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"I LOVE YOU" in:3 l. {1 W8 n; d1 [
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
; x/ M! J7 Y* n6 p : Ek het jou lief
. |- {* {; C! F0 D8 d2 N; rAlbanian : Te dua
% R( {3 c- x m& U$ g/ B P : Te dashuroj' M: J6 K( t* r5 j- H' @9 y
: Ti je zemra ime3 H; A- i5 u$ T+ t3 S2 E4 G' ~
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!, t. U9 u1 |9 b0 E5 d5 @
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
0 x0 d) k) ]1 } jAmharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou; ]5 b5 L; @ D0 h# T; S6 \! b
: Afekrischalehou+ S8 O0 Z9 M3 n Y6 d9 ?$ D" ^
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
) ~1 M' y/ N' R- y8 f" {2 O* G : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)0 h% X- g5 @' ]
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
9 R! ?5 L; R, [ : __ ( )& f7 J( s: b$ [
: ( ) |__|
/ I: m8 t, `- B : |__| __ __ | |
. R3 r4 L6 R; C8 }: U% D' S : | |( )( )|__| __ @ s* R7 s# u+ L/ P" d4 K$ L
: |__||__||__|| | / )/ ~0 J$ Y9 s2 I
: | (__)(__) | / /+ z8 I" S8 v% s. g& g$ Q
: | |/ /
1 v$ d! f6 R7 p; V : | / /! K( ^2 ^ v% q' q" R2 {
: \ /
/ {0 ]# @. s5 aApache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like a, w$ x% @/ A$ u- p/ K$ w
French, '~n' as in French- r. _1 J. y! u, O6 D" c; O) V
'salon')4 z' c* J2 A" `$ R- h' E
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
# m, l. w8 }* d6 p : Ohiboki (male to female)
6 G y/ W s, p' D9 f+ e% Q : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males. d% s3 |/ W. P E% ^9 O
or two females)
; l [# f9 N/ L& h: A# p; K6 \ : Nohiboke (more than one male or females% G7 }5 Q- i) X( y+ G, f/ z; A
to female)
% @5 m I9 S& H2 X! |1 n : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)( \0 t- Q/ @$ Q+ `# ?" G7 Y
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
. K; ~1 P& O$ E% k males or two females)- O4 D, A* w: ?5 ?
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
+ l6 T6 B+ n' p4 ? b than two males)
+ a' z# B$ W0 a @- p2 w : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more0 i2 I* P: I0 z/ d i" P) ^+ m
than two females)- _) x& W+ X3 |- z
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
4 [6 M$ C; L5 D; i4 C1 M : Ooheboka (female to male)
6 ]. T# @2 h2 X9 pArabic : Ana behibak (female to male)' k8 W& z8 I/ p8 S
: Ana behibek (male to female)
1 h q) h$ X/ S8 h, l0 t3 h : Ahebich (male to female)9 G8 T' [( f9 q; V( C2 s
: Ahebik (female to male)3 W, i q) m- A. J @
: Ana ahebik
' r2 ]8 z7 n R. p$ Y/ S : Ib'n hebbak. z# x4 }$ m+ B7 x0 Y v
: Ana ba-heb-bak; c3 g) Z# O8 X* ~- ]2 H' V x
: Bahibak (female to male). A) C! Q" Y% M5 a. ?
: Bahibik (male to female)4 s( I X4 {" p
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)2 j2 A% F* B. w& Y
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)2 G9 u! K9 {* v9 a+ w3 F
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
' R+ P1 i2 o4 y% ? than one male)) \+ a3 R* c' F8 y
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)6 i! [3 ~3 h$ v' s8 X
Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
/ z7 K6 ~* ?2 T+ w. W. RArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem; B) \# S$ |, |* t
Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo
# ]! B6 S) q0 f$ Q2 i9 S. q- kAssamese : Moi tomak bhal pau' P3 ~% f: w/ f" O
5 U* U9 H `. ?! `/ HBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi# x! z0 W V; ^, y, k6 A; p. u% d
Basque : Maite zaitut
, W# j0 f/ [0 o& F- J : Nere maitea ("My love.")( _* }% R3 |1 \& a+ ]2 J" P1 @
Bassa : Mengweswe
+ D% r6 n0 f. o2 F% x$ iBatak : Holong rohangku di ho; ~) b) ^% m7 B, C2 f
Bemba : Ndikufuna) _- C( X# q( u, H
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
! Z2 e& j" f( K( b; ^9 k* z( e8 Z : Ami tomay bhalobashi/ u0 ?4 g. x' W3 Q- s7 i1 Z) {
: Ami tomake bahlobashi2 Z' M/ `; Z: U7 ^, e
Berber : Lakh tirikh
# C4 F7 r5 [1 O3 k& ]' @/ rBicol : Namumutan ta ka7 W! ~5 e( m3 ~; S/ o6 L" l; A3 g
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani _3 L0 Q6 D% \3 D
Bosnian : Volim te
1 O7 t2 r1 `; L! M8 B5 XBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
" ]5 s0 {0 x& Q- {& r8 XBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
8 t j; B; h! X : Amo te! ]& @ `9 H4 e9 j+ C, f
Bulgarian : Obicham te
. R4 x8 v& t* p5 \: A0 I7 R : As te obeicham$ _: h6 I( f9 D. @+ g$ n* |
: As te obicham
5 g( L4 H( m% U; C3 Q- C8 P : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")( R+ g+ M, n+ p
Burmese : Chit pa de9 P! ~0 t9 P( x n) Y
7 ~9 U! ^3 X4 L' N8 ?/ }$ Y
Cajun : Mi aime jou, I- N; ]9 }( n* g" b: i+ K$ y
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
3 \8 f* B+ ~; g, H+ M% V5 \" ` : Bon sro lanh oon, |5 K' E; ^* t- u7 \' o9 h6 _
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)4 D. n2 D5 ?, E: @
: Je t'aime ("I like you")
3 {" V- r- y7 X5 _& a6 e* C7 R : Je t'adore ("I love you")
: y! x2 |. V- KCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
+ D9 X9 ^) C' G) P : T'estim (Mallorcan)
$ N. G4 r$ v# `: p : T'estime (Valencian)
) ` M; o, _+ I$ r : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")/ s' | G* X: b4 e+ F2 O4 r
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
8 l5 X& U/ \/ g; vChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao ?/ y3 j4 O$ m1 u' f
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi0 m! s; p# p% W
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
7 e9 x: H: H1 f; I& O, UChichewa : Ndimakukonda
: _- ~# {0 `- ?2 d2 _Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
$ b" q9 Q) f/ _9 W, x& ? UChinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
8 {- ]: i8 `( T7 F7 L% i4 { : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
8 i) ?, q% q r# F% n6 S) g : Wo oi ney ( " )
+ T) ^: J7 \ ^ : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)# K* y' w) [; |- z6 [. n
: Ngai on ni ( " )) @! H) ]2 v6 J% l$ U& H; V0 j1 w3 ]
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien), E$ m d1 }; @9 l. Q1 h9 p) O
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
* a; S9 r1 M+ Y$ l% _0 M5 v t : Wo ie ni ( " )
& J' \8 q3 D! s4 M8 ^4 V- k : Wuo ai nee ( " )
! u+ @$ d; D2 z : Wo ay ni ( " )5 ?( V$ v/ [# X; ]/ q! |$ Z# Y
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
* ^( ?0 S2 a( c$ C8 i/ J : Ngo ai nong (Wu)
9 H* b# N7 V g2 \! ]Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
& [! O, x* i# ~ : Ti tengu caru (female to male)
# ?+ K# f7 z3 K hCreol : Mi aime jou) c- h) m }- B
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)2 J/ j& |2 p/ e% G1 b0 m
: Volim te (used in common speech); U* w b* O0 `. l& ^+ t; F
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)7 r3 T- }' } c# O# K. N
: Volim vas (used in common speech)! Z8 I! x, H/ y; }
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",! ~! m& w/ M; R# z* Q9 p$ `( t4 F
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
- o3 X2 z/ P) q0 N8 u' o* b Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish) V5 m" e7 T8 a# W* {/ N
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
; r- i3 o6 S; M- v# nCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
0 M' O. E6 |2 U. f- v/ E on top of the 'e' in te, which is+ a. |- w( _8 N$ V2 F9 P0 x, ~7 `' Y
pronounced 'ye')
' Q4 _9 s) ]- _# K. V9 h" p! ? : Miluju te! (colloquial form)
& o4 N) K7 H f : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like, p+ D, z* T3 `1 _
you (very much)", often
. q# [# A2 Y$ L- J used and prefered)
" y& X6 ^* D% ]& o/ m% I : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig# d- B, v% }+ n$ _0 g9 v
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia
, G2 K& @6 F8 K3 ZDutch : Ik hou van je
2 W) v, J# Y6 F; u! i( M- J : Ik hou van jou1 m4 S- n8 [% k% Z( C3 \
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)8 k( l8 i, F# d& q# n. Q
: Ik bemin jou ( " )
0 i9 A. w0 L+ s P8 |9 W; E : Ik heb je lief ( " )- ] j$ e3 Y* _/ e& u9 G7 d
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")7 e2 p1 o: d, U. g ]& f
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
" C3 `8 D+ g/ B" ?. G8 K* R& P : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
5 |+ B- [' n& g; g/ p+ J: Q& J& c : Ik houd erg veel van je much")
: L& D2 D' |+ M! W. T : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
* S/ K( j+ v2 D* M6 R& O : Ik vind je aardig ( " )
8 [, r6 W" v. n! u% h3 k : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very a3 y5 z- [/ S, h& z, F# G7 n0 \
: Ik vind je heel aardig much")0 {% }/ C+ y6 F, F
: Ik zie je graag }9 h1 z0 U1 v2 k
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")' A! o% M4 Q0 u4 V
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")+ u: \. r4 ~% C( M
(the last two are more superficial, thus more$ E- j/ }* U- P0 F( \) O- c3 n
suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
' |2 j$ v0 v# x6 OEnglish : I love you
& i! s7 H8 L$ W$ t* Z' b : I adore you
& W; T" ?% T! ^# `% B : I love thee (used only in Christian context)
' C: I4 L; y: j" I( ^1 kEsperanto : Mi amas vin( X K0 M2 q0 P6 R1 t
Estonian : Mina armastan sind- ?: C1 g1 G0 I1 Y
: Ma armastan sind
: S+ |. ~9 B/ i+ f8 q" _Ethiopian : Afgreki'
/ X( D) D1 y6 c% @" Z, `+ c2 e3 O7 Y
Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram- ^3 L+ _' ` D! V% Y) V5 P
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")' S, u1 I4 R" V9 S `2 J
: Asheghetam( x% n- \) F* i3 n7 Y# }' P
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")( M3 s) @: `, s
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")' o% V) z' G q. M/ R) p, _ j
Filipino : Mahal ka ta
$ m3 m: G5 X2 S% x : Iniibig kita
+ \: M' q$ n" |! N : Mahal kita S. k- ?( A$ A5 y1 M
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua
, _3 b, D# R2 O : Rakastan sinua L5 v* u1 d3 [( V, ]
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")0 S3 _# h* r2 B* F' }) P
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua i6 u- r0 q6 {4 e* J4 B8 _ A( I
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
* H1 @5 M% c* G6 [$ ]French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
6 E+ x+ H' g" M% x$ P6 m9 T : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
# X$ ^% Q+ b7 i7 ~& l+ s/ U( @/ @ between lovers)
5 V% D) G0 z& L : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
7 @3 E. O" E4 a; \2 K( w8 x5 f* h1 p and family, not for lovers)
8 g u' k* }7 S( I6 [% VFrench (formal) : Je vous aime/ Z8 C& U' [$ D) R" x
1 l" ]- [ L# B9 @- |9 ~( tGaelic : Ta gra agam ort
+ W. {4 P# _0 B; C% b* h' M : Moo graugh hoo
6 y7 t5 S7 R* [* r TGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
t0 M0 c1 p# k+ _6 E# TGerman : Ich liebe dich W3 I: F3 N% I/ V$ d. ?
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
6 X3 F' D+ {& U& A4 `" m: s conservative)8 d. d$ p0 p9 w+ o5 S; A
German dialects:
. l; ?0 ~9 f) l; ZBavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
7 u- D: g3 W Z2 g (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")6 p0 q4 \) Z9 ~* i
: I lieb di
: R- N0 p( ~, g% CBerlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)" `. s( R5 T4 }! e
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
+ P; {2 U7 h4 ^* ?% i& A1 S, [Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
0 g! H% _5 D$ [* [) p& [: Y( fBochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
% H5 M0 i: @" ZFranconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
: x! y# s) w7 u! X (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a' c, A- D( Z1 Z1 G5 ^8 b h
relationship)# A& Q- \9 J7 N- O# [
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
& n' r; B1 u& z; R2 Z3 {) y4 S ment as a compliment, not litterally)
3 |3 k; K/ @! @. Z' a (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",6 m+ C+ h& s( e L9 q! x
a Franke would never say "I love you")
: @% u2 N/ o" U/ Y' M. r' jFriesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)( [# V+ g% S. ~5 N
: Ik hald fan dei9 T& ?' |- s) @. G) R
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb
- G4 n' z. g0 g& |Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
q6 C8 E1 k. G4 N pSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb7 K/ G' ~& C6 ?$ j# d$ ?
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch- n( n7 j: q l3 x4 j6 c# e
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )% \0 ^7 t4 d* a- Z6 G1 N* N" Z1 y
Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
7 q, }" J0 V a4 R4 R (Schweizerdeutsch)7 |! h/ v1 K% J
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di$ O- _ [4 k; K
(Vorarlbergerisch): T, j; U/ K- y: a/ }( V! l! W) R
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower+ p' n: o. E4 L& I: [
case 'gamma')9 ^: b1 ~' _6 v' [
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)+ L/ _3 Y) l2 D4 R+ h) ^
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
5 T8 L9 k( T; U6 b. D- k+ I : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
1 w+ m8 Q% T+ d4 h3 V( R; V: ` : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)2 w0 K% C, { u# W
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")
9 h( R& M1 }+ m; F" X9 N, k1 g7 R2 z : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire); a% R! k) A1 I* w0 V
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
* j9 `; S6 M0 M6 w, PGreenlandic : Asavakit5 _* x9 N/ f# ?; ~1 E2 T
Gronings : Ik hol van die" \% \. j0 e; A: m9 h% N) ~
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
$ J" p4 E' a- h) \- n3 I5 {Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.7 A( z# @; j9 O0 {
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
; J: q, v+ |. ] V E; q pronounced)
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Hausa : Ina sonki
9 S4 t8 k2 P# g; Y: R/ H! Z! bHawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe0 S' B8 ]5 g* U
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
* x4 h d' v/ D very much")
1 n; D# `9 \# x# N/ iHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)6 z8 G2 T- V. \3 s& m+ a3 F. P& q
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
" E' }2 d6 u6 N2 G! F# r : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
1 J9 q& @* q) H- A, }7 g) Y1 M- k2 W : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)2 h/ A% A8 N: X* h' q( m
('kh' pronounced like' _; G; G* {& v; Z
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
8 n& c) e# T' C0 M* x French 'r')
6 q& B- y7 O7 |% j4 NHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female) h8 ^* H% b" C# j
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
, ^0 ~2 D5 v: x& i' j : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
5 d4 _' Q1 M$ y : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
4 @5 U. \# [. F! |6 L; Y : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
1 S7 G: E4 @6 a : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo1 }! l& c# I3 b; U: D
: Mae tumko peyar kia
6 h; O+ \" |/ S+ T : Main tumse pyar karta hoon. j$ {" _6 R" e7 F8 q6 J
: Main tumse prem karta hoon
% r" o- {3 n3 V: w# o4 ]% _# ~3 \. ~ : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
: O$ u# k! t- o. [- @' n pronounced)
. X8 R0 F5 M; \' XHopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta( u9 l$ B- f( f6 E
Hungarian : Szeretlek
& S2 i' P( ?0 i3 V# [8 F : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and/ t. w9 m. ^% ~, Y
no one else")
) i5 r- A8 \! u. a9 a% U : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,4 D* P, e1 L0 r4 N$ g( O+ |
you", a reinforcement)
) Y% O# k/ E5 \0 Q9 l6 I* j (The above two entries are never heard in
" ^/ R2 Z- t7 G% b Q b a normal context.)' J% z* W E9 w- ]4 b7 f
( O7 f3 ?( @! f0 \( B# Q4 rIbaloi : Pip-piyan tana
# z* q% |; k. ` : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
* M% W+ p3 c! X/ `# X/ Z$ L# g! d very much")1 \7 `* Z0 P/ x5 y* t' v
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
" g: w8 x5 u$ `& D8 h( ]" ]Ilocano : Ay ayating ka: ]; R1 |: X: Y. \$ _
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
* v9 E; x, H: i : Saya cinta kamu ( " )% ~$ t/ \) Y1 f) E5 Q
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )1 V: X) q% N2 t5 b/ q/ N
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
* H: b' J+ N( p j : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
$ I# G, J2 Z2 u& l6 N$ O. N : Aku cinta padamu ( " )( }9 ?* q) Y# m
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )
r+ X$ Z: w! ~: I7 J6 I0 B. j( EInterglossa : Mi esthe philo tu! R; @: Z% T; h) o! g
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse), @3 a) K% ?! X9 n' j- f- G' `4 {
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)
$ Q4 \5 m5 b S5 {) S9 c : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
; [0 A6 F0 H/ s6 b8 Q you", refering to other person's/ _- _: }/ ~7 f1 Q! F; Y
body)# C0 j! _0 Q! s7 b1 n
Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
( n& g9 Y" p( l' d5 m8 G, K- X2 CIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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6 g( |9 {; L \5 O8 @: EJapanese : Kimi o ai shiteru! r" ~$ Q6 B$ V8 T3 ~' }! \
: Aishiteru- Y5 z2 M3 @0 j1 x, L* a
: Chuu shiteyo/ s$ _! `0 V+ Z. E3 B1 B5 x
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da
, P8 v1 c6 X: L3 m: ?; p6 J1 F+ C : Ore wa omae ga suki da
8 R1 e4 {; a4 Z+ h( O( F : Suitonnen
+ T) D& c& O% g5 A& _% X3 X0 z : Sukiyanen
/ T# C! M( P+ J4 y# F9 p2 v7 V F : Sukiyo- X( z. s N, |* w' @1 S. F
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu9 W! f8 S x9 E0 |, @
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu: L& M4 l: l& V9 b- D/ A; @& O
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu6 |# B9 ?3 f9 N9 P# n" H
: A-i-shi-te ma-su4 B, n; t5 v0 y+ J
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
1 @. k/ |3 u# m : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
# N/ S( g4 F- v- M& g3 ?+ s start, when you are not yet real lovers)
2 ]) ^- }) N# w, P2 x- ?( m) }8 ` a9 ]1 HJavanese : Kulo tresno
* o0 r. \5 `' K9 w5 E+ d& |: S, N, C! W, W
Kankana : Laylaydek sik a
2 X* O e4 p$ l. S3 ~$ VKannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene @2 ]1 r, g# q+ s9 P) d8 J
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
4 T) ]! O' _. x' h! O9 y& O* S* mKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')& S: P. k. I6 m
Kiswahili : Nakupenda) a. Y& ?0 V8 @& \" i
: Nakupenda wewe
& U# [$ s! v Z2 \& L+ M : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")- h& a, H, i% |- O" Q5 F
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")& j, P3 K& C7 U0 E8 H6 ]# |
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")
3 g# a% D4 V- A/ G : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")8 T" g* G; n% A* ^5 P/ V
: qaparHa' ("I like you")
" u$ o$ E* H6 P1 ^) i : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
9 `3 i1 O/ @6 }# _, X0 e (words are often unnecessary as the thought
7 ^/ b: y0 z$ L is most often conveyed nonverbally with! x: G6 h2 E! o
special growlings)
: Q7 ^5 R+ e" k. G8 J( W% y; R8 uKorean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")& `1 u- d" b& q6 u, `6 b9 q
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)& s: K( C. a( L; Y$ V1 T
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
0 Q& u& h9 ~" D" ]1 e0 J0 ~6 S : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
0 W6 ?. Q2 D2 S6 r, e : Tangsinul
+ p2 z: R( `) J0 G/ h8 { I5 X : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")0 U( K% }( _0 d
: Dangsinul saranghee yo
5 K4 S7 a! y7 ]5 _; A : Saranghee( e# G! h8 ?' Y9 z1 j
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
, q+ ~) ]( j0 w7 J4 i* p! G0 E2 @ : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like U6 k* k/ ^1 e8 R7 ]
very much")
4 A) j& {1 S, p2 T" w- [2 h : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
5 u1 V/ f" l2 } you very much")
! G3 y; T0 q0 j( S3 c3 _8 c : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her"), ^* N7 t- V; f3 ^
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or7 [, D2 W. H! n& w, l2 a
"I love her")! C' P; B2 Y( b! ]$ B
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how! C% B. C. v$ y E4 @
much I love him/her")% |% h7 i3 z0 {! F
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda
! b% @: }) Q; M) } : Joahaeyo ("I like you")
" r; x3 k' \1 s* W1 F+ W : Saranghaeyo (more formal)
; K5 K6 M, M( _ h' t0 t* j : Saranghapanida (more respectful)
: t6 R% m5 u+ h' ? : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
6 x6 M f7 }" X' u; f6 E5 n relationship)3 B% ~) K$ o8 Q! A) l9 j
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic1 X) C1 G/ u r, G
way")
A( O# P9 D4 e: f; d% E8 m/ KKpele : I walikana
) [$ W2 q) A E" T4 g6 {. uKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem; R+ w' V9 k/ c% \' E8 D
) x' P2 X8 D8 E% C7 u$ NLao : Khoi hak jao
$ t" |4 K$ b s; s; R: }8 C# T : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")2 ]8 e4 x, u( j6 B
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
6 T# T" X) L, B- B4 q+ h9 K : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
& T( q% H4 U: v! ^% J+ E% P9 w2 d but is used for "I love you".)7 T% s! W2 ]" S% i! T0 D7 o7 N. L
Latin : Te amo8 p/ R( G, T* `- a5 e
: Vos amo" c4 W# k V) i: o3 x+ V' `
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)9 S" ~2 O" E4 V- c* s3 z* B& U2 Q' h
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')( B2 O" v* o% \- h B
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
+ ]" f A: [$ q6 C6 Z8 T& Q a 'long i'), [9 N* q4 N9 f
: Es milu tevi (less common), ?3 k* e: |: y" f' ]) v4 E$ e' Y
Lebanese : Bahibak
: p; A/ Q: A/ v- [6 ALingala : Nalingi yo3 g+ Q2 t% h/ j0 ] m
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!0 l) o; {$ l, a9 T
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)( p: r) ?: \ |8 l8 v P
: Ash mir lutavah
+ W4 T) u. F0 n. h" }- }$ e) |Lojban : Mi do prami" C" ?3 I2 r: a! [
Luo : Aheri
8 a6 a0 o* a; ~4 F" cLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r7 ~& @) W& i" Y |
; s9 G" a4 N/ @* x, ~: `% N
Maa : Ilolenge
6 V; S& ^5 k( TMacedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
9 D9 U* G; b! I' B : Te ljubam ("I really love you")/ d0 m! B/ y8 T4 P4 Y3 W7 D
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
l' r8 L* Q9 I6 [2 H; Y$ A : Pozdrav ("Greetings")
+ Z$ _( v9 D o$ _' }4 ]Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!6 b7 \ y$ z3 y$ j6 a, A
Maiese : Wa wa' w0 r6 L* o+ Z" O9 h
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
o9 J+ F0 k7 B. g( O : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above) V+ C g) L' \+ }$ r" Q8 D
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
' E& g& v/ P+ K5 I4 _5 m- F2 u : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
" h) Q. m3 q! W p7 i : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
1 z8 P# U w1 B4 J0 u' l' n! N; ~ : Saya cintakan awak
$ V8 e5 D2 q% e6 Z : Aku cinta pada kau& l' f' G8 q, b( B
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
7 N7 j0 M( W+ y$ a, V) b : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
- |; h# V/ I: t/ @) U) |: g to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
3 _( S$ _8 N* C% S- d9 f4 d* y only be used if you know the person _really_
/ r- G% _8 H6 T8 ~ well)% S9 m# `) N& C& L
: Saya sayang pada mu
* V2 b, G+ E' Q" ^ : Aku sayangkan engkau2 ]* `9 r2 j9 }" |7 I
: Saya sayang pada mu
* l4 v2 A0 s7 t : Aku menyintai mu5 a, _- S. D6 y/ Q9 U" N0 y
: Aku menyayangi mu
& F3 O! O/ j- }$ i" g% \ : Aku kasih pada mu
" X0 N" g3 g& C& i: R0 t' ?0 o8 ] : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu+ E- V4 l: r: o' i6 }
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
6 H* s+ e4 \ j$ U) Y2 h0 p9 j : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
$ ^+ Y# c' L, e : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu% H( a' E- U0 {' e
Maltese : Jien inhobbok# S U* p" ~! Z$ ~4 J* n
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
5 y# d: T6 E: i! ^2 n. c7 S : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
0 ]0 J+ }* _3 i6 X6 Q : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)! Y; |& k4 [* Q% A/ G: o8 a" {
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,5 [2 r6 j5 W6 ^& ]5 @7 k* s5 j' p
literally "Love to you, my friend")" B8 L! T; p' ^4 u, Q/ P+ \
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa
3 I% a& F/ a& S7 ^, \5 I8 \+ i" QMokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua- K. s/ C" ] j! U/ _$ L
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)/ y# ~- x( O; J. R9 K" m9 U
: Kanhebek (in different cities)
5 D$ {! _7 @/ j( c( e, Z/ I# e5 B
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni5 x: a8 B/ A! q& L1 D7 z
Ndebele : Niyakutanda
3 S$ i+ K0 K" B! MNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)) M# o. f0 r) @' R! _, U
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)1 I: w o6 S: Q+ z0 Q- ~
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly ]8 E' |7 A# j2 `( r4 c+ j# Y; L7 w
used by upper-class and
' p$ R+ W1 Y, X conservative people)7 g& y& v3 n1 R D
Nyanja : Ninatemba( U$ z' N- g: W; v1 y% i
& h7 M3 G$ v9 |$ V# U, U9 uOp : Op lopveop yopuop
1 V1 L" w! P0 F- dOsetian : Aez dae warzyn
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5 G9 _7 B1 z4 s0 lPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
5 z" P) \- u2 @% r! M : Muje se mu habbat hai5 S. d0 y1 ] A
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
' I$ t4 t: g' K6 V& Q8 ^; JPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye( ~& y: s+ y1 J, u. a
Pilipino : Mahal kita! z$ p, W. f1 H$ K. G' [( I8 C
: Iniibig kita
2 [( d+ ]! ~: e# IPolish : Kocham cie8 N% H$ u! {& q9 r4 b" R" U, `* A+ v
: Kocham ciebie$ c0 l4 Q. | G+ g, O& R% h& ~" [
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
6 ~' e" y8 ^6 q3 W5 z' F$ NPortuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')4 D4 a( W7 ^ |* u
: Amo te4 k9 A/ ], _1 T4 ^/ f: P
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
* Q( h2 b7 O- g7 x; t0 P (Pronounced as two words,
' V$ p4 b, R! U+ D "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second ^: _- v$ s; U3 f7 o4 a, V/ e
'd' have bars through the stems! g+ H2 ?# C9 ]2 S" ^
indicating affrication, the ':'3 y& U j% x8 r" M( G# E. W3 s$ P
indicate minute pauses)
7 D6 F+ k2 F0 F7 P6 mPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
8 r' J+ ^; B+ u- @# x/ n+ D( C" w, { : Mai taunu pyar karda2 N' f+ l' r$ }& G- ^$ z$ J
: Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:
. `# ] @7 b7 e. E0 Y2 w% ^ "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
! z! c+ Q* n# ? ^, z% p) q ' = stressed syllable
0 x2 X1 F* F% _2 [Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")& h. @0 g% T* b; x8 Q
% t& R6 m" f+ ]/ S' l" ?Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
/ r$ j4 ~* n7 l
2 T( N8 W. P) a# d& K0 ?7 D0 MRaetoromanisch : Te amo
5 l; i4 p$ |$ f. X' Y( |3 ^Romanian : Te iubesc* H' b* c5 b+ T( s
: Te ador (stronger)/ R) X7 ~. j1 T9 S% u& `
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
% h# S; T0 n+ @9 j : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)* J; q6 C9 H1 `3 e% y( Z |' b& ^
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
# y4 X- A5 F7 _% @! b' l3 @ T4 S& q : Ya lyublyu tyebya
5 l& R% K1 b% P# |# ~7 E! h
+ P% ?' O" r/ l* H1 ~& ESamoan : Ou te alofa outou
# ^0 V1 Q" |, Z) D) ` [5 L : Ou te alofa ia te oe
8 o# `% m, p% c2 q; i3 A : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")7 y/ p, e: o, f& N
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music0 r* Z; w$ L) L# q: [) j
or art)# d7 u; V% u1 x2 V! m5 M
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort0 P6 i, `0 o* Q$ l* A/ U
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)8 d# {# o0 ^/ E# _6 H8 k
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
+ E8 }; i; p. V- Y : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",7 |! D7 P* r% b$ k4 {
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
1 E5 S0 Y' D9 }; e0 y Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
! i4 r0 {8 i7 FSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)0 H+ O0 p' r! e( t* {- Q% u
: Volim te (used in common speech)
8 d9 P( J. r1 c9 O+ }Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)( d% I4 A+ N+ I1 x2 O
Serbocroatian : Volim te6 F/ N9 A2 s) A+ S4 \; [
: Ljubim te
( L& C. Y, B- E( g. d : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
4 e# z1 O4 `9 Z+ P6 qShona : Ndinokuda6 w1 A. z; B4 ]. X; }
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei# t7 N- N! @7 a& V. C+ F
Sioux : Techihhila
) L4 T. p- Q! g) {Slovak : Lubim ta9 ]1 J+ F* C6 _8 n2 f" P. M& [
Slovene : Ljubim te
0 Z9 h( X& @' V1 y/ USpanish : Te amo, C4 a( X; G1 {; h- ~# ^1 p" y
: Te quiero# j" Y) e. H2 u+ O" b/ {
: Te adoro ("I adore you")
( `/ P9 f/ }9 l. `1 X : Te deseo ("I desire you")/ R* Q* m' f5 R
: Me antojis ("I crave you")5 X/ a2 M6 {6 a' M! ^' |5 V: J9 u
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi1 }4 S! o, }& C0 W
Swahili : Nakupenda
! r0 d4 Y' V- q$ }0 O : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
0 j3 r( W; c& u/ r+ t- R, } : Ninikupenda/ l( C1 X- n/ j8 V: }0 K% p" O+ q
: Dholu'o
4 S0 b' {7 R) }) |/ USwedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day'). e6 D6 G( Y. }* d: B4 |/ Z
Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
4 V' ^) }6 |! \6 r! [4 d : Bhebbak (female to male). p1 r9 W4 {+ M4 N9 p* n
) I2 T( A. P! }% S/ Z) {$ |# n5 g% BTagalog : Mahal kita0 x% _/ O' Z3 L1 x5 H u3 |
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
. p; s- h$ w) Y9 {: ] : Ua here vau ia oe0 |; l. A# \: {0 a% X9 [ Q* u
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren6 i$ F6 l; h2 I2 _. I
: Nan unnai kathalikaren! W. a) L* {9 L1 }9 P! o! k
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
6 y- b M( D4 {1 G/ U7 b; ~* V" O+ O : N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")% E# U' |- q+ Y
: Nam vi'rmberem* |9 R. B$ i1 Z( y* |8 w, S$ l' b
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
$ {/ I* F+ e% S6 h$ [ : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
# O' ?) {2 [1 ~7 [2 z; k! y : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu# ]2 w- S8 q) d
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female); E9 ]6 c q5 g5 K% G4 }9 U
: Phom ruk koon ( " ): p% ~! i6 c/ R3 H. Q9 x- i
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)0 j, F9 x& _7 y6 A1 k' S+ k. B
: Chun ruk koon ( " )
3 l6 V& s6 S" |3 Q! qThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
_ V' M" V r9 J: |8 g) T; eTswana : Dumela
6 o# }2 O4 Q! F) c4 f6 f% OTunisian : Ha eh bak
! g, n& @- |$ K k7 L n8 c( pTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
2 o! n5 Q" G* b4 Y; rTurkish : Seni seviyorum4 N8 ^, k, O6 }3 `
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")! R$ w5 W( K* L! Q( K
(g has a bar on it)8 N% y% C, d% _) u7 B, G9 ]
Twi : Me dowapaa
$ v' h2 A% @9 K! K3 E b8 l3 V: Q* a! H# s+ Z2 P4 O! W( V! d; u
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu1 c3 j8 i& v; d5 F* j$ d% G) ?
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
$ @' d; i8 x9 t- V, k0 C : Ja vas kokhaju' g" W- b. m! F" R
: Ja pokokhav tebe
! k; Q' v& a& T; V% ` : Ja pokokhav vas
( ~. v+ V7 Q5 [$ q! Y# rUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon4 g7 v. J+ z" Q8 _. ~/ }+ z
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai z( k' |3 G! w. M' O- q. ^" a+ R
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
( D- o1 E/ l0 c: P* } : Kam prem kartahai
3 x/ J! U7 R9 j* }5 U% h : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:& ^5 j8 j8 P% X, W
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")& b: L! T# H& B9 T' @
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:: r8 G2 J# W* d! @% v* [
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
+ P2 Y! ]& N. b' y1 T/ _0 g8 I in bath)
0 t$ O: Y+ d, z) ` ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold2 L2 N5 Q1 Z4 P; G' s* ]
. m& u- ~( a7 l0 b X
Vai : Na lia8 P7 o1 E z Y& V- d
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg
9 m9 K# k2 a, HVietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)
6 X" g) D# l7 `8 L5 ?9 P+ s+ u9 H : Em ye猽 anh (female to male)
$ q3 ~7 Q9 m1 a% U6 Q9 B : Toi yeu em
- y, R$ k0 `% K: P; O8 y# {" \Volapa"k : La"fob oli. C/ ~% v! |7 ]2 H- [2 T
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha2 }$ v, l- R7 Q5 d/ f
* Z" h$ g0 d* e
Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di# D: i2 k/ t/ D
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)) z) m+ p2 B* p7 l2 w
Wolof : Da ma la nope: i' j, D, Z S/ R$ ^+ r
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)# Z! R) p" f: z a K0 N
Z9 @! h; b" M" [Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
8 V0 R9 Z. e8 t7 k$ r' t : Ich libe dich) C2 h4 F& x8 j h
: Ich han dich lib
6 l. P4 p i, o- F# ?0 S : Kh'hob dikh lib: D8 }, D0 P5 I/ E. i# w8 D
: Kh'ob dikh holt
; L8 A# W' ^% O% R9 U6 o : Ikh bin in dir farlibt
4 B4 e! U% @ s W1 l, `/ {Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)5 @0 B8 O# E p' v0 ^7 ]' \
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
3 Q& i9 R8 ]% |4 ` lovers can also feel; it; L* G; O" ? \# K
indicates more a desire to
$ {( g% v1 }) X2 ^" z5 S, P5 Y# h& c( } spoil and protect the other
! G' H. L. x& K4 f& ?& f* j1 u person): U, x% U+ Z h! Q/ Q
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim' c2 @& i& c5 E; b
+ E1 h: ]' ~3 o/ N% I8 Z' aZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
; }1 |- H0 q6 P5 ]" {1 w! ~' F2 XZulu : Mena tanda wena
! g: t' l- r$ B) D* } : Ngiyakuthanda!
! w# e4 m+ `- p( f) Y1 jZuni : Tom ho' ichema# X# S. M; e- h% r
1 G# L% ?( P1 X
* P% X7 _; G& {5 g+ w3 p# ?& P& P
Explanation of Languages7 [+ S5 e7 L4 W, P+ u& U' m
------------------------
4 m% C8 [/ h/ O4 j- u# ?Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa
1 O* u" k3 c6 k! KAlentejano -> language spoken in Portugal& [7 K9 d* X0 U3 @' c s
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak% Z( w/ }' B. x. ]" B
like Germans)+ s0 {6 f& g; ]% p% m+ C( V
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of9 C# J9 V& Q0 `# w8 L3 h% T6 W
over 80 languages spoken there.! A5 F! v8 e; w/ e" C# G0 E
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
* ^7 r; K5 j0 `' P" w states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
; C; u' I3 Y! i0 D Canadian to Mexican borders
# m/ T& N7 O. ^) |Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including+ v1 ~+ y$ M/ T0 b8 n1 ?
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,* T# M3 A7 a7 ?$ E
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and* f, q9 s+ N# \& x
the region of Palestine.
* }4 p6 J _5 ^5 y# {* ZAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of: l8 }) Q2 ~5 u" L( `0 T
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
{, v e1 l& b1 ]' S/ b is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
1 Z9 f/ E2 A$ _) K) G3 ?9 I1 tAssamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
0 _, G! L& _" S, GBassa -> language spoken in Africa, c$ C% Z' H( t) I7 N4 T# P
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of3 a. C6 }5 X: c# w
Indonesia; j2 l' ^# ]! E$ G8 r' z5 T8 S
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern* q) c6 a* ^/ ]" p9 @
Germany (actually a German dialect)+ k' D* D& D5 z! @& l# }
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa
& \5 t( C2 I( N7 k: M8 u+ @Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,7 i9 g+ n/ P# |; b& p
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh ~. E6 {3 _" t
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines% \0 l8 k$ z8 x, v
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
# S# m. L- ?: {0 _' n& b3 J. Y It is 'read' by touch.
$ Y$ S* d$ m5 O2 R# j/ VCajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
& ^ P1 `7 w) k. i3 |' Z$ Z' t9 O Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
$ [. {5 K2 n4 e5 U; v V Acadia is in an Atlantic province.! r: g, O% d+ P C! v* _ y; c& ~0 D
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu3 s) ?, F5 H6 e
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe
* g& `( S9 T6 i- n1 z; U; ?3 tCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
: b6 A8 y; P- H3 E) v, C Nation, }6 S3 I5 T! m( H
Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa/ f& b. d" N+ [1 {9 W
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)" l$ D& K9 m+ U: @5 q
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is8 ^/ n7 O# i! B- ]- P
basicly French with a little English and German.
' K1 X( h( y, s5 \" IDusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
3 [( M: q% W, o6 i9 h in North Borneo
" } |% @5 t aDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
% c; b( X+ |5 o( n of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and8 G: h* O6 c+ o( h
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium- {7 |6 I9 L4 e/ @( t
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.2 k' l1 ~# ?2 ?* \2 h
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in2 W: b9 v) c2 Z7 j" `- p) f
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
3 c; f8 t7 ]8 M( q5 ~% W& S% [ Persian.* x- s8 @/ h7 i& i, k6 v
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or# R5 a+ T% p& v2 @! G. C! \
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
% I! y& e# |: ^8 J; v3 G around Nuremberg5 x. z0 ]; q( S" C
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces( Y3 s& J+ [! Z
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-; K2 P8 U3 D% d" h! a) `7 s
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
, [# ]+ x7 X3 `$ {7 a) h+ ?Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
4 h$ Y3 w8 i- k* s# F Germany, and in some parts of Denmark6 c: y7 t) P2 n% d
(mainly west coast)3 u t* S0 \ F: W& d
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland. l4 X3 x0 {( x) w
Gronings -> Dutch dialect2 S9 e4 i: r6 l$ q
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
4 C8 ?/ k4 s8 w# xGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and) h+ o4 ^' s* |% d5 X, x
Pakistan
1 g. Q9 P/ |: b! Q* ~Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria2 |7 o* c/ l5 G& a l
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
- F* B7 Z( x, G8 _! iHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people# N' W* J8 R: q# d! B# h
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India0 ~+ X" h) ]9 U; C$ s3 J! p+ B
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
a# o, @0 r, V( B0 F2 Z7 uIbaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
- z* O9 H) ^9 Q. z2 _ natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
# K# M4 T% d1 n+ i& L! t' o7 uIlocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines/ w6 X+ H$ }$ a5 N
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
9 K1 s L& x N9 U; l circa 1940.
: `$ k; d* ^$ J$ X. GKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
( x% }6 B' l! \2 }+ g+ U- V natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's7 S' [/ A6 p8 C4 Y9 {8 K( o4 p; j
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
/ m6 d0 X5 b M% z6 M7 w B4 V. l southern India) c- d- s j9 j2 u! e! C
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa$ C; l8 Q8 \, }% \
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
: G) S; b9 S$ r6 Y1 S! M is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
( n* r/ W+ s( p( W, M( l6 c7 Z6 |% O Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.% [, p" {' c) l0 j/ |% o
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
+ d& X |) p+ eLao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
# o, m1 B: _/ q0 {' d living in northern Thailand
# j- u) J9 O+ u2 KLuo -> language spoken in Kenya* D8 r* b p+ k# G; A
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
( `5 l1 _6 M0 R+ H, e in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.5 I' E, G) N5 L' _
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
) I( m4 y) g! g* \- [ German.
# u' r( O: q5 W; N- d0 n7 [Maa -> language spoken in Africa+ ^$ T$ W! ^5 ?, f: @% B
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
& T8 K6 }; c) C' W( KMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island% L) ?% S3 K8 P0 O9 r' u
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
F! p6 m/ j+ N6 A7 Y' t$ C% ]/ _ 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic8 I$ D( d5 P; K
and Italian mostly.
8 X5 C8 K3 u( s! [Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India% H% m. A0 M- w5 m
(Bombay is the capital city)
( B! o6 O' s8 i0 O# XMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
6 g& E+ m% y3 \- P: fMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of
% r9 Z. r+ q# f% x# I9 W# g2 B the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
9 o0 s# V# Y, E/ z& iMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
8 N+ x5 N2 f! B3 ^, u" j" Y- Y) N+ UMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa! y+ V$ x8 D- T9 G+ E% [5 U
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
) e! d' B9 q, r* f7 k0 ZNdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
* d: h5 A" g! QNyanja -> language spoken in Africa
6 M: x1 S% v1 p4 u) bPapiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
2 S8 h. d+ G2 ^& `0 N0 K5 j9 C* ePulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people
9 F& J& Q7 b2 Q9 aPunjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
6 \( W2 b" [5 I/ e6 `Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
( Z M8 c' F. Z- ]1 RQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
4 ?* ~' f3 w( o/ r7 ~3 f) O" E books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".. D) ]) b* L# U3 {' S- }+ X4 I
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
+ i5 X, x6 N. O- sSinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of f" R$ G7 [) T+ {( A
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.8 J2 c y) V/ o# v) g
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)* ~! p" p6 G% U' j8 y/ m& t
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
4 R$ y1 Q/ I! b, P. H Africa
; [6 L, R4 M5 V' H; s& Q+ K7 l. hTagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
& {' _5 B% F8 a/ b2 a+ Q- PTamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,: T* G# O& ^% D: {
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),
6 T ?* i1 v$ B6 \4 _ Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
9 I) E9 R7 w( p6 S- V! J2 Q# e- q; aTelugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
9 ]# \7 v% h1 |. c9 @7 A1 X (eleventh most spoken language in the world)6 a5 [' ]& D2 p3 V f5 J& j5 `- p
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa/ b. L* z9 s$ Q% l6 [' w
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.0 I L/ P5 n2 F5 r# K* } k
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
/ ^6 @8 ~, m) {Vai -> language spoken in Africa
8 t. }2 |/ x: q4 {5 b& o& z. ?. kVdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,, W/ L1 X& A( t6 Z
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
7 z2 O5 V8 f2 M! q. q. J ] language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern8 R5 l/ v6 M. O8 |; ~
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland7 _& ~" t* A4 R1 ^+ \' X4 E
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
9 ^9 z! O7 M* Y% @- w8 b6 ? 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother( B) Z. K3 s1 @# c6 e# }
language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
8 K" R% w7 i3 z& x) W with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
* o. V" P+ y+ o8 i/ p0 v: R# m people who went there to work as engineers in the* T* b) M+ U% t1 S* X/ T9 f
mining industry during the 17th century.5 f, Y* K! N& f( K1 |8 H: V6 T
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,& f1 h' u5 ^9 n" [
circa 1880.
' o+ t3 _$ D$ t. d; D% RVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
' C0 c3 X5 k' O$ d0 l" g the planet Vulcan
7 L7 I, {$ T4 E7 d( mWalloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
( w6 W8 f1 U, d French dialect with certain German influences
: e4 g/ J+ Q7 p3 B) k spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
0 E$ b, q8 E2 v2 c. j Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
1 _3 ]9 n" N- [( y# G" E the Walloons), Belgium" `9 S- F; y! \ ^9 J* \
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people/ ~% q" G, Y2 i4 D( Y
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan' d9 Q) |& C, z$ ?" W* J) ^
peninsula in Mexico
/ n' e; z7 E% e8 }/ m8 }Zazi -> Kurdic dialect
/ ^! Y" Y7 ?8 z/ tZuni -> North American Indian tribe
^6 Q* C! [4 M8 D. n2 {9 M& Z/ d8 D9 s$ K+ Q
, D3 t9 [* t+ W F) q5 E8 Y2 J
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
) f; ?- T! R% m2 z2 | G; \a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)8 u' f7 ~/ I: F E, H
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
6 r# F; A! _2 m0 w" o4 n/ b: h5 \e? -> ?above e6 y- u. i" j' Q" n/ U, f! z
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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