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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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7 t5 z! `( @" |7 MAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou9 s( P: P9 Z+ a
: Ek het jou lief! l2 k) l# p }* Q Q. W
Albanian : Te dua
0 V2 ?7 U% w3 w! Z) C) ^7 ]3 I : Te dashuroj
0 j1 w9 S( X; r3 ]) X2 \' u5 c& f : Ti je zemra ime
- R! k U# S+ o; {5 F% N! t. g0 BAlentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
; D/ N* {: k; w, QAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear& K& V. ~% k6 I4 D: L' @
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou1 w: Z: I _- G9 F( S
: Afekrischalehou- O2 V) U* x0 O$ _, x
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female). F8 Z# a. R& ~8 E# L# v
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
" I1 N0 B i5 W$ v1 ^American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
}9 v0 c$ Y$ j; v* n: h' }4 m- i& h : __ ( )
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: | (__)(__) | / /
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4 e) z6 g& B; [. [: C8 {+ \( HApache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
8 Y8 d% D! M8 x3 ? French, '~n' as in French
4 {2 n2 I: J: W% Z( G 'salon')1 c( t; V/ @" _4 ?4 ]- ~2 I
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
: @2 _, k& g, Q! |. ]8 [7 E+ P# q1 { : Ohiboki (male to female)6 \ z1 E1 d' i/ `( ?. {, t. z- j
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males5 A4 Y7 U' p2 i
or two females)& @; q1 ~0 C: g1 e: x8 g7 N. `
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females& J! `1 ?. n8 U) U
to female)4 f- S" S. Z; O% M+ M- r3 d% Y
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
" I3 k v' b0 i2 z9 b : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
0 b3 o) r6 ^1 @7 e& q4 N% _ males or two females)
+ ^+ F1 [7 [# e; t; h7 I; | : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
/ o+ P* F' X0 S than two males)4 m0 ]& D# Q) |9 T3 L8 d) ^ E
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
1 Y, c4 K* b3 Z than two females)' R: _' r3 } W i* [ I
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)2 ^: A( |( {0 Y2 e
: Ooheboka (female to male)
' M/ f* z+ Q9 j& ]) L% e- k* ~Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
1 [! m$ K% N7 _* Z. q& O : Ana behibek (male to female)( g6 F- }: e: E
: Ahebich (male to female)1 w/ n2 L/ r% r5 r
: Ahebik (female to male)
, H0 p8 k# y; k% k; K( R : Ana ahebik9 n& }4 A( @, Q( s
: Ib'n hebbak
$ ?! h5 ]9 O; d' _* G0 U. a : Ana ba-heb-bak! j* b) I" R J3 y' M0 n8 v
: Bahibak (female to male)" o4 S7 H3 n- c
: Bahibik (male to female); z6 J. \& }* ?4 I2 Q& n1 U4 {5 k. ^
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male); u [( w: |3 e$ p) ~; }8 ?3 t
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
- r# n$ Z- G- Y6 D2 p3 s4 P1 [ : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
W- [" l: \' Y/ ?* q% v a% I than one male)& w$ G/ P) m& ~/ `
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance). v7 h# l6 l2 i/ ~& P u2 E& `+ U7 w
Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
* J4 Z+ {* t S+ o5 D# C" kArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem
* b- m* k2 s J$ Z& LAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo
4 r/ z% d& @ ^; wAssamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
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$ a- ?, A3 k; O- |# {Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
/ Z- f0 `1 D; F K; |- F, |" R, cBasque : Maite zaitut$ E5 {2 s/ r, p$ L
: Nere maitea ("My love.")
/ u. `# ^' m% q1 D8 g+ p9 Z+ KBassa : Mengweswe
% l$ J. |# i. z* W7 @- XBatak : Holong rohangku di ho. y' @+ L" |2 }% O# a6 A' i( T- h
Bemba : Ndikufuna
3 [; F5 k# A# UBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi6 { S$ A9 ^! F4 I+ \& x, h
: Ami tomay bhalobashi% x$ J C0 c- L: t7 n& U
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
! _& ^7 G8 i5 dBerber : Lakh tirikh
# U f' N0 q5 }! l$ g, UBicol : Namumutan ta ka( N# j# p4 F% {
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
1 F$ |* d# ?/ O* g' `Bosnian : Volim te
- ?* }; ~2 V% V) p7 f3 K9 cBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
9 p B( W3 E# v3 _5 a5 [Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')8 F2 I8 I2 E' N: m& W0 ?3 m9 \
: Amo te) _7 z; d% Q; B# j, z
Bulgarian : Obicham te
, n2 r8 c! X: M+ z1 [) {; i: X* x : As te obeicham% t v0 p6 E: d5 x
: As te obicham
7 N3 y \. O4 ]2 e" S : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much") R8 W9 b/ c) u) t. P2 g S3 {
Burmese : Chit pa de0 c8 R$ [$ P' Z, j" o
; x$ C- T8 P4 o/ }2 ]1 R3 p. _Cajun : Mi aime jou& H1 ^5 Q2 B/ W" S+ g& ?
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah' b" c* \$ f. N( F7 Y4 P
: Bon sro lanh oon
) N, ]/ b5 d4 o2 T" @+ RCanadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)1 x" p5 } x# G; u' j5 l
: Je t'aime ("I like you")6 u5 ]% W! L. I- [
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
2 i; [6 Q& q0 K& H5 F" FCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian), J x5 S; n& _) y9 U
: T'estim (Mallorcan)
3 T, W- i4 l9 S : T'estime (Valencian)
8 V3 Q! \" `3 o g4 J : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
% t$ k( }' c2 ?- I, \3 A5 y/ WCebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw, H. U0 N7 p1 T* u/ S
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao+ z, A1 u2 m: l
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
# S8 `7 T' n! XCheyenne : Ne mohotatse
/ H9 O7 i* o2 `6 t }Chichewa : Ndimakukonda
* E6 s3 [- [+ y3 DChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized); F, ?& |8 Q' v0 j+ X8 [
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)& s4 P! M8 Y, O# h2 n
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
/ N/ \: k3 @2 u6 f. r6 _% i : Wo oi ney ( " )
X7 w% X! z) B; [) ~ : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)6 O" \3 {/ F* D+ z" N
: Ngai on ni ( " )) }; c: R. k3 k/ G* q# q
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
- {& M1 o/ ]# Q5 b : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
" P+ v: r' b+ [" u/ Z! V : Wo ie ni ( " )6 @; l0 p1 Y! k/ Y; X
: Wuo ai nee ( " )
5 t4 b# c4 V9 @ : Wo ay ni ( " )# f- Z2 S6 u* S
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
' _6 ~& _+ J2 V9 z : Ngo ai nong (Wu)$ T O. c* ]# A% r o; H
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
% E( i2 v2 `' Q3 X; i : Ti tengu caru (female to male)
9 r$ t. t* ?1 `5 u4 i1 WCreol : Mi aime jou5 X% R. W- d$ L( q8 {
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
2 z4 \; Y6 J3 `% B$ y : Volim te (used in common speech)- t5 s) N. X; j5 c" n3 l
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)7 z9 _9 G" c3 x4 x; b
: Volim vas (used in common speech)" b- q6 {; s! V1 ?! v# i
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",4 h9 ?: P* b$ O, X9 _1 A
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
) t$ k8 d6 Z0 Y# B1 o0 @& j Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)4 {( k7 j2 n" i, Z' C& ^6 |
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
5 S" f/ j4 N+ I- K% i1 s pCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
+ A2 T4 j% T _2 u2 g+ Y" i on top of the 'e' in te, which is8 |, X5 n( `& T+ Z7 b% F; c; u) h' @
pronounced 'ye')1 A; e+ R! s$ j" n" ~5 y
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
: t# l1 ? f7 C; U# K : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
/ H8 y$ o* C+ X2 R& X2 W you (very much)", often
2 t* _& ?3 Q& M! g' L used and prefered)
9 Z S( w9 H' p+ _ : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig
4 v' P; M6 o6 I* b) g& R7 gDusun : Siuhang oku dia& n0 J4 s* r, H/ A5 y2 D3 o3 v% L
Dutch : Ik hou van je
! N5 Z. q+ E+ T. p : Ik hou van jou
5 }8 s8 w2 K8 T& E- t, K7 E : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
1 f. X- t1 T8 s : Ik bemin jou ( " )
# ~: x5 y- R9 M2 s# V : Ik heb je lief ( " )# K4 x/ k( l* S# u: i+ e! q
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
8 v! W3 `: {* e3 _, m& P : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
- k2 J7 _* A$ }3 f1 M6 }/ @& C : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
) s. w9 `& D1 Z& x0 k, F : Ik houd erg veel van je much")
4 H; r2 d4 Y3 X& X( O+ `3 h" N : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
/ w3 ^/ _# `" B9 Q% n/ t: K : Ik vind je aardig ( " )
4 h) d" Q" I3 _( J' k Q3 ] : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very% b' a! O) e+ b8 f" J; S
: Ik vind je heel aardig much")$ H# V4 x3 G) h5 `" a
: Ik zie je graag
6 J+ K" i) _1 l) Q c' D : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")7 h s4 u0 a& F
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
/ G. z' B5 J6 R% D, r3 Y (the last two are more superficial, thus more9 E5 ]7 y6 n j' Q
suitable for male to male); O* z% W/ g- s8 g- Z7 b: s1 _
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
( ?& Z3 {& a1 Z; r6 o9 @English : I love you r! [' A9 d9 d
: I adore you
; T$ X6 ^, |' u @ F8 I : I love thee (used only in Christian context)% D; K: l6 e7 F
Esperanto : Mi amas vin
! ]) V3 o* c1 \, ]3 _3 S! j1 mEstonian : Mina armastan sind
: S! k1 R5 c* h* m9 D# m2 O : Ma armastan sind9 }1 q1 h8 C9 n7 u6 v
Ethiopian : Afgreki') p# }: {6 J3 j5 o s0 |* B( M( v
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
9 `- w$ i. y1 N# }+ TFarsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")2 D s$ o& \/ \* o# G8 a+ |
: Asheghetam2 I: V$ [7 `2 q- [5 |
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
; n8 ~2 N6 d& x/ c' \4 i; W : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
) w1 X; e( O4 [9 uFilipino : Mahal ka ta
0 G" Y. C! K. B) j* }2 k : Iniibig kita
* R$ @; W; D$ B8 [3 T* r : Mahal kita& S; U. |: D, K* Y; A, F
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua( _5 V% F* w' x0 C
: Rakastan sinua
. a% W" p* Y2 M* ]0 r1 F : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
4 e# _. f' i0 ^, j' pFinnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
0 f( {. N7 ?, K3 S8 z : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
4 @" X+ _$ r( p# ~ LFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you")5 y7 x0 _ e# \' D3 F7 {, D3 f1 o# a
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning8 P S* b1 c, K1 O: p) v
between lovers)8 P7 b" [( Z5 _1 c' x
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
- r! O. M( v* D" S7 u/ W# s3 g and family, not for lovers)
9 z' H/ S5 Q& g7 dFrench (formal) : Je vous aime9 C0 q; ~5 G& ?/ Q
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort+ }# Y9 J% {8 K& A
: Moo graugh hoo& k) E& r C1 k( o# O& o
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
1 Q0 t) G8 {2 ?' `# C( z/ j* \; cGerman : Ich liebe dich
2 L J6 A; a$ ]# g : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and+ P( f" a N7 W; L, N! l7 b
conservative)2 h& S! b# `# r8 W: `
German dialects:
0 m, K+ O1 ~* T7 k( _$ JBavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
' v# |) L& y8 N$ X1 k( v* g! p: U (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
; [# [. s* M0 p; a : I lieb di7 m1 ~- F9 {0 n M+ I) Y
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)/ A4 Z. ~2 e. a/ d
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich/ t" M9 g8 v: _1 t3 p
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di7 {! s8 m2 r1 W
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
4 @% f: R$ N) D1 m% H; vFranconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
' V& W+ b5 V7 ^ (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a/ i3 B% V+ e8 ]$ m8 `& y
relationship); V; d1 D8 o1 z1 ?
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
- O' m: l- _& p% r( Q ment as a compliment, not litterally)* M; [- c/ e, L! y @* b' k
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",5 _' h% F: X1 ]( ^
a Franke would never say "I love you")
7 d8 F! M4 J6 F- a6 }Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)! Z# y9 u: @/ z/ q# i+ u# D# i' Q
: Ik hald fan dei! Z$ s6 x" P7 D. K; h2 |8 P. G/ v
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb7 Y" {+ o8 S8 T# ^: d
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev2 x& M, X, H: J/ |7 L
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
1 ^! J8 j& \. j$ dSaxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch. N8 D% \9 ]# x. q, L( Q, _1 e7 q6 e$ u
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )9 s' t) \6 O3 }
Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
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Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
+ X- M$ E; D3 `8 M* M (Vorarlbergerisch)
6 G8 ^* d! q" i Z) v* q9 L6 H- RGreek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
# ~) F0 o4 B4 ^# O case 'gamma')
# c2 N4 F* L' Z1 F : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)0 Z- h8 M8 ^- X) v( _
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
K* {6 q3 l7 Z# t : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
2 u/ O: q: w; u' l2 N) m- P4 O : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male). E \" z* E8 F" p
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")) \3 h: R" B; Q* E
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
" W) |1 g) J5 h& WGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se" u P; Z0 k. J. I
Greenlandic : Asavakit, J4 k+ C" k- N( \9 g
Gronings : Ik hol van die
- n+ r+ q z3 V* JGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
, @1 w' y4 ~+ Z; |& f+ {Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
A ~0 B }- ?; j$ n, [ : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
3 B' U8 d; N+ j4 S& f: ^ pronounced)& H: t* U( [- k$ n a- ?0 F- E
0 q+ b- i* }! z* N2 RHausa : Ina sonki
L6 b+ p3 Y. N' V% U# e/ F- M3 N: fHawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe) }+ Z4 w' v1 w
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
- o% {- v# x' N3 Q' }' N7 L7 Z x very much")
$ o6 x! S' Z3 V6 `Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
5 q$ v/ C$ ?. T, i* Z7 I; e) Y : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
- R" C7 i, ?) Q7 b : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
/ M1 n* l9 D" f2 M2 V V+ K/ d a+ |4 r : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)! F+ |; Y! j! {/ F! s% Q/ ?
('kh' pronounced like
, T. M- d( d g* b Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to' x0 Q9 l6 |- c3 [2 d7 w9 A+ R1 ]
French 'r')
- s! O7 q7 x/ Z# YHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)" Q# d9 }& j- I4 N
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)1 Z! Z" O8 r- q+ i9 t
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
' j6 O `# r& ?5 X( G! x5 v : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
6 H4 V7 E8 O. `1 w : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
2 g; x8 s, M; z7 S- d. ?) n2 i3 \ : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo4 w' \. s2 }/ F3 \
: Mae tumko peyar kia
1 D2 o0 S! j! h7 @' J k : Main tumse pyar karta hoon
1 ]: H3 [( A: t : Main tumse prem karta hoon
+ n5 d5 q( A% o w7 E% I# N : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not! o# z+ W' M6 b, \: R
pronounced)
* S" }. g3 X1 t9 d% ^Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta* e- a# }; h6 X! E8 r _. i# V/ Q
Hungarian : Szeretlek8 L8 R+ {6 X# |% W
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and9 I1 y; }% ]$ z) _0 S+ w1 Q# G
no one else"). C* `6 d8 R2 w9 Z% c) }! S
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,
0 M D' e, V1 A/ ]! L. p you", a reinforcement)
2 d4 k5 g4 Z2 g- C (The above two entries are never heard in
7 ?, `' I3 g! o- d! ]; K6 U a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana( H. t* J5 T3 k5 ^
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
. [6 y5 Y: C! ]6 q2 G9 n( q$ T, g( D very much")
4 k( r/ s2 P2 U7 {Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
8 n6 M3 q5 W1 z1 x% X qIlocano : Ay ayating ka; H! R, A0 s; q- C: ]$ Z
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
4 n. e$ c& c" ], _1 g9 Z : Saya cinta kamu ( " ), a$ |: Y' e7 {
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )' [& }3 J* ]& D) H
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
/ v- R+ M4 A1 U& g) u9 W5 b9 }0 \+ u9 ? : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
2 ?; t' K4 b* T. I$ }3 p; r% T8 p : Aku cinta padamu ( " ) w j# {% M/ F' o% ~* c1 q, r
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )
' e! u. X3 y( d9 x4 Y0 mInterglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
' ~ I5 e4 u- w) MItalian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse): j% Q# ~6 c) ]; G* F. G' T. R
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)( p, N0 i$ Q4 b
: Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
! ^/ c) O1 Y2 u8 e9 V; y6 h you", refering to other person's+ e+ z+ S( V" x3 W- h
body)0 n: P0 ]( ]' o1 N Z+ x* L/ N
Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
4 S! w; Z3 `# [ X( | n3 BIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru; V- N# ~# Y/ `, k
: Aishiteru
5 F& ` g4 d2 X* T/ M5 z; ^& ?* Z" _ : Chuu shiteyo
( T5 H2 f# o* i5 N& R! ? : Ora omee no koto ga suki da! T" C7 z& L+ G" b7 Y& C
: Ore wa omae ga suki da
5 X# I& \' O# c : Suitonnen) F4 H/ P9 f' K
: Sukiyanen
( l' }: m3 m8 i : Sukiyo* \& M+ h5 H3 T* z
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu6 O' ^/ H q7 q. V# w5 ^
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
* [8 g; w' h! ]) J O) J# H" _) U : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
1 R, {( S& Q6 {' M O+ D/ n : A-i-shi-te ma-su6 K" \! @0 P# o5 n) @7 G' u) P6 k
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu7 r. F6 B8 Y/ O4 z; T2 u* \
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
: I" ^6 a( U8 Z9 q8 Y7 I start, when you are not yet real lovers)- T4 i: b0 X' m8 m! y; s6 N
Javanese : Kulo tresno
+ O. {: J4 I$ k) v! I! X$ ]2 J0 @/ \$ X/ q8 N2 p$ c( Q
Kankana : Laylaydek sik a
% B0 j0 C+ U u+ |7 @Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene8 L3 u1 I# R q' u J, W$ R
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
2 z6 s+ r; r1 L! L+ K1 qKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
# g" f5 m! G; O6 n3 SKiswahili : Nakupenda
1 d' x' h. f; | : Nakupenda wewe: g& A2 ~5 F' S! i3 t3 y3 p
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
) d# L' h; z I y& B) Y% U KKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")5 \# S% j' q) Q, D( s4 v& q" G
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")
, M% ?. Y. f4 [, H% p : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
1 Z; x q7 B' S# \ J : qaparHa' ("I like you")
* q/ {, x' t+ A& n* M$ k : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")1 I3 S% z1 V, ~
(words are often unnecessary as the thought9 |8 O( I& T9 g& k$ F
is most often conveyed nonverbally with) G1 E5 b8 Z! w8 `1 j! n+ j5 {
special growlings)/ i, a* R8 t7 ^
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
2 P9 z4 z- b: `* F {( I! k6 ? : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect) v: q9 f0 C3 J; F$ w, o
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " ); n2 ?( C6 g" e% o
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
& h0 m: M9 d/ T; V : Tangsinul6 P, P4 U2 D. E
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
: P" _( R" w4 B- c7 I : Dangsinul saranghee yo O8 J5 h, f& W; A! L' @
: Saranghee9 W& [+ S; \7 {) G. X
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")4 P2 k) |2 b$ x
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
' M0 n/ N: I" D7 {6 g5 Y very much")" g( ^6 ]& f$ c0 t1 l2 h
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love+ q( D+ l F" R' }/ X9 b' V6 G
you very much")) |- _# p$ I( O1 L- ]
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
" U( t8 S/ T2 D- m : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
) y; l* j7 v5 S# O% e "I love her")
$ S- Y# W( G; i$ z9 v: a : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
( j; \, A) k2 @( U: n9 U; m2 m3 g/ v$ b much I love him/her")$ S- g' b: d! T7 O3 u7 c! w
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda q9 X& q/ G) O5 {: t
: Joahaeyo ("I like you"), h, m' e# r0 c" `& Z
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)% l: z* q7 q f
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)% `) U$ V/ I( ~8 ^
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
1 E p# M6 m9 _6 c relationship)
& c' f; p* A b : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic; ^- c, ^+ G8 Z& c$ b
way")" r* [3 e3 ]( [
Kpele : I walikana! D' K" p9 Y7 [7 ~# M. C! k8 J& N" w
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
# l9 X2 m5 ?% q7 d
0 E( ]; m0 N# L5 T; E& d3 Q- _Lao : Khoi hak jao
8 l8 Y [4 e% m- U7 j: k* V; p : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")& j; M; k2 h9 L' Q/ e) o4 P: [
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
( P2 n, @ c% l* s1 g : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",3 }, c& J- g1 D, t
but is used for "I love you".). Q; F/ l" O+ O! \' w
Latin : Te amo' r; W3 X6 H& J" k, h
: Vos amo- o+ J, m0 u w% H
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)0 a1 R- a' l; Y; e% y
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')! j4 J( m0 Z( Z- ~9 G3 b2 g, q6 w
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
1 S% A; R V2 y7 m; @$ {/ _/ T a 'long i'). G5 T/ }3 {$ \
: Es milu tevi (less common)7 |# j4 j0 n6 `! M
Lebanese : Bahibak
4 o4 Y0 k6 B8 Y; hLingala : Nalingi yo
, ?# @/ S+ ~3 G6 bLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
8 R9 v [8 E5 u) ]% P& ^( i' w5 FLithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
7 h5 J4 ?8 B7 {" H d0 k, X : Ash mir lutavah
5 B+ b2 o R! w& R, a% \5 ]Lojban : Mi do prami) x' A: C0 L9 [, v/ ~ Y1 g0 x
Luo : Aheri
6 I: f* n& Y3 v9 s5 w fLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
6 s/ [# @( Y: z% ?! Z9 b. ]
% F I% ?+ {' c. E3 {/ S0 EMaa : Ilolenge! q& D& i+ O# |. y1 S ~ a# R# Z
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you"), d9 H8 ^# f" r& B7 W; |' Z
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")
# Q% D Z; M3 @0 c5 n- ~ : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)* W: C5 Z0 h: w* J+ X* t# L5 w+ E
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")* _# M3 e v5 j) X' u
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
, a6 H& C' q* u! p( B% m0 VMaiese : Wa wa
3 c9 h/ Z2 _& a1 jMalay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)7 Q2 j; t: ], u2 j, u4 p. F
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)+ v F) V$ _& y r+ w
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)% r. Z# y! I3 N8 h. N, \
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)9 h8 W! ]$ y; z2 O
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)8 h `5 q; s1 Q
: Saya cintakan awak
5 d" {+ j' J, Y0 ^" { : Aku cinta pada kau
% ]8 F8 ^8 ?6 L7 Y. R : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
, b# O3 u' Q; a6 ^" p/ ` : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened. U( s1 s5 \4 ?, G+ N1 E
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
8 \, k% B, t% q only be used if you know the person _really_
0 t% c! p5 Y7 V+ A# [; E3 D6 F well)( Z0 F* ]" b4 Y' E
: Saya sayang pada mu+ ?4 O0 r: P! `4 I( }3 e1 ]3 }
: Aku sayangkan engkau
! j: i, _9 X( G5 P : Saya sayang pada mu
- Y* j% ?& E* m7 {$ q : Aku menyintai mu
$ L3 I) q; P+ T+ ?# w) Y; x3 \ }1 @0 n5 x : Aku menyayangi mu7 i9 a+ D" j- V
: Aku kasih pada mu, ^ `. z0 L3 i& a+ N
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu$ n4 `: O0 B5 |
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
7 n6 F9 C3 r' S% T+ l+ b# l% v : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu, }* M# q. e- H m* j# k3 @1 @; ~
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu% z8 F) J. P/ S) W, v
Maltese : Jien inhobbok5 S( V$ p% W% M2 q% [: b
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato9 }9 f/ E3 F' l( s3 b4 W& W
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
: G/ @( }1 A& U; x% h( p : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)0 Z5 _/ b; E6 h6 O
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,$ N9 \( o4 O% K, B" T2 h
literally "Love to you, my friend")
# \" {! e' b* V& FMohawk : Konoronhkwa
% l! a/ w- s4 C; p. |Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
1 |+ I0 ^ `$ d: J% z9 aMoroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)" C1 o6 d( d3 w: d
: Kanhebek (in different cities)
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8 S/ i2 M/ v3 N7 P( E, o1 XNavaho : Ayor anosh'ni! e/ s0 b$ z! c8 f, ^" p$ ?
Ndebele : Niyakutanda
$ N0 `4 b2 t% M. S/ ^- NNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
3 o6 ~3 B% S R0 R( v0 N% g : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
; o! t4 K" A: @/ P; N : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
* ]3 V- `( c j: z5 x( X5 ?. { used by upper-class and c! @: O, q2 [
conservative people)
, {! `* Y3 z0 cNyanja : Ninatemba
5 C& l$ |6 c( f: T( R
& W- N/ R3 S0 g2 nOp : Op lopveop yopuop
8 T& J7 p: I3 m/ i8 ` FOsetian : Aez dae warzyn( m& X1 h" u( C: g. N
* T8 w/ f. w# W# H3 a! f. _Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai! M8 a. x. n* n) M6 A$ T4 V1 x
: Muje se mu habbat hai' {! S! U8 |+ Q. y% ?
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
! M- ?) c1 [1 @0 ?+ GPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
9 D! t' T/ Z4 L/ E9 C/ g4 DPilipino : Mahal kita8 o$ X; I' V( s5 H. W
: Iniibig kita1 T8 I; |+ Y* g) }
Polish : Kocham cie0 }! n& X) W2 |+ n
: Kocham ciebie
' P; n- X$ I1 x, O+ i* E; R! { : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
. X x R: ?' Z; [- B5 @Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
' {$ n) j' L; W P3 G : Amo te: M& U, Y" u8 d% Y
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
0 g( o, y9 ^) M3 E8 S (Pronounced as two words,# T( v+ W& a3 o- L8 I
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
) ^7 z0 \3 g2 w6 \5 [; S 'd' have bars through the stems9 q- W3 _- f) D3 L3 P8 Q
indicating affrication, the ':'2 A5 G" x, h% Y* ]
indicate minute pauses)
# f/ @4 K+ \. I" l4 N5 S8 QPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
! r/ I2 R2 y; @: C : Mai taunu pyar karda
+ l7 {; p1 f5 J- u( } X# O& \ : Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:
9 r5 t* H& u8 \ g( M: ` "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
; n" s9 C4 x' E1 b8 ?' h ] ' = stressed syllable( }+ I+ k% }5 ^
Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")# @4 ?5 @+ V0 [ f8 D" l3 e6 n& ~
9 e N s. f$ L$ |Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
1 g3 }$ p% J2 o4 b6 {
( f0 e9 x) I" U! z5 e! f& {Raetoromanisch : Te amo
. L* x( h( F/ I _) v3 D$ i& SRomanian : Te iubesc2 @: G1 m0 K+ u3 K, S
: Te ador (stronger)) G" i# i, d g: x0 g4 ^
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)) ~. f$ L0 a5 w& ?
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
0 S* x+ f. w; A. ^! c' R : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
1 }1 D7 o4 ^% e3 t% \0 k$ { : Ya lyublyu tyebya
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Samoan : Ou te alofa outou2 V7 o: _" N8 ?) C) y) V2 x7 g
: Ou te alofa ia te oe
8 w5 e* H) }0 U( h : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")# B; K- M# W( S
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
/ y! I6 b3 |* w or art)2 Y) M$ }3 D' {3 e% d4 [9 E, r
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
* e# x- e. f3 [" n [7 [Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
}* p9 d, E/ U8 G8 }' j : Volim vas (used in common speech)
6 v6 Z2 h( B4 Z; ?' B. @4 m' v : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
0 s' ]1 O2 t4 f! ]! j! ] 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
, c* i6 Y; `( B) ^1 ]" J/ U: C, S9 f Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
* ~ I2 X9 O2 ]7 m# zSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
( w$ |1 f: w- ~6 M$ P : Volim te (used in common speech)
4 P7 j/ Q/ y5 S8 ], ^9 @* ]) HSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)& n# _/ K0 m# y% L: l! Y
Serbocroatian : Volim te
# i( }3 U; v6 D5 d/ N" K2 S : Ljubim te
6 ~* B7 o+ \5 t& u& ^1 D : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
4 ^ q5 _1 o$ s; r: W& PShona : Ndinokuda0 K* o& T$ e' Y s* F
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
0 N! @) _/ K. }; H/ r- P5 ySioux : Techihhila; Z$ E) `$ t& Q
Slovak : Lubim ta
* C' | R1 G, e/ |3 z7 @9 e3 FSlovene : Ljubim te- A# w/ C& {$ o! n }
Spanish : Te amo- B' W" ]& c7 f8 V( x5 z; W
: Te quiero3 M- c" T# r8 O5 g" W8 O
: Te adoro ("I adore you")( w' m$ r: k' w7 A A& Y+ c0 c
: Te deseo ("I desire you")
/ X# Q* L. `/ _$ f : Me antojis ("I crave you")" ^7 M u2 {8 n. X1 @
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi' H* r: U, e! q3 l, T. I3 q
Swahili : Nakupenda! }9 s6 L7 t# `- A" T! l6 H
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name) a0 m- k7 t. D, E& z
: Ninikupenda
1 J! z& S: q( K8 f : Dholu'o
. p0 D3 Z4 c- _: u( F0 uSwedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
" }5 B% \3 V3 C. ^. GSyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
3 u5 m; C' W1 H8 L( R : Bhebbak (female to male)
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Tagalog : Mahal kita
6 r7 C- [ b# LTahitian : Ua here au ia oe, V, s; n! i- o0 a2 \* f) r
: Ua here vau ia oe
`: c4 |, i) u. a3 N. fTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren+ k% R/ n/ V1 ^1 h) ^, u* d0 Y: g0 r
: Nan unnai kathalikaren
7 x# R7 t3 ]# C& T. J$ Y : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
3 k! \; X0 a! y. p/ y2 k) w : N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")2 T- U- t# a8 I; W, U
: Nam vi'rmberem5 y% ~8 J4 z( K6 ~
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
# l# y6 u# Z2 `, U2 A : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu* ~0 @( X' y$ J! O4 r, N- E
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu; U9 O5 ~- @- R( V8 b! y! m
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
% A3 C( L' p2 a k1 o/ U% N : Phom ruk koon ( " )6 Q7 g% S9 m7 Y3 v5 [- @3 Q% i
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
0 K* U% h# i" Z8 T/ M : Chun ruk koon ( " ), G7 h/ w* O" Z7 @( z0 J
Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)5 |8 c8 z- _; P0 z9 @2 b2 k
Tswana : Dumela
, U S( c6 T+ |Tunisian : Ha eh bak
" w; _, Z" M; e/ [9 I$ pTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum! x6 S# b8 [9 H3 ?1 w
Turkish : Seni seviyorum, J* Q! Q( v" j6 z9 k% `
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
0 _% n3 I* ^7 \) U$ I8 | `$ i (g has a bar on it)2 s# e( A. o1 v/ s
Twi : Me dowapaa" ~) _- M S7 k7 D5 i+ Q
. O3 [& J3 z" i8 b8 ~
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu4 Y5 f6 n! A" f" d7 M
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)* v) s7 [" @. s C" D
: Ja vas kokhaju: n/ ?* X. Z: R# i3 L
: Ja pokokhav tebe
: S( j1 c/ B$ [' w, H& @ : Ja pokokhav vas
, g( g9 ^7 {0 U$ }Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon" x) F0 o( Q) x Y. ]2 f* a7 s% C5 ]
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai+ u# A3 C4 w- m) Z3 `! L
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai7 ~& {, ~" a! H l6 i
: Kam prem kartahai7 b( o3 {) E2 S3 h, q
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:1 t" L! l2 q) \
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")- M, z. b) M4 j. M
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:9 X, O' N- E! J1 L
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as4 q, q- E* b% x" r: D+ w! @
in bath)% Z+ B6 q5 h: |7 @
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
0 p* t$ ?2 V o' A9 f
) u+ a0 w* c7 E y% m- ^$ EVai : Na lia
) p7 Z* ?1 y) V; `' jVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg: @- N, e8 ]/ i' [
Vietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)7 c4 W$ ?2 t1 v9 z/ C9 X
: Em ye�u anh (female to male)
; X J( J4 Q8 q; W2 C8 L% y : Toi yeu em
5 b/ x. R- R2 q2 r* S. J# S5 U9 rVolapa"k : La"fob oli
/ \$ V8 W$ S8 U) kVulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha G9 I& J9 I$ N3 k) c+ V5 W" m
, l* N! }6 J, d- i" aWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
8 O! }6 D/ [( E : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
9 E! a, y4 p, ^Wolof : Da ma la nope
/ _; a; v9 x5 n; l$ { : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop), p$ D& u# l& d0 }: v, o2 ?! j# G1 X
7 x; ]0 O1 o" U7 C* m
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib7 p: n1 }. w6 z& S
: Ich libe dich
4 g3 S! H$ j1 w7 G( h" Q; b3 O7 D : Ich han dich lib0 L7 O& S$ I) y: d6 X& |0 ]
: Kh'hob dikh lib
& N* h2 n/ Z" |, i : Kh'ob dikh holt( N4 ^' S! s( k* Z. b7 }4 P
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt
; h; `; C' K, m- z4 h# r9 RYucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)5 F) y; X. z, C, A
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which* U/ _ {. g7 f( O
lovers can also feel; it# `1 @& V% X/ u$ M0 _( Q4 P% v
indicates more a desire to7 ]* S; o* @! S& |8 ^2 j: D3 {
spoil and protect the other2 N) Q1 O$ y( S }8 E Y E9 h' M
person)
& s- D P% y2 O1 ^" b9 ?Yugoslavian : Ja te volim
0 l3 z5 u/ y2 ?' q( r( J$ b1 x- z; l4 N9 N! Y4 X% {' k0 f
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
* p/ t1 u8 n1 T# v4 |Zulu : Mena tanda wena. ?( r$ Q* W7 f% \* I. P
: Ngiyakuthanda!
! d, d$ Y6 f5 O1 `* c WZuni : Tom ho' ichema
$ C0 p2 S p1 f8 p5 |$ q, s" W- u# S, M% S# r( M
$ J( v2 j1 Z* d- X k1 N1 ^" o- G$ x& |" [0 e5 n' U2 [5 }, @
Explanation of Languages" t+ A5 h& i5 l
------------------------! z: r! W% k. D; _* h8 k
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa
, R s0 @8 u. P2 R3 lAlentejano -> language spoken in Portugal" a8 V3 t$ K0 `' p. r" H) G& @, A
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
- E, i( L1 D2 S/ m6 e$ |: v like Germans)2 r+ r8 J3 L8 ~5 q) Q- e# q
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of; L) I7 b) r' P: B: x
over 80 languages spoken there. A7 Y' c& L& J
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains" x: B$ a5 m. t) W6 `
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the, J/ q O4 I/ V& x+ u/ l( T
Canadian to Mexican borders& _8 \8 A& I# R3 `2 Q" h [, J ]
Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including! R7 d8 N2 z i* Y
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
/ e6 ~6 E5 w2 H5 v1 B! L7 g Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and; J# H) H( I3 C0 \& o. u5 B2 d
the region of Palestine.; }7 C. [& j& a* B+ f
Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of$ F4 {0 i( @% C* h6 E# q7 v
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language! H4 k. P2 {( H! W0 |' y c
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
: j2 C3 Y3 |. v! [Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India+ j2 O, i0 ?$ O* E! O
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa# p5 ?4 Z- P7 z. V- M8 F
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
. o- z6 E/ W6 Y4 V Indonesia1 e3 e: O2 }) n" L; K
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern- m! f8 U, m' E5 ~
Germany (actually a German dialect)% T. Y$ f# _( c, ]* A
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa4 f6 x. l( l% r0 r4 B5 {: \& X4 X
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,: |* ?9 P3 N/ F3 }9 c8 M8 i5 Z4 `
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh' ^% e% Z+ t; ?0 I/ @
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
8 j! H' Y( Y( ~3 O: GBraille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
, i% V/ L% J: b8 I/ L3 v It is 'read' by touch.8 F3 P% [7 }6 g4 w8 Q$ p( [! W4 \
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from6 I0 Y8 z% W7 w- s e9 u: j
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
! S' {. C8 e( c" M" Z5 X7 j( o1 c Acadia is in an Atlantic province., l& ~& N/ A0 v9 ^0 A1 b
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu7 d' X/ _ i! {1 m) k: h( M
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe
% W; q. f* L ]1 W) k' T bCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache+ d* M4 H+ N n" U9 L5 Y7 N
Nation
; |5 X- B! H, \+ ^/ HChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa/ R* A! @, E- C! y
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)+ `4 s4 |/ |0 |. T8 d
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
; J i. v3 C0 z6 r( w basicly French with a little English and German.5 L" b- S5 b' o
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest# Y* W% x2 s c7 a3 m$ B
in North Borneo5 l& G* [; I7 X. ?. h; ~6 g4 g, u
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
- F' L; H, o& Q3 [ of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and' b! T& l# |4 `) e9 }* _* ]* y( z
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium& K8 D, P. ^, u. S
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.. V0 ?; C1 ^- N2 k/ f
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in0 z0 x0 }4 D F: f: [
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
3 C0 D8 C0 }8 i' D# C7 v. z) q Persian.7 L* g& G( P; I% T4 {1 p& Z' r
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or' q r+ F1 i6 p0 c$ d& L
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area5 y7 Y6 q) ^, ^; \+ Y% y
around Nuremberg
! N( z9 i, p: S# P: p, R: R& n8 bFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces
3 s2 x/ I3 r% [% \6 u( |5 l8 E2 b% g of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-$ Q& W6 \/ S! B8 ^6 j$ o$ j0 v
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium) D% @5 I# ^4 o
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern3 P% v' `7 \3 G I/ g; g, \5 o
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark, v/ F9 F4 S: v+ V
(mainly west coast)
% K% w7 [0 @8 d: QGaelic -> language spoken in Ireland, m9 r4 ~4 R0 f' x7 Q+ w) ?, e
Gronings -> Dutch dialect
- V G ~9 F* X# Z7 u! H' Z0 \Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
{1 ~! A$ n8 ~4 u; w; dGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and& X9 C* Y9 E' d" \5 O& A
Pakistan
* p/ O- v; w8 A4 U: G; {3 h5 H( CHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
+ N: N) F: l% s( VHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
' u# p/ }9 Q" \" Y6 ?5 eHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
3 b3 H% R9 _( Q4 tHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India7 }; @% U1 p, M
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)) B2 o2 Z/ F& a4 Y# S n& W
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot) f& B5 ?9 P4 K6 H: P$ [( c
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's. X6 j/ X2 d x9 ]! t) V
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
7 I; u2 U) u k! lInterglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,# P# d8 }" H }' j$ P+ ]
circa 1940.
. p7 F* }0 j- k4 U" u9 {2 B, }Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot1 ?6 B( @* T& S8 _4 t
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's% H9 e1 ^. h' v( |6 m/ V7 m
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,$ b# o- C4 s! P' u4 ~9 _" T) y7 W
southern India
' b* ?8 L) L# v6 i8 z9 g8 i& gKikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
% t2 g" ] J% Q! J0 d/ |Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language1 c7 f; H5 _) ?/ ?
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is4 k7 E8 g$ R' W# L4 y9 I( v$ s
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
! F. }& r* {0 B1 {8 m/ K" S9 ~6 q! @Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
$ }5 h3 T' h' n; }0 E+ i; p+ k- }Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
+ @2 T- k" u2 z0 T living in northern Thailand3 w9 v7 }7 b$ w( q3 w% k2 h
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya
; s7 S) W4 r0 H: q2 Z, tLuxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas0 C& u7 E2 N! y% I6 l: O
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
. f& M7 `/ x% f' c. N A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on& S2 ^" o6 v! \% A3 C/ n, T
German.! w; M0 S) }5 ?) S
Maa -> language spoken in Africa
4 q; \2 e3 Y6 P% PMalayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India/ {- V; |$ i: e: {+ R$ q2 J7 x
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island/ V. ]2 c* ?+ g4 T4 d- l
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around4 Q& w; g- ]/ g5 G/ @3 o
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic J+ [, b+ V9 I& ?' J. G
and Italian mostly.( J2 L( \* C- P7 q9 B2 [5 h
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
) \; E8 M5 Q' r3 {- @& s; d (Bombay is the capital city)
! I8 e( n2 l% K3 r0 U+ X/ d# h3 y7 pMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
8 k5 Z- H9 ^: \. L( KMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of( I; n/ n7 p2 m t# C
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
$ \ v' y) ]" DMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei) w, e+ s0 O$ y* {( L) r, h
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
0 e: T" E; ]" K. RNavaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
& r" c, m! s6 k+ d$ P6 ONdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe- ^# ]- D: K* \9 V) U/ f; P
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa
; P K6 L | o, A! M$ iPapiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
" O) b3 v, W2 j/ X l" @: ^Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people' K. Z$ r! ~# T' \3 F! a% O
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
) D% v3 D g' z- \, sQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)/ l; \/ F5 {4 k9 a
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
* p1 Q! m* r2 X" @, E5 y; m0 ` books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".' w$ m N4 e, D& P
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
% m, t. q% A: {; c3 F( mSinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of# c% f! ]2 f# x7 p0 y
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
/ s2 H. p4 H3 y$ F4 k7 YSioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
0 S# }+ H( b) g* o& u! HSwahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East3 i' E6 B! j9 N6 q
Africa
, Q4 ~* Q' w# j% l9 xTagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines* l L- X- {$ m! b
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,- L& ?- U0 @) U2 Y: C: m/ O
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),
( M9 ~5 w# d$ Q) N& n Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus1 \2 b8 a# F6 Z" Y3 p
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India' U2 Q. R- W; `" _) K2 |
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)
1 K9 D# n9 N; p7 C3 Z* E k& KTswana -> language spoken in Africa. B9 A, {; z+ ^" Y/ M% [+ y7 e
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti., U/ p, B0 ~: y5 s1 U6 w7 P
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India: w" j9 e1 g5 T: B i1 ^
Vai -> language spoken in Africa" i( c) A0 |9 |. y X' y5 h
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
% h ?- X* v; |+ `1 L5 i& R region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska4 x9 Y& ]; ]! [+ E
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern/ W8 B0 O! c# u% V! ]: i2 l5 e- N
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
- C6 [! K y% |9 h around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
8 e& m5 p+ d9 N( D% h. C 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
& C! _" x4 D. j# t; A" n language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian6 h3 `: N+ ^+ S8 {' w+ ~& o& k6 L3 {
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
* s4 f! L( O$ P) l people who went there to work as engineers in the) K+ G& @: J) o2 N3 p, L
mining industry during the 17th century.
5 g, @, O$ J! i" c9 CVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,7 H2 T. G1 x; C' K( ^
circa 1880.$ I2 W, \. g7 N% l7 V
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from, T! e* Z- K; C: `
the planet Vulcan0 _) q& V) v6 ~3 V
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
% @( {' m( l. S- A5 g" W French dialect with certain German influences( @# L: A' D# j1 b$ M( B: @1 v. a
spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
7 d; X+ w4 ?' p, `# v9 B x- L4 H Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
9 l/ `, I6 D! E3 L$ ^0 N the Walloons), Belgium. Q* y* J+ D8 f; _
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people( s- W4 J% g+ Q2 U
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
, E* [6 ~- H7 K5 k% ` peninsula in Mexico p, D$ u T: {
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect! a _" s: R- e0 C. ~
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe7 L2 H' j& S" b
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3 G9 }; s$ Z+ W; f8 L6 [, l sa' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
: }: M# i8 t% s# A0 w2 P1 Ua" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132); i0 @7 T- s4 D0 w2 U
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
6 X8 M- u1 q h- R9 ue? -> ?above e
$ @7 |1 M+ A) E( C, x; z( }# x% Ce' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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