5 m : I love thee (used only in Christian context)
7 y; l' Y7 L1 C& M4 X& ~" ^( I5 GEsperanto : Mi amas vin+ T* n( x! Z) J5 x* o* _) B( D
Estonian : Mina armastan sind: t9 A' a! l- _6 a4 k1 Z" K9 ?- H
: Ma armastan sind
: j/ G" Y( F' C4 b6 ~' cEthiopian : Afgreki'
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
, g2 g% s( H6 d+ ?Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
6 y& n ?8 t) W% z3 n& ] : Asheghetam
( v6 H/ l( X3 {) k : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")1 M" _4 A) @3 [( _7 W0 Q
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")+ C1 z7 ~8 H" ~& p6 K% _+ V
Filipino : Mahal ka ta/ ^) d' i5 r, Z$ L# k; |; Y
: Iniibig kita1 D! q' H# R" Z5 q8 D7 r
: Mahal kita; C. X/ z7 O4 Y8 D
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua- f" d6 H$ X# m. D# i& j8 T0 k
: Rakastan sinua
& w+ {* O- G% L : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")& B) C9 K) c/ M! S0 w0 H" D
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
8 a& ^0 b# t& S; b# h1 E" R* h : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
2 u& H0 t7 T @4 aFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you")
# A' y" O& @% h5 S- W5 Q : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning) b( G& q8 K1 ]$ E7 N6 P
between lovers)
% F$ b4 `$ T8 {: l: e) u% N, M) R; F i : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
; s0 t' Z2 c6 T9 H1 N and family, not for lovers)
5 [3 t+ W3 u7 R' p6 qFrench (formal) : Je vous aime
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort. Z$ f0 o4 N6 U) g1 _( Y( k# }
: Moo graugh hoo% L" O5 o, q. z: Z; U) |
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
2 a7 y( o2 v1 AGerman : Ich liebe dich4 \) j: \4 Q6 {5 { d
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
) v. s- F( c5 D! |/ ]8 f conservative)
2 [ m, `* Z6 T" z% J }German dialects:
~& T* w3 R7 g5 G; KBavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
+ k" k4 w8 X6 R4 B# c- V3 B% Y (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a"); F# V$ O% \6 }
: I lieb di
# L9 |" b( x5 rBerlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
" \& U7 l: |/ t# o (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
) Z; m: e1 h3 D8 m6 @: P% A) I. {Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di+ U( s2 _+ \# ]! j
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!) q4 u# z$ _$ ^6 U3 F
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
2 m* G9 u: p# q2 ]* p; h. j (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a4 w1 r3 V: o J: A: F: ?- B
relationship)
+ }( f; h- p$ h+ @; v : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
0 O1 o& }6 {; I ment as a compliment, not litterally)# W. i; E, K8 _" Q4 c$ n* _! Z$ L
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",8 I ^" \: Z. X- {, _; {
a Franke would never say "I love you")# f! @5 _: Q! h, P* T1 g6 j
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?) C1 ^# }3 i+ g9 `* m
: Ik hald fan dei
; G2 }7 |4 @# z/ q: IHessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb7 G0 z! S) l, n! n7 a3 V" B8 t
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev) O3 ~& `6 \& n; M3 U7 m t
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
$ v4 \1 j9 P( f% qSaxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
; k( l: h" F3 Z6 i2 ~" c& ?3 ]Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
8 j; L( u5 n0 n) cSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
# m3 \5 {/ y: \' o (Schweizerdeutsch)
- w) }; e0 S P8 [0 C3 ZVorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di! y. X2 C- a7 T
(Vorarlbergerisch)$ w5 A; M* e$ T# I# w
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower3 s5 ?8 z2 `4 q. X$ R0 `
case 'gamma'); L! g- Z$ ~ H7 D
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)9 B+ f" f2 t/ u( z9 L# Y: v
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
/ Y3 D( }7 ~9 _- a. H9 G( ?4 p5 E : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
f3 }( T! P$ U, G; k : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
6 }( q: _ E3 I4 |8 t4 F : Se latrevo ("I adore you")
1 A) I8 b6 m; V% P4 D6 H" {8 ]% I : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
5 _7 W' u" D" ]8 \$ `* b- TGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
* G, f1 h# \1 `% g7 G, uGreenlandic : Asavakit6 U$ M) W$ E$ K+ u9 Q" [( S& j
Gronings : Ik hol van die
- P/ p8 D. q* Y' s& g4 JGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
1 g- ~8 Z+ y4 P- D- q& qGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
7 s% L1 Y. w* r& v0 \: z : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
" s, k, s5 u1 F$ o8 I$ A4 P: J( w pronounced)
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- i5 Q, o1 M2 VHausa : Ina sonki
6 o; Y6 W s* }& y% K# ?Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe J& V6 d+ z# G1 P- q: M
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
6 J. Y" F' T5 D# H- X' E' x very much")
4 Q: K' c0 v5 f" yHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
' n! L. Y# y/ V : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)' a7 k8 D+ j8 x- d5 [
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)$ W% \3 x# T" J! Y, w' ]4 @# G
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
- A' q1 K: y# i+ v& J2 m9 F ('kh' pronounced like
' u9 d, U& M% U9 X1 i Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
$ B R6 [1 @0 n6 ~- @" O5 r) A" Q French 'r')- y# X9 D, E$ o# P" K; P
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
/ |. F! R/ V" v p/ Q- R : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male); u( P* E+ v/ m
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon9 p& F! s) d. W6 m' ^3 d7 t# _
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
! i! z9 |4 l9 d, j : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
( r3 W+ i- j. d U : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo1 j0 s3 {9 ^; g: X
: Mae tumko peyar kia
' j" w' H+ }: ?1 O0 v/ R/ g4 [0 \ : Main tumse pyar karta hoon- P, O; M/ p" g* _- |- | O& i! h
: Main tumse prem karta hoon
: J8 r" f; R7 U : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not0 b; O. B4 {: ~% p+ p% q
pronounced)5 y& c! a* X, N/ \0 d r
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta# J0 O# \2 O) U4 Z
Hungarian : Szeretlek9 @$ D8 k3 P$ N8 t# u. s
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
I- Q" |; @. n* _. G5 q" I0 t) L no one else")
9 |7 K! ?# f6 b% E# O4 F : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,
# v5 m0 F) k8 E# g/ [& Q/ W you", a reinforcement)' W& o& x; y4 c# u5 x; r
(The above two entries are never heard in
$ R x% X- b1 Z. L3 A a normal context.)( s- ]% ^3 d; @. ~; t+ x* h
4 w/ W, b5 m2 t- O5 G
Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana
2 g+ { @! p9 L4 w3 J. d. z& C : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
4 h: L- s$ ? ?( |% M& C' g; _ very much")7 L- m3 j$ m. ~! j" G
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')0 {& _! i& t' n4 L9 Q
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka
# T2 x, \2 K( g# h! R6 O- v. i- h# eIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
! ?) _5 r, d- E : Saya cinta kamu ( " )# ^5 R5 O4 y* v9 ~: ?% m# X& [ Q( J; }/ a
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )
( B* V3 k6 b& o% }, O5 Y r4 e : Saja kasih saudari ( " )6 P; f$ n. U% I9 ?6 Q
: Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used): u3 d! t. Q1 g; b+ y
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )
1 T4 S9 J0 W: E : Aku cinta kamu ( " )8 H* f! S0 G J/ q; z$ [, ~
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
* Y d" Z( B, q) z- x! h8 jItalian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
/ V8 i9 m. G4 w* g! ]% I2 i : Ti voglio bene (between friends)0 g F0 D0 y" E& ?3 o
: Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
* w- i& r! t9 ^0 i5 m you", refering to other person's9 K" G3 Q: F5 c
body)1 r8 @5 D6 B. }" ~9 }8 Q, i( Y
Irish : Taim i' ngra leat/ b5 M: z5 v, g
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru' j2 O" O5 [ e- `8 x7 I4 F! N' h
: Aishiteru
$ u) ?5 p8 {$ V' U : Chuu shiteyo0 b. E6 l( P' V
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da
/ L" I% Z0 X+ y( R) \/ O, l( |" @8 c+ e : Ore wa omae ga suki da
4 f2 ^! L" r0 s, e, z& k : Suitonnen, C$ l8 k) e% n' j, X) M2 L
: Sukiyanen8 j) @5 Q5 F- e7 Q
: Sukiyo7 {7 l; R. @0 k
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
* Z! s0 i! f; ~, j3 u% X, G, n : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
+ l. \2 |! ~4 k+ o+ p! t : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu, \ I3 Q: ~) n A: S) \
: A-i-shi-te ma-su
2 o8 x$ Q& o- S q; Z : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
( G& t9 F, N' F7 [ : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
+ m5 r6 [% j3 P+ |* \ start, when you are not yet real lovers)
+ D" z9 _+ W* R1 e- IJavanese : Kulo tresno
( m- z& k6 n9 Z% o- G* O5 `' s6 i; L$ O1 V
Kankana : Laylaydek sik a( J0 Z5 t5 N4 z1 t4 b# k
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene7 e7 ~# n$ [" s: S% _* [+ M
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene: W1 U2 W- u0 h- w2 X X) c
Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
' w, i1 T) j' g sKiswahili : Nakupenda
$ u: {) W4 X5 ?# o% H; m# V& i : Nakupenda wewe
. q5 J2 l4 k }, m7 ]9 f : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
2 B5 ]6 v; ^* A) [# @7 RKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
1 v _( h% Y1 W% B- b" s : qamuSHa' ("I love you")4 `5 T7 Q) C5 B7 ~0 v: a
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
: J7 s. D8 L, e : qaparHa' ("I like you")1 R' c( e" z4 n1 b; ]( n0 y. @9 n
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
* s6 F8 ^; a2 S) a0 E, N0 s) N% \6 y (words are often unnecessary as the thought
- o, M m9 z- j7 c; X' Q is most often conveyed nonverbally with8 Q# [- W' L4 I1 A) _
special growlings); `8 L) A9 W3 R( c
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
U6 }8 P F6 v. L; e : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)" \4 `3 l5 d, _
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
* Y+ b+ J( d$ E : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
' z) g( r8 J @3 p" g3 w, H5 X : Tangsinul
& x& m n2 E) e. X7 d9 _- d : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
$ W% v0 K0 O- o : Dangsinul saranghee yo k/ n$ k' _# U% ~; i9 C
: Saranghee
5 E$ [; s, c% B: }5 A. m : Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")7 {4 O/ Y# w+ I6 X, M* \
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
/ c. s+ l( J9 @. g* i$ H very much")
( W& Z! K# V" ] : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love# Z4 \7 Y$ _# g$ U) q5 t* ]
you very much")( z8 j5 `. X" P; }. o
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
' ]1 F- x+ I2 u2 M : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
8 a( u: e+ g" r8 k: Y "I love her")
+ j2 W: @" c- b9 j, @2 w( J : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how9 c8 O' d7 u- ^$ p) P+ d9 ?2 D
much I love him/her")" R! ]0 s# v/ |: f2 J
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda) A" R$ ^; L# U7 E
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")
# p8 n$ r( y) f# R4 L) B- n/ F : Saranghaeyo (more formal)/ ] ?# ?/ C; V9 S3 q/ j+ l; L T
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)$ `* i- g0 \3 Y3 [
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
. U& P, E8 R; [ relationship)
6 N3 A# z5 ~7 N+ W% ?$ Y" m3 U : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
* ]( d' Q, }# e- I8 ^ way")
5 x( x9 P7 q9 w& h9 |Kpele : I walikana
& @: Q9 m+ _% \1 j- m) k- t* c: qKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
4 |6 n s' J$ N' G7 Q7 n
+ q3 f) `$ z+ D: _1 `* pLao : Khoi hak jao
# D! i! o/ `* ] : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")6 t+ H4 B3 Q7 H9 E {7 P" P! h2 N
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")2 w$ j0 Z! j; Y
: Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",9 s6 a8 Z% ?, a' W# z7 F7 t9 w, L& U
but is used for "I love you".)
& P! _. Q3 h7 K$ N0 }/ RLatin : Te amo0 F( J0 X A( e# i9 `: N
: Vos amo% T( j$ ] u" w/ F2 i
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
0 ], W i. g, I, [( ~Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')3 R4 h9 q" s' @
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
& |! J! }( h u# ]* o0 c$ G! C5 ] a 'long i')3 m3 y2 W D Y/ r
: Es milu tevi (less common)
- c) {. Z8 S7 j6 F3 m9 @7 \. KLebanese : Bahibak
! k' z- O1 ^* ^+ zLingala : Nalingi yo
3 U3 h! n' o) u+ Y+ _- xLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!% h' e6 Y& B8 e
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)( c+ n- H. Y& R8 E$ F$ M
: Ash mir lutavah" n; Q7 \1 M8 X X
Lojban : Mi do prami
* H3 Y6 B: G6 m0 @- V2 J5 wLuo : Aheri" r3 g4 p. s2 @1 ~4 \! }+ o w
Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
) D2 ^- W! d. p& e$ K$ w3 D4 o3 ^& y
) d; y& O. v' b. w! O0 v$ TMaa : Ilolenge) l$ E$ S4 g: V5 q; S/ I2 ]! A' Z
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
" C5 _* Z) D' D8 s3 x. y. q- j0 K) o : Te ljubam ("I really love you")# T$ j2 F3 t( y' B- D
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
: G8 Z* @+ @! N : Pozdrav ("Greetings")
6 t: F( n3 L6 ` b+ {" e: wMadrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
. T, |: v: X& I+ W SMaiese : Wa wa, \' u( d8 G, P* _7 M5 l% |
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
3 D/ j& g( ~+ b. \ : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)5 w! j& A# d2 P; C) V% Z
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
2 G8 C1 ?8 `1 A* C : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
6 _. p; `: P) h: K" Y : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
6 h b% p8 w" |, r3 t' l ~ : Saya cintakan awak
0 ], n: N0 q7 a a0 k f : Aku cinta pada kau
* ^5 d" f9 G# F : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used), ]; d5 j" v, ?" W" }4 l9 A( E
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
4 ?9 D7 E9 L1 h$ V2 f% G to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
- v& ~4 E. t" P! J5 r only be used if you know the person _really_
0 A9 u9 T2 j! Z well)
5 R* C! l: {! F7 j : Saya sayang pada mu
3 ]; b1 G, z2 r8 T& d8 I8 j : Aku sayangkan engkau
; j* ` O" }) t( b4 D4 } : Saya sayang pada mu
; L7 W- _, ]' G0 j+ S0 j I : Aku menyintai mu
* A! ^3 Z, y9 m: ]6 {6 I : Aku menyayangi mu8 O! s4 n4 r9 D. i" b2 L% J5 a' t
: Aku kasih pada mu
' [2 j( C% l* i1 e! k2 R. ^ : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu7 @9 f, Y5 @( e
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu v( F0 P9 p0 F9 c- u0 ]
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
2 T" v& t- h9 x6 D$ p( n+ P : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu/ L1 _% z9 u1 f! R4 V; o& }
Maltese : Jien inhobbok1 g! ~) f# \0 v5 h+ X0 z+ K
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
+ R" F/ g7 A5 E, j! \$ S : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)9 X- ]& _' a; u6 ?8 |5 Y% M
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
8 S6 s8 o6 c) z; ^7 NMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
3 U# A( R9 D# o" E* S7 o6 Y literally "Love to you, my friend")2 i0 m9 f0 l7 b/ b! ^
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa
1 z8 h* R" q# N7 n$ IMokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
6 _4 X7 c* q- T' P8 x* W, w) I9 yMoroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)9 Q& X8 |% b) n- u
: Kanhebek (in different cities)
1 p/ U2 H: Y2 b" U# B2 P# X3 `
" Q! ~8 w3 Z( u5 |# mNavaho : Ayor anosh'ni
+ C: x6 h4 H* ^, \+ {Ndebele : Niyakutanda
: A8 i# i" R4 G* |" kNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)) e, J+ f5 D3 e- F9 V+ D) H$ C: j
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
) r" l- [. L! p9 ?: g8 [& | : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly* d0 ~9 y0 T" B. u9 C
used by upper-class and
5 e$ V; c6 U# E conservative people)
' f) L u8 D7 w1 {3 g' oNyanja : Ninatemba
. x- B$ n) [ Y1 p, L
' t: B8 V# q+ g$ P {! k. E7 ~1 ^Op : Op lopveop yopuop) l* @% P0 k8 y3 F
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn, j* P- ?1 S2 ^
0 g- n) U5 j3 |9 }" Q# x
Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
' `! B. R5 u* n; l : Muje se mu habbat hai: {5 w9 s. L: [( K
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
' }0 W4 @9 }5 E+ d' hPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
9 @* g" Y& h2 n5 k! t' Y6 APilipino : Mahal kita
$ M9 q' H% A6 G/ e6 J" y# J+ B : Iniibig kita
* q1 ~1 a9 C- ?( a( ~Polish : Kocham cie
' D* M, V: D/ z9 B6 p : Kocham ciebie% h& P! T; L+ U& Y+ x) {) r' I
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)3 H- ^+ t& [& G& [7 M
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')/ K& b) l8 s1 n) A2 [& L9 h/ X8 x
: Amo te9 k5 o* A( H7 P6 b: V( B* y
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)+ b9 b9 e( B( |* s* [1 M
(Pronounced as two words,5 A6 K V1 A. S7 V3 r6 b
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second" Z/ W, |3 |; a2 h. J
'd' have bars through the stems
7 Q7 I! Y3 }! t indicating affrication, the ':'
% x, B5 j3 b+ t, _- S& g* i8 O indicate minute pauses); k' {8 Z# T2 n; g
Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
s# G7 ~1 d7 i+ d& b/ O : Mai taunu pyar karda
5 L* v; x0 ^" q- k8 G$ ]: P! Y : Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:
$ ^$ I7 G) a9 E. O' E$ X0 ^ "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath), h5 q6 t2 ?2 Y& J
' = stressed syllable5 s2 Q+ k. b, z' F
Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
k! v8 Y5 `6 f! Q
* I- Y( Y* H8 j! H C SQuenya : Tye-mela'ne
6 J; ~8 n0 q1 f) ?; q( ~ Y! d; \ O# I
Raetoromanisch : Te amo. L+ d1 V2 h- g
Romanian : Te iubesc2 {5 ^8 Y" Q+ P, ]" g: F
: Te ador (stronger)% P! p9 E5 |& T3 ^# g* Q
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
: m) _: m7 T* ^ : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
* Z% H2 @% m, Q : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)& x0 X1 [8 @5 v. T p5 A; w- I$ H
: Ya lyublyu tyebya
$ D4 K, j6 U5 o& n( z# U2 R" u! E
# \) e8 o- I7 OSamoan : Ou te alofa outou
E3 [2 ?7 x% E! n : Ou te alofa ia te oe8 g' x. w% T! m7 M1 r# Y {) D O
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")1 @! Q( G9 n* k, o& X4 \; K
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music1 U" @* F1 V" k x( `
or art)
1 y8 k$ Q( p8 q" P. k( K, D, SScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort5 }6 N- o6 @& D. m' J. f! v" y0 q
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech); D6 W$ M! W9 X+ s6 C8 m
: Volim vas (used in common speech)1 s* y) F7 k* c8 V" |
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
" o; T# w0 f" w 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in4 s( j6 n) y4 k; L5 ~* J! R1 P
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
- W1 b, W3 | Q% g6 fSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)$ V# I7 n2 B" n' Z* a4 i% m
: Volim te (used in common speech)% ~' H" s" ^! S1 A8 M7 O4 \
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
" v. |, r+ ?. x) l- P* ISerbocroatian : Volim te
0 U/ U |; t# R) D6 S: y) X : Ljubim te
( c" w6 f1 p; F; z : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
; L. B+ |- Q: l M. r4 HShona : Ndinokuda
3 q$ k/ }) z, I6 GSinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei4 m. w2 k6 B+ P. ]5 M
Sioux : Techihhila/ Y1 P* U2 S# s0 f5 D# A' ?
Slovak : Lubim ta _+ M" ^- @- g* D
Slovene : Ljubim te
2 L# Z$ D5 `5 jSpanish : Te amo3 F" O2 ~) m+ Z( C+ @4 F
: Te quiero& [. q1 k8 Z4 B# Z
: Te adoro ("I adore you")
; C6 m+ m8 Y8 W3 f/ E. K: _" b : Te deseo ("I desire you")' j+ ]6 O8 t3 L9 t
: Me antojis ("I crave you")
- m/ X: T7 @1 o! hSrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi, K8 L9 y0 _' P, E
Swahili : Nakupenda( P" g3 ~; _( E
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
0 P1 {! o7 n1 ~$ i : Ninikupenda, C) ~$ y- z, J
: Dholu'o9 K! n9 L0 J# T* w9 d. |
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')( |- Y6 t2 I, i. F* k7 O
Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
" Z! q' T# F4 I2 W# D9 x : Bhebbak (female to male)3 S! A8 I/ H! Q' H' ]% u
1 b+ t5 X/ T1 Z5 kTagalog : Mahal kita7 R; d. x& G5 W; R h) {: ~
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
; y" x$ i: G" n0 W# k) y/ h4 h. F : Ua here vau ia oe( t) g# D5 I. a3 y1 w p
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren3 c, H" ?) O9 X3 [4 q
: Nan unnai kathalikaren
; e4 `2 W. ^7 Y3 m) W' {* K: \ : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
" Q( n. } E( @' D% ^' V : N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
+ C. T- C" e* u, z. _ : Nam vi'rmberem' z: Y u4 ~# b6 Q$ M8 J: Q7 ~5 t
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
) J& h: g- L, P8 L) Y' T) T : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu; _' v8 y) x- c7 p
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
5 W. A! M+ Z# Q; X( W( y/ wThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
5 d- i( k# ^) { J& w! T- [ : Phom ruk koon ( " ); N a- j( i1 E a: c1 b2 Y6 ?
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
8 l8 P5 d* C. g& v : Chun ruk koon ( " )7 F( K3 M/ F! q6 o
Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)& z. t2 `5 j! B) D; x) ?
Tswana : Dumela& P+ y( O8 P+ \
Tunisian : Ha eh bak
! N1 V, B; n4 F! j' J- TTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
) u( r* t8 | y9 xTurkish : Seni seviyorum( J+ ?0 X0 C" K/ p. Z+ r
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you"). I7 c2 C: ?& F- [" p& ]$ G: C
(g has a bar on it)' A5 @4 I* q% v" L/ u! w* z! `
Twi : Me dowapaa0 Q- N4 S4 z3 N7 C( {7 [( s/ x
8 N6 {; S" R& h# C3 n
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu4 X8 i+ q2 v7 H& p, P8 |
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
9 X8 O2 E7 h0 F& J- G. _ : Ja vas kokhaju
* ]' s' F6 |& Y6 {# }/ R : Ja pokokhav tebe) m, Y4 M( U6 \: Q3 `8 }
: Ja pokokhav vas
! N% W' t/ w! }. }Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
9 C( J% s( I8 T : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
' u f3 f0 R# L. t$ e: p0 w : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai+ @* J3 L0 K1 b7 v/ ^' y( ~# s, F
: Kam prem kartahai+ d9 f+ ~2 |4 p" z+ T# r* |: Q- a" P
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
3 u* I$ a7 g# ?& ]7 S8 \5 F) } "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
1 X7 U+ b Q& F! [$ z# b : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
; i: p( i% a5 E0 `8 _, w5 s "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
0 d) T: b1 a2 s7 q- t in bath)
: @. c' c+ Q. c; I' L+ G. D; z6 p ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold1 ?" r5 W( Q4 j* {$ {
, T" y# M3 R4 b% R( U7 X$ eVai : Na lia
9 ^8 a6 |, _( a7 XVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg ^' u" J5 A- G0 G
Vietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)8 K5 A0 `6 C; }1 M3 D: I
: Em ye�u anh (female to male)/ c% G6 q+ j+ Y. q$ z
: Toi yeu em
: X5 {, ^6 w) q6 ?+ `7 q# rVolapa"k : La"fob oli
( P0 ?% v5 ^- b3 b, ?5 s! OVulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha
" R6 f6 x% Y2 s4 U
1 E. L% X- c# D8 j4 j( `6 nWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di0 c/ {$ B" y- C% `5 ?' i2 P; v
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)- a6 K: J! L' Y$ A: L }
Wolof : Da ma la nope% |4 x7 Q; Q; k5 n2 A$ _
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)" U$ t7 G$ _1 C" b7 Z" r: F. j3 y
# k7 E2 o" Q3 y# t$ t) P# u1 cYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib2 |* G' `# v! Z( c. {
: Ich libe dich
8 [" v H8 O& b : Ich han dich lib1 J2 g4 T! X7 @' g7 p
: Kh'hob dikh lib
' w$ ]2 a2 t5 y1 x5 V; _' ~ : Kh'ob dikh holt. S( M5 r5 r2 M* f; V O
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt: a2 v3 i/ |' ?( U4 e5 L& t
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
9 C* E [4 h: Q0 O# h6 l : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which# J- e( z; `$ C8 E1 O9 k
lovers can also feel; it: [. Q+ I5 u5 T$ S" h+ U) V' [
indicates more a desire to7 w, {4 O5 E& V3 Q% ], r: t
spoil and protect the other) P5 S8 a9 c) p2 i
person)
3 l* q. `3 N" \! |6 bYugoslavian : Ja te volim/ X, z; c6 Y/ N) |1 f; x
w" ~; X( I y! N, x
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)+ l3 ^- y/ m5 W; c; b) \
Zulu : Mena tanda wena% o* G6 `; n+ ~4 A) Z
: Ngiyakuthanda!
6 i8 ^7 o+ S" J4 z! wZuni : Tom ho' ichema
H& J4 F2 h( ~% ^& C. T4 R2 d8 i0 {1 f' e% j
5 {$ E' z6 r1 w1 R) f6 v4 S
/ e% s* k5 I2 _& |9 k! A9 @3 |Explanation of Languages+ X% L. k: c, J% j
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) H* ]- H6 y. O/ P# j$ Y3 tAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa
# m! U# r7 z; P( F3 lAlentejano -> language spoken in Portugal" @, V0 ]( M" N; G: Z
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
5 v! Q7 y: m5 L1 m% c. c like Germans), i/ L" @: i: u. ` g
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
; e0 ~8 ]3 `' {5 x1 @. ?: f! d over 80 languages spoken there.
0 Z( [& G L$ jApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains7 c9 o) k8 U' i3 d' O& [
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
" b9 A# T3 E; B# i9 T Canadian to Mexican borders4 n, J% e; ^6 d, m7 m! S5 l
Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including2 p! W2 T( u1 L. U6 u1 L
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
1 z% q. F9 q! O+ \/ u z- K Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
1 ?0 S& _+ m$ U- Y* r the region of Palestine.- m5 y, `( w9 Z3 t
Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of* n. [3 n$ s" q( K: S+ O
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language n; a; t& O& m$ X7 k
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.. c6 T5 j: |- V# Q; K
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
4 T- s5 E' K" l- [( NBassa -> language spoken in Africa
/ R k h H6 GBatak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of7 u( P" P L# |% h
Indonesia
0 `/ G6 q4 g R$ A+ X U; V! UBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
! l5 n: \ F, C Germany (actually a German dialect)) e/ _2 A. R& o5 D8 n
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa
& m$ `( l- Q9 sBengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,# ~7 l( i. H, w
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh9 h" ]2 {2 g& }7 a# N) {1 O2 S
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines# Z! o4 j: t1 V O8 {
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.& j) x% W( {- J- \$ v: ~& u
It is 'read' by touch.
. q7 ?- Z7 s; g8 s! u/ WCajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
5 L* l8 ~2 G1 ^. O, e Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
; x. H! y0 i3 J `4 m) v$ l' y/ J Acadia is in an Atlantic province.$ a0 l) g0 `/ W! f a( [
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu. _6 B: }3 K* e' D
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe" }, O% Y& }7 X
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache" n2 V0 o' Q# K) k! p0 w
Nation
* g8 b9 Q, w) P9 u& rChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
3 Z: x+ n. Y, Q: h KChickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
) L& c L! Y4 b/ i' r! G1 ~Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
/ c' g! x& ^9 d4 e basicly French with a little English and German.
' Y% |- O' C0 [; k0 c9 Y# l3 N' |9 PDusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
- ]$ Q* q, i" b1 j, s( M+ v2 J$ H in North Borneo
3 x0 e* x M# T" r+ |! a4 RDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces6 V+ D$ l" H9 r/ k
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
2 ^3 e' N$ R* f4 m7 h I Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium9 F8 V' {) C% a+ r) [3 P
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
/ v! W; U L* }Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
: X) E0 [/ m8 z9 F Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
" w2 U; C: n3 i% Q Persian., p+ y! Z3 q0 P
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
C' W* w: t- {$ R5 r9 L1 r Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area" T; }( O& p7 b* g- w
around Nuremberg
" e7 F: }# h) n$ q% SFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces- A5 ?" S: y' r1 N% P
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
& r. g( R/ A5 G S1 h Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
; ?, A' r+ O" a8 s- g: z% h% B- {Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
: V5 |9 X) z o: i* m Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
- X2 E* ?) e7 R' h0 o8 j* C (mainly west coast)
( |) a! T# V, y% Y/ sGaelic -> language spoken in Ireland" g0 i. \( d# {3 d( r+ ]
Gronings -> Dutch dialect
: W/ F6 D, i) y- e# D/ M! E8 D; K. N/ UGuarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay& C% f! K7 b) K4 C. o& V( {. D
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and3 {- G q0 }# s. {( I
Pakistan
0 u: I8 r. f) N! [Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria8 H& p8 A, b3 w' {4 J1 O/ Q2 U
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
4 B, M! k" r" ]; C/ c9 cHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people' O) [5 T2 l+ s; w* s9 ?( t
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India! _4 l/ O. `# u
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)5 D1 Q3 J& D# ~ i2 [6 e, \
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot' U- q' S6 L0 M# D4 p* o( [
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's/ `) |4 I3 d( S' f4 I
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines ~. G1 F4 o4 n3 o: G) F
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,. r5 J( E }6 s& m8 [: l) H. X5 Y' }
circa 1940.8 H3 V2 P9 G' v+ y8 l3 U- d2 r
Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot& k% d* W V( j5 L5 X6 U
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's/ z. `$ E- S& X" A* x! O/ }% y' A
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
0 p& M3 z0 ?' q: ? southern India+ n( ]( P9 X# M; |/ _1 m
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa! k/ \# K& c$ Q- p" d# W1 Y$ @
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language/ F+ R' f) k" w% }* f& h# u, W
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is; H- \. {- O W1 `
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
* B' H7 Z; Z# q# Q) F5 L# H5 ^Kpele -> language spoken in Africa! ]$ M' _ k9 ~: z/ \% k
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
5 U6 j8 Q$ l7 G! O living in northern Thailand0 W" q' r3 U1 H
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya) l0 J' W) U J# [& t
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
9 _7 B; f+ G; a7 h o" T in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.: H; v. j# i' z7 O2 z2 y: Y! p: w, m
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
+ u- L+ G" T* |0 z' V German.
+ K+ |. v% k8 D ]: F. aMaa -> language spoken in Africa8 j2 |9 Y5 ?1 B% R" K# K6 ^( F. T
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India2 K5 E" Z4 a0 G, Y% l( }
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island" M* n o& G) v$ }
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around5 Y3 u% r* o% M) h) P3 T: k
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic6 K7 {& ?: T, K3 M4 v, W/ ], n1 y3 p
and Italian mostly.& x F l& `- ?2 \
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
- Y1 F" h7 x% H5 F% p+ E# u (Bombay is the capital city)4 P/ L v7 M* f9 Y& c) N
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands# |8 [1 F5 P# y! ]( g) H; }, G4 g0 j! ^4 _
Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of Z; G7 j1 C0 R9 H3 z
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
% m* P4 i8 [1 P6 xMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)9 `9 J7 }+ G* O: r* K. N8 x8 Q
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa2 A2 c- l- S @& s
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
6 |0 b0 i) ]3 @% ]* ?/ B* M; HNdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
3 m/ N' u1 K" T/ D- d0 VNyanja -> language spoken in Africa
, O* E8 _; J* G' @1 ]Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba& h f1 v% U: b, z, \: ` u. E9 H T3 o
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people" B3 E* v* ^" ^& \# u. t
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India+ n2 t- n) z% v) p
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
0 z/ C) b, K5 S6 HQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
) w1 Y/ `: e+ R$ E/ ?2 t5 ] books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
5 s! Y. j- M0 L6 O) H" u0 NShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
$ b! T: y" A8 J3 {Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
" r& v5 D4 b) Y: c8 f Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.9 S8 o+ @9 j% c$ P4 }! D- ~
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
& K$ g; F3 p5 E; x( t+ z. X4 zSwahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
5 k& k% L- v8 v: V# p Africa7 Y2 Q* q/ G1 @/ T3 |
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
/ u- H% e) D* y I8 J% {3 Z! \Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
* ~) a1 g8 q' ]4 m8 A and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),1 t0 ?; x3 r3 R2 V; [, H4 H" ~4 p9 L
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
, Q0 I6 ~2 t' h& ^4 RTelugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
b3 l: u- t8 o t* O (eleventh most spoken language in the world): J7 c+ S- ?% o+ I8 W$ P2 p
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa Y3 N& X; t; {1 Q& i
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
8 a0 I8 r9 D3 w, a. ^2 \* OUrdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India4 x3 V% b# ~/ t+ L n& v" C
Vai -> language spoken in Africa A1 E! G' V3 C+ i/ f& [ y
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
! x$ n) a8 @6 D9 m8 z% R& u region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
2 i, G+ U- A6 E6 w; g language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern% C+ s' s# F7 u1 ?
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland. i7 I) }4 ?8 I# f3 w) @, F V
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
) K1 `8 F; o& H, c! m! h0 a. o 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother& h$ P! K: z# ?( `8 H
language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
; v9 W) z ^' b d c with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
/ V$ X+ H: e' C) S people who went there to work as engineers in the; \0 _ C2 O3 Y N
mining industry during the 17th century.: p0 J" R" K( R
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,6 j3 @ ?1 T/ B% ?( Y
circa 1880.$ j: N2 s+ _5 Y/ u! K$ e2 G) Z$ z- S
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
4 V) I5 [/ d0 m5 ]0 L3 p5 I1 b! l the planet Vulcan# t7 |. f. L# p- d
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
S0 ^! F$ ?& |6 D French dialect with certain German influences
3 x4 x1 y0 n1 X& Q4 r! \4 h spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,7 a% j0 r8 x. W* C( p
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
) N$ [6 ^! @. V0 X4 V% B. e! K the Walloons), Belgium
' b" P& e6 e V) fWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people
. k) |2 K# G. Z! l% A" NYucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan; D- t. B' I# R; N. J8 ~& I2 W9 c4 o
peninsula in Mexico5 `% ~! [! \( x, V0 G- a
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect
/ B( s6 Z! E, }Zuni -> North American Indian tribe
# a& n+ o" s; `' }5 ^6 x
4 A$ O, j& \. G/ W* c2 r9 _& B/ Q9 H
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
/ t8 ~' {; N6 ?. }+ C2 ^" A8 ?& j- Ca" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)! }2 U4 ]9 g7 d5 J
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
i7 m9 D% e0 z M0 _, ] We? -> ?above e7 V0 }& S8 H8 N
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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