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"I LOVE YOU" in:- A+ |9 a9 q# N5 O9 A- V3 }7 b
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou! R" L: {! Y) X: k2 Y
: Ek het jou lief
]* k* W6 G) QAlbanian : Te dua
; A' S2 E) C( E" @) H! Z' d : Te dashuroj
0 h* S: }/ P1 e, w2 F5 P : Ti je zemra ime3 K) J) B' \6 e4 ~
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
( Q' T6 f* P+ k4 A7 V0 AAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
8 T( m5 {7 c& o0 @" t) ~* }. DAmharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
0 E& U1 C& Y- w6 |1 p$ D c/ S : Afekrischalehou: [: @( b' ?; ~! l- I, T8 Z0 _
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female) u" g1 w; @1 Q5 w$ f1 i* \
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male): C) U4 _/ r$ N, I' N8 J" N
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)$ k$ ^2 K4 n8 E( R9 H: u( {+ T
: __ ( )5 S& m, {. {1 n- C7 X
: ( ) |__|% a1 C! W5 n/ U! Q
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% z4 ]; u" R e; A2 Y : | (__)(__) | / /! s2 B: c( [7 L( `# B6 _* X' `
: | |/ /) R3 l& i$ H4 t3 x
: | / /
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Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like7 g; _7 y7 h' e# P$ F) e# g
French, '~n' as in French
! V! Z' O" a& q9 z7 E4 n: O! A 'salon')
- p7 W9 z" I; j- c" }Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female). T" h g$ ?* [
: Ohiboki (male to female)
6 e, D/ |" G5 S : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males$ C. \9 T# Y/ J" @) P( z5 B
or two females)
$ |# ?% T5 ]+ u7 c : Nohiboke (more than one male or females: N7 @( b# b$ H; K: B) m, T
to female) F8 h" u: [6 b1 C6 Y
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male): L/ l; M6 e# c. S3 n" j6 N
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two* t. ?7 j2 d. b8 d
males or two females)8 U5 S# D+ a( q) ?/ X+ S
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more% l. V6 b0 `" r# h& |9 T& `$ [
than two males)+ n: B7 L; j7 g& O
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
9 m& ~$ T' W7 V& t than two females) u, E1 s v) j, V4 B" S
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)" ^5 ~ v& P+ {" m) B" M2 p
: Ooheboka (female to male)& Z; P V+ W5 k
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
# b& A& u: s, [( I : Ana behibek (male to female)
/ ~- z A4 I& R9 E : Ahebich (male to female)$ a$ p; F- e6 k; D
: Ahebik (female to male)
& J4 Z+ ~7 L. r% F+ j : Ana ahebik% S2 t; k2 C' g! e1 i
: Ib'n hebbak
4 e3 e8 R9 m, ~- V : Ana ba-heb-bak
& v2 h7 Q8 F w/ X : Bahibak (female to male)
8 B8 F0 t7 f6 ]7 T : Bahibik (male to female)3 c8 D0 X0 d" e, S
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)% V4 l2 k1 A; y D* c
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
8 b& G8 p; V8 `# D0 i8 [ : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
1 g% d: T \* s( p: ^ than one male)
5 ?0 J" U0 N5 {. q, k/ e; m3 N : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)& d0 a1 W2 y+ t0 x6 y
Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
9 T3 }) s, E$ E. P# A0 X* V, dArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem$ ^: s) s3 t0 z; J0 g/ g
Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo
2 |1 O$ P4 j9 U1 `# H( |Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau3 q$ T- w% O9 P1 q" T
& T7 t0 w1 H. y z8 A: DBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi4 T# w/ B9 v2 r$ X. t
Basque : Maite zaitut7 Y) U; X( r5 e) f2 a3 x7 w& |% i
: Nere maitea ("My love.")
# E( N* X! }2 [; D* IBassa : Mengweswe0 \* }( s# r0 Z7 Q! p
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
0 d/ n2 O; e5 o$ q- `+ G8 `' E7 zBemba : Ndikufuna5 E/ E3 `" C: L+ W1 F2 V
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
1 b9 m* C$ b3 L, ?: k6 G J : Ami tomay bhalobashi
, I/ L r8 d/ ^- s : Ami tomake bahlobashi
! X5 ^: b: E0 K- qBerber : Lakh tirikh" ^& e5 S) ]/ A \1 X1 ~
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka
; j6 k% a9 g3 i. V& F1 e7 bBolivian Quechua : Qanta munani) P* n2 R5 D$ x. p6 Q/ w9 S
Bosnian : Volim te! E7 a* f1 T# S- y: x
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;! `( P$ e1 C L! R
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
6 y: i5 a1 ? M+ r: U : Amo te
2 i1 J- h2 L; W4 e3 F0 `, G8 o+ \Bulgarian : Obicham te4 E9 n4 b& S+ r- Y! G
: As te obeicham. l( o. {% O1 U' n4 [1 A
: As te obicham
, Y; N: ]( T+ m* g, @: H) L7 c : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much"); t! L+ A6 }3 A4 W
Burmese : Chit pa de3 b9 ~. P! m5 k; n
: v0 t$ S$ F$ H; f6 ]) x. D WCajun : Mi aime jou& H' H# n+ ~" o& Q+ _
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
% w( C* q1 B4 M4 N B, K : Bon sro lanh oon; r T' w/ [. }2 h, _
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
( R t- H. \0 q" j) | : Je t'aime ("I like you")+ B+ H" ~" ^! z" u J( Y
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
3 @# G7 W# @8 ]Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)# B T* u! h6 R* A& @" b
: T'estim (Mallorcan)
7 N3 @0 v2 Z% L0 J1 R: o : T'estime (Valencian)
5 Y% Y* ]8 N2 c$ i5 S7 V : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
) z4 W' e% \8 I; Y6 zCebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw( ]8 `6 R" o( T0 i3 U% L5 S
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
8 ?$ X/ [7 |2 TCherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
% f) q, I# P B9 ]/ T' wCheyenne : Ne mohotatse
3 Q2 Q' V7 \3 z `& t" o5 qChichewa : Ndimakukonda
% _7 N! F, K" G# S# jChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
2 q0 q, v5 [6 ~6 o) E0 O Q4 E) PChinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
+ V& g/ E- e4 P) i : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)" s7 w7 y4 G! D# \
: Wo oi ney ( " )! s' T3 `3 U! P i
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
# O) d8 @. _) y : Ngai on ni ( " )0 E6 g! h2 [. P2 O2 V
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
( _3 l( O2 a5 @% K, j% [; m/ W2 R : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)/ w; G0 `& D! `' x! a6 h
: Wo ie ni ( " )
2 Y( Q4 G. O2 B" H9 P : Wuo ai nee ( " )
% m3 i9 ?; P8 ] V : Wo ay ni ( " )
( \/ i% U: k- o8 j6 ~ : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)& ~7 u8 T+ y' {! S+ k' ]
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)" v$ g0 R2 F- I- J
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)2 ~- p# h# c4 Y# c0 Y
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)5 {) u" l9 g! N- O6 Y g( a
Creol : Mi aime jou4 {+ O& j& ]+ Z; U
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
0 m3 _3 s" e1 J8 ]& X4 v$ Z9 B : Volim te (used in common speech)# P- m& X" S9 k. A' E7 y
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
) `: |) p; e# }: F( i! `* e : Volim vas (used in common speech)
4 Y6 c' r- y6 d; |2 W2 ? : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you", } C1 x3 Q3 |2 `+ i
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
+ J8 `- f( F6 [ J v Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)( s2 `" f. ]$ s. `0 t' F. ^# d: ?
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
7 i+ i$ Y- F9 e# h, G3 l3 iCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
9 p" X' y& V' B0 u5 g' s3 v) C on top of the 'e' in te, which is
: v o( E$ Z5 O5 H' f7 @ pronounced 'ye')
% X. k" [" |4 `" [0 s : Miluju te! (colloquial form)
; z K' [% R! e* b' k- c : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like. z' X0 n1 |, c- R8 p h7 m( a/ L
you (very much)", often
5 z+ W# w8 i/ U$ r used and prefered)6 d( _' ?& y# s: I3 O' ^1 ]' A% u
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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4 P- V; {! h9 W9 a# F$ C& }Danish : Jeg elsker dig
$ j% l* e$ u% s' V' {% c- Q3 hDusun : Siuhang oku dia* V; ]% h, J! D; @
Dutch : Ik hou van je( ~3 E) `: q. _5 i: [1 K. R! }
: Ik hou van jou
' q! I# z5 y: z : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)# Q2 t* o x: M1 o) h
: Ik bemin jou ( " )* n3 R0 t. D) k8 h/ S
: Ik heb je lief ( " ). d4 p) y9 f) S- E2 B
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")0 ]. G! q) c4 ?- q
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
( ?. e% R4 {0 j5 w' A- m7 y : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
/ Q9 _: y- C; [$ d( m* o( j& i : Ik houd erg veel van je much")
8 W* s7 }, e; h$ D% ^ : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
% g8 y7 L+ Y, i2 p. d z : Ik vind je aardig ( " )
" c$ l- Q) }# ^( k: x" V : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
" }/ n; `$ \3 a. C) Y : Ik vind je heel aardig much")
1 i; p, g3 ?; Z) G+ n4 k# A+ E : Ik zie je graag& {5 x3 ~* h8 w
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")7 p. t% }6 m) j V' ^' J/ `8 E
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")/ }# @" _7 [: U3 V
(the last two are more superficial, thus more
$ \; O2 `: e* P/ T) Y1 ] suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
/ i- |; t1 R% VEnglish : I love you7 \$ B# Q6 c7 N6 z4 Q( J
: I adore you
6 m* ~) W% t" a. Q" d( ^3 N( ~ : I love thee (used only in Christian context), s+ ] G* a( ]$ P: B4 G
Esperanto : Mi amas vin; I, ]" d2 z+ _, Z+ w
Estonian : Mina armastan sind
3 _( Y, b& K* k3 h : Ma armastan sind
- X, d: t) c2 o3 H6 E1 N# d& pEthiopian : Afgreki'8 Q" N2 n b* [# v" C( j
- T( Q8 W0 t' h/ ]* b/ F$ ^7 jFarsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram! p/ y( R4 N7 X4 y8 U% c. b5 K
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
6 }* h6 Q- ^/ k6 T4 O9 D : Asheghetam
* ^' `6 d- a/ D: I! U : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
+ [4 R! k( H/ T* }, R4 ?3 D : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
. D3 W8 e( ]3 n, e! }$ k8 Y; c' ^Filipino : Mahal ka ta
6 H* j: `9 O7 z, O( O : Iniibig kita" G' C3 Q4 ]' M$ d" V/ d
: Mahal kita
% i: r0 ?9 N/ B" z; v- FFinnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua
$ x8 Q9 C3 }& B( x/ ` : Rakastan sinua. h- Y3 W. X3 F1 R k( _* M
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")3 q+ A" @$ |: ~& Q5 y
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua9 p4 ~: y% d4 n& K8 C# C
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
# U( j$ y# y3 d% R4 q: C) @ tFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you")
1 h9 R6 U' l3 j7 W* R$ q8 [, V( `6 `8 z : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
; r! X( A. j$ H% P between lovers)/ `) N1 b& x# \ a/ V8 o
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
! `3 D+ y8 C1 b$ p and family, not for lovers)! `! [) w6 I! I F. y3 H
French (formal) : Je vous aime
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort
' R& X, I N) C/ f( _8 W& [3 Q : Moo graugh hoo
6 K8 f5 A U& \& a5 k+ T2 a7 \German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)$ O- d- P( v6 {! e
German : Ich liebe dich8 g- o* B3 A" @: u' p9 V
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and# e+ l+ y, V o3 u3 z: H
conservative)( w& r3 I( I$ L
German dialects:5 q# `: M9 q& [. |6 L# K
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern2 l4 n8 g; _2 G+ u4 B" f
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a") k' ` w& E4 L) }% L
: I lieb di
% `; i) A" h: Z7 ?0 e' x, |6 CBerlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
v0 u* x" I; C9 T# \$ [& R (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich6 ] R& a5 s) p/ y3 E8 x* }: z* e0 Q. h
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
( D8 ]9 e% X$ A9 V/ Q: h( s, L' dBochumer : Ich lieb Dich!2 g' M" c) l: }! F+ q: M
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai3 U b! O% t- @4 Q* S. N
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a% `2 s9 ~& Z) J! j3 t1 A( d w
relationship)
5 i$ I) R+ Q6 v : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,; P/ v+ y5 J; y2 t- B% K
ment as a compliment, not litterally)0 y- v- E6 d! `2 S
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you"," |2 d5 o; E- o3 W4 y6 Q0 i; V
a Franke would never say "I love you")1 |+ e$ n3 V8 d
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
4 `# o1 s5 y0 c, r: ]4 S( a : Ik hald fan dei
/ V! s- b) ]. YHessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb
6 K% l7 X: { ~( I! k/ ` YOstfriesisch : Ick heb di leev7 }' G$ d, c* ]1 b* X
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb& ?9 l0 k5 X5 l* M$ t6 B8 c
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch5 ?1 i! D1 z0 Z/ z
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
3 o( j5 I- ?# t: USwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
9 D8 _& I/ H6 W (Schweizerdeutsch)
) l1 P0 \0 y: j8 a6 R# s% g; LVorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
! e/ u2 w+ q0 R0 { (Vorarlbergerisch)
7 q( k2 ~! t( sGreek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower* B/ [: j3 b% q9 k! V
case 'gamma')
1 y# J. {" V2 j4 v/ W: G : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
, y. M D% G2 f : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)2 V4 T3 A/ R0 }
: Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
( |% ^, t$ `! p) U8 ^1 ?9 E5 V' I : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male) Z1 Z, b& R& r# R
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")- u% p0 u, F7 J& u1 P8 j$ {
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)- ? v: D9 b7 A# B( A) g* Y4 Z
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se7 I6 y6 ?7 [9 c2 }7 o
Greenlandic : Asavakit" p7 T+ W0 {9 @( L* F8 C
Gronings : Ik hol van die
0 n `6 L8 [8 J$ I5 r) s5 t" pGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
8 I0 S2 G7 L8 X+ ?6 yGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.2 G. ^& z( ^7 L ~$ i; h6 z
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not/ f2 c3 [* V, M- N" ^
pronounced)
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Hausa : Ina sonki+ p& P! k2 f+ {+ l2 b" k5 `
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
/ L" Y& V" a1 ? : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you f( i2 s# d9 ^3 t9 ~5 z% H$ h
very much")
1 I5 Q- ~6 c3 I& QHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)6 k8 N6 m5 U! o4 W4 F. X1 m2 j* k
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
# @ N3 h* |9 _& ?: E9 `2 x : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
8 t( I3 q' `2 r; t- N, E : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)( y) m+ i. S' B5 ^; O, ?+ m- `
('kh' pronounced like0 t1 f; s# W* u1 ]4 u; k5 D, B" [
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
% O) n1 H7 ]2 [& z& Z+ A& U French 'r')
6 e6 r& S5 z" j1 K# H* cHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
. t4 [0 c/ P6 y( s, U% [. A# m : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)8 I" [# o1 A: B$ z8 K1 B
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
3 T. W2 C; C& R: Y7 r; S : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
( g5 K: a5 Q( p4 m3 u9 \8 j : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
- j2 r) C$ C: X : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
( Q6 }+ C# A. R1 e: G* o, D# o. c% t : Mae tumko peyar kia
. H+ y& k( E1 h9 y: Z4 q' V : Main tumse pyar karta hoon6 H* A' x4 O/ K- C: h6 |
: Main tumse prem karta hoon
- j) d1 ?/ u* t# a% t. L : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
( l; @" w( |+ C- ^' B pronounced)
! }. v2 e) _. ]: k* PHopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta# ~& i, h+ C# N. M7 ?. Q
Hungarian : Szeretlek. s2 B6 O/ P' [4 `
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
8 |9 R5 e# [1 A; n6 ^' Q* e no one else")- x( T. F& x* `0 i7 ?/ t& Y6 C" c
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,
8 ^6 _+ D# r& e4 k' v, d% U you", a reinforcement)
) \& w: x2 B& A (The above two entries are never heard in
) T0 s, d; i' Y a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana7 l! ?0 j+ ^; e$ g# u( r0 y0 e
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
w* R! y1 I6 V0 g/ b very much")! d) S5 k4 S( s. ^
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
# o( w6 ~9 K5 R& X- \1 P5 {) A# yIlocano : Ay ayating ka ]; A/ d; Q1 n, t
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)1 Y5 Z5 u" s6 J% R& w# R+ v
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )
: S# Z8 H8 o2 j9 a : Saya kasih saudari ( " )
) s/ t9 a, @" } : Saja kasih saudari ( " )
! d! |* L: r" G; E : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
- X3 Z. \. r% P' M4 a1 J2 _ : Aku cinta padamu ( " )
8 z% T) }: ]* [! Z* G : Aku cinta kamu ( " )4 L! W+ N' o1 @
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu7 I9 h' N5 J u( ] F: `0 O; {
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
0 z4 U# [1 z# ~9 |0 e. o% ` : Ti voglio bene (between friends); {: _; V0 F$ t* L& h
: Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
3 I1 |, e/ N' { you", refering to other person's
5 S4 `9 _0 p7 c body)
5 A. M5 z8 b# zIrish : Taim i' ngra leat# n! m, M7 ~8 _8 R6 L( `- D6 t
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit8 e1 y* C. c! G' }# b5 ^3 ~
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru% Y+ ~, A$ T! U1 Q& {# u' E
: Aishiteru i* q' o& W: [
: Chuu shiteyo! R( z( U# T+ I( m
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da6 e1 a3 N8 t( t
: Ore wa omae ga suki da
* A* K8 O8 _9 ]4 W) x, A# C m3 G : Suitonnen8 v, E( l7 z, l; `6 u: u
: Sukiyanen" l; a3 l& D2 t
: Sukiyo% `% `8 V8 o' E- Q/ |
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
4 k- }2 U/ T+ ] Y : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
; t2 ]! G" e( i3 {8 a( p9 b& G p : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu8 f3 [& O# x/ ^# T0 m
: A-i-shi-te ma-su
' J& J# l( n1 z, o : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu- l4 @5 K0 S7 ^6 R* c) a0 F. y" T
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
/ _# j9 {; T/ I6 {# t start, when you are not yet real lovers)- H- d) m% x+ j/ j& o `7 ^
Javanese : Kulo tresno
& |4 i! `2 J$ |4 a" }) z2 d$ E. E
1 P+ e. w6 U7 e% p/ _4 QKankana : Laylaydek sik a7 @! u8 l% z' G
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
+ I3 W8 @+ j! A7 z; H1 C/ L7 }5 x* o : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene6 h2 P6 {0 X. V: Z+ h
Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
# G, S" w' q- R. O1 yKiswahili : Nakupenda0 A$ n+ i( q9 G7 q% P: z
: Nakupenda wewe
& p) ?9 t$ d5 _. v; S : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
8 J* C; `4 T8 u/ lKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
( y8 F& A, A& x2 H2 x : qamuSHa' ("I love you")
" m, R% |" }2 Z : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much") _7 f! ^* k8 c; r" ?' A- s
: qaparHa' ("I like you")2 Y3 v9 n; s* A, |% a
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
7 c4 K3 @- U L% T9 C (words are often unnecessary as the thought
+ f9 h! M# [7 j( M G is most often conveyed nonverbally with
I" f! T' D% q2 { special growlings)& F) k7 ~4 e, K. {: k
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")( U0 L+ y% c. h, D2 j$ k+ _
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)& w: c2 s9 j Y$ g: F
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )' l {* s) w/ z
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
! P4 r& _( b, U: C: j : Tangsinul
) D+ U2 \% p. G4 U: } : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")# w2 N: B$ }4 ?- D1 h2 A) f7 e3 \+ {
: Dangsinul saranghee yo
/ c* G( h7 j% X( k \- h) I+ e+ E* f : Saranghee
# x0 |" V s. ]- | U : Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
9 a' s {' I$ p : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
1 J3 B1 N4 G1 t; r very much")
$ k4 u5 w+ j; g/ E% a : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love% h+ j8 A! Y1 W9 g
you very much")
3 o/ Q$ a& X2 \3 C$ H" ` : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")* c9 S/ d6 I. D" x, S4 r
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
% ]3 b2 a4 M% w2 h( _ "I love her")
) s. {8 T. I/ A/ O) } : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how1 E! M! O# L9 ~/ [. |* g
much I love him/her")
, c W& K: W: j0 ^: ^ : Nanun neoreul saranghanda
. @8 j- l. _/ f9 J; m : Joahaeyo ("I like you")
2 t; W6 J; ~3 c1 [, l6 v% h6 d : Saranghaeyo (more formal)" b; u% ~+ i; z; \, a1 o2 u
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)0 N5 t4 M8 v6 P; M) M' {
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual* ^. i r7 T4 B& J- V
relationship)
! P. R. L2 Y* Q : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic8 T1 B3 x) i( K1 P. r V
way")# u) \, [ c: ~" Y" X6 {/ R& K
Kpele : I walikana
* p' @1 }+ J0 zKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
: N- q6 L$ X' J M R" i2 a$ g+ J* c, C$ o! ?
Lao : Khoi hak jao, P3 E! X' G5 Z+ A2 \' T" K7 X
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")- ~# c; I7 D2 ^; W: ^- W1 {
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
4 J- T/ X2 q: z+ }- N( `" z5 `2 p E : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",% i a4 s6 q; V6 B9 ?% R2 e
but is used for "I love you".)
. G5 O* X& m/ CLatin : Te amo
% N/ j( I% S( n5 p : Vos amo
x# y$ t& {8 m" J0 dLatin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)+ ~% B9 A. t8 D) z. k# t( Q
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')' q6 K, q" ~7 A/ |+ ^0 q. C! ?
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
9 {! ~, F6 A: b9 [ a 'long i')0 d& }" r$ h; j0 W1 f# Y
: Es milu tevi (less common)6 p$ q( p- |2 O4 D) t! m+ g
Lebanese : Bahibak, B% B: p' D2 G! Y& b* d- C
Lingala : Nalingi yo' o |) S' c2 m" l: R
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!0 L5 P2 c2 p5 C! b$ j
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)5 P" x5 l2 C& l9 H1 Y
: Ash mir lutavah. f, {' z; C" V
Lojban : Mi do prami
I" t& z1 k- U: p/ [5 ^8 JLuo : Aheri0 d; s$ K6 p: d; p8 Z
Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r8 r5 N, ?! k: B3 U! M6 Y( Q4 \
% U8 c7 l+ N% ~; m# K1 \
Maa : Ilolenge2 X0 u7 L5 A5 w: H3 L* d* P
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you"): O9 a1 g3 i4 R0 m" s, Y- W8 E
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")
, S* g, ]7 Q& V7 E2 U9 Z& x$ o : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)- d( n- n+ p! u# L X% E
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")
+ |; ^7 v% L) j- RMadrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!" [! S/ |; [8 B
Maiese : Wa wa& ~3 E6 d5 g1 }8 A- b& F3 H: u, l
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)1 n$ k* C% V2 v) L' v" l" U
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)% Q* d A8 M. Z4 X
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
& @9 P# t" g( H5 r _# S- G : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)+ V3 e* t3 u( `) y8 s
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
+ o" W) y9 y! I% N1 B! B' w" k : Saya cintakan awak; C: D% s2 X! N; W
: Aku cinta pada kau
" z( {/ z) _0 k# k : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)' x P" _! s, r! ]' J
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
M& h" Y. y7 Q" a$ k+ | to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should; i2 M' j: l- s6 ~7 [" \
only be used if you know the person _really_+ v" P# ~2 {$ H8 L9 m" {% K$ P
well)4 \3 q" } C7 E1 Q5 q. u* L
: Saya sayang pada mu [, J5 ], ?2 w' Y4 p/ B
: Aku sayangkan engkau( V. H$ b4 V5 }$ B
: Saya sayang pada mu
! F( v- C$ n) l* P : Aku menyintai mu
+ q* \+ R" J& ~) c : Aku menyayangi mu+ N& P/ L; k4 m# O: G f3 D
: Aku kasih pada mu0 R" G; V6 I# P# L/ H7 G
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu3 q. X; S P0 f- O* o8 i3 `/ B/ V
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
1 _/ t. i4 R+ f6 y" V : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
* Z- _ M+ t( f6 P : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu% ]0 l+ p# [( p# F
Maltese : Jien inhobbok
' [8 h, Q1 I' S9 B5 {- DMarathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
6 \, q- p# H" l) g : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)' \4 |; {( e+ I- c- G8 f
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
& ?' Q" @5 h0 P Z, g, aMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
+ Q' R1 s2 g8 R% g X0 L literally "Love to you, my friend")
! x+ w) T# Y0 w+ EMohawk : Konoronhkwa/ S3 x5 D* A) f% B2 e
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua9 S" d7 Y5 u; p
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
2 k, h1 j9 T `* o7 @+ q8 {: W8 Q, n : Kanhebek (in different cities)
6 v# T6 b* L& W7 x- T2 ~4 i7 U( A
0 x" y. v/ L; F8 h2 ]Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni- j) i4 K4 x, ^5 s8 D3 ^8 y& o
Ndebele : Niyakutanda
0 D6 S# ~1 n, A# ~2 YNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)0 p) v( ]1 {& y! _8 x" [
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)$ J0 m6 @) y2 B6 ?6 X. [, j) o6 L
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
9 E( G. s0 s9 o. Y8 Q) \4 n used by upper-class and3 U1 L: u# A, k2 J7 f1 `* r/ H: m/ |
conservative people)
! D0 J" w, O/ @1 H+ b9 a7 I8 |Nyanja : Ninatemba
4 d" T( ^& A. z' {( @# }- m. T
- C5 f# a+ Y. COp : Op lopveop yopuop
6 z6 t2 J1 `1 X- R, G' ]% POsetian : Aez dae warzyn
7 t ^3 q7 W! ^
$ w6 P1 }" J; X2 V! K7 _Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai' `5 B5 v& j; n. J- `# b% G: {
: Muje se mu habbat hai8 m! Z, ]# ^* ^% o
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
8 _" Y3 @, K' h" |5 ~Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye( H: i Z# M: o9 S9 l) Q j
Pilipino : Mahal kita
" {2 [- \9 g6 u: U$ f : Iniibig kita
' h6 ? K# @$ t1 u; w# ?% iPolish : Kocham cie1 |; ?6 m# P% R2 F; h8 U
: Kocham ciebie& G' R1 j0 I7 j5 L
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
+ w& R+ o/ i3 C* A, pPortuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
5 \( E( G; b8 J : Amo te
5 K7 k: M4 ~/ d# y; X! m1 zPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
& v6 F# z( x- o7 {. P8 S1 ?9 F) d, D (Pronounced as two words,
{8 O/ |6 _% f# l* X1 Q) w "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
3 b0 a' Z2 X4 s5 v 'd' have bars through the stems
, v9 A7 L& k. w5 G: u4 S( F indicating affrication, the ':'
2 O5 c' ^8 @# {; y# D indicate minute pauses)
7 K3 i# A/ R0 r7 uPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
3 W5 W: L4 Q, n0 w, v : Mai taunu pyar karda
! k/ {! J! M9 ~4 I0 r : Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:
4 C3 {% J/ V* V9 H5 k9 R( v# { "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)5 j1 y' x9 K+ s$ {3 f
' = stressed syllable
' q: l9 w, j+ e3 ]. J* }) MPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")9 i$ k! e k. {- i* A
" b& ^4 N/ `5 [2 N. `' a. @# E- {; T
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
! _# ^" I( A# h, Z' y
/ s* i2 `4 J% J; a+ ARaetoromanisch : Te amo
/ z3 Y: }4 X% J2 U. IRomanian : Te iubesc( A+ m U( u6 W4 g8 ^0 w9 Z* V5 |
: Te ador (stronger)
6 D1 P P# ^5 P! LRussian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)( l4 h* a: t2 H
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
/ D5 i/ p5 p4 n/ s : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned): i- F" c3 m( |& Q! g* |0 k
: Ya lyublyu tyebya
& L2 ^( H8 j7 o2 h* \8 E: ^
/ B8 t8 V5 T. O! N+ P# KSamoan : Ou te alofa outou2 @' ]% L: y! B( N: i0 i5 K
: Ou te alofa ia te oe
6 u2 b! t4 z# V# d" C : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
& l- P# D0 b& X6 U! W/ b' i' qSanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music4 G* `) @7 V7 A+ T; n
or art): |" v: T! o; [! A
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
5 X% l! H, `/ F6 C9 N4 P+ sSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
0 t* o- t3 O2 i$ P4 g9 Y7 `+ E : Volim vas (used in common speech)
) q' |" @3 R- { B( l4 p. R : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",' C; B& U; `7 e6 k# z* X7 z4 Z
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
! F- d0 O+ B& A& c( T Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
( u) L- [8 M! K, e9 Q4 @% {- M8 D1 aSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
; u% w( p4 [# b. x/ ?& d# J : Volim te (used in common speech)3 l' e3 ]2 B& I% w
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
* s0 }$ _& z* f% [ U' v6 HSerbocroatian : Volim te% [; F4 r% k `" {% w3 c
: Ljubim te
1 D' J! b1 C+ h W, U : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May): e# f. R0 g% I) N& r
Shona : Ndinokuda
+ N! @6 b6 S4 b1 q1 T, k7 nSinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
# D$ d. g" [0 n3 u: Q" g. Z; ?Sioux : Techihhila
& q* J( c5 a6 d4 x4 Q% W9 TSlovak : Lubim ta9 D* V- J0 n" b7 i
Slovene : Ljubim te
1 j" p& J$ z8 x/ CSpanish : Te amo# K n+ o2 s( ]9 l# J: }8 h
: Te quiero
/ n$ r$ k0 n, W/ P( l : Te adoro ("I adore you")
% j. e# b. ~, F* n : Te deseo ("I desire you")
) J+ c- Z: c& ?' \/ o& A' @ : Me antojis ("I crave you")
; X4 q' Y) e4 U% Y: _7 X0 U' W* pSrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi
+ Y+ |/ I: N. `- f; ?2 P/ TSwahili : Nakupenda
# a x8 c7 Z I- E : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)0 ]) h R' k4 ?4 L# S( Y3 y! b- `
: Ninikupenda
4 E; z8 Y5 J$ G" h : Dholu'o
6 u1 T' i. D1 i2 ?' [8 dSwedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
, g6 H0 n( u, I, s6 ]Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
, y& ^6 a1 s9 Y( T& x- q : Bhebbak (female to male)6 k3 I, R& ^+ H
4 ~2 L& [: m, R: U. C8 i- S, DTagalog : Mahal kita
3 I$ X7 t4 Q# M" Q" G/ GTahitian : Ua here au ia oe# i r. K! _' B$ m& P
: Ua here vau ia oe
7 Q R: [$ q$ g! k$ ^1 aTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren: U- @4 ]% J+ A+ f
: Nan unnai kathalikaren
2 S( @* M0 k1 O4 e8 ` : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
0 G( v' X. U5 L& n& ^8 z! L : N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")& y: L# G- Q. n, D' G5 s6 W7 i
: Nam vi'rmberem
& L6 A: X b" k; S2 ?; wTelugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
8 _" ^ Q0 |3 i* e' d) Q : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
' s5 N4 ]* b8 _ : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
& q8 h! r, J3 Q& ^Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
' \+ H! a/ i: E1 e2 @2 S : Phom ruk koon ( " ), E8 \/ n$ [4 f% n7 u- G9 v
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
9 x0 L0 p% d2 W : Chun ruk koon ( " )
$ b, E: r8 Q& J ?Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
# p. K: h: ?9 h1 U4 J9 f4 `* KTswana : Dumela
! Y1 L, c5 O' z* FTunisian : Ha eh bak$ N& G) ~2 B; } @6 W+ t: P$ k
Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum* @0 D! }! t" E0 C) Z
Turkish : Seni seviyorum( z% w. [" X+ Z/ q2 j0 O: [
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you") |8 q8 _0 g! p+ d# T- K5 R6 Y8 I
(g has a bar on it)
3 N, l0 }. O: e. S( Q6 LTwi : Me dowapaa
9 Y7 ~2 ]7 E1 y& W, V6 J# a' ?) S4 D
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
4 v% l6 a( ?+ _+ X' w7 ^6 S : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)$ d( ]/ a: [$ R. Z' U% b. Q
: Ja vas kokhaju+ w9 d/ G. b2 L& r
: Ja pokokhav tebe7 X% N* O( Z* H9 j$ l1 ?
: Ja pokokhav vas
+ f8 g* o! u2 k, O9 |Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon% J I* @ K" e3 H
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
+ O+ T S" X5 ?7 B& c! \1 ~ : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai, H! t* q, w( [, V; u
: Kam prem kartahai
1 g; v @1 S* Z1 Z; b : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
6 a w" w; a9 @( n; W "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
( W- A2 }. W5 [4 W' j6 u( S& G : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
0 w3 S; ?) [0 u4 P4 |. y8 ~" T "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as" v1 `+ j$ H! R$ ]. U+ Y1 \
in bath)
# R D# P8 D* } L3 g ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold. ~% i/ D( [0 M, U. a
3 H% u# c" X: u! n, ~5 {Vai : Na lia
, Y% }5 O Z+ b6 Z i. m0 f1 Z; YVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg
7 B' Q: V5 j' f+ T! F- S- A9 uVietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)
/ R" j' [- T+ q5 Q" V) |( ]+ } : Em ye猽 anh (female to male)! H( M; r" q/ f8 M3 G0 A
: Toi yeu em3 m+ K( C7 m$ b3 \* I9 L
Volapa"k : La"fob oli
* p: `) }( ^' M8 @" ?1 Z1 s1 }9 _. lVulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha/ v. C6 K# s& H$ p2 j5 R6 j. G3 A+ A* f; {* D
s) p+ Z% E; c' n+ L/ ^5 Z
Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di6 m) `$ u5 j; f
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)1 U% K% Y+ R9 N: g: V3 C
Wolof : Da ma la nope. l& O+ J1 h$ [/ H
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
. U( J V* U) ?
7 t; z9 A- \! l; {: ]2 rYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib D* p2 E* r7 Z0 Y
: Ich libe dich0 E. v" ~& y6 C3 q g3 _
: Ich han dich lib
; C4 l4 K2 B7 ^( Y( u : Kh'hob dikh lib% h4 N+ d$ G+ O3 ?/ q5 |& O6 b U
: Kh'ob dikh holt
1 e2 A& ~: N9 R& S : Ikh bin in dir farlibt
5 S: j( u- o+ L. O2 `- f Q+ JYucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
( Z5 ] O# ]# }2 A: ]# e : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
; R( a4 d/ v D# `/ O lovers can also feel; it
! J4 _8 P9 F9 `' c indicates more a desire to, {" y' b$ Y/ _# p! y' H. e
spoil and protect the other0 d' _/ M; X) h1 ?- h
person)
) e8 g$ K$ N' R* ^- H# D CYugoslavian : Ja te volim
4 }6 |' f4 D0 y- {1 f
3 w& ]$ @) k) U) o' P$ VZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?) k; R" _! ]; P3 ]6 Q3 K: p
Zulu : Mena tanda wena' n6 ?4 T! n6 P: f8 {* E& i
: Ngiyakuthanda!
8 }0 D$ S1 }$ n7 [Zuni : Tom ho' ichema% A/ \7 L- l' S* }4 }9 u5 X
4 ^7 Q- R& U8 i( i4 f! I
q. A; _, H; h; s' \: D/ U6 T2 M# w2 ]& M% M# M8 o( c
Explanation of Languages
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- ~1 N8 z" z$ H6 k* Q9 D! F- yAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa
' L* `6 W/ D. n: {% T- k& IAlentejano -> language spoken in Portugal$ _) w% R" @9 T+ |8 h( T; ^
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak' b+ n: @# H# L4 X/ I9 ?
like Germans)% J& A; I/ @8 W8 d9 e, w
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
9 s/ x1 j& [& f* |5 m4 R over 80 languages spoken there.
# b5 o% }3 @& |4 AApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains( M" u' a" L, h6 ^$ O
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the7 K+ C/ Y$ A6 x# _$ p5 f
Canadian to Mexican borders; S7 ~+ v7 b4 E* y$ n
Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
) n1 j! n' ]0 g- k; J5 j: J, D; B) x but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
8 v6 z* e4 h; c6 c; [1 y Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and4 V; t, F3 t: x
the region of Palestine.
& H& U! v1 f. A: p+ yAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of: ] K& g) B* q2 q! v
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language, X6 {7 w5 t8 s+ ~. [* }
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.5 q# L1 o& l6 M
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
, ?( R' i1 x7 z1 [Bassa -> language spoken in Africa
" Q% [" o3 Y1 JBatak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of2 W' `: o- _/ b' p1 T
Indonesia
- `- J9 K6 Q8 j, _% RBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern6 @# P+ ], H6 I J# Y P
Germany (actually a German dialect)7 Z, ^$ Z# z! M$ R9 s
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa
7 K& B7 E/ `/ [Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
3 W2 X9 F. k( o9 ?/ ~4 d as well as almost all people of Bangladesh5 v9 U% Q/ d! ^0 E, L% J
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
$ @" A+ S/ h Z+ D2 u4 qBraille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.9 _1 C2 M0 C* ^9 @+ K" s5 U
It is 'read' by touch.
1 w6 M* [) D7 a* @2 \Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
8 h3 D- c) o% b6 W4 }2 Q; Z Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.1 g' f9 j G1 N
Acadia is in an Atlantic province.' V9 L5 O8 V2 A" ~7 v
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
( t- {- m/ V, v Y8 T4 F0 XCherokee -> North American Indian tribe3 E& [1 g: }* N
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
+ r( i" n# `7 o Z Nation
; h6 U% R3 e8 P L" m% IChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa, h: B9 e9 s0 y. V
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
7 ?# j" R7 X1 sCreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
( I9 x- ]% K; W9 L i7 o+ z% q basicly French with a little English and German.
5 I9 m$ R/ X& @' YDusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest7 {! Y. [. ]3 L* I/ T! l
in North Borneo
' S% O- I/ I8 x5 z6 XDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
8 X- L9 r8 _# d8 R/ f* }" ~0 ~3 v of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
, o1 M9 N/ T' }- W Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium6 L8 F& p' }8 q4 G, {, ~9 m
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.# m5 z6 b3 Y# K# e0 o2 H
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
- s8 y6 T( l* z1 B# l Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called2 w% B6 u3 Z( c1 a7 @- X
Persian.: y6 r' `7 w2 K8 R% @/ f
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or2 L5 m; {4 h5 D; L) H9 a
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area4 u1 Q! p2 o( |
around Nuremberg( T9 U; E( h8 O" G9 N7 {
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces9 \+ s) l' b0 y, S
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-7 W9 G* v! i- j. j: f
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium2 M3 I/ y6 T2 x
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
`! z1 X9 d+ V$ Z& e- Q) q: }- g- t+ B, } Germany, and in some parts of Denmark' U0 o5 r% _% a6 N7 e
(mainly west coast)
2 g1 y. k6 t: o: v$ O1 ?Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland% p+ R0 G) I( r
Gronings -> Dutch dialect
' d& }. s& H1 N1 O7 TGuarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
0 _/ U, w. Q0 [4 j; nGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and' z7 G/ g5 r' d! O7 g8 B5 e+ d$ e+ K
Pakistan
2 T/ y( k5 S) j, q9 e: S; YHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria- q" z% Y: L: ]
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
: k1 z( P% L, v9 Z# O/ }3 O2 Q) JHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
5 D9 a7 _4 @. tHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India( Y4 }/ T2 r! G( p0 e9 Q% Y
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona): L! C; I& ^* q* P8 W& A- M, x
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot& r) U* ^+ N0 m6 G% X6 P) g
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
6 U0 V: z6 G$ C# k# v$ Q; `6 Z# lIlocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines' \" T$ g* L6 p: f+ g
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,0 _6 [1 T- f+ D7 @
circa 1940.
9 T7 c! y$ V# R9 {& rKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
% A \3 v/ ]. Z9 q$ N$ N natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's3 \# \8 l. _# R6 n2 Z' j* a* R4 I
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,( B: e- ~- _3 g: B
southern India* `) O# T0 l& y! `, J
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
4 ` z$ D) p7 T8 B) GKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language u; P: F) Y- d2 z% B' x
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is( b- i5 P9 {- G8 ^) a! {( t; H
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.' V9 o+ [0 g7 Z8 k0 o# [
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa. H2 g3 `" P& P* E$ i) {
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people9 [8 M1 {& W+ I# K; g% C
living in northern Thailand. Y+ s$ H& ^" g8 N' U
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya
" G) k9 I; f7 L& f; Q" zLuxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas- M9 w: q- i! { r8 q6 C
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany. T$ J7 H+ E" ]: H
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
2 g5 d& L3 C: a0 N2 ? German.
]0 O* u6 b; W- DMaa -> language spoken in Africa
6 R' }7 {7 u4 Q4 ]6 k7 zMalayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
. V: G0 I N( A2 A# ]' O1 Y1 PMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island5 v1 z# x/ p. Y {: j
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
! A$ p: D% A' T 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic( ?$ l$ g9 K7 u F: U; B
and Italian mostly.
) x0 p2 q4 l$ Y- S3 D! IMarathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India; n4 k2 }0 i- i
(Bombay is the capital city)6 z W) Y( O# p" ]# i
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands+ ~. c b- A' [
Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of% ~# m6 q( @+ @" H0 O- t
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
4 G( b i4 v: O$ ZMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
- j/ a3 `3 h& W2 X, E' {- nMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa, F% U. [$ L7 Y2 f6 @
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
1 A5 ~& D p- z; FNdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe5 A2 D' Z0 g- b; P1 J3 h0 ^
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa
* d; O( F. ^/ k! xPapiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
z8 `; w, ]9 dPulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people7 Y* O6 q( W! X1 |4 G, L5 o& A
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
o9 |( V2 b, i1 N+ @ fQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
# Z: V: C* U2 t3 `6 S+ LQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his- T% g, z! H' j/ @
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
. k8 m6 q) Y7 hShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe7 |* {. U9 _: y5 m5 c. v& r
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
# K- k1 M- E4 w Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.2 ?. W$ w7 r9 \# S9 {) L
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)7 n0 q+ p, A& P0 E- L5 K8 s5 d
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East8 P( G7 f# F3 T$ }
Africa
9 M6 [% M0 E6 y1 xTagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
- r! A5 v& \* i: q$ @ S' gTamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, U) y* A: E& U( v# H2 P* \
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),
& D2 i8 x# ?* z/ ~7 S; z0 ^4 H) O Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus, {0 ~! p& v" v9 I
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
/ ?$ V3 z+ N4 J9 F- k4 [ (eleventh most spoken language in the world)
# t: a! n9 m2 C8 r: {Tswana -> language spoken in Africa
2 @) A" g( D4 U" |6 `Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.( q1 O& n/ K. D. @" X* o# Y
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
% ]7 B q* m! NVai -> language spoken in Africa0 A$ k) W+ t; M8 D
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,; }' G* ]& {# L7 X3 v
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
7 d; q# ~$ l0 j language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
) ]. u: P0 b5 w* m up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
3 K7 `" ~6 z; K1 x% [4 h. ^# M* @ around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,1 ?- v$ G+ `$ j6 m
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother$ B6 p0 S1 F9 s9 @; U
language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian# j( A* k6 l* L! g1 u
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
6 k+ j* F5 |% D4 Q% g people who went there to work as engineers in the# z) Y5 ^) m$ S, n
mining industry during the 17th century. f9 L9 B; F0 J
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,9 Z, O. |. _' U6 P% K
circa 1880.
8 y: }, E* L. P1 u' TVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
" f- I; q9 i, q! D- \/ I the planet Vulcan n7 E2 R2 P& f+ e
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used! l+ {+ [; l6 x4 {4 K
French dialect with certain German influences
7 @7 Z, e5 M3 N# y: ?$ t2 t6 F spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
6 l0 g9 A8 i' [7 m Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of/ B, k& @! A& ?/ }5 |" B: ^
the Walloons), Belgium
5 C1 G9 N; E8 _2 Z$ E' _5 ~Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people6 p2 T% F( L5 D9 O; `
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan& V7 c) M- q) V
peninsula in Mexico
5 O$ T( {( K# @7 V" Z$ mZazi -> Kurdic dialect$ J5 H; T8 ]% A& Q. }) @& |7 r
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe5 Y) X3 y/ k$ n+ }* Z" a+ R7 \ b, R. w
/ d& y7 H! c. k0 A! Q7 j
) a9 G$ I9 B5 Ka' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
, ^7 g7 ~0 V E* J0 oa" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)+ m/ b* T+ ~- U( i7 t; p2 S$ ], S
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)# `9 h7 I2 }3 x, E4 Z7 I# N( ^
e? -> ?above e
8 n R2 y4 f# r' Fe' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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