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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
" Y. c) r. t0 }4 r% L0 k : Ek het jou lief# ^) j% ~& U; g6 p$ d% J
Albanian : Te dua
# e8 k' o9 ^! W2 e4 n : Te dashuroj
' E, w( f" J0 U8 {9 W( I% m$ s- z : Ti je zemra ime( K4 Z9 Z+ \2 t) e+ s @
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!! _ |& M& b" i, N- w4 S
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
; Z! W' E' Z/ a+ ]Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
; N0 s. g" n4 X7 ]5 e : Afekrischalehou
* w3 u1 M7 l+ h, w( Z+ gAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
, w0 [2 a* y$ t6 L2 S: _ : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)$ } @; j$ l6 g3 Q6 M' d! J9 Y
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
- ^8 ]! k2 t+ V" r : __ ( )
6 u# j2 t( { Z/ h$ h1 O! G- t# z7 A/ t : ( ) |__|
9 t! i- i- M( F2 P1 v v : |__| __ __ | |3 L) M n( t1 u! q
: | |( )( )|__| __
. R2 q3 Y0 Y8 f- `3 i1 m : |__||__||__|| | / )9 u+ r8 ~( g6 b
: | (__)(__) | / /* O0 N: b% Q! V
: | |/ /
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: \ /
+ h: Y& m( v- D/ j0 ]: BApache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like' B W* U# y1 P7 M) [% D0 P
French, '~n' as in French
: O6 v0 p1 Y7 T* V, y1 u 'salon')
; y# T" h/ M2 }4 U6 P" RArabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
# n j* a @# C8 @, Y q) a : Ohiboki (male to female)1 A" X& [( z; d+ N
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males; l5 x" m' O: J. y0 I. [: v! \
or two females)% _$ ?. \0 @# ]9 Q
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females5 Z. c% _' l2 X. e
to female)
7 `1 i4 w6 G8 F1 k& @7 ` : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
, k0 e! g: c w# x, a : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two. w" j; f( M* @+ [1 r2 K; s; u
males or two females)
: B! ]$ R( _2 I% F) [4 f : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
2 f5 ], a; l0 u! E! h than two males)
. Z; G, D; I1 ]! E6 T : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more: A4 o. u( x# R5 J) e0 N
than two females)
' x8 b6 F. W. f d; t# bArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
: k) R+ C$ h6 q/ u& H7 G : Ooheboka (female to male)
) x& ]: ?$ X0 R5 IArabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
9 z1 c% L! a' v: D, _; j* s : Ana behibek (male to female)) k5 C. l7 H3 s" l: |0 u5 r) G
: Ahebich (male to female)
$ t+ _9 G1 K! g/ h* c : Ahebik (female to male)) ]! h% T* X) u4 y ^* [
: Ana ahebik0 W# {' k! S) e9 A }6 @
: Ib'n hebbak
. e4 u @7 _! ?; Y4 v2 y' ^9 S) b : Ana ba-heb-bak
( n2 z( ]# A P : Bahibak (female to male)
7 ?0 u# S* V3 t! i5 l: g : Bahibik (male to female); O: V* u7 q+ f) @2 R
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
, O# d- V2 g( B) @8 J7 n& M/ ~ : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
Y! k: l$ z. h1 ~ : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more* |4 L4 M. [( X) c7 B. R i
than one male)
0 w9 [) L& a; j : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
. c) D& F+ A6 s0 E+ |Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
1 p6 w5 b" j( z! E/ P! ?; h. n5 O/ GArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem
2 f: L4 H4 Y" L9 k+ S. HAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo6 u6 y! L$ H# g) h9 }
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau6 w) s9 k1 P" X
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Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi' N$ m+ R" ^' s8 f _5 O4 c
Basque : Maite zaitut( L. L9 \ M. ?6 R
: Nere maitea ("My love.")
5 ]+ o* P* Q6 qBassa : Mengweswe
* b" D$ p2 o5 G H/ nBatak : Holong rohangku di ho
) w: I; P4 n2 u" m, l% [9 E `Bemba : Ndikufuna
- T( }3 `" u) A+ EBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi5 L; a2 V& \* [
: Ami tomay bhalobashi
$ o$ t* o! E1 R% H5 n : Ami tomake bahlobashi5 X, O F- I" l+ b
Berber : Lakh tirikh: `: P$ f a, G" h$ }9 I) k: l4 r5 ~9 V
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka% |: X3 F! r. b+ t( G
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani) f l! M, m: P
Bosnian : Volim te% O9 T5 C0 P, Z! H
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
/ y+ d1 d; y, d' t4 TBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')6 \& _1 q( ^% A8 v& b
: Amo te. R9 z, O& J$ b% a. \ m
Bulgarian : Obicham te7 c' @* D: g) A" a5 S5 N8 W
: As te obeicham
, ]# a1 X& w6 C% J: B. u : As te obicham
$ X" e9 t3 R1 {/ g : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
9 Q$ X% B/ E% t* C: IBurmese : Chit pa de2 ]0 } c1 Q& a% O: t& G% \- W
5 Q: S6 ?) U; b! nCajun : Mi aime jou
, e/ \# _3 p( k! ]5 f oCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
3 n0 m/ H; u5 F( N4 B3 P% g : Bon sro lanh oon& F3 b) G) B8 e0 I+ ^) @
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
! | q0 F* y( K S2 }4 t' ? : Je t'aime ("I like you")
- V4 Y- y L2 u/ G : Je t'adore ("I love you")
- r6 Y2 l4 J: F8 f; `* XCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
- E" o% w# z+ O : T'estim (Mallorcan)
+ C9 a1 k. }3 ?1 O# t : T'estime (Valencian)- w: ]0 E" Z# P
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
( N" |: w. D1 n/ HCebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw+ D4 Z' u9 P' V* S! F
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
' M. Q7 X- r7 J3 eCherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
`8 B: X% C! M0 c' ~Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
% w8 x. ^; ~2 r; S5 Y8 D* H) D" AChichewa : Ndimakukonda/ U' E' Y; i( a) O G9 N
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized); v3 u$ l& u# p0 p
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)3 j+ _' A4 n* d8 q& k6 Q4 o" I. X
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
& B* B. Y; o- K& T : Wo oi ney ( " )4 y V3 V+ J# x. u" T+ k
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka) h2 X% X% r/ s& G; P
: Ngai on ni ( " )
0 p- D9 i$ s4 ?' n" O1 V N6 w$ Q : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)6 b3 w( V. ]& |' l
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
5 T# Z3 ]- q& ~3 `% ~1 H+ I : Wo ie ni ( " )6 x! M: j) V q* h' O( h$ E) ~
: Wuo ai nee ( " )
% j- c! W( ~, M- D; ]( M : Wo ay ni ( " )
3 a1 G/ c3 R( ?' _7 @9 | : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)9 K* Q1 S$ _9 Z" ~9 X
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)- d4 d O- `# J7 J: z
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
% }0 G6 D+ n* W : Ti tengu caru (female to male)
' G/ u0 z7 L {- J' RCreol : Mi aime jou
/ O+ G& u$ Q2 o( R/ ACroatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
' R% [# R% P6 _; l. I7 K8 ] : Volim te (used in common speech)" R5 \* R3 u8 w$ [
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
4 E) t2 l8 X% f1 Z% y& h& `5 Y# z9 e : Volim vas (used in common speech)
2 S5 m' W5 d, R% _) G& i0 L: Z* M0 ] : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",' g9 E( L- Q# x2 `8 D, o5 M* J
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in' ?5 V" F+ a4 s' L9 Y: r+ Z7 P
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish), `) ]/ v) o1 s9 a) o* ~# Y
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
0 A; f) K: _* h2 W8 U6 sCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
6 G, u5 A9 z5 F! f- S, Z& g* \ on top of the 'e' in te, which is o2 Z% t2 w4 c, g$ f! J8 O0 s
pronounced 'ye')$ Y) m- d. I1 \6 Z2 U* w
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)7 F8 R4 J0 z! K# T' y- z) S/ [
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like$ O* F K! X5 M/ b! s* K6 g2 l& S
you (very much)", often8 z6 S1 \6 @1 _ k+ K) P# O
used and prefered)
, D5 c5 f5 F- z6 L( Y! f/ m : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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3 W6 A8 E; Z! K0 j: H' ]Danish : Jeg elsker dig
' R3 j6 Y+ h; t; x1 c5 J! v7 ]Dusun : Siuhang oku dia. |/ u4 c, b7 v1 h& E3 B8 r" p
Dutch : Ik hou van je
: m5 g. @! W; C/ V- y& D : Ik hou van jou" a/ e! f0 S: ?, I1 F3 Z3 c
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
$ u$ N9 M. p+ `0 @, u4 V : Ik bemin jou ( " )
# o6 g! W: T* m : Ik heb je lief ( " ): J9 d' M" n: A1 u
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")' @9 T8 ^! Y: y2 g2 @7 G
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
# D, L9 Y8 J) d, g) g2 q : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
, M8 g8 Q2 z# d* \ : Ik houd erg veel van je much")& o& q+ l* K9 w, W7 }' Z' K; Q" V+ F
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
" w1 k0 |0 l# ^ P : Ik vind je aardig ( " )
?) `2 n7 ~# M u : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
5 u. N# }# j6 V; y4 o$ R : Ik vind je heel aardig much")) m5 G! @+ }6 c3 S9 g8 p: I
: Ik zie je graag
2 D; ]6 `' N. F, ~1 R- z : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
a9 k( P4 a( U) w6 h : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")4 k1 h5 B9 _# g& ]6 W: G: R
(the last two are more superficial, thus more
( k2 Q0 n `3 l. k3 {, v suitable for male to male)8 G% m! U) R$ m, n8 }* c2 @
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
! p+ u& C- ^1 h7 [English : I love you1 }$ H! u5 {: ~3 i
: I adore you. _+ `5 t0 K: z+ n. d$ d
: I love thee (used only in Christian context)5 l: w& p1 _, u/ ~
Esperanto : Mi amas vin
% P) |! D/ n+ D1 {Estonian : Mina armastan sind! `; @! `) g/ l
: Ma armastan sind+ |' P% D1 ^* S( h! ~
Ethiopian : Afgreki'
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
- \! F$ q5 c" R5 d% Y, y1 TFarsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
$ r& G$ f1 @9 q! } : Asheghetam
3 n0 B# a# l7 K9 p : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")/ j- R! @2 h0 Z% I% d, A/ C
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
7 ~. m( f$ l1 |) @" D# M9 \Filipino : Mahal ka ta
1 D/ Y& w- x* o' J5 ]# z : Iniibig kita1 c- V0 v0 e# D: B) S
: Mahal kita
7 B7 i6 \# @. B$ \Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua! b6 `3 K4 o( @( Q0 U |
: Rakastan sinua6 W _; O! f+ _1 Z, o) r$ P
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
/ |* d" m7 X" NFinnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
, v# E# ~) V. E* U$ F* B : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")# U! i8 |: E7 N8 m% u( R+ n5 l1 v( e
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
! K) s9 q: q. ^; b : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning, a; ?$ x# ?; ?+ U: |
between lovers)$ D! Q: p+ Y. U# \3 n$ G6 v- V1 x
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends& \/ `! X, @5 @
and family, not for lovers)2 v n* H! K" t3 q/ h; r
French (formal) : Je vous aime3 _" |, n# R e4 x9 J
: L- a: M: Z" j) xGaelic : Ta gra agam ort
( j1 L" r `6 ]) k : Moo graugh hoo
# E. Z+ c0 P9 L; V/ O$ F2 c3 G' }German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)8 g6 u8 z( D/ t( W" C2 X
German : Ich liebe dich* z" T$ r) ?& n- U4 x. q
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
2 \6 N' r4 R" U% A0 _' N2 h conservative)3 ]7 R6 ]* M c/ T+ K
German dialects:
/ q8 a5 t( ]$ d9 e0 nBavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern8 p; t& D$ y! i# n- C5 Q" H$ Y
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")9 @" a d" f' C) G; |
: I lieb di4 w( g0 c8 ?' I; O) y
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
$ L+ b4 m4 {& s. j6 t4 i1 r (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
}' s, e8 E- |3 QBerner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di! h R0 v' Y6 G! D2 D
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
* P! o! P# K* J/ W5 UFranconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai3 p5 g2 A8 F( [0 w
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a
" V9 o+ h6 w. G8 |% a8 b, B relationship)
$ D7 n/ {/ \+ X : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,6 a. k2 H M: ]2 V0 a; _. s
ment as a compliment, not litterally)
) J/ Q: U, Q+ T b* o (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",
0 J* j% ?1 f& N* Y- Q a Franke would never say "I love you")
$ ~; X* O% e3 _% ZFriesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?): I( ?. E+ r8 r6 f: Y. r3 s
: Ik hald fan dei
, @8 ?) Z+ U0 z+ F. x6 sHessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb; l2 P$ G( _. k" r0 h2 S- n
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
6 `9 W. O8 e3 w' N& p0 p1 }Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
) }6 ]" [3 K% H: dSaxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch O5 m9 y1 P+ X: s! a( \% E7 I( I+ `
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
2 M: ?+ s9 O0 [8 f5 }+ \# zSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn7 H8 P' P0 _4 Q9 q$ c
(Schweizerdeutsch). E6 a; j9 h% E9 u* |
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
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Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower! t3 {- G: l" w- C* K& V
case 'gamma')$ U. \" L% [) a1 P2 P9 O5 x
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)8 I+ E$ a- {% o; c
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)/ u/ t* j3 \1 [6 A/ h5 g) Z l
: Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)8 j* N9 d; [( m) p8 z4 p
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
: j& Y2 |* F1 t: S1 u+ F4 b1 ` : Se latrevo ("I adore you")
/ k( u+ h3 ~" k : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
2 }, x! f/ ?0 S, J7 ?Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
9 T* l! w6 v; Z2 [( Y r) W7 jGreenlandic : Asavakit* q. C& Q- T: J6 ]5 o
Gronings : Ik hol van die' c0 x- [# X H. s% C1 b
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
2 Q x, j0 y# }+ _- TGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.% u% u- ~/ x- [4 R1 a; C
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not" p s; V; U! g; W4 a+ y' a7 Y8 C
pronounced)! I; o* ^: q( s8 I0 _
: [4 J$ i4 e# t( N' W! L3 mHausa : Ina sonki& ]' |' Q' h. M7 G2 V
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
/ X7 X M& X0 v+ | : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you+ j6 N4 b$ y3 u7 A- X1 `( l0 H9 L
very much")
. B5 _- z% |+ ?8 g$ h- LHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
" O9 ^7 [! j6 j) x : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
5 F7 q( [ u$ X. K' D : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
7 p0 l4 \1 x7 a3 M' C3 Q : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)0 m# f+ n9 d7 w2 J9 F
('kh' pronounced like" ^3 J; D) i0 H: K% m
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to& O B: I$ I5 a6 R
French 'r')/ [- D5 o1 N1 v# c
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
. y7 M1 o) o9 J& l( S$ Z : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
/ ` F- F' L* E' l : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
; w* N2 e& c# w : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
" f0 ?) a0 ^- B% I : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
. h- {& A4 D: A: m* j : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
0 J4 Z9 [; E' c+ [$ U- a( Q : Mae tumko peyar kia& i! \9 D0 {: G; y: ^4 r3 Y' A
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon
7 D: |% f \. A4 [1 ?. g& W+ W* ? : Main tumse prem karta hoon
3 m+ B* Y6 v" X& @. R : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not3 f" b' m2 N9 q7 I: ^' D' W
pronounced). W) v. l8 q' H9 m
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
3 l- d" j- b; A$ u/ A# ^: p0 eHungarian : Szeretlek
6 B* {+ X6 r- `. u( K& Y" I : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and8 j/ \+ j0 ^6 u, ~% v \5 i
no one else")7 B# N8 B/ s8 s. n$ p
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,2 o9 F. i/ `$ Y2 D- L9 e) ?
you", a reinforcement). i3 @( y* \8 E
(The above two entries are never heard in
$ C2 ]2 s+ Y# l$ L; _$ B- a a normal context.)5 X8 G$ N" K9 N$ `. b
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana% @2 t* J: k6 e$ J2 K: u5 t
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
5 k: V+ S! J. D' n very much")
. _& r1 U+ ^6 u: d* AIcelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
' X; t: ]+ D, H+ T, N8 E0 OIlocano : Ay ayating ka
" W! Y F2 n. B* M% eIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)# u4 G) ^/ f2 O6 A# P! \4 b: z
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )
: B V% V' g5 Z; G; M : Saya kasih saudari ( " )% J; ?& B% [! g/ i* l
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )# g/ O, V7 c5 C' i0 z. Q
: Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
3 V: j* U+ N# G8 R+ j : Aku cinta padamu ( " )
\3 }! X. C% `: c3 C/ o : Aku cinta kamu ( " )3 _1 E2 p& e- i7 f( ?; H7 o7 }
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu: W H8 {3 y! n+ n
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
6 L* K& a: n0 Y : Ti voglio bene (between friends)
9 f# v# }0 ]; D5 v : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want5 Q6 G9 z3 j7 k$ D7 r
you", refering to other person's; _: ], g; V- l
body)
$ L: b4 n. x' v, D9 c0 i2 fIrish : Taim i' ngra leat0 ^6 I4 |% O& x1 B7 c
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit" \ P! P; W+ X: a7 |8 _
% j) [% Q0 b/ m* n% e* _Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
! T B$ y& N t0 k5 y' | : Aishiteru0 f% @# s$ ?, ]+ ]3 t: d
: Chuu shiteyo# A- o7 N3 P0 J2 ^( U- h
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da
! o7 y4 O. ~4 P U: k : Ore wa omae ga suki da
% q- k# d! M# N" }. x : Suitonnen0 n/ z% N2 Q+ b. J, ?
: Sukiyanen" q1 }& y2 v% J- M8 n
: Sukiyo/ s6 H' W# }% D3 M
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu2 v- D# t. ^; r6 u
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu1 H- [. X, c$ ], I) K, Z
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
# w! _4 p4 f1 b0 G( [ : A-i-shi-te ma-su& D, b. {: E6 q0 y8 J- a
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
9 h/ {1 l4 Q, w' O) L : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a; h5 h3 i9 _! U* ~1 D+ C @1 M
start, when you are not yet real lovers)
% F: {3 P: x" J& Y7 `+ f. P$ ]" lJavanese : Kulo tresno+ \: ~0 `* G3 j5 k, u- H
. l/ Z" C1 v: S% Q3 O0 r! Y
Kankana : Laylaydek sik a- q' v- n# [; R& G0 t* R8 |& p' I4 `
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
s5 j% M# R$ s- V4 L) @% ~ : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
6 p7 h& z8 }/ |+ MKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')1 m) U/ P* a& A9 G% t' x
Kiswahili : Nakupenda P F9 i6 Q: w1 a ~
: Nakupenda wewe) c) S2 z, y9 a0 f C, y8 E
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
0 L1 Y% d& ^; k' o0 f# }# R4 jKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")5 D/ L$ o3 M' C/ a6 C% }5 C& y
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")2 z1 U! J% a0 N- d5 p7 q/ j) |, z
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
_1 J. \3 @+ U* H- D5 ]4 h9 V) F : qaparHa' ("I like you"): ]% i$ e3 d) `+ [$ ^; I
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
) r5 ^/ B( ]+ K! P& w. P2 f3 }$ N (words are often unnecessary as the thought
, ?! f1 \; l$ D: B; l. i' a( m is most often conveyed nonverbally with1 R4 n1 m2 f2 d( \, ]
special growlings)7 K& P# U; f) B4 X/ T
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
# z$ A e W$ G+ J : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)& V6 }5 a2 z* T1 `1 T$ w
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )5 V* B. c5 Q) h1 B" i4 `
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
) v1 B0 A; D! R& G' l* L : Tangsinul+ q0 n) y; c; X5 w8 A
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")* H: Y$ K( C, `: d# q; F
: Dangsinul saranghee yo
8 [' |3 B! o8 N* w1 v : Saranghee3 y0 v, f c K' Y, |: R) G
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")( }, {1 r3 L0 a# ~0 S
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
+ c+ L$ L# {; Z, C. J* x very much")
- b3 \5 a' Q( ~& b2 G6 N! K : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
- H1 ]+ }& }9 s, b4 U3 o you very much") ^" e& y# C; ]; K( | L
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
$ X0 Y7 _' f3 K( b/ T2 z& x : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or, T/ q, C" @' w6 A
"I love her")$ s3 m4 y! I! l( E7 L2 y8 E
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
, _1 @5 c% \: ~8 f3 Y much I love him/her")
+ |2 r3 q* Z5 c t% Y : Nanun neoreul saranghanda
- A8 j+ S2 }, i3 } : Joahaeyo ("I like you")1 O3 H+ w( N6 ^2 v: f2 ]
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)) M/ f( }6 X& o: E! _, Y
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)
, |# {0 ]7 J2 h$ _7 @6 g : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
/ N5 {9 l2 G, l' X* J& h9 m* r relationship). q7 s2 F4 w; |# H1 \" j
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
4 g1 j1 @* @' J way")
7 w, L# e, `$ W6 lKpele : I walikana
a. T0 U+ h: m1 Z6 ~$ _% W& sKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
/ G( C, t# a; T0 w9 N
0 a5 q6 s# e- L( D8 G7 WLao : Khoi hak jao
+ z2 @# F4 V t7 { Y$ u. B : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
) i1 n3 Y) I9 ~5 G; M6 H: L : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much") {( l* I! Y: G9 h( U3 a
: Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",6 L6 P9 c2 x# M$ G/ H9 o
but is used for "I love you".)
( U6 ~5 {" s, S; R' x4 K4 mLatin : Te amo
+ c, Y3 v0 s' p) ^2 T1 C9 _. B : Vos amo# B S0 k" `0 \' q' k- ~' @+ e4 b
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
3 G" P3 o6 l8 k' L) S8 ^Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
" E% x# Q& I( x2 u% U7 ~ ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
% A5 a! }' L- @# j" y( P4 [9 X a 'long i'); V4 }9 e; N) K* V/ J
: Es milu tevi (less common)- L9 d9 s; n8 d
Lebanese : Bahibak
+ t7 q6 S+ V3 E5 ~" z! JLingala : Nalingi yo
3 b# }& \8 `8 r: B5 W# K7 }Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!% r) ~6 N1 }4 G, ?. w
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu) l1 k- S B' M# B& p* n
: Ash mir lutavah' L8 o; q7 m) B
Lojban : Mi do prami
+ V3 d8 N5 y' c' B" T# WLuo : Aheri
# Z: }& X+ D! ^6 L5 o6 L% g1 GLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r, _7 Z- {: j/ M- P5 L+ z. K8 `2 P
" i* S1 u+ D7 {6 l. X% X
Maa : Ilolenge
( B. m4 A( h9 c: V+ eMacedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
( M8 T; _: m( ]" `; ]. Z/ T6 l1 u : Te ljubam ("I really love you")$ k$ N1 e! }4 D
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
4 i+ l7 }+ _2 u: g% ^9 T) Q : Pozdrav ("Greetings")
: c0 G! z9 {) v+ Z1 d6 I. q" WMadrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!. T& l% ?, f* ]& g
Maiese : Wa wa8 y& q* v& _- V, \) z- _6 ~
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)2 y/ I( d6 ]# [2 _- L" I
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
% f/ D$ F0 a I* l1 o/ d$ } : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
/ J8 a; w1 T. T8 V : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
$ A3 f( o- f9 r' \1 }) ? : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
4 p5 y6 O" ^# n3 ^! b : Saya cintakan awak
* K/ A. \. }% {+ a1 H4 g : Aku cinta pada kau, _2 T* Y( N b0 `) ?' d7 p
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
1 y( f: T- G& F1 a6 E9 V : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened7 V; a) B1 H4 s1 k
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
0 }* o, X- r6 p: R4 Y only be used if you know the person _really_
t: ?* h; b- ~* W3 x# ] well)3 c3 Y6 i; i; h" _ l3 _, l3 ~
: Saya sayang pada mu9 R' P, D% Z) `# I) n: E' \
: Aku sayangkan engkau6 T- j3 V$ x. q2 f1 U# H* p/ a+ S
: Saya sayang pada mu
. f d" P. ^5 |& E' e : Aku menyintai mu
0 j6 L) A0 `! x/ L5 G' ^1 S : Aku menyayangi mu0 p( C' C* W- ]7 v; a
: Aku kasih pada mu
+ J% \& R: g; @: N9 L1 @9 G6 ]( P : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu4 c" ?- j, R% ^; B& V
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu2 r P g" _3 y* q, E8 K
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu- _: o5 V- Z% ]% }/ N2 F
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu
6 e9 W% N& i" ?Maltese : Jien inhobbok2 F& |% p: M- r5 |6 {: l
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
0 M! h% z3 |1 N4 ^ : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female) p" T: o: v# K2 ?% \+ D. l
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
4 g9 X5 ?1 R) Q) k: A0 @; K( x2 fMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,) ^0 L& x; g g' o9 ?1 p0 y
literally "Love to you, my friend")
6 Q+ l! N- M) A( U- |1 a+ i( tMohawk : Konoronhkwa
3 o9 E6 D& B9 JMokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
) U" m; [& b9 d7 j3 }Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
, }! ?/ k! k( U : Kanhebek (in different cities)8 F: n: N! u' t5 Y) x
J, K; p+ L+ s) iNavaho : Ayor anosh'ni
8 ]9 C* c b$ U, mNdebele : Niyakutanda) P# E) ^7 @) {+ z1 Y
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
+ u. F; V8 E$ t% X$ G4 N : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
, `; t. c- I( U- j : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
( a: Z6 s1 w- O% l' Q: X used by upper-class and
- R4 _+ t. }$ |/ Y% g3 g4 f conservative people)
; K$ d4 j Y7 u; P/ H3 N+ tNyanja : Ninatemba
9 _) d" i, x, s& w
" z) a) U$ O# e& Q' J2 IOp : Op lopveop yopuop
$ X% F( I/ @, `/ g1 F8 O9 P7 u' \Osetian : Aez dae warzyn- Z" |) Z$ A: o- H2 \5 L
* L4 d; K+ R* l; ]: xPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
( O, f4 I* L( l5 G : Muje se mu habbat hai
4 [) U" J6 ^* U, n- vPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo3 `$ o- C! b4 q
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye3 p$ ?0 Q: P2 X, O8 u: Q# w
Pilipino : Mahal kita Z2 X1 ^9 L! F. l) P
: Iniibig kita4 `7 j6 z p6 {/ O' A
Polish : Kocham cie
& P2 A# q9 O# B+ Y0 Y: P7 C1 i : Kocham ciebie
% r6 V" `+ x2 v, r : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
4 T( S4 T1 k. e+ q& b9 \Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')8 v6 S: p r8 Z. A- O
: Amo te5 ^6 y* @( B `. `) T0 X: t
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
# n5 ~+ y: h- B* E' ~' x9 l (Pronounced as two words,$ Z- N0 x! e6 `# U" w$ S2 U
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
& t* S* }$ @9 K, ^5 P 'd' have bars through the stems7 e f! X0 q0 }' K- a
indicating affrication, the ':'' E* G) T. m' ~4 |! D; c2 p
indicate minute pauses)- T# R1 B. M/ ^4 \2 ^
Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna! x/ p8 |, y' @/ n
: Mai taunu pyar karda; m) P+ A- B, U/ K
: Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:
# r. b& U( K: z. A1 D/ U) g* A "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
' [' E8 g/ _4 P9 }3 O ' = stressed syllable0 d' z0 d" B* w7 j2 i
Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")# _) e$ N, [' v' [- Y7 T L
; V% p B# u/ |
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
0 D& p* g+ c2 N" g
: @/ R' k4 T9 C; d6 ^, ~0 ?Raetoromanisch : Te amo
- F1 V% I% k% u0 ?: ?$ wRomanian : Te iubesc
4 F! C& `) ^. C2 G : Te ador (stronger)8 P; c: A# O" z( F$ B: q
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
8 f$ k. T+ v3 F6 `& {( L7 C* Z, o : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)7 G9 }5 F& L0 K) @
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
( \, m. S$ @( l9 j : Ya lyublyu tyebya
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Samoan : Ou te alofa outou
9 g) V( d; l2 X& e5 K4 ? : Ou te alofa ia te oe E8 w1 Q1 f, l1 Z0 Q3 [1 q ?
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you") B) u0 Z* t6 M/ `
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
b5 O& Z8 T X7 F* R or art)
% [: t/ }% H) Y kScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
+ X- u& c' o- E9 k2 R1 z- r2 |( YSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)) P- r! [ m1 {! j2 Z
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
: A+ {# _0 x' {' Y : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
4 M" z$ d. |* L8 v0 E2 K5 N( K- N9 D 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in8 J! M1 H% f6 _3 q3 h7 z% C
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish) v9 i+ r$ K3 s3 ^( i% P7 ^
Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)" d8 J2 v5 ~# r7 r$ ^
: Volim te (used in common speech)' s( t6 w, m" f g5 f
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
5 U7 V7 K2 l+ L2 G* ]; E. Q$ ]Serbocroatian : Volim te
) i9 q7 T& h A" a0 ]( S7 N7 ] : Ljubim te
+ ]/ l8 \8 ]; t& d : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
. ~$ x3 c7 c, ?! H2 x: ZShona : Ndinokuda
1 d' O% {0 k6 I$ O6 |6 |6 f' k7 hSinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei" H& c2 G5 `/ y' d
Sioux : Techihhila" ~% v- ]% u# o$ e7 @
Slovak : Lubim ta
' a) x W& ~- FSlovene : Ljubim te" H0 J! Y7 J, E0 q
Spanish : Te amo+ F d5 s3 J2 `8 @+ k8 W
: Te quiero% Z! ^1 r& D4 c: D
: Te adoro ("I adore you")2 U- Q6 C) D( V0 K
: Te deseo ("I desire you")
0 T6 _4 o$ N6 _, |$ T : Me antojis ("I crave you")
9 Q1 p0 ?, I2 G& Y7 q1 e- _4 N& I# qSrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi: L7 c& A+ l+ ]: P
Swahili : Nakupenda$ a4 g( N/ x! X u% L
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)& N" _! V4 X& Q3 N4 Z5 w, m
: Ninikupenda5 \( P/ U' S# Q2 O) i/ C
: Dholu'o& x2 ~; _/ K7 p! p$ h9 `! n: _+ H
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')) M3 o0 P/ o% _# a! v7 v
Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)" D2 B4 [# S( e7 E" t$ |
: Bhebbak (female to male)
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" x4 N W3 U% e8 o/ oTagalog : Mahal kita
$ }5 r* m2 \& Q, D$ N: jTahitian : Ua here au ia oe
* ]& U& \) w$ _1 ] : Ua here vau ia oe% L; ?$ Z0 G- ?3 F! |
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren. F( N1 L+ l3 X# P- U0 i& |
: Nan unnai kathalikaren
; P% k0 |5 M+ _; K6 A : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me"): N4 L1 R1 o7 h/ N
: N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")$ y& I# Z9 i0 ?; I1 B9 O# U
: Nam vi'rmberem
( E, M* g- H, x* P1 lTelugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
" v& g+ U$ _/ D0 C : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
2 r3 n5 O W( p* g' {6 j l : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
6 A+ u0 `# S: `. ?Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
! z. Z1 }* @9 T# Y" X- z! R: `' ^( K* D : Phom ruk koon ( " )( c- K, P9 H7 q
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
& j) n+ r$ q4 P- F# m3 ` : Chun ruk koon ( " )2 C$ G/ Y; V& `7 O$ x) ~* j6 V
Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
5 ]4 V2 L- b# Z7 vTswana : Dumela* {- \6 c& K9 U. m' @
Tunisian : Ha eh bak q" S4 u7 c( t% _/ t
Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum) Y4 E) h, w, x0 a
Turkish : Seni seviyorum( ]- q5 m: I9 }* h/ h
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
) w4 ~) Q- f( S (g has a bar on it)
0 }- V" p7 ]' wTwi : Me dowapaa
; \7 o/ o& M2 H0 }, Q
: ?0 I9 x P# o dUkrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu% U7 ?7 ~- w& F& Y ^
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)- j" n( f [+ o! y! j- ?
: Ja vas kokhaju& a7 g& l6 i* h' c5 ~
: Ja pokokhav tebe6 r3 y: b; k, T7 q" r
: Ja pokokhav vas6 E# _" g, o8 Z
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon* E" b: _2 B) Q4 ?; B% i
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
2 h. g& H+ y( {% a! A8 n2 I : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
; \7 ~9 k+ r6 `1 b: T' I : Kam prem kartahai. C- _, n# D) E8 X6 i0 b3 S6 J% S
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:; W0 l- ~7 T( C( T
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
+ Z, }3 d4 ^7 b : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:7 w: ]- A* h/ Q' g5 Q! K9 w
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as: J4 r* c) T( j; p/ L
in bath)
: V! j3 v: {; |$ b6 s; s ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
1 C: A6 F, I6 {% U7 g9 {- J" i( C/ D
Vai : Na lia
r3 q* u+ K- {! Z4 G( \Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg7 o: Q3 i" d: r, D9 [* w
Vietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female) ]9 }: i* B$ [
: Em ye猽 anh (female to male)7 G# Q- Z( }6 I, M, ~3 f; ?
: Toi yeu em' O" t& }9 f6 h# s
Volapa"k : La"fob oli- h) d! n4 X. `3 w; m! X5 ]
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha; [* b5 N' M% w
* U* l8 p* F- M6 [Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
2 K8 N3 ?# E0 |( [ : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
3 r/ l, _& ]6 H/ ^$ L% zWolof : Da ma la nope" q2 V' I; Q) V: w4 t; Y
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
9 q5 w/ i6 b0 V2 o4 T& G* L o0 K4 N% ^# t
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib1 A0 T% G; c6 g2 @; o
: Ich libe dich
! u) h2 Y/ G9 _* K : Ich han dich lib3 V/ f- s$ s3 E9 w$ c8 N
: Kh'hob dikh lib2 T8 l5 h$ F( c' e. I" v
: Kh'ob dikh holt1 X8 X- R' q( c' ^0 N9 {3 L( |
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt$ A/ M% G5 [* j
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)* x. Z. ^ E7 i) t0 ~* j7 m+ Y' y
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which' v" x9 A! z& E. U0 A D$ l
lovers can also feel; it
3 \8 x1 n. m4 Y9 A: O indicates more a desire to+ y: k3 e. D+ Y- A1 d* e7 c! ~6 {
spoil and protect the other, b, E F2 @6 w
person)0 P1 O' P1 W% `/ h7 g9 s
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim" q. {1 u7 Q1 _" _9 U$ S, Q* u7 p
6 Q K% r, i: P( x. M% WZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
5 b& c9 V7 @$ ?0 T, XZulu : Mena tanda wena
* s+ Z. A" D2 i i! Q% [ : Ngiyakuthanda!
* X2 w. X* D# w V6 P4 Z2 @8 OZuni : Tom ho' ichema, y& I7 x, P, _2 }1 ~
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& Z. M. @, f: E4 b0 lExplanation of Languages
/ n! o' W# v9 I9 M+ z------------------------
7 L7 q8 U3 g7 @ f( vAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa9 f& D; o5 i+ i% o* y5 O
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal. X# V$ e& o' q9 }3 ~: S+ q3 z
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak# H# Y9 ?* v: @: E7 f4 c- k+ u
like Germans)8 K5 B$ I! Q& V( C
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
7 z3 D9 f# l3 j over 80 languages spoken there.- `! J2 ?$ J3 A: Q
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
4 i0 r Z. L; F: u, U$ z$ h$ V states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
: x3 E# [; q b, o7 ? a7 L: R Canadian to Mexican borders
* |7 g1 Z, @" m2 V# UArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
2 ]* p/ N9 a9 W9 o& m% y8 W+ P but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,+ V2 I$ g9 N9 j, p8 c$ d
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
( k% L9 M. ?* e; R the region of Palestine.
. g: }) [. U% N" i: x7 FAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
3 i ]8 S8 d! s a2 h% `3 }3 s many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language* ~ e" l: I4 A2 O4 t" a* h v% b
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
) k# L2 K3 l: J8 h( JAssamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
% v' b: a) G4 N4 B5 A# s( qBassa -> language spoken in Africa
5 t3 n2 F2 z. L$ M2 h" bBatak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of; V: K' J1 R8 A0 Y/ E @7 B
Indonesia; O2 A0 u @( y- l) o
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
" e' m1 E7 |; o Germany (actually a German dialect)
- N& |8 _) E8 S0 r+ a/ I, ^$ \8 N" PBemba -> language spoken in Africa
! |" K% G L! a9 Z t6 I( aBengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,( _% Y* E- F+ ?6 j2 x# \
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh
& D4 U" F- @ aBicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines2 X% P; z6 {0 `. T
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
* E- f. r, `" @8 [' ~' H It is 'read' by touch.- n9 u4 J5 [' L* _* Q7 ]
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
, v9 |! W$ e2 p( n Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.) i" f' N# [0 y8 G* F
Acadia is in an Atlantic province.! X! z8 l' ^. u. I; S' s) v
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
4 A) i/ v5 @/ A7 \* b& _2 \" tCherokee -> North American Indian tribe6 a) A# o( v7 G
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache# {2 i* a" z) K- g+ p/ g$ q
Nation
( @( @2 u6 C9 Y& s. m/ fChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa6 e" y1 g0 M' h3 w% T1 i
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)3 n0 h- v( C4 R! t6 V% M& \! |
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
3 ~0 ~3 p$ [8 X( c2 l basicly French with a little English and German. S9 l5 E- i' y
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest7 Y( ^* j( p) A6 |
in North Borneo
% }2 A+ }3 T6 R2 G! O& g$ I' v, tDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces6 i9 S% Y$ M* \+ X
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and6 t( \, V7 V- m8 t1 d* S9 p% c+ S3 T
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium9 O$ c9 n6 C$ P# a5 i( ?
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
7 L0 ^. t( W' L3 ~2 P. GFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in: J% D% V- M( ]& a2 r
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
! @, M* D- B, K% k2 g. V6 m Persian.# G# D3 _6 }8 o5 r) s7 ~/ U
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
) h- L7 Y" [4 G Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
7 |& O8 W' D. I) A, p around Nuremberg% F7 r% I9 p/ I# v1 }8 o- A
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces3 ?% [) X. X6 x* i
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-0 I7 v! ?) r6 Y* M3 B
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
- X. c" w1 K2 i6 ?Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern' M' a; r. ^( a2 J$ R5 Y
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark0 k5 e$ x9 @# ^0 o' ]% N, n* w5 c
(mainly west coast)
3 k; W+ z- Y2 `& {+ g6 U5 K9 \Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland# f! I2 c$ k w/ R, z- ]& B N9 t
Gronings -> Dutch dialect
7 o0 M9 u) a1 ^( {8 g0 k/ s# J+ f2 fGuarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay; e! e' W8 J) O$ T8 h2 Y8 B3 Y
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
; {+ M- P5 I o8 U Pakistan- T3 m/ T' N# h6 S) S$ y
Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
* d+ B; `% t4 P% y5 n6 _Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
$ W3 g% Z, M* Q; H( I: VHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people# P! z2 f8 u m/ k' n! U
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
: |7 B$ J( H+ [, |Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
# a" \4 T! x9 E- zIbaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot% Z9 H+ X8 p) ^* `4 _/ {+ I
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
" t$ p6 ~8 z. D! Q' YIlocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines: u; E( q" G5 z+ G# a* H
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,+ Q6 \; l+ {4 a: W4 @
circa 1940.
( H5 a# C& J! J3 JKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot' J+ \8 p! Q% A7 h& f; d
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's4 L& S5 }/ D0 A! |7 `. ?% r
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,9 L- F2 M# H1 f8 S% z
southern India
* @ j7 [1 t& bKikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa( p5 Z$ k+ u6 `
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
$ W6 U% D& X2 i( m is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
( Y) h/ S+ L0 r5 S: ^ Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.( }2 b7 K. Z0 G ~3 z
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
" e* i! _ I1 B( }4 _- r8 KLao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
b% U# N4 w6 h, r9 \* A' M living in northern Thailand- Y% h. T: o5 @* o8 }
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya) L8 Z( q+ ~ E* W
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas* h' k: Q2 B. k0 \& e4 Q0 r1 P
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
+ `9 e' A, X$ p0 E A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on4 I" I1 l. F, ?) Z7 K0 e0 v0 o% E
German.! U) ~! A& _# {0 S
Maa -> language spoken in Africa
& @6 ~9 F1 r$ I# m5 a$ i2 XMalayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India5 ~% q1 ]: q4 x
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
9 R s. O; o' Y. O in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around6 Z9 O) A$ c( [' O
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
& Y5 Z, e& }4 H3 R0 e. { and Italian mostly.
- `. t& F* a* a$ Z5 UMarathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
) @5 w+ e) f q* m8 ` (Bombay is the capital city)
& A6 t+ P! s1 m9 ?& ~$ d6 S7 xMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
7 m/ m3 A& _. \( u/ vMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of
+ ^/ i, H& G) p the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
9 h, ~4 [9 O; w- A9 j3 G/ n: IMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)4 l% {1 S- V* C% n4 B0 {1 E
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa( u* Z, W+ R+ D4 C
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
" u+ A3 K: j# A. HNdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe3 E9 [" l6 }' Q) x) b
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa
: e# M& m$ W) ?Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
: ~- j& ^ v' \- s, r( j/ e& E4 cPulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people( n5 _+ ~2 R7 _- Q# J8 v
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
# U/ M- A; U+ i, HQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
/ G, z6 P0 o g: d% {& KQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
- Z- P4 D+ a& u- a3 L( H books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
7 c$ x% P4 Z2 q7 }" ~2 i' FShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe9 X8 v% ~5 @3 ~( @3 n1 M; g
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of$ X( b0 l7 ]. v- x. n
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.! t. M. L) i$ c, g$ C
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
$ D5 o4 H8 L+ s& ]" k& \& `/ @9 USwahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East) O9 I! R+ H7 d, U/ m' [
Africa
8 g4 U6 a: m6 m2 [ ATagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines3 Q9 L8 A# g6 J* q; V9 V- P
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
( S5 W! m/ E, w1 g and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),+ p! N; r4 x) W' k& }8 E( J3 i
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus5 z Q" X; Z4 ~
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
* f* U! d, G& Q) Q( v8 C1 N (eleventh most spoken language in the world)" u/ O' }# G8 ?( Z
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa& \* c! V) E- J8 n5 }/ M0 s1 m
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
j# G( O C* @$ d. TUrdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
$ |* m2 h, z; ?4 C8 @Vai -> language spoken in Africa
" ?* W6 J- }# q8 _- ~9 b: RVdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,( I' F& d0 N* A+ w8 Q2 B* Q
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska) A+ i1 y3 C/ c% a; i9 b; y' J8 Z
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern* X* a! `6 K5 w+ K1 @5 e& H
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland: \/ Z$ W$ l8 B8 X: J
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
! @) J& Y7 k' W$ j1 n 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
) w w/ ~5 I- y# I3 B. C language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
, @& [+ R x, T with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
+ x& N/ o* v9 c# z- b people who went there to work as engineers in the
! T, r- y1 `& ]7 X* J( S0 K; D! f mining industry during the 17th century.
2 k8 t' [+ ~/ C/ q1 p' v4 G2 ?& k1 mVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,0 W6 }5 t# U5 I
circa 1880.' [, l8 C$ J6 A/ ]0 j! u
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from1 Y8 p7 @: ?2 p# ]$ l: ~
the planet Vulcan
9 c( Q: j" B" t3 U* e5 \! ?Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
; U( q9 E6 ^* Y% [* E French dialect with certain German influences
, y" O. o" z) v6 O$ \% u/ A spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,0 J( q6 v5 u$ l* j
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of" }& g0 d% k) d
the Walloons), Belgium
7 |+ g" X* d0 R! A U" sWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people
l' D2 r# G/ ]- {& ?: ]Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
9 d; z. @# N, Y3 n6 a peninsula in Mexico% i0 e( l) c. m& a& H
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect
S. m- I. B/ B$ }- m% lZuni -> North American Indian tribe! Z- Z3 g( n- L+ P
" X% L) Q9 K7 U7 b1 t: q6 [. `5 H3 X; C8 l& {0 A
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160); c$ u+ Q" ?/ o7 q+ E
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
8 y# V; E. H$ Na? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)0 ?# N4 x! J! d
e? -> ?above e" m2 `! u; C3 h! T, u ~) F! U( L
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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