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"I LOVE YOU" in:# ]& T4 c% _+ m. |( R7 \$ M7 A
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou3 Z1 f2 ]8 s% T/ R
: Ek het jou lief4 k; }% a7 S- X7 [
Albanian : Te dua) T( _% M; z X% ]- J+ @
: Te dashuroj
' w( D$ D4 ]1 D% { : Ti je zemra ime
+ U3 K3 l* U. L# T/ U1 ZAlentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!% E+ s+ ~6 S: v$ |
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
" K/ f% ]7 V3 q9 x" w8 O zAmharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou, s- ? D/ Y: u- P# u+ O9 Q
: Afekrischalehou" V6 P9 Q/ B, I T
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
4 c8 Z% k7 b7 a, l : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)$ W+ F$ N, T8 l, n; d
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
5 W3 f( i: ?1 D0 x! m : __ ( )
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: |__| __ __ | |
+ D8 v( N0 _' ]& \5 t : | |( )( )|__| __4 g; K( E& K3 V+ x7 u+ `6 f0 ?
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' Z# b3 a8 F& L, }7 @ : | (__)(__) | / /& i, ^, U# e. {' R1 P5 \% z
: | |/ /
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: \ /
+ l& }) B& \1 u' D$ T0 w* |9 ~Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
. N# _ z6 U. C) x, O French, '~n' as in French
- N3 l5 \1 A; C% w1 P1 ]( F) ?$ G 'salon') a& X* G |+ B2 P) k4 ^
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)5 { c. N! L! b1 `# R0 a, P$ Z& i% ]2 S
: Ohiboki (male to female)
/ j7 W* L w, A& B2 V' ?+ a : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
( [9 k/ \ V- l3 N4 y or two females)% p% y( N3 _& T* S! ?9 ~% N+ z
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females
" Z( R# o+ W. D! i to female)) l2 U# d, ~' a+ c
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
6 v4 K" p3 \; x. E2 T1 X : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two: A/ W! r$ N% ]( D3 A
males or two females)/ B4 R( z; p) t _7 C$ ]1 L
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more% d$ c2 A0 _- x* |
than two males) L9 B* n( N) u7 z8 u2 m
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more9 b W& U# i0 J' z
than two females)
! }! Q6 L. S9 M# t! ~% O! l& dArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female). @' Q7 e/ x( h' }
: Ooheboka (female to male)- \: W. n4 Z- z8 o
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
+ g# n) S- L6 z8 n6 ]( Y: Y% d : Ana behibek (male to female)
m5 ~6 M% m+ y, B) L : Ahebich (male to female)& M( U n1 G1 g5 u0 Q' x; H+ V: M$ C
: Ahebik (female to male)! f' f! o0 ^! H# G- @
: Ana ahebik
, m$ w5 [% k5 _; o : Ib'n hebbak1 \% R' e4 u0 d" ~2 z& s# a
: Ana ba-heb-bak1 T! n- s& s2 M1 N+ a' R$ A( e
: Bahibak (female to male)
4 t5 V m) S0 G+ h: ]1 m" @ : Bahibik (male to female)% A5 ~/ E- {+ ~7 \% V
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male), E/ |* H+ j% v% n$ W$ m( [
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
, [5 m7 e4 N# [: T : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more6 Q8 A, K! L9 ^, g* _; r# C
than one male)
" t! C% f/ b7 J* O6 e : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
( H6 J; K: T8 i. u" E2 TArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
& n; W4 l, B- Y; p/ S$ UArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem2 ], L% g- w. R# B" A# n
Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo$ d/ W0 T3 J6 u5 G2 D
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
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$ y+ b+ @$ A- o- k1 ~+ F+ ~: ?Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
9 T+ m0 |. a/ I# u$ YBasque : Maite zaitut: g2 c1 T1 Q1 {+ V, z; j X
: Nere maitea ("My love.")
2 |) _. I# w& K5 U! Z( H5 D$ O- DBassa : Mengweswe
) O2 u, z( o+ j( I3 h& t9 CBatak : Holong rohangku di ho
. t5 s+ v7 x" k( TBemba : Ndikufuna' _2 ?( q/ Y0 Y; d' O* H0 P
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
3 ^/ J& f, c6 _7 i" X : Ami tomay bhalobashi
6 `7 {5 R# ~* h1 L* T7 e : Ami tomake bahlobashi
p+ A/ \2 j# |$ ZBerber : Lakh tirikh* N- V0 o7 w! S! R+ Y3 L L2 X, Z
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka
9 {4 U; {6 e0 T4 xBolivian Quechua : Qanta munani- h8 q7 s% N/ U) Z! {
Bosnian : Volim te( Y1 z) @' H3 C% f) s, D2 J- ?- e
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
3 r! G& @+ P* a* @# l: }7 kBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
7 @; o, K) [0 w. ^' G- e7 _ : Amo te
" h' E# d* k- {2 ~- i: U1 D, W5 x5 PBulgarian : Obicham te4 m: w; `* ^- L% q' g8 D
: As te obeicham
( d8 |' f d g _* f6 R) h" f : As te obicham
. g5 C* c' T* p' q4 F( y : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")$ \5 f2 [3 W9 b
Burmese : Chit pa de. T J( }. m& g' |
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Cajun : Mi aime jou
' i5 p8 c9 y9 j) ?. ?. _3 dCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
1 r. e4 R/ }9 [ : Bon sro lanh oon' S6 F7 Y; h# d3 r& W
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
) K" e* S4 y1 h" v+ Y3 ~. @ : Je t'aime ("I like you")! J5 P% p* Y `0 r
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
3 o% [, \4 V, I' b; Z0 H8 `! SCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
1 R5 h! B& T e3 t1 U0 l : T'estim (Mallorcan)
/ V" k( m1 l- Q } : T'estime (Valencian) m9 O. }& i. Y
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
) W7 U) f( o% g+ e$ `Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
0 a, e, W1 Z* r0 u3 _& FChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
1 }# _4 @: Z1 l. D9 [3 A6 @Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi1 @$ l6 m; @: \/ t2 y( F3 Y. f: I
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
+ J: k7 r# y1 o4 d' oChichewa : Ndimakukonda
* r4 ~# t5 o7 f6 GChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized). C5 `7 i9 c$ Y& o7 b
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)5 ?; A* [7 G+ t5 S K
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)8 A/ ]; [. a# K. ?- q( Z
: Wo oi ney ( " )/ ]9 l/ |5 v3 A, @
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
2 I* v' F, x$ d! E, \ : Ngai on ni ( " )% p' c" G* C7 l0 A/ r
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
' v. W+ w7 ^- Q8 [2 \, | : Wo ai ni (Mandarin); x$ a& F3 v8 h) y# T$ {% M d8 O0 u
: Wo ie ni ( " )$ T7 E6 o: A$ M( p) @ y* I
: Wuo ai nee ( " )% v1 k% U6 W3 V6 t+ u5 }3 \* D
: Wo ay ni ( " )
0 B& m4 D9 [! G : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
: ~. F3 a& J) k+ f8 o+ o) ^ : Ngo ai nong (Wu)$ ^# ^9 J+ ?9 w2 |2 U5 U/ X) O
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
; [! i" Y8 L2 T : Ti tengu caru (female to male)' V) d% L: @6 u' G: f
Creol : Mi aime jou
6 g1 ?+ i4 m6 z( o5 k# WCroatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
3 T" z- O" ]* z: {/ h : Volim te (used in common speech)
" F7 `, J3 p0 @* t+ U7 gCroatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)- V& @4 I) }4 b& I; ]
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
( a+ A# _9 E) L4 v" |3 P : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",/ ~0 S0 ~3 ~/ Y$ j
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in0 ?0 U) M5 e" w5 P4 u
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)+ S: ?) J% V$ u# t+ Q" j7 [/ J
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)$ f4 _4 u, H* z# H, h' Y
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
5 i$ n0 v/ e! u! x4 q, W' B! n6 U on top of the 'e' in te, which is
3 |/ ]. I( A2 _ e pronounced 'ye')
/ b3 m7 L8 L2 r5 K; x- F : Miluju te! (colloquial form)! ^2 Q1 m: w8 {/ K6 Z2 r
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like6 e/ J) N3 l3 k/ j$ k
you (very much)", often
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: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)2 _2 W( g4 T7 \2 G' `. n
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig4 D. T. y! B" k( t
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia
/ C% r) I" ~- ~0 j* FDutch : Ik hou van je6 f6 ^) \+ S, O2 m
: Ik hou van jou
Y* ?3 o# }8 x, d* I6 E2 X5 Y : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
8 {- f; ^6 H* T5 c4 ~ : Ik bemin jou ( " )
! k. j e3 v- u) ?: F : Ik heb je lief ( " )
l$ l: }2 f5 C( k9 r+ J : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")# n4 {, H5 `, S% v
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
* |, Q3 ^: e" ]5 e0 I5 m& G' k : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very4 ~. l, U- |2 i9 v- e
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")4 f( E5 p' V% {4 [# R: D9 Q! |
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")$ q9 D6 w" c; Q3 O1 g; I
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )7 I5 I$ I, I8 G3 V( ]2 V' t: C9 x
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
" d9 t8 K2 w& X6 Z. Q0 `& A : Ik vind je heel aardig much")5 l8 p; n, g( Y. I) ^
: Ik zie je graag1 O/ f: l, Y( K! {3 j
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
8 X5 I7 u' `5 L : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
8 t* Z5 e. g! N- v+ M (the last two are more superficial, thus more
2 w6 z' Q+ u8 b: \ suitable for male to male)2 O; R- r# I) n4 ~9 T
1 U3 S+ M4 f2 W" @4 mEcuador Quechua : Canda munani
7 V, M/ \! @8 UEnglish : I love you' K6 M" |& [, {! Z
: I adore you
& z) {. M0 o5 Y3 P: I7 @ : I love thee (used only in Christian context)
9 q5 d2 _! U$ `: }Esperanto : Mi amas vin/ j. k0 l& @8 r/ R; A
Estonian : Mina armastan sind
|5 @+ t. r. G, ?9 I: z i : Ma armastan sind* P7 r1 k0 m% [+ F4 b1 ]
Ethiopian : Afgreki'
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
8 v; R; a2 ^$ I$ w) `% F: ^Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you"). q# O o/ z. u; b- m9 i
: Asheghetam
/ E" T5 h& C$ A" T; C : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
6 [5 A7 T6 K1 V : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you") {. g& h1 p3 b) d
Filipino : Mahal ka ta
5 E" X2 K* _0 B) O# T : Iniibig kita
$ L; x2 g# ^" `1 u : Mahal kita
0 u) B! J6 B, G; r# W4 d% B9 s$ qFinnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua* K G- [2 }; s- l
: Rakastan sinua
H% O' U, S& N3 `; Z# \. E. |8 @ : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
]/ V" r5 i! _6 c8 oFinnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
! @4 O! y" Q4 \6 @# ~' F# U : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")6 |9 s m, Y3 X. z2 s2 D
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
. [( ?, E, j u4 Q- H : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
, M! x+ V" `8 A/ G8 P$ c between lovers)1 \" b. S! Z. X+ I' O9 o7 i" w
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
5 M% u9 }9 _% J. Z* c# ~ and family, not for lovers): c, E- C4 u: |# U5 J0 n
French (formal) : Je vous aime+ s8 @' F. ?# Y1 V
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort% i. s8 y! F% h; i3 a! Z
: Moo graugh hoo l2 P$ S1 y4 t
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
6 Z( O: i; N! o4 `, Z, mGerman : Ich liebe dich) L, g7 }3 z! \7 `
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and m* X- A& r( i8 b
conservative)1 E U! @5 `6 e2 G0 M
German dialects:
0 O8 x. H( K) B$ ?Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern1 e- N) z* C) N9 T9 o6 r, J$ q5 M
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")1 j" H+ B# t+ u! l& [
: I lieb di
! t5 z0 ~0 T+ Y7 [- HBerlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
8 r' U6 n$ [: c. {3 u (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
7 [; T8 U% e$ ]. a& ]Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di b/ S% c! H3 o% P! f* ]+ c7 l
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!4 @) x2 ?: Q* @& P' O% i/ V
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai5 S- R+ P+ y, h, j0 N1 e+ R
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a$ d8 S& c, F+ q! B. Y
relationship)( G$ P! T* d2 A' B/ B8 Z# n/ ]
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
! ^6 q* n$ U) D+ ?* M# i& }5 t ment as a compliment, not litterally)$ `$ c+ @$ P1 |1 r4 n
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",8 E; f! |1 X" W& K
a Franke would never say "I love you"). ?2 Y1 n P N" ^; k$ G
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)2 s$ E$ d6 x* H8 m$ Z+ y% E
: Ik hald fan dei- C) b# C2 O! C+ w K
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb
- u0 j+ j6 Z, ?4 H% J6 cOstfriesisch : Ick heb di leev7 Y9 Q" Q# K+ ~6 R$ z
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb% ?2 v) b. L8 f- y9 {
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch7 ?, @1 _3 t- M( m! D3 D
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
# W# l O) ^* W+ u: pSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn" |! [) u% j: D. @1 d- s; G
(Schweizerdeutsch)
8 S H; S% q2 j; p) r5 tVorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
7 S; l0 \) J3 o/ Z0 d (Vorarlbergerisch)% Q( N- j, [( k! Q/ @
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower: E4 V5 |$ D5 M, f/ ^* P
case 'gamma')* _$ q5 _0 b W7 e
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)/ v0 C" K" d4 S1 d9 F$ _2 Q
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
5 t" w% n3 d5 ]8 y7 ^! ] : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
/ e& E$ ~ Z7 T1 |& r : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
$ G& S! Y2 V! c" k$ J- x h% [ : Se latrevo ("I adore you")
9 L& X. j6 [2 T* c! o2 r : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)4 u5 [6 d1 L0 S2 J" p8 {
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
2 x- B9 N* M8 ]$ @7 {' ]: B z) SGreenlandic : Asavakit" k; B. ?2 H" K; n/ j. g
Gronings : Ik hol van die: G7 @. i. u4 \' P: j _
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)- b: Z# E7 v4 m* v* X! U/ L! P
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
3 X5 ~ \# k1 o. y, R : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not( Z% [$ W/ j3 I' D
pronounced)
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Hausa : Ina sonki. }9 n6 O D. }: s1 k Y4 z" x
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
. y8 a0 m3 ~+ M8 T : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you; i% e8 @, t/ ~. [2 p
very much") u9 z1 S& s2 t% a
Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
) Z Y& a* y" o ?) g! |. c2 B$ | : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
$ x) V. m l8 r) V: V: \6 v2 v4 z : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
% I7 O7 T6 t, N* _- D1 m" i : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
8 g/ ]. O5 R4 I y# @7 H. U ('kh' pronounced like4 t2 `* F# V" y0 j+ u& y7 l
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to/ A* N9 m" ~/ `7 e, b+ p- m" X
French 'r')
1 z# O, h. K0 g7 H1 m+ V% tHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)9 A1 \# {" D% _0 x
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
" f% ?: ]5 m$ J: d" e* ^ : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon L/ C' p; }+ o0 [" t
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
* n$ {* x/ z" ~ R; ~ : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo V1 C/ `6 {) y/ D+ u
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo9 m I! b+ P; t- |" b% z; g+ {: |( Y
: Mae tumko peyar kia
- U9 _# K- ]4 x : Main tumse pyar karta hoon
+ }- M+ y& C; b! I# v" w : Main tumse prem karta hoon
( q" Y, B9 [$ N5 K& u3 {2 z : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not6 k- c+ M- I: V- b) A4 a: }4 A
pronounced)
6 [. I: i2 f3 E: A. i+ z4 ZHopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
# S* X" f2 j5 [, yHungarian : Szeretlek1 W5 [1 r: U2 F; K' H+ `
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and' c( P4 S1 U2 @- n4 b6 [
no one else")6 W+ L5 K' \" F6 N7 e' z
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,# X' n+ `/ t) _, a; L7 d8 G4 C* C
you", a reinforcement)7 A7 ]5 m2 }" r( ^' J- ^
(The above two entries are never heard in6 s5 T3 B6 M# r2 g' Z u/ X( Z
a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana
. b. ~6 f1 P0 b+ O( [: j : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
# d$ [/ e8 t6 ^ very much")
6 x2 R7 s+ @; P) @% DIcelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
7 }( C9 m4 b NIlocano : Ay ayating ka; `/ @; r B$ R/ t
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
9 D- y" \% N! S% O3 x f7 S, q4 B : Saya cinta kamu ( " ). O k6 Y3 T' }: P# g' b
: Saya kasih saudari ( " ), Y d* H' T4 ?5 I, I- U
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
1 {# S4 n0 v% }) K- z+ x : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
/ U( c/ ?) P' _, ~6 n/ K# v$ |' T : Aku cinta padamu ( " )
% u8 q" M$ d" ^ : Aku cinta kamu ( " ); u# Z* m' H* C+ k( |3 P
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
: c5 M. E% s. I! M) kItalian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
* v" p3 D4 A+ g" C& @ : Ti voglio bene (between friends)
& G8 U \6 E; Q: y : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want/ \, {1 N7 ?% R- H
you", refering to other person's
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Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
' g2 x& f3 U* vIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru: i' @3 A9 E5 X6 X, |
: Aishiteru2 {7 H4 O2 W$ Q, L! |
: Chuu shiteyo
4 f. L+ \ ~3 F: \! k : Ora omee no koto ga suki da
! }8 w1 E3 R" n$ u8 O1 t; p; M3 K : Ore wa omae ga suki da5 C5 k: h( O# D K' i
: Suitonnen: M" d2 I/ K* l; z& h$ h! j% n; b
: Sukiyanen% s& W. S( W% t2 X3 |: a7 l
: Sukiyo
8 n( v1 Z0 u& J4 H n : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu- C/ U F/ F# L
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu" p9 g" z9 K2 \: c* K
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu# C, M0 e% T3 q
: A-i-shi-te ma-su
/ ~- n5 [) ]5 o) X : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu1 |* _. e( u0 q$ ^7 @ j3 q4 d9 k1 V
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
$ H6 C0 T( G2 U& t4 L0 S" G$ o" c5 H start, when you are not yet real lovers)9 v' z$ S& a6 o ]) ^: ]5 E2 Z. u
Javanese : Kulo tresno
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! U1 Q$ L- ~! B* b5 @3 c dKankana : Laylaydek sik a; h7 c3 h, o; ^. H! G
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene, R5 H8 g: L7 D A8 f) A* A
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
! }- Y2 f/ \( F" [; w0 J* G- ZKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
; u+ b, I) `2 o" V5 s/ D7 KKiswahili : Nakupenda
4 c J( n2 v8 y8 N$ o( E: K# Z- ] : Nakupenda wewe
% e+ s; D( F5 V- r' [& _1 Q: r : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")7 O' E( @( m2 E6 Q8 i
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")3 M ^( S: c' q W. e7 H* b3 w
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")( m3 x, C+ P' ~$ o
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")* g7 v% v0 [) R# a. P# |: A; a
: qaparHa' ("I like you"). m# a# P# C% ?3 F
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")1 e: w# M2 `) |. U
(words are often unnecessary as the thought! t# D/ R9 [1 ^- w: l
is most often conveyed nonverbally with
1 ^: P! b7 m" C: u special growlings)7 w0 U' F( b3 f& s. V$ B7 t5 g p
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
) Y/ `5 R7 Q) F6 g) l- n : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
- R e" m) X5 x/ g- D7 J : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
. ~( T' L9 ~: \$ |7 ` : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )* T6 Y# c0 D9 ^! v3 v
: Tangsinul
/ F. C4 N1 N$ }; b : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
3 s/ u( _& Q( B+ \7 x, r% p! ` : Dangsinul saranghee yo2 z7 e' j7 a9 R$ o0 H& I
: Saranghee& W d4 R4 W/ [ u. p/ {6 a
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")' v' _" F j3 ?7 M# m/ l$ q* t
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like; L$ r# I R; r+ v* N
very much")) M/ I! C7 z. g8 ~$ X
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love Z7 s1 x/ y9 ]% m
you very much")
" B; t3 W9 @; T : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her"): i+ {: c/ ^8 G" b; p: E
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or4 G$ r# H' w5 B' Q: z& `
"I love her")/ b1 s$ m: u6 W+ J
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
$ a8 |1 r* Q+ q. [5 D$ O much I love him/her")
1 }/ w& a" I2 q( [6 B7 Y& E; c6 O : Nanun neoreul saranghanda/ k/ g T# L5 G: v4 i8 b
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")2 w8 V3 k' C2 c- k. \6 b" Q
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)
0 n ~4 i7 P7 s+ t9 w2 B : Saranghapanida (more respectful)
' @. D2 O' U% b+ F8 k/ G- `/ q9 |* G : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual0 }( t$ C/ Z; \: U* B. s2 I, v
relationship)
" D% e; W6 y. M8 ^" s3 m' c' Y |8 L : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic7 V2 S% Q! W* N8 i; x+ N. b O( S
way")
) B6 l9 V- w2 x/ _9 zKpele : I walikana6 x7 W: _ k# D. u3 h' m. }. _& S
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem! J; }- {5 F7 U* E p, ^2 E: V
$ s) v/ y, ]9 u; g7 M: H/ pLao : Khoi hak jao
T3 a9 B# p; Z% \ : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")$ V% b. X" T+ B: ]
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
. p: H$ h4 f+ V3 I L8 q6 r : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",4 \3 Y$ n, Y( r6 K' j8 n
but is used for "I love you".)" `7 L2 o e& T* o% e. |4 I
Latin : Te amo$ I# x2 W- R, d5 }* F' y7 C
: Vos amo
! _' y8 ?4 P) oLatin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
) i/ u* o/ Y5 b) e# c ?Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')3 J6 e. f, g2 n! w# l) r; s
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,) B9 n, U+ { p- W8 @3 q# ~
a 'long i')
* n/ F/ I' E+ i; R8 { : Es milu tevi (less common)1 H1 l! e+ o* h0 F& E H; I
Lebanese : Bahibak) H) h7 Q* ^3 m- G8 }7 U# Q
Lingala : Nalingi yo/ e" v+ u. {& a( B$ o# c
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
9 z) ]: o: G, U: y; R( B, ALithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu); v7 z* o9 X0 i/ z
: Ash mir lutavah
# m, g. Z- V' R6 X/ R9 ZLojban : Mi do prami
8 R |* T: |3 \' C! n# d6 l8 eLuo : Aheri0 s/ N2 E0 ~0 [4 C8 c6 z
Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
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Y4 t; Y0 P* @: {6 y8 f! A4 }4 U. b" kMaa : Ilolenge
9 u% n- Y* o# |8 L: H( lMacedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")% `9 B/ Y2 x$ C- L9 C
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")
- n5 _ N- c$ _: N : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)2 A! `( E. ^% e3 s* o
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")' W* H& T) `8 h2 r3 Z* q, m
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!; b, N" Y* c! D! R- U9 B! B
Maiese : Wa wa
( S* {0 ^) w- @: i' dMalay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
6 S, ?4 I2 @( L$ V$ U6 E" @. J : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
; q. q5 ?" R3 ?, R" [' j" v : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)6 c$ @: r: M y* Z7 Y* g0 p8 c. G9 j
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)5 h9 o" H. r5 y e1 s* g6 e
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation), }. ?# `' D, @$ M Y
: Saya cintakan awak
5 }2 l6 E6 A! p : Aku cinta pada kau4 B5 P, \+ h/ Q" ]# p. U
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
' q9 v# A% M% [ : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened$ c7 V" B4 F: N& d4 N
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should0 `6 S& J0 m* X5 ^8 @% S
only be used if you know the person _really_' n! K6 l: v; o, R' _
well): F4 A, X2 ]( {8 i( m* `8 k3 g1 {
: Saya sayang pada mu. H# K% S; z6 N
: Aku sayangkan engkau
( |9 {' U5 y, v7 y+ P : Saya sayang pada mu y# ^3 e/ a b
: Aku menyintai mu
" h# r3 f* X8 {8 Y : Aku menyayangi mu
* f6 x. ?1 \1 ]* n : Aku kasih pada mu
) z. O9 a, t; v" e6 Z. Z6 Y( c : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
! R9 M+ o/ k9 A0 i4 mMalayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu. S0 ?7 h% U0 I: j& L2 _0 ~/ {
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
2 V* t- T' l; Z9 d( e ~ : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu& R7 ?+ m/ [( o9 E- ?
Maltese : Jien inhobbok( _4 Z5 Q0 R3 A, W/ \4 M$ {" Q
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato! o) G/ g3 S1 }, [8 w& r& i
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
9 `& L: g6 J5 B; E9 Q, f : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
( f2 ^; _5 Q2 v0 W- ?Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,( @" w+ x' w! U, y2 D+ U
literally "Love to you, my friend")
6 b6 O% T9 e" X( D! T* e8 ?Mohawk : Konoronhkwa
/ _/ G6 H5 u0 h: }, t' U& @Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua. b* r% v4 L6 J T+ K' q% S
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
. W A; w; _' @/ O, R: o : Kanhebek (in different cities)
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+ ]$ Q6 B, g. U5 t% o* q$ BNavaho : Ayor anosh'ni3 X% i* @* L# Z) b c6 D! S
Ndebele : Niyakutanda
" P3 \1 c2 Y' @ a& {6 d6 TNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
) P6 N8 ]3 w. c$ }7 Z. z : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
! C8 r. o' f5 f9 S2 l : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly, L6 E& l" B1 q, ]: _) m
used by upper-class and
- U' r4 B1 B. I conservative people)3 H! K: k; T# g) A. S
Nyanja : Ninatemba! j0 Q. P9 E! P, f8 u
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Op : Op lopveop yopuop
z3 g. z3 w! P5 c) m% Y3 O2 MOsetian : Aez dae warzyn
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Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
/ \7 s" v9 X" x : Muje se mu habbat hai
! ~! O+ C g: C6 s$ v2 DPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
$ D( [( d B* X( e! B5 |" t& j; mPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
. }' Y* Z; y3 f U- {& jPilipino : Mahal kita
/ x4 c9 D7 a0 ]+ y& h z : Iniibig kita
8 E, V$ b! C. X. A% L* D, H) ~. m w# y4 IPolish : Kocham cie4 k3 a7 Y/ C- _& ?( i8 Z; h
: Kocham ciebie$ A M8 e8 Q. S6 }. o4 T
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)9 q+ r. k! a) u, D" i
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')% \8 c4 _+ |2 {, t g
: Amo te5 r/ j7 I; Y5 D0 v
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)% D, a% C1 {1 J! v' v
(Pronounced as two words,' C3 Z* G, K7 Q9 O6 u, p! w
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
2 x" s% V( Q% ~. P& _6 P4 o" Y9 ? 'd' have bars through the stems* l% X) g4 E% x, J" M! u# V5 k
indicating affrication, the ':'4 C9 v g( x, j" ^1 `
indicate minute pauses)
2 r; l9 L6 K: m( Y1 l* h7 WPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna7 M% K2 l+ z1 j2 z2 Y# {: w: F
: Mai taunu pyar karda- r6 \0 T# Q2 J7 n; o4 B: g/ \6 J x4 }
: Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:& P. }/ S. h Q
"meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
W: I% _9 b) n+ I ' = stressed syllable
% g2 t. V0 B, }9 ?Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
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- l4 A; y' u8 \+ _; E6 nQuenya : Tye-mela'ne
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Raetoromanisch : Te amo
7 ^4 _; B% _! F! NRomanian : Te iubesc
$ h% l* L+ a( [, `# i U. A- w : Te ador (stronger)8 h1 ?4 g9 `% ]7 W6 ~1 m
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
! q3 T [1 ^5 [9 d' h4 [ : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
3 `3 T+ F- X1 y) J& F, r1 t : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)# B1 |8 n' {! d
: Ya lyublyu tyebya) e" y1 r0 P' G! `7 e
# k4 g. z" B! @6 C5 hSamoan : Ou te alofa outou: e5 z9 M# W. B& T7 l9 _
: Ou te alofa ia te oe$ d! t8 H4 K+ ^- R. b; d. r9 ?
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")" J9 A# k$ s2 ]& l8 N* C3 o: Q# P/ @
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
& V \* f* C3 l7 b4 I or art)
; N) Q( t+ X" u: r4 X; p6 z wScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
7 a0 w# E$ @* L5 c JSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)2 B6 Q' |$ l& K2 n \
: Volim vas (used in common speech) o" o6 X# }8 {) ?2 B( q( o
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",% f9 ?5 b# u9 j1 @# M' o
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in" ?- J* ]$ v: Y U0 n1 n9 E- R2 d
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
- ?% b B' V; v9 ~' M6 ]" cSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
6 z5 n8 ~" u- T- r& q Y5 u/ h : Volim te (used in common speech)% u0 P$ Q. `5 j: \. i- ?3 V
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
0 O# H: `: q- L) m2 Q' zSerbocroatian : Volim te) N- X) D C7 b6 i7 s2 R$ |7 x; Y
: Ljubim te
+ F1 N% l \) ^+ |9 W: j : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
1 x: x; C% q: X: z6 z g4 kShona : Ndinokuda
+ n+ X8 w8 ~8 d. cSinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
; L" F" O- w# n" p& J& hSioux : Techihhila
$ K# p" E" m7 g8 x. X. USlovak : Lubim ta2 _( Y9 S/ F; Q/ X1 ]
Slovene : Ljubim te6 F( q) [. v7 C' Y
Spanish : Te amo+ B/ |* V7 @. J# j" ?! |- _ @
: Te quiero' W1 Z/ ^- n o5 u
: Te adoro ("I adore you")% t% W1 A9 i8 C' \
: Te deseo ("I desire you")
$ }& c' w: I* a3 h : Me antojis ("I crave you"). Y5 Y3 ?! Z9 S5 L
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi
* h& C0 Y& J: Q# aSwahili : Nakupenda4 U: y' _+ P( c7 b) }: j$ M3 l9 Q
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
0 Z8 Y6 f5 H: j% b3 [" _ : Ninikupenda
/ I. g" B8 Q) b0 Y' y : Dholu'o( `$ A8 |; r0 {- `- n: h" \7 u
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
; K* C; p$ m {0 x/ Z) o. i! a9 o' SSyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)* t3 y& c4 ]0 [3 E' L
: Bhebbak (female to male)0 S/ G$ _) G3 S+ @' E
0 G' k, c) g% R M8 ] ` KTagalog : Mahal kita
2 N& x9 _" V5 S. g' i4 b- ~Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
9 d& T& {; J8 ` : Ua here vau ia oe
# U: ~& R( Z2 M3 H( c6 m; vTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
: ^0 Q) O: ]9 [% ]; y3 D: S : Nan unnai kathalikaren
2 N4 `9 c, m3 F" d4 [ : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")1 i2 H9 t" C/ d
: N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")$ h, I# H+ @* p, J2 G2 A; N3 y
: Nam vi'rmberem
, z( r, w, e5 E/ [9 dTelugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
; p# v d9 C- t2 j+ S+ k8 N : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
, {% t' b' P: M) G, O' c : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu' p/ u7 Q. ~' F7 ^/ @
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
! p; h& y$ a5 `8 H( f : Phom ruk koon ( " ) T5 M/ s/ a8 w) R) G) n
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
) m) S& U4 J+ y: \; q : Chun ruk koon ( " )
9 R7 s& @! O$ g+ G1 Q8 \* M% JThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)) f7 y; C; Z: ^, H
Tswana : Dumela
8 m) D/ T0 q& c( j# H4 c0 g2 W4 ZTunisian : Ha eh bak4 j2 b+ m* |$ v2 ^4 ~* m3 K
Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum7 H* U$ c" G( z) C3 C& a) V
Turkish : Seni seviyorum
i) j) B2 ?- e) W6 ^ : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")' W7 z1 V% Y7 h# g! m
(g has a bar on it) k. k# x" p: E' ?
Twi : Me dowapaa- y% x' W1 l$ [! B
1 x3 D- s3 F# y
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu: D) o _1 {* A5 z# [+ @' x, V
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)( Z7 s0 O8 G. D0 b
: Ja vas kokhaju
0 y h% m, c: ^ f% ]2 S8 V : Ja pokokhav tebe3 q: w) l- H: u1 D* i- ~: B
: Ja pokokhav vas
/ _8 j, @9 U' d: H. g1 IUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon1 h7 \% `/ h% U$ V! g$ @/ N
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai. ?* h C/ e, N; m; C5 u' t
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
/ ^! s- @9 w( `' q2 B. [ : Kam prem kartahai
% k2 A: M) s4 H T1 H : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:; w! n- l/ p! @
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")- H' n. u R* ^$ a/ N# k) h
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:) L: ?! j2 X4 Z; a" @: c n1 o* [
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as$ V" A- B2 k) U0 w1 v0 Q( n
in bath)
1 w. @$ V8 T! G( b/ _+ Q3 X3 R ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold9 D/ B/ ?+ |; Q
( V3 J8 ^- p7 F
Vai : Na lia; P5 U) N* V/ O z0 x- @. H
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg
# k! D4 G% r4 R6 ^0 {* j1 UVietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)
4 C( b% Z5 i2 Y : Em ye�u anh (female to male)
" E$ u" X# [1 S. z : Toi yeu em# L* ~) {" m! v; ]& ?8 i
Volapa"k : La"fob oli# ^$ p" u/ l3 i C* Q
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha
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) ~8 P# i) a: E1 k+ S! e/ [Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di5 E* r6 E2 m1 V6 I5 G# y# p( f5 \
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
: Z: c# ~/ s* [1 ^9 n0 p; vWolof : Da ma la nope1 E: W a, n e) K$ j! \8 o
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop), l2 k- V2 V( L( d1 j1 B' w7 C% I/ |
; c9 L/ U( c4 lYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib- z; O g1 D, x0 j. _. G( M4 O
: Ich libe dich
" J$ a0 k0 Z4 Y }! g0 z : Ich han dich lib/ r1 U- g% l* R4 k
: Kh'hob dikh lib
9 B0 m W5 S- V; ^) U) x$ m& f : Kh'ob dikh holt
: C- M& H; Q& r3 T1 N- S5 t : Ikh bin in dir farlibt
/ r h0 W. F. K0 Y: _/ j3 GYucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
4 h4 P$ X" P2 X- Q- T4 m; d : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which( d/ e/ ~( y6 @' i/ a; ^6 l7 K
lovers can also feel; it
! c7 `$ ]! g) b1 T; k2 v indicates more a desire to
9 T& K7 i9 V& @5 W( c" R' Q spoil and protect the other
! m$ R- w) p% @1 s" g person)) \( s" U8 a; ~( Q- m" m. z
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim( o4 @8 P, r2 h: p) F6 D+ i! O
* L* v0 w Z* x" X, t) @Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?) C. q8 p! o( f7 @/ J
Zulu : Mena tanda wena
# ]8 c- V* X$ ?$ h" i! ~! x7 @) b : Ngiyakuthanda!* ^ S9 K4 T. X
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema& N/ ?0 J& l0 }4 B8 ?; ?5 N
$ R5 k( k V. \# P% k( }
2 B0 {5 y, v C, K8 E. E
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Explanation of Languages
% S1 {' J9 k3 Y; E------------------------: y4 d. W/ S ^: P/ W% V
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa K7 W- x# R* p# Y; f
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
& m, z$ F [$ H4 @, r% }, ^Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
2 @, a# x# }% _& h p like Germans)
0 y' I; D0 A" {1 o& y4 oAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
! T: y9 @5 z4 J# Z# } over 80 languages spoken there.- w+ b( K) W/ z S
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
) v8 f2 \3 ?. X states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the0 D* T( q- c& I. K% R
Canadian to Mexican borders8 b3 {% J8 q, F1 t
Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including/ q, K6 s0 T; R- T/ D
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,8 F6 M, _& h' r" S. d6 F" f
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and9 A" `$ \+ ?5 F1 a+ w3 v s
the region of Palestine.
- ~+ U% Q% w& d3 j& T3 l: U4 LAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
! |7 A2 y& M; @% D* J; C many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
1 {4 f: W( U7 E' \ is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
) {& \+ x" P1 [, i9 DAssamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
J* ?- g# v; {, B }* M; Z; T$ {) QBassa -> language spoken in Africa
: q4 E9 b! F, l5 ^' \2 N7 U+ i, aBatak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of2 J! s0 _: t% g: z+ V/ v
Indonesia
. U' G9 R/ ^6 N) J% y0 rBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern2 d2 F8 Q) k% P9 w
Germany (actually a German dialect)0 { u4 S- i8 `$ O+ D; o5 s
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa2 T9 |2 H+ @% ?+ ]( J+ E
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,7 k4 i1 F# ?, _$ ~: _
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh, W* g% ^5 y. T) t$ C. ~
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
! Y2 }* L" }* e, i4 o. yBraille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
0 X: d; c; g* o) _- s It is 'read' by touch.- @# L' G% \; y) q7 P' B" e
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
( `- Q3 e/ }4 |2 @: R o2 Z Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
. v" P3 U: _7 T9 t9 R( w9 U Acadia is in an Atlantic province.
) `9 _. D f1 h6 G% t8 R5 r+ BCebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
: T$ i2 ^! O* x1 e0 k! Q# I+ `+ fCherokee -> North American Indian tribe
9 b) j; v# E! K5 ~! n8 U7 s/ m+ ACheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
S; }1 {3 r1 i( Q+ a" h Nation
5 ]) h4 \/ w: J: E5 u! E" XChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
, b- x/ K( u$ \0 x) gChickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
. u# e8 B+ ^ D( D9 u: mCreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is$ y7 T5 m, O& o/ S/ {7 J( J
basicly French with a little English and German.
) Y w; O1 b, T6 c; ^Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
0 ]" @- I8 w0 l8 r0 O# o in North Borneo
7 I1 ` e0 h3 O' x2 v" R7 FDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
1 I @7 m, u% J1 t of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and0 Q& B! Q. P# b3 o+ g1 C
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium; i6 ?) z, F) _6 d; p) t5 l! I
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
7 E+ X# f: Z* ?) EFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
3 d/ r; M5 n2 W& m- D' x v Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
) r/ p. Z/ H/ a4 g! D# q Persian.
. h: H, G0 [/ g, `" w3 p: j% X' ]; H, B) jFranconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or$ [4 t3 w# o! O; T/ ^. b8 L1 ]0 i4 _
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area- U/ Y& @8 F f
around Nuremberg
7 r$ |2 P% N$ v3 B* D( nFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces6 j7 {- S1 L$ d4 Z) Y
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-5 z( ^( `* Y) A0 d* E& ~
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
, d. m4 M( P5 {) G* ?Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
' J; g7 M# b3 W) p" |8 s4 {# F) A Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
, S' v! s) t6 w" ]) r (mainly west coast)0 r3 e9 E, W, [. M# |
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
+ z% o; P6 V6 E" DGronings -> Dutch dialect
2 c- c' P8 `& ]' |/ X9 C- F5 JGuarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
( {5 k6 c# M2 o8 d. ~9 vGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
* V$ ^ c# Y9 a. t) L Pakistan
8 z2 v5 g0 U7 V- bHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
9 ]7 S; Q% h% _# Y# cHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
; \ A4 v+ i* k1 l& zHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people; C5 T* W% G; d
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
# c5 S; I* @6 T' D) J UHopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
3 V- y7 V( w: n) QIbaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot+ }7 g% c) I" z
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's+ ]9 z( r4 s8 a/ O1 v
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
( X/ i: |4 y* PInterglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
- n1 j% r! O$ U$ p circa 1940.9 x1 g3 _/ _4 Y. `2 E0 B2 e, Q H$ u
Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot: i4 U- e. V% G/ H6 f
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
) b8 A8 _# E1 M- JKannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
' L3 L5 e3 ]7 M$ n southern India
) L3 p7 r. _9 e- G# sKikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
6 q( b% x) l1 t9 UKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
' `& ^# J; N1 H& E [ is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
3 @' c; N* _8 e3 o Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.4 D$ @4 B7 L e3 |# W7 H. i
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa5 G z U8 u7 n0 e4 n
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
, ^- ]2 w& ^& X+ v living in northern Thailand& P5 c4 Z: X2 a2 ^
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya
3 b/ R: C& G4 mLuxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
: t, p# _: p% G4 Y in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
7 p5 n5 u* D! s- h! U0 @ A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
8 E% r1 o( c) b German.+ L4 N. B2 w8 l' \3 R
Maa -> language spoken in Africa/ L6 a: q2 g3 S/ ?7 e
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India0 u0 N9 F! T* ]$ D7 c" v+ @! T
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
. L! @! c; V- n8 L; p9 V in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
+ V& X1 L1 b' k3 M' S# O& T 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
* c/ d( U3 Q0 U% L0 g and Italian mostly.5 z7 l8 y6 |6 o- W7 p( n
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India: I: ?, H- w3 Q& p; @
(Bombay is the capital city)4 y+ k/ u5 J" N B4 \- M
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
3 ^" w: z2 o: {, ], @' e& |Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of, P6 b7 I2 z8 }2 H* Z' F9 ~
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
; @+ [+ z4 {4 |$ ~7 KMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei) P$ i3 j. E& z: T
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
$ u/ @3 I' S1 J R6 _6 aNavaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
. i" s6 }# \: o2 VNdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe/ C' `7 n& B" g0 d1 v2 Z3 \9 a- ]
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa& N9 B, G& L; g4 w
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
" q$ i1 ?- _, a# ePulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people+ k' d/ @0 `6 @( V2 G9 i
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India; N4 P( }. U3 A: F( m
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
C3 o3 S+ O) w5 N% K% N3 p# |Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
0 M+ f. F# u. ~) p books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".1 |2 c8 L, B; A
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe/ Q& v7 H- q2 V8 F+ p' V* J
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
6 C1 l4 n: \( B4 V$ g Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
2 n9 C/ d7 y! M( @/ gSioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)1 Z! c0 h% D H, {+ U
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East0 O! {$ m3 R! O& `
Africa; f% G# l# \& }
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
0 D2 `' {2 P* l4 y# v& D$ HTamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,) g+ n! Z$ ]) n% ^% f! e& w
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),
% D: |9 H2 U! v: H! D Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus5 f+ v4 ~1 w* _ C3 F, Z1 Q6 O
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
( s* [& ?& {* [' s/ M (eleventh most spoken language in the world)+ z* N6 P1 \. P* z( O; C
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa
* [: G& m' P; [/ r! K: RTwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
/ N# i! z4 z4 v. m8 T$ oUrdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
+ Z' ^4 j( P9 Y6 Z. Y' p- ~Vai -> language spoken in Africa
. G$ z; Y8 q# n" U' P9 z) kVdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
4 s; D5 D" A6 Z( [& L' Q( e- T0 G region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska3 j# I/ [8 X( D% B* A
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern$ j" g9 N5 x" o8 J; p4 h
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
" U: j9 ?1 \9 j around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
* g; F- }" _5 W3 r6 c, B. P+ T, r 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
, }, Z3 L( _# H4 \ language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian. w5 k* E; O, R/ m% S
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
. D4 D0 a/ T2 ^1 u6 M people who went there to work as engineers in the
+ }: X$ y) o. s0 F/ i7 E$ ]! R mining industry during the 17th century.
7 X& ^$ g: m3 pVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
* _4 a w$ N, P circa 1880.5 v( l4 t s+ ?3 t8 F) Z. L. E
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from: ~& n% W& G! |, n
the planet Vulcan. h( m# m- l4 }6 m- }+ I. I9 s! v
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used6 H* x. [, c5 f
French dialect with certain German influences
3 t6 S4 G$ s+ a. Y/ T! @ spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,, D) U% s; Q, g+ o1 D- F9 V
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of: ?5 X- }2 R+ g6 c; t
the Walloons), Belgium! d7 U& v# ]0 J8 e0 a
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people
& N, j: J; P6 h# L4 C2 OYucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
0 N- ~0 d4 Z1 l peninsula in Mexico
" N8 X6 z4 I7 u kZazi -> Kurdic dialect+ ]9 w. t2 W/ ~ Q/ J2 W( z
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe$ @# {% w5 d4 C. @ T% b' I
: o' d2 W. z4 m
- ?' `( |1 Z% R; V( va' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)1 j) n$ ~+ f8 j# }. b# v/ a
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)) v- }+ p8 @; _ d9 \, x: n! p
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)2 ^( P: m8 w8 ?# v9 f
e? -> ?above e" U) j# J; z, V1 T
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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