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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
4 z/ g L& | k) A : Ek het jou lief0 k0 z! E3 [& r1 A: P
Albanian : Te dua# D. `# n E3 G7 y
: Te dashuroj
5 E! w3 ]4 q2 d) Q8 `5 z : Ti je zemra ime
% _' c4 P: }2 XAlentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
: [/ j |. V; ]0 H, z; j6 G W% LAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear5 Q' P# }; w6 T# D* |% w2 X
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou0 o. Y% L; K5 n) N) W3 K3 U: H8 x1 a
: Afekrischalehou- o5 [; P+ U( J5 q- x; |
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)% A z3 g6 Q& D4 F: y
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
( ^! E" B; D6 K8 D+ ^* JAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
; |8 s+ i: T' U- ^3 A8 x : __ ( )' [' w4 [- t8 } V
: ( ) |__|
; C( r9 v5 I+ I8 G8 j : |__| __ __ | |! ]$ l B9 x) E; G8 n `
: | |( )( )|__| __
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. i _% S4 O, r0 W: v4 d9 N4 } : | (__)(__) | / /
a+ R$ v' b4 H/ F: L, P : | |/ /2 f0 E' Q" [" n
: | / /! H5 |: f& N; L' n
: \ /
* J$ K2 |6 R" S2 `$ @Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
# p+ P# l0 x+ T1 Q French, '~n' as in French7 V5 W4 a! ^! O! _3 d+ N1 I. o; U
'salon')
! @( o. E A/ b. ]' d0 BArabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)/ B4 J+ e' G4 R$ Z7 S
: Ohiboki (male to female), T0 f( m; Q( t7 u1 J9 Z. Z
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
! y' J. W! Y( l+ C% K. `- L; @ or two females)
* Z, S9 Q/ j5 }7 e8 F : Nohiboke (more than one male or females ?6 K$ {+ ^" m' t) ~
to female)
) V8 |1 r' `( K. o6 R2 |% S : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
3 H5 s$ R$ ?: \3 s8 o : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
# x! |& Y* i" G3 Z+ i3 X9 h males or two females)4 C, P, m9 t. t; s
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more$ M. A" E0 n! N Q
than two males)4 ]: e, a/ h" w1 Y
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more( F, E( b9 Y) A S6 l1 ?
than two females)- T& B/ K) M# R) E' o+ h
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
" i; `8 s7 ^! N; {! e, J$ q : Ooheboka (female to male)1 ], H( c% Q" o1 Z- u
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)- ]* I/ d+ T6 j
: Ana behibek (male to female)( K4 n3 D3 m3 i/ i! Y: g" Z
: Ahebich (male to female) X' [3 ~. c& g8 F0 d# j' ~' E) c
: Ahebik (female to male)
6 E m( W' S3 k1 p : Ana ahebik
1 }" o: d' v3 b% p% F : Ib'n hebbak
+ ]! O' x3 S9 ]; s8 Y4 X: i. \% l : Ana ba-heb-bak# L. o1 Y h* i' t0 d& b% y
: Bahibak (female to male)& M" m- G V/ k4 K* T+ ~; W
: Bahibik (male to female)/ G9 V7 a" O! ~0 A% B6 F E3 H
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male): d2 \/ L- S# k8 J( p
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
/ N6 [7 s9 z4 N5 o/ o : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
/ ^) v& m4 g+ k" _; l than one male)" V0 M4 S+ i t$ t x8 e
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
% f' `6 @" b' V. p6 f% m$ XArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
. `; R" c# g/ l( @$ ~: d5 {2 j0 m0 ZArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem
5 O" i( s' E g J# {Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo8 l! R8 a5 G# T: l, A* Y
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau$ a- w, M1 Z* }) l
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Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi& q* i) g; K; h, u; b9 A
Basque : Maite zaitut5 L* n: p: x& o1 j" V1 Q2 h. T
: Nere maitea ("My love.")
4 n3 I0 k1 f! K4 z# fBassa : Mengweswe
; @: m6 \# r9 ]) T0 N1 Q, YBatak : Holong rohangku di ho
p. }% e0 W) L* J9 }9 Y' EBemba : Ndikufuna
+ F$ X" _1 t8 r+ u" ]Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
) q4 T" N! E7 X) ^ : Ami tomay bhalobashi
' c' Y. {" d% k- c2 {3 I2 d1 h' n* O : Ami tomake bahlobashi! {( R N! @7 @# \6 P; ^( s
Berber : Lakh tirikh
4 g# d8 c6 P: e$ |Bicol : Namumutan ta ka: ~8 ]" ~6 ^+ \) l- R; n, Q
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani' y, H- {( K$ n8 H7 P
Bosnian : Volim te
& X- G9 G, ]4 [Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
- t; f* q( Z3 i, p+ U% mBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu'). L8 q3 n) U$ B
: Amo te
3 p* U/ C8 E' {2 |Bulgarian : Obicham te
8 { ]/ N& r# B y : As te obeicham
5 J2 i" |* w+ U2 y- O0 S : As te obicham1 c( i0 M) n8 U2 E6 {
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
. z% B' |; k: HBurmese : Chit pa de. a8 G8 v: Z" c
$ U6 c% ^6 a* y; {
Cajun : Mi aime jou
; N* r- S7 I5 W1 V; s% Z* g cCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah: O; l' m1 D* _. H1 V
: Bon sro lanh oon- X% P" R. U: s
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this): ~/ ^2 s4 b8 g- `/ r3 f
: Je t'aime ("I like you")
, _- H$ x( h2 h2 {, y9 ~/ { : Je t'adore ("I love you"), m, Y. R4 O1 T n; h l: A
Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian), a' Z' h% | g Y. t7 ^7 U
: T'estim (Mallorcan): T5 \6 |# S3 M+ R
: T'estime (Valencian), ~* K3 Y9 E% u% Y( H
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
$ d, K& b2 h0 B# s {# o4 @; }Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
3 l7 s3 j1 g( S; W1 y& MChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao) r- L1 [* h% m i
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
5 Z- K5 U4 w# Q2 ]/ R2 g- RCheyenne : Ne mohotatse
. \4 r% I; k8 b+ TChichewa : Ndimakukonda. p: e0 B4 u8 f- S4 @6 t2 m# \
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
: B! f! D& b( F' N$ yChinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
6 h: k, p* O- _/ u {6 Z : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)& C1 X2 W, i& V9 ^
: Wo oi ney ( " )
9 V$ i1 T m3 Q: U5 v4 O : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)% C8 o; A0 w! I/ b% S. S4 P) L0 ~
: Ngai on ni ( " ), U1 ^& T# u* W( t5 c1 Q) L
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)/ B% v: ]2 K5 Z
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin); f5 y+ z+ F; o- V' f& E: I5 g. S
: Wo ie ni ( " )
0 n! m- e. q0 k2 }2 S : Wuo ai nee ( " )
* T$ q8 [3 `, i5 z6 r J9 p : Wo ay ni ( " )/ c+ P. h8 z1 E* h7 F( i
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua); u( ]) w, F) O( y$ y3 T* J
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)6 O1 U2 i" P4 Y9 @, e) T7 l ^
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
6 t# }+ X$ z& b) f" ^1 V : Ti tengu caru (female to male)
+ Y) O5 E9 A5 ~' ^Creol : Mi aime jou6 m1 S& P5 S1 U# ~- d& _2 {- \ \
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
3 t' \+ i7 m( }4 e4 B# i" u* }- L : Volim te (used in common speech)
S1 K* |6 x7 ~6 NCroatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)1 N) C5 L; T# x) o8 a
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
! C: b5 ]6 h* i6 @% N) h : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",# @. }1 W% g! R+ A/ |4 ]# E* ^
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
5 H! j6 t" q. ~- \ Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
- P- b2 s" `$ P |' FCroatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
- d F2 i9 a0 x9 p& NCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
+ z/ Q5 P' @' M2 q on top of the 'e' in te, which is- e! U7 ]+ V7 _. D$ a; T
pronounced 'ye')) P. s! I& h, X+ c2 Z' }' Y
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)+ u J8 ~$ z$ e5 Z
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like0 R9 f0 U: J0 F8 a
you (very much)", often6 [4 F% ~% _+ N* O* k+ y7 f
used and prefered)
. c# I8 I% P) f2 n" I. Y' M : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig$ q* a- G- v9 P# f' u
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia, Y/ v) ~) U; o9 s. q3 h
Dutch : Ik hou van je
; i' h( |+ w8 |7 n5 d, c : Ik hou van jou/ W C: s* C3 g4 z# S( T
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned). W3 X: h4 U( O
: Ik bemin jou ( " )3 U5 w7 J' N/ G/ {5 x) |
: Ik heb je lief ( " )% t& u! N$ f$ I: ^8 c$ e+ V, f r. m
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")2 M' f( m F/ X. j& A' w
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )/ ~/ o5 t, T- Z0 N& o
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very. F, ~2 }5 R2 l2 q5 ~
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")4 _8 E. ^6 q( s1 _( G8 c/ s
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you"). H5 s. U' D7 }4 @+ [7 ?8 e; D% z' c- Y: q
: Ik vind je aardig ( " ); l& v% L' O O& W& H* J
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
g7 o1 r" h5 ~1 e6 f; Q : Ik vind je heel aardig much")
5 V9 Q+ C' R. X : Ik zie je graag
$ C0 X* A/ P3 Y0 {7 ]+ A/ Z- U5 u : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
$ t' S/ }7 C; m0 D% T4 M K7 P : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")" s; y6 N" ]: @, J4 y) x& M9 C
(the last two are more superficial, thus more: [+ |! a: N: I3 L4 O' |
suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani3 v2 k$ w8 u% _! n: m
English : I love you' N- @& q6 G, B5 X. [! T
: I adore you
?; o* P# Y; L" k/ n& i : I love thee (used only in Christian context)
$ C* o$ G. k8 W7 K* nEsperanto : Mi amas vin
/ l) h* b" E& b% |Estonian : Mina armastan sind
2 v* T. ~ s( r* h/ { : Ma armastan sind1 `! g a" \. J7 T- b
Ethiopian : Afgreki'( f" ]3 s5 o- `* G
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
5 y6 d. s# l% @. n5 LFarsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")7 |" E' i4 R# ?
: Asheghetam
" E3 ~' o) i; g) S% i : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")( U6 U) f; Z6 z8 H0 I, `( [
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you"), j9 _1 P' R/ p! D
Filipino : Mahal ka ta
x' @: U# e+ `/ A- X: V' O; |7 l : Iniibig kita) V3 K _% Q) F4 Z7 W" W
: Mahal kita; \. s* l$ W- x4 K: ]- d
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua# }1 T+ o: U3 F# T: n
: Rakastan sinua
6 c" Y, p& l+ Y7 n : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you"): i* K/ D& Q* f( U
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua9 ^. n. E# a, u9 |. x
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
/ H1 ]5 W# r& j: {/ e' IFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you")
5 Z, P' {* H5 n7 {. X- S# P : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
; e& |5 K. Y( V+ u I between lovers)
& E, y% _, i8 g- ] : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
. r! H0 \: h% |/ I+ g7 a# J and family, not for lovers)
3 n! ~% X \! Z8 X2 ]French (formal) : Je vous aime6 K2 T _( f' `+ k7 T7 Y
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort: ]8 N) ]( ]/ Z" L+ R: I$ R- O
: Moo graugh hoo
; n) m' V0 @ S. iGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)- d. l, V3 E; G3 |) ?$ O: a
German : Ich liebe dich' f+ U( a- }2 Q v9 G
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and1 e6 N* \3 `" K: N: t
conservative)9 Z- c1 U' d' y
German dialects:
3 H" N7 I8 i+ f' `1 f) WBavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
) [% ~$ |/ A* o3 Y (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
' w) E4 H$ B4 N : I lieb di
' [8 R2 B8 K# {7 Q2 Z- IBerlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
$ [2 P" N% c5 q, \/ ? (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich7 Z- W3 l. p7 A
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
( X5 t& F4 ?( n2 c: j: P+ QBochumer : Ich lieb Dich!3 o4 ~0 R7 j9 }% S
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
3 c% W/ o5 R" V (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a7 n& H* M7 x/ e$ z+ ^7 E
relationship)$ L h# w2 g# C2 e+ {
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
1 T) d0 b2 H; H( g, ^) }0 R7 o; G ment as a compliment, not litterally)
$ o; L4 k. D H* U0 I (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",
" E5 |, F( Q: D a Franke would never say "I love you")
! H! m+ G* P! [6 B3 N/ P6 ^& Z9 VFriesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)7 b; L3 N# G" P7 j4 H
: Ik hald fan dei
6 V/ J) j% ?) `' q# @2 G+ `" kHessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb# n" U5 I, o% q, U5 S& V! c
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
( M- W" e1 h8 {Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
G, T8 O, s! b) k4 C4 E" ?2 RSaxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
& W2 ^# }! j/ pSwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
4 T4 l5 [% A3 n5 y2 F( Z7 h0 f5 gSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn* ^+ j3 c0 F* n+ s6 B) Q% o& d
(Schweizerdeutsch)
( ?! h0 P& _2 F& }Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di! t) ^- r- P" S
(Vorarlbergerisch)& [8 L! S$ s2 x. }
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower; d; A% [+ P+ L1 _
case 'gamma')- k. p) b* q3 w' C3 o
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)8 I0 V( F/ l" s5 `( c1 f4 l& j
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)* |# L \7 r. I% q" p
: Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with): B# R+ s$ b8 C1 x1 s
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
7 N7 z. u3 _. b4 D! V : Se latrevo ("I adore you")
% m g7 N2 q4 }+ {- Z w : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
3 V. @, d! X& J0 }( f/ e9 e3 KGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se* _3 `4 Z! E& p8 K# G+ p' ]+ _4 j$ s
Greenlandic : Asavakit
1 O* {- x+ u2 XGronings : Ik hol van die
2 k+ q& d" r) {4 l" FGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
) `+ ^2 b! O: O/ ]2 [8 r& QGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.% R: x, L+ b9 X8 H9 y
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not/ D7 _# `+ K: M- j4 Z! k
pronounced)
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( e8 h" O/ B% c$ BHausa : Ina sonki' Q+ n: e3 M# V, ^
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe+ e9 S2 k! S3 x; K5 p1 o) D# S
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you/ L( j) ~: x3 e$ \
very much")9 y# z. G% e$ B4 t( ^2 x
Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
- O' P H% k- |6 I4 F : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
0 h0 a W ~3 o3 \ Z$ {" Z : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
8 O4 {$ X. P# u. Z0 `; V/ H : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)* a! n$ Y- j+ ^6 s& z) a. a
('kh' pronounced like
$ K: Z$ r3 u1 V* _! s2 g) K Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
% g, {: L2 j8 U8 ~* b French 'r')
* E1 p. W3 h9 THindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
! O' v. @0 v+ \& A% j: b : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
4 L) k4 `0 q/ Q2 @. H : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon3 q1 s: h- f% |8 u( @: o
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
! r Z# |5 C/ Z. U! ^) D$ y : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo, o8 ~, u% V1 W6 r# K: G' Y! K
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
0 L$ @0 Q: [2 J/ B, q+ n0 X+ V2 ], o0 T : Mae tumko peyar kia& ^6 l) d# z, D9 I$ q5 H0 `
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon
+ k& `6 x F: y9 Y : Main tumse prem karta hoon
4 j% W6 q1 m" z0 X0 V : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
2 W( W( T3 p- |2 t9 u6 B( q pronounced). ~* E) C# v3 K! A/ V
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
( [( L* `: n/ i! b# F6 D5 l& a3 {Hungarian : Szeretlek
0 Z" |: o# k+ ~2 R : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
( A1 R! m% c" \5 }- T! t no one else")+ K+ B# @6 c/ X9 ]; N% u$ x
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,( y! l* [( r; t- W% f
you", a reinforcement)
4 r, f d+ b5 b' g! { (The above two entries are never heard in
, e% [/ d' i+ C; j+ ? a normal context.)
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: ^( i: O; z3 n aIbaloi : Pip-piyan tana: R9 P5 S/ R H' U* d
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you; o# t* g4 a: c, I7 }/ u, c
very much")
+ j& Z! ^+ z4 O( X: x2 ]Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')3 o$ Z. L; n& U5 B8 w g
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka* `" V9 ?/ J( \5 ]+ |
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
; i9 G" A7 g) f8 k2 u' w : Saya cinta kamu ( " ) n& M8 j( e" |
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )
! y) k; _' u& k/ C, C : Saja kasih saudari ( " )
$ |7 Z0 p6 C' Z& Q : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
- Q% M( s, r8 M' ^ Q" a5 P : Aku cinta padamu ( " )
) |3 b% N! {' o) h& l% k : Aku cinta kamu ( " )
: ?' p5 E, j- V0 u* |Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu5 q2 B$ C- u" H4 ]& z p
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
3 l. o$ E K5 f! ~ : Ti voglio bene (between friends)
. M4 E3 E5 O/ M5 z4 w6 v0 C. ~ : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want& s% X* ^* v3 \
you", refering to other person's
. X0 v/ ~$ J- V' B2 _ body)
" |% X2 |- J% G: b7 u- NIrish : Taim i' ngra leat
. T* S, m9 e3 y! `2 y8 [Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit/ ~* i2 p+ ]8 B" p2 U3 E% k" R8 }
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
! [3 ]* j5 T* Q& } : Aishiteru+ p0 Y. M J8 J% t+ h4 j C6 O
: Chuu shiteyo4 _* k# }+ k! M% c
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da5 M8 H: a5 }0 F: ~# _: G2 ~
: Ore wa omae ga suki da
A) K% ^9 Z; A : Suitonnen) I# Y" F, u4 J' W
: Sukiyanen1 ^% N% ~* a5 D# d, u @, c$ D/ m
: Sukiyo
8 F$ P* ^" o5 k; o7 ~2 [ : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
0 q* S, F9 G$ s1 K* m/ H2 e : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
g& V" f& A4 s' O+ N- P : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
h1 g( S; a/ x: j1 d : A-i-shi-te ma-su
+ o6 l/ N2 v$ ?0 B : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
a* `7 P" N1 G: o4 o+ O : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a" Z; q: Z" D# O! |1 `2 ~! }9 F
start, when you are not yet real lovers)
, w- C) h6 g+ u) ~# ?: A( LJavanese : Kulo tresno
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Kankana : Laylaydek sik a
/ ]) e+ S0 I2 t# d$ G$ J3 \; `Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene9 ]5 O* b7 [0 k' ^
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene+ o+ T8 N3 ?3 K$ z0 I0 @! m' b
Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')5 z7 u2 m$ ?; Y y( k
Kiswahili : Nakupenda9 A- J' f- `% [
: Nakupenda wewe2 | L3 T1 p! \" Y3 Y( g
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")" F+ U) Q+ K- M) R, U7 d
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
, n( ^- s& v$ J$ @8 R1 P. _( ]4 B : qamuSHa' ("I love you"), M; X1 Z7 v* k4 I* }/ a# G" x+ M6 O
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
7 {" M0 \ {: v6 T : qaparHa' ("I like you")
( t$ r z6 _) u/ M2 R/ z; B : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")4 L' y& J. x4 S4 z W, S
(words are often unnecessary as the thought: Y; ?; ^9 E3 G; t4 o
is most often conveyed nonverbally with& P4 I8 T2 B) |$ x% ^8 Q' b
special growlings)
( d; h a/ w( o. \) LKorean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you"): j3 ?* w2 k, d5 q1 \& A3 }
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
/ T- s: v. [3 [" T7 Q : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )2 l- S3 W4 ^& r/ p+ f5 q; p1 L
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )7 D a7 a0 U* U+ c
: Tangsinul' |3 |! O/ L1 _3 g% u
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
& q2 j: o, y! \ : Dangsinul saranghee yo4 G; j7 Q0 e4 ^" W7 ?- V$ u
: Saranghee6 J3 K2 I( |& Q7 p) O& _3 u
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
( x( p. R* t1 O* V' [" w' j : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
! }# N# B1 O* m' s very much"), K& Y, l7 [" ^0 B* {- O
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love0 f; Y+ r- f4 B- Q2 l9 L4 Q
you very much")
; J9 d4 s: o3 N/ q2 T) x+ p9 h : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
$ j2 y* k3 ~, o : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or3 j& j& s( N& A N
"I love her"): k) p" A% U0 V: r
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how7 j' n1 u7 x/ [
much I love him/her")9 ~- u3 R" N! D2 n5 X
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda1 M; T$ T+ H+ y9 q6 i0 j) j
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")
B7 H% d, e+ v8 w0 x% h& q4 ^6 I : Saranghaeyo (more formal)- n- ]7 v% E T# D7 j
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)
! P- f5 C9 n& M A1 {' l0 ^ : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
0 w: @& ]$ y: j7 T; L5 S8 d relationship)+ k7 H. W$ m8 Q! ~) E" L Q" ]
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic, g9 @3 m$ w3 p9 Y5 Y
way")4 E2 Y0 c; }( G. ~ X$ Q
Kpele : I walikana
I. U( G) ?9 k! hKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem; d' u6 u1 D; {' Q6 N) W2 A
" I M+ g9 K! b R- G4 ]% D
Lao : Khoi hak jao
9 {9 g3 ~! P5 { : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")3 K- Z# j( U' D& r+ g
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much"): x2 o9 B% q. W- E. V; D
: Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
1 h4 R$ X4 R9 l0 R( l- n' ~ but is used for "I love you".)+ ?6 P, b0 ~1 h
Latin : Te amo
+ A( F; o% D D1 _; k* Y" C : Vos amo) w, m: Y" d) u* B/ S9 u# z
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)9 R1 c! v0 M7 C8 A( N
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
" H2 u8 X5 u: ^7 ?" Z8 o ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
7 I. ^4 D7 Y4 t" Y8 z# ~1 x a 'long i')3 w) v ~% P' W2 l4 j; v4 g
: Es milu tevi (less common). {, H" A( [& ^4 w) n
Lebanese : Bahibak5 B* \2 C. H. L# p0 e" |" F
Lingala : Nalingi yo" v0 C' G7 ]% M
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
; o% _7 O b$ oLithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
8 J7 ?2 \' A9 C+ k" z9 h6 Y : Ash mir lutavah& U ?$ o6 g! I3 R# F% `) B |
Lojban : Mi do prami6 _& A- v' f& _7 |/ W* o( [+ B+ B
Luo : Aheri) d8 D6 s6 Y- J
Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
/ u5 I1 m' k: S5 Z% {. I2 d6 O* V, N4 p2 J; j: V* M6 G
Maa : Ilolenge3 `: `) l4 Y3 Q; H9 E; I) V2 ~
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
+ M9 }' R% ^) m# X' V : Te ljubam ("I really love you")
* v3 H' ]2 f- o7 Z# p- s w : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
" G* D p, W2 o1 H1 W : Pozdrav ("Greetings")( |9 q2 s# P7 D; }% Q r) c$ i$ |8 x
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
* x# q9 v2 i# C2 D. n! {Maiese : Wa wa
" S! f1 ?% P' t% c' _Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct), p! q! K5 |/ Q7 \1 C# c, ~
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
4 h# ?8 b) G8 ^* v K : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)- p; f" e% {7 B& [. C/ v/ n
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
, ^ I; ^ s0 g# f- P5 M$ s1 i& d& Z : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
, C/ v- g! c5 @ : Saya cintakan awak
$ c2 D* |: l5 ~0 F : Aku cinta pada kau
+ b7 j! t$ k; m : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
! B: y6 `5 Y9 t; a: @ : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
# E# z$ b/ a: p# v to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
% C# R$ e8 F# g9 b$ {* C only be used if you know the person _really_
! x( S* m( A; X& g5 i9 k well)7 k5 ]7 \+ |5 r
: Saya sayang pada mu2 g1 E5 x: X% P8 |* c! r
: Aku sayangkan engkau
/ m8 h+ F1 i1 q5 y0 [# b" |4 P! v : Saya sayang pada mu
8 i* v7 K Y" m : Aku menyintai mu
u s- x: ]- ]! t : Aku menyayangi mu7 a) n' {& N; Y/ o# t1 W! l7 n2 {
: Aku kasih pada mu8 R) s+ H( y8 A! |
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
& o! w4 U8 v) I) ?- E$ `0 ~$ LMalayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
! j2 e6 r; `2 x- h4 t : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu6 ]4 F$ ]: s0 U5 |+ o6 ?3 a
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu; {6 P: T: V2 t
Maltese : Jien inhobbok
5 T L# T1 a1 I4 y8 t+ uMarathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
6 b+ v4 x. ?/ E/ E( k$ j" [ : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
' f) m2 i4 L0 j; B0 d : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
. D6 ?* D: `( j$ R# eMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
, Q2 o0 [ c n/ t' G literally "Love to you, my friend")
* g4 B# p5 y* v# t% M% I6 D6 ?5 I: c) ?Mohawk : Konoronhkwa4 J1 w( O9 g* _1 O' L
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
4 W) I5 F$ f: N4 [Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)$ y+ g) q6 C \4 D" }1 _
: Kanhebek (in different cities)
8 f( G; @/ f* c' B
6 N/ G. r; t6 I7 c2 V: PNavaho : Ayor anosh'ni( v& D, |' j( N- @# u( A2 D
Ndebele : Niyakutanda
8 H( U8 ?+ [+ S* E" [- mNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
& e; d6 j( H0 m/ a& s : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)5 w; p9 f8 p: v8 F3 X
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly/ u1 p a9 Q. [: l
used by upper-class and$ P+ L! `8 i) {7 B8 F
conservative people); O: k! n; ]+ q# x
Nyanja : Ninatemba! P; P. m+ ?$ [4 p( L3 J; e9 w
# b; g+ B. A9 Q3 B7 N% C$ j3 Q# n- i
Op : Op lopveop yopuop* V- m0 M3 ^" w' p, s0 ?# p1 @
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn% U) P Z" f" H* X& r! R) H# J
( a2 X1 u& ]- B9 {Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai/ B" {' o9 `3 N/ @1 `! f; }* X) t
: Muje se mu habbat hai* ?9 W# k7 Q# s
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
& s% X5 J. R) P/ s( k: P- tPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
8 ]% L# {$ V( S! KPilipino : Mahal kita
3 y4 b5 K. X. B$ x2 \6 N8 u0 s : Iniibig kita
1 s* P4 V0 j% n- _9 r# R: N. aPolish : Kocham cie
" A, R/ ]* `- b, I# [3 m : Kocham ciebie
# }8 m4 x6 A8 K3 O0 S. b! x : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
5 }; K" G7 {$ h! W6 i$ ~( h7 PPortuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu'), q+ h- e+ m2 W' C! y; X9 Y/ c
: Amo te
& Z0 A- P+ b1 SPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
( l; m/ P: F9 j# a& n$ Q$ }1 ` (Pronounced as two words,
- Y; e5 C/ v! j, |9 ~$ v( X "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
0 e( p. p" F4 O& c6 X 'd' have bars through the stems% R! v6 F7 t8 F) K# `; w) Z! Z+ s
indicating affrication, the ':'6 z) k' W0 ^8 }( t! o
indicate minute pauses)
5 f% F q" ~* ]' Y OPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna7 \9 j; ]* r$ Q# `; ~
: Mai taunu pyar karda: V# l( e0 t7 @+ N. `
: Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:( W: d; c( F4 u# s" z) \# h4 k
"meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
n1 k$ H# Y0 D$ z4 d0 Q ' = stressed syllable
; C% m) p2 W( L* n- wPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
$ _) n! M* q7 C" M; o q+ K' r# b3 o5 V( h8 G8 ?( h% }4 s6 f- p- h( F# {. Q. \
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne) |% w$ v7 D2 t3 C+ }- r% n3 Q: a
5 X& t' ^( _, f) F1 c, s) O
Raetoromanisch : Te amo
( D( _7 l5 o* z; U6 z( D6 d* fRomanian : Te iubesc
9 S! r# g# C6 x1 p) f/ d7 i : Te ador (stronger)
% w. H. d& v' ]) @Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)0 y M e& K6 b, v2 \- u
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)3 Q8 L3 A$ N6 `1 A0 I# i
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)6 j7 V: W& s$ k! j5 T
: Ya lyublyu tyebya( ?9 f* r t( o- }
+ H' m# ?5 X1 P% w0 g
Samoan : Ou te alofa outou) O7 [# R3 N' { C: ~* x5 d
: Ou te alofa ia te oe
% I8 P: c' m. q8 `, N- { : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
/ K& j9 v9 {8 s6 ESanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music7 A& p7 U/ k c) \3 W& {0 q
or art)
" L! O5 R+ u) QScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort, _/ V4 E/ M C2 N
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech) Y0 S e2 q# x/ a2 K3 a {
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
3 m* s1 e( C6 `" X3 @ : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
3 I3 K% u/ a2 A6 t' W; M$ Z% L 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in: v' D& K( A/ }* v7 Z
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)7 W5 B5 q. w, q, Y
Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)( P. M8 x+ t- D+ @+ l( U
: Volim te (used in common speech)$ Z6 N6 l- d( z; }/ G5 Q/ T
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
S' }& z, X- ?. O1 OSerbocroatian : Volim te% t/ H' D& o( E% w
: Ljubim te7 ~& `; i5 n9 g8 x8 T% l u
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
# a2 l+ q) w& t! R1 ^Shona : Ndinokuda7 W) P" Q8 y3 w6 J7 y" y
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
: A. M7 l; o5 u8 \8 T" P. h- ]Sioux : Techihhila
5 L$ i1 z& K% ?7 ]% Z! t# {' FSlovak : Lubim ta
9 J8 T$ g! J# c! FSlovene : Ljubim te
# b4 U0 l7 g# g- _ SSpanish : Te amo
' ~, B9 G S* M9 u; ?8 W. p2 w : Te quiero \4 o' O" R. G2 k
: Te adoro ("I adore you")
6 h# d9 x% C/ [ : Te deseo ("I desire you"): h8 C# }+ D+ J; E
: Me antojis ("I crave you")' i% k. D* G% S# P2 p4 a: }: P, z
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi
! D( R- k5 a2 r( @Swahili : Nakupenda7 n* s# q. L4 l: o! }$ u: q( R. P7 K
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
7 W' m8 k( a' L1 b, c. k) c : Ninikupenda7 F% }9 P; f9 w! V' B
: Dholu'o
' F7 ?7 \: p* @5 Y7 WSwedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
! Y( x0 ^+ O1 _9 V8 V2 C& J K* CSyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)8 t6 m, @5 J6 e
: Bhebbak (female to male)
2 t( U9 ~/ I+ }& |# @- `( I2 C/ d2 x _9 y; B0 C# z* _# f7 T
Tagalog : Mahal kita* B Q+ ?: Y/ c: f9 Z: g/ `
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe) @# t2 Z7 s' ?' n% y
: Ua here vau ia oe; C! p5 [( ^: w3 f5 V8 M
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
! B c4 h$ H+ H: k9 W+ n: y : Nan unnai kathalikaren
0 `6 N' v- Y+ ~/ B. a/ o, E3 i : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")/ x) J5 }7 J% N" p
: N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
$ x; |8 e7 E; v* K( W : Nam vi'rmberem5 c+ [: N) o, C, K& T' e
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu8 `# x. p5 l; W. A) j
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu3 R5 ~! R; n/ Y# i& y: K4 c
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
3 |3 l2 u' E$ NThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)% c1 a3 ]2 [, q
: Phom ruk koon ( " )- M. {+ H, Z& e& r+ y- J
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
' H3 X' u! W- b : Chun ruk koon ( " )3 |2 a# m- H( o! O
Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)0 q8 }9 S! L7 X2 w) D1 h4 g/ f3 H
Tswana : Dumela9 F( u3 X o; W( r3 X k
Tunisian : Ha eh bak
$ C" N6 R0 M/ {: d, z" f8 \Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
8 y+ p# h2 k6 M; nTurkish : Seni seviyorum4 {4 f4 F' k7 t2 Q& y! q
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you"). J3 o' a4 A* n% T L U
(g has a bar on it)' z% ^9 m0 h* J( b0 [0 Z- V
Twi : Me dowapaa# a1 @( f( L3 A' \+ h
& N1 w4 z8 u2 q' {/ u
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu$ T9 n( d2 M( g1 d/ Y
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
- s2 N. `, o9 n6 P : Ja vas kokhaju
/ }! J, Z8 H9 y : Ja pokokhav tebe
, r3 s; @3 S7 C# L- D# B : Ja pokokhav vas: Q. I( ]% n0 B( Q& _4 m8 \
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
# w1 C! K! q# k3 X8 ~0 w O : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai: s6 H5 c! e8 K- b' N
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai0 { H \( R T9 r# J" W& e
: Kam prem kartahai
2 Z& v7 W9 n( Z# q : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
# a+ x. K# t9 O "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")8 O) e y2 V* F |9 [! [9 w8 x& G
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
4 L: y ^% _2 w# \9 S+ y "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as6 Z' Z' ^% x! e- J, x" N
in bath)9 j3 f4 S1 Q% f8 c9 E! N6 \- m
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold5 x- B7 U3 _9 I3 ]9 t
L4 f @* o( Z/ U0 oVai : Na lia
7 x9 v" ~$ K& Y5 R; B5 p m: H+ HVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg4 c: h5 J7 i i3 O8 {# U
Vietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)
O/ E/ K; e! [ : Em ye�u anh (female to male)
$ _, T; ?; d4 m0 f : Toi yeu em
. w6 p4 z0 t; }. i0 C5 P( d; D' qVolapa"k : La"fob oli- f9 H/ e* S/ K! |8 F
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha
! i9 \, B; J0 {5 H7 V; B" E, m. U
( L, Q7 A2 W2 q8 AWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
" p' `5 w1 v( X+ A" V4 A : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)# B' i. r0 g0 N/ K) O' d# h4 A
Wolof : Da ma la nope
( Q* l+ _8 @5 k6 W8 p) _9 } : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop). W" O2 k: w/ C7 R% z2 v
9 q* _7 q* U Z1 V% d5 m# t* \9 K
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
9 B) J$ D9 n& a. H; ^' B : Ich libe dich
" s6 d. @! W/ A- p/ b$ o : Ich han dich lib* P0 Q2 N1 \4 f: X3 j; N( z9 y
: Kh'hob dikh lib
2 _4 S- z' Q! B" c& N : Kh'ob dikh holt* s$ i! z2 \$ q9 \
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt; j- ]4 R* Z" I. X( B- k/ @) i
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)# L9 @1 P. C* S) ?$ c
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which! \1 d5 S2 |" [; n, N; y
lovers can also feel; it
, u, r* e+ g( U- L$ h2 Q2 M1 U indicates more a desire to
, `# M# c' u4 t$ ]* x- H spoil and protect the other# Q9 a6 C" e5 N, O0 k
person)! Z% z3 x8 a \/ c( \0 l' Z6 h
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim" o( [+ F8 ]9 i
$ [0 @! p0 ?; g
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)1 _ R& @4 ]# C2 a x
Zulu : Mena tanda wena
% ~! ]# q8 j9 L7 [ : Ngiyakuthanda!
5 H. e6 q/ z& g1 K2 e* {Zuni : Tom ho' ichema) ^2 A9 f* b& U; @( u; P: j+ G
6 V; C& l6 q; n; f1 T
R( Y, V5 Q" F; z& G- A. t8 V
3 a( f# \! l% h5 d" v& |) qExplanation of Languages3 m! q2 a v. F
------------------------
! N" r2 V& E }$ I" EAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa' o. p# B/ W0 a4 B$ Y
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
- i [0 _" l( J: U- B( S7 ZAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
/ D5 C# L+ G( i3 d' }7 ~ like Germans)
2 }6 y/ v& w$ g$ D$ xAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of4 |' P8 K6 n$ K
over 80 languages spoken there.
8 t) N3 a3 T7 y# qApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains: |2 a# `; `5 O; b* V' m
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the. P8 z% f2 N/ V3 ^4 K
Canadian to Mexican borders
9 c! l# i. ]' B! wArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including5 y' [* J3 f7 Y( d) \# q) V
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
- G* G; A# d, Q$ v Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
; N: k6 E; H/ A* M& ~" K2 o the region of Palestine.
0 x+ c4 _' Y' C0 Y; F, P3 qAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of# j$ W' J6 B1 a% f, O0 b
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
5 f9 U, c- v" z+ L ]4 n. \) o% N is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
6 ` @; X. ?3 O) U' zAssamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
$ _! a' ?; R$ B0 Z5 uBassa -> language spoken in Africa
0 `# N$ c0 i" ?+ xBatak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of+ }3 l, D1 @7 S0 b
Indonesia5 E' y( q1 s9 [& \
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
4 P/ X- x H! O/ q5 Z Germany (actually a German dialect)
# ]) ?) h) [! t" f U/ e3 RBemba -> language spoken in Africa; u0 {+ [9 H# p& P) i7 H, @7 x
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
4 z+ a& i7 @, x+ m: i# E as well as almost all people of Bangladesh, [0 r- f. G$ u2 Z* O
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
' ~1 k/ ~9 A) Q* l9 n. nBraille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
& O: S$ c$ q% J7 w% F$ z It is 'read' by touch.$ ]4 S* C0 h4 T, \
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
; B& u* F0 @7 ]/ q ?. E Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
" L( C! Z2 F. ~. U$ v; o4 k0 d' ~5 j Acadia is in an Atlantic province.8 I' r+ V" a8 E/ K T g( v
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu# ~# ^7 |. J/ A& J$ Q4 k( S4 j
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe) b0 N4 ], _0 Z5 N5 O2 L3 b
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
+ B5 N3 L2 C& x) X' I9 y Nation/ Q0 t0 {% F1 {, { `/ t
Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa1 ?0 n$ j j4 c) f2 h. Q
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma); Q9 w5 L) P7 B3 O. @5 O
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is9 N% m/ [1 V$ `( u9 @+ T# b
basicly French with a little English and German.+ X" \0 M' l2 y/ @, K
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
* v" A8 `# r; P7 q( c: O in North Borneo
" s- E Z, L# o& C# [8 e* hDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces% u' u" H" k, d) T! E" X6 S
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
$ p4 I) @/ N8 }; w4 b Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium
* H4 {+ }: ^' o' K; ]/ QEsperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
# ~! C3 o# J0 ?7 U( u9 m7 h/ VFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
) K( t$ i% ^& S+ ^0 _+ e Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
( b; z% x2 G7 r! h/ `0 } Persian.
" n$ X7 C: [& k: {Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
' o4 ~" v0 O3 @! P) q* Z) R0 L+ ^5 g! d Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
1 T2 f6 H. w& f around Nuremberg. L( g/ m+ g' e
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces* M5 {! [: E; v8 Z l: Y
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-& R: v4 \+ m W. x @2 ?% W, E3 R1 T+ y7 M
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
, M) _+ d6 d8 q( S" dFriesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern) ]* c$ e& }* O! F# E M. ~" y
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark; P9 ^: x: j ]7 E7 O/ e6 p
(mainly west coast)# G4 V8 a0 p$ S5 I. p
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland0 H. t5 a! M$ V* W* ~1 \
Gronings -> Dutch dialect
0 H4 n5 h" i Q4 q' f$ UGuarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
. @5 d4 H( [0 r" C- W+ Z# l! CGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
* u T: O. B9 O! K1 v Pakistan
0 ~" l# a7 x9 ]3 {9 e& qHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria) l& d, J: `, y2 i7 r' f3 F
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
" K. f: t6 Z( eHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people" V. @- Z4 g- c3 \# J
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
, n0 G, h# E. G; V3 E+ z2 F- \Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
+ O+ [4 q( K% E1 ^: v% Q7 N( GIbaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot0 @& x, n0 r. Q. [
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's# k' E. K8 }; Q: i+ G
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
' \5 b1 K* T( V# gInterglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
7 H0 j; A: P. [# W' b. b circa 1940.
0 S5 l% ~% ?9 J- A! @4 wKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot2 A3 `! W6 n5 t& o/ q% u
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's4 _6 t; J, P/ n& S
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
) R3 D- f- J8 E1 \ southern India
' G- ?( S' P Y' ^/ [Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa1 C2 I( ~- E" ~' X7 E
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
9 C; l% M: U3 k% r& ~0 \ is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is% B5 @( \* D. ^7 p- S7 c
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos./ n, k" k5 ?0 q1 i& l) [0 ~
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
. e2 Q* _+ B2 l4 W# a* RLao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
5 U; s C: b: C5 I7 b# T living in northern Thailand
# b2 g/ @- s$ H, q5 G. dLuo -> language spoken in Kenya
) z" C* \* y2 a0 NLuxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
9 L! ]0 m9 ^% F- W in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.# }. X" M, v. S: P
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on( @& e& p4 S+ P1 S7 ?+ n0 s
German.1 V4 f# p5 A0 j
Maa -> language spoken in Africa2 f2 ~, N6 d8 `
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
4 K$ |) `7 G: H. j7 Y, [Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
% s0 t2 O8 Z- i2 J! ~+ [ in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
, ~, i: s6 H& h% J 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
& N! n/ M; l9 |2 F7 A5 I and Italian mostly.6 E8 e/ z1 r# r# y- e
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India; A8 D, q( U; K, h/ P, n( L+ z# B
(Bombay is the capital city)
$ F+ }' ~/ Z: V; d w( Y0 xMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
8 X4 ^: Z N R( o4 GMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of& O: E8 P* u$ z( w9 K
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)) r3 G% V1 t5 [+ O$ v+ D" l# g
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
, V" N4 ?2 d; E! mMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa8 W+ A& ^' D2 i7 c# r& y
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
# F. c) ^6 A( |Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe; I1 T" C$ Z( N; j% j, V" |) g
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa) z; U3 B @) u9 Z0 Y
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba* \ A( [2 t# |& n
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people
( u2 ~4 u9 s7 e) @9 g1 ~4 kPunjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India h. a: Z7 X9 U+ [: \
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)5 y6 }7 t8 ^0 H5 U5 S
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
" A8 p: j; U5 p. { books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
% v* N1 m; p$ S! m9 vShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
! ~9 C' o- ~7 p" v+ `5 q4 K4 NSinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
( R4 \% B7 W2 ?" G Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
$ z6 r- d1 T6 `# \- F' L! @Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
2 B9 D9 A1 _8 |" N; HSwahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East6 N& f" m! c0 p0 s' R. u0 k6 H
Africa, ?& t$ }, K- O
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
1 K+ o# p2 n7 [% TTamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
# u( f5 b5 F' ?# H+ z+ C3 l and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),. i- u, H4 H5 ?; F* D7 \0 A
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus7 k- A2 K5 Z3 f" B8 e+ h6 h% K
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India3 j r% r2 Q" b- F9 D- c- Y
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)
" V) I9 o$ S! t2 l# @Tswana -> language spoken in Africa! x6 E9 T+ Q/ O
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.9 M3 p) |; G+ }) j1 @; J
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India1 ]. q% g1 c2 N; \' K
Vai -> language spoken in Africa3 d" ^! A8 x+ a; Y8 h d
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,$ o& s, E2 l, c! `0 `8 L( c
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska; r [" a$ G; ^& u$ j
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
4 m2 m* K$ w$ N+ s/ W1 y2 `: w. A up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland* n. Q& I& Q# Y0 y
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
9 N& S- a: s) k9 [ 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother6 p2 x* U+ B% }; o! p! t( Q( Z
language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
3 ]- \) ? \" f+ B7 [ with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
6 v; t$ x; }! e m people who went there to work as engineers in the
3 j$ f* Q; U: Y# n mining industry during the 17th century.# ]0 L# r7 K# w! D4 B% u# V$ m7 p
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
) F) j% _: D! K; _# j {8 J1 g circa 1880.
5 @" {- i" {, R* }Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from4 h$ I% d5 x$ C' P, A4 F* T
the planet Vulcan
% T) o* @$ T. B( M' t0 e! ?Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used$ Y; K- b. j2 z+ L
French dialect with certain German influences
% Y- L: t- l& S spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
, {' A& `1 q2 N( Q Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
" _( ?, M! D4 A) S2 v1 n the Walloons), Belgium. `' {' g8 K2 x# e. L' J
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people
" o# n6 Q6 K+ x3 ]1 J7 eYucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan' X; O+ K# q6 b
peninsula in Mexico. H5 d5 u# A* `& C9 o
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect
e T9 j5 ]% ]: mZuni -> North American Indian tribe7 O- K4 G0 H' t' T4 y. A
- B9 z7 \2 m0 y1 s, h& N
; c* V$ G" O9 z% [$ Q- F4 ` ~a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)4 G9 Z& D1 k9 _; b& U. F, o
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
4 g5 r7 K1 X% p- h$ ]a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)6 x8 B: e4 M" C' k. N* ~/ E
e? -> ?above e! c( U% g1 {: ]8 Z I# a
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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