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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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/ O! o- ^5 l# b! B. V2 S- k! y; E sAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou0 `4 {& q$ J+ O" y
: Ek het jou lief- u# h/ o' N, ~& h
Albanian : Te dua X- j# x+ }8 a( w
: Te dashuroj, w7 k" O4 W' r' [% A" r5 G
: Ti je zemra ime' L" y& \. b8 |5 ]; z
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!; I% T' G; k7 s3 b, C
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear5 A p n4 @# M0 Z! l# M! A
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou$ a) |: E* V& W: R
: Afekrischalehou; Q7 N' D7 v7 b8 B
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)" v" V1 t g$ o) m$ u
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
6 p& g: g9 `2 q8 r' Q6 c1 jAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
9 j% z, p- \5 q0 x7 O : __ ( )9 I' b( C/ t' h' O" v) o
: ( ) |__|
+ b1 ]+ ?) B1 L/ R$ c. V( z# m! K9 U : |__| __ __ | |% a! h' p! V6 ?0 T# Z o
: | |( )( )|__| __
7 Z% e, F! l, Y! D; E+ d : |__||__||__|| | / )) |' C1 e/ o; p; r! s% U
: | (__)(__) | / /
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: | / /
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' p9 k4 D2 n* v) J& e I2 g, R7 p) AApache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
; O/ k* z( C2 e8 _2 m French, '~n' as in French
3 v3 Z# n5 Q- n( r& g 'salon')' Z- j P0 |9 P) s. j. v8 a
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
9 N, A1 C, l1 J& a* q : Ohiboki (male to female)
, t( C3 M/ _6 {# B. w& N* N) X- q/ E : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
+ r9 v! i9 g4 S7 [ c1 n9 ?- j3 L or two females)5 [7 h3 w. b5 y* Y" [8 q u! L
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females- [# |( [7 ^, {1 a
to female)
/ O) B) W% [+ N: d : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
9 m, I V- B. U( F : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two+ V, `* \0 r4 z
males or two females)5 m6 D& r' [! g& j- |. }: m" ~/ f5 M
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more: @2 c% _ t% \% y
than two males), I6 @2 z" n% g( }6 e: k0 K
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
- h/ G! n0 g' `* i than two females)
+ `( T$ ^ A% {5 _+ C+ I6 LArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)& J, \/ Q3 C" `# F' z. y6 P9 ^
: Ooheboka (female to male)$ H7 b( y3 F1 a6 g) C; Y
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)+ ?2 H& {: v" u2 _# e. j7 ?
: Ana behibek (male to female): F6 l/ |' n6 W2 J, {' V
: Ahebich (male to female)
9 b( [ N* O0 @+ X3 V6 T: \ : Ahebik (female to male)
; |& O6 S# q0 |: |' [, g, ^4 i6 x : Ana ahebik, K4 a/ |; D/ o1 \
: Ib'n hebbak
1 @8 w- O2 U2 y8 u : Ana ba-heb-bak/ @+ q4 q1 j9 I1 G$ h( O
: Bahibak (female to male)/ H& ]4 l3 b- Y3 D% m4 V
: Bahibik (male to female)
4 }% A! m# c$ j# c+ H; N : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
6 c Z2 c. N7 z8 l : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
- J% e9 n. c6 L : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more# A* @/ q* ^6 W
than one male)
3 C) {( r. O- b" ?+ U' K2 [ : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)3 s$ i3 p/ ^6 K* w' S/ Y
Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek; N& v6 [) h/ ^2 Q5 O" d1 L& c
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
( [& Q- b. L6 t# u/ n$ f! k0 YAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo9 d4 L4 z" p6 t8 ~( v% N
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
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9 N" h3 }! k8 q2 gBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi9 I- m5 E: B6 o0 {6 Z- G
Basque : Maite zaitut6 ]: _% V0 c7 h
: Nere maitea ("My love.")
/ r8 l1 |3 Y3 w9 D) @( x$ VBassa : Mengweswe8 q0 r$ d/ P8 m @
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho9 ]& B& m, [* r
Bemba : Ndikufuna) }7 d3 F0 C% X% w7 L, L
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi5 E. L( y* w* ?
: Ami tomay bhalobashi8 d4 R. L& E! d M7 X1 R$ I# n. k
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
2 }; F* x; F1 I1 U4 h" R! c! MBerber : Lakh tirikh1 L0 o4 I: Y$ D4 T8 H
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka
9 c" n$ B, o: d" [! ?% S. S5 V* u$ |Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
9 ~. H# j2 s, P( i. ^( X' o% m+ _Bosnian : Volim te
% D7 U/ q0 ~' l2 g' n) ?4 CBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
9 I6 w' ?% a$ r( K2 Y2 NBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')2 ~0 P' V$ j% F' J; M- [) z8 c
: Amo te9 v3 c: x3 H/ {8 i; q2 \3 ^6 y
Bulgarian : Obicham te5 e4 J: u/ l5 ~) i+ u% m
: As te obeicham
F2 e. z/ D+ E) J : As te obicham
8 H/ L+ i$ U( r1 O3 H : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
9 m5 d7 t0 Z: |% uBurmese : Chit pa de
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Cajun : Mi aime jou
; }6 W! Z. g1 [5 }8 S$ @+ SCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah3 a6 }8 a, H G( o. x1 j; D
: Bon sro lanh oon6 E/ j' X. U/ j
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this), Z4 Y0 G+ P$ D1 u: Y
: Je t'aime ("I like you")- \+ U7 G/ {$ F2 S8 n' L# a* C
: Je t'adore ("I love you"); e7 y0 M Z: `6 l6 ]
Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
. n8 B* b0 Y. _# t; g+ |. d% u/ ?* X : T'estim (Mallorcan)
5 E) |4 d5 S( @ : T'estime (Valencian); n$ ^$ j# V3 p j/ I5 H
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")' d% ]* w7 C% ~" e& @) \; }7 ^
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
* G2 ^* C: Q9 H# `5 f1 K2 LChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
+ g8 s/ H3 t' C1 D* b7 o# r) ACherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi5 s0 r) I+ B9 v- b0 m& U
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
! K0 P( v% }+ E" I1 m; RChichewa : Ndimakukonda
. ~' B- F8 B/ `9 T# rChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)" t0 w% S2 l/ ]# G0 k5 O& I# e
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy). g+ x# S) B, _5 `8 }! f
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)6 D7 T" V. P, X; e# {
: Wo oi ney ( " )
8 v9 U$ m% O: L+ h# d$ ` : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
3 _4 K+ Y( h# q/ ` : Ngai on ni ( " )/ S, A4 P6 g; h% `
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)3 H% _. j5 D8 _ u+ I& T
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
- O6 Q" J( H% v5 R : Wo ie ni ( " )# o2 m) o' S1 ~) Z
: Wuo ai nee ( " )7 v# X( F! k+ H# W9 l
: Wo ay ni ( " )
0 B: b1 b: G4 ]0 {) [9 r : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)3 J v$ E6 P# z0 F
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)
5 _7 k1 B. l) R( bCorsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)% l1 q! j8 U8 e5 [( P* q6 M0 r
: Ti tengu caru (female to male); c3 g( l' E+ t0 b% y7 T0 P- m
Creol : Mi aime jou* H9 V/ ~1 E& }$ ~
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)( D4 f5 X/ P2 w! i' Z- b7 ]
: Volim te (used in common speech)
, H) E0 b9 I0 y9 C/ K& f) v- F1 Y3 GCroatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech); a7 i+ T4 E% @
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
' ]4 w5 @# U# A4 W# O, O+ X7 f : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",! g& d" ]$ S& {" S
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in: \3 ?, }, R# \- X, M. `0 M
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)7 g$ f6 ~4 L. B7 {2 Q r: g2 u' f
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)0 r1 K7 u4 j+ L* [
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
) P6 g3 t( M5 C$ f on top of the 'e' in te, which is
% e8 K$ ~8 T; [9 g% O pronounced 'ye')# S* i, a" ]0 v& G4 j* T; [; Q' [
: Miluju te! (colloquial form). C3 x3 B' G7 \
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like u4 A! W$ R6 R: {9 D( G$ q
you (very much)", often
% ~3 ]3 q: y {% } used and prefered), i% r( s" C i% \5 X8 E
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker), G" M5 d1 Q9 Q8 g$ u; P
d9 m) h$ n6 U; ADanish : Jeg elsker dig1 G0 {% m: s4 S# ?1 D" w
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia$ z: q% S$ ~% }
Dutch : Ik hou van je
w7 K2 z7 _ b8 }2 w+ C : Ik hou van jou
- d. X9 m* ?; B6 e9 F : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
9 W& b/ p$ I: ~. V! V : Ik bemin jou ( " )% Y) Y$ o6 n$ F3 o) U
: Ik heb je lief ( " )
: F* V! d- L, {. u# F. O : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")2 X% _% w) z& v+ ]' p
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
F& ^- z. W- k : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very- R% r2 ]/ Y- Z7 u: a, i
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")1 f3 y5 z( G! b# F9 R) s( ^
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
$ F1 c) x4 ]- s0 T2 s3 x0 M8 \& L : Ik vind je aardig ( " )3 }( c5 R+ }5 j% U2 F$ p& k
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very# \9 W9 T5 ^+ p3 j9 }- C
: Ik vind je heel aardig much")
+ ~' V+ ]$ {" M/ \0 \# G. P : Ik zie je graag* S2 k3 `3 t) m
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")# m' Z! Z' p( Y0 W* d" j" O
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much"): i$ c {! N3 q- s% O6 ^8 @1 d1 S
(the last two are more superficial, thus more
2 j& X e% D2 c, M7 ^. s+ | suitable for male to male). x; q0 U6 w7 Q" U% b" x* [
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
1 V8 [. [1 |1 M5 h- EEnglish : I love you
9 a6 x9 _$ C: x$ a: @# J8 j% _ : I adore you
2 `4 w$ f6 z5 \& h" ~1 Z+ J- G : I love thee (used only in Christian context)) S. D! q |) k7 E2 B9 W, O) f
Esperanto : Mi amas vin: T5 X: T: O2 E) M8 l; B+ [
Estonian : Mina armastan sind; Z- E; ^, X4 J. C' u% o* _
: Ma armastan sind
2 g1 }3 C# @ iEthiopian : Afgreki'
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram# D% L2 m# @2 C- {( ^. C7 k* O
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
( c, B$ b @' F; p- C : Asheghetam
) {) ]9 w* o6 l% x# E : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
( [( j [7 \" \& n1 s : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")( J+ z' a. W, R
Filipino : Mahal ka ta; R, n0 t s3 s' Q' E: J7 i) I
: Iniibig kita& Y2 v; F$ V$ O0 R8 E$ ~
: Mahal kita* ]$ y( ]/ q7 t9 r, ]
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua5 l; h2 ^( a5 w
: Rakastan sinua5 ?# _( Q8 b" c9 D
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")- E( J# B' B% m( B- V* P7 U5 g3 a0 @
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua/ n/ \2 ?" r: V
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
" _0 G( L/ }7 C2 M% LFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you")" f% R' B% B8 n7 j
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning) P3 h; f) [' B9 ^, q( ~8 h7 o
between lovers)( s; Z/ ^3 Z4 B! Z' A# v& J
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
3 I4 L4 y( M* o and family, not for lovers)5 j; v3 z) t [1 {- h& L: R, z. y0 Q
French (formal) : Je vous aime
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort
' c" u2 t/ b% h1 ?9 [+ u: z : Moo graugh hoo7 E/ W3 [" j6 E
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
4 x* ]: d9 r$ Y0 Y' }" nGerman : Ich liebe dich
7 }) A; e( |# k0 s! o8 | : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and D) C V! n9 I7 k& f& @* w
conservative)
# e; t+ H% k% X+ RGerman dialects:" x* E* f: Z' o0 ^; _% b6 c3 Y
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern# h$ ~4 s+ ~9 _7 c3 z* z6 h7 c) [
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")6 ]- C, n# e/ k* O
: I lieb di' a( M4 j" i4 |8 K7 A$ \' ^
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
, O+ n1 z* N ]0 j! | (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
3 y9 _7 G9 t2 qBerner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
* \; M7 T# U7 mBochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
+ k' a. J5 c- P6 NFranconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai/ a6 W% I) c1 o5 D4 o. h
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a6 Q. N( ]9 g: |( Z- Z
relationship)4 x% d% p5 M; }1 q2 L- H, ]* a
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,1 | K7 T* O, W/ X; V# ]0 g
ment as a compliment, not litterally)
) l( g% g! i5 S3 f4 \ (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",# @( r& {4 H3 g
a Franke would never say "I love you")/ R6 c! i8 K8 H, Q2 t* ?
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?) h- ]4 F/ a, h- U
: Ik hald fan dei, e( c0 R- J; U. @7 e2 K
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb. P/ ], Y- K6 g* i( F+ h
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
) l7 ~9 N% ^ q6 o( U1 l; `8 H2 T0 pSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb/ H" y, N3 Z: G
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
& v" a( g) e2 ~& @2 |2 p, qSwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
, }) S! V6 [, |3 P. VSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
& O/ r- `3 I' d) v1 N. e (Schweizerdeutsch)
* _" ]* u1 w( M! M; Q% |Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di0 W$ a0 b2 g) Y; s* O* m
(Vorarlbergerisch). Z$ N8 x7 m: X- d" |" z* b
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
G) r) n; R1 t# T. Z. q/ s case 'gamma'): M4 n. E( H3 p( {% V' k8 M
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
, ~- M; C- N M! T3 l- q : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
2 ^2 ^2 a7 j; Y1 u0 P( L; J# } : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
# Y) |$ }) z. G Z+ I : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)+ O% Z. ]& t2 X9 k) {& d; c
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")$ ?+ r3 K- D6 E& z& s
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)6 f, f1 U y- T7 A9 _0 j
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se: _7 E" u& k7 F0 ~" A, k6 n0 a+ o
Greenlandic : Asavakit) M; ?3 F: R1 K' \ C
Gronings : Ik hol van die |) _2 @; F6 x3 H \
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu): h3 l4 _2 d! ~0 E( t* u5 i
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
0 X- \- @, ^6 x : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not( K4 Z5 H; c1 l; Z/ x8 l
pronounced)# a. E8 u# t9 j# }, D
& ]( o3 |" U+ e3 |Hausa : Ina sonki9 J3 k# Z2 j4 B* r4 D2 X3 Q) a
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
9 c/ c/ K, H. [% ` : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
% A- F9 i- D* ~2 k7 W very much")
; w- n* n% b& vHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)1 b0 Q3 u+ C# E4 ]; l
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
! z5 o! ~# o- }5 f( j7 J+ } : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
* I4 u: i: N, J- S0 q+ ? : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)* i( n+ O: b1 B/ y+ W$ h9 O5 \
('kh' pronounced like5 e% X. A' e+ W, Z7 S" Y4 {0 H1 L
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to) C9 |, h) P% y2 w) s# }1 }) O
French 'r')
& f7 @2 b% D# a1 |# zHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)* @8 Q1 @; [# C9 o* j
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male) Q3 L' }) d$ Z' A
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon* L7 @8 g& L" M, F
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu) y, h) \+ N* ?7 ^5 {
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
5 O# j2 c1 D! {# a# B : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
$ Y% V1 @6 u0 _, p" P% f : Mae tumko peyar kia/ H! Y3 r3 S: m) F1 h
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon
9 a! l( N6 _7 I7 i7 _) ?- \/ o : Main tumse prem karta hoon+ ]# ]3 W' f8 ~/ C! t, D
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not) b6 i, p7 m9 R4 P" P$ w7 j
pronounced)
% o2 i6 h. H# U4 tHopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta _6 K* I2 A6 h/ g$ d: K4 N% d
Hungarian : Szeretlek
9 L) ~$ b! Q( I' ^5 O : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
( R& R7 ~) o! f& T no one else")+ K( l* k/ v- ^* o: A/ U7 M! e
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,0 q0 }9 \7 w0 L, @4 l
you", a reinforcement)
/ \7 B* t1 g0 ]5 b* u, K5 \ (The above two entries are never heard in2 y3 D7 l% t% ^
a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana
5 w0 u4 {1 p2 C : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you/ O8 \6 H7 `/ g) K) {
very much")2 b! B) c( S) S# U6 T/ G6 G5 @
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
. v$ k3 z# D2 eIlocano : Ay ayating ka
T- x+ H3 W/ pIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used): @3 U! u4 k6 k( U0 H
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )
$ l8 I# T H$ O% H$ h* v, ? a { : Saya kasih saudari ( " )9 Z) [ s7 w/ Q @! [6 h
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )2 L* b+ U% Q- T: E
: Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
# o1 g. u K! C& M, _ : Aku cinta padamu ( " )
. C5 Q9 g7 v1 |# B$ f) \( G : Aku cinta kamu ( " )( I& X, d0 D* `5 d3 U4 s, |9 ?
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
3 y: b7 O. U, N" W$ yItalian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
" h; D, L X3 a : Ti voglio bene (between friends). _ d& f7 f2 p8 ^' H
: Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want4 Z+ l, ]: @+ M
you", refering to other person's
1 I* [9 x: L4 a body)
3 \- `3 L" ?2 ~8 c3 W) pIrish : Taim i' ngra leat9 t; g% ^9 H3 U) I, M
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
- d' H; T( A9 @: x6 v/ A% E9 T; _ : Aishiteru
9 \! x! w2 ^2 U) G9 m( T& G : Chuu shiteyo
: N' u+ W0 N4 P" L/ r' e* u : Ora omee no koto ga suki da" M) l% e0 e* B& L
: Ore wa omae ga suki da9 X. n% g4 ^; l, h" Z9 S. W
: Suitonnen
# v# q6 r' g+ @# m% u% \ : Sukiyanen
# ?& S7 K# w1 i/ i& r6 e) [ : Sukiyo2 u# ]6 v8 q V) }: W* V. |
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu+ A3 y& r3 D% n
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu8 C- m, A$ S2 _8 ?) \
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu5 ~7 b. W, s: H, s
: A-i-shi-te ma-su
% y1 M- a. l" m% S) q : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu. |, t! C5 q, g* e- W! S
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
: d" \7 N* H4 x7 a5 A* { a# G start, when you are not yet real lovers)
+ A. I; P! F( S/ i9 mJavanese : Kulo tresno/ O4 B2 h$ i; P' A+ H; ]$ f& X
+ n: F% C- Z) B4 ]$ v. F; q
Kankana : Laylaydek sik a! V1 a' G0 d9 n, V, l: D0 p
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene- O5 x+ v! I( t6 J
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene$ Y0 f1 v4 Z4 F$ ]% |& S6 r) V1 l
Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')- b4 t; |& s3 P2 P- q2 \
Kiswahili : Nakupenda6 Q& Z- ^' Z) i$ r4 _! d
: Nakupenda wewe$ E8 c. f2 ], T( C9 L) ?7 `
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
4 E: X$ p% M- B( ?& t1 ZKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
( ^/ L* a" }8 n; c1 ? : qamuSHa' ("I love you")
: Q6 Y; k2 r3 R9 o : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")- F5 q. d+ H4 I- {
: qaparHa' ("I like you")$ y6 L; ~6 L' M* k
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
2 b2 M3 D" j4 D& ?4 H: u (words are often unnecessary as the thought- p: }' S) C/ o z5 R- }0 l
is most often conveyed nonverbally with
2 u3 H3 E) U: N- Z) W8 |: a6 Q special growlings)( k" Q2 p3 h, p/ M3 _; @
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
2 J& }& {2 g4 ]% I: K9 d : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)5 t" Z/ I/ \( S7 d
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )# C- G0 l: ]4 b8 a
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " ). R$ Z* \$ S2 h( ?# m% P
: Tangsinul
8 N, L6 t" B$ R% w : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")- r4 a, Y9 a3 p
: Dangsinul saranghee yo* T2 l5 U# T7 }& f8 [0 z
: Saranghee8 E8 i3 \# j) Q% z! {/ v/ r* Z
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")& Q7 _, k d' f* o) N
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like) H3 u; N1 b7 e1 p
very much"): t+ U: D) B) g) {
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love C1 X& r3 B' H3 ? v+ g' o( d
you very much")
! A1 d; J; t G" d2 E% u1 {7 M : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")% V7 X0 \* L3 z. k
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
' V! ~6 l* b( _# |/ B, o "I love her"); ]' U4 C3 W8 M a: b1 K- Q. q
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
; q4 B. [8 V$ _, ~, L much I love him/her")
$ R: B- O/ c( V, a& a/ j : Nanun neoreul saranghanda
# |" s) Y5 ]: h* a : Joahaeyo ("I like you") \/ N( |7 L0 O' t& [1 I% n
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)5 s* o, @0 k. l' V; U- b4 [( m b. z
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)
8 Y# |6 Q5 k* u; t6 V' c : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
% c+ G: U" n4 C Q6 J, C# t. b relationship)
2 Q# X! u4 y W. d : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
; f! m% l3 F% p1 B, ?: A way")
! m. G D, j B$ gKpele : I walikana5 A2 ?* G( [0 A1 S, z O( _
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem* m q% r! e5 Y/ B) t$ o# Q
$ A; e' ?% [% |% VLao : Khoi hak jao6 d! x1 p- J3 O$ o: V
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
7 y! y/ q. p `0 | : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")! f; H" o9 a T# f3 U+ U4 G8 P
: Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
3 \" e% S: ^) `' @ but is used for "I love you".)0 p! [2 i/ ]/ p
Latin : Te amo
# f( x% t8 u5 |% |* ^9 d2 s" c : Vos amo. P* r9 t2 }( y6 N
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
3 V% i+ a+ m7 U$ \) j2 J& pLatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
w' f4 D7 e. w% T* W; Y ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,) V! e9 P+ [ S$ s8 Y8 h5 y
a 'long i')5 y+ ]/ w% T5 {+ j* i* G; V
: Es milu tevi (less common), s, b9 R$ _% L8 Z* j
Lebanese : Bahibak
# n# i, w/ q% i0 X2 vLingala : Nalingi yo
1 x$ m. K- O, ~' M8 B- cLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
( L' y0 w5 k$ n' Z+ RLithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
, u0 g# {5 ^3 n9 w : Ash mir lutavah# p+ ~& {4 H' i# u( e, v' y
Lojban : Mi do prami7 b5 j0 j5 S8 c i0 ^
Luo : Aheri
' G8 k+ k9 S3 O( l# c2 g- {Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
1 {5 y P2 r- i" J' a! w
% }! J# x# R, N& e7 n4 I. XMaa : Ilolenge p- X8 V- `/ B- J% [ u
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
2 Q1 d' E" Q5 i% f, [ : Te ljubam ("I really love you")" }+ w3 I, E/ i" \- } j% O
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
, V* K- Q. C; d y/ w7 V/ O( K : Pozdrav ("Greetings")& S) _9 l$ \' \; @) f7 n
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
& ]9 F: f2 s1 s# ^" aMaiese : Wa wa6 S6 @4 ~; y L) z2 f! E7 c
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
- R7 ]2 V- z- R* m2 G% G0 w : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
/ M; l7 V+ f) r3 |# b' u : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)' C( w9 H0 `/ ?, D+ c1 |: w1 L
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)0 L) ? F8 w- k4 C" C
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
9 |. i9 F" ?% }! z' e: N7 ]& @ : Saya cintakan awak
8 Z: P. _+ ?- { : Aku cinta pada kau
# h, n. h! C2 R( ]% v : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)3 b% s( h+ ^# v% n1 k! z
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened6 ?9 `" m, Y; v) m+ a8 k
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should* j8 `0 }, f# J+ ?
only be used if you know the person _really_- H7 R/ r! Z; p( {" o* [5 p+ c$ u. j6 Q
well)
$ r0 D& |1 f, v/ p* t1 p+ Z+ Y : Saya sayang pada mu
- ~) g3 m2 ~9 v8 { : Aku sayangkan engkau
2 i1 u* I) S" c, r : Saya sayang pada mu
2 W$ |8 y( \" Q7 ^- ]6 U : Aku menyintai mu. w1 X' m/ M2 o1 H2 H9 c1 C1 m& [1 C
: Aku menyayangi mu1 r3 N' e( u7 {, Z
: Aku kasih pada mu
+ g! m3 }9 Y. N! x) _ : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
, |& G$ T' r' FMalayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
1 \! _! i* j9 A$ v : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
* N, x8 z- @0 P : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu
: R; ~' p/ k$ R+ E$ e0 i1 ~Maltese : Jien inhobbok
( T( }! v4 [$ o, s1 H3 k0 eMarathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato( i% q: X* t0 |$ b9 \6 S9 b
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)4 f( V/ F, [6 k/ H, m4 w
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)& F9 a. [" x! l: u
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,1 M/ v9 D: M- q
literally "Love to you, my friend")7 }6 `2 P9 x. A& m9 r9 R
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa0 a2 V- [7 \+ ~9 ?. _" l6 B6 T% y) l
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
* e c5 l6 m/ r- A% ?% q1 IMoroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)- l+ ?. { Q b
: Kanhebek (in different cities)
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Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni% ?* @: C* F7 F. G: Q+ J
Ndebele : Niyakutanda) E( X& F Z4 s+ `& Q2 D
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal); l% q- A8 O4 {2 f0 z
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
- _: A7 F d: A" i0 P, W/ e : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly/ X) [! P* d0 @, j8 {
used by upper-class and* p8 U3 f" e* k2 B+ ^* Y# l
conservative people)
8 H0 @2 ?7 }$ P3 ]Nyanja : Ninatemba% J$ K, }* ]8 A" P& R8 x- c
; @& X: v+ N1 v: \- e9 POp : Op lopveop yopuop& N3 s, i3 L5 \% H: r
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn
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Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai3 D* t' v/ d: |- L+ p
: Muje se mu habbat hai
% m) B# y" M3 MPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo: X! u/ V: e2 |" N. k
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
3 E9 @% d* u6 R# ?; C4 WPilipino : Mahal kita
1 r# z! t4 I0 {2 J. f8 d : Iniibig kita0 v& K# [6 Y" g& N: X
Polish : Kocham cie) M1 D( F5 e# v7 w
: Kocham ciebie0 K8 l( E0 H% t9 V1 j0 Z2 ^5 }
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
' ]% n5 c4 ~7 ]5 ?Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')4 | q# p7 Z/ ~# p. U9 L
: Amo te
: K0 q: Y: X* b% V7 QPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
" {' E I9 N6 {2 u$ }$ M! Y (Pronounced as two words,+ K: t1 C# u, t: h
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second, F8 I) L, ^6 k) G* B: @) y! s
'd' have bars through the stems$ s2 ]$ Y- o9 z9 ~: w* Y
indicating affrication, the ':'
1 F G3 z ?3 r- ? indicate minute pauses)
( k ]' y+ y0 `% {( P+ T, C2 a# b0 yPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
) r% ~7 N4 N; m; O* R/ ? : Mai taunu pyar karda
" F4 a* L9 ~, O* p4 T) G : Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:' F$ D) T/ l. `( r5 S! k' O
"meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)3 L4 _3 U) V( T2 v3 v
' = stressed syllable3 D i" r- I0 F# m6 M+ U
Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
2 M6 }! I+ ?) A5 f) Q; v1 d; l! T2 u7 b+ ?. N7 m
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
A; j- W, _# s1 W
# a, Y, G, k0 _- [% w; n% kRaetoromanisch : Te amo5 v3 i; q" _' X( g: F/ B" A2 L+ ^
Romanian : Te iubesc
G, B2 O) g: k( L W- q P9 n- L : Te ador (stronger)
+ O# z0 @ u0 [Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
+ N$ f: L. ~4 s& ?# R5 b : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
9 z1 q1 \ A, |7 ?) s : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
" V' q9 r- E! e0 G : Ya lyublyu tyebya/ Y( v4 _) W0 p8 t
6 _/ b6 ?: {; r8 D8 bSamoan : Ou te alofa outou
# T* m! l# g) ?* T' ^ : Ou te alofa ia te oe. H0 n* |) }* J7 Q9 E, F. A/ [( S
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you"): m6 Q, W" I0 S$ k z8 Q' M
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
4 j! J) e" z5 V- ? or art)
# x& }$ d. v+ a4 f0 @2 F6 N) uScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort. {6 v6 L/ K! X& w) F, F$ Y
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)6 }' X: {4 }1 W' W1 ^3 L
: Volim vas (used in common speech)1 J$ k! T9 G4 j8 Y3 g. x) s9 o
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",2 }7 H. u3 K j4 a9 {0 u( I6 r7 v# v0 ^
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in+ d* @. ~5 H6 e/ @; [8 z
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)( `- M* p' H1 t7 I
Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)! E5 {2 w" h% p! H7 {, n/ d. Z
: Volim te (used in common speech)
1 S0 o) w" [1 _* RSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
I2 `5 m/ T3 j( Z+ I3 U! cSerbocroatian : Volim te0 i$ ~6 B/ N: B+ ~# m3 K: n
: Ljubim te
# x; F% Y) K8 N9 ]* B, }6 x3 v : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
! z) n# ~" ]( ^4 M; |) MShona : Ndinokuda
% @! p% s- m$ L4 {0 d; \- [) eSinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
6 {1 Q! j5 M+ P x3 FSioux : Techihhila1 h: F/ \# }7 \# F9 U- ]: f
Slovak : Lubim ta# C8 [* a5 Y/ G4 W% }
Slovene : Ljubim te
/ Q# `& `& i( d! c' `' tSpanish : Te amo8 i! y, J( a9 z/ f5 m% b) L, I
: Te quiero
2 ^7 J, r+ U( O) N : Te adoro ("I adore you")
2 F8 O8 r8 m+ I2 K$ P& D : Te deseo ("I desire you")) m4 |- K3 @2 J/ ~1 I
: Me antojis ("I crave you")
{ j0 ]! G9 p; ^3 \; v. J7 XSrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi: h5 o$ H( {0 |- ?% J
Swahili : Nakupenda4 ?+ |% L; X+ I, n& Y
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
" I& W- Q& p2 S& i! g! |$ \ : Ninikupenda
# f! v- d, Z2 u : Dholu'o) ^4 n: ^, S/ ?, o9 g. }
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
" v) F( m" K0 F+ M7 f4 ]Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
0 ]: l- _1 {8 { : Bhebbak (female to male)
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; v) Y7 u% t; P3 E. H* |8 T6 yTagalog : Mahal kita
& V: j% u* {, k% Q- V0 j1 T! \Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
& h% d3 R1 }5 r f" J v : Ua here vau ia oe
. J6 |! t9 j& b/ S4 NTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
8 @, D0 u5 R, C9 y : Nan unnai kathalikaren
. y; e# N* P" r+ s* [ : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")5 e6 `; E1 q+ w0 A" Q( P, E
: N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")4 ~2 L: S' W- ^* D( ^3 E( o. k$ h
: Nam vi'rmberem* R' P1 G3 j* b. H! ^! ]- \" V+ I
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
) z0 h: v# p3 C& p: u : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
" N, i7 B8 }8 d* p# | : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
, Q9 U; Z; Z, \$ g" j0 w& WThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)0 I9 u) B5 j! j* _
: Phom ruk koon ( " )% m& e: @- |5 y" b ]& J
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
2 ]2 }7 N7 W1 a/ R : Chun ruk koon ( " )
- o4 O. U- |6 lThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
1 M. @: C' v+ T; aTswana : Dumela
! P+ Z& ?1 \, q* \8 @. @Tunisian : Ha eh bak! J4 z! H( j: b! ~
Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum3 H' i& k& A* l6 K6 @ e; O
Turkish : Seni seviyorum
7 E/ y7 ]- K4 c6 K; p+ t* }; t7 b : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
1 e. L3 L ]( g4 _4 c0 y7 ~; ]; \* k (g has a bar on it)/ b: k. ^& p1 k3 z
Twi : Me dowapaa5 y/ h6 p8 B6 O
( \2 m+ b+ }4 O) z6 w8 `4 Y6 S
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
& @' J# l3 N L : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
/ w& h5 N' C3 h7 h' U& b* p : Ja vas kokhaju
' G; k. E' A0 \- ^ : Ja pokokhav tebe/ t9 J( s V- s. T; F- m# l7 u* v9 ?+ {
: Ja pokokhav vas
& m6 U: K% K# U8 o+ ?( }. |Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon+ e, z, \/ _( O# v/ M9 X; U& h
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
/ L+ s' o3 }' ? : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
- K. P" D. x( x* n% C; n : Kam prem kartahai) B" l6 D% x. i& h' \
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
) x9 o4 }; U$ E! }5 t' r "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
+ d4 x: h$ ^/ W( O! H$ C& i1 { : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
6 r" z! n! D o$ m- [/ K# f "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
4 Z+ z+ A9 h2 Y+ |. i9 N in bath)* {7 h) ]" q, W
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold$ f7 L! w+ E9 V! Y' F2 r3 t
1 n$ ~. s: z0 D0 MVai : Na lia( Z6 _7 |( c0 P+ ` E6 [$ }
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg
! ?: |3 @8 e" Z8 E" s& B$ qVietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)
. U1 O! y' i' t! w+ v3 z- D* e3 b : Em ye�u anh (female to male)
- r1 {& j1 `1 c. ~2 o+ S4 t. x : Toi yeu em! H" ^: h8 {' S. C" Q
Volapa"k : La"fob oli
+ [; b( H2 @" j* NVulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha
. B; N$ ?. s, j7 S" K) D5 g: V# Q' ]3 @4 d: j
Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di7 Z7 p9 U: G3 d9 j' G: x4 I/ ]
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
8 C" i7 Z* ~' K6 d/ w# k. CWolof : Da ma la nope. ]& O( n5 k1 N! C( y }% l
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)* a- c) F7 X2 I! ^$ K
$ V) y2 v; [1 [
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib$ ]) H$ T" T. N1 l
: Ich libe dich
, m; l7 a( k0 S( Y : Ich han dich lib
: I# t0 X4 I6 ^4 P$ g: y : Kh'hob dikh lib
; @8 }$ ^0 x/ ^: p8 d : Kh'ob dikh holt* ^5 k1 n$ [% C
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt9 X7 F7 ~6 W9 J: S0 V" ^
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
) O4 ]% C4 P* s H% e. e : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which5 V( S+ ~7 \* j
lovers can also feel; it
5 g4 c8 C5 K- Q indicates more a desire to
* q) ?6 W, R( R, r. l. w9 A7 V spoil and protect the other
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Yugoslavian : Ja te volim
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Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
. J1 m+ f4 U: UZulu : Mena tanda wena+ d, s8 R5 [3 S1 O9 Q) t
: Ngiyakuthanda!
: E) r. k7 Y' u5 s" t$ K6 kZuni : Tom ho' ichema* R4 T9 w; y6 N! C, j
& z% A1 h O* I3 y S% H) k
$ q0 Y4 _% h: o9 y* H! U% Z
) x! ~6 Y$ d+ y6 ~1 }$ eExplanation of Languages
# {' f: S9 s9 h2 m$ R( j: A------------------------) r' e1 X' A9 \* z: Q( b- a! N* t
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa; Y7 a8 Z$ S" D+ n4 j$ S
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
+ \: R: l/ ~# e4 x" e2 p/ hAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak( j L5 V2 N! r! `. i9 H
like Germans)
* H7 {0 B8 }5 @) e& w) q) M- N3 \Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
/ N! G; a; X F7 P! X$ I over 80 languages spoken there.; _; o8 r* l9 z: L
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
: U1 L) e9 B7 ? states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the: a9 }% F. E$ U; l
Canadian to Mexican borders
9 j6 v- z6 C7 y, o) K, i/ WArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
; e% J* I* t: ?- n2 P. b5 a but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
. H* _6 }' [% M9 m' X# J Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and* ^' b V) D {
the region of Palestine.
8 [- @1 b0 j% d7 i! lAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
1 j9 r# u8 k$ S* g, ?: u many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
4 e8 m* ?- h9 x8 p* A4 l5 \1 B$ M1 l is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
1 X: T, w$ k4 [6 ^$ N& z! m0 I nAssamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
6 g+ e; f7 E6 H/ O9 s) i6 pBassa -> language spoken in Africa
) P0 q: R( @' H4 r. X) mBatak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of6 E6 d/ a6 B- A' I B3 `5 `3 ?
Indonesia
$ |" A6 f8 O- Y; T ]Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern, O# V/ N) ^) c5 Y8 D, d) k
Germany (actually a German dialect)
3 W& `! w; T2 b0 H) A! I1 JBemba -> language spoken in Africa' r! d: G) V- v F' b: P! u C9 o
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
# K7 i. @! f4 l3 O as well as almost all people of Bangladesh1 Z1 B+ p( W- o, t& W( R
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines) r \! J: U, F9 J; m+ J: U2 X
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
- T/ P- G5 S" K" _$ a It is 'read' by touch.8 N. e! s e' ]7 X* p/ h
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from' k4 M0 @( u1 K* Q6 ?% f
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
% J7 O5 y$ R' l! o4 s% j) E" \# q Acadia is in an Atlantic province.+ ~" z! |( D6 w P
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
# L3 C: S: n# L( o7 o1 o5 KCherokee -> North American Indian tribe
+ e1 |6 s4 q* X( j" ~& W f* [# ~Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
8 J9 @5 e9 h' u, m U/ K0 m Nation% j/ N, p! [; f+ i
Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
& \6 Z- j( L- EChickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
" e$ |! s/ d$ F/ e7 Z9 iCreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is r1 ?# B) [4 _; p6 I5 m
basicly French with a little English and German.6 U4 ?% c0 C7 u
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest! J/ J! O0 x4 y5 C3 q& G. ?
in North Borneo
+ v: t! _7 O. W' F: ZDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
1 g; {3 _6 a2 o! o4 I& S( A5 q of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and: d" a+ A9 F3 A" L9 @0 |
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium: C9 M4 w7 O+ b, G* w/ u
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
' Q% c7 O8 h3 T' ]Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in( v2 b" W1 `6 _) o4 K5 o% t S
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called% j" A# o* P" Q5 a1 A# U
Persian.* Y; ]6 ~+ e4 \% w( S
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or/ {5 G6 U# p. L0 s0 `# g A
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area$ z, f" U5 O$ Z& Y
around Nuremberg
1 M7 p$ Y* M( q: `' ~# C! R7 jFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces5 w) Q8 M+ ?+ E9 N' F& `
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
1 p( W, t+ l% C) C& e Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium2 J9 J5 y9 G" S! s
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
$ ^* h+ Z v2 s4 e Germany, and in some parts of Denmark5 A8 C5 s; O8 {/ P- `3 ]: h
(mainly west coast)
, \& _( E% \% z: ?Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland, f, ~& ?! G8 y
Gronings -> Dutch dialect" @3 T8 R3 g& N p* V
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay ]1 ~# e& K V0 p' x! {' P5 S
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
" p2 b% ? V P+ F& E; B Pakistan
0 u$ T' Q/ n5 G' ~+ {Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
$ S. O0 ^7 J9 A; ~$ WHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
4 }" o- h0 n0 a! nHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
% ^! s/ Z% p9 t5 R( GHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India F% W0 o. t/ B7 f; s+ d
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)0 u. x! w5 G2 k4 E X: a' a
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot& l d$ y2 s$ }" k: b: O0 G
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
, Y8 C1 @. k1 f* }3 N7 H& WIlocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
* _& [3 d5 V9 \8 ?Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,+ [' G2 V" J6 `; E; D5 u& \
circa 1940.: M% j0 N* J; F+ q {
Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot! u4 W6 r' H. P6 u& V- G$ X* s
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's+ t0 k! R' _8 o$ r8 q9 L* L( L+ K; H
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,& c: E, f8 b9 r" k
southern India
: L6 M( k0 P6 [2 L: N1 HKikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
, C5 a4 h9 a F- `Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language# _7 ? |/ k# t* A$ @. D) b
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is$ b1 O, D% b0 D* t
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.1 |: H+ f0 y3 t# H0 B% u" Y
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
9 V" `- Q% W5 z0 r: C0 XLao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people) T# W8 n' ^& o6 ~' k
living in northern Thailand
3 C/ C4 @9 N eLuo -> language spoken in Kenya' Y% I" N0 |- o) c
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
, |4 I& y5 v6 m! V0 s in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.5 ]9 Y8 A6 ]9 P" e# a- m( D
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
( s. G; O. r8 ?/ \* l6 X; j German.2 i; x3 ^, s* H: s0 s; R
Maa -> language spoken in Africa$ A1 q& ?# J( V" F
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India& U. d$ J5 |+ b/ P; B
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island* h, _4 R; L( g2 R2 s- v1 Q. P3 l
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around. j- |9 I, Y; V0 p
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic9 C9 D# H4 A3 |& z
and Italian mostly.
! P' g) K k* T' t, bMarathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India4 q- W8 [) V3 J* ~) f; o, h' Q% N
(Bombay is the capital city)
6 r! z* S3 l9 ~3 U$ G, [+ fMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands/ v) v/ J! z* D* f6 ]3 o$ C* f
Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of% {# N, p+ T/ @& k
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)7 `" U0 [0 f" I7 r/ {+ y! [
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei). P; d4 e3 p8 d: c: g
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
0 H6 A5 b- ?# F0 b. oNavaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
( D+ J$ I7 G& v: u- e0 F$ i1 oNdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
6 S9 Z9 K1 ^2 k0 X' Q3 S* ENyanja -> language spoken in Africa+ l* ]0 i3 r, C. D: J) o5 _2 R% n9 c
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba- i; M& h1 z; P5 v
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people T8 E' w% @5 y+ h. k& A* ^
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India; [3 `+ `4 c8 u8 J- I5 s: z
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America); [& j W% [2 r5 D( x
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
; A" p5 u$ G$ K: o7 R, m1 a books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
9 V1 C0 O, J8 ~( k* [Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
9 F. e! J' B' i) D1 e! pSinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
! c. a% D8 h, l6 k& f Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.( z$ ]1 q/ B* f- v' i& f
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
# Y0 v1 G9 d+ {# ^1 [Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East& P) e1 z1 }; ~, i
Africa0 v) \- o* m H
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
, p% {6 c: q/ s ^Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India," ~4 z; I! r- n3 K5 }! L
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),
: R, k/ P9 r# W& P Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus9 Z2 o I/ o7 f w" `( S/ x
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
% _2 t& c5 t% }0 n9 b4 x (eleventh most spoken language in the world)3 H' L1 R8 R* [3 Q& X" Z
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa
. o( h1 D( j8 p( H: U$ UTwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
8 D0 W5 T6 i" z8 {Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India6 g. j; D3 a% {' v
Vai -> language spoken in Africa
6 i) ^. y' O% h2 O8 X+ w, p/ h8 I6 V9 _Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
3 N* f& q9 M& e' J2 g$ Z region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska4 C- `9 }8 X4 A
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
5 ]/ n- B( N9 S5 g; Y, A up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland) \& w" b; ^1 X
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,. v+ u6 y* X; w0 G/ j
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother- u9 N* Q' c# k" y, n6 M5 P
language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian' t, F$ W& @- |8 H$ U
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
, M! l/ {! X( V' E) f- U5 t people who went there to work as engineers in the
, k+ D0 ^$ L7 W mining industry during the 17th century.
- y0 A9 n' N6 Q% U* I2 YVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,0 ]: [# \7 S) @& g% t9 {# ?+ S
circa 1880.+ ~! C, \# a/ h6 h1 i) j
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from" b. J4 H: V7 y% ], }' V7 F$ ?
the planet Vulcan
9 k" W6 `. c- @0 r5 C3 ^1 RWalloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
; G* q2 x! t4 k) `) W6 J French dialect with certain German influences
% g* M- q9 }7 m/ ~6 ^ spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
3 e8 e" W# R! W9 z' \ Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of9 L5 ]6 d. O$ p- p1 l
the Walloons), Belgium9 t5 d' _& W, D1 B. @. h5 [1 w- N
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people
5 Q2 I0 E; }2 t/ C3 |* W! tYucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
. @4 h$ J1 u9 C' n6 j7 a' v peninsula in Mexico
! ~5 L7 Z( Z5 P F4 jZazi -> Kurdic dialect
- K6 h9 v/ k' TZuni -> North American Indian tribe1 g+ |; a* M% c1 Y- v+ T$ o( u& I
5 k& w4 J ?4 c: ~ r
9 `! H7 U4 g6 z% f) v4 |a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
( p- n b1 ~1 v7 W" _a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
( E; K( F" s/ ^8 Va? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
& C9 P, ^: o& M) c+ ]) Ue? -> ?above e
* Z/ ?+ s. Q4 r3 [) Ze' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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