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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou+ N% n. X6 I9 X* E6 b
: Ek het jou lief# K% ]4 m" y+ n
Albanian : Te dua
6 A) o8 H7 L, o5 ^8 V Z; T# L : Te dashuroj
0 R8 |1 O% q% \+ ~2 K2 y8 G1 g& z : Ti je zemra ime2 A9 z0 [1 e5 g a/ P
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
$ ~9 Q6 N5 ?% y0 u) I3 hAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear% H& s2 M$ O2 Y3 N( U
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
* ?- J3 C; |# r2 `6 I' ~ : Afekrischalehou
# Q% r5 B% n8 |, vAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
' ]9 h5 u5 M7 M7 i : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male). X9 Q) u' W5 R4 {
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)" j0 Z; s" L& V1 o, G% q$ b- z
: __ ( )
$ o" a* ~; a9 r+ D7 ` : ( ) |__|
' U4 G5 t1 z# W8 R/ v# d : |__| __ __ | |, e+ B8 n I$ Z& ^+ N3 c% h& Z, R
: | |( )( )|__| __
/ b! J+ F5 ?2 n/ F6 }# q : |__||__||__|| | / )
, m6 u1 U/ O7 f/ ^ : | (__)(__) | / /
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: | / /
$ F: A9 d3 Z0 r2 M4 b! b9 Y" G : \ /
& K1 Y2 ~: L. X3 P" B% d7 h/ bApache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like1 U/ F$ m/ I5 g, q+ z# o
French, '~n' as in French3 |' C* h g4 R4 N
'salon')2 t* s* ~2 d! f: i
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)" p" p3 C: A; P
: Ohiboki (male to female)0 L- x( {" Y4 p7 l' o6 {
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
8 C2 M# m: o" R% L8 W; h( k$ t or two females)
; x* X# r( v# w7 P) g/ M# I* E : Nohiboke (more than one male or females
9 G) K7 {' y9 ]) ^# r" G to female). W% v3 W1 P0 |/ Y! h' y! Q& j
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
7 n4 f) \! a: R8 @0 i9 C. a: ?7 O' @ : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
0 {3 k4 T( H/ n. j( L males or two females)* g9 h, b6 I0 f2 }7 Z+ x
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more+ G* a6 B4 g) B. h, f1 L7 @3 f( j" j
than two males)" d" e8 z+ K7 ` C6 ^$ B# s
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
a# A* N6 p& u than two females)! w4 E9 P- F; g2 P. ]% o( Y
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)7 U2 ?4 V6 j4 r3 B& p' g0 d
: Ooheboka (female to male)
6 l. ]. L! Y/ ]' u% A. CArabic : Ana behibak (female to male). C* Z5 ^9 F j) M
: Ana behibek (male to female)' r' `1 v. \; ]
: Ahebich (male to female)
* ~; ]8 }* L: P; v : Ahebik (female to male)
, _" @( z W6 g$ Y; i : Ana ahebik+ j) i, x5 p, x# H
: Ib'n hebbak+ y! X- w7 S; u7 D& t, y# V
: Ana ba-heb-bak
( F3 ]6 \" o, F9 M3 T3 m : Bahibak (female to male)3 K% }( p* N& H4 o( n* V7 W, Q
: Bahibik (male to female)
: @" j x* q, s : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)" p( ]2 s8 ?, h0 V
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
" S1 d9 p: @1 n : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more3 H8 g# C5 D+ _! k
than one male)
2 w6 y2 O* E" ]; J0 P/ E : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
2 r1 q9 [7 Z0 Z P) o7 @5 N) ^Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek! v# |8 O q5 s& Q) x
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem& {, A* n5 Y; A: _% a% n4 d
Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo
3 b% h. a1 Q* t- q& |Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau w* N) N* S8 R! g0 ^- K" `/ e
5 C" S$ L9 M! S( e
Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
& Y2 E j8 B% C+ aBasque : Maite zaitut
; X# o% z U$ T: k : Nere maitea ("My love.")5 i) x7 p) m7 m5 N8 X5 ^# Q8 M5 o
Bassa : Mengweswe) k2 _6 G7 t- h4 h% N* a: a* C; I
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
2 Z' b+ e1 ], F/ l6 [$ I+ v+ lBemba : Ndikufuna
$ Y. o' \! z9 L/ P# IBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
# i- s1 j) R& u4 H4 Y : Ami tomay bhalobashi: x4 r4 W4 e+ Z0 \! Q' Z
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
0 M; U2 k& S1 Y) K$ z# A' JBerber : Lakh tirikh
) C9 v: O# Y" `, w4 b9 oBicol : Namumutan ta ka0 a# R( t0 P$ j _, y1 i* ~& Z
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani N4 W u! p# C! d3 c7 E
Bosnian : Volim te1 _3 U+ a# R" V( b! X% s
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;. L% j1 A2 H! \" J# B+ r
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')# v5 W( R. Y: j' {
: Amo te
( M4 O7 Q1 R* i2 S8 J; |Bulgarian : Obicham te& H% g$ \ n( M( y, e8 w1 Z y
: As te obeicham
! t' v8 G3 p1 S+ l( ~ : As te obicham
, N$ D+ Y/ ^! A n# T : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")! I4 k" Z- s2 d) U$ ?0 ~, ?+ y1 E
Burmese : Chit pa de
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+ n+ s$ _! I) G ?( X3 aCajun : Mi aime jou
/ c0 u' u2 Y. ~4 `Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
6 G( S G8 M' ^$ Q+ W1 C. q : Bon sro lanh oon Q$ i8 [8 n% X" y$ O
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this). H" x; [5 n- V
: Je t'aime ("I like you"). j% Q# Q, A. [8 f4 E, i0 x3 n: F
: Je t'adore ("I love you")1 V S/ n/ p8 y% n" s6 ]
Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
( C" v" p, Z7 {: p : T'estim (Mallorcan)
, A+ s, q t2 T3 P" o, B : T'estime (Valencian)$ d' V3 b, {3 |. w6 N7 y
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
+ [8 d3 U l! B0 i7 ?0 W9 @0 M% tCebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
3 H9 z. ]9 _& J D' a- }Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
q$ d3 @" A7 `9 q9 D* }4 C0 QCherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
# J5 K' ~! Q/ T% o! v/ E% b* O! u: VCheyenne : Ne mohotatse$ W, s- U3 I5 u, |
Chichewa : Ndimakukonda( D8 K5 H* C& q9 w8 n
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)8 N' V9 x i6 w. |) a+ D
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)4 `1 P3 a; p" |6 E& v7 D7 l) L
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
. c! I& \6 Q9 e : Wo oi ney ( " )4 x6 r3 X' W9 w
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)" p0 W6 |6 F% K* B
: Ngai on ni ( " )
' `3 @& ~) d6 g& R3 U : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
/ k5 Q; o0 B7 O0 d6 z% r : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)9 z6 t" N4 V" T
: Wo ie ni ( " ): i8 l0 F% T8 A/ @$ O
: Wuo ai nee ( " )
8 G) u, Q8 b7 k : Wo ay ni ( " )% a; h/ r) q i5 `, p
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua) z3 ]9 ?+ J( H- t3 w/ N
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)6 e% N; P, X* A
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
$ \% v: H) |. M$ }( o: y( { : Ti tengu caru (female to male)
$ R% v- R. s2 f/ GCreol : Mi aime jou9 E0 D3 G3 P; \( |
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)/ y3 `+ E$ m% g$ `5 G2 F& \* V
: Volim te (used in common speech)
* V! S( e! J [Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)7 D7 x! G0 E. @- N
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
! Z2 ?; D# n4 u6 u$ T5 N% I : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",* I8 y4 c1 W4 a& j7 n1 M$ G5 r
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in/ X; s# [1 q6 A6 H8 |( O6 y; V
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish); ~1 i$ d- H4 }. K
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)3 ?# G2 y" R" h6 W T
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
7 }! Q# }1 _3 F on top of the 'e' in te, which is( M; d7 \" S/ f- {) L+ J( W8 c
pronounced 'ye')) }3 ?: E; z: g4 b( U4 p' C- ~# w
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)% d! e) p h& G4 e% @& a
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
: z, K$ z9 ]* ?: s: ]: t9 W8 b6 | you (very much)", often
4 P. x7 q8 }( C& z used and prefered)
) _" a! J) A& d : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig
{2 s7 b. T& F! ADusun : Siuhang oku dia
& w+ o" _& B1 [, d9 e4 r5 @Dutch : Ik hou van je. ~3 }" ^7 j4 o: L0 M0 v
: Ik hou van jou0 h( W& A3 c. t+ o( C; j
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)6 T, a% o0 F( [+ t; n0 K: z
: Ik bemin jou ( " )' v5 p- m: S3 H
: Ik heb je lief ( " )
- ?5 H& F5 E( m7 m' [ : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
* O7 M- ]8 z) j5 o% W! m1 V : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
% N+ L0 q+ z4 _8 H! G+ K : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very/ B. O/ }. m: C, W
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")
: f. {& m( q3 {' \ : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")- E9 `- m; Q: \" }
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )
# ]* C/ h5 Z+ w, g; i- H0 f5 ? : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
. D8 t* S) C& O : Ik vind je heel aardig much")
' u6 `7 R$ U$ m2 R" m : Ik zie je graag
- V* T: H2 J q# H( H, d+ C : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")" G; g, G- }+ t
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
: v! m: k( K/ n& z4 A; k$ G: l (the last two are more superficial, thus more7 s% D; w, g2 ?5 J( H, j
suitable for male to male)/ [- P5 O) W( ^# k
) d5 } Z& [; d' ?
Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
2 ~. J3 a5 z$ f1 Q& r- B8 ZEnglish : I love you
- |; L" q$ U, E : I adore you
) O6 M% Q, ?3 V6 ]3 E" h : I love thee (used only in Christian context)' O! g) \ K: ^6 \( F% P
Esperanto : Mi amas vin4 Z6 ^- N* ]7 W
Estonian : Mina armastan sind% x% e( o/ A# ?8 N( Q( L$ ] r7 ~
: Ma armastan sind
$ F2 c7 O4 u. M7 X7 y; @7 xEthiopian : Afgreki'
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6 O% j* K1 w# F, @) e8 yFarsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
4 V/ _2 ` [- E1 t* UFarsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
& r3 o( P# T& t$ K2 ?- W3 U : Asheghetam
: Z6 x) C! u9 F9 J3 A3 Y : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")$ t" @0 G0 q" ^
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
8 Z& ?% l, [# S" G/ yFilipino : Mahal ka ta
3 }0 z ?7 K/ L1 O" s : Iniibig kita: s+ w4 {8 d; p: W) G0 ^+ n
: Mahal kita- O) X- q0 j0 H) E5 x# T8 u+ ~* [8 e
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua/ [+ q* m x, L3 Q# u9 @2 u6 B5 i
: Rakastan sinua8 N/ z5 Z, t" O- @: a/ @+ U1 U2 o
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you") C( M& s- c- h; c
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua% I" Z3 {9 ^: [% T6 B, J$ l/ p
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
" T! M: T8 O) ^! ?; `French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
4 o7 E( k0 L- t& H" ` : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning! U, y, N2 p/ }7 y1 D( K- ?) R
between lovers)
% E6 ?& C# i: n5 w : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
4 I" ]: `9 I# B8 p0 \: ^ and family, not for lovers)
6 U5 Z$ a7 ^* a$ X" S, X( @# ?French (formal) : Je vous aime5 j3 n5 J; A9 c8 g# L
- J% u( ] J$ X: dGaelic : Ta gra agam ort
! |3 F/ q9 ^* ?7 z4 p% o! q : Moo graugh hoo$ H5 ], P) A* G" u0 }5 @
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
[5 V- m- |/ e/ m! AGerman : Ich liebe dich
8 r ]: C& d4 k9 X- \: D : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and7 A. k7 h7 J- _
conservative)
* ^, ]; i, {7 GGerman dialects:
+ ~( K; l5 W9 ~) aBavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern Y( _% ^4 A9 h! z
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
- q# H/ O" o; q; X2 L# _5 U" X : I lieb di; ~# ?0 P) y" O( z7 \
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)1 m6 k: P. _, [: h
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich) {& x0 v3 w* a6 i' r0 d- b" J5 y
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
5 y2 ^; e$ F* Z( M, HBochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
/ h. N ?8 P) Q/ s, m1 d" l' EFranconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
% M" \# W9 z. r' {$ ^3 {! J (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a4 U% s* l" T( J$ q4 C( a
relationship)
" B: T0 L0 y8 b: S : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,6 ~- t9 z) H9 D: V3 _7 _, H
ment as a compliment, not litterally)8 {% R; `8 L" H- v9 {* c* V, r3 a
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",# `7 _% e2 y6 |; f$ B+ T. g$ c
a Franke would never say "I love you"); V2 L' {: W) A' a, Z
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
$ _9 b) n, o$ i3 o3 Q* [ : Ik hald fan dei4 Y+ A# h5 T/ X/ D- n9 d( S. c* [
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb% a+ z# o. n1 [2 Q5 w# v5 S
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
1 E, e! M6 p |* O7 r8 K; A. @Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb" I& g" D4 n3 A5 m3 ?% ^; J* x
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
, d0 l4 x, t8 p8 L# gSwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
7 V8 ~ C, L4 l7 GSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn D1 M: E$ n$ b6 ~# x& _3 |
(Schweizerdeutsch)2 c. J, [: I8 h, I4 g" K A2 R
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di5 B0 T# S# v! p
(Vorarlbergerisch)- j; H8 O5 j, ]( v2 m8 B8 Q8 W- J7 }
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
/ b$ e+ Y! m% p/ l. U3 I% f Z- [ case 'gamma')
/ C; G0 z8 Y' U : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
) _2 \1 W. _; q; W+ \7 q% b8 _ : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
|) o9 {" b$ J4 X. T% C# ^ : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
3 v% g" s6 D4 E C, b$ d3 u$ u : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
! K- h- v; L8 ?7 x8 K : Se latrevo ("I adore you")1 i9 V$ N: h+ P' e& `- l
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
% M1 y2 t' R5 ? p fGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se( u; L4 E0 r6 t3 G
Greenlandic : Asavakit( a+ ~! h* n/ N+ P/ O
Gronings : Ik hol van die/ p5 K9 B6 r0 G
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)5 |, O2 H" q# z
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.. z( P; t' P' B3 h7 J% \8 P! {
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not. p& _4 D: w( F. Q% f7 C7 y/ y1 Z/ n
pronounced)
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Hausa : Ina sonki+ @# s, U8 M( V8 J, k! ]
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe; e& |# z$ E! w6 M" O- I
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
7 R) }+ ?2 K& a! h! A. B8 L very much")
0 } K5 q$ M- V! ]+ KHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
: d1 t0 M$ x3 {3 D$ z* U8 e# _ : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
6 l/ k$ w+ \% F* J" T5 C8 J1 ~: U: U : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
# w" e9 v+ u7 ^& _ : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female). W; Q% K$ p& C p5 g! K
('kh' pronounced like
& p- J: {- F& n k! Q- _' s Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
: E! k* \1 \2 O k French 'r')1 C" M' Q# G7 _( s* ^# f0 M8 u* {5 D
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
6 N' }6 d" w1 F' x A7 W : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)0 B! S- J7 w6 M4 K
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon1 v/ {- W! {: B: W% I6 ^( @
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu; ? E s" B, h
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo: t" X; @) q( w$ |" E {
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo6 N) H7 |" X3 m7 z
: Mae tumko peyar kia8 S, ]! M2 g0 v- ~1 }
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon
0 E/ N4 I3 q: G I4 G : Main tumse prem karta hoon: p- \6 D5 v, o$ M/ l6 J
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
3 U2 ~8 c4 B1 l* ~, o& `6 l. v pronounced)3 a& z% y9 N( i) Q* `4 C) ?
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta0 O3 ?% V, R/ G1 O/ {
Hungarian : Szeretlek
' r5 k( V- {$ \4 }* H : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and; i( L8 ?" w' y' B5 `
no one else")
4 [% @! X2 g: k# J : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,! c5 ], `2 H# f$ R" N
you", a reinforcement)# ?" O5 _0 J+ T' U, D" E% O
(The above two entries are never heard in6 V+ X P, J9 w$ X! W$ i Z! ~
a normal context.)5 s: A. Z: v3 O1 A( P5 L3 Z+ w/ d
: b1 N! ^1 |: z' N( v: JIbaloi : Pip-piyan tana
) m! z; y# C- Y5 l$ \0 R : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
+ |7 z: ^+ ~6 {& x( P6 f9 c; Z very much"); X5 W! d% P3 L6 Q: p
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
( i: a, E7 w |5 \' BIlocano : Ay ayating ka- i7 l7 m" V2 f- e* I) K$ T
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
' a( S" O0 }' L# e# u6 K- V : Saya cinta kamu ( " )
9 {6 K& r& I3 E3 s# X : Saya kasih saudari ( " )4 G( _! ]5 f6 ~+ |" g
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
% O4 Y v% y) N; A6 l* v M6 O : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)# y4 S; ?& I: d/ A; Z
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )' Z: @1 m5 P, K( M
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )1 v" V6 k" S4 R: @2 V# L4 }" b
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
+ G H( U# B5 _' BItalian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
e, D; a6 D2 b& c : Ti voglio bene (between friends)
$ k) N4 e5 }' R. |. s9 q' w, R : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
5 ^' r# h: Q6 m- L; j/ J1 Z9 ~ you", refering to other person's: o) M5 M6 s! a( B% u" j; Q
body)
* `& H3 E. \4 ~Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
& n- Y. \/ I8 TIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit) @" L+ C* n. z
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
$ v" l0 ]7 L4 p6 y9 i& ] : Aishiteru
, J, c5 O4 a+ F* ?3 @) O0 R# [ : Chuu shiteyo5 M* H7 I& K7 j- v/ k
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da* f, V6 H( ~( a- [5 s4 y+ J
: Ore wa omae ga suki da
: y, _- K0 o- k, p9 h : Suitonnen
; q% q2 {3 Y! C+ ]! Y) q : Sukiyanen
4 o* R/ G+ j/ Z) d. |5 | z : Sukiyo" I' a& L! O7 `: o/ ?
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
8 D& J4 d8 W/ S, ^' T1 x : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu4 r' ?0 a" T, A8 r; e" ]: W
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu, i) o4 ^/ S( q. }
: A-i-shi-te ma-su
0 H+ `; `- A" Q; k : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu: p- n( [2 Y( `/ ^
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a1 g2 F3 m! I# f6 o! g; o
start, when you are not yet real lovers)
. v* O+ \) ?$ m* i$ }Javanese : Kulo tresno
s1 a4 n4 l6 G {$ d- [
; }: r T/ Y% Q5 {% V8 n5 X9 j3 `Kankana : Laylaydek sik a7 _ T& A1 `* E
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene/ e* T; c! O% j2 ?* l
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
}' n/ g3 k, C# n' ]) CKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
9 c2 B& S; X# m! \Kiswahili : Nakupenda
1 L z1 e) F6 B# @6 y : Nakupenda wewe
: p( d. }! m! @0 F : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel"): |! m/ R8 A% o5 j
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
* H0 g( P3 ~8 ^ : qamuSHa' ("I love you")
}3 Y0 n: x& J, G : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
+ {6 c* j0 G3 F. |! B6 Y% i : qaparHa' ("I like you")
! d3 u/ q# j5 X0 Y* Y& C& ^! X! R : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
. U2 _0 T$ A7 W7 J/ X3 M (words are often unnecessary as the thought
% v3 i2 S& ]1 u- c) y! Y+ u. M is most often conveyed nonverbally with
0 d. `" n( T; X! c& r. G special growlings)8 {0 u. y2 d7 H5 ~
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")% N% F6 W9 q/ p6 V% @2 O
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect); K6 p/ y# v% d! c- ]# y0 a' ^* d
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
# N( o& W1 t0 g* {( X : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )! x( A4 }" t& X+ Z: D
: Tangsinul
' e, Y# D4 O8 I6 W5 [4 G : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")' C- i0 @% `0 n: o# K. P
: Dangsinul saranghee yo
, \' H; A: {4 p; c! B5 t : Saranghee5 P6 F, M% s6 Y/ C# o- X: l
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
8 Y" h) x5 C6 E' d C0 H$ n : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like& H$ D6 q9 D2 x) ?" A- u
very much")$ e! W# K; a/ O; }0 [4 l! Y
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love, j' c0 }0 K* q1 r2 ?2 I1 o5 i
you very much"), J9 e- L/ L# ]' w& p9 O
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
9 W5 C9 @, D1 T, v8 A : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
9 T( e' ~) [2 d. ?% D0 b0 i* C "I love her")
2 d+ s v5 w, E; l' T# X9 U : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how7 ?0 K) t; s4 I$ M
much I love him/her")1 E+ A; B+ R* O* @: H% I
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda9 v& m7 b6 y4 U2 M" ]
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")
) d- y5 C6 {6 H : Saranghaeyo (more formal), e! U& ]. E a" l o
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)9 h( z# D0 J) O' k
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
! H4 U% M" L$ r9 W# d) T- X relationship)* E9 D1 g W, n" c. ]
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
( K* r' R; b( ?" Q way")! S: J1 Z5 \" n* \# s; O
Kpele : I walikana$ G+ s% n. t: N9 e7 [* Y
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem2 w { W# A: W2 T% s) n! N
7 S9 U" ~7 J* s. ^' h
Lao : Khoi hak jao
1 I# Q* K% V$ `: ? : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
; D1 A$ \/ [" ~4 i3 w( m4 w( x+ H! W : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
) x; c6 w! E: l : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",& Q K" ?0 X- t$ ?, i
but is used for "I love you".)6 t R9 K; G' o. t. l! y" r
Latin : Te amo
: w# ]# z) [# Z: A+ T : Vos amo2 k% l! h4 S( j2 O
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis), ~4 h7 e$ {0 P$ J+ J
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu'), ? u0 T: U( `
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,0 h4 F7 C h3 \7 m7 r' ^3 K
a 'long i')- J7 d; p7 _& _1 g
: Es milu tevi (less common)
: a$ n) l; w }+ b+ J7 wLebanese : Bahibak
8 @5 }4 a# Q" L% H, R' ~Lingala : Nalingi yo
: h- D2 N1 e7 Q# a* x3 E2 t0 _Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
& K) }* L) {4 L- }0 r$ V' YLithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)( h& p2 j( C6 d& W
: Ash mir lutavah
9 k8 V% V- ~7 ~& o( |4 [Lojban : Mi do prami) l* K- @/ e/ g8 s3 U1 q
Luo : Aheri) ?; h! ~8 m+ o: g
Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r: v* d- @/ q2 }" U7 ]5 H
1 w* u' s1 }: v" l, k/ jMaa : Ilolenge
4 W+ p4 z; o! X/ @Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
; N8 w: k* c( u$ j- w$ J( ] : Te ljubam ("I really love you")
1 d6 f; E; l, V* t4 R0 b( L: u- x : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)6 ^3 P! k& C2 b9 K5 o3 ?
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")8 |# o Q/ K- V, z' X
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!) u ~/ s5 l- x- _1 Q
Maiese : Wa wa
0 V# h# f" D( j. b6 `8 yMalay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct) C" r) z0 L" B$ h4 e7 R6 B. Y# O
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
9 p0 {" ~2 f: { : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
& O& ]$ ~5 d3 J4 O6 j4 k# h : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)' i4 w' R. r4 p
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)0 r7 d D9 ?! p4 X3 w9 J0 O
: Saya cintakan awak- _. j5 P3 ?' q1 T
: Aku cinta pada kau
1 j, N9 p* ^7 |- b" x4 z1 N$ I : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
3 u: b4 m# X! X2 H* Y : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened2 B7 x: a4 k9 u- F K
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should% ~/ a9 _' @3 L
only be used if you know the person _really_' }# e0 v9 o2 E) d6 v
well)
0 [+ Y& j; j0 Y2 l% U : Saya sayang pada mu
1 E9 O1 x! J1 E& h% f6 A$ I : Aku sayangkan engkau
* d7 K9 f( O4 g) I6 `8 P : Saya sayang pada mu
" h' H! b/ t n/ K: J5 p! k$ w5 } : Aku menyintai mu
) z) v, w4 d p& ?6 e : Aku menyayangi mu
6 q( w( d, G K% X : Aku kasih pada mu7 f, \6 u+ g7 ?7 I& @) r
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
7 G! M; O# t7 {: H. L1 cMalayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
. o! U$ o- `$ ~, N- ` : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu* G" [* G$ O, {- r) d$ t5 l8 d
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu. ?5 N# K& H! G$ Q
Maltese : Jien inhobbok
% o! [" ?4 m$ }9 wMarathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato; s+ Z( e1 K/ o3 D6 v* F& }4 {
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
8 x- O1 s9 s9 Z. l8 s- l+ f : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)5 V+ Q! f d$ L. X( O8 y
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,/ C# Z! I0 ]+ e3 x% M
literally "Love to you, my friend")
( B7 P$ X* ^. M# b) P4 s5 ^Mohawk : Konoronhkwa
, C1 Q4 } E+ O7 vMokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
; ~+ w9 m3 g' e8 u9 n& ^Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)' `3 _7 O7 ~( k1 r" x) e+ E
: Kanhebek (in different cities)/ ^% C& Z' C5 z k& h. S
7 }# k4 N8 L8 ?; d# m/ eNavaho : Ayor anosh'ni- ^6 N) q, J! A, H8 y1 L6 N
Ndebele : Niyakutanda% W9 a( i4 F5 A- _& r! T6 O
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
" O5 \8 o+ O. P$ |$ b : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)8 R5 b' ^$ E W6 F
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly: m9 E5 H2 @* h. t( M
used by upper-class and! q+ m5 r3 y4 I' D: h- ~, t
conservative people)
2 ^, \5 e" `: Y& [! ZNyanja : Ninatemba
1 c5 e% k# X! Z5 [& f: u
! D4 v4 k# H* c6 L% d) IOp : Op lopveop yopuop/ `1 ^1 `' {3 ^) v, E3 }& Q+ h& e
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn/ N8 ?/ ?5 A8 G7 n& v5 e
2 M# ^! J9 K5 @4 d$ R
Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai8 y, k/ Y7 C7 ]; ?; J
: Muje se mu habbat hai
7 G5 U" l& v# y# a/ cPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo$ S9 E0 e, E4 u
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
2 c+ J; T" ]2 \" y5 ]: U# \Pilipino : Mahal kita- D1 T1 Y& ]6 k3 p
: Iniibig kita
8 l( E) l, | Q: `) p: aPolish : Kocham cie( d3 U" {2 }, e2 f9 q
: Kocham ciebie6 @5 q) c( j% V2 p s- N
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)2 Z6 l% }! W" o1 x! B W
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')1 q( C/ ?' p5 \+ r, P) T. W
: Amo te
1 [) ]9 X$ U9 o% S! v* `$ ePulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)0 d5 E3 t* a% V/ l' [
(Pronounced as two words,
+ d6 S; k' i4 d( D' s "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second8 T, y# ?' I0 i& x
'd' have bars through the stems
5 o4 d1 W# C2 ?2 [8 V( N indicating affrication, the ':'! j. G: d4 b: c0 v
indicate minute pauses)
; L9 E, L7 m) |+ |) nPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna6 L0 [8 ^3 {( K0 w* v) ]
: Mai taunu pyar karda, y5 z6 x0 `6 ^* V$ B
: Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:
0 Y, [: G0 t- p5 o# I "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
7 g' U" @7 V5 K5 V0 J1 N ' = stressed syllable
! d/ J; p4 @6 ~2 e2 BPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
5 o( ]% t0 x$ x/ o
# U0 k# e+ L* h) M q" GQuenya : Tye-mela'ne- ]" K" n' n- G- U; L3 e* O
/ b' \; c# o a0 [7 i7 ~Raetoromanisch : Te amo
% _/ {+ r0 _/ S. o9 @( {! r% HRomanian : Te iubesc
: ^# s0 ]6 D0 f' W1 ` : Te ador (stronger)# h5 W+ a, F6 z, i
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
1 _; |- f4 e8 u6 C( p : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)2 ]( h0 J$ \; L
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)! r* m0 ^6 _2 W. _ v% |) p5 G+ ^# `
: Ya lyublyu tyebya: L, \0 Y3 j0 S
1 L& u; K1 o' x; y3 j
Samoan : Ou te alofa outou
1 X* g' A3 r$ Z' d( Z) m* M : Ou te alofa ia te oe
6 ?: L0 |9 G* s9 I V# C : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")& t W' v7 U3 I5 G- L
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
, t% m6 y+ Y5 n& @ or art)
) N% d( F7 N! O. y3 O; k8 ^% bScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort+ v7 d" j. Y0 |% l; Z/ p; q
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)* T A( B% }0 n7 a; Y
: Volim vas (used in common speech)* [! `& d9 h* S" E' p* X8 O
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
" _( O; Q. s) Y4 w* Y 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
1 D0 c6 q E% G' d7 Q5 z Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)5 P9 a% n4 q/ a7 L0 L8 d9 y' N5 g
Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
# w* y9 j( h2 o : Volim te (used in common speech)
. }0 k. i& f9 E3 m4 E* sSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
- J. Q+ H5 E2 j4 @' p1 }2 LSerbocroatian : Volim te6 q5 n, g# F9 T% S s& n
: Ljubim te( {3 o& A+ ^- S% |+ Z
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
; h1 w' e9 s A6 eShona : Ndinokuda0 X" G3 g5 d, g5 n; P/ ^8 T
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei: W1 G$ M4 E. {4 ~
Sioux : Techihhila" q# S* A; ?' K5 Z) Z* @
Slovak : Lubim ta& F* y) l& P2 G# M
Slovene : Ljubim te! \% [* k. W0 {: e
Spanish : Te amo
& k& q( ]* |3 z% ~) @ : Te quiero* L) ]6 q/ F: {! [6 y0 F
: Te adoro ("I adore you") e) _) q: z1 a# @8 Z% F
: Te deseo ("I desire you")
+ {7 }" L: E/ V8 @- R7 x : Me antojis ("I crave you")
% t3 Y. }9 \8 [$ p& v6 n6 ESrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi
0 ?: ?+ \# H# y. `Swahili : Nakupenda
* a1 ~8 y5 }" f3 b4 h% |' f S : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)6 f8 f0 i6 j3 }1 R8 z+ S J
: Ninikupenda
4 f ^7 u4 a' E: _8 p6 s0 O : Dholu'o; }( h9 y$ | B( d: X
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day') b" C0 T! `! Y/ N/ V
Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
8 ~7 z: a; o( C* Z2 l" e9 N : Bhebbak (female to male)( O! K/ N6 m. m( |" u
( c% F8 P' ]3 i7 H, K3 d$ M% P+ m
Tagalog : Mahal kita
& F! F' H; U2 q4 FTahitian : Ua here au ia oe
" w) u+ B6 D+ f6 q' O( [ ?2 i2 ^ : Ua here vau ia oe/ I8 N' v9 b$ g# h0 ^0 X" y
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
9 M: p4 _7 C7 t8 P : Nan unnai kathalikaren' b$ Y$ `% E: T8 O& F5 i z$ f
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
' @. i$ S* w$ T : N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you"); ]0 j l2 z" m8 i7 d- @
: Nam vi'rmberem7 H: _' |' M+ {. p
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
4 q: Y% ?# w6 m5 W7 i' l3 ^6 u- h- C : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
5 H9 z* Z8 a% o9 [ : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu: p% f6 P1 h8 W6 b
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)! Q; V. L8 ]$ W1 k0 s/ M
: Phom ruk koon ( " )
/ \% ~5 @4 y: ]) s% j! o$ U : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
! ]* v; {: Y9 r+ Y' f% n : Chun ruk koon ( " )
. i- R) X! m) T0 Q$ U. BThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)$ `. T2 l+ ^) k5 g+ b, C
Tswana : Dumela+ f4 J7 c" B' }% D3 h8 X
Tunisian : Ha eh bak1 s! f6 |7 E2 ~6 c
Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
2 J/ N, J0 M5 a0 @& [1 `+ CTurkish : Seni seviyorum8 h/ d q0 e3 t2 C% X6 d4 ]2 k
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")- w4 _% n+ p) q- V+ O+ n7 Z
(g has a bar on it)2 `9 {& N" {3 e, Y7 C
Twi : Me dowapaa9 S$ J/ _$ [# l: R/ g/ y* l
2 N0 U' J5 d' m; vUkrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
! a. I# g0 A! @9 z : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
/ O1 R0 Z: t! U. q : Ja vas kokhaju
. N' w7 g# j+ A9 r2 @" f% t : Ja pokokhav tebe! W1 }* d5 R1 |, \' J- O( @
: Ja pokokhav vas
# H* G4 q+ \$ s8 _" o; }+ AUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
! ^+ x2 l7 T1 h# E* a Q- g3 n1 K( F% m$ T : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai+ x- n# h+ f3 Z
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
- ~# b. J& H7 l8 B : Kam prem kartahai$ |' T8 C# Q- ?1 F6 |
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:7 _8 ]+ {2 E9 a
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")! [; g/ E. X, F5 y% u
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:- _+ B! K& G0 c9 h# g0 {0 Z# j3 i
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as$ C5 v' n4 Y% O
in bath)
& F6 R; t# ~' t" ^ ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold( }8 q2 A* \3 N7 r/ I! @+ U6 q
/ U' y$ k1 `1 U$ p# h1 BVai : Na lia5 W% i) _4 w9 S/ V0 ^' f& N& X
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg" K- T, U8 Z7 n5 g3 Y: `. t
Vietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)5 Y4 b& w0 p w5 Y, o
: Em ye�u anh (female to male): W* Q- `; P) H. U
: Toi yeu em
6 T" d$ E- L; yVolapa"k : La"fob oli3 m) q& x. X) p) A* i) G
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha9 Z5 `+ [" Z/ x# Q
/ e3 g s! s2 `" o4 A* L: v8 HWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di. G6 `4 Z4 t9 B2 k+ C5 S1 E7 ?0 J
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
' P; Y* w- ]; U; Z' t$ ~Wolof : Da ma la nope# _# k* U% h7 j; j3 E
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
! m) j0 C* v) M5 X% ^2 u+ i7 r; n% W6 d9 k. o+ l
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
$ Y: r2 ^+ M! w B+ b : Ich libe dich& M/ E' Z* x- u" J9 a
: Ich han dich lib
# O1 Q i+ R; t) d : Kh'hob dikh lib
0 G% L$ w j9 w6 c : Kh'ob dikh holt
' |& S6 m- S V; p : Ikh bin in dir farlibt
5 q4 a+ ]- k3 V- r) n8 |Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)( `8 O4 J- T2 ?
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
" H% ?: k% B+ o0 j; Z$ S+ h lovers can also feel; it
1 g+ J& w" k& j Z; G' W indicates more a desire to; R, P' `1 t$ z: ~, o9 o, z
spoil and protect the other0 |2 H! _! g/ `0 {: ?
person)8 a! @5 `, U( P' t
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim8 `' O& H" i* ^7 h/ x5 e$ {
/ B- h3 s# X f( g
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
" p9 ~9 r0 b& X" X4 d8 U0 IZulu : Mena tanda wena
$ E( X! c5 M+ {. ^; l, m, u : Ngiyakuthanda!
6 [# q+ d: F( ^, X0 FZuni : Tom ho' ichema/ ?( G7 F0 F9 R( ]) O- o' H+ X
+ H+ ]6 U4 G/ ~+ h8 z/ x
9 y9 P* U D8 n9 `
) Y# V6 }! b$ v9 }5 m @) ^$ K" uExplanation of Languages2 Y8 b# |& [' b
------------------------
9 @$ a/ L* w( KAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa
: J$ W2 g% c! }& Q; S% LAlentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
; z. C) G' n, e5 l) K( jAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
& y" T% c. g I like Germans)
9 ]+ m A% y. EAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of+ M: T7 H* [- i i+ @, {5 A7 u {
over 80 languages spoken there.
5 w3 @3 {' O# I9 j" _5 rApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains9 z8 B! h4 q2 ^: Z6 L1 H/ \6 E
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the V8 }+ g* l7 g$ M9 k/ K
Canadian to Mexican borders. k2 L* V0 h! t- k% `, I4 W
Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
1 g" e! M+ q2 {* x7 D. ]: u but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,) a5 H/ N3 l8 X' K+ g) `6 K0 Z
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
0 k7 G3 r& n- ~2 t9 | the region of Palestine.
2 J6 o) R( Y4 W, e2 bAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of+ K- a" ]; [+ {
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language# g C1 ?# o6 y) I# U8 M7 ^$ i, e9 F
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.! W. [* K, V% A
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
, _" X' t& x! m# l7 s/ `7 o( RBassa -> language spoken in Africa' B0 b7 r+ o0 [$ I( k% Y8 I
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
# u) `2 b% }5 V. I x$ H8 u Indonesia8 O9 d9 b6 W6 o- T' }
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
|" m6 S8 M# ~) c8 a1 | Germany (actually a German dialect)
/ r6 u% D9 d& _9 \Bemba -> language spoken in Africa
" S; O& n0 W! U6 GBengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
- l+ l! g0 n& d, t$ S- u as well as almost all people of Bangladesh3 k1 g. I3 k+ V8 a9 W! t3 c" X
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines% K+ _0 U, [/ m, L3 D
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
- G# u* a1 e7 r& X) ~, @+ l It is 'read' by touch.. T; }6 w" V! ^: O: D
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
8 j7 W3 O& r3 M( e0 j Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area. [8 `4 Y: G* [. B" N
Acadia is in an Atlantic province.: v' x$ J1 Y1 _. i! T* H; B
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
]% Y9 G: N" r' B7 o2 cCherokee -> North American Indian tribe/ y2 p. a# @9 o+ I" {2 C+ G
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache9 T, b3 R6 k3 j* v2 w3 J' e
Nation( [% y( k( E+ Y9 z. r
Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
) \9 `: ~5 I5 I6 w( p7 tChickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
, x E4 t- W" f; \2 k" G- DCreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is2 p. x) a) W' L9 }1 Z$ y+ _1 `4 T- u
basicly French with a little English and German., p' ~% z. T5 i
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest. d: \' ]9 U1 x/ n
in North Borneo
6 B! Y" t9 [4 p. I& PDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
3 J" Y. c2 c4 U! ] of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and4 n1 z, [8 e: Z' j6 |3 q
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium
* |" Y+ R: n1 d# |& S/ J% b# t) Z- JEsperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
; b+ X- I! s# Y+ r& \. ?% n' T! Z: S+ EFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in3 c& b1 H. U' f: a# u1 D& [
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
4 X6 e1 Z) G4 U Persian.% l1 _" @% ]+ z* \, o1 D$ Z, r
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or* p. l. L6 q5 V( L" \
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
' ^' U5 @- z, R" B around Nuremberg( L( Q) y; z0 h e6 t7 T
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces$ q" R: g1 y8 U. g7 @/ U; |
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
0 l. A: ]3 m( s. ]& ^5 y7 H: o' ? Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium3 J* D, X, R- {' Z# ?" K1 [
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
: @4 }" s* x: o0 X. P: K4 Z Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
# z2 W+ p( K7 \+ m7 b (mainly west coast)
+ Z5 u; [5 }4 S% e3 Q" PGaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
. G6 [6 [8 l" \1 aGronings -> Dutch dialect
- S3 V9 @5 W, x/ ~8 CGuarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
8 e( P3 y" B: b2 Z8 mGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
5 i9 u' m6 S) j9 w& I; n Pakistan' e8 n* n% L& p+ X' F* v2 T
Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
, ~6 I. R9 w; n- {Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria; S, X3 |9 s6 J; y+ x* Z0 p' m
Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people" F5 W& J+ J' L$ V" _- b
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India& F E3 L/ T: ^' U' Y
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
: h( B2 K' k: I2 YIbaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
) a& b, o m X natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
' o. ^# {$ R; N: f, p. K+ eIlocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines& B$ c5 |0 |9 j6 t
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,- Z* h3 \8 Z3 O! r
circa 1940.; o1 }3 }+ N# q9 L
Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
1 H0 c% g. ]$ I. T# h# ^+ { natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
: Y5 z1 d- c2 }" WKannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka, x. w' ]! N1 s; ?
southern India, J" }4 D0 o/ M) }1 X7 L5 @
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
: i) A# N% F: i" [# E" I5 ]Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
$ D, z" O3 Z* V3 H4 q% q" ?2 ] is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
' A5 P7 G# ~- s: @9 `6 _/ y Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.6 r |3 R( Y2 U( R
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
" }" \, v7 O6 @2 f7 dLao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people! G+ |# j, v- o6 a7 _: k. e9 [
living in northern Thailand
) d4 V% w, t, R2 Z d2 a" |0 zLuo -> language spoken in Kenya1 g& L4 @& N2 u5 S4 Z7 r6 ^. V2 p
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
, {7 w6 S" m: U) Z+ q6 q, G- @ in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.) F( e0 q* |8 m, f( U0 y8 p
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on2 N! k8 n+ o' g L, [
German.
% ^ M1 u% v( o5 XMaa -> language spoken in Africa8 m( l( [+ O6 e
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
. q8 t U; S( D. ]3 w8 BMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
7 M, D# z9 ^& k p( c: w+ z, }, y! c in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
9 b2 ]1 X1 K2 t/ ]. o+ S 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic0 H; g0 l0 Y, B& f7 u
and Italian mostly.1 A* f+ T2 q4 a' ^
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India+ T0 `$ e" l H4 T1 G7 V
(Bombay is the capital city)) s$ \8 H% ]5 j7 d( b4 E
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
- } X a$ r" z9 ` FMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of
: ?3 i8 N8 i5 H" J/ `5 o the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)" `. K( Y2 K8 X2 Y( C1 a
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
3 r" N) r! f) a/ N9 G! JMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
& ]) @6 K+ D( R& t2 V {$ xNavaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)* n1 D4 t6 g/ u0 |# F' V
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
, R) f9 U: X& BNyanja -> language spoken in Africa; W ^2 E6 C. b, H/ ^' C3 c4 F
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba: j8 T3 A p3 g0 f+ H- ^
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people v; C' m4 ~' {) ?( E
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India+ M. O2 U+ ^5 r; O/ g; t N$ c
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
! z, [+ z5 g! _2 S: m3 WQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his) H0 `$ ~ S4 ]5 t2 L0 g
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".0 H1 E# D+ l3 r
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe( P8 s" e9 [; {' m
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of2 F6 L" W6 ^8 ~
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
- |5 d& {& q3 t: w) p* XSioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest): h7 U9 \5 I, E: O! C
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East4 ?9 C6 t. _7 _
Africa: @& c( k3 z' z2 c( ^
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines6 Z3 }4 Z! p v4 ^% x9 \
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,+ e' o' E; h! Y9 a* j- R
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),. _- x) {& c8 _
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
) ^& y6 Z2 a, A- V; |Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India# z( T! n1 R. {; `# k. h
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)
' h7 R) h" [( t5 g" j vTswana -> language spoken in Africa
+ E% i% b6 A) x4 d( u6 S1 STwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
# ^2 j3 [8 a1 t M" O: F8 _Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
2 T( B& G- C$ nVai -> language spoken in Africa
! O6 B9 J& g4 B# r" w8 E6 MVdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,+ N/ X- r( l9 v7 [7 b6 A9 [& x
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
- G* J- V3 @4 c* A# t8 | language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
! z& S, z2 t. X l6 G$ t" u% q1 `1 } up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
8 X0 m, l! e0 {* M. F& b7 [! j around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,, m- D- j) c4 Q$ R, j* Q
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother+ \2 }2 p; |. N# P) z% c! D; f
language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian( v7 y5 q i/ f# r- Y+ a# Y
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian; Q) D! g; J6 t' y0 m! O
people who went there to work as engineers in the' k% p% ]6 ]1 x2 S+ k7 |
mining industry during the 17th century.* K9 z" Q* s# G) L
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
; ~$ A9 I; N# s7 Y circa 1880.
0 |8 i* K. ^8 d1 RVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
/ h+ \/ n! g+ F }: j8 l+ d8 { the planet Vulcan
5 T" w1 l/ ]6 O7 r% n3 @Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
; x5 i: d9 S" L1 L" A French dialect with certain German influences
9 N" Y" [" ?8 u7 q3 E4 c spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
" s: [# Y0 s! e Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of' Z% U& B7 d) U2 E) \
the Walloons), Belgium
% F; u$ B9 ]( D1 u8 O' YWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people
! h; p% p) } _7 l3 BYucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
7 x8 _! `4 W1 _ peninsula in Mexico
5 m/ a: \4 {1 M7 ]5 L/ k" [: ?( HZazi -> Kurdic dialect4 ]9 w0 }# A2 b6 g7 K' c
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe; q: y3 v6 x# n- @
& V* H( x( p+ U( c3 z* M$ X4 H: N* r* n( K) h
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
7 m+ z s; \/ T) l' f; ], m" \a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
8 u) M( k- M, y& h- ], Oa? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
2 R, i% H# @4 V, i9 f/ t3 \; p8 je? -> ?above e
% l) G& Z( I7 x/ K% e; Se' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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