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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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# p! G6 z- G8 r) h7 ^! HAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou4 H) P5 O8 T. E @1 S
: Ek het jou lief
* T$ Q9 t+ F* y- s+ JAlbanian : Te dua& Y/ @( n+ M. f$ d& n
: Te dashuroj4 f6 t& ]% z" o2 i
: Ti je zemra ime! B* N; Z5 l C
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!1 v0 N2 \5 H4 |% S
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
+ z: \8 o! S$ G" { `Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
- s) d8 x/ T- } : Afekrischalehou0 j$ e; L+ U$ q& O' R
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
w- {! Y* T6 e3 f/ S : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male); `2 t) C# O9 X' T6 i. _& t
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)' y4 h' M) l- Y
: __ ( )
$ k# b1 J' m- _. S, w8 |' e : ( ) |__|
% X B# m5 v5 ~5 M _/ i : |__| __ __ | |
+ P# S& l, j2 Q5 P7 s, [ : | |( )( )|__| __
: ^: ^+ p8 R. R* o) z! a8 X : |__||__||__|| | / )$ p+ P) P) Q6 C; \+ f# H
: | (__)(__) | / /, ^* N' b' I. a! b
: | |/ /% N$ s: [/ t0 }
: | / / X7 G R' u% ]$ V' ~! y8 {
: \ /
' ?% }7 N5 _2 k4 B+ V4 EApache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
4 ^# V j6 t8 z+ e5 f# n French, '~n' as in French
3 L2 |4 O+ s' P7 S2 I 'salon')" N& M+ X# i! ]9 Y; F+ @9 R
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
" K/ h* r8 n/ V+ k( B : Ohiboki (male to female)
; j' \# G( n- |& r. t" W+ @ : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males# i0 j8 C4 j! P& V3 n% n
or two females)! Z: w4 K) r5 D" \
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females
5 e. w, m; i7 y to female)# m# G5 S+ ` c- V& g( l
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)5 W2 P1 s- `, [" C$ @/ ]3 ]
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
% X- L, I& o1 k2 y/ B: j4 h) a males or two females)! U8 q; ^' x& i: ]# A
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
* j# H: c" p$ r2 d1 S" d4 ?/ A/ B than two males)& @3 Q; w9 ?8 L+ T
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
; R; v( q/ E) \ k8 @ than two females)/ ~7 G6 L. D0 ^. X0 @% i
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)0 P3 l2 e4 o0 {6 f
: Ooheboka (female to male)
9 d7 ~! C' a+ _$ B. z: @2 p RArabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
6 u' j$ U3 h$ t: `0 ]) u : Ana behibek (male to female)7 a t% r4 L. E$ ]! {/ v% N- C
: Ahebich (male to female)
7 g- h! `2 Z* V5 H9 h : Ahebik (female to male)
2 T; I& i( V+ g+ G, i' N : Ana ahebik. H% W6 m* ^4 N r; S6 K0 b* u* P# z
: Ib'n hebbak) \4 v1 \% T# b3 [1 P
: Ana ba-heb-bak! d+ N1 L2 r$ ?
: Bahibak (female to male)+ D* g4 g7 S" }, ]
: Bahibik (male to female)/ t2 P$ W1 ]/ F- |' b7 j+ F+ G
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
' k" \3 W b s) p1 V : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
8 A# w$ {6 V1 O% z2 c4 N' Z6 e : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more7 Y% m/ z! Y8 _! f$ F3 v' m
than one male)6 i& l) f7 n) `/ w% h" o l: X4 o
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
. O, }" ~+ ~0 F' d( o+ IArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
9 q+ j5 @6 H) k4 |Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
' \# G- W- p# s" F1 Q! _- dAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo) k8 [* k) w9 v! d5 ~
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau, [" `% c8 p. |3 R# i3 r+ x
- R# `; |- w* f* B' e% P6 r3 RBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi/ [8 ^( f( u, @" y; @
Basque : Maite zaitut
) \" u9 ^7 x" N8 X : Nere maitea ("My love."); ~- k- d- ~$ P$ M- _7 J
Bassa : Mengweswe# Z" @# ~( f% Q& ]5 J: _
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
1 U* B" X0 q, v! C$ YBemba : Ndikufuna
1 g* b( Z( ^, h4 v QBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
2 z3 _- ^* R7 H$ ]9 r9 y$ X : Ami tomay bhalobashi
5 e( U: k9 n2 @+ o. J5 b% v& x: R/ } : Ami tomake bahlobashi
: x6 q6 @5 \+ O3 A( I% u& L6 ZBerber : Lakh tirikh
% t# |3 v4 s+ o6 g6 Q) W4 k3 { HBicol : Namumutan ta ka
( _& r% f, v7 l5 C3 f7 HBolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
8 ^5 i4 W1 m( b0 IBosnian : Volim te
# Z4 v' Q2 m: E- q$ ? V9 D cBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
0 A0 r; V7 _9 A) YBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')) T$ G3 c) S1 ]8 e+ e( ]. K
: Amo te
+ y' Q+ h' N- u' I. t8 XBulgarian : Obicham te
% `' Z( D" B* Q M4 q : As te obeicham6 V5 t) o& a$ \" p
: As te obicham6 K% Z: j" {) Q, M1 M
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")2 c7 O6 o# w+ ?& u$ k, G( K
Burmese : Chit pa de
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: r+ c2 w# N7 _) S4 w0 pCajun : Mi aime jou
9 c0 p' a$ v3 z, u, zCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah6 O7 A2 i& H$ |& e
: Bon sro lanh oon
; D2 n0 D' f7 t3 L; JCanadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this) {; m ^ N. F% C) o" W n4 m$ V
: Je t'aime ("I like you"). A3 ]4 {8 X. e8 C1 |& l1 }. ~- e
: Je t'adore ("I love you")+ w5 e( [- Z( ?6 k* G! W. Z9 |
Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)* Y$ V6 {$ P, K& o
: T'estim (Mallorcan)0 K" I% d% x! Q- h" z
: T'estime (Valencian)% n9 x8 S7 |. A& L
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")" |: N* D! g( G! Y$ O
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw, Z0 e' o, S5 t) a) n$ `
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
/ K, G7 l! x% R+ P1 n3 b$ g# J5 gCherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
* U& [( l$ k8 q% v' rCheyenne : Ne mohotatse
% J+ ^& u! b* @Chichewa : Ndimakukonda& r/ F+ L- W+ K
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
% t# X8 g9 n1 `Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
8 o+ ?" j: c6 Y7 m2 S' t/ f2 I : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
- a) ^; W) X# Y4 O: _ : Wo oi ney ( " )
: s/ u) M/ g" R* `" ] : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
6 [& C( V( i: _2 I$ d : Ngai on ni ( " )
9 j0 ~$ j* E V$ ^) K6 R : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
; K8 J9 i! w. [) w : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)& j% A2 ~3 L5 e: Q/ |- |$ ?
: Wo ie ni ( " )
8 S4 |0 |* k% @# g : Wuo ai nee ( " )* C# M# [# S$ l7 p3 W2 s" y" Y# Y
: Wo ay ni ( " )$ k7 P/ R6 v: N
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)2 u8 D9 d1 A: U, [9 N. L+ Q+ T
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)- D# I. N* z, y, n2 X
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)7 s4 I+ d8 o. S
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)7 K/ x* M2 D1 l" E3 M
Creol : Mi aime jou
& n* g" d+ y! U9 m2 zCroatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)% @/ I% h {" [$ }, H/ V* J6 C* M
: Volim te (used in common speech)
! I; j! o7 Y) [, [Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)' d! \% \/ I: h; K5 N: m" s. q
: Volim vas (used in common speech)/ a+ P) Q' P! j) c
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
% X T3 H" ~- k. q0 v7 y 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
' U, t3 B7 Q/ x' x# M3 m# r! N+ K Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
8 E2 Y6 U. \) ?% \/ z$ J, \Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
0 a: Z- r8 Q4 B7 Z2 M' Z! d. ICzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead0 b4 D9 S0 s& I. Y Z0 G
on top of the 'e' in te, which is, `: m; X3 B2 f0 Z- G L
pronounced 'ye')
* V, j+ p: a4 V# \, u5 d' K) ^ : Miluju te! (colloquial form)
) u7 J9 k5 ?* s3 | ~ X ?. d : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like; D6 U) w. S/ Y9 w7 E- P- U, p( ]% _
you (very much)", often. H8 D; C# I1 ~! P
used and prefered)7 b# o) `. R/ ]
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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' P! {' V7 H, X5 w9 K R8 MDanish : Jeg elsker dig
% E) J x! ?) d3 [7 n( B1 FDusun : Siuhang oku dia
# u) f/ I, a, }& T) h% X. mDutch : Ik hou van je. w' [( C) F, S Q6 W
: Ik hou van jou, R; F. ?: f+ s+ n. Q
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned); s+ F$ b+ P4 b; o
: Ik bemin jou ( " )# d' Q- b+ q& |2 S- {- g
: Ik heb je lief ( " )
: W6 I/ Z) {, U- y- Q : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
8 W4 G7 i( F" O. \0 a : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )( J) H% p9 E$ L5 G' \ _0 n
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
) {, L- v! e& }; o4 `* x : Ik houd erg veel van je much"). L) K. m! `8 ^% U6 y$ K
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")/ P- {/ V _, a7 f: S; M+ m' u6 T
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )% ^7 k3 H. [' v) Q" c
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very: U% ~! e" E: G' n% w
: Ik vind je heel aardig much"): K. a8 i/ |3 z" ~( t, o @& Z
: Ik zie je graag' E! x5 D, @, ]1 e
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
6 u* U2 m) ?9 C2 m5 @4 i : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")4 i8 Z# E" ^9 y$ K/ i) z
(the last two are more superficial, thus more
$ x4 X; Q4 V! D" I suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
9 c- ^- }. C+ B E# H# ]English : I love you
) p7 Z3 V' `6 y% A3 I { : I adore you' X& Z' a0 L3 W4 G) e2 z" w9 [
: I love thee (used only in Christian context)+ d/ {# E5 B+ A$ N5 J0 h6 g
Esperanto : Mi amas vin/ z: t P/ N' q: i$ a
Estonian : Mina armastan sind& q- s1 m6 B( b1 F7 x
: Ma armastan sind
3 I! Q4 O3 W9 C2 }! X) iEthiopian : Afgreki'
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
- V' U; F0 I! u, ?Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")9 e* n( P+ H, W" p: S, P
: Asheghetam- `# K" H0 o7 i* p" U
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
( ]5 |" l- [- k2 w) T : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
+ p$ ]- C5 W3 o5 \: f! l) v* y8 kFilipino : Mahal ka ta
' q5 }. j2 @2 N : Iniibig kita
# |: l( x$ ~$ m* X! I1 Q6 x : Mahal kita% h) H8 y V) w1 |
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua
* @' m0 a! ?& ^ : Rakastan sinua) H& E" s. u8 i, i7 P
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you") Q% G7 X1 ?7 C: Y% E% G! [+ g
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua1 ]) l9 D) f' x4 J0 U0 M
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")+ K; Y1 G* |: d0 u" `& N, [" \
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
$ r& |5 o0 B# C2 c7 v. p! {$ | ~ : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
' K7 i" T$ j- ^' F* _9 P between lovers)9 d V* Q5 u. A: L8 d
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
& \* F' `! Y' M; M: _9 { and family, not for lovers) N1 Y0 p0 d: g4 T; A. F6 b
French (formal) : Je vous aime
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& I7 e! O# r) qGaelic : Ta gra agam ort
9 K. N, k2 P; e3 k! L8 V- m : Moo graugh hoo" e1 Z, m" u# Q2 I
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
5 U7 T; E) V! @/ j8 MGerman : Ich liebe dich
, m$ i2 f, I% D : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
) A h7 `( n' @1 i% V9 U conservative)/ r0 N6 [6 Y" q9 j1 A
German dialects:7 V$ @ T7 A( D2 `" e; y- X9 B+ t$ x
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern! y- e$ a, Y; t/ V; M6 M2 G
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
$ w; H! h5 l/ ]/ J4 H/ ~9 T& D* X : I lieb di
6 y+ F7 x* C Z+ F6 }Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
& ^1 {- N' m. K" w# P (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich2 K9 V) v4 a1 m$ X6 p/ `2 G
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
- N7 n7 k: W" k0 N& d3 v. SBochumer : Ich lieb Dich!: ?4 T) r8 w* e/ y! F. g
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
. I% L6 |" k" U, u0 g (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a
) _3 C& B4 G0 R; ^& M relationship)) l' e; ]) q! q9 a1 [( C( k6 l
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched, R, n# S; p" [, [
ment as a compliment, not litterally)& S* W- a) D S! c
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",
( h4 Z9 D3 O( z# P' S a Franke would never say "I love you")2 S; t) h2 K1 s# ]# y8 o- f
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
% m& L% W- Q: B9 e- {3 P : Ik hald fan dei: D1 _8 i& L* E2 }0 o4 H/ a
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb# B5 V0 p; [4 e& E+ ^
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev: g4 l2 X- V. }
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
$ N& J9 J; C# u" `9 \Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch: q) M9 F0 f& T' Q/ x
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )$ b" U9 t) F* I. c: [
Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
- J9 |0 |+ f9 v* I (Schweizerdeutsch)! L- [( _. V6 y; j: s; ?( _- P
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di( D, L+ e7 ^# Z
(Vorarlbergerisch)' W- r2 X7 U2 ?2 s$ m
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower" G. N4 M5 \# @% b; r
case 'gamma')
1 t7 e$ f# G% L6 m4 ? : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)# p% O2 ]( y x3 Y/ D2 T7 y% [
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female), ~1 i( T" D- S
: Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
" m% x( L2 o( q( Y : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)) n2 A9 Q4 n+ \$ r+ x; F! d
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")/ e: `4 }3 M$ @0 g; l
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
" d. m7 \+ X9 G5 @Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se4 ~$ _0 _( M7 U
Greenlandic : Asavakit
. |% g" P* F0 W5 U4 xGronings : Ik hol van die" `( S, h' @/ p* M2 Z
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)9 r. d5 d! D% [* g5 J4 X2 S6 M4 Y* l
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.+ `' |1 w* e# O4 V6 }
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not* f c! C, q4 o4 e' \ e+ F2 z- f
pronounced)
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Hausa : Ina sonki
( k0 g: s- x) o3 M; o/ HHawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
( w0 F: q* P6 g% j2 H: U0 i2 K$ V : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
4 p; v: V) U& b a very much")7 |. q: U) Q/ d) I* w5 W
Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
+ f: w( Y" A; j- m$ ]% l : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
4 F- Z6 u0 D# y* o# ` : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
1 S# Z4 X# Y# z* g" ` : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)) k$ n" u0 C9 c( q# a
('kh' pronounced like
3 t. _- x6 w; f/ @ D Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
7 H4 X$ r1 X+ B d2 c French 'r')- }5 L6 r7 H: ~4 h* ^+ |3 I
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)/ z' W- c0 |. b1 _( G0 l' e
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)2 ]. y6 Y- ^* Y. R. i' ^8 f7 [
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon: z2 f" ~1 T4 F) |+ h4 _7 c' \
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
d o/ b P- S7 F : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo! z8 G; l) _- @
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo- S J* Y: ?4 H
: Mae tumko peyar kia/ B) z3 l& O O! I
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon
. n. f( Q. Y3 y. g) a( {( p/ J8 v : Main tumse prem karta hoon! y! C5 M: q& e' i: c8 {" M
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not/ T( i" [+ F3 [4 U( c
pronounced)
4 x$ l; V E6 Q' _# ~9 fHopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta8 b( {3 L. l! o/ e, w( R
Hungarian : Szeretlek# E# n3 F$ x& e$ ?
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
) i/ Q2 |/ }6 Z+ D* O3 i no one else")1 Q5 d w3 _* X, s7 y5 {+ V8 a9 A
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,3 f- \5 p# c4 U: G
you", a reinforcement)
, Z- } N3 x" g' x& P (The above two entries are never heard in
( Y' r% f6 T; N( @5 J4 W# N a normal context.)5 X: c! X% {+ p: [* W% y t
- y i ^* s# y! h# j) FIbaloi : Pip-piyan tana4 ~) b! Y3 b3 J' H. x
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you& _/ m% D" I7 h/ Q7 _) A
very much")( _, t% I9 G/ ]
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')* o0 m' l/ O+ M8 ]+ G" W, s8 d
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka
+ j0 K# Y7 u6 U, }Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
$ ?# J* A, g" O: G3 Q3 | : Saya cinta kamu ( " )2 Y4 L2 j5 b" s. h
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )2 V s7 {! l, Q# _4 z
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )$ w- O+ `! ~0 I3 T- q! q# C
: Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
+ d4 X$ y# z3 V; ?$ ]" U : Aku cinta padamu ( " )/ X6 X. e7 l# H& P. O0 E/ I
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )
( ]0 z' c/ @! Z6 ]' A5 SInterglossa : Mi esthe philo tu7 `& l( H m8 \7 _" D9 ]
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)+ ]# H2 `; N! ?' n
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)
5 q4 |; L6 [; G) O& O : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want9 R2 }1 K+ n' ~4 A7 v% z. d6 W
you", refering to other person's- {. T6 Q& @5 c# ]' V0 i" K: p
body)
( w# q5 K$ { C+ s! MIrish : Taim i' ngra leat; N' P; l1 G( m9 ?( u( `# S
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit- e3 I0 u. `; R# w
9 S2 M, W& `8 A" x- eJapanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
+ `& a( G K3 Y+ I) d8 l* s& _4 G : Aishiteru" z: `# `7 s1 i# O6 F. S, ~
: Chuu shiteyo
7 z2 v2 ^, Q6 f0 _# S : Ora omee no koto ga suki da
7 z7 H6 _' _* Z4 Z/ A% Y : Ore wa omae ga suki da
+ f+ X- p$ Y$ ^% F7 G : Suitonnen
; w4 W/ A* B0 t" f : Sukiyanen
0 @+ P( C" {/ f5 O : Sukiyo
. ^# W" Q9 k* K6 V! c- { : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu7 w) q* a/ D& \1 X9 n* k0 P& r |8 G0 B
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu, \; G8 } v) v# m
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
+ E* u- l* B( V : A-i-shi-te ma-su
$ ~8 z1 r9 A! m! Q- _7 y, f! w : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu/ o" U/ U+ U. l5 [' x* ?
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a7 k( o# O$ M& n! d; n+ G
start, when you are not yet real lovers)
) A2 V' k0 ^9 i2 X9 C4 c0 Q4 W) nJavanese : Kulo tresno5 o5 M5 h) p5 \% N- U
) l8 C0 b3 r" e9 C2 AKankana : Laylaydek sik a
2 d4 V2 e3 a% {/ n9 O- mKannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
0 O7 r+ _& N/ p' i1 E0 [4 @& U : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
" V1 R0 Y+ m1 f& Y9 @Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')+ H( r* q/ ^" M/ t; X
Kiswahili : Nakupenda
6 L: Q% M0 S5 D( A' U : Nakupenda wewe% d; I" U3 ]2 Q
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")* n0 ^# ~/ M! V
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")4 w- C. W$ G h9 [
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")
" @ w$ d( i$ X4 k0 Y r+ t : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
# M2 s9 q5 [0 P& z4 S% ? : qaparHa' ("I like you")" ?; A, x6 K- a
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")8 p3 v. _9 V$ \
(words are often unnecessary as the thought
& |# U$ `& n( j7 ~: H is most often conveyed nonverbally with
' n; ^/ n4 l% R- P( q special growlings)9 N1 F2 x6 E/ S+ x% v
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
7 I' v2 Y% C n9 @9 w : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
- w1 e" t" J* i# G$ T: ^ : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
9 o2 z& e$ P3 j : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
: k! V4 r+ g- R: g- @6 Y: C% U : Tangsinul; O4 j% R% a N& r$ y
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
: k) @1 h5 f4 I a/ T : Dangsinul saranghee yo3 i H5 ~1 Y( h1 P5 x0 Y* N
: Saranghee% e, T8 X6 M; n; l* C3 [. O: f) A
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
4 p: y! K) k; N/ p- `, _: q : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
! k( P; H% w$ `% m very much")
% _; H1 `2 ]: e0 W : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
9 L s4 r" B8 V5 D) x, n you very much") g+ v! t& S3 o! b0 S8 d
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")% W8 S: u: V: N
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
7 f1 T- u0 Q) ^: N5 \ "I love her")3 B4 g: G% D; N% u8 O% }$ ]: r9 m
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
. U7 Q$ q$ d% v% ] much I love him/her"); z& z7 J! R* K
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda. m! b& S4 u7 @1 s$ F, M8 L
: Joahaeyo ("I like you") P6 \9 E" E8 ?- a( O# S! _
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)
) l& G* [0 z; U : Saranghapanida (more respectful)
) R# V# U; r! c. d( d : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual: p5 q- U3 [8 v$ e$ o
relationship)
; d5 H5 t+ v8 ]9 N ]( l : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
2 ?1 h7 C" K" V( Z/ N9 A way")3 T9 H" I$ B- u. q7 X
Kpele : I walikana' f/ L7 a# P% R% L3 f" A
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
$ G9 }4 M* V; ]8 l4 c6 @
4 S0 @2 t# V, _% e/ cLao : Khoi hak jao7 g) I+ v9 l6 M. V, ?: d
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")( G) e0 Q, e$ Z6 R) d
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
+ d' q. c, V. [5 d9 b : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
0 ~; j: A& ?4 H2 }) _ but is used for "I love you".)$ F+ a8 f2 H. v3 O
Latin : Te amo
: D; S# i+ [$ C$ H : Vos amo0 v' A+ u2 n3 K1 b& [: I9 L
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
" N# Q) q6 V) F- _( nLatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
2 z8 a7 y4 r6 J ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,# K+ J: J% `8 Q6 g% ]! l
a 'long i')
6 p, X9 d& y6 B; y8 r w/ [& T : Es milu tevi (less common)5 B1 @$ }/ ~: G6 L% P
Lebanese : Bahibak
& o h: x4 ?( c) T) \+ L- SLingala : Nalingi yo
h0 Y- x% U. j6 H k; `Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!7 ?+ n( {) E. B! L
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
2 Z6 N/ \! ^. h5 g6 Q : Ash mir lutavah
2 y0 @8 B# Q4 g# X- xLojban : Mi do prami; _- X x/ \/ J" k# A5 t4 F
Luo : Aheri
% Q: j" f8 L k! c/ tLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
1 V* _; m" Q; L4 { `. e6 W( r$ u, D5 W" h c% y
Maa : Ilolenge) ^& N* V7 G, U2 ?7 l& d- c, }
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")6 B4 i+ Y6 ?9 J! e/ r
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")
% |4 W: v) u+ L : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May). y6 X, U* ~ s' [- M J+ F" a
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")
. [' W& a6 G& i$ s: H9 MMadrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
9 R( u. z, y, o; m8 xMaiese : Wa wa
* d/ }1 a1 x% }0 j# GMalay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
% i; c9 x( V0 y/ r5 i1 ~1 e : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)8 T% T+ L: P8 ~* C
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
: `& c# \) q0 N8 U/ x : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
: C, L3 x( Z4 r : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)4 _1 E* b% ]1 g2 p
: Saya cintakan awak
; Y$ F/ ^3 i5 h: m : Aku cinta pada kau! b& R6 {- O9 r! N3 [
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)7 r% K, `3 t5 [# G
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
( ^, f6 C: y5 n! v+ t' X to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should' ^) o' F. L0 o, J( w
only be used if you know the person _really_
1 z# C; \$ U2 ]& U0 { well)
X+ v; o' r( n5 c0 t" _ : Saya sayang pada mu
/ e# k- B" P- Z" ?1 I : Aku sayangkan engkau, n5 o- A8 |! t$ k3 l4 @" G, U
: Saya sayang pada mu
1 A2 O5 f1 X0 \0 x1 H: Q5 q : Aku menyintai mu! [* ^1 J# W1 r
: Aku menyayangi mu" b T! D) A" h `
: Aku kasih pada mu
5 m- y$ t: R+ s4 a! G+ N) y : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu% Y6 T) c& D. L- u$ J% M5 s4 M
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
% P. _. K4 a% E6 u- h+ h P : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu# h0 ^! p, y: w: p
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu i; I5 S: \0 V- d
Maltese : Jien inhobbok
4 b) O* U0 ?. j' DMarathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
* M* K7 B1 R% n& M: ` : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)" h# u0 M5 {' l: o2 x
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
4 t, N, C0 @# `! A6 CMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
( _0 _( U. `7 ^6 U# k3 l literally "Love to you, my friend")2 g" P' H- w L. Y1 E% D r
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa
4 N8 q b6 V" c4 A6 G5 JMokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
9 `& l9 k o- K9 h9 W1 B! s3 WMoroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)1 p4 e- N/ @; z# ?4 R; h. C# H* u
: Kanhebek (in different cities)
7 u3 M2 V* y) p H8 R7 \9 J
6 ]/ Y# e3 q9 H2 S- H: l* Q' ANavaho : Ayor anosh'ni* @* Z. G- y! O8 C; V/ Z
Ndebele : Niyakutanda. }) S; V1 {' I3 m' m
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
6 E0 V' @# U0 o- K! ], E : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
2 W" w O8 R8 w2 `; o+ \* z& H : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly. J f' K8 H5 t6 B- O& ?2 B- b
used by upper-class and0 t0 |) ^ l+ m# _
conservative people)+ \9 `; I0 V6 z' Q
Nyanja : Ninatemba
P# X. t m: A3 r4 N$ k# C
- f4 k. e) v) B2 {9 [# C! hOp : Op lopveop yopuop$ b4 G4 c( q7 h6 ~0 m, \# s' }7 J
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn
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Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
g4 ~# z8 _( ?. U) ?* @ : Muje se mu habbat hai- K' _* r, E! P) ]; y
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
9 `. L# Y5 d4 \5 n, vPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye# s" j( d; S4 I$ N- \
Pilipino : Mahal kita' l- U) z/ v6 V: X9 H! J/ u+ N
: Iniibig kita
5 |5 u2 Y* L ]( c! QPolish : Kocham cie
9 f- z9 ^' I% M1 p9 h6 \ : Kocham ciebie
[+ y+ K* t1 p R- J' K1 f : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)% p. `8 ]$ H- N6 f/ q( s/ a
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu') s+ e6 T9 ?' t) |3 u. C
: Amo te
* x, p+ H, H& S) ~# o1 _Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)7 M0 E9 L' c) E. T6 ]: Z6 ?
(Pronounced as two words,
: m1 k2 q' q( x ^' r" o4 V* i% p "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second1 N8 G3 y& l" n
'd' have bars through the stems0 t( J# f" |$ [2 c0 z8 U
indicating affrication, the ':'/ }8 C# R6 B" J: H
indicate minute pauses)5 ^& N) N6 v' V" F) [* U
Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
! p, L! p1 k8 `% l7 }" c : Mai taunu pyar karda
. v/ o' z) h4 M1 O- B6 x : Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:
, O! [; a5 J" U0 V "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
) G3 \9 @# }3 [, h; v3 K# Q ' = stressed syllable
1 z5 C& K2 p+ n* E/ zPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")! f: Y# S9 v( Q
% `0 I/ L4 ~1 q! Y: X% `: I$ IQuenya : Tye-mela'ne* N l0 N" _, ]* p& A; H
3 B" E( |& N; ~3 E6 N+ \% g. M @
Raetoromanisch : Te amo1 `9 {( y4 f: m
Romanian : Te iubesc* r' r0 V0 {- N6 P
: Te ador (stronger)2 d5 G' j4 F- z0 g0 A0 U- B) a% Z
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
* U- ^. u9 r9 F4 G. Y9 ~* s : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best) W3 Q' S& x* d) ]6 |
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
3 ^8 B( f% x# w) j# Z0 a9 w : Ya lyublyu tyebya
+ L# _ @0 f/ h3 B9 {; L5 b% }$ L5 Z6 q$ U. H* {7 c' T
Samoan : Ou te alofa outou
8 f) ^" [3 S: m- H' {. t+ R: q : Ou te alofa ia te oe! {- m4 x! }7 k0 [
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
1 S3 X' w' F& P2 \9 w9 E/ e( c( VSanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music+ Z8 O6 V% C; M' e8 F$ \
or art)
# u5 d7 H( J6 M" Z/ |/ S# VScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort( Z3 g% A8 b6 N: I
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)+ M, |, l' p( K* u8 L' Q
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
7 m$ h5 J' z3 V3 g : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
6 Q5 n3 H/ A; { 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
$ k; h6 ]/ N; j& e Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
+ c7 D# N3 m8 V8 zSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech); _; D9 Z" s! q8 J
: Volim te (used in common speech)+ Y. z2 Z6 z+ @" }; k; e
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)+ l1 S* U* D2 l. J
Serbocroatian : Volim te0 ?5 W) ?! v4 S
: Ljubim te4 ~. y: L1 M& G# j1 K6 N$ c! {$ {
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
" a3 m4 k; E3 D. P6 q- P: nShona : Ndinokuda
. t' Y' h4 w& [- z8 B* f1 t/ F( DSinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei3 b* H' I( j4 R5 e" j
Sioux : Techihhila
+ v$ X2 P+ \ |* M- [1 s! `3 CSlovak : Lubim ta% f G! g8 |' T- V! c! h/ H# K
Slovene : Ljubim te
- A' ?; z0 k$ SSpanish : Te amo/ a9 K, c" O8 C" W/ l
: Te quiero
4 [2 y, U6 O6 y9 U0 |. u : Te adoro ("I adore you")
- g$ T& y' S8 a7 ]( ^6 M1 w : Te deseo ("I desire you")
6 z* ~, s4 E0 W! @# f, G8 F& t : Me antojis ("I crave you")
3 O) o# W- n7 F- QSrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi
' \8 {5 W: k. j1 BSwahili : Nakupenda
1 l% J$ Y4 G# }1 x5 n% W: k : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
( s4 Y- _6 L. F8 e/ v3 _ : Ninikupenda* J- Y( F* z' S7 P8 Z
: Dholu'o# E6 h; m+ o+ Z3 b! r
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
* i! E) q5 V& x5 D) |5 GSyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)$ d, D. k2 J3 g' ^
: Bhebbak (female to male)) n* n' n( ]% R1 A) X2 b0 _ y: E& p1 I3 P
: N& z! E# G9 D) h$ g7 |) D' f
Tagalog : Mahal kita, y, \. P1 g5 G+ G, U3 k
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
, S8 L! I0 i. ?/ c9 A+ T: o : Ua here vau ia oe/ E4 }! c3 a+ o+ N/ z, v/ p
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren2 ]" _) P/ ?! W4 V5 N
: Nan unnai kathalikaren0 M2 [8 Q7 W0 g9 }, z) o
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")( _4 z! c% j. x0 s9 ]
: N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
) I: y% v/ B! \4 Q) \ : Nam vi'rmberem: i* R4 i5 d3 I1 x8 m6 J
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
' W9 G* k0 ]1 T% y : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
' M( H- U4 b6 v6 @, t1 r : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu$ a2 V5 P" A+ {5 j& n) x! d+ G
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)# i. q. Q9 K3 ~2 r& f) m! }
: Phom ruk koon ( " )8 F$ F z4 R& m8 d: l; h K
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)- h8 x9 v7 X( I! E% W: E- k
: Chun ruk koon ( " )
5 ^+ y/ J( J* |" s# JThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)4 E6 G G# Q; {7 x3 z Z8 C( q2 Z
Tswana : Dumela
0 `+ N) z% E+ ?2 h9 ~Tunisian : Ha eh bak" G( `+ T ]* j% C9 P& w
Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
9 \- n7 G6 j6 E/ ETurkish : Seni seviyorum
3 C1 j/ |6 J* B : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")% x! h/ V; W2 ?+ E
(g has a bar on it)9 a& u" c% w2 C. h' o( ` b
Twi : Me dowapaa
. x! m$ G5 Q& v3 [7 f2 m2 ]& l- g4 x% \5 X( m
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu4 C# ?+ k* n! l) l0 E3 x5 k
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
( n2 s0 L# J' x7 O: B : Ja vas kokhaju
4 b5 J {0 w; E9 E2 y0 _: ^! t : Ja pokokhav tebe
- k; I9 [- a4 `' d* @$ Z8 f( S# Q : Ja pokokhav vas
% s H/ _( w2 y6 J% w j- j" H) j1 ]Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon. a6 P% g& _" k8 e* J
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai$ s, C0 s4 z) P7 k) d
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai4 Y4 L6 s/ A8 u: r
: Kam prem kartahai: {& K, i0 x- G5 f
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
2 L( l8 m8 c) n2 z9 y9 m "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
' u' K/ G& U2 F. x8 Y : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:4 d* ?% \* U- V, A! F6 d
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
* h& o8 v1 f) L in bath)8 z& r, ~1 ~* ~
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold% B- x) {) f0 X- C$ n. K5 {6 c
; B7 q" g: ]2 Q4 `+ e9 c9 _. G, KVai : Na lia p# \: R8 V6 p6 Z" v+ J8 m" ~
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg
! }; A" p! r. G* x' G+ K2 j7 h. R" @Vietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)
, q9 v) _8 Q% f0 b, H : Em ye猽 anh (female to male)# ]9 d' c7 H H& C; F
: Toi yeu em
- }, c* Z7 N7 j$ i+ IVolapa"k : La"fob oli
, J& R) |2 N' l! AVulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha) ^4 v( k6 o2 Z* W2 x
+ n0 v% A/ }& Q, e% ^
Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
' \& ^$ y& u% x : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
) e# l) J$ @. yWolof : Da ma la nope9 A0 L7 s7 G* x: p8 N. b0 E
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
. c7 c3 a$ ~' M. W5 V+ I c( Y: R$ {
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
8 N" B2 O' {/ N2 H8 z6 {: a, ? : Ich libe dich
, s1 n2 S. h0 h- Z+ ~0 w : Ich han dich lib
9 Y# U, w) S# |4 g8 S( `, Z6 S : Kh'hob dikh lib
! Q( c. Y6 \( U7 O( T8 H : Kh'ob dikh holt1 \9 d& a) O, v$ q! v
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt
3 V3 b7 b0 h" {6 cYucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers): l- ]2 \: u) h1 Q& G9 {/ w
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
+ p, ^% d) P* o- l2 B8 h" { lovers can also feel; it
( z$ }* _* W# V* k% j4 R+ S& y; [ indicates more a desire to
/ B) T+ ]: ~' w1 a; q$ d spoil and protect the other
: w: x+ | M) n person)
2 L: x: @/ `" LYugoslavian : Ja te volim6 U3 U* i* l M+ ^4 J0 k; L
9 E) \. d" m/ w5 U! e/ dZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)" m! ?! H$ r3 m
Zulu : Mena tanda wena' u- I! {7 P) \8 j3 e, N
: Ngiyakuthanda!+ s$ ]) O/ [- F7 S u- K
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema1 o# G9 P6 q( {; {
7 ]$ p7 k7 d$ k- \" \" l
+ G+ d* B, J4 ?; ?, T
: r* X$ h: l4 A% f1 M# F0 v
Explanation of Languages
8 Y) T4 o' J) v7 v8 p( m, \8 n+ l------------------------6 m( H# _6 h+ M# W) ]! m
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa/ w r7 b: a! t2 D! S! W
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
: D- l+ ~5 i8 j; B) EAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
% f. k5 _3 |" ?* L0 q2 m like Germans)6 r, t* u# |, e0 q
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
8 m7 M5 }$ t9 G4 T8 |% l over 80 languages spoken there.# O$ M" u. F1 ~4 E; u$ I4 ^) B9 V; p
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
# W7 l! z8 v, {& _9 X! V% L# P- k states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
; [! ] D2 l, R- I6 P6 u Canadian to Mexican borders
' h7 c# d+ }4 y6 AArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including9 r J; t' E) e8 l) v1 E7 V$ W# o
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,* W6 j4 B# w3 o- f6 C1 l
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and6 l: y" x% h2 `( T. f" e
the region of Palestine.3 j3 y5 @4 m3 S( [
Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
5 q9 x# N% `3 Y2 L" A many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language5 P+ y4 {5 ~$ B0 P0 _
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
' J3 [- I) b. a, {Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India% o- T% {* ~- l5 s2 |, d6 E$ u
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa
/ J# C, h1 ^& x8 \* u) X9 ]. IBatak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of$ T( Q2 \: p* C' r9 x$ f
Indonesia
* m9 V5 b* R% I! nBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern. x0 ^$ Z8 F6 E4 g m9 O$ P
Germany (actually a German dialect)5 O! K G9 O3 o' e& g
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa q( R$ ~9 |( n
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,5 b: \4 u$ j4 r Q, d }0 _/ n
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh `3 I8 W! A- h7 z& b
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines! C) A0 l+ E) j2 r2 m" B
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
# x' ^4 B& A( l2 X It is 'read' by touch.4 t' u$ m y4 o5 E( x% W' D
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
! W Z1 Z! F. k5 u Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
' _! a* `( B {+ Z$ Q Acadia is in an Atlantic province.$ f! |: _. u: i" U
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
Q8 s& Q+ J. K& \( p3 c9 y! uCherokee -> North American Indian tribe
: v% J# v2 Z) s4 b( s2 qCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache8 u- p7 S# [6 I0 S
Nation
( f% b( U' ?4 ]& j, x3 `Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
1 z; z) g, _% NChickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
& f# Q* [; N4 ?. ICreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
6 J' r3 l6 `5 @. ?/ p basicly French with a little English and German.
' D8 R' Y2 F5 {; B( l* d9 YDusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
8 d4 {3 u) [9 `& y/ r! E! N8 f+ \ in North Borneo( d6 w' \! B0 \8 k- [6 j
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces2 h) f: l) n- V' D7 K) J" C9 {8 Z
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and4 T W: c/ P0 m1 O, y
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium* ~: r! L' d0 O
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.: I9 J; Y( i, \* ^# B
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
( ^1 I$ S5 ?9 l8 a Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called& B9 Q" A2 N9 B) M) n
Persian.( E' j: x" w* V' S* D
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
1 v+ N8 P& i S* M( [" d$ u Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
' f2 P) O# y3 P' U# A2 J around Nuremberg' P! X$ N' b) c) b* L
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces# b1 D1 g( p! i/ D- M
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
8 h0 h2 s2 Q% i5 T7 m Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium/ }6 N3 D% z+ ~/ \: r5 \
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern: l& I3 z w) Z/ o8 c
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
6 ?1 u0 L7 G5 ^ T (mainly west coast) a# ]# P- k+ Z& A) `! E
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland( M# q* o( ]0 J! J7 n
Gronings -> Dutch dialect
& x1 h3 U- g2 r+ F+ }Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay, s. h" S, j0 }0 a' N! Q* R
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and( s! A6 V M" J2 X9 N" _
Pakistan
4 J) F2 X" {" t& ^Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria" Q" ^ r* {& }$ X* Z4 ?
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria) P$ @# L7 U, [3 Y) A4 [8 M1 V* }
Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
8 o) M! O e' b OHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
l1 @7 F8 O, a- q" {7 M- C* HHopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
9 e% i M5 @6 f; o5 MIbaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot7 M0 Y2 _4 c+ M3 _6 E( r" h2 {4 f
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
5 Y7 n4 o/ R `! p6 A# ]; q5 P0 ~Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
1 L. Z, L9 \( s: D+ k; k* rInterglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
- t" f2 I8 m4 G0 d! ~ circa 1940.
2 m: {' ?( ]" k# E6 i; fKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
+ [' i1 L0 n6 V7 z; \6 M6 e natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's: M/ P- B: j4 e
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
# h5 C2 |) F6 z southern India; }; X U1 S& L: A: K+ B
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
& i+ V+ i$ [) e/ Z$ {+ R. d+ SKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
6 E$ [: x* I, r) P$ g5 T; C( u is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is& \5 e' ]7 _9 a! a$ G
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
6 @; Q0 p ~* \( Z* BKpele -> language spoken in Africa
4 B/ n2 M; ~% }, hLao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people4 j! b$ i6 @: a% r3 \ B
living in northern Thailand+ H: A& Z' k- L8 a C
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya
7 k2 m4 I" }) N$ FLuxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
% b3 h5 a, m# E. g in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
$ j6 I% {5 r' p: H& K& F A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on e5 [& ^9 S- i8 T3 ?( K) p9 J
German.
) `' ~4 n2 F) v! [: [7 O! OMaa -> language spoken in Africa
( a9 u; @. v4 n/ Q# N" ?Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
; e' a: h$ c; E8 p) R8 TMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island. L5 m1 D- }9 s( k; f
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around3 ^$ o: P, _; u, d
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
$ A0 W! I- t E+ o4 i& x' D and Italian mostly.' W1 U9 C* E( ]
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
2 |2 I$ z9 D5 r7 q8 a4 ~3 p (Bombay is the capital city)$ P$ J; k) m u* z% u3 m4 @
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands9 r, A$ ?5 J, V5 t6 b9 n% q
Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of+ a$ O1 u1 t) q! c( }
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)8 n% N ~ [6 P
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
8 p, B" b8 T3 P" XMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
/ x0 w5 H; G% K2 VNavaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
+ [! q7 h. N# I: A% k* H# F* cNdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe9 W1 [% L6 H" k) x0 |3 t% A
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa( |! F0 o. u2 L7 _$ ?* _
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba8 {& g: W5 W( f9 _& j2 L
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people1 E* w c1 p: t- {& S2 p
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India% y t+ Y5 P: J$ O
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
5 i- y( P- p, [. D6 I1 W/ IQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
8 D- L, a n6 ^) B# Z1 o books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
% { B5 l" B* SShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
; L3 _# z$ S' P+ ~1 F' g+ ]# bSinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
( m1 K3 E# d9 |& R4 f) h2 e. Q, ` Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.+ M6 A& B1 v7 N( b$ U
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
& g; P# e, J. V3 e& A! ^( GSwahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
0 Y! a- {9 [) w Africa$ ?4 T: P+ s, G- q5 D% V
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines l6 y( v7 V: T. H
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,3 m1 Z8 u1 } f# \0 _& N
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),' Y* d" [& w. f5 h% k1 y
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
7 w/ h! p( r4 `% J/ B$ w a! B4 ^Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
& Q0 ~' y. z. O) G; `7 W6 K3 K (eleventh most spoken language in the world)( o3 ~: b b- o6 X/ R$ v$ z) s
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa+ [, V/ C1 c! T/ A- e
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
* K; t( T; c9 r s6 a6 b5 B7 hUrdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India$ }9 d2 ?2 o$ ?& b4 \, n: _: l* x5 x
Vai -> language spoken in Africa' ]: h. P9 R R& E9 l! {- s
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
. ?0 I/ {: U: L0 `+ l5 a9 q- O5 c region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska: r+ T2 F7 P1 S$ J
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
2 F' n% n# U t( u% p& n8 Q up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
8 ^- |4 T8 n4 Q$ b( ^" q9 o( }4 A around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
2 F9 j: n& L* U2 H5 P: N0 f/ D 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
5 B/ y# X2 k6 U( E! z! S language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian( Y4 M5 ]! J. C# i l# K4 q
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian2 [1 t: J `" H0 ?/ { k
people who went there to work as engineers in the/ p5 g0 l* n1 S( }9 A2 F$ ^
mining industry during the 17th century.
9 k3 b% p( v. t+ L. o+ Y: vVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
& v% g# q; [0 g$ s, R& J: Y3 Y circa 1880.
5 q9 S7 e( l6 R: r- M2 z9 gVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
9 F8 _, h. o1 {: n8 J8 C$ X the planet Vulcan
, d1 y& \+ { W: wWalloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used* i4 V+ M% E2 J2 D
French dialect with certain German influences
: y& {/ f0 q, i9 s$ E( D spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
0 ?& ]9 P. l' B+ |. k Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of2 U+ h/ C" d8 G% x
the Walloons), Belgium
# L5 F8 K1 n0 U$ iWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people O# L4 @3 H/ {/ `: F9 i
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan) U- J1 m( B& T
peninsula in Mexico& x; c* Z+ V& ^% Y$ |; o: S( \. }
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect
# u* F7 P+ e1 v8 aZuni -> North American Indian tribe! b8 Y4 H8 _* M1 ?, N
3 e+ z7 O: s( K
6 e) n/ M* M* o& f" G/ ]& ^ Ka' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)0 m+ Z) V- B& f1 ?' E# k9 L7 V
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
# g1 D* s7 n. W j' m( ?4 S. ? r+ Xa? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
$ f( O- B- Z" B$ m! Ve? -> ?above e' p; L% m3 `( O
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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