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"I LOVE YOU" in:% B( H! }5 d; h
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
$ F, [) M& q) Z3 W& Q : Ek het jou lief( V- L* `4 e/ P1 k. }( @
Albanian : Te dua
- K4 A9 K9 {8 X7 d! s. v) t/ f : Te dashuroj
4 n; C5 ~( S8 R : Ti je zemra ime
& d4 Z4 s9 F# D( J* ?9 e& h A( ?Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!& }: o$ ?" P7 b% ?$ x
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
1 j1 ^$ ^% B6 k8 s" \Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou& f) r# \4 c1 R$ i1 G7 k3 O
: Afekrischalehou
* I: F5 j8 v! k! W/ u7 R% r9 zAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)! D* W4 L7 N' s! [( e
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
+ M/ r& n- h& E: f# z+ Z0 P3 TAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
8 j! f( ~9 s* ` : __ ( ), x O0 t. o( C7 ^3 O
: ( ) |__|, }/ D# ?7 J+ B" `- M
: |__| __ __ | |& M$ a4 K& u8 k0 n/ m9 G
: | |( )( )|__| __
$ G3 D5 h& I3 b T: x3 h : |__||__||__|| | / )+ z+ J2 T- x* Y- m6 [% Z. s
: | (__)(__) | / // p7 h, @: w3 x$ l5 n$ s
: | |/ / D2 n$ e& D# c3 r6 B9 w# t' |( y
: | / /
k! @9 G- b5 M5 k, [4 _ : \ /" j0 C" |* k* P4 d( ]& I
Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like" c I2 o) w3 B% |4 Z6 q2 |
French, '~n' as in French
* p8 V5 c$ j' Y1 V4 G$ U% ~ 'salon')
# b U$ S2 d) q( V' p" cArabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)$ X0 {5 Y) d7 F# L; \
: Ohiboki (male to female)
) f% \# U2 _6 Y : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
- T$ i7 O N' e. D! l4 L or two females)9 @4 x( f0 r6 r5 H" L" p- ?
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females$ |7 e* a' r+ j- z; N$ V% C
to female)( E# q& p2 x% Q* B; z+ @3 e' E
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
2 f& M3 Y3 J5 u* Q; U : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
" }; s0 k t& w' @- y males or two females)# ?; X) M- {2 q% T6 I
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
7 Z e$ b" R$ j. } than two males)" m8 Q( B# B; |& {& C
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
' X- U" p) i& [ than two females)
9 A- b) ]: c1 f/ P2 K6 fArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female) ^3 K( Q2 V; M& w2 q% }
: Ooheboka (female to male)
' _& P% z. v8 h4 F a! Y& l+ OArabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
. Z D5 K0 c' {, U% H6 A3 ?- ` : Ana behibek (male to female)
0 a/ d3 e& s* K- P : Ahebich (male to female). N" j) j: P# d
: Ahebik (female to male)6 m! e3 Y# N8 D2 B! t. }
: Ana ahebik4 N9 X0 p) I1 |! z) \" f, [; w
: Ib'n hebbak
N/ \6 ?8 H6 e : Ana ba-heb-bak
" B% \1 W3 j1 u/ Z! B% e : Bahibak (female to male)$ y( x* S, A: p/ f1 p2 \% y4 P3 b
: Bahibik (male to female) G3 u5 m7 b% w* r" e
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
8 i( {: B! e3 a# t : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)" J( S7 J# S( h: W
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more3 E n# H8 m# t
than one male)
4 {! z0 l/ g, k- I( |. X : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
7 \8 Z4 c- m9 _% f% c2 lArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
0 A. l7 I, X, `1 R- o A2 [5 kArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem% H& G" D+ }% d: ?) O: D# s
Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo- r0 p2 r( {( X' P4 F+ y
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau; E) [0 y) F* b
2 s# M2 w0 |; e1 ^/ ]* M$ GBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi3 H9 p0 i* Z! \$ S. A" G+ Y2 |
Basque : Maite zaitut
$ a. u. O" X2 R3 x- i : Nere maitea ("My love.")
" D3 U1 z* t' ^. g% pBassa : Mengweswe& O8 m. h( ^2 p8 T( |) f# D
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho. a' a$ V9 `3 O1 g7 R3 s
Bemba : Ndikufuna
4 s8 t9 a8 P# I8 v2 i( k PBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi: i% q5 `4 \& R1 D8 z S
: Ami tomay bhalobashi+ x3 U0 U, C! M( a
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
; `7 {( e. f% f0 LBerber : Lakh tirikh4 L O4 E# g. N* j
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka
, W/ U+ Y3 e8 Q: ~& R0 WBolivian Quechua : Qanta munani, n. P: ?0 {; Z C+ n: Q
Bosnian : Volim te c( W* a" p0 e! [
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
n& c$ a7 O z N9 MBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')$ ^/ d3 W( |2 E: ~- M* k
: Amo te
, Z" [( W' Y7 z2 x( Y& q( DBulgarian : Obicham te! s5 K$ M: }- n
: As te obeicham, Q/ R# {$ Q, c/ g
: As te obicham
1 Q" O* x7 h& e : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")8 H* y& r$ K) J6 X9 B
Burmese : Chit pa de
$ q3 ]' y4 A' Q, y2 Z% w( w0 [5 e" i7 P2 T- x5 D" ?+ P
Cajun : Mi aime jou
. h$ N7 _+ j1 S! L2 p2 |$ Z- iCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
$ I+ V$ d2 c' S6 c; x( r" B : Bon sro lanh oon
1 A5 P! |% U; @7 b5 Y4 QCanadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
6 s# K* _+ Q7 c/ k" A/ a7 N3 o : Je t'aime ("I like you")
+ v8 G7 B" j; G, \; m8 @2 D8 R : Je t'adore ("I love you")9 }+ _1 P: B+ G/ ?9 s/ E
Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)1 K: z0 V0 N; Z% v
: T'estim (Mallorcan)
& _' u$ V/ S0 g : T'estime (Valencian)
: l; z( G! g9 v, O : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")6 c3 M) j' o( J- U
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
0 w# a* J9 s& ?" p( Z# z1 H, ZChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao# w2 z+ r( L4 `3 F
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
- \6 ?7 X) W# e6 |7 l( m7 w) \Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
* [# J8 d( d, m' |Chichewa : Ndimakukonda* u2 w3 w7 k, O1 a
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
$ Y. {" l( e, t& |Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)5 s; L, z: [! b7 {. J9 @
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
0 q5 T* W& G& f0 D : Wo oi ney ( " )
& d9 J9 {0 e. U9 a$ i M6 e : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)# g) S \* A% D6 ?
: Ngai on ni ( " )
/ }+ y0 o4 q+ \ : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
) G+ x- o* U) E7 e6 s2 _. w! S : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
/ x0 i- @! Q; b2 R# Y. b! ` : Wo ie ni ( " )' \; [/ m- h7 X8 ^! |
: Wuo ai nee ( " ); x' O8 T# F2 M$ e2 c1 \1 e
: Wo ay ni ( " )6 k! ^& z+ R Q) s0 x f" c
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)% Y# k: H0 W& Z8 ?
: Ngo ai nong (Wu). {) D2 i9 ~+ L, v# _* E& o
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
9 w; b& q/ k# r: w6 }# K0 d : Ti tengu caru (female to male)
. G( t. s V+ G# qCreol : Mi aime jou }: C. n" I- s- v% v. l
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)( ?3 m1 [' B! Q8 k- e4 h R
: Volim te (used in common speech)4 A( k6 z! e4 P
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)" {+ V) c6 v, l6 W& m' l
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
% J6 I* J0 y* L3 O6 _: E) e : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
. c8 k% v$ Y1 ^8 t. h 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in. x; K2 k6 l1 d
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)4 i3 ?8 M7 M! C4 ~4 y
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)$ I8 [* x; C3 y7 y$ T+ U
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead' o' I+ ]9 Q/ }5 X3 a, x
on top of the 'e' in te, which is& O+ u0 a1 ]2 E u& g0 h+ N* Q
pronounced 'ye')
+ t j. a5 F2 \+ t4 ~. } : Miluju te! (colloquial form) Q9 H: j0 n$ J9 H2 n+ s' {+ U* N
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
: r9 e; I* \7 u0 P# W you (very much)", often' c* \2 Y# Z1 j5 l- G1 r& f6 \8 i
used and prefered)* K% [/ B1 M M
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)# @/ x0 _# v+ y
; t0 t7 @3 ^6 s2 cDanish : Jeg elsker dig* a/ O) S5 }3 G( T: b; @3 j9 S
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia
) w1 _9 d3 z$ o& }4 Q$ j, GDutch : Ik hou van je% G& c" q0 |: p1 u# c$ H
: Ik hou van jou% b6 |% I6 c! \4 O) t, U8 z, C
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)$ a C4 l& b" a7 |0 V2 X
: Ik bemin jou ( " )# d, N/ s/ b6 I2 W, ~/ q( W; d
: Ik heb je lief ( " )5 ~, k; t! {; X7 \) Y, |
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")) c# X+ r- Q. J) _6 m2 I5 u
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )* G. f g( _$ z S9 |
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very6 B. b0 r9 ]/ r- B
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")
- w' r, `" d9 ^- g$ A9 o" h; r : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you"). b! t; u$ s" M4 C: p
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )) r/ U9 l( P1 a; I- o% O1 O
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very- v* V1 g% D8 r
: Ik vind je heel aardig much"); j7 R% J. M/ s# T1 M; W
: Ik zie je graag* ?/ }6 N& ?& M# a" B5 T. p% g
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
/ i% i3 U9 H6 z# J5 J : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
) N3 z3 ]& Y0 r (the last two are more superficial, thus more
! {% e R* k- k0 Y7 q7 k suitable for male to male)! R j7 N" P( B( A5 \. `
! ?. C, E. _1 t) l& vEcuador Quechua : Canda munani
& D. `4 T6 q! `8 Q, ~$ sEnglish : I love you2 s% G( H2 ?; F- D0 Z6 j* k
: I adore you. I4 O+ N9 A7 U5 R
: I love thee (used only in Christian context)
4 m1 r& S$ s! K& @4 Z' CEsperanto : Mi amas vin
0 k& v+ W# T0 b/ f, SEstonian : Mina armastan sind8 x5 p6 x+ q( ^3 t% d
: Ma armastan sind; V7 \. V2 @6 w# f. ~+ R
Ethiopian : Afgreki'2 g9 t: ~1 g# B9 H! P
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram- v4 P* u0 e1 a* k5 g: B- x; F
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you"): N1 G. P8 _& V9 ]
: Asheghetam
1 Z; s) w R4 ]( D7 a1 w' h) } : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
- d: i6 c! x7 Z# h! |* x : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")2 w% o3 w: y$ ?% w! r F; X* }. Q
Filipino : Mahal ka ta. | u- e1 s, D0 f: l/ z
: Iniibig kita, w7 j- I& V. z$ h, E
: Mahal kita* `. K; N* |2 I! N
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua
6 q* |# k# u! Q7 i : Rakastan sinua& l7 z$ t( t0 X
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
3 l% a3 I0 O+ O5 CFinnish : (Ma") rakastan sua* K& W- r; \6 V: y* t
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")+ I9 P6 v& a! ?+ x! g/ k5 k
French : Je t'aime ("I love you"): L" F [8 ]0 G8 C' O
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning8 B5 O, b8 g% i- _! y4 B4 Z% a
between lovers)
: t, _' P7 {( M& e+ j* |$ Z : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
1 c. ?$ C+ C5 g/ A7 ` and family, not for lovers)
( R4 d% e; V g \ w b" S; I3 oFrench (formal) : Je vous aime/ S. o& J$ x* Z
- ]+ E6 \/ v3 L1 O- U- HGaelic : Ta gra agam ort
! u d+ e7 |& s# s0 X4 O' ] : Moo graugh hoo
. s1 ?, {" O" C% C8 s$ wGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)% U1 }9 i1 j: c6 \! ]- f& W
German : Ich liebe dich/ ^1 v( ? O/ ] _8 e
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
G0 y* c9 W& X6 M/ ` conservative)1 Y5 v5 r4 q' r R. i" ^
German dialects:
# I+ Q# b& j% r3 G5 sBavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern P- k- |: E+ C# ~
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
+ C3 N" ^* G& O1 i : I lieb di2 [2 |, B( c3 _! j# S- l2 |
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)# P% d+ F N! P( E$ ~7 H6 t/ z9 T; X9 x
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
. ?# \6 N- v# d4 NBerner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
+ L+ g7 p8 }9 K4 M2 C- _, WBochumer : Ich lieb Dich!0 T0 X" i( Z+ T/ B, C9 x @, s
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
/ @& b8 o& ]8 S: S% v+ A% Y (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a
8 @/ u5 ^; Q1 v/ E8 `- u: | relationship)
$ q% ^# i6 j8 G- Q : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched, B; k; g0 Q3 R! t% V) m% J
ment as a compliment, not litterally)
, x3 ?4 l. E+ {, B% D (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",' e6 u; a4 M# k% \7 Z7 x7 C h5 Q! ?
a Franke would never say "I love you")
/ l, J! }1 l* Y& A. iFriesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)1 |. G, d i5 a. J. B6 ~/ }
: Ik hald fan dei
- h: q2 B3 L; ]# a, GHessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb
4 H- K$ X' `1 [1 g3 aOstfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
) h2 t0 X( q% I ^5 w( y3 r5 tSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb5 g' b' m6 w1 O; ~
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch0 h' {. H; |- h) m- G' R
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )$ W' g% }; b; U
Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
' Q) d# h5 F# T4 X$ _& B (Schweizerdeutsch)1 e! D6 |8 N* j, i) u, u
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di6 f5 U/ O0 O' d1 z" v% R r
(Vorarlbergerisch)' W8 O0 Y: I, Q: s
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower# A* s9 k5 {# ^+ ]: g) z
case 'gamma')
+ n$ j/ n1 |3 a) {/ P3 l8 ^4 \ : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)5 o; @8 `4 ~/ s3 ` G, O/ @
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
# }0 C, a3 j( A+ B : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with). @2 |5 \1 E3 ~/ j1 W
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)5 m/ b' ]3 o0 h3 A9 p6 m+ A
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")
) T$ D/ h* W; e4 V : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
0 e/ O) ~, t- [3 {( ^ qGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se& A# u7 |2 E5 D
Greenlandic : Asavakit
# p g3 G0 w% T c0 l1 | HGronings : Ik hol van die
* {- D; |% V+ G9 AGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
2 e: R, ^8 ]6 Z" U9 R7 D( ^& QGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.( T2 q) l1 a! q1 w4 M
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
# a9 P! H: z3 X pronounced)* k0 Z' R7 f5 B6 K6 g/ i4 z6 W, o
: s" s7 \; |9 ]! W* O6 M; P8 vHausa : Ina sonki
$ l8 g& w$ A4 W7 YHawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
, d/ J) q- ~9 Z$ a) F : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you! {& n6 m% K( ? p& i( v
very much")8 B) E) c! Y3 @
Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
; B% Q, |! k! Q$ w9 _4 o! o : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
7 j% G9 \% O0 `, L! m: j) E! | Z : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)$ K) U' u9 f6 W0 q' X- o
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)* x7 Z- \4 V0 j
('kh' pronounced like
( Y: r) t) H* u3 j9 k& y Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
: Y3 N+ L! d$ K French 'r')
! T" G- U4 f1 ?8 _: cHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female), b' J5 x$ K& T" m, _: b
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
5 {, h- t1 ^* a4 d# B : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon6 h G+ p: E2 l7 i. ]+ s
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
! Y& I3 [- M4 O7 g& P8 h : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo- {7 v2 P2 p6 Q
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
. `3 ^- {7 j+ x# _0 o6 ? : Mae tumko peyar kia7 K; ?. X, j2 l
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon6 _* t! C1 W2 R- v$ `
: Main tumse prem karta hoon6 s/ L: L a. H9 C6 ~0 v5 K, h& J
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not2 i* j) K2 E2 V) T
pronounced)
/ b: k' \/ J0 m4 x7 }# bHopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
' B: R+ v- G# C" q$ j' KHungarian : Szeretlek1 R+ I9 ^- b+ O- h* q
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and" R8 n# A; s$ {% ?% N7 O
no one else")$ i! {$ z9 {/ E9 E
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,
$ G% ~ ^) M" S3 q you", a reinforcement)
: ~: X, _# E& v (The above two entries are never heard in
+ v9 d& ]4 Q3 |: b- |9 }, v a normal context.) j6 [! z. W% A- J2 {% o& Y
* a: ^- ~2 }- x3 z# FIbaloi : Pip-piyan tana4 `; l! r- @1 H& L- ~) x
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
* V3 l: w9 v7 ]6 E8 b very much")
3 }5 ~3 |+ u! c- }% JIcelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
* ~" q' M/ P+ A1 {Ilocano : Ay ayating ka6 g2 M" b$ _# F* m+ z Q. I& `
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used), R! \' C$ P: o1 L7 Z+ j
: Saya cinta kamu ( " ). s1 U6 K% Q5 l; i& Y/ G7 n3 x& N2 ]
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )
' E1 }% v7 W8 r7 ^! b: R- n : Saja kasih saudari ( " )9 D# D$ I/ m. |' e: _4 b6 H! n7 P; F
: Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
, o! b9 E/ b5 X2 d# u : Aku cinta padamu ( " )
+ i6 P& b1 {" Z. o' _6 ^" m0 }5 n: g : Aku cinta kamu ( " )
7 Q5 t1 ?7 t9 e7 u! n. OInterglossa : Mi esthe philo tu- }. C# ]! i# L6 Y2 E n0 e& j
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
/ W/ G N* M. E: j2 ^ : Ti voglio bene (between friends)
# u8 K# K/ A9 ~4 {: K : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
; C' |5 A ^0 ^# X3 F9 G! \! h you", refering to other person's% ~8 [; k- r, h, h: k( D' p" G5 p
body)0 x/ \- w F4 Y+ E4 \
Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
# _, c9 c# m: ~# CIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
) F" Y4 k+ V5 f6 h : Aishiteru' ~9 ~' D& |4 W1 o( H
: Chuu shiteyo
! m8 D- r( `: N$ ]$ ] : Ora omee no koto ga suki da
3 y8 K2 ^8 f) s! F; e, } : Ore wa omae ga suki da9 J* G( D( C7 d& |# {
: Suitonnen9 e% u5 p2 |2 E
: Sukiyanen
' f) K/ ]# ?% D! J# l! l( n : Sukiyo
0 i$ `9 [$ C7 R$ B : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
0 X* J& A5 D/ _# v; D( B, {. S : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
4 N; M3 K8 ~8 i; m. G' y/ M : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
# V& H3 V( m' m6 R& a : A-i-shi-te ma-su% V) W$ ]+ U z1 R: V
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu! U* j4 j) W. i* k/ V
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
; f! Z- J- @& m3 [ start, when you are not yet real lovers)
( [* P; K' }# G! D3 \Javanese : Kulo tresno* l1 F4 ?, h. S4 _
# e+ y1 a: O8 `6 I
Kankana : Laylaydek sik a. y# G) Y, n" k$ ]& K
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
$ N x0 b/ K; v) j" j$ Y1 g : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
& a8 n7 V8 I- k+ hKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')# Y3 b3 V) Y1 }- A% d: \+ n
Kiswahili : Nakupenda0 Q& z( o' `: a. G/ t
: Nakupenda wewe
: d9 J. A9 z& Z : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")5 t2 j, {# N+ o T5 a
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")' y4 e: b+ `* e
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")
$ P& I4 G2 T& K, y/ H : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
5 a: @! m+ i& ^5 W }! O : qaparHa' ("I like you")
A* ?+ Y2 }+ u$ f8 z : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!"): i' O* Q/ m2 u# p* V* i
(words are often unnecessary as the thought
9 {3 i" y" d) E: \8 X is most often conveyed nonverbally with
! Y; K7 Q* ^( w6 G8 J( j. l special growlings) ]6 ~4 R& t! y" X
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")7 S" M. {( v [: K. B
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)1 j! Y4 `' M5 G
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )7 v! k9 s& e% L" p9 m
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
* l g$ T* X) [3 h : Tangsinul! | Q1 M+ q, B+ X; t
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
. N( C; }2 Y) \, _) {% n : Dangsinul saranghee yo
1 O! L& E# o. a+ m. S4 o5 M( _ : Saranghee
, g7 [* G9 z! a" ] : Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
. j9 Q! {5 C* |& K. N, h' A : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like9 Z7 j4 G! z1 t1 u" e
very much")
& l& d8 H ?7 N/ v7 f : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love8 a+ W( ^6 X/ Y* U0 B/ b
you very much")7 f% y* ?% @4 d
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
7 C. \( o# d8 f9 R: g, G/ y4 m : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or+ G/ k' L, p) [0 {1 ~' U$ z3 I' x
"I love her"), D0 v" P: ^4 K4 @
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how. [$ D. i+ l, g( \% H" ~
much I love him/her")* ~# Y3 {( |: a4 Z& V! H# x {
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda$ ^7 p& Q F( t. X2 H. ^8 w
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")0 Y G2 e) }$ d
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)! G$ {4 {0 T, m, G
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)
5 p% D& \- Y, ?; Q& B1 u$ j : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual) a) O3 ~6 ]4 n/ A/ m( B8 g
relationship)
0 o9 Y ?9 p3 l" m+ C3 R" ? : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
( O% n G7 T% D- w, o0 y way")
T% D Q/ a, B0 r1 }) B! f1 f6 [4 wKpele : I walikana
/ F/ A- o. V1 P0 S7 _Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
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Lao : Khoi hak jao
2 s6 s B! ^! N% S& a' Y : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much"); N0 I" t" R0 ]
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
' x/ m+ C3 _" W, ]7 a* [ : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
1 D7 Y+ ?: j7 d( t' Z0 g$ z but is used for "I love you".)5 I7 `1 J: p# _4 h
Latin : Te amo
- @/ f! y& o8 Z0 t+ `3 I : Vos amo2 z- t+ H! Y3 P( v+ L
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)% Z' q/ n5 m5 ?% V; B4 G
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')* E( b: q0 v# s% K( ]8 g, q; ?8 ~
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
1 H( p* J3 C: F" B a 'long i')
' h/ G; W2 c3 L; T! f- H% R : Es milu tevi (less common)/ J' u8 E0 i- b4 z& E
Lebanese : Bahibak
3 d5 p' I& E8 P- \: v1 O3 M8 @Lingala : Nalingi yo6 p" w. i* \; |/ S/ ^! y6 v, F
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
' F5 O4 k' N. }" a0 Y9 mLithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
6 p2 [' Q* |8 Y : Ash mir lutavah0 I p3 d/ v# G+ h5 i
Lojban : Mi do prami
) k7 D5 D+ ~# y' m# S6 _Luo : Aheri
. i L7 R3 ~7 L2 c5 `Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
; y% ~" ^* {* x# s; f7 K$ {' B" Q" ^
0 `- [: x, u( Q$ H) EMaa : Ilolenge& H. k( K9 d5 q, G+ a0 e' x
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")8 T$ V6 `3 i9 y8 l
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")8 a9 E( ^4 g6 i% _( B( Y/ ]
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)- M; F I% P8 ~
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")' y% L- w8 D, T7 g
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
+ t0 L" ~" Z" {% g- B/ IMaiese : Wa wa
$ r8 R& n% D4 H" {3 ~Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)# E7 R) g9 w, v4 \
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
- j! ?9 f+ E+ s% a : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
! T: m% S5 o( M) y$ A : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
0 d. l, i' v8 C1 I' ~" j& G' c: s$ x : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
" i# ^( U# W% u9 j1 y : Saya cintakan awak% c0 q- }# Z- T3 Y9 _2 ]9 d, E
: Aku cinta pada kau/ O3 t9 n Y9 |4 m4 u; ~# x2 i
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
# H- t& ]' s0 f : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
" z: T; Q6 l# W: F. b( |* \: t$ J to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
% r& X" K- v t. I only be used if you know the person _really_. X2 z& P# X- R8 }
well)+ S5 d( \& i) A5 |. r
: Saya sayang pada mu4 O+ F, V! O; ?6 z/ U, ~
: Aku sayangkan engkau2 S) f" a @1 ~! Z# W: @0 |
: Saya sayang pada mu8 l& F3 k7 a; C* G
: Aku menyintai mu
9 o7 o9 m' R% U/ y : Aku menyayangi mu6 r ~% U0 G% d3 z* a! x% l
: Aku kasih pada mu* o2 A, |- n8 ]4 I" u; J( c9 v
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu$ G/ b4 g( i+ I2 i5 W
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
; i; Y' o4 _0 |9 D( t' m! W : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
9 K6 y1 r& G* H; w6 T : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu
6 b7 B6 r$ h( U" EMaltese : Jien inhobbok
( U R; s7 |8 |4 M: Z' R" IMarathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
) N% T0 |# D7 B1 P9 S7 ` : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)) R3 `* n' C) u* n, l: z
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)5 N* V0 F, ?3 k
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
) ?& j7 Q# u7 M2 \ literally "Love to you, my friend")2 Z! A1 B4 [6 L3 k A* o) c; v+ Y& c
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa6 d9 x8 R% t$ T1 Y' j- }
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua! X& q/ V1 j$ l5 J. n+ n9 P
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
y5 u/ T- S" ]( T : Kanhebek (in different cities)
, }8 B7 l9 o' `- q( U8 A v) K# v: ?
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni" j) Y9 V1 P$ U( E) h
Ndebele : Niyakutanda2 ]$ M9 j; `; t
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)0 l3 t( J1 d: o
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)& H5 y# S) S6 o5 g0 D3 R# [
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly0 Z) e5 ?* Z4 ?0 M
used by upper-class and
$ \5 R: i5 K+ ~7 L conservative people)
. {! i( |# b5 [3 L1 r/ U# C8 kNyanja : Ninatemba% @7 U `2 {9 v& u4 i% R+ a+ e
5 u4 z4 F5 x, I& V3 J& Q: KOp : Op lopveop yopuop
$ K- S5 N* H5 B/ F+ e% U; lOsetian : Aez dae warzyn
$ a- g3 ~3 X' z$ R4 d
( ~+ B6 S8 X+ FPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
3 {- e1 Z# d% _3 [ : Muje se mu habbat hai
6 O% B; W( Y, V4 fPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo, {" `" p/ L- ?) l/ ?4 r% L
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye* u* u6 `! J5 Z7 M ^6 A
Pilipino : Mahal kita
7 X( k+ g1 |" k. C : Iniibig kita0 Q5 K* r# D; G; o2 s$ S! o* B5 y8 G
Polish : Kocham cie
4 I. R+ R5 m* G' K+ x : Kocham ciebie- N% X) n0 e1 h/ T, |4 p# M
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
) F. ~* N2 g+ k. A5 f7 vPortuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')1 N! t* }/ y. J9 G H& S
: Amo te* y% r. U+ u# j5 L4 h
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)7 |6 m' ?5 @& h
(Pronounced as two words,
4 t. B. ` u2 ^$ F- | "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
. n* d6 r5 |. E: V# s0 ?% \' m 'd' have bars through the stems. R. ], `3 C0 V9 D& H2 A, `
indicating affrication, the ':': l& ~- B; ^* v* d& F1 o" r- b
indicate minute pauses)0 h5 b$ z! |# `) J( R9 s
Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
) t+ x+ T' ?" L; Z3 m : Mai taunu pyar karda
! G H$ X* P! M5 c0 j. s : Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:6 r1 O$ K) y- i0 B' N
"meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath) d/ x( h: J) k7 K) e
' = stressed syllable
% A" i8 d! J7 b; h" }+ Q- s" O% \; iPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
' r1 a2 H1 w- }* r. U% Z6 a' l c8 [* Q" i, j
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne: b9 m9 u% m/ g
x' T1 W: Q: K7 ~9 `$ Y+ mRaetoromanisch : Te amo
2 B6 J* L3 n3 Z8 tRomanian : Te iubesc
, p1 n6 N t' w5 m: F! l. v+ H6 c* i5 h : Te ador (stronger)) {' S, A- [5 `# i7 U
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)# G6 x* K$ d7 }4 Q2 g/ F8 s
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
0 c6 _ m9 r& E* U6 C: D; @ : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)8 P7 t3 _" a, l: {3 Q
: Ya lyublyu tyebya
]7 L( f! r1 g) L2 n. e: h3 [- G9 Z4 Z" _( L
Samoan : Ou te alofa outou
0 E7 V* ~% u$ Q3 b9 s" y : Ou te alofa ia te oe: M1 ?5 W! W$ O+ @2 ]0 o$ b
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")9 M- E, r3 E' U, G0 U; |7 \$ { k
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music' D+ U: }# @6 ?' }6 v! e+ S* v1 I' D
or art)8 A: S. a6 X9 T1 a* G' Z
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
# v5 f o/ {3 e3 ASerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)5 {! O" p7 p8 o B
: Volim vas (used in common speech). _/ G7 l, w9 L$ S r
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
& l4 G4 Z* k! n% ^0 M) x' Y0 E 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
- g# q0 M4 D" x; {/ N8 k Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)8 x8 {4 q7 W8 L- l3 p7 J- H- f% ]
Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
; q T" a& k- B/ a" o : Volim te (used in common speech)
, j+ a$ K& D: {; KSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)/ q# o0 p' W9 o* H8 d( ?9 E
Serbocroatian : Volim te0 N2 t/ F) U, G5 }& i
: Ljubim te
# w- j1 f! H& F: ?" h : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)$ f8 H4 }: c$ ]3 Q4 N2 g2 W
Shona : Ndinokuda% ?% V* W3 T& Y$ b5 [% A6 u" `, S) Y
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
; z8 B- n' T. F: n: ESioux : Techihhila
. e! A) m. H* V" [9 l0 k( x, `Slovak : Lubim ta- h- X/ r# }, ]& t
Slovene : Ljubim te3 L w6 [4 L* W* K& h
Spanish : Te amo
4 x B E2 [. E) Q, i4 Q! b; o : Te quiero" M( j( b8 S0 ^
: Te adoro ("I adore you")- U) s* Q% o- I; d* t r+ }! n' q
: Te deseo ("I desire you")! K1 n$ a# |- W/ ^9 c* H0 ?& C
: Me antojis ("I crave you")
9 v* N0 h% r3 KSrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi) p; a9 A- M C$ r
Swahili : Nakupenda
8 D+ S! P$ ~* r' y% Z- C- q : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
! f0 b4 }' Q1 M1 N) \' v( d : Ninikupenda0 S# o! |$ N9 o/ v2 S
: Dholu'o
K1 L4 ^6 L5 cSwedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')) F7 a [: @( n; e- _
Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
6 c. [6 i2 R2 j5 {3 p6 X7 |8 u : Bhebbak (female to male): D1 u; T5 t" i: E+ u6 K
4 c6 v6 C9 u6 m( x4 |* ?! d. W7 c2 XTagalog : Mahal kita" u! u1 `# F1 |% e: @
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
* l" j- }# ^6 T) q; c/ i : Ua here vau ia oe
+ e! G& ?7 c, e) h% F" VTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren) z: l2 Q$ }2 m6 @6 H8 j% _& T
: Nan unnai kathalikaren
: [( ]; P( S# Z0 W : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
1 `. j/ M2 v5 C4 A8 n& v : N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you"). z1 m4 C8 a, J" M/ Y/ S1 t" p
: Nam vi'rmberem
' O1 D0 F* P( L! t6 M3 ~% ?3 ATelugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
8 S( a. l: j! e* C4 L : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu+ }" I5 |7 W! C' I* c
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu8 D/ v1 x" ?7 A! B8 _$ K2 z
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
' ^ e$ S. Q& g$ Q8 ]! P6 U : Phom ruk koon ( " )
! d5 S% {# n1 {- s, Q( o; {& d : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
8 G) E9 O3 {: |0 Z3 l! F : Chun ruk koon ( " )
- n3 F7 O- X4 uThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
2 B0 h2 v$ @. S% _8 O+ gTswana : Dumela6 m6 u# k4 h" _ i1 @1 m* Q! g
Tunisian : Ha eh bak
9 i; E# J. k- F7 j' aTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum( J( ?$ j9 N. P. d: q! f
Turkish : Seni seviyorum
' x% W3 [5 p4 K7 C6 `5 K, F : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you"). \& q+ ] }6 h
(g has a bar on it)
3 d2 S3 m- R/ N0 m/ \5 [0 aTwi : Me dowapaa& m4 j( D( t# I$ O
: s8 V c2 h( LUkrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu0 {; h, u. e4 d6 k' G4 e- _7 X% M4 O
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)+ n& f* `) l& ^2 I6 H
: Ja vas kokhaju( G0 Q. {2 P! \- Y d! t
: Ja pokokhav tebe
0 H9 H$ o- R' u b- u8 O/ Z' b : Ja pokokhav vas- P( e3 s4 h- A3 k* g" h4 C
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon0 _; j! q5 i* o9 q2 f4 N
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai- m8 i$ F5 R {; H5 h$ [ z9 ^
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai1 `& L6 S( O. x- T) K
: Kam prem kartahai: G, V" C# W$ t( K6 c8 T
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
/ h+ B2 _$ J$ u1 K: F/ c9 o "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e"). B6 F$ C: j! L
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:3 ~ X" a9 k; {) E3 j
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
& p3 v. {0 d5 j1 ~! q! @ F; x9 _ in bath)
' j2 [5 i1 I; t3 p9 ]( x) y ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
- c3 P @$ Y$ f' W! Q& o1 j7 |2 i' x) O5 x1 G; J
Vai : Na lia
$ W; a7 D8 X# q9 O$ L6 d! _# j8 yVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg% Q* d* }5 }, W* E) h' R7 X+ l2 H
Vietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)5 h( ?5 U* i; f/ M3 F4 ^0 |( N
: Em ye�u anh (female to male)9 N/ y! H7 D$ F& K2 x2 I |
: Toi yeu em: o1 D1 j; x9 F
Volapa"k : La"fob oli
4 Y- L- C# W5 d- |2 }. QVulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha8 `- ~: b8 ?: O. Y4 A6 Z+ ~! T# ^$ ]
8 v! e' z8 b$ l+ m0 W" BWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di6 n) e- c/ {& R5 X% I
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)+ K5 ~, z( i: g2 K; S
Wolof : Da ma la nope
$ R6 q! z( A; V0 k' k : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
8 D4 H5 i2 {% p! ?( _1 \& `% O. b. [# C, @! H( d
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
; W+ O* [4 ~3 @- |. F& l! ^% o. T : Ich libe dich5 R$ B% y; Q$ O8 Y" E# Y4 F4 p
: Ich han dich lib
( U2 ^* O5 u0 S : Kh'hob dikh lib6 Q& u& f1 _" g R9 N8 B9 I% ^
: Kh'ob dikh holt- B+ F4 n; n) z% T6 R, O! {3 x
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt8 H# o9 W6 V% b X, a
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
) E2 ?/ }& V. s : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
6 J7 \$ L# q: j# [& F lovers can also feel; it6 ~8 W7 M: q6 k/ d5 R" V
indicates more a desire to
3 l* W) W% n2 D8 z w- D7 W" J! P spoil and protect the other
2 h8 ]' S7 X# ?4 o5 j( t person)
( |; v3 w& }. U4 O. d" ^$ xYugoslavian : Ja te volim
! n) w4 T( Q4 o' k: }& Z+ @1 h; M, ]
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
. x+ T- m5 J; `2 YZulu : Mena tanda wena
# r& M/ z" l( ? T2 ~, ]: i : Ngiyakuthanda!0 F' j5 G; m6 I( ~* q) W& r" q
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema0 t! o* H1 N- N& A C+ ^+ N
0 r7 X7 B& _1 J/ I& |+ {
7 s+ m$ b4 {; e! S8 z
6 V0 l" d7 v1 m% ^2 i% A
Explanation of Languages
7 N" q3 m; D+ q r+ Y# r3 b------------------------3 g" L+ i9 v9 {+ T
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa% X1 M0 `2 S7 y/ ~4 s+ N
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
! q! t8 Z: |$ c4 \/ V& [' OAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
- S$ `* ^8 p* _6 d" B9 A- S6 q like Germans)2 Y- ^$ x- L7 W- ~
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
" v4 V* K: K4 D- E4 X. n0 l over 80 languages spoken there.4 i' K( V3 N; e" S$ P
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
$ y( b% X0 N& P/ l: T states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
5 c4 T* b6 G |( I. J Canadian to Mexican borders& p0 I9 V0 \2 t) _; X
Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
; N$ R) u! h4 ?% G but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
8 F9 R$ A; P/ k* C Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
' P5 G6 P3 U* Z- c$ f' i, N the region of Palestine./ S2 j# p2 f7 ?! K d6 Y/ Q$ q
Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of7 u p' l, S; h, E q5 p$ U4 b" U$ P
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language8 O) e- s9 I* _
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.5 h: ]6 C& d3 } L& f6 V7 Y
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
) l6 d4 R! H/ B0 |7 k/ EBassa -> language spoken in Africa
+ _; n! r' |% {Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of3 b! r: h* C [# {9 b- S, c
Indonesia
: d* J* b X" A; ?; {: M/ sBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
9 o1 s' ]0 m* ?% M4 h Germany (actually a German dialect)
% O+ G5 V6 s7 UBemba -> language spoken in Africa! I" x6 ?* n, p& P8 {
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
. y# @2 a( `* c% Z5 G4 O as well as almost all people of Bangladesh5 s! M" }2 B, C& O, d$ X1 k
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines) s2 W! M I" f5 w3 J
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
& w( C3 H, Q4 g/ `9 } It is 'read' by touch.
' @. T+ V [* H& JCajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
' U d- [. [/ L3 m Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
7 S6 [9 f4 M; j4 W Acadia is in an Atlantic province.
! |9 d" I- E2 g5 k4 I) x8 rCebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu! g# S2 P* A8 Y0 W- q; w0 B
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe
/ S7 V: ~/ w! X" D8 H- TCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
8 C V0 i8 L1 ?5 k+ [ Nation
! @) k. z* U$ S; U) I5 P' \Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa# M2 |7 C i: [$ o t8 W0 Q
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
: K' ]3 N) S! ?( yCreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
% W2 O/ U2 j8 e: L basicly French with a little English and German.4 ?) J6 q' R# Q; R1 K% Q. X- ]( L) G
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest' [/ g. k! \) n- M6 u/ }, }
in North Borneo, E6 ^% J \# M, h- {: S9 Z( C! H
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
( C1 l# Y% _; o of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and% T( Z, s0 f( c2 F
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium
8 N! ~+ d& g: h1 d' E$ \Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.7 O* O. s! |7 N' L9 R& L0 X7 [* u
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
- {* ?, R; ?0 f Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called" t- v0 I" B# w0 K; M9 y
Persian. g( r# V9 c- o3 q1 r; F$ E" I- @! ?" ^
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
& r. p" j& k) E' e Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
: }! o2 |1 |1 o7 K9 S( b- h around Nuremberg7 B# ?' W0 F+ @% ?; y1 z
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces! V: S) e3 d; G" V0 M3 N
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-& i A* z7 y- [3 t, A
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
% k% K H/ M$ ZFriesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
" U. t& i5 `+ G( u1 H* h3 R Germany, and in some parts of Denmark- c5 n$ L8 P% j! u) c$ C7 Q* t5 N
(mainly west coast)
, N1 O N4 ?" P. F oGaelic -> language spoken in Ireland. L! W: y/ |& |$ p4 U; a6 {
Gronings -> Dutch dialect+ ?* W, j1 f6 y3 w4 x: C9 e0 k; k
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay0 A9 H* I% @' H
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and$ a; s- w$ E; l( j' ~# Z
Pakistan
% n- y, x" ?' c+ a5 K. UHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria& s7 L0 x8 l+ z$ _. ]2 j: I7 k
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria3 k8 g5 Z8 k2 U
Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people7 P/ j) ]# B: h) s0 ]. `1 T
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
& n7 B. D5 x/ ^Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)# h. U7 i4 ^2 l% z. S
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
' ~6 H6 `8 h+ G+ }' [4 {+ T natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
$ O( g5 J, T ]Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines' Z! q* t* J$ p6 n/ k+ Z( S: d
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,# H" Y1 F# |, G! E2 Y
circa 1940., A. ^0 B* D; L, e
Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot, H' L y( n. V+ ?3 r& K+ \
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's0 r; B1 Y, `& |. Z) K
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
1 e+ A$ m- T q! R# m southern India
/ D! H; N! I% {5 ^Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
H0 J" G* J7 F6 P5 eKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language% P4 o/ }) q4 I; ^" O; y) Z
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
; H5 d) R5 q+ r7 [ Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.- `9 O6 h) u* K: ^
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa( s L/ {/ D6 p7 Z9 \6 N
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
, ]. }8 g0 \5 A) h living in northern Thailand
Y% E, C _% ~Luo -> language spoken in Kenya$ B0 {2 {, p& m4 C* f
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
# F4 `. \" O$ ~$ w7 r in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
3 M- r; W: ]: _1 O- A2 h' F A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on1 U& m; v ]; M0 [% p% x. U
German.
; S) f5 A/ g" @# v2 P! zMaa -> language spoken in Africa% A& P# {( ` a3 I( @( ^
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
1 l: y/ _, Z( H. C: IMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
# W5 o4 O7 O- `* ]7 z0 F; z in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around: U5 y+ R0 {& S4 j; p. E
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
+ G: @2 F. J' F and Italian mostly.
- b0 ^2 b3 W/ QMarathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India# R; x2 n" g# v/ P4 G4 T
(Bombay is the capital city)
$ n3 p4 }& H. j2 u/ T x' cMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
y' i" O" M R8 {3 kMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of$ Z, g# W1 z a
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)% G X) m) `; Q1 V
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)* y) v6 Z& ]2 T+ s3 Z0 k
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa' N% K/ s' \' f( R& I4 l' d: j
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest); i8 P# m! Z0 v% H
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
" V' O4 `$ L" s- `6 H T/ B1 \$ ~Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa
/ K4 i& J+ m/ k5 G9 \8 z) LPapiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
# ]5 |( E* y& d B3 m& q+ r; u4 G# ]Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people
; w8 u8 d# ^( Y+ x2 K# \( lPunjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
$ F' K) {/ |9 Y+ q3 D" g5 ]Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)% F3 k9 J6 U: P1 n2 v0 I' ]
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
# V6 ^+ n9 }$ S- { books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".: F' ~) `, h6 ~3 V% K# {; C' D. ]
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
" e! Y5 v# q8 U- Y8 o9 Q7 M' VSinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of0 U+ u0 @- g# O8 {9 n; r4 Q
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
9 b6 ]+ {) b8 F, W. F( uSioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)& H, }5 O0 w" k$ L8 C
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East1 i! G7 s- A5 E( n
Africa
5 l1 B! ?0 l# V: pTagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines3 d q3 D0 U5 l8 W: g
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
+ z1 X' H9 ?$ l: F/ B/ b! G0 k O and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),5 o% M) v7 }0 E5 B
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
7 S/ `# @; I; o' T% NTelugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India; s9 |( J, `2 \3 B% c
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)
3 e- ]) \. x+ _5 vTswana -> language spoken in Africa
# E+ K1 ^0 `; U! \) t7 }+ Y" E- STwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
, N. Z! p1 K6 m, KUrdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India5 c" t# @8 n+ i0 K
Vai -> language spoken in Africa
j4 w1 r2 A( F& H SVdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
4 ~( U8 `4 x' c region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska$ q! V& W j/ ~' K) |
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern( P2 u. }" p* f5 k% r$ [
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland, Q% A* @. A8 C" S& @
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
2 E0 ?& l" u2 H2 Q$ l0 u% V2 ~3 u 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
( T. c+ i4 H# _# e) r2 d7 X0 l6 ^ language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
7 |+ ]9 [+ |: J' e: A with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
) K. N& e z& t$ J" K people who went there to work as engineers in the
* l" W) f, I/ m" n mining industry during the 17th century.! j" c& ~$ }/ K% o$ ?
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,1 L2 q4 N2 j* K
circa 1880.( ]5 o" Z2 ^9 V. S j8 ]7 n8 ~
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
( L- d: K2 w. m" [# D the planet Vulcan
9 K& v7 o" S( V0 R( x8 U! [) j+ \& }- wWalloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used! T+ E" F, x# Z. T$ L8 T. }
French dialect with certain German influences# y3 D+ F) A6 L# M& T0 r5 y
spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
z8 L; o, D8 b- T+ n2 h Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of' j/ k! Z0 q5 O
the Walloons), Belgium
' Q7 N. o1 W j9 {1 H4 JWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people
5 P9 l& Y2 F1 }/ m" S ?% R- dYucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
$ F) n8 P) w% x- B+ q1 R peninsula in Mexico( p/ f [' B: s; F
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect
4 U% }) A6 ^: [" u o% J9 H: ~+ UZuni -> North American Indian tribe4 X' I% a" u! n, }2 v# g3 X
. s9 F; h0 _4 f" ?/ h
1 \( N; L) F" U! g/ r; p
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
1 E1 d- |8 P9 k: V( Y }9 l' X, qa" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)1 t0 N, T( b$ e! a
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)+ t5 B2 R, @2 l& _' ?6 s
e? -> ?above e% L; U6 q0 X# C+ f- p6 @
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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