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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou# J& o- U5 C9 ^, n
: Ek het jou lief
5 C+ Q' I! i3 bAlbanian : Te dua
$ C) E) `0 X4 U# E* S3 w$ s$ o : Te dashuroj
+ j, V) p# @) s, [# E$ ~5 b# P : Ti je zemra ime
9 F* A* q D% W; bAlentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!* F+ j" k7 H; W' ~* ?+ @ k: a
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear9 P) m4 R1 m; @: P
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou+ k* [ s* U# ]5 s' R) t: C
: Afekrischalehou8 H. d4 `+ j% n. Y! i
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female), a- S2 z% `5 [3 \0 \6 ]! V2 J! P$ o: j
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
7 ^$ Z5 E0 T$ L% XAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
$ d5 {; y: o9 B, u& P5 \ : __ ( )9 n+ e. x! @0 b* F
: ( ) |__|/ K0 ]% ^) }% M9 |
: |__| __ __ | |7 B* [7 F7 F7 s0 K" |: s M
: | |( )( )|__| __
9 g; q! ?# I, k& @6 [ : |__||__||__|| | / )$ G( W9 K8 t( s8 J. k/ T! H
: | (__)(__) | / /1 L: G9 Q/ {' I3 l% E: V
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: | / /
- ~7 g( ^/ n# h/ z : \ /
0 b+ ^. s4 K" S. U# z) F/ vApache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
; w7 f) a6 N$ R |% J/ F; }) b French, '~n' as in French
6 B8 m7 J3 v- V) z, a 'salon')
1 ]& t! q. c: P$ V) e1 t0 J, y0 xArabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)/ \+ s/ h* \2 I% ]
: Ohiboki (male to female)
0 [. K$ }( U8 x5 r% H8 p8 r- J. A' k : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
6 H7 @. M4 X) T3 |. k2 o5 H: k or two females)+ L' B2 q3 H! B: S
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females( i) |; q, E- D6 Y% @/ H
to female)
! r9 K, I% p& n- h2 W : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)8 b, x. E3 X4 ? ^
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
% E- H1 r, Y. E1 t+ B5 S8 | males or two females)
7 l" T% E& L5 F9 g : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more2 ~/ _% p4 M- {. i4 o3 s0 i% D2 K
than two males); {0 P6 K! Y0 Z7 \
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more" [ f9 x& e, K+ k( i" f
than two females)/ X7 s8 Q: m: L+ j# y3 T7 y
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
2 H2 f3 n8 V$ l5 G6 T B2 k( y : Ooheboka (female to male)
! t' M0 i! E: V+ T! fArabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
. T% Z1 I! w6 v) t, m2 [- V) y2 S& E : Ana behibek (male to female)( w4 F' G4 l; d! E
: Ahebich (male to female): h- L* ^. C; r0 y1 N( K. a8 N
: Ahebik (female to male)( x2 u) l5 n# Z8 z0 k
: Ana ahebik( l( g1 \; y8 F$ R% u+ v
: Ib'n hebbak+ [, d: ~& O. E; E* l+ `
: Ana ba-heb-bak
% w) Y9 w8 y! R& e : Bahibak (female to male)5 f9 t0 N' ~2 F! m* L
: Bahibik (male to female)9 K9 g" w# N; j& ?, T1 B4 |5 h
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)& d9 d B2 k2 x" l
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
E5 M% Y9 Y3 v* K+ x : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more$ I9 l4 ~; |) O" F
than one male): t* r. U4 s3 @, a* m( I, [
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
0 [6 ~4 g/ D% `2 `) O* W4 T/ TArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
: N7 z/ V0 o" r2 CArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem& ]. u$ t# U1 L' |4 h' w3 c( s
Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo- Q. E- G( F! h7 n, |* I* W9 D
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau; R, Q( A% R" p4 c/ A* ]# V+ j1 t, f6 ^1 r
8 N7 d c. [ b
Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
6 f* N" j( Z+ ZBasque : Maite zaitut
) o, n8 S* ~3 k, { : Nere maitea ("My love.")
. I+ ?" z/ o# U X5 \% f6 P5 a* G7 W( [Bassa : Mengweswe) I4 }# N, V7 V, Y2 Q$ Z" m& A
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
' v' J1 s. l! m& `/ s0 Y$ ]Bemba : Ndikufuna
6 e4 Y# F1 r) E: sBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
, ~- ^) t8 N% d7 s, s : Ami tomay bhalobashi
; Y6 v3 J* l! L) G& b : Ami tomake bahlobashi( m2 ~7 a8 O: I3 Y! W2 ^0 F* F
Berber : Lakh tirikh% o# `1 h# v7 L6 P
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka
3 C% c' `5 ?: d2 a& FBolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
7 Q7 B. X9 a/ b% l5 A- l. b7 g* {3 v" DBosnian : Volim te
3 s+ j7 F0 ^- X1 p* A4 {Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;' q, e. D5 W' t: w5 c& a
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')$ Z' ?6 c1 R- P4 y
: Amo te
" Q5 f7 r' Y9 QBulgarian : Obicham te
! D# Q; c- S" ?* I7 @, o4 A' R$ N : As te obeicham; ?8 q: U' z: f& I7 _/ M# a
: As te obicham* k) G- R$ i, V' A
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")# Y0 ` D3 |# j7 T- i# f
Burmese : Chit pa de) s! r3 Z# c8 k# c6 P# v4 |2 y; H
: B" h* e$ t9 e8 B$ `4 yCajun : Mi aime jou
: S4 I; t& i, ` C# A( B0 g3 K: oCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah; p& n- B8 ^! M9 t) l
: Bon sro lanh oon
4 t& L @) S) e* l dCanadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
/ w" {- Q' w& Z/ I" ^- q; I : Je t'aime ("I like you")& J9 Z2 b# y' c6 R) p/ ]* o" F
: Je t'adore ("I love you")8 h. q5 `4 E- o) a$ I/ E
Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)3 k/ n! ~2 o* `; s) N& T
: T'estim (Mallorcan)
: @2 u4 r- b0 t8 ~: E: m : T'estime (Valencian)4 D) t8 Y' y, f$ h# P; y
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
$ p7 T9 g$ Z5 z+ Y+ G' S( O7 m) WCebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
i. y- T3 i3 [. E7 h7 [% u# vChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
1 Q/ J# P( b7 d) B1 N4 X5 _Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi% g; p6 H# a# o0 p
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
; v O' ^' n% |6 E( lChichewa : Ndimakukonda# g0 k1 T( V9 C1 J0 u& G; r5 T. Z* E
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)6 E6 V# c/ O/ J; L
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)9 u+ f O E `6 `
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
( f0 c7 s! d& S7 z0 S$ O1 J0 e : Wo oi ney ( " )/ O" E4 ~0 H. m4 Z
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)6 x# e8 h9 {3 ^# v3 W& i: o5 O, D
: Ngai on ni ( " )* _" r( Z: K; q5 r. L( u& {+ f% I
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)- b: W3 T( r5 n. y, p
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
; T7 }/ b E' S6 x( w; K8 }8 f/ ? : Wo ie ni ( " )
! C. |; ?5 _2 Y2 I3 i( B& w6 L9 j : Wuo ai nee ( " )8 m, q* I* m1 t& \3 s) f+ g
: Wo ay ni ( " )" m3 u' v; ?) l% N( ?* \
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)' u+ U3 @/ F9 y/ E) |" t# H
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)& y3 P$ S2 h ?
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
4 q& U3 z; _5 V2 H1 } : Ti tengu caru (female to male)
* J5 j# f n; D) m$ W) OCreol : Mi aime jou4 [6 M; P, c3 p' l" J
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)9 L& Z8 e3 Q- u1 G' p: k9 D% j
: Volim te (used in common speech)
& ^6 K# i& q# F+ }. b6 jCroatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
: H j9 C" F" Y5 h$ [3 s+ L( m : Volim vas (used in common speech). r8 ?% V' c# [# D) Q X6 c# o4 n
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
& ]) a- o7 R9 Q! M+ x- s# r 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
) `& ?' K5 k/ H Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)! s7 u: _$ Y6 \
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)1 V: i2 A( t! D& q, U
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead6 |5 P" t5 U& Z9 m8 Q. a
on top of the 'e' in te, which is
! c. k7 q) U% g* S* j* L pronounced 'ye')
& Q( z& H( @$ T" M0 S : Miluju te! (colloquial form). v4 n V) {) a: U4 O2 s. [$ M
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
' A* O9 u5 }9 T0 T3 d, s3 q/ _ you (very much)", often c1 n% U) O9 \. b, _' q" w% v
used and prefered)' N# H* p6 R, L5 v# \% c
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig
! O# S) E" B8 I* q" i/ a$ PDusun : Siuhang oku dia
# M6 K! B, S- ~3 E' U% y0 SDutch : Ik hou van je8 M" D7 K) K: a3 \
: Ik hou van jou
# ?- P4 M: J9 x0 E2 e. @: g : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
, u. [9 V7 O- z5 E3 L' H : Ik bemin jou ( " )
1 z: b: ]# A, `! W+ i% d& [( ?% s3 C : Ik heb je lief ( " )
6 d7 l8 Q1 _2 o$ P : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
4 G+ T% r0 _+ n+ j : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
+ `; E+ l& }* ~ h7 M' w : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very9 r+ a' X' I0 e8 I1 H
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")
/ _* n* s$ \9 d8 e/ p : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")' D; c. T. Y3 q& S/ @
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )
$ q- e+ ^4 F4 ^! ?# M : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
) ?, @4 d7 C: r5 N : Ik vind je heel aardig much")+ t* ~( J, _9 Q/ f t; Z
: Ik zie je graag7 K& v! P0 e8 ^2 U9 m
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
& K5 X- y$ a5 n- w4 ` : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
; B2 b' Q! p8 G (the last two are more superficial, thus more& ]( N/ b8 C/ K( V" L* W1 c
suitable for male to male)
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0 k0 I; G# k5 w6 Q7 jEcuador Quechua : Canda munani
) a( @5 x3 O) c1 KEnglish : I love you/ d5 B+ J- L& h
: I adore you
% P! h# P- S" |' `/ p. Q : I love thee (used only in Christian context)
0 Z* Q& ]" X, M4 T! KEsperanto : Mi amas vin
. a$ Y9 E9 n6 k8 `- }Estonian : Mina armastan sind$ Z4 Q' I, j( C' S6 x& U9 N' U
: Ma armastan sind
6 z* p B9 Y% P; QEthiopian : Afgreki' A1 ? s* @9 H0 R
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram9 x5 c p8 `9 b3 a
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")( {4 d* P0 k$ N9 e1 U& S8 x4 ?
: Asheghetam! [' M+ N6 c8 d# S7 i' l$ j
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")+ K" S% x' c9 o& @
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
1 c9 J) q v8 r) p( |/ Z H7 gFilipino : Mahal ka ta
4 s- f+ @7 h, F" D$ l0 M : Iniibig kita
( p" k, J( o" B+ z : Mahal kita9 p& O% {8 G/ V5 }7 U
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua3 {8 N& v; F$ e- q6 y& k
: Rakastan sinua
$ b8 ]+ A5 X* m! \ : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
8 C5 B- o* [. Z* X( \Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
7 @' E# }0 |% a8 f : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")7 A8 e6 e+ q' w5 K* L1 Q! S
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
( O- r; I) ]4 v : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
5 G4 o8 o7 N$ w. U* w) c between lovers)
' C. n) P: m* b. Q : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends3 ]' A: E9 `7 Y) {$ C8 H
and family, not for lovers)( c A1 z( \, p, p+ ?
French (formal) : Je vous aime
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4 y# L2 j: R2 _/ o8 p i8 _: h0 vGaelic : Ta gra agam ort
9 o' |) \3 w. j0 b& D0 y- M : Moo graugh hoo" r1 F" ^. H2 a2 \- r4 A4 H
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
! _1 m1 a; i d# H+ G$ fGerman : Ich liebe dich) d, h1 Q/ P( H% b* `( O
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
+ F& k: f/ O! c, `9 X conservative)
; D. _% y4 b7 Y) u+ EGerman dialects:/ s- _! c" I4 n/ p
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern ^, W, G0 y k. `4 Q6 p( d3 ?* P* u
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
% u7 ~# Y/ u' e : I lieb di i/ y6 D S( z! }+ o9 e
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)# E' q' y |1 O- ~ k& K0 H/ b
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich; H6 f0 H" \; a
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di" @6 o, [) V, W, Y: ~
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!( p# V) [+ G# X5 k. m
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai- G( N4 E- L: [' {7 P
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a4 H' W7 ]: i* a$ `
relationship)
. Y! p) `, m7 M : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
+ T% }+ M; P) Y0 O9 R ment as a compliment, not litterally)4 f3 E" W( ^- ^: n
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",
- B: z0 u) M( e' C' w! q0 X a Franke would never say "I love you")
/ }6 ]/ \: t/ K n; b6 fFriesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
! D$ u c/ x5 [ : Ik hald fan dei
* w7 y4 H! }+ j% B7 MHessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb
* W% O/ n9 A' @) H+ T' d* POstfriesisch : Ick heb di leev2 m2 g: ^# X7 h3 \
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb* ?& M7 J, n& b( W' |. P8 G
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
8 J# ~8 D4 z* X' mSwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
3 o! T" M, o. H# H$ CSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn3 b1 s, |/ |' A: q% {
(Schweizerdeutsch), u8 F: z$ Q" g, Q
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
/ ?6 X4 ^1 j! @- `! [4 b2 K (Vorarlbergerisch)% P' h* z8 w( b
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
9 P/ @, T2 ~. ~' N; P; f case 'gamma'). d0 o: a' a2 G7 B
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with). X4 c) b: h# }0 e- v) _: C
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
0 I# O$ T8 i/ s, t0 n$ _1 K2 b1 J : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)9 \; Q$ L4 U# w# ?: M. R* j3 e' F
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
. \. Z! @ F, c9 o7 o( N1 S : Se latrevo ("I adore you")
d, r+ C6 H# M! Q1 ]/ S8 A : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire), _ _4 ~; I! V% C" r& i
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
3 T1 t8 r+ A) vGreenlandic : Asavakit5 D" C( M6 o5 q: Q
Gronings : Ik hol van die$ ^) `+ H, T7 [, Z- w
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)( ~ f. @, R( C% h7 R, c
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon./ h* O; O6 p/ e! x9 P
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
3 z8 w- a" x# w pronounced)
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# O: I" D( E* a! oHausa : Ina sonki! N5 T; C% e% J; Z& n
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe3 v" u/ m- B: K S
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you" c: O8 _3 d9 g/ V3 u
very much")
6 b- Q# S1 ^ k6 I, `& Q3 IHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
, Z8 b8 ^# E' u' t5 E1 ~ : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
" |7 h$ K2 M6 O : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
2 ?* X v! M1 @ : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
9 S2 ]9 A1 n2 |4 x' _: J+ p- D ('kh' pronounced like
$ s Y2 y3 f } q" A Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
" L6 v; S& H4 u6 B' Z& S! s French 'r')
% l8 ^. }, w, p6 }% G9 NHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)+ ?+ g5 c3 n5 E; d$ p
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
& m3 i2 a2 B! q' W3 U# V : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
) p& h, D* ^ Y; | : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
y, \7 _+ c z3 F7 q : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo! B0 M: A; W* l5 }
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo1 _. j! |' B G/ k9 H9 N! L" _
: Mae tumko peyar kia4 r! U9 p b& m) p' e6 \& ~
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon
" B$ X4 t, D; r! }7 Z : Main tumse prem karta hoon C8 V+ D7 ]- R* [9 s1 n! S8 p
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
! m% |8 d1 Y8 R pronounced)
+ q: z2 U9 G+ x E: t2 ^$ h9 i/ ]# ]Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
- A8 l" f" l7 DHungarian : Szeretlek( i( Z; M {$ H4 b' V
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
, z2 C; K! o/ ]% G# k no one else")
% Q! h& k* @% i& Q/ u) N- \ : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,2 j' `, C; h& P5 q9 X: l) C3 k
you", a reinforcement)/ k; p ]2 Y9 ]6 N( A
(The above two entries are never heard in0 a v2 f* g P+ N* \) a
a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana
. d1 |" U4 a7 a : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you4 I5 \7 }% o: b# [0 }
very much")
, f% G* i5 d$ C3 E r. G3 F/ wIcelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
9 g* R: q. h8 J, J4 b+ x- qIlocano : Ay ayating ka
( P* V( n$ Z4 x. }( J$ m% N: e' yIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)4 P% X* [/ l3 M
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )
" N9 t9 y) o5 f8 p. c# ^ : Saya kasih saudari ( " )% Q3 ^8 `6 K! v1 }8 A! U& v e
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )1 j) W7 P/ N u$ J, z$ S0 J4 b" |$ ~
: Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)9 W: d& r+ ^$ E# c
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )8 b# j% r' s6 F* v2 W7 P, u
: Aku cinta kamu ( " ): s* h" u' C2 |* G
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
( U( s1 Z+ F/ }Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
" D% w# f4 u5 _ : Ti voglio bene (between friends)
) `1 z$ V' `5 @; e : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
+ }) h5 ^* X' O' y0 T. v you", refering to other person's
2 P3 C l4 n- l" H5 y+ } body)0 m! c; {% d6 H# X5 g
Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
0 X! h/ b8 a/ _/ [Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit/ K6 C3 _9 a2 R
8 w7 K: ?& E2 [. Z2 ]" R% MJapanese : Kimi o ai shiteru! w" V* X- e2 X4 |. y! \
: Aishiteru2 V! Y2 c$ P9 u9 @. h" H: u" ^
: Chuu shiteyo6 i1 ?' O4 n2 {0 p& D
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da
3 W' D% k! @7 T% f: q! V. |1 Q+ r6 d! v : Ore wa omae ga suki da# {% d8 b- A8 V( e4 Q+ e) q$ C8 Y
: Suitonnen
9 ~: D! C$ x. v4 M- D" S/ y : Sukiyanen
- |" K( o/ J; f! }1 b : Sukiyo- F. G& Y/ W0 O/ e. e' J! a7 _$ C
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
( R* H- d! Q. m9 @; q9 B$ u( I( D) u : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu; ^& P+ {! {0 i4 K' g/ T$ |
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
/ O! A) V$ u3 w8 } : A-i-shi-te ma-su) q5 q" c, ?9 r* v% ]) M1 o
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu+ k4 A, X/ I/ u' Q
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a7 a) o) t* j( S9 Y
start, when you are not yet real lovers): J! W! f3 Z2 B! {. [
Javanese : Kulo tresno4 B' |! P' P9 f* H
. V4 \9 P6 x) t9 F; Q4 L" SKankana : Laylaydek sik a+ _; j+ t. t. e7 D
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene* l+ @, Q( @0 U& [( D
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
: Y; D2 _$ \, g `1 W9 U2 r sKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
0 s9 R' s+ {/ I1 y' f8 h$ lKiswahili : Nakupenda
: r- S `2 w" G3 H. i9 o : Nakupenda wewe% n' G7 {2 o3 t
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
0 L; \3 d R8 _4 r7 [' J- AKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
5 a& R! X5 n# }* a- E' d9 i; y : qamuSHa' ("I love you")
5 A! D2 D+ N0 t; O( G : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
; V/ M0 I" @ Z$ f : qaparHa' ("I like you")$ M) Z# [2 j: ]8 S
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
, M+ A! P) r5 M8 b6 ~/ {9 v (words are often unnecessary as the thought5 D7 r% ~( u) {. J& V; A# v7 L" k
is most often conveyed nonverbally with
: l: w: ?3 p7 w% V. V: w" S special growlings)
/ H+ y' e+ C( M0 L- p- Y& H$ k" dKorean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")1 K3 \- p- a! W! M" X$ o0 P
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
: i s7 B) O8 E3 ~$ a; y0 [' j2 `3 U : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
9 X5 H: r0 E5 M- s T- j u : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
' J9 `% K! _- { : Tangsinul1 w. }/ s# l$ C6 u- n, {/ w; k
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
9 [& A9 r0 y- ]8 {2 J# a : Dangsinul saranghee yo( H, J1 h# d7 V3 q
: Saranghee$ j& D2 p4 c4 Y2 B4 K
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
0 f- r3 H6 o5 s! q4 Q, o : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like W( S! @, ]' N& K8 M' Y/ t
very much"), R0 U* i' m, G h" U0 L. ~
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love/ |+ q, @3 V4 W4 ]
you very much")3 Q: l2 h2 K7 s9 O; P" }, V
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
* v h( }1 f/ y : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
5 B+ q8 [# o2 e "I love her")
+ w' ]3 L7 @9 t: }# u1 a) O : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how( _: I) J, n. X
much I love him/her")" \) i& x: _+ K6 c9 D, M0 J1 J9 F
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda
& m: i) J, C. K% O' ^- N6 S : Joahaeyo ("I like you")
w7 F2 ~; P; B' g' L |; E : Saranghaeyo (more formal)
4 l) g. Y0 L' W% o* l+ m- l : Saranghapanida (more respectful)4 N/ ]( o5 c0 r5 r
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
3 _4 N4 Q* h8 D1 x: s relationship)
$ u* I. g& P5 d& U6 U : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic7 v% u) n7 J: V. X
way")* S. r2 F P4 Q/ s8 p+ Y* t+ _1 ^
Kpele : I walikana; e C$ R* R B; k7 Z
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem8 a5 _+ T" K$ a) g' S
! A8 J n. T+ ^) n' sLao : Khoi hak jao1 V0 P1 \+ K1 e: n6 c; K* l8 |
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")& ~2 ^% y$ W( M) w @/ O
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")% D5 j8 v( W% Z
: Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
$ J$ y' P! o$ q. t! O- Q: \3 m but is used for "I love you".)$ p! {+ Z( k/ ]% [1 v( [- l3 a
Latin : Te amo C/ K$ p* n5 ^6 F6 T- w+ d$ C% `
: Vos amo1 x4 i9 v6 R# b0 \* T' U) \* Y( {
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)' ~" g2 W+ S5 V v
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu') l" t' \' |) _ L' Z$ x
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,% R4 v4 U) k& G+ s. R
a 'long i')2 V5 R5 Z% e$ o* W) C. I! W
: Es milu tevi (less common)5 N# G( r5 q( B
Lebanese : Bahibak h/ M. k6 k. @1 M; m. o V
Lingala : Nalingi yo8 m# o. l/ T5 C0 ~0 |
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
) j1 t7 n0 T; M. T; PLithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
& }. W2 {+ v P7 z : Ash mir lutavah
. G6 A0 s) i# FLojban : Mi do prami- [" C( s( y+ `4 v& i
Luo : Aheri
( A( g, {6 h; N2 T1 `5 p" N! mLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r- [$ L" \' ?) ^- o1 J
! R$ g9 Z! N9 q: I) U8 F
Maa : Ilolenge
! T* I% a( Q0 |! ^Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")2 r$ v7 {- b; \& C+ M
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")% ]) Z4 S9 Y& Y6 E1 k/ j
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May) v r+ ]" {+ g2 h- K/ X
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")
$ [0 C( M: P/ R' U4 HMadrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!6 I! S- g' N: \ ~; u& m$ O( a# g
Maiese : Wa wa
6 G/ O* Y# D' O0 P( w0 C- QMalay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
2 X- `* f" \ s- N% q- `; P : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)3 s' q: `; A1 V; j. t
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
* _, S, i' Z+ {0 H : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
S, a# _$ u- a" B. ]( O2 j : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation): f* V( j3 c0 n; l/ G5 ~
: Saya cintakan awak1 M* Z, j1 E9 b' [6 h
: Aku cinta pada kau
% s2 v$ G6 O7 g6 E1 ~ : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)9 U7 |$ i7 {+ g! w9 i
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened) E# g A+ ?$ p9 v- ]. F' j. V
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should! v1 Q6 b* N1 O2 W: ]2 R
only be used if you know the person _really_
" S! G& T6 M: J. K3 V) z" m4 D3 _ P# d well)
) I: s1 P& d0 Z( ^ : Saya sayang pada mu
/ i/ h* X' B" D6 @4 O : Aku sayangkan engkau* v# X, W2 s; [$ {
: Saya sayang pada mu
. s) [# ~7 P- X' w : Aku menyintai mu1 c4 W3 b" J; y$ g
: Aku menyayangi mu
+ L+ s1 ~/ K& z8 q, [" E : Aku kasih pada mu
. `+ ]4 B" L4 \. r: V8 f : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu, O( y' k. P5 W6 [5 L ^( O
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
8 e n( W- d/ Z : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu# z* A' S: m- k a V) u* u% b7 Y
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu; |& R7 G: T' o6 a1 b
Maltese : Jien inhobbok' C# c: T1 ~. e! |0 b/ u
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
7 S9 u' a' U8 }- I& `3 Y : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)4 N( U8 C' c. h, R& L
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)) o6 F8 l J/ ?. ]
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
; y9 \* J- V0 n literally "Love to you, my friend")9 e4 L. I; Q: g: n/ ]& Q. r* z
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa
, g9 H* h8 `8 j+ T7 AMokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
1 _" X* s0 Q* e. F0 f2 qMoroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
$ H& V5 L$ G) x6 w( b* ?' w! n : Kanhebek (in different cities)5 n4 d) Y$ ?1 y7 L
; Y8 J; S! |0 H! l( Y
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni
- q/ g& `1 c2 L* T1 }: T$ L6 ~' `% NNdebele : Niyakutanda
) }$ F3 Q( X( {( |6 n: G- h- c5 S u2 p7 S6 BNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)( Z6 l) l( b/ Y4 k8 A
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)' i; `& P! J6 W- P8 Q& a1 ^
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly. N. Y0 }0 ?" K1 |4 \
used by upper-class and
, ~3 W" q: t+ \5 h conservative people)
# L) u) {" U6 b3 Z5 `" t$ h% K9 FNyanja : Ninatemba7 A5 ` ]& o# S( o7 o/ [6 w
& s2 _* F- D( ~ z
Op : Op lopveop yopuop( b8 y T8 G8 c U
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn
- U8 J) K# [8 h. U5 B0 P4 \7 O
/ m2 ~) o, X4 w; O# D& c* ~Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai/ H, T+ u( o" e$ k2 q! t
: Muje se mu habbat hai
0 {" |4 ]+ J" F& A7 |1 tPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo/ y! A0 x9 v) Z, ~0 ^
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye+ \% l$ B S8 T7 S% L# L
Pilipino : Mahal kita% q: B; s& B7 t5 \$ w" X+ H
: Iniibig kita5 `/ ~. O2 Y' b! l( ?. s4 N+ [: z( N
Polish : Kocham cie4 q9 O; `+ J( F
: Kocham ciebie
5 T2 ~" e- b* r; S2 Y# `( I$ G$ O : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
0 T1 v! F; b' dPortuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
9 k. j; b) i0 c9 Y : Amo te
: F C2 n' O( v ^0 g' z5 E: C NPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
- D& q+ U% U- l( b7 j: d6 h (Pronounced as two words,
0 O8 y# e# u( i A5 G$ h9 V "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second3 H* z3 x+ v* ^6 l5 z
'd' have bars through the stems
" f7 I# a1 V$ @8 [ x# H8 k" L. D indicating affrication, the ':'; G7 ?5 f) W( H3 D6 p8 G
indicate minute pauses)
' |0 u* I6 u& }Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna$ n3 H( |# @9 D; C* J
: Mai taunu pyar karda* v6 a' k: d( _5 U: B* A
: Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:
" }" E& i& m% l6 j; f$ h "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
, ^4 @% F( @1 j4 c6 K9 z2 b/ w' V) e ' = stressed syllable
8 S8 M' z3 Y- J, |, nPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
+ y% K+ r. \. s8 c4 H# V
. L: l, S* Z7 `& b4 ]' zQuenya : Tye-mela'ne
1 q8 R0 {4 { O! h
5 V, q0 V: B) aRaetoromanisch : Te amo2 `: y$ t9 ~6 y+ ~' p
Romanian : Te iubesc( M w# R, ]$ ^- ~' T; l0 G6 R2 o
: Te ador (stronger)6 z `6 z Z. l$ I1 Z
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
% P6 I5 j; z: B* h$ J0 j2 D8 w : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
2 o8 X9 h! H: i# b3 [! o# t' P3 q/ R1 B : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
: n, P) Y A! ^$ N$ b6 K9 y8 U- ~" s : Ya lyublyu tyebya! P3 b& P) u e; R
w& D. N1 `8 z! f. {
Samoan : Ou te alofa outou
" \2 Q8 h0 b* Y; Z2 _! X : Ou te alofa ia te oe
; p3 o$ t( T4 a# X$ a : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you"): T9 A/ `9 D+ J8 L4 l7 ~
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
" r# ]3 ^0 \* c4 e or art)
; u. n. L2 @" B5 `& t, sScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
8 H" ^4 \: @0 e( U; p8 v3 mSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech) c7 s2 ]) l1 f1 b3 h
: Volim vas (used in common speech)8 I% a" n3 m' c1 \, Q
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
8 g7 o! O' r: U9 X 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in+ h) O- A* L5 S5 l5 t/ n
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
2 Q- y- ^# n( rSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
1 g. e* ^9 L- X$ Z* B1 v : Volim te (used in common speech)
t2 g% I5 S" }$ Q O7 I, X7 XSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)! z4 K2 J- t2 p
Serbocroatian : Volim te
6 u1 y1 O1 ^. b2 o : Ljubim te4 R3 j( _, U: K! Q: C
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)2 x6 m9 {; {9 U9 V: Y
Shona : Ndinokuda
5 r$ L4 D: @& t: U0 fSinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
5 s0 _! H% Y! i( b QSioux : Techihhila# S, b$ R# X8 W9 u# `
Slovak : Lubim ta2 e: S0 ]0 K: b6 m
Slovene : Ljubim te2 z! ?# u% B& ?) f6 E" H: Q
Spanish : Te amo
* B2 F; n2 q. R" N8 n) X0 I : Te quiero
6 q& _) k" O/ H7 r4 }: l+ T7 `- w5 n : Te adoro ("I adore you")& G. a V9 L- \" `% t$ {" f8 d# m
: Te deseo ("I desire you"): r8 t' E) u% X" e8 z) |: R
: Me antojis ("I crave you")
# v- n% O; b! q! tSrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi! _6 i$ n4 C* p8 ^7 I
Swahili : Nakupenda
, B/ g5 @: s' }' V" d0 J0 f7 i6 N : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
h% x/ n& _+ s7 R& @& u2 e : Ninikupenda
( W7 m& s/ }7 _# x : Dholu'o
/ B3 j. l6 E% \4 W5 C" Y; }, DSwedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
* D' \$ j9 D- d2 O {# u9 m, _Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)8 p! h. o# a' `4 ]$ M/ P6 H
: Bhebbak (female to male)/ U# l- B. r2 s' X
/ g& z& T2 S. M! d- k0 C7 c; PTagalog : Mahal kita3 z; V. ~3 M7 |
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe# G3 d: u% O5 S( I; [- _" d7 n
: Ua here vau ia oe" p% y2 N7 n c% {& e
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren% I( T% v( j7 z) l( e8 B+ ]
: Nan unnai kathalikaren
- z5 B& U x% ^* t : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
. J. s6 Y, c9 B : N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")8 L) `7 T0 W* _2 f
: Nam vi'rmberem9 x, L k7 n; g2 Q
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
" }; V& p. ?: ?) b( N" G : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
4 `; k/ L% B" R: i" h : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu* f1 Q& e: ^2 f* U# B' G f, i* l& e
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)) Q' I2 p f: _9 V
: Phom ruk koon ( " )
! @5 G" Z. ?2 X' t. E6 R$ o% V : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
O% h( x% j7 Y : Chun ruk koon ( " )
$ K0 t0 h- Y- l* K' v a5 ~Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)' r, G9 e) h, S4 }: @
Tswana : Dumela
# w1 B5 v" H3 m% G# _Tunisian : Ha eh bak
6 W) m0 n* @' U, gTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum5 Z) \3 a( a% t F4 Q
Turkish : Seni seviyorum
! u( A9 w2 ?/ ]# [& B : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")$ }" P8 H8 S" t8 Y' J
(g has a bar on it)' V/ R1 z( ]% p& G
Twi : Me dowapaa; S! Q8 a9 W. @7 d% t6 O: [
, L. r. t% G2 Z" L- V% f
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu3 ]5 z/ \( z' i
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
2 i- n2 N( k, U* {" g' t : Ja vas kokhaju
0 r# i5 R5 _" b: Z : Ja pokokhav tebe
$ ]; p6 S4 U9 }& D5 M" Y : Ja pokokhav vas' o2 f2 L: ^$ V4 \2 I& W
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
9 n- q2 p. d- h7 n5 H2 _ : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai7 i6 Y% \7 Q9 R! F8 u
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai. k8 ^: ?( \$ X# Q- r, O$ Z0 E3 |% V
: Kam prem kartahai0 J: c) J* }! z
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:, c- g' H4 U( s! ?: F
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
6 y5 R3 r6 b5 c8 I6 A6 f8 d- Z : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
4 _1 j) ^$ `) p- M [3 F/ G, f; o "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
( O# T6 d$ l7 i; y1 k* ? in bath)
6 L6 ]5 ~! u! D p3 ^3 t1 \% M ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold5 |7 {2 b4 e: _" d) W: \: y# U: G
9 i; E2 n/ t8 X0 r: AVai : Na lia. Y" c+ ^0 V4 @$ ~5 M) q
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg( K4 T! ?. H0 V# G
Vietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)! `% ^! c+ J% D3 [. E+ _
: Em ye�u anh (female to male)
S b$ Q [: N) G! K : Toi yeu em9 C2 Y# }0 S C- T0 u4 c; P
Volapa"k : La"fob oli: o/ `+ [/ G5 y6 Y
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha r+ k, I$ i5 ^6 u; z
8 a, B# d6 h4 \3 HWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
* z' V6 [2 }. s8 [ : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)- k1 n2 l% O6 @( D
Wolof : Da ma la nope! Q* z \; F& e9 f/ x
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
$ `( z" ^8 n2 R& I+ z! W$ u1 U1 m" F0 q* Z$ _
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
1 |1 R+ e! ^) O, `) V : Ich libe dich1 g6 d! f; Z" `" V4 Y
: Ich han dich lib
6 X6 y [: T+ H3 g- v/ w : Kh'hob dikh lib5 d" B# J- H5 C6 {7 t4 u& b
: Kh'ob dikh holt
J, \$ L4 _6 w8 c! x! N : Ikh bin in dir farlibt! w$ M& Z' h/ b# ^
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
- z9 B1 c. N W+ g : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which2 l, d$ m3 \ `; F
lovers can also feel; it b8 S4 T( W/ E( B" ?5 e/ s
indicates more a desire to
) D7 U. z# I: y spoil and protect the other. i' j' |" B& @7 h+ X7 Z! Y8 {
person)
. K8 n$ w) [' [- qYugoslavian : Ja te volim" l0 L4 t4 X8 h; c9 q* J; I: r
! V( C5 Y# M' O# P
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)/ S# c y5 _. @, d2 z
Zulu : Mena tanda wena1 ~! I$ r8 l% j- @1 A
: Ngiyakuthanda!
$ r" x3 {- E+ |! A" [Zuni : Tom ho' ichema, z6 T4 R% c2 f/ V; c% d
) Q$ D9 Z9 ^. z
C8 O# F/ A1 o' Z1 d, S% {" ~" O9 i
9 d: f7 }4 G0 W* x- W9 |Explanation of Languages6 g7 |( s0 n6 m9 k) g
------------------------# `& a8 h3 f" O2 B
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa; E6 _" h9 h* E8 u; s1 j1 b
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal! W8 _4 w2 }' C0 L( V. m& v5 Q; ^
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak8 X4 ?* q* i2 @0 i
like Germans), X+ r1 o% e+ C
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
6 u5 [! o Y* B e1 K( w7 d9 `! a over 80 languages spoken there.' A2 s- c8 F' L+ h7 S) P( {
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains' ^% r3 \. }* m6 O$ M! H8 u0 M' x
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the" |( }; m" S5 n9 p8 Z
Canadian to Mexican borders6 y! r, q1 P! D
Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including0 v5 F& e2 G d# n
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,5 \1 d5 ]5 |6 O6 ~/ C
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
* J) J" }5 l5 B; s& U+ P$ g the region of Palestine.
7 @1 |- ]/ ]/ M6 b4 T( Z7 j9 j* s' NAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of* v) W/ A! ?- [' |& H
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language+ p7 _$ |9 U8 F: J0 Y3 C0 Q: x
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
& [8 u" D8 T2 |5 i% ]! h* NAssamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India# m( v6 i& F5 I& a4 @
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa4 s5 D% j$ m+ A+ m- p
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
2 s2 {9 P, f" v0 \$ } Indonesia
# g: u/ |4 c5 J: o0 c+ m7 PBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern" I6 U, D/ p0 L' N, j; g) p
Germany (actually a German dialect)6 i! F* W$ W* {; F' _9 M
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa, u% A; H$ I6 q' ]3 X+ [
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,% `6 N' R' g) }( s) p
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh0 N Z0 E7 L* h6 `" O
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines9 M* i5 v) I3 G9 l# o
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
2 G9 n4 q, W7 ^1 W It is 'read' by touch.4 d- P1 ]2 D' D. z: o
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
% E# |- n+ a/ C/ P8 |6 ^ Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
1 I+ ]9 o$ l1 ~. r y% B& l* x Acadia is in an Atlantic province." `9 K- \( X- ?8 o: i
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu2 R: |5 A, e+ Q# k+ u" Q& s7 v
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe
! k! L* e2 Y4 R, }Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
+ d* ~5 Z4 t2 @. V* U' n Nation* A5 F8 a( L; C' @ v
Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa$ z# X. j6 y" C: y
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
' g1 p& ]+ j8 G+ }6 [Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is8 V& f9 ~: g' P& h8 E
basicly French with a little English and German.( b' q) J2 }- G
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
2 g$ T/ e' m! K) S6 @% g5 U3 a in North Borneo1 h6 }1 g4 j7 P, x O7 F& _' O# Q8 T
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
- q: ?; r+ @! w- ?: S of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and: h+ n% V U+ K2 I
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium% u( j4 Y3 Z0 t' M- J2 h) F) X
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
- h* k9 C4 h5 c/ J: ^& s1 }Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in F0 c, B& E( Y; \" e4 L
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
" t- j# J# x4 m$ L. A* a Persian.9 e d7 n8 D" _. [) W& ? Q; _2 Z
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
, R; o( u; s; N" T) B# g3 l+ k Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
) B/ T( j/ n. a' G+ E) r around Nuremberg8 a6 ?" _! E: q* M# u
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces! Z: k, x& j& W% I
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-4 e' I! B# @% V: b; U- U0 g3 m6 K
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium0 k8 f+ c2 c1 d' j; Z8 m, M' X
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
- d* {9 ?: H, M9 J9 r# T Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
; x, E4 O- e- f! Z5 I! O (mainly west coast)
$ Q! c9 g8 Q _5 M' }Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
( Y- e( r7 i$ d# d" HGronings -> Dutch dialect! W& }" E( c& [0 C" i2 w T+ e- {
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay5 e3 Q7 n1 t" q4 r' [/ L
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
% b2 ~0 U0 {- |+ b9 B; i Pakistan/ r7 q% p$ M$ v
Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria& Y: K7 x+ w9 i8 b
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
6 h4 u0 g5 I% }+ M4 W0 l1 o- @Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
7 A- c. g$ M: H% i- GHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India8 b* ^4 ^' _% s
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)' g$ O+ W* P' O: s# A
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
; z: j: \+ G0 K3 a) F& B natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
\% N/ u. V1 C1 _; HIlocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
! I) ^7 T: }1 h- l: kInterglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
; W/ ]# O4 Y4 u9 G" E. A; ^ circa 1940.4 i3 g( B$ N, W9 m2 c
Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot3 F2 U$ @2 Q' p( E( }. Q
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
& {0 X+ t( ~" QKannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
9 |& W' F, o! [" w* x southern India2 l! c. }% K- [' l) y
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
/ a. b5 |* d* BKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
) F0 R9 D; `5 T" b" | is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is8 N' k+ c* r& K$ b/ U4 [ F
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.- k2 w% A5 t) M( P O- }8 v
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
, J+ M8 t9 C9 ]Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people' c: |: F* }2 e$ k" x. H
living in northern Thailand& E: G2 k1 n) z6 ]: T7 v. l8 V& b0 c
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya
$ Z, M n% h+ R& K- kLuxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas; v. C4 Y. d; _& n
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
& w; {; k0 f9 `) ?% ^6 I7 T# e* g& P A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
, ]& i- e: y% O: A8 T German.
1 @& L ]1 p. b2 G2 [+ VMaa -> language spoken in Africa
1 A k7 W1 E% B: j( D1 W$ {8 YMalayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India. d: {& F. n. x# Y; l
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island/ F L @- \! h3 i/ d
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
. u0 [* L+ W! ]# o& ^* {' @ 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic9 @! {5 g4 L2 P. Y
and Italian mostly.! o/ P9 R2 T2 G G) V, x$ c. U
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India6 T1 c5 J1 M2 i1 r) x8 N
(Bombay is the capital city)
7 |6 c( A: I# t7 p# B; [Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands3 E$ o8 W- S7 y+ J- _2 t. z
Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of
; [) l( g( ~8 \' { the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)& L, ]1 b0 Z2 C7 z6 |, m
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
8 a" ]2 Y2 ~7 z* o' @( o1 }5 d6 L" ?Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
w$ u, Z, r: G- TNavaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
* U `3 h A2 G9 d5 x) CNdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe3 C% Q/ p' k: k* f, h+ ?2 H! r
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa
& @5 B7 N$ d6 g# n) ]Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
0 ?5 x- s/ K9 t1 W8 LPulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people
, w8 {* n9 }2 { e+ _Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India/ K% W7 O6 c3 Y' |- T
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
" V8 X- g6 |% G3 b/ {: q7 y( wQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his7 d, C+ E" d- @
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
7 s, @+ m5 R+ Z$ S& k- [, n& _Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe' Y# D4 I$ X2 z9 b h$ o
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
* x& E6 X! P" z! Y1 ~8 y Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
: F0 D! m, H" `Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
4 T5 F9 F3 J ?# } USwahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East+ H# d( G' b2 ^: h3 [
Africa7 p' D2 _+ A& ?6 H! i" _. r
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines' d+ o& `$ Z2 e$ a( e' Q: n6 ]5 Z
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,5 [* j9 p. B" R, g2 m
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),
/ L v; E) l* r# S3 y Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
' }; u9 k9 S" CTelugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India# a9 W- X. n; h9 n9 s6 V+ K
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)0 e, @1 o' s- _- \$ x( @5 s
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa
/ v1 T9 x. g8 ?; BTwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti./ d) m& V5 E" E( d
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
- I5 X% _5 _" T# p3 K+ j& p) ^2 [* nVai -> language spoken in Africa/ ~* `0 C8 J4 u. X" U- g
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,6 z2 b4 j' ?; O
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska9 p+ Z3 n+ ~& A" k- @$ i
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
+ s- E+ ]( l" A. d! T+ H up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland* t4 }8 \' N9 {% q9 W7 r
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,$ Z! i( f; K4 y" e
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
, [: v+ t( k4 M* f# m language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian6 B$ B, H2 v! n$ A, W& q+ I( k: a+ q
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
/ Z- e- D9 Q2 a* E2 O& x people who went there to work as engineers in the; t) q% u5 `6 m4 }) f5 R' y
mining industry during the 17th century.% d/ I' y, U; w0 I J6 \! f
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,* X/ o% o9 l3 f( u
circa 1880.) o' u, x; ?4 J9 ~# \
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from! G3 s( V) G5 K' e+ m# x8 n" ~! [
the planet Vulcan& M: X+ M j. A1 \
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used L' e" R: j' ?1 {) J
French dialect with certain German influences
/ Y- b) u% u2 i2 S4 q: b% R* G- m spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
; ?- L% h @. O Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
) ]( ]7 A2 l% ~% ^/ K8 ^- [ the Walloons), Belgium
( \3 [1 t$ S7 z9 ~8 l( S8 XWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people
3 \% ^; j+ b" h0 OYucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
9 A: ?% ~6 t; I1 o peninsula in Mexico
: S( R( z. W/ _$ z6 g( X6 BZazi -> Kurdic dialect' z" z% S" d- m0 Z
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe8 O+ r" B: j9 q0 w$ U$ ?% N9 X
3 k. ]7 g) M5 |0 H+ W" X! f$ {4 z! u4 @
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
9 a6 w: j- v5 b5 N* ^& ~) s) N+ wa" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
7 e7 n' F. \: C) A" G* @- B* ]2 La? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
! g+ S/ @7 m4 H' Xe? -> ?above e
4 N# g1 C$ d4 Xe' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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