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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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# s- W! z8 l! E: B: DAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
8 `* T" ?8 M" N5 {5 V9 Z. K7 m : Ek het jou lief* Y, J8 J7 Z( J: m
Albanian : Te dua
; c1 o- I3 ~8 c% b : Te dashuroj
4 F7 `. ?1 |7 s1 P : Ti je zemra ime
! ^' ^0 S& ]3 [ e+ e; _$ H5 NAlentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
+ p- U! s- }2 W3 ^3 ZAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear* ^! W) l% w4 R! r) f
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
" _, ]8 e/ X3 x, t : Afekrischalehou* }) A8 _6 y9 P* c
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
1 E7 f5 z5 c$ H: `8 s* b0 Y : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)' t8 }; b- s% ?+ N
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
, S8 b9 C, D' S : __ ( ): a" s, x5 H4 K: J* \
: ( ) |__|5 }; W# w) F& X. i% ?. n% W0 b* s
: |__| __ __ | |9 R G& v# f1 a7 d. X( v0 O5 B9 p3 M+ Z
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, x) R2 p$ \ b5 q : | (__)(__) | / /" W1 f5 X1 x) ~% ?
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: | / /
" ?' r1 _* M1 F/ r& t) ] : \ /
7 J1 P* [' m2 |. I! Y0 x$ }Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
7 t T! ?5 o/ x- v French, '~n' as in French
$ l8 ?+ q0 s* p( N/ b0 o1 F 'salon')6 i- k; ^7 B3 \/ q$ s
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
& i; _. K( b8 h' A7 \ : Ohiboki (male to female)
: g* j9 P" w8 B! E) x! _* C" r : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males* @2 y' {( ^2 D' ?5 B
or two females)) Q9 |" x! V' z' O( x7 X: Z$ x
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females
2 {( O* K, l) P5 O* d; H to female)7 Y9 k0 W- T" T
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)2 ]$ E$ m5 ~) Z0 e2 E
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two, l; W" E! h, C4 ?5 n2 ~0 w5 m$ E
males or two females)
9 f' v; U; V: v5 X : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more- d% R! m3 m) h9 S3 w; {
than two males)* B: G* k1 q- a/ s" g" t
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more8 l, D$ n. ~1 ?1 D h& u6 y' r
than two females)
7 P! ?# y" X8 _! u6 t# H* LArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
( e( B! E- W3 S* M0 M2 j5 q- i: {. F : Ooheboka (female to male)
, g. q& {' g7 l: S7 p$ g* d8 nArabic : Ana behibak (female to male). R: @8 E; r0 {) z5 Y1 f! \
: Ana behibek (male to female)2 m z: L7 ^" X9 o; |3 v0 w
: Ahebich (male to female)
O7 |. \5 s! p& [2 i- Z$ W : Ahebik (female to male)
; E6 {# i: h' ~; x : Ana ahebik
: w; s5 A6 g- e# R) L; A" K : Ib'n hebbak
* V: E1 H A: S. K1 M6 x: x, C : Ana ba-heb-bak9 J' o9 x/ }+ q4 [+ b* d
: Bahibak (female to male)
) G0 t& U% L( h0 L : Bahibik (male to female) T, V, D+ i: Y$ ^9 G8 F" _5 L% |
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
' |7 H# j0 s ^ : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
, m6 [2 g7 X+ X! L+ c : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
, v2 {( v C& j1 M than one male)) o# W8 b! B- m) z3 E0 L6 s& a% h5 y
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)6 K1 ]' ~$ `8 ?
Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
# z* ^5 \* }" {Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem9 I+ D0 r* N5 X! i
Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo
4 ?1 ^6 T7 W8 @4 eAssamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
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9 r# ^ @' {3 |- H r- b5 yBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
& h5 \5 [2 o, r* C1 o9 O- w& sBasque : Maite zaitut8 Y+ f4 T' n2 B
: Nere maitea ("My love.")
9 n2 _. y& @# u( PBassa : Mengweswe9 t* S7 R1 O* R3 F5 G: U
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
' h+ b% q, [' Z! B( a$ F$ ]Bemba : Ndikufuna
& J, _) j! j3 k+ k4 d' m) ABengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi' K2 K5 L/ j" I8 Z. J! K( Z
: Ami tomay bhalobashi
# B6 b7 |0 B9 S : Ami tomake bahlobashi. |: O2 x( ?- N+ S5 _
Berber : Lakh tirikh3 X1 i- q' d9 X8 D( \+ n
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka
) U. N( ~; r: [Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
7 ^; w% A6 C1 W; N E4 SBosnian : Volim te Q" c( R* n( F. k+ A: V2 l
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:; K! ~! x* b& `+ f7 _% p, B
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
# x) c: [- ^! b% Z7 `# s : Amo te
; L% J8 M; [# q. k. x" HBulgarian : Obicham te
# x+ r% p: p3 G' w3 e ] : As te obeicham8 P9 }; }" ~' {1 ~
: As te obicham4 j* a0 ^2 C" |7 y
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
7 R5 p+ z& n' e: ?Burmese : Chit pa de
% [$ m: v: U3 j* j& X' e& o$ k8 h* s6 v/ G4 j
Cajun : Mi aime jou- L+ F. i1 a e$ i
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah1 A0 U* D+ a2 `
: Bon sro lanh oon* m" A6 k8 F: }* D+ h5 v
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
: }/ z% C( j/ R1 M1 R+ g : Je t'aime ("I like you")
M2 J& c, g# t! T1 N6 R : Je t'adore ("I love you")
/ z& h& y* k/ I( J% JCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
' \, T2 d/ x6 k) v" |& {% S : T'estim (Mallorcan)
% H1 _8 |7 w9 r8 L : T'estime (Valencian)5 P" K2 @& Y5 L5 S A0 c1 ~, X/ ?
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
+ u/ W- @2 |( V, x W3 [$ ?Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw# D4 B8 J' e" k0 r
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao) x! D6 ^' `: b, _2 f d) c
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi% D5 K ]( z; ?! D- @1 u
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse: F1 |& s- Q7 I/ M# p4 ]. Z
Chichewa : Ndimakukonda4 }7 r+ b% i w7 ~& Q$ K( [
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)+ R) ?3 k; b0 c' E& X# g8 z, z1 ]
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)$ O( Q9 h! r9 A
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
! C4 L2 x) K( O5 ?" ~; f : Wo oi ney ( " )
& h; M7 u, n' M$ L( R : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
0 K0 Z- N& X- S+ [: w7 ~2 C : Ngai on ni ( " )8 q+ C5 ^0 `0 J. `0 C: J
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
3 z( l+ E$ H! Q4 J3 { : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
! k! z ~1 ~# y: ?6 |8 a : Wo ie ni ( " )! @7 _/ f# j' i. W
: Wuo ai nee ( " )
7 [9 n; B8 \ [3 z' ?* n1 e : Wo ay ni ( " )
$ D* p1 B, ~2 U3 e# H9 }5 T : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
8 E# h# T/ V9 ^: m5 {5 O : Ngo ai nong (Wu)+ K" s4 s9 f& U4 a+ ]" P
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
D6 K. t) R9 S2 a, Y- _+ q : Ti tengu caru (female to male)5 w" F8 b! u$ t) m$ T3 ^2 U. @( s
Creol : Mi aime jou5 o' }7 E" w" |( H2 `; Q
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)9 F9 c4 G+ \: H+ E
: Volim te (used in common speech)
' x1 F( O0 X: G( l' HCroatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
: W% s @- t+ |, V : Volim vas (used in common speech)
3 j$ }# d: M9 s* p$ ?; r : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",; i" g9 }4 d% G* M1 r- X
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in. q" \! V, U- Y0 G1 J6 g
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)) V4 d" m! j' U9 J' N
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
, j6 s: `: N O7 ?7 Q& L/ OCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead! Q/ U. @3 k% @. e- P2 G! R3 i
on top of the 'e' in te, which is( V5 Z1 _3 U* e8 s
pronounced 'ye')3 z# h. |/ ~1 q* v' f9 T
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
- z/ ?/ q. a/ u4 j( U : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like- k, W5 K8 I5 [
you (very much)", often) w) f d+ H7 ^, ^( u
used and prefered): R+ y# `, T& y
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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: y; W7 u2 y% V$ R XDanish : Jeg elsker dig
) T# I/ G6 y2 s, B) ]: e' TDusun : Siuhang oku dia# u% t8 W/ e9 k! _4 `
Dutch : Ik hou van je# q- p* R4 `3 d3 p- y
: Ik hou van jou
+ D( j# l5 {9 U9 c' k0 n2 t : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)( Y, {5 X5 m2 y8 [* W9 x6 t
: Ik bemin jou ( " )
2 V' I/ R& ^6 C" \' {$ D : Ik heb je lief ( " ); G3 B9 r3 J% J `2 z8 G. y
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
* y5 r' y1 l* M* ?; |& Y3 f : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
+ A O! q0 Q g7 b+ G) K : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
I' i+ n( A4 e9 u( S : Ik houd erg veel van je much"). i, k; n% _ Z& g( d7 i' d) z3 d. ^
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
! d! ~' S+ H2 E" W! j. s : Ik vind je aardig ( " )
3 ~5 a1 y: l" j : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very* k4 p( O2 T, Z
: Ik vind je heel aardig much")
$ {8 n2 N/ m- K/ Y : Ik zie je graag! T, x* E0 A8 ~6 O. |5 r
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
6 y" e1 z3 x/ ^' p+ w- m R1 A : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
. ]. O# s7 E0 q0 E3 [# N5 |& \ (the last two are more superficial, thus more' ]" `2 ` W; Z R% u! P# D. p
suitable for male to male)6 O$ W% Y3 R. J% c( E. d" n Z) \
0 E( I5 k N, AEcuador Quechua : Canda munani
2 n3 P) O) z" M1 s. l: C! l3 R' REnglish : I love you3 V5 p0 ?* [2 e- `4 O
: I adore you8 @. c0 T/ [- c. d" m# V5 W
: I love thee (used only in Christian context)
`# {$ s$ w1 }8 MEsperanto : Mi amas vin
7 [3 r. x7 ~" C5 Q' iEstonian : Mina armastan sind# e! k( d v" j4 m% T* D. T
: Ma armastan sind/ E, G' e$ `9 Q% U! G' J
Ethiopian : Afgreki'
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, Z; J0 N$ M1 U @! J) D3 EFarsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
8 F6 h8 y) ]5 H7 tFarsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")8 r% \/ y- T3 p/ D
: Asheghetam+ h) R7 g- V6 _7 ^( B
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
q# o i/ \1 r/ y : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
- O& Q9 F* _8 uFilipino : Mahal ka ta) A/ `+ L, W) _. c; B+ k2 }
: Iniibig kita Q0 n, W9 ~/ P9 h5 T# j
: Mahal kita
$ X) i' l* G: R1 D" `; ]Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua% P l. F$ r* ~& d7 m
: Rakastan sinua
* Y& ?( `% ]+ d' w : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you") S/ p+ N* {' k
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
; U- t! o" w, X1 T/ V7 P : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")6 N4 N& _5 f* H. u+ [
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")$ _, P* c' i" `3 a+ T
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
1 q* P; i" O8 n between lovers)+ z; @; g' l( I: q+ z
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends. H" m. |2 [" d* n% U
and family, not for lovers)
8 u: F8 ], u0 R9 jFrench (formal) : Je vous aime
9 g4 }( m; d9 Q2 |6 `7 P
( n0 f) z, M1 `Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort' y1 i% d& }8 I3 Z# W, V6 S
: Moo graugh hoo1 A2 f( p: K' G7 d0 j( B7 c
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)8 g1 M; C! N) F7 p, ^) a% B
German : Ich liebe dich9 j: g/ s$ ]3 O& b" m# x
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
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German dialects:! {+ I- A: q; ]& y6 Y4 g
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern8 P, `6 [$ Z. Z# [0 Y0 E6 C
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
& k7 Z" F" _: j9 [ : I lieb di
6 M+ d; Q V$ ~( k1 D4 S3 QBerlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old) a" Q4 H' s/ T$ [
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich/ m3 i* M. `' I5 x( F
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di* v2 S! E7 I) u; |" l
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!0 o6 P( \ S3 {- P
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
5 g1 T! ]5 g5 U1 J% T; P (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a. \. M, b* H& ?( s
relationship)
+ Z Z* r" ~' ^( ~: O" @ : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
4 Z( o0 h9 { K3 u: N X8 y9 v) s ment as a compliment, not litterally)
- E/ [* f6 G' F8 ~4 I; ?8 | (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",
8 U5 V# n) g+ n! P a Franke would never say "I love you")! d- d3 f6 R$ R% e9 C1 ^1 e
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
! |+ |4 E2 F$ g : Ik hald fan dei
! g1 d l0 E. Z! t/ zHessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb2 S- k0 x& o3 K
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev0 j# Y2 |& J* }1 F- P
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb( B( q: P; c4 K4 Y
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
3 V0 g: y# s- o; T2 ^- \Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )8 k' ?# L* n9 X
Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
- }6 X$ P# ?6 o' Z3 G$ B (Schweizerdeutsch); B$ Z- O# \' F7 u* `
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
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1 w. i4 _4 Y* B( n" u8 PGreek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower- [0 h/ i, ^# o
case 'gamma')
9 }9 M: E" w' r. r! ?5 b : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
5 @/ _8 b% |! T- a : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
6 U% p" A$ V8 z6 k1 h : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
1 M) E1 K, f( f2 C Q8 J$ F4 C( y1 ? : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male) N9 K4 \! S1 B0 P8 U
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")( _2 K# F/ K% v i* Q9 K$ v& f
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
" q; f. R) f6 U. a: sGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
6 x4 I3 X# I8 J9 W. V4 f8 `Greenlandic : Asavakit) b+ C* q# E p% Z9 A6 |8 I+ c
Gronings : Ik hol van die
- j/ W, O1 `% ^% DGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
3 W) w0 [' Z N4 G9 J7 KGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
5 W% M# [6 S5 x) M : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
& q$ K% U, Q9 A+ Z3 F3 q pronounced); v) s1 U/ {" ?+ O% S) v. g. A
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Hausa : Ina sonki2 ] j+ {4 ~& R$ } P& f. f# y
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
( x0 `3 X0 g4 ?) W) d : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
3 g- @4 i; H" h very much")' |6 c+ P- s6 t/ u, {. W- ?
Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female), C; `6 u: f* L! C0 a' w1 h: x
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
2 J; N* K# J3 G( S7 n: X# g$ P9 V : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
' _& a7 c4 _8 ]& P4 j : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)3 _- W+ d/ ~9 q1 w" K
('kh' pronounced like- m( o; k- [2 T: O p3 O
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to# O- m# x, }+ D! a; h9 ?9 K
French 'r')
* L4 C, X( ~" w7 Q( \, Y$ Q; HHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
- A) v- ^' O& A; P : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male): g6 W2 r" b6 B& a8 ^
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon) v4 I, ^) U9 x$ w4 ^1 {
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
8 D5 I ^1 I5 e8 g : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo; h% ]( `! i+ Y( N$ c
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
+ ?. [0 [1 W5 H+ w : Mae tumko peyar kia
" d. b. Q3 D' ^0 Y3 l( w : Main tumse pyar karta hoon7 u7 Q- q' P6 E" l
: Main tumse prem karta hoon
3 ~- x! c; f5 X9 C2 L# b : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
4 X! N! h1 M& h6 ]6 M# P6 ^5 t pronounced)' `5 B7 C/ e0 x
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
: n9 h; g6 z0 B/ z" X; XHungarian : Szeretlek
0 P' G) a1 H& d : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and4 W) {- u+ J) i& `( |# L2 C# L
no one else")
1 Q M8 f' ^8 S' p2 v : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,# m2 V- Y+ s; w2 c. B
you", a reinforcement)+ E6 V" j3 w* e8 `) l
(The above two entries are never heard in
1 M2 \" I, n4 G$ ? a normal context.)# A8 V6 B8 v" ~
Y/ Q4 d8 Q6 _( A* ?1 |Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana* L3 S: G& E6 @$ N6 x5 G9 {
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you; J0 }% _8 t, A& E7 p
very much")
* e5 N4 _% J" Z! T: `Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')' i! `7 V& w) y
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka
" P5 E. q: h) G! }5 q$ M7 LIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
4 q5 J) d! {; E9 Z/ c' g1 C: \$ l: D : Saya cinta kamu ( " ) z: [+ J" e) w' |" c! Y1 Z
: Saya kasih saudari ( " ); q% D: s& ^6 ]. l0 b
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
% l( P. u2 B! F' A: {. I% X6 I : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
6 J+ }1 A* l/ N : Aku cinta padamu ( " )5 H: I) X2 N6 O3 I3 L; k/ ]
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )- X6 \& [( y" X' C( P9 |
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu7 |4 ], F. j3 d
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)6 t% J, @" v% \+ Y$ b( I+ b* i
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)9 H4 o" S2 N9 n; p) q% s! ~; n
: Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want8 G" x) A3 s1 Z
you", refering to other person's
+ ?( [4 a `+ I7 C. }; e: K body)
# T4 f3 c1 ^" s& D" n) m6 |" fIrish : Taim i' ngra leat
6 H) G& @! M$ i# ^$ BIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit; w$ G' Q7 L- p1 E
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
( D# u2 J4 n! P4 E' ?' d : Aishiteru
. }7 o/ r$ ?- D+ H" h% p : Chuu shiteyo% p; e$ Q4 X3 a% K% ]% Y4 y' q1 S
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da
$ ]6 t: g: M, i4 J/ u" A; C) V- p : Ore wa omae ga suki da
: Y0 k: \2 m3 M- A : Suitonnen
4 E* N% c* b. P1 M : Sukiyanen
2 [9 T$ b$ O8 v : Sukiyo+ I) _* J: D/ h4 L8 v) y9 `/ ?+ F( G
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu+ U& {' y/ K$ K' V! u$ \2 l+ s$ d
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
1 R9 {" p: Z1 z3 N1 ]+ p : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
- `2 O* f! [3 P$ [% { : A-i-shi-te ma-su
/ g6 Q& H7 d1 J& m9 S% G : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu' t. z8 w5 @! O- a- d, h' k+ M
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a1 p6 [" B p# q( T) ?8 p2 ?
start, when you are not yet real lovers)
, @8 y/ [/ V6 DJavanese : Kulo tresno
7 V& r- X3 k5 ~0 D
/ N0 x3 J5 r2 e% d% f) eKankana : Laylaydek sik a
3 S: k5 b8 i/ X6 GKannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene. n0 z( ?3 u1 N/ A }5 B, C6 \
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene) O5 ~+ E5 A+ h5 K! k
Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
, p* k1 {6 L! mKiswahili : Nakupenda8 g9 f1 P2 t- }7 m8 E' |
: Nakupenda wewe1 q* t) l, M( `3 v* O9 V! d3 h
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
( r4 o# T3 |6 F1 s! H% HKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")2 M4 a% n- w% S3 o) j3 E) n+ T$ r
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")
7 q& v, o# o0 H' I* d : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much") b5 l- u- B; `* C; e) |
: qaparHa' ("I like you")1 r6 d4 h/ m# a5 l
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
' G& N2 Y' R# R" i' N (words are often unnecessary as the thought; r1 L! F1 w- Q! T
is most often conveyed nonverbally with( {( q; K1 t; K0 U
special growlings)) G; ^% D, Q4 k: d# @" R
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
* |" x; y U- P2 [ : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
3 z5 \4 |4 m, u2 u : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " ): Y% L; \ `" K. Y0 y% u
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
8 M) s" B" Q! J2 G : Tangsinul0 r0 D; V8 [- V7 D+ i
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")1 A' ~& P8 W f( {' `! J
: Dangsinul saranghee yo
" d; \+ M9 q2 _2 M s' _" L1 } : Saranghee
6 N7 r [/ k* M4 [* [/ | : Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")3 ^9 H/ Q) L3 k! s& W" x5 r
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
+ K7 e9 I9 R% f3 T very much")9 k# t0 ?# { A4 {1 ~5 W! {
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love/ k) U$ Z* C7 p
you very much")
! w: Y% L$ E7 B* u8 A. n" F : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")6 E& K9 G% r) J* m+ u; P
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or3 N$ w V. Q! R; R' G' f V4 F/ v
"I love her")
* F7 g% d8 K4 d4 s4 O* e: C : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how! y6 L/ }1 X9 B" h2 D; a
much I love him/her")( C0 l9 D7 _3 R1 M. x% S7 U
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda. @0 K) \/ n3 E8 c) \; \) F' ]" n) N: q3 O
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")& B! P9 x& ]; R3 N( s5 d( g
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)* z9 L" N3 T2 N1 c6 j1 H
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)
+ L; j" m# a! ~: E9 \9 J : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
, i2 a" y0 K# U- ~' \ relationship); n' h6 X7 U3 S7 v% x
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic! J n; z: N0 D
way")
7 C/ P# a4 S7 T- e; RKpele : I walikana1 q1 ?' H" X1 i. n6 e
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem8 i6 N! w; G4 s; `
, Q: o5 r) i% m0 R( jLao : Khoi hak jao
3 J% |: A4 c! A- z, v : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")1 R# w' ~0 X+ \& P7 J
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
4 z& ?9 |8 W' H; ?( E7 q, d : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",5 E; |4 T$ S; R9 U3 d5 U
but is used for "I love you".)
" V: r; i8 u+ j) |3 w- K: |Latin : Te amo
0 _6 A. H4 J$ L0 r* ~ : Vos amo: W+ ?2 m# b1 `+ W) C9 P2 N! |+ A; |
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis). p; r9 q4 w( X
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')% g; }; _1 k+ `- ?
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,- v8 L3 }$ H& G0 s+ J3 X) }
a 'long i')
# ?' ~& u- q6 l3 S : Es milu tevi (less common)
1 x8 T1 b( c. ^- D, ~" e! ]$ ILebanese : Bahibak
1 P8 v8 e* E3 D7 v r1 [. ZLingala : Nalingi yo
! e# ~( Q3 R9 v0 jLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
' O0 p7 K% C5 P" N- ILithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)( K+ K. @, N+ Y& n
: Ash mir lutavah
: H6 a i! b5 b% sLojban : Mi do prami8 r! J$ k# B+ G* @4 H8 R
Luo : Aheri
; A! b6 u' _; r. A1 m/ A+ iLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
`+ w5 c" M8 w' _
( p; E) Z- `5 K4 }9 @% f( {% lMaa : Ilolenge+ C% P0 R% `( r; X5 D+ G
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")9 x& N7 A, e2 j _! J2 j
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")
' p& _! E6 m ~# z9 _ B$ u : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)9 s6 `% e' h+ ]$ x0 C; E
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")
5 Y; s @; H8 H& C4 [. dMadrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
4 G# o& `$ s3 z: i* ?7 ?Maiese : Wa wa! e/ D: D e- U9 V( O4 q J
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)* f" I# O, E2 C- y) e4 N0 H: @+ n# k
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)3 R$ [ W4 w3 J
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)$ T. Y/ W" X: c5 g
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version), R0 ?6 k7 ^0 y4 k& T: }
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
" }4 z8 f/ k' ~- l% V. z : Saya cintakan awak
! L% B$ b3 b& o5 j7 i0 P/ J : Aku cinta pada kau- F* }. b6 @' T& [7 w3 l
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
/ d0 Q; P! Z4 o/ J. o3 ^ : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
/ s0 N, O# i6 v a+ `/ t$ b& p to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
2 d+ \1 @# r1 u( Y" s only be used if you know the person _really_- k% y. X) E( c; [/ y! i; F3 A
well). Z+ l. l3 f% {. U! Q; a U
: Saya sayang pada mu
0 [6 G. p# m' q+ |. a _: s : Aku sayangkan engkau
9 d' A# Z: g4 T1 P. H : Saya sayang pada mu
6 h+ B1 _3 Y) U0 I; D d6 _( _& x : Aku menyintai mu4 S1 `9 j8 \+ M
: Aku menyayangi mu
8 H9 Q) d# c8 H : Aku kasih pada mu
" X8 ~7 a$ e& }6 ]& _ : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu0 o% H3 A6 X3 r/ w4 ]
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
# A, l2 n8 B! E7 @3 t& ] : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu. O4 l. @; m/ c5 q( F0 `/ @
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu$ T1 D- R9 d: U: j3 n7 l9 Q; R
Maltese : Jien inhobbok# S: h0 c- n8 }9 O9 K
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato$ v3 J. v/ L1 z3 U* B
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
/ U2 _; T) m" N1 z; e2 X : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
( o2 f4 e5 M3 l" i* J3 W# b2 TMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
4 O: G& W0 u1 Z! A7 t( P5 q! k literally "Love to you, my friend")1 f C N; Q. F/ Y$ `: i
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa6 s0 P3 h+ R+ C* x- I8 T" ?
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua8 J; L) q# M4 z/ r& J; `6 U
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)5 T" t% _) x( i
: Kanhebek (in different cities): T* g. o) K- p0 d
: R* N- J; [5 l& S$ X# p Z# P1 \
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni) Y+ m& A+ S0 p! k
Ndebele : Niyakutanda
2 ?; u# U+ D, [5 [- Z. V9 C) lNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)) P3 m/ d2 d: Z) a0 h' Y! _
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)' ^( u! @2 y* K! g
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly& A, T, W/ I- x; p {$ Q
used by upper-class and
2 u" ]4 X1 y7 J* D! O conservative people)& {- }. h" {8 K. r7 J) x
Nyanja : Ninatemba) A' ~1 n, z3 L/ P5 s& P% D
1 K' g, R7 N6 D2 b% Y) [& r/ ^+ KOp : Op lopveop yopuop
* C3 V7 a& L& j+ Z6 h* o+ FOsetian : Aez dae warzyn
( o+ Y, b0 O- ^3 u3 N( H: `- s1 t- N* o4 ?* D& i- a% f+ k
Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
' r$ _7 T) A* y+ q : Muje se mu habbat hai
$ y! ~3 w( a4 c- g5 Z0 RPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo. _; [% R0 J6 r9 }% n, A
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
/ z E+ {: L R# [Pilipino : Mahal kita& u. ^; I$ I7 M" a+ `: U: j5 ]
: Iniibig kita# [, Z/ E3 w: M c
Polish : Kocham cie' I0 y; N3 C7 M/ C5 Y$ N
: Kocham ciebie
8 o5 \8 \7 D: o/ n- D# }# E. H : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)- d7 I/ u" m# C) p1 \
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')- U7 K. P- U/ i/ ?, M4 Q
: Amo te
3 }, M/ Y: X! F5 i& mPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)8 f5 Y% {) p& O9 t7 t8 Q
(Pronounced as two words,( J8 [4 w) @; t- ?1 d' _/ r
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second- }6 ]7 Q$ C3 Z8 `2 ]: F
'd' have bars through the stems/ ?. A5 O; c" A" _) D r: y
indicating affrication, the ':'
- j* E, y- H7 R indicate minute pauses). `% G4 X$ x6 \! t# h
Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna( s: o) t0 ^3 j; C
: Mai taunu pyar karda
# a5 d6 U5 B0 g : Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:! A5 b: M( h% A5 }0 y @; R
"meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)- I$ N) L/ z' M, {1 d, Y
' = stressed syllable
% ~( h1 l. X) L: iPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")( Q$ i5 V& Q1 n: s! [/ q! \
0 }7 q- a" k; n+ L3 _- GQuenya : Tye-mela'ne" g) B% J" D4 h1 Y2 b
# W& q( f, k* G9 U
Raetoromanisch : Te amo
( h1 S2 b- ?1 R. `* r! E) W. `; RRomanian : Te iubesc5 a- v i R' M! ^! J
: Te ador (stronger); \( H# F, D( I
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)0 q; }" o5 j7 s) q# [' u! `" q5 P- u
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
* ~$ {6 z5 x1 @7 a$ b9 [ : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)/ m' }4 s4 u! h' g, i3 P1 z
: Ya lyublyu tyebya% _! n" V% c% ]/ s7 \: D+ o+ Q
( Q- }6 T3 L- v* N. {7 f% |
Samoan : Ou te alofa outou
$ \' U$ V- `, h; ]) F3 I& V4 { : Ou te alofa ia te oe
: P$ |: S5 g$ f : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
+ T" t4 F5 O7 F |Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music0 S( W0 d' P5 `" M) u8 h2 |
or art)
8 ^) n6 |+ R1 N0 iScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort1 m4 f& C* w' z. P# x7 b* \ P2 W8 J. p
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
* ~- ~# U7 b! I) v8 E L# | : Volim vas (used in common speech)& X0 P! Z2 m: |5 E8 A* w
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
0 R( c$ z4 }2 A. S4 y3 C 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
( p3 W8 j& i4 \6 A# B' k$ c Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
) x x9 H+ M. hSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)* c5 d- T2 a* m6 L$ {9 n9 y
: Volim te (used in common speech)
/ A: V* D/ U! L3 k G# b2 M2 WSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
' l# D, @7 i, {7 Z3 lSerbocroatian : Volim te
+ B$ B3 \, ]! @' r : Ljubim te
) n- I8 Y. M8 J9 L! w. W : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
* ^& U z. \( K1 G- I7 ZShona : Ndinokuda' m" ]: r M8 q6 X) Q. A
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
( v, R- {. s2 j1 D% O! h# DSioux : Techihhila3 d: s6 Y% E" t# B. @
Slovak : Lubim ta
a1 s) y) ?, x u' }$ b; @: QSlovene : Ljubim te
; Q) c$ h+ h0 D4 v3 R! J# S3 JSpanish : Te amo& H- `) L4 Y* k; i+ L
: Te quiero
. \: _7 o: i: K& _9 e : Te adoro ("I adore you")
1 w3 s, d4 K" p& O! O! K5 A9 c* c : Te deseo ("I desire you")- A( @" `5 R9 p& z/ t
: Me antojis ("I crave you")
+ n1 B0 `5 [, r, U: z/ G, y& OSrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi
( U2 A* n5 x3 I" dSwahili : Nakupenda" g$ O+ a9 T* a. w' @/ B
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)7 S8 t, L, {4 M" D3 m
: Ninikupenda
8 k0 v4 F! V1 h2 C4 e7 L : Dholu'o
" x0 s- Q3 q/ L) Y+ B0 O" dSwedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
M6 U. c0 d; d* d* q9 f& c' {Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
% h% f, |( c1 k' }0 G/ H, S' N : Bhebbak (female to male)& ?/ q. E" \6 r: [
& D# J- Q# a9 q, l1 Q4 A, TTagalog : Mahal kita. e7 K' ^! }" Z2 D
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
5 f( }" n. K: _4 h : Ua here vau ia oe
9 H4 X+ _" X% y4 f- I# RTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
- N" K5 H+ v3 ?# T6 R* o9 W. c : Nan unnai kathalikaren
; H/ S3 C* ^7 c : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")$ W7 e2 X4 ^! R5 ^# @. L0 A! R
: N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")0 D5 G- h. v/ w( D% c- \* z
: Nam vi'rmberem. ~3 a2 z3 y% B: g3 b7 a
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
' v6 C7 ]1 ^3 L) U : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
: Z' O7 u* ]! [2 Q$ ^ : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu9 }$ E1 X+ v8 a) q; M9 ?. U" h I
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)9 ^6 `0 k6 x K8 U' _+ ^
: Phom ruk koon ( " )3 K2 u: D- v7 q8 d Z/ E9 w
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
' D( p+ S/ h/ @6 U. L) f0 B# G : Chun ruk koon ( " )9 r8 r2 p) R+ t( Y Y; d
Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
# c3 I2 J5 ?1 }& R( L, O' ZTswana : Dumela
3 U' T Q! y2 I/ G J6 P! Q5 ^$ W. uTunisian : Ha eh bak2 c% a+ t1 n' Z8 B
Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum8 d, s- J& w3 P+ S
Turkish : Seni seviyorum
0 j: [8 b% Q* |+ [ : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
7 U% @/ Z9 i& Z$ d: v (g has a bar on it)+ j* R; B! o [) A# j; Y$ _+ N
Twi : Me dowapaa, }' r; O- _0 a/ [
4 I: f: q+ T- P
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
" ?7 h& a" [8 A! o5 G5 V! Z9 X : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)3 v# R+ N" H! |# [& l: u
: Ja vas kokhaju1 W# \9 U0 H6 Q1 Y. t4 A
: Ja pokokhav tebe* L: J, o0 r p4 @7 ^- R
: Ja pokokhav vas2 c$ j( h) G7 |7 e, L/ z
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon; R. T; l+ i9 J, @. `9 Q3 W
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai7 m5 x) K. P) `7 _2 U
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
- T6 z* U0 Z% C- L# Q" F9 N : Kam prem kartahai
/ i! l& V& v* e0 `5 q, M : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:9 h% q/ ?! l7 i/ ~6 C- j0 T e
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e"), `( l3 s0 M% C6 ~' l; y( P& N6 C
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:' L4 @9 I# m U+ C% V7 o6 |( y+ u
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
2 _, E1 T5 a3 _8 R- v in bath)- B3 d8 k6 p+ w8 H4 c. I
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
r; u: V$ r' ]! x# O+ c7 V. I2 @& |5 p3 F8 S+ @. C) m
Vai : Na lia
. q4 Q3 G7 b9 ^: Z. nVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg! @4 w3 b9 v# a3 R1 i, p
Vietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)- v$ U. e$ S; q4 v4 h# P9 |
: Em ye猽 anh (female to male)) D" {! [7 H* |& F* q7 m
: Toi yeu em
: |- b, Q# N/ ?1 @6 _# [1 NVolapa"k : La"fob oli K6 J: @+ t* L3 B7 K# k
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha; D4 X8 e2 h# V# Q9 P" `. q1 v
9 x6 E" P* G' A( k
Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
- f$ R, J6 D) B; j. ^: c& L : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi); r" H. x8 }% A" c" l
Wolof : Da ma la nope6 T: O+ b: j" R% f
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
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Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
8 l7 Q: E y' M; i : Ich libe dich* _8 W ]8 `" V6 _5 g) y+ z8 b
: Ich han dich lib, {& R. K( {, X" M- M9 c9 A% _; _
: Kh'hob dikh lib
+ B, N6 B4 A& b* X& } : Kh'ob dikh holt+ o- C9 H/ i7 W
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt1 n8 ]/ M7 }& i7 }- ]5 Y
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
" f& D" F8 r( e0 j( c: h" o- t# u : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
$ G+ a4 U8 W( R! z lovers can also feel; it* d* r- E7 P; \6 \8 z
indicates more a desire to
2 h& Z- X, J6 d" d8 F2 i) \0 R8 I spoil and protect the other
0 {& @! t: I- w6 z L person)
* o o. l4 }' QYugoslavian : Ja te volim$ @7 ^6 J, e: b5 }7 W
; z! M" _$ Y3 a2 bZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
9 b7 n5 c0 g0 k& r, WZulu : Mena tanda wena+ d$ ~ T/ l7 X
: Ngiyakuthanda!# W3 M7 u& Y' Q
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema6 d5 x5 v; P6 N# b9 i4 d6 R% D7 g
* m! G4 [0 T) t P7 o' X
: Q2 x9 u. S- |4 l
; l) B0 B+ y# y0 qExplanation of Languages6 S+ _0 S9 i2 Y6 O$ Z% Q
------------------------9 m, o5 \3 \* B
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa: }# Q, l; L. }7 q! S) @: O" b
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal' ] r2 N# ~. ]8 V6 w
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak6 A( o6 s7 `% t' Y4 k' ~3 h0 \
like Germans)
1 i, L( F c2 F8 P- a3 X" A' c& ?Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
5 |# k" m( L$ I" d2 o over 80 languages spoken there.$ O+ ?2 c4 B$ c9 Y/ p% T& }( ]% w
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains5 X+ h9 j* ?' r. Q: x
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
& e* B: U" I# U# i Canadian to Mexican borders6 O8 ]' R1 j7 o3 i
Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including! f! n& F, k; J
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,+ R l0 @% a" k% P
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and' N# s! {2 R ~5 J. r4 {9 p0 _
the region of Palestine.
& z& @* X# F6 E' S; RAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
; G1 ~4 [+ X& n2 X2 D4 ^9 x many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language; ~7 q9 u) v+ }: `
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.9 s6 j0 X1 e9 N( e
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India [2 S3 Q5 V p) a/ O a
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa
. e* B& k$ v2 j ^Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of6 y( {! v8 F- _
Indonesia
e& V2 A& @! X+ |5 w1 YBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern/ c9 Q. b7 i* E4 ?
Germany (actually a German dialect)
% [* Q5 L% b; ZBemba -> language spoken in Africa4 c, K+ q! W! w
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,! o: J) h e2 R) M' R
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh% Y2 k9 p1 `# U! |9 A3 g+ u+ F) m
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
$ ^# }& b4 w' U0 |2 o4 ^7 V* d+ F2 mBraille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.% F( E: b* y J2 v# x
It is 'read' by touch.
, w( i$ Q& I4 {9 _$ a" v, G+ yCajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from( J; O0 k8 J' R; B
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
" x2 V+ u. T4 ? Acadia is in an Atlantic province.8 W# R. i: m N# d- w8 n/ U* A
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu* j4 F/ p8 { o6 W* ]) z& I0 l
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe& @" C* ?, U+ k( X3 J
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
1 Q+ R U& o5 h" z/ n- b Nation
R0 d; j+ z, b% U% ~0 ^# d2 HChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
& e( J4 z% s( C) I' e8 q2 T fChickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
. s3 A. j0 H) [' g3 n% Y i2 a( N, GCreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
4 u3 s' Q* z7 Y3 v basicly French with a little English and German.
% Q/ Y) e& y3 hDusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
! [4 _9 x0 n1 o* u in North Borneo
9 ^1 s, e) [2 C+ Z7 Y( nDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
" ?* |% r, J( Y0 w: z+ Y. ? of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and& {- U& o9 F" @: C: w1 @, {( B
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium8 a0 C4 K% f& g: y
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
% C- M* \0 b. y! w& R/ ~1 j( ~6 L) fFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in2 N/ o. n% L* r. N4 K8 C. h- v
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
* b) H) j ~9 g3 e Persian.
' e$ e: f! I$ ~Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
- q5 ^/ U5 u/ P* R4 w Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
u6 c7 X- q2 h I) `" Z) D around Nuremberg2 o) h9 B/ W1 O: v8 `1 K
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces( `0 I, j2 g( Q. O2 ]
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
: n7 Z1 Q! f5 L# ? Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
1 N. m% n, V! N! m# l" ?Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern6 {* I) K F% x$ s; l5 `! n$ e3 E' r
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
* y3 j$ r$ y: g8 {4 _/ U5 d- s (mainly west coast)
6 G3 k4 W! v$ @3 CGaelic -> language spoken in Ireland1 `: y/ O) u: ?" A1 b4 p
Gronings -> Dutch dialect
) Z. i; A: A! gGuarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay. d6 V/ f9 G1 [# [% ?
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and$ Z( H' |/ h- [2 s0 Q& y3 ]6 p4 {, e" G
Pakistan
" q( F, f4 n' W" r/ EHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
. a( W# S0 H. f1 i1 A% UHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria [; t; O2 b. y3 F4 S9 W1 n# G
Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people" a: z( a2 R+ q, C( C
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
$ z1 o9 F, {0 ~1 B; m3 E MHopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
0 {& d1 W( p0 z3 A' y! hIbaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot% X* j0 b" o9 p) x. e3 p
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's+ @9 O% e4 n/ w
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines! O+ a- r& _3 \ A
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
, T6 x+ t z- ]* s2 [ circa 1940.
! q3 L" q1 h9 ]! ^/ QKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot- Y! z2 g1 U B0 O4 D" U! u. |
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's1 m1 r$ l' n$ [( ?
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
0 q. o' Z9 N2 g4 c* V+ p southern India
6 \2 E5 a/ Y% p- x' r" W' sKikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
M* ~- q8 W" E' J; |/ BKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
- k( B7 b! P1 T, \1 e is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
, N5 ]2 k3 z6 A. W+ H Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.4 N, N! w' n2 f0 b6 n: n
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa; r7 e3 h6 k8 C+ z6 ]
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
% h+ x$ T) E, [" w' t" E living in northern Thailand/ Q( D% L4 r* W
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya7 [8 {& y1 g( q" n* k
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas5 \5 t* I: R6 C/ v E5 ^) S+ A
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
8 y1 B7 q9 J& ]2 X- Z/ [6 h A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
% g. m. w2 E3 P g' F9 K! | German.
7 q. l% A1 k9 s' y. aMaa -> language spoken in Africa9 x$ M3 v$ S$ t8 p* W: Z7 U( k
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India ~9 J3 y" t) }# ~. _
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
) r& G/ a0 s: N* R- J9 ?4 V; d in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
+ n1 \, `% L t/ I1 m' I 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
8 l& X2 }/ m: G! I; Y' H) z and Italian mostly.6 F9 L [9 K2 j$ w( a% w
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
* o+ p! f7 N# \. v o* L; _ (Bombay is the capital city)
7 o. C$ Y3 }) ?Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
$ u* A7 ` N" l4 r8 NMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of' ?# B3 K6 Q+ v
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
. {1 r4 G; t5 P: ^' u: zMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)8 H" k5 @9 D0 _" z! r2 W
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
; J) }3 E% D8 C, f2 _Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
8 Q' s( m5 m$ D/ u, U+ d1 h( W! QNdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe" Y$ H( o( x5 @7 b# g
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa% }! _5 N3 }. D" S1 `# Q
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba% S2 w8 Y+ ^: k' z6 l7 P5 |
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people3 c7 Y# @9 [, d1 y7 |
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India0 K8 q1 h; z; E& ?) U
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)% M# B7 X/ X1 M7 U9 G; ?
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
! c# h# d/ \% J" u/ f4 I books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".4 h: w* A4 Z8 F0 k# b* k
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe6 ^2 x. ^8 d2 b
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of. a o+ U+ K+ G
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.1 Y7 G7 E$ M0 y f0 x5 `
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)5 o8 @$ I: G x8 {) i
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East: l+ t% o; F, B; d) }3 T
Africa. ]( ~& E: S, o
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines3 @* A0 n& ~: o8 N$ I7 T
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
2 T0 m6 T- N; ]3 [) B0 E7 j and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),$ f4 e+ G" d" y/ P( F
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
' V# X6 R5 l1 @3 K" J% i. mTelugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India/ H* {! @/ r: k1 j S$ n' \( b" e
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)
) U% R$ r. e$ W4 y6 c ~- jTswana -> language spoken in Africa$ _2 U$ D5 m! k* w- ~1 i7 i
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti. ~0 W8 q9 m9 }) K9 I6 b
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India& x$ e/ ]% T" o2 F I+ P
Vai -> language spoken in Africa$ h3 L- x- [; W! t, V0 q: g, {
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
4 N2 t* U# N; z' ^7 s- t( q region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
, v" w& n. T" @ language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern6 o; o. k, M% Q% i; x+ a4 M
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
D4 e% [/ N* r7 o+ U% R around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people, N* @: g+ i; U5 U* ]- d; Q
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother; ?% ^) M5 [/ S5 z6 J4 a( V
language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian, Z7 a: Q3 j( [7 M/ z
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
* W' F* H! x; a7 Z1 t- |' V/ k! j5 N people who went there to work as engineers in the
3 L+ z5 g# \/ S mining industry during the 17th century.& b6 k* a% E4 E% w) d3 L
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
% L V1 a4 U r circa 1880.
2 }0 [! z2 C8 o& y7 v, ]Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
7 E/ t q; ^5 S: R the planet Vulcan
* O3 q* i: r& J" cWalloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
. ~8 \8 l# e e% {6 d French dialect with certain German influences
% W: F' B6 ^+ T3 m) `- [: o( W spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,! p/ p! c- I; U6 o# g
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of- \0 H1 Y1 h3 v" h: d: k
the Walloons), Belgium
_1 }# O$ ~# E: N y5 ?9 ^* gWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people
- @! J2 S: }( t: L3 f" s+ KYucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
4 \. F1 w# @6 v Y. r- {8 c peninsula in Mexico
* c3 S4 R3 S: ]% D+ A! }! wZazi -> Kurdic dialect
* h1 z4 U8 i. o$ HZuni -> North American Indian tribe0 Z, c, b9 S3 X) g. |# O8 r
; w0 Z& g" L5 T$ M" {9 d5 p Z' h
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
3 s+ @) I4 F1 C/ m; n1 Ma" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)& Z1 M+ G6 v6 ~1 n& r q6 A. h* z
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)6 j- ], ?1 s6 B; e
e? -> ?above e
' a' d6 b8 ~& b5 R2 k+ n8 ie' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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