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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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+ G* x' f* L0 S# z* L7 MAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
+ o8 p4 w2 q, o3 H3 d : Ek het jou lief
( i) F: B. F7 @9 Q7 l% wAlbanian : Te dua9 |0 m* }+ \$ h1 k
: Te dashuroj& y' u8 p3 {: R4 v, }' z5 P2 S4 {) i
: Ti je zemra ime6 B+ ?, i0 q2 e( y' m4 e+ k
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
% x( |" v) n- l8 X2 M$ EAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
# S% u+ M# e% b6 DAmharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
; p" \4 f# A) i9 u% e' a0 _ : Afekrischalehou
+ L8 I+ M4 B; B. D9 wAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)$ A( t6 U1 S+ F: c. M+ }
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)# r( \6 D: X4 ` S; g* N9 c
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)3 y$ p% k0 P' Y" G
: __ ( )
2 {7 N' H7 z# l* c& d- D1 Y : ( ) |__|, b& a# H- J5 H* G T" t1 K% g" {0 _
: |__| __ __ | |
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) j: A- U, p. O, @/ O: p+ n/ R : | (__)(__) | / /
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: | / /' V J2 m2 [; R$ O5 Y8 `3 _
: \ /: n9 i s1 {3 a3 G0 r& k& T
Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like7 }% [2 ?$ R4 Y G/ X' e
French, '~n' as in French
! ?) e7 v4 K8 v 'salon')9 n' k; Y- w4 x7 l5 p+ A
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
/ R. ], ^& u$ _5 R4 m1 D- `$ u : Ohiboki (male to female)
3 h8 N2 O) }6 b" u : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males: X% a" L6 ?# c' ?
or two females)
0 k# r5 D# ?2 c! @3 A7 v : Nohiboke (more than one male or females x" |+ C1 ^6 o1 {
to female)
+ V( `2 Z7 s& u ?' E : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
( v/ l% u! m7 e. C. ]5 ~( {8 H : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two( j4 o6 V" o9 @( A7 e
males or two females)
" v2 u% `; H3 z7 a7 H : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more* p6 l/ V5 [/ m/ R s! m
than two males)# N3 _2 V1 f' N: a2 A
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more( N# i4 Y6 p5 ]' Y7 b
than two females)0 Z, T$ }' {3 O- A$ N1 q
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)4 u" g9 X1 U; y& l( Y
: Ooheboka (female to male)
" e4 S+ S# r# J! t% c: l. qArabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
6 C; U2 D o2 F4 U' V0 Q$ W* T7 g : Ana behibek (male to female)
& B' G1 X! h, w; l+ u. [4 z ? : Ahebich (male to female)- p+ N0 A0 `4 m# N/ A6 v& _
: Ahebik (female to male)
4 m; _1 U6 P1 i' Y : Ana ahebik/ G8 w, o4 }5 V: w" b' F8 O
: Ib'n hebbak) J) @' ^5 W1 {' v6 ?/ w9 E: V) d5 o8 S
: Ana ba-heb-bak# T9 D8 j: Y" R$ i. `; T
: Bahibak (female to male)
! ]! p4 N. O+ q, @6 f" M2 j) Z) N : Bahibik (male to female)5 f8 p, i9 I; \/ d
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
" k+ N& V+ Z- }- d( w2 t' N : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)% c. M6 [8 _1 u7 ^
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
1 ^9 {8 }6 W7 v: b8 h5 l3 G' D than one male)2 H/ d( C( m( v; X8 P; e" {
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
* Z) y9 b5 f2 q( O, T \# @Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
2 X0 r' t$ V( t6 rArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem
- D) z8 [2 {3 k" g& D" bAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo
3 P- E& n( Q9 G tAssamese : Moi tomak bhal pau$ e, w. C6 f7 M2 F, i1 w% Z) d; S5 X
! {' S8 Y$ j9 X; ^' ~: ABangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
- Q' g/ z1 P$ }+ p; o7 D( jBasque : Maite zaitut$ H9 K* `' F/ E% h( s- K& Q
: Nere maitea ("My love.")! B5 I6 e! K6 U1 V$ z
Bassa : Mengweswe
) U6 \' T6 g# Z9 ^; eBatak : Holong rohangku di ho* f3 y" | l$ d5 ^# A$ A: `
Bemba : Ndikufuna5 t, f [7 M1 t4 q4 |$ Q6 Y
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi4 N- G- j! |. ?3 w" \. w
: Ami tomay bhalobashi0 K6 P$ \) B. A! ^5 a! C
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
J" C. w7 b( xBerber : Lakh tirikh9 e" Y6 h1 n6 h- F
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka$ u; o) |8 M/ ?2 K7 m
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
+ h9 @7 w' A) R6 nBosnian : Volim te
9 _2 e, Y# n& {9 z i2 r0 RBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
, l* `: f |: w, l& sBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')' _3 E( q+ v$ ?$ x/ N
: Amo te# ^9 ?# l0 B C) E" x
Bulgarian : Obicham te
& z* E$ f) R0 h, @8 }" c7 ^$ m' z : As te obeicham
0 `! q+ B" M$ W- W : As te obicham
2 T; i6 |2 u) u/ V+ k% u% A! d E% z : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much"): W$ t' w9 `+ Z! g
Burmese : Chit pa de1 d$ H0 G. o% e. M0 a- A
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Cajun : Mi aime jou
! |* y8 W7 m, R! U1 cCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah4 b/ U# r9 y5 j, U* b
: Bon sro lanh oon) h2 v4 Z0 H- _/ g3 D
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
8 [' Z6 j Q$ K* U : Je t'aime ("I like you")
' p0 A3 I4 X Q- e& s : Je t'adore ("I love you")
9 a/ ^# y, U6 L V5 o' DCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
0 x: K. H$ X1 v : T'estim (Mallorcan)# e2 y' O; ? Y0 M+ y C) G
: T'estime (Valencian)0 f' n8 V9 H( W4 a. O
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")7 I. J! e& P3 ?( b% V3 X! w
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
; ?6 X9 V2 v7 g c1 F# h0 E/ X2 }( YChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao: ]! x& Q* {: P' w3 v. r; E! C
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
( H" X/ B! b# q0 Y* m. A- h) _Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse/ ~: X T) {3 k/ O
Chichewa : Ndimakukonda
/ l- z! B' ~0 b! s# S2 N/ E# bChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
! N' k7 t& F: f0 ^9 b2 V5 R eChinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
7 l& G; b: N% V : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)1 ~( u5 U3 {0 D" o, {; w
: Wo oi ney ( " )
8 ?6 x6 f, V2 g# V, T: C- f : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)& w$ n: T/ U* P6 I
: Ngai on ni ( " )
8 F z# W7 k) I# z : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)' x% ^; r& X% P+ X
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
0 w1 y+ ~' H5 P$ r : Wo ie ni ( " )
x- H8 r& ]% `) \9 n5 p- K. W" \ : Wuo ai nee ( " )
& k0 a; m) _5 D) r0 Q. N4 x : Wo ay ni ( " )) u3 b+ D. F4 D) F, R. o
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
" n z2 ]; P( A& S" [& t : Ngo ai nong (Wu)
+ A1 p" C# Z/ K* Z7 LCorsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
& _3 }: F: F- M4 R/ Q1 t5 j : Ti tengu caru (female to male)2 r/ y2 Q+ i( j" f6 ]+ o( ]
Creol : Mi aime jou
5 e: Z$ N2 `* xCroatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)5 T) u+ n1 N! d8 B% A% Q
: Volim te (used in common speech)( t! d" Y4 ~, Q" U
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
& A% n9 [! n0 Y: g$ e2 W : Volim vas (used in common speech)
: `( w) \0 i6 @0 B* [5 Q : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",, D& L- t9 ^: ~0 h/ Q
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
# _" \- a. P! F, K0 D Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)+ W* t) [) H8 ^
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)8 b+ ^! j; S4 ?- X
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
9 \5 ?5 b: n- M on top of the 'e' in te, which is
7 i5 z* G# e* d5 B D0 U* M pronounced 'ye')0 ]3 m0 I+ N" | g$ u4 x( L! A/ }
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
, n& c9 M; f& r; g- r2 `8 b : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like- o- u1 Y+ J* z
you (very much)", often; y* A5 c7 n" g; |. |" [
used and prefered)
7 ]: E+ }' ?" r# j : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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- P) d' K$ L' N- uDanish : Jeg elsker dig' ~6 _/ ?$ B$ I
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia* |, m$ w. g3 @
Dutch : Ik hou van je
( f3 ]. q C" ]2 K/ h4 s : Ik hou van jou
, q& R; Q2 I# X% w9 Y: A : Ik bemin je (old fashioned). J8 C A7 _5 _
: Ik bemin jou ( " )9 `* L9 A3 Y. p- B
: Ik heb je lief ( " )# f' L7 ^1 F# @& {) L0 |
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
" [% @ B! i; W( q# c' P : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )! W# n/ a% K* M A5 }3 r
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very# \$ a5 q f& o& C
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")/ V; h$ O2 I) V2 X0 K4 f$ z
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")4 B" K$ p2 G# C! N) |7 ~
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )
/ j! g5 i( G& [ : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very0 W% a. ~& s+ _/ i5 G" W
: Ik vind je heel aardig much")# t g; t* a! W3 P' v
: Ik zie je graag
* F, ?& z& S! ^5 y- } : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")( x. E# A8 {9 l, S
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much"), ^/ D( k' R) X
(the last two are more superficial, thus more
4 }5 y9 @! I) D1 P! E/ Z3 g suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
4 _: ~ }( H1 T& v; N/ X# }English : I love you0 @( A. D! T3 V N0 K
: I adore you/ @/ Q7 |( C2 w+ z$ f
: I love thee (used only in Christian context)# e; F0 z. e/ E2 G" G8 |0 _5 C
Esperanto : Mi amas vin+ n7 }3 |3 p' q x
Estonian : Mina armastan sind% @$ P+ s1 I. s5 y2 c8 W) G
: Ma armastan sind
! e; \4 H. C% `1 y4 J& h( G0 c" c5 SEthiopian : Afgreki'
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+ y' u. c2 u- uFarsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
; r, b9 r0 p" h- f0 dFarsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")" r5 _. {! }9 i- {# Q9 I5 L2 Y
: Asheghetam
* g0 w$ `$ J1 j* T% N : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")) V4 {& s7 o3 L" u
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you"). W. W p+ N) p
Filipino : Mahal ka ta1 T+ u% `6 V3 H1 I) s2 G3 A( u
: Iniibig kita$ b6 X. I) {% F, F J* {
: Mahal kita7 D' H D. q0 N; Q6 r U" B/ \! ?
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua1 e4 b5 V9 w# R: R, E& d# A5 n; p
: Rakastan sinua: G- T# ^' u+ R8 p, H
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")( M! b' g4 A# u$ S+ O2 }5 O
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
0 o' M* q, K' S1 \ : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")7 q6 s: Q* l/ k1 C0 |
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
4 i6 K, R) A; F : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning6 a5 w' a3 \+ Y2 I! z) j1 m
between lovers)# O1 S+ C3 Z3 i- B2 C& ]6 |
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends7 _- m8 ~5 l- e. {; H ` }
and family, not for lovers)& X3 t5 R% i( I& C/ x! t* j( y
French (formal) : Je vous aime
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort
5 i4 w8 G7 R# O7 E, M : Moo graugh hoo5 X# u r4 G" {8 p; b% Z
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)( d J; N- Y2 R# P; V/ z
German : Ich liebe dich1 M% A$ ~. }$ }9 o
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
/ l6 U$ l4 V# M8 u8 F/ b9 x9 ~1 N conservative)
! E* {/ ^8 `4 HGerman dialects:
2 J6 M9 d$ i& F- s7 y" _' eBavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern' ]9 I5 H% ]1 K3 @# J
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
- H+ i. }2 X2 q( z7 f3 [' b4 y3 W : I lieb di7 n# j- [( k# ~5 c) P/ c" ~
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
, k+ U7 |1 B! `7 G! V (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
- `) S9 z" f: w; J5 NBerner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di( p. i* R& A# { P1 @0 ^! G& j
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!" ?8 A V8 @ c. R' ?
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai. @6 t \+ E2 H* ^# Q B
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a
. l5 T% n2 `' G, m. T/ k% R" J relationship)
# @& L* \8 Q* y& T' U9 _; Z : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,; [! D, e8 R8 W; R' q' r/ a9 s- x
ment as a compliment, not litterally)( }& Q# a" L" a: q' ^; c
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",& R. y* ]1 G, c8 y9 u
a Franke would never say "I love you")' w6 f. J* c% u2 k$ A6 t
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)9 g9 Y# U" n5 ]% w: S* \- [
: Ik hald fan dei
3 Y; X. S. N a2 lHessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb1 x4 d3 k1 l* o5 B) T$ _
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
8 E) Y, D& c& @# pSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
0 D4 D, I, d6 Q- E) E3 e# cSaxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
+ ?% j7 [% b% `5 e) K! oSwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
9 f* W2 P5 [( kSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
6 }, `! e% M; d3 o9 e (Schweizerdeutsch)
# o( Q) E1 j# z5 F7 IVorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di4 l6 J8 D# S# C" H
(Vorarlbergerisch)
3 U) i( m; W# d3 aGreek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
3 i# r5 ` q7 V7 {0 Q0 a" g! [ case 'gamma')) O: j, T2 E: o7 j
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)" S) A% U! \) o( ~# H; V
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female) {6 j+ ]1 b) Q6 t- {
: Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
& n6 c: u( c1 P# U : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male) x C- ~( j: p; w$ Y! U
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")" n7 y5 X! A3 @* _! K7 t! N- U
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)! t5 x) ^9 e% Z! w
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se+ H0 G, @+ z( Z
Greenlandic : Asavakit
# P% d$ u, S4 vGronings : Ik hol van die
8 J+ ? @) v1 P9 ^Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)" r( t0 f, s7 i: C5 N+ v
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.3 l2 y* E, ?1 \% l9 \* O+ Y+ @
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not b; Q: J8 B `% X* j7 n( S
pronounced)' _% I( x$ n" W3 S
: ?6 @6 G( T& Z% ~; q/ lHausa : Ina sonki. `2 h2 M8 t- \* k$ t1 \
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe" h: y, m6 f% M: U0 @4 c+ [* F- w3 m
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you/ M. F, L; f3 {! h3 v2 a( \
very much")9 S$ t4 D! x2 W* X* U; q: e
Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
3 }, H5 b4 y4 v# b- K( i : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)3 H# Y" W* \& t) t/ f8 W
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)/ D3 \' Y0 c3 I0 _ w* T; ^/ h
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)4 t' E+ R' l7 A D0 s/ C( X O
('kh' pronounced like0 V$ v. y3 s. V. U. S
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
$ W# v& j0 W1 ^5 D French 'r')' N# I) B* m; c1 L4 `
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)% k6 W" C& Q( B7 c
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
2 |6 q, @; O" K+ V9 F4 k : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
9 J1 E# [9 \2 ?0 p, `0 S : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
& V- G, O4 I! P: L& ^ : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
: I* d( X1 l, D6 d0 ^* C : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
2 G% x1 W% M4 f : Mae tumko peyar kia6 c9 a$ \9 H5 p9 Y
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon
- S7 T" w+ ~! ?7 { _ : Main tumse prem karta hoon; t! K/ u1 u" k9 S6 E& a. b# w
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
3 |: P2 v5 b- O1 ?, y( T% H pronounced)
9 o: h% p! p0 @- _% K6 THopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
8 ~1 w8 f5 g5 P; G+ S$ V0 m3 q `5 mHungarian : Szeretlek3 C$ g: b4 W" h7 U- \. D# k
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
# @7 H% b9 w% I no one else")
) L" N2 t! n3 f) o : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,7 `; ]/ O2 d2 p* W2 o$ B' T
you", a reinforcement)
" Q# B. I% ]+ W, `( U9 ? (The above two entries are never heard in
' [" Z; z- x9 [, y a normal context.)5 {8 }+ V* j7 Q* `' q7 P1 V$ i
, [2 m6 L i+ f$ Z* T, }, eIbaloi : Pip-piyan tana$ H# x( t+ K: O- ~. y! Q& } ^
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you' Y/ c& M/ m' S$ X u; s0 w
very much")
& w' x$ ~- j* t2 R: mIcelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig'). P9 k6 O7 i3 i
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka( W+ n5 O7 v: m9 N
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)1 O9 l6 O! ~4 Z4 T
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )8 S, Y, Y0 n7 ~/ }+ n0 \- u
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )
/ S+ B- {" W$ z* d k : Saja kasih saudari ( " )& g; X3 ]+ e- d \
: Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
; E L2 `. v8 v% t( G : Aku cinta padamu ( " )
. R8 [0 e# A, U4 F# r5 T o; i : Aku cinta kamu ( " )
% i! ]4 }. w5 V9 U1 RInterglossa : Mi esthe philo tu# a7 `, V7 L) P4 I
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)% m$ G4 d$ u1 Y( j1 f6 k# K* D
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)
2 d. D! y0 R1 o : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
6 O; Q1 b$ r7 ]1 k3 s5 j' s- w. d8 F you", refering to other person's1 @$ a% w7 Q$ ^
body)3 ~0 N4 w+ A# G: I
Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
: F/ | w$ p" V+ g/ KIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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) f6 e( O x! ~# a- uJapanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
+ c. k1 Y9 U/ C, p, f1 F% U : Aishiteru6 A; s, c! @. K s( O5 [5 z5 ?
: Chuu shiteyo
. q& Z6 e2 V$ k9 Q : Ora omee no koto ga suki da
, [% |' M5 t! r) {9 {/ L : Ore wa omae ga suki da
$ `! I) P8 J2 S1 U+ J : Suitonnen
* e; `; z% ]2 b0 F. n2 A : Sukiyanen
* q3 x( i: E7 I : Sukiyo
1 m' g; f, i. Z- x i, |3 x : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
; i, W2 q( J) i" b$ z : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
8 E7 y. X M; e% r6 N0 P1 ? : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu o% i! \7 v5 f7 d/ w r
: A-i-shi-te ma-su. d5 k; B+ C6 w" c, a+ r2 [$ }; W, L
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu# A: b! Q3 j: u' M: m. t F3 B
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a- w; ~ C* B' X
start, when you are not yet real lovers)
; ^' [: ~( h: W( R( z4 @3 rJavanese : Kulo tresno7 F8 z4 ?, v* P- W
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Kankana : Laylaydek sik a
2 H4 T: f. o' ?- }Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene0 m- w. c6 I+ P" c1 ]( S1 c* E
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene+ b: {6 K; b% M# n1 K; g! D. \3 [& h
Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')! |- X. P- r J7 y
Kiswahili : Nakupenda d. J, p2 L- [3 }& U1 L
: Nakupenda wewe8 b6 d. [' P! L" _& G" s) j6 L
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel"), T. \4 W6 _/ Z2 i
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")) H. w+ J* @- k; z) E3 g
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")1 x( p* I) z) W: W
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
- _7 f% ?, i2 u( t1 z, h3 k : qaparHa' ("I like you")3 ~8 A R0 x% m) @) _$ Y: y
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!"). K c$ k s. E$ D, s& s
(words are often unnecessary as the thought
1 w! a, Y! f* m2 s is most often conveyed nonverbally with
' ?& J% _# I3 D8 T1 K7 Q M% m5 t5 N special growlings)
$ p1 I. v* B+ Z7 N5 p: r2 ~0 wKorean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
+ F, e" K* T5 v1 B : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)7 d: o0 H3 v1 a7 v" F2 [# b
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
: x: `4 ^8 Q8 K! U% q3 D : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
. y* q, m! b6 B d# e : Tangsinul
' }$ m& d( S- E( d6 w! I. I : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
6 L/ }9 u8 b, F" i% `$ o) g0 k7 C : Dangsinul saranghee yo
9 k e* K( c' E# r# y, d# T6 J" S. J- f5 y : Saranghee
4 y8 U# }# Y1 c8 j/ r: s : Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
* N& K" @0 h* N4 N : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like/ [& |( S) |# ^' ?- y
very much")) x7 o# @ J% _' J; t' w
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
/ r$ e( }( [8 }. C) O% L you very much")
$ I2 ?; C* Z2 Q2 j4 p : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
" x& U+ E. D' K' P T8 g! ~ : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or- U% n5 |& _8 _) F, c
"I love her")$ @5 l( f$ j4 @- R3 O5 N
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
6 a# X; E" Y, s: x. Z. p much I love him/her")3 O: t9 d! e5 Z n0 K3 w* R2 }. N
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda
/ H/ V, W* \' m! R1 o : Joahaeyo ("I like you")3 @# q/ N6 C+ j1 ]3 O0 H* K
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)
+ D3 e. u5 |( C* _ : Saranghapanida (more respectful)& y7 c) Z$ X: `
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual& g5 o, w) c9 @" R
relationship)
- g6 E% V- }' k0 Y# \ : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
. S& n7 [: t B" V/ O+ v way")
2 x5 x* y5 R6 Y s5 Z! e4 dKpele : I walikana
) E) _7 D: m* k4 K& GKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem7 m( D/ X0 F4 E+ G( b& V+ d" ?- J; _" D
6 V* Y. `! H# y1 zLao : Khoi hak jao: R; T9 u! ~8 a$ a! E) a% Y
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
c/ [' \; x- N$ I# ` n : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
/ O9 g. L" ~4 H9 [) Y1 }6 V : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",6 K, v6 E( z! v2 v
but is used for "I love you".)6 Z& a6 b v6 w# X0 \' Z
Latin : Te amo
8 V; D. m1 Z& P : Vos amo
% a1 e7 e; k: Q) C, n$ yLatin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)# ]' J+ K. A+ H' Q4 D; Y% |! F8 N9 q
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
; H- o9 Z1 [' {$ z2 f' s" ? ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
3 A0 T( y7 V' F% J, R0 o a 'long i'): l# M% W1 D: t x6 I
: Es milu tevi (less common)
. a4 _/ [$ _, r7 D+ ~- bLebanese : Bahibak9 ~, ~4 h% \; I: k% E+ e
Lingala : Nalingi yo( A0 o; r( y8 K. G3 q5 S* u
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
0 p7 k: P1 a6 R0 A+ z' Z- iLithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
1 W; k3 Y8 _# |! q : Ash mir lutavah
, s! v# q! z4 N9 fLojban : Mi do prami% V H% C; W, u- e: u t3 S
Luo : Aheri
9 M, {: z. v& _& K. OLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
2 p4 @% X: @+ I4 u+ P9 }8 N3 G4 B. g
Maa : Ilolenge; r9 p v1 D0 ?1 F( l4 ~
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")( C t& }4 K: i" z
: Te ljubam ("I really love you"). T5 A$ E; y& K. Y6 _+ ~3 ^' d
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)6 h3 r+ x' l2 x3 r
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")
1 _& d/ \' @- q2 t, b' t. |Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!. n( V1 W. w$ Y! q' z
Maiese : Wa wa; o# J- @$ b. g7 E6 _
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)0 @1 g: l* I8 z! v+ c
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)7 u* ]# x/ n( R, u- N
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)) c; j" p' \3 b% J
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
7 V+ p# {! Q$ @, N# P/ y : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)' Q# b: w7 a! Z6 k- Q9 @5 k2 z
: Saya cintakan awak
' w( ~, x' S. ?7 S+ h* q : Aku cinta pada kau( w( f6 r3 O" {( r9 p7 o. o
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
. ?- f4 X1 _8 n" g0 R9 x& B6 O* X : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
$ |" J+ g, x( j0 n to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
+ N' ^- C% k2 h1 X- Y* k only be used if you know the person _really_5 H! w% |6 [% u9 ~- A
well)8 U2 X) q8 ?3 g
: Saya sayang pada mu
3 a' ~7 Q7 [% k : Aku sayangkan engkau
" z1 C9 o6 B9 e/ @' h& m3 E, p4 y6 T : Saya sayang pada mu. r0 }2 z0 ]4 F9 y5 L
: Aku menyintai mu! y0 s& ^: h1 Q, V+ J. P
: Aku menyayangi mu3 ^( }. _; a! Z2 F5 G' j, X
: Aku kasih pada mu: ] e# p) K2 K. f
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
' S; e$ N$ A' m: W1 n% I+ YMalayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu% {% D% e9 b% K7 Y& G2 e
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu4 v+ Y- l" }) `) s( G) |
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu
3 t% j5 ~( ?* ]# C. YMaltese : Jien inhobbok) i8 }% d( Z+ E1 J1 _ Y. @
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato9 Y! t* ~% Q. g, E( z" R4 R
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female), w% n! z( O3 i0 { b2 {# J
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)0 R7 B8 Z7 N' x: U0 ?) Z8 Y
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
# z% q) o& q; f6 c literally "Love to you, my friend")
( {4 ~ ~2 V2 pMohawk : Konoronhkwa
9 J# J+ T( W" `" X. ^Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
. A1 [+ N& y0 y7 c( @Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
, d1 m" a: m) o3 g( B : Kanhebek (in different cities)
$ u. k8 k# L5 Q9 W2 n
9 j% u: F j( i. x" B h/ P/ c# ^Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni
* [$ Q2 a$ E. VNdebele : Niyakutanda" h+ a$ _0 E4 i. e. B4 @
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)( g$ V% |0 t( I( i* I( {7 X
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)) S0 G" k9 y x2 {
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
* N/ z% r0 p* N* v9 n1 [ used by upper-class and9 I3 e1 v: n7 E" g9 C/ t* ?
conservative people)
( e& B; O5 }9 [* _4 L4 YNyanja : Ninatemba
5 C. b7 h7 v1 Q7 [0 c, y' h0 \3 H% \7 l3 f/ M# z/ U. `
Op : Op lopveop yopuop
1 B- S6 a B9 h: c; c7 `: s9 D" j6 _Osetian : Aez dae warzyn
6 j( T, x) ]' v: Q# f
( t( Y/ y3 A9 V. ~3 w$ A2 V/ FPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
, ?( n3 q- i, r V% g : Muje se mu habbat hai2 v0 y- a8 e/ p# D
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
- b1 q" o0 R' |* r4 ~$ Y7 OPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
% O) v+ z S: G. _3 @; w& w8 _Pilipino : Mahal kita$ B' {* R8 I6 k8 Q3 o
: Iniibig kita
/ E! R. H9 G& u1 i9 j0 JPolish : Kocham cie3 v+ `; z- J G9 ^; s$ p
: Kocham ciebie
1 s3 E. W7 R' s1 B. U x : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)3 O* F2 q8 J( T; {- _+ z2 |
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
# P, A' n5 c; c% g5 J : Amo te( p/ E4 x8 V% Q+ x6 z
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
8 q' Y2 P' i. B6 P0 } (Pronounced as two words,
* p2 d0 W* U- G2 [( c, M1 E, J "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
% \+ w' m" z* @/ U" L 'd' have bars through the stems
, v6 L" X" q2 `. m4 H" J indicating affrication, the ':'1 S! l' t" I8 ~9 h; c
indicate minute pauses)/ F1 P5 u# b. m! @! E% Q
Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
( ~5 K) r( [# ^3 g) { : Mai taunu pyar karda% Z, H; [* d9 h+ [& {
: Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:
: L. b! }: T2 i3 v( j1 N "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)" g/ o# t1 o4 O( _
' = stressed syllable- n7 z. a7 W3 k, l$ d* m
Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'"). {! x8 M8 a f5 P& K6 ]" k; i
~% r z) {' M {! N% E
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne- }/ I6 W5 C5 a
: O8 {! p) L) V$ D0 |! cRaetoromanisch : Te amo
+ X O; [3 j0 M* ]Romanian : Te iubesc. W! `- o9 e8 ~
: Te ador (stronger)9 B2 [) ^) y' X" }5 _
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
% {* i1 q) c7 ]' r/ z2 z ~ : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
0 e7 B$ l. R: Z0 }0 h : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
9 {. h& }6 k3 Y. `9 M- {) a : Ya lyublyu tyebya5 g2 I0 Y5 X1 D; ` W t" _+ }
5 Q! m7 {+ y# USamoan : Ou te alofa outou+ M r* G" ~! G4 C) N* q7 V
: Ou te alofa ia te oe
0 w2 l& p- x+ u" P : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")6 Y- N8 @# [1 K
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music& v' s9 m9 j) w; G
or art): W$ y ^- i: O4 u9 m0 F
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
3 W% s0 j( Q5 v2 bSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech): V# g1 S+ ^# Q8 V& R, m
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
- L2 a4 a4 z- M3 g2 ` y. A : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
9 ^; h4 f; @2 P, D; q3 Z; n k% R6 ? 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in9 d; D8 [8 E- P. z7 y2 O
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish) i, ~% Z ?8 J8 Q
Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)7 F5 A0 B; Y, t0 D$ S! V. i# c
: Volim te (used in common speech)
9 Z3 o3 b ]: b) ~Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
* B/ K$ ^1 e+ R9 dSerbocroatian : Volim te0 S' c8 h: J7 U! G' m7 J) s
: Ljubim te
. O9 N' b* d. ^- J, s2 l* ] : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
+ i% I9 o& t4 T; V } jShona : Ndinokuda
* O9 `+ V- `. O3 N" z& m) sSinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
V* X: C3 k$ HSioux : Techihhila
8 Q0 O9 L0 Q8 V- {/ X8 N2 ~Slovak : Lubim ta c9 ]' C5 @5 g1 v! T. H
Slovene : Ljubim te+ ]( M. ^& y9 B: v
Spanish : Te amo) E0 J% c: j0 K/ ^) B. `
: Te quiero) _$ B y- C' v' `
: Te adoro ("I adore you")
# P- z5 ?+ g3 u7 m9 ?. g! w9 f6 l : Te deseo ("I desire you")9 [! Y; w, o2 Y+ ?9 r% | N5 h
: Me antojis ("I crave you")
2 P$ G& C8 t. s" m" S0 U4 i: }Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi) P* |& E" S2 i0 }; `4 m
Swahili : Nakupenda
1 T; k! O, H- j; H : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
! M& Z8 r4 a- j : Ninikupenda- d! ~, f, }) J1 z% O' Z
: Dholu'o. G/ K" Q1 m8 J
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
5 \7 z/ {/ K5 o. Q OSyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
5 w, z* v) T. G. Y : Bhebbak (female to male)
; Q# y ?4 q; _; d' k7 N3 b3 a" s; Y2 N7 {% {$ o! g, B9 }1 ~1 D, p
Tagalog : Mahal kita
- [: `9 I5 I, b% U6 q- vTahitian : Ua here au ia oe& ]0 O: D# Z/ b4 ? S b4 w4 f
: Ua here vau ia oe6 E6 E" L% L! G/ Z" M! H* \
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren1 I o! \$ a/ [% a/ f) _
: Nan unnai kathalikaren
; F, N# _7 m' ~ : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
" B% y. t2 i7 {* \: f6 m9 Q* j : N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")3 Y0 I! a' a, ?, j9 k
: Nam vi'rmberem( } j% u9 Y) ^/ J
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
! O- J1 K; f$ K4 v* ] : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
' M6 i- }1 e7 x" G9 ^& | : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu' P% ~# Z) @' |8 W
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
K+ S8 @' t' N : Phom ruk koon ( " )! C" p8 R0 ^" Q% ]( H ?
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
, P. Z& i; J+ V. b : Chun ruk koon ( " )
3 j7 y, u. @. Z3 L" g9 Y4 \+ {) aThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)2 @) z( H3 U# \( M' D5 m0 F, \* R
Tswana : Dumela7 Z: t" |. G( N0 m: B
Tunisian : Ha eh bak
3 N' ]1 @8 I2 f$ c8 GTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
; k3 `2 F+ b' V5 m: P! E9 VTurkish : Seni seviyorum
; f5 [& j' F" h; ]) r/ r5 `- j : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
% o- B6 L7 V# p6 G$ f; H (g has a bar on it)4 D& M) s. c, Q9 ^& ?, X5 R0 V
Twi : Me dowapaa
% s" A! r: T- t I2 Z" ]( } R5 F2 ~; j$ C+ F K8 L
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu) U& _! r7 L1 Y! N
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)8 q3 I; a! K3 C" j k/ [% V2 ^
: Ja vas kokhaju
6 g/ W9 w+ M. F" L [ : Ja pokokhav tebe
K8 @' M! K) H/ F; F : Ja pokokhav vas
$ W+ E! \% D9 P& \) i8 _4 h5 ZUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
0 W: ~6 g4 `, p/ y: t( Q1 ]7 n : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
5 F3 n0 m8 m/ F0 Y' t. k5 f : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
+ M- \2 U$ e0 M7 A0 Z7 U) c: i4 ^ : Kam prem kartahai# f- z- M. C5 m" S( J1 T9 i* M
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:9 b: y8 s# u# I& ^
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")/ e, Q! k, [# ^7 A: n Z2 h
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:" x. O5 m+ X( P' c' C4 b' ^
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as# F* K9 h" O8 N _9 b! U
in bath)5 ]- |, }3 @6 C- ~+ u$ c8 W5 j2 o3 t
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold. ^ x9 i" ^- a1 f
* _1 B3 Z8 F! V! U* xVai : Na lia
- S' V5 C8 _# G* Q" }Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg
* i1 W# q, i7 {9 N; DVietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)! S. ?: t% G& i$ q/ P
: Em ye猽 anh (female to male)
/ j$ ]) c% b+ F, }5 r : Toi yeu em
7 N9 ]3 N/ T7 |# \3 j/ W! nVolapa"k : La"fob oli- c; Y+ ^9 d3 y! ~; W
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha" R9 D8 K. \- d1 ]
- Q; ^- g, c# L v. ZWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
9 h. v6 L4 x& s# f3 j : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)' z+ \' l/ @- _# C" V- W* Y: W* V
Wolof : Da ma la nope
+ E3 C" V5 w4 g) B : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)& \+ O$ D( S' d% Y# v
' Y/ _! U$ ]7 NYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib! L' t2 G9 g& u' Y1 H9 @
: Ich libe dich
4 j1 `# o, z# k# D : Ich han dich lib% x; \* b/ Q2 N- [
: Kh'hob dikh lib3 V! V! L' Y4 R# i- P
: Kh'ob dikh holt* y1 Z5 e5 l# ?6 Y" k. H; T- |2 t( L
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt
! z" l3 z7 g' \0 B0 HYucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)5 J- F# F; h/ N. k# }* s
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
- e$ {) j2 V% h' c1 q lovers can also feel; it
# m) j2 \ X* k indicates more a desire to) f) T0 e" m0 ?1 Z& ~- l/ T
spoil and protect the other
4 z s* ~9 H- N" c person)9 ^2 K5 Y3 g4 V% P
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim
) V$ n, { W0 S2 V8 q. U: s, w" \# ^2 S4 G& z' Y9 m& J2 A
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
Q# C7 |! b. g+ g/ g% C4 MZulu : Mena tanda wena+ w. F& l5 p0 l ^# W7 X5 O
: Ngiyakuthanda!
+ b# V% b2 r" E: a: f' e2 t7 bZuni : Tom ho' ichema* j! ~3 i! @7 w( n8 D: p
. h9 v6 T7 Y! C9 b
4 K. G- K0 q* {3 x6 g& g# G
1 H3 D- z4 K' c |
Explanation of Languages) G1 e0 x8 W8 p6 ~% O
------------------------ x9 L8 V5 Y& F
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa' a9 l. k9 P) m$ I) T- f
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal% L$ b7 S2 W8 I6 \
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
/ K, x6 X; y* y( V0 d like Germans)4 P8 f! s9 t, Y3 _
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of. u4 y$ \1 H# |9 N2 I0 V d
over 80 languages spoken there.4 J+ P- D p# S
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
, X% R0 \3 X/ j$ |6 M: T states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the g0 c, M4 ]4 L) r
Canadian to Mexican borders
1 m; K3 z3 @9 T8 e# `: VArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including) f+ H* i6 O- `. c
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,0 B( D; j8 t! ^7 j2 G( u% l, j( m
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and- F3 D& G" X$ b- D- }/ r( W0 O3 q
the region of Palestine.
8 f7 l5 X, x0 S- zAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of1 U) E6 j% n# A4 q6 T v% o
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
( n$ H! M+ O9 W: ]: ] is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
) W& d9 c! ^: G- r% D7 p) ]! X+ dAssamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India$ @2 K1 k7 D8 \2 x: U. l
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa
" I1 {$ ]3 M! Z a2 C9 }Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of& _# J+ X1 \8 j
Indonesia; E0 E/ a' I1 R @
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
5 p. ~& G, o D1 x, d Germany (actually a German dialect)
9 w+ @1 Z1 c, ^ ~' q, m) G Y8 bBemba -> language spoken in Africa' O$ `6 l9 v ~, Q7 D$ Y# k' Z
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
8 {3 _3 f$ Y3 ~6 W8 ? as well as almost all people of Bangladesh( O# U* c& g/ {* m4 h0 |! u
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines* `/ z- I1 e. V h3 l: y. w5 I
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
/ n6 ^. M0 v: ?% A: c It is 'read' by touch./ m. A% ]: L8 P) W" ]$ p, E F8 `! {
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
- i5 B7 Y0 o& h9 d; _ Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
0 a# e" Z, z g8 g Acadia is in an Atlantic province.
0 m; S+ y' D0 _# ]2 oCebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu( P2 \' P; I3 e. Y3 }$ @
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe" @/ b8 Q0 _/ j6 |8 k% X
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
% S& D- t ^6 W& L' D2 Q2 b1 B Nation
7 G* s% @# r' U/ l4 EChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
( ^! H/ X6 c" D- u! ]$ x: |; K' \Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)6 _9 f( e( n1 I9 |
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is3 f' n5 c& l8 e3 A
basicly French with a little English and German./ k0 I9 [8 Z8 ]# o% Q
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
7 r7 U) |' \: u in North Borneo' X# }% Q: |7 a4 h' n
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces8 ~8 e2 \, z, j# [) G
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
+ I0 ~; Q# X0 R7 n! t$ ] Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium( b" X. e S' H; V! g
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
% P8 Q3 s2 o- j% w- {, tFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
9 p1 Y( w) S6 g$ J Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
* O6 q5 Q5 W+ G0 Z Persian.& d' U0 J' m( C& @0 i) n
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
. V% @5 h ~: _$ { Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
2 z, B2 ]9 r% @, | around Nuremberg9 f( n* E6 P' B. S$ w4 @
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces# I* L+ r2 k( w. Z* {1 J
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-2 l4 N/ x: G& H0 U* j
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium& ?9 ~* j9 o1 g3 N! c" K. D
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern0 k9 a0 W! t( ]) Z0 H5 t
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark+ Q) M9 C+ ]" r6 |) v( W
(mainly west coast)- f! M" z) b& z/ U/ C$ |2 P1 L
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
4 Y/ p6 X: N7 pGronings -> Dutch dialect5 @& \) f4 A: M4 F5 C V
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
9 s* `+ m, V) ]% S9 ]0 hGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and0 o: a2 F8 r$ W6 N; r
Pakistan
c' e, V% T M4 x- w$ x# E, [+ GHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
) h& ^1 W% I2 I4 l$ }7 V, uHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
- e) `6 W5 E( F0 W- h* N: RHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
b. b2 g* R a7 n, u6 v: v7 J6 f L+ RHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
4 p" i5 S8 Z$ DHopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
& g; B( L& r+ d& g! t" d8 YIbaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
7 H7 W x$ a* K5 R" l* Y natives, specifically the Ibaloi's! _* [7 [ Z+ _! y
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines0 V) y/ f" G* X1 z
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
. u9 s a! ^, z' U* r- t2 Z7 W circa 1940.
, x4 C3 L/ F2 m. U% P: DKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot8 f( f" h3 l7 C2 X% t, }3 x
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's) _3 E4 O1 L _' C1 U
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,9 M5 v7 w% w" z1 g, v7 V
southern India
* W1 L& z6 h' Q( f2 e9 { J, f1 {Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa J- y+ V* E1 C9 s
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
8 e; K9 ~- h2 t* u6 O7 d6 E is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is/ p- u4 t A& o! m( I
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
) H( A2 l& N# F- ]5 U! dKpele -> language spoken in Africa
, g' ` L$ R. R0 a! {Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
+ O) l2 i. K5 G& P5 Q living in northern Thailand+ q7 U. ~5 E$ z) f
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya3 H8 M f+ a! E& \# M! r
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
1 R ^2 M, E' ?! g1 R in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.: g& T7 _2 H& B1 w8 k0 v7 {) S# o" V
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on- f4 O4 I2 ^# w+ w N8 N
German.
5 K9 L, Q3 W2 R+ w* nMaa -> language spoken in Africa
4 v4 m" q2 x8 bMalayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
8 K8 d2 c. H9 y6 B/ R( B% T$ UMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island" A$ G- D1 O: h# {% s- V& J9 b, {
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around9 c/ u- B. m& O2 s) Y2 R5 F
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
{4 I2 k7 B' p and Italian mostly.$ n+ O4 ?0 H3 w% d) t$ R8 J
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India+ O6 e" t3 l% g- w l- G$ h; l
(Bombay is the capital city)
: h; V" k# [6 EMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
. C* z/ a5 s% hMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of
# [, n/ C) M$ k; _" z5 _ the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
# o, u! S, E& R4 gMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
! g6 Q; u* x3 ?% e$ aMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa# @* ]8 M# N9 ~& Y1 v1 u H
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)2 {2 U+ D% O( f
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe/ ~0 h: M9 k0 j) W( \% M! V
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa
9 _6 o' W# r; g+ w7 yPapiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba8 D$ l& W* A6 R, D8 ]$ _
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people
5 @3 U; N- h9 Y) J" |: m1 g0 }Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India" p6 l+ h1 @4 n
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
3 I* Q$ o2 j7 h. x2 m- CQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his* }# {) O1 L1 N9 V7 V$ t
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
' h% _6 v5 _2 ~* LShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe+ ]0 I1 `6 M* ~ r* \; M
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
. J9 M" _. `" N% E% A* {, u Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
! a( t0 k6 @: f2 Y2 YSioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest). B1 n( N/ ~! Y6 t( r0 Z
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
% w5 r ]9 F0 b8 M2 O% T) N9 F. F- t; u Africa P# g( _2 Z+ X5 f. A6 z: H( }
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
4 K& X- `3 e* c' H9 R9 TTamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,- B4 @. w5 V2 q) q$ P& l2 f
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),* y9 w" i$ V, u* y
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus& k$ q2 Z! L/ a
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India8 a7 W9 L% O/ X4 n/ d
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)
& A. m) y7 a3 U2 ~$ _' Z5 JTswana -> language spoken in Africa
2 s. d* M, J4 uTwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.8 J7 C% Y3 x' d/ ? Y
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
4 J5 m, Z- G' \5 d# I, z$ ~/ MVai -> language spoken in Africa5 t0 i5 D- B: ^5 k5 P
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,+ x! B0 s$ v g& K7 G7 m! ]
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska, y) j- e/ @( m
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
C9 o+ L; B) n5 c/ Q& ^0 I up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland8 Q2 c. G k" y9 C
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,5 f: q' j" d% K
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
% A; W1 Z9 M. @8 E1 |3 E language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
8 p4 z$ J+ ?$ M* Q+ M with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian, h0 Y7 a c! V! r: L
people who went there to work as engineers in the
$ K* _, [$ I' Q" J& h9 S mining industry during the 17th century.
$ f( ^! n( W' M$ f: uVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer, I+ {/ i7 I- ^& f0 O* I8 i+ S5 G' h
circa 1880.
9 K2 I* h' K; w7 q6 ?" l/ L: \6 [7 WVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from# o5 i A& E! f) X7 f% w: O
the planet Vulcan
) G% A5 Z! Y3 c0 IWalloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
4 d& D% _4 S" i French dialect with certain German influences8 Q/ r- l6 ~' w+ N% C
spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,0 X) D5 N7 o6 P: W. x
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
* {: L- |& D4 x* G; B2 Z% _4 J the Walloons), Belgium2 x7 C( {% e3 J+ S' ~* _' A" D# a
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people" n& l& o+ a b% F" W& F
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
) ~) v' @& S9 }/ P, R% Z* q peninsula in Mexico
* E! Z( v# }& nZazi -> Kurdic dialect0 L& e3 A7 |. I3 K) c% G0 @! o: o
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe
2 W2 m m' L2 I3 }% o Z8 A4 ]$ a7 E1 M p- |0 y
$ u+ T2 r: r: M6 La' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)+ @* t- u* A& y" j/ b2 G: {3 E# W i
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
2 c. l& p- a. Ga? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)# ~; g8 e% [0 H
e? -> ?above e
+ g3 R' e) p5 k3 h& ~e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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