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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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6 `( B% K$ _! F0 b7 E: CAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou9 M" V( S' C2 ^: R
: Ek het jou lief' m4 r- g# y |1 {$ h8 T; j
Albanian : Te dua
% _$ e! A j/ c5 {' n1 G; S4 @ : Te dashuroj/ p e; M+ p3 t! r" l
: Ti je zemra ime
* p7 P6 q7 R; y7 \* b0 Y( d2 @Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
& z. J) f! a M% [" G) mAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear. \9 L* _% ^9 X; {( W9 d# }
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
& G0 A! M8 I' x0 c3 X& @ : Afekrischalehou
9 G0 e* ? K& u1 m" F6 [. NAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)% n; Y. D: a' U" |
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
5 u, o# O7 r8 r- _ Y5 K7 hAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand). v7 [; H3 u. b# m) J' n& Z, y( f
: __ ( )
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Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
! F7 O% @2 i/ R( A0 K French, '~n' as in French
7 S7 B- a; ?9 G6 o9 T, c( X& N 'salon'); D' W/ _0 f& K9 t9 }
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
! ?; Y! |: Y6 c1 E : Ohiboki (male to female)
9 ^! i5 g) k4 ]6 h$ F- y9 {5 t : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
! n+ r. D& V% [) P. q or two females)1 `8 V) y: E g7 m
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females
% l, g) j5 ^- o' j to female)1 d7 J; p& u4 T* ?5 _
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male); R% L1 L+ ^0 q6 l
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two$ f# ]- R. A- S+ E
males or two females)% b1 _) H. G# U
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more+ u, a7 T& N" j3 m
than two males)
$ N- |" Z$ C0 M# G% X+ ^( r [ : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
) K; M1 d; s/ w1 X than two females)
( }" ]5 {* U IArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
Y4 d: l! ?# u" b : Ooheboka (female to male)
& H/ ]8 K" ?0 P0 w% M: K! OArabic : Ana behibak (female to male)" K- k- s- E3 H) Q6 f
: Ana behibek (male to female)% Y& {" }; A7 w4 O6 x
: Ahebich (male to female): X* b% |/ A$ L6 p
: Ahebik (female to male)
7 c/ w- y3 |5 }/ C) P8 h : Ana ahebik4 e2 |+ m* L9 j+ z5 c
: Ib'n hebbak ]* r/ r9 p1 X. t5 {9 s) v- J5 b
: Ana ba-heb-bak# R; ]5 R& I) Z$ M/ g: [" n
: Bahibak (female to male)
8 x ?' {) i# ~8 a : Bahibik (male to female)3 @6 s* q o" z
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
0 X: l" ^8 d$ A: `! E : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
; V( P& ~& S) j$ P }4 ? : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
, d$ `' |0 B4 P' G than one male)
; @: U2 A! n. X, O : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
$ j8 s. L4 a9 p2 w) `3 P) SArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek1 t# L: N* w _+ x6 W
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
1 u' S8 T4 F/ W+ y" X. |3 q. d* vAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo
5 X$ C! h3 [$ Y& v; I- _. FAssamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
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) a' {2 i4 A8 \3 E- \ C. H# y- n LBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi+ y. I9 ^, {7 T7 V9 r
Basque : Maite zaitut
% A; C, }: z7 O# {, q* A& j : Nere maitea ("My love.")
9 t) Z: C2 q. c5 U* ]Bassa : Mengweswe
- S# l/ Q5 M6 Z, C. dBatak : Holong rohangku di ho
( x$ v {) Y! B( A, [1 a WBemba : Ndikufuna' g% _; B6 ]; W+ A: M! v( R
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi/ @6 z" k5 T8 K# Z0 k
: Ami tomay bhalobashi
: U- v0 |- Z% m! s : Ami tomake bahlobashi
+ F2 i# b. E- MBerber : Lakh tirikh3 s2 @% N8 n; f' o8 c
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka
. h( J7 P; M7 m% z" ~Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
$ z* ^6 ~0 X7 t5 \! bBosnian : Volim te
5 x4 G& g' x7 r |4 GBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
- g& L& Y9 Z1 Q2 |+ E' H! m) ZBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
2 `" z9 K8 a# e+ m : Amo te- @! P, D4 d( @* ]
Bulgarian : Obicham te
' o% `: G& b& `% ] : As te obeicham K; P4 l% F0 N
: As te obicham
; i$ n ]% _/ P. n5 s( q' V" ^ : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
- P% h5 A" x5 ^+ v( _) LBurmese : Chit pa de* [ d5 J4 ~5 F0 p
% ]6 u8 w/ A$ z5 i7 i) `Cajun : Mi aime jou
2 e. B: w, S" G( Q0 O# K9 G6 hCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah- g4 j" W. s( E) D9 {
: Bon sro lanh oon; s2 d0 i/ Z/ h7 T6 Z0 d( H4 R
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
$ J3 t; i3 b! N: A : Je t'aime ("I like you")9 v8 \' f5 x$ { v6 I0 q
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
+ y$ W. b. A+ nCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
1 J2 B2 U$ G! Q" T/ { : T'estim (Mallorcan)
1 @* j& O' r% E4 [4 g D% n# { : T'estime (Valencian)0 t3 D* q; H+ ~, R3 b) y
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
) ^' Z. M6 G& K2 b0 i+ uCebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
' T2 T1 p8 f) ?! xChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao& m% }' T, l/ [0 p& a5 Y
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi3 M: @) U3 b6 z/ A+ K% I. e$ I
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
+ R& u" W. E7 a0 S! `+ W* h) F* XChichewa : Ndimakukonda
& k" ?" T- y O# nChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
1 {. b% ]( s$ U( g4 j mChinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
3 L, O1 W' e0 H : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)+ [! g% K1 c# e4 N2 S' p8 q1 ^
: Wo oi ney ( " )
, N' B5 V- |! n8 I" D Y! _ : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
% l$ I1 {5 P9 @; u: W. T7 K. F+ o : Ngai on ni ( " )% t p2 k" f/ k6 L# F* d% z
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
. J! V; H+ }1 P : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)$ F( I2 o) G5 j" u) f: V
: Wo ie ni ( " )
" T0 o @# M: Q1 b : Wuo ai nee ( " )
! E1 ^6 O. M+ R3 H% P' [5 `6 L { : Wo ay ni ( " )
7 O. e6 w. y& x. G$ w : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
3 ^) L, Q/ j5 ^1 ], G; h$ { : Ngo ai nong (Wu)8 N! C% e. b$ M; w: l
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
! t7 t6 c& _& g# g0 w/ ~ : Ti tengu caru (female to male)
9 ]# l( D3 r7 d$ Q- a3 b8 f kCreol : Mi aime jou) q& e! n" P# g% N* {3 |3 w3 z6 V
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
3 @% m, c8 A" p7 n0 h : Volim te (used in common speech)' @' r* j7 T: _
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)2 I/ A3 [$ k9 S( r+ s3 G
: Volim vas (used in common speech)% c. B/ ]3 i1 y' Q( U3 c1 i9 i I
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
; d$ K9 \: Z! E, | 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in! K" X4 v( k" h8 u) n8 l8 p
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
& R2 a6 X4 w. x. b" a2 W6 pCroatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)4 T, T& |% k6 m" H9 f" S
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
* h: ^7 t" P% w! k+ i a h on top of the 'e' in te, which is
: |0 {( e1 q( T/ Q7 t4 u pronounced 'ye')
8 p, c/ H2 A+ |" p1 x" c6 o6 h : Miluju te! (colloquial form)
7 f6 t/ _+ h$ ^2 M$ O : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
, ^, X& [! x* h E7 z! ~ l you (very much)", often
: z' R2 `- F( E used and prefered)
+ e# s9 Q3 z: R# \% i7 f/ v M : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig
6 f6 w/ t6 w8 e$ ]3 qDusun : Siuhang oku dia
, g) K1 K3 w3 \- d+ z1 }9 D0 s4 G, _0 nDutch : Ik hou van je
/ J1 a9 F+ O% e R9 x2 Z : Ik hou van jou5 ?# `0 o8 N2 E* {2 O
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)5 @3 E3 v, M! {3 P) L+ k2 i. d
: Ik bemin jou ( " )% q+ Y& X+ l0 e" X5 I$ w6 g) U
: Ik heb je lief ( " )
# w8 T6 K1 N! z : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")- B+ L; `4 s3 s9 G- e* W
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
& @. E2 K" A9 I6 w/ O! K% e : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
/ m" Y3 B [! s. ^- r: ? : Ik houd erg veel van je much")
* L! a2 c- j3 |2 o6 m- h : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")2 j6 F* J) m8 n3 o
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )6 b8 t" j e1 B( g, c# W5 y
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very/ @4 j+ y) m) D0 w6 r8 Z
: Ik vind je heel aardig much")
+ p9 y) @ ], R6 c+ h7 s5 ~1 k : Ik zie je graag9 a8 M' o) a9 w& W
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
7 {& B. Q3 L# {. F : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
: I5 k. s# ~, T4 h9 ` (the last two are more superficial, thus more
+ @; \9 l( ^) k& Z suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
6 T! v* l! T8 {& M' NEnglish : I love you( `5 x6 g; S s1 w
: I adore you
' F( x% b7 a9 Q! O : I love thee (used only in Christian context)$ d8 W; P$ c: t4 X2 X2 T3 w
Esperanto : Mi amas vin$ G* N- t; ]$ I& z2 b; L9 ~
Estonian : Mina armastan sind7 ?" k" D2 T3 D
: Ma armastan sind
- x2 e% ~) S7 OEthiopian : Afgreki'
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
' i4 P. U) z" Z7 ]Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
( c$ T) m3 S2 o X/ v: F* P4 S& S% x : Asheghetam
g, e" ?# e5 N# I! \ : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")! H9 }' U. B" S4 M, z" k
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
7 A5 _+ B( t4 g! R- V4 E; OFilipino : Mahal ka ta% y* t: {4 N5 ]- r4 q) `! |
: Iniibig kita
* ]2 f* G8 D0 C! h. H6 Q : Mahal kita. I: V' @6 D6 b$ Z6 x# D+ X
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua9 l U3 g. Q# h3 |! |# f
: Rakastan sinua6 p& o, |+ f) s0 ^; N$ x& {% z/ t
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
. H3 q0 Q1 G& C; S" ?0 Z* ZFinnish : (Ma") rakastan sua8 ?+ x7 v! W4 g0 f
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
& r9 C3 u: X& z9 kFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you")/ Y8 G* ]6 U X% {
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning9 X" ~2 K, u# f1 {. ?0 a* E
between lovers)
: x( w9 A4 O9 O2 U0 A : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
7 c9 S' |2 ]; _. S* C and family, not for lovers)* w4 [: c! W9 M
French (formal) : Je vous aime
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6 D; V* k) E1 v2 X0 ~+ iGaelic : Ta gra agam ort6 b) ~( d0 J/ l, b3 _5 K
: Moo graugh hoo
- w0 s+ t8 Q2 y7 rGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
. C+ Z3 C+ O. ]& WGerman : Ich liebe dich* f( V0 A' ]( \4 P% x6 ]
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
" Q4 V/ e+ k/ V p% l4 j conservative)
9 Z s9 e* f* n2 nGerman dialects:7 |7 {6 N9 X1 @8 y; I0 U: |4 E
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
- f, F0 q: P h4 c (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")! ]8 a6 j5 [5 S8 w/ P
: I lieb di
4 `% m4 U% S. x M: ?4 x) o4 ZBerlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
# F9 q& y2 ]; |# i (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
0 S" m( j g" ~; yBerner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di; | f( V2 [( d: D& ^ i
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
& }. Z8 x2 s+ b7 ^ G4 UFranconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
7 Y! Q+ K# M- q (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a
; L2 J" N- v% x* T3 n) ]# J relationship)
6 `: r0 T6 g% o1 I5 \2 c/ _$ K0 J3 s : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
1 q. P( Z" e, k$ s) A2 q+ l. N ment as a compliment, not litterally)
( W, }: @0 |+ T: {7 K (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",4 X! L5 {1 h' q5 L7 e
a Franke would never say "I love you")
% E; y! a0 L1 W2 w* b! yFriesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)" \6 f7 Y, v$ l" C9 s5 U3 s5 g+ D
: Ik hald fan dei
" g3 c9 Q4 v+ Y" {- G+ VHessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb' _8 O/ U$ r m9 Q5 y! f
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
0 A9 E, i1 p8 j+ HSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
5 t% o8 @4 v. Q9 x5 m& G7 B, NSaxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
8 [7 y7 ~7 {* d' S* G: J% S+ d& FSwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )2 g& L. Y2 ]3 J$ f/ |, Y9 \% b
Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn, [$ s3 A( ]1 u$ U0 r
(Schweizerdeutsch)
# A6 n L; F0 V( g* M j# D8 a& mVorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
G2 A# y6 _; [& _. N$ b) k( _3 a (Vorarlbergerisch)
: {, ~- I' w- n: nGreek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower6 [1 g2 ^* Z+ l" J4 t
case 'gamma')9 m! b. _4 }9 v; ]4 r. I& j) w
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)! T6 @$ p0 `+ {: o% q" |
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
0 x9 t6 Z4 z# K : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
4 H" u6 J# R- H! B1 ` : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
/ u5 l4 _% j( t+ L. X. W : Se latrevo ("I adore you")9 t. }( E X! r u# B; g' x& \% S
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)# s K. I6 }8 b. {2 R
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
( F3 o) g; U+ H! S$ }Greenlandic : Asavakit
$ O: c( F6 z5 `8 V" d, }9 p) Q- GGronings : Ik hol van die
9 d- H H3 S) MGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
1 S, s- _5 X& B& _2 hGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
% e5 m2 R2 T$ ] }5 z6 O! R : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not7 X7 Y9 e f) v1 C
pronounced)
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Hausa : Ina sonki) B8 Z; X! [% j) N* w! R. q
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe% }/ J: q; l# E) M0 n
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you! @8 b, s& v( O' o+ A' j
very much")
D6 g$ t0 Q5 y! x* D) \/ }Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)! M( z& s3 y0 {9 ?6 Z& P( v
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
" T/ [+ {7 H0 H, U5 |' k* ~. ~ : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)/ }- l- R* _6 w; U3 N j2 m
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
3 ^7 C4 u$ r9 g7 e/ ~$ I: z ('kh' pronounced like
, l8 a4 T1 Z5 Q% I0 s1 T Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
+ C0 T8 v& G9 G9 y" K! o) C French 'r')
# P. y+ Q3 M a7 M1 mHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
) L% y' H3 S$ {: {9 W1 `3 f/ m& ? : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)1 O8 u' G) U( X# n. S l
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon' o' Y* M/ c0 \
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu9 A5 _2 _! d9 B
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
8 {; X, W' t" w5 D : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
+ V* ^# Z/ F6 c : Mae tumko peyar kia) K% w3 ^8 H5 j3 H
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon
8 D. b5 F; R& v7 ?. Q6 N% D) b& [ : Main tumse prem karta hoon3 \( Y3 s" B* b+ @0 |# V" t6 Z+ G
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
3 p$ g+ n ^2 i' l; l: w, m7 m. z pronounced)
* o5 V7 {% m- e) R3 C4 v& o1 @Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta0 l' K9 K+ ~6 g9 n7 q4 L
Hungarian : Szeretlek
- a" ~( j& [" |7 H# N# s : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
: s' m/ a: N9 f9 E no one else")
, Y1 O) ^: B# P& b : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,
) B: g% }% O& B4 t4 o1 { you", a reinforcement)% k* {8 L4 |( `3 c% Z9 e
(The above two entries are never heard in
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana
}! w- x8 q. L, U : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
7 U9 g. K. A! P5 z, M very much")
8 {4 r5 \) e6 G- X' T, YIcelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')9 Y0 i: N2 @+ X$ ~ X( E. s! Y
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka
$ H0 o8 m8 w+ Z) A l; }Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)6 m4 i1 u; J" y8 B$ o, [; P
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )
# I2 o x7 y$ `" h : Saya kasih saudari ( " )5 ]9 p% f# ?' g* c2 f; N
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
! v* K! j6 X8 s : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
: `: q& Y. T) R. y : Aku cinta padamu ( " )
- C8 C0 K+ \, |% K6 R' I Z$ L : Aku cinta kamu ( " )
9 v4 I+ E/ y6 D; nInterglossa : Mi esthe philo tu8 }: e, I$ A! E: c) k
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
; }! H& M1 h9 ?1 i : Ti voglio bene (between friends)
" x _4 ]8 ~4 w$ b5 d+ p : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want2 e5 f! e& j& l) m$ Z
you", refering to other person's
2 l+ Y; ^( M/ Z6 z7 ~& }+ H body)
; E( p0 ~" b$ n: W9 YIrish : Taim i' ngra leat9 g; R% h: _/ l# U
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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/ x3 w9 Z9 r" }* q8 JJapanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
# x: v3 Z9 G/ h : Aishiteru
2 k. r3 x U& T : Chuu shiteyo
6 L8 R/ L+ G4 \: B. @2 j; | : Ora omee no koto ga suki da
' c- k ?3 N4 } K+ \( f3 j : Ore wa omae ga suki da8 [2 h. ~+ ?6 t! A
: Suitonnen
) k7 [2 }5 Y( j. b8 | : Sukiyanen5 O# H4 V6 v& L6 h
: Sukiyo. w/ O1 M% x- U* d
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu$ x* m; d& x% B, M0 b
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu5 u3 k- O; m2 Y% q; ]
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
; s1 y& |3 k ` : A-i-shi-te ma-su5 e, O' d9 {# Q% t* s1 z) n
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
7 N* T; O" e7 K : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
5 S' T+ M$ C5 @( P& S4 g" k7 l( ^ start, when you are not yet real lovers)
6 O6 K) S7 ~' T/ eJavanese : Kulo tresno# Z( K. n5 Y( u; G
g" P& k& S9 A+ f+ }
Kankana : Laylaydek sik a
/ G) j) g% U' J4 m" X3 jKannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
0 @1 d' h6 v8 w1 h4 x) v: X/ h : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
4 F% U! ^; {' i7 z. M, h3 k. xKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
+ V8 U: ]3 ^; z' h8 J/ qKiswahili : Nakupenda( L6 l5 \0 z7 m; V. U
: Nakupenda wewe- |. ~# k# y6 P. u6 B1 N
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
; }1 `8 R, F) g$ V# N7 R( p7 OKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")7 p5 ~! e# H- z
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")
2 B" q8 _, {4 ^( q$ ]0 z, T : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much"); ?2 |& e, s& v/ M, _9 g
: qaparHa' ("I like you")
8 ^/ s0 G2 n, a# a- e s2 M/ G7 @ : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
' @: i4 J1 Q8 a8 h- ^, G (words are often unnecessary as the thought# _- E3 U; W* B/ A# y+ \0 S' s
is most often conveyed nonverbally with
5 e: O& k8 C5 V+ X5 B' Z: f special growlings)
" z7 E/ z' r E4 kKorean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
; L/ X9 O) K7 q7 s- h# B+ k3 R : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
# `* i0 n, M$ E$ |9 F' d : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
8 i9 ~: y5 C4 V8 A( B' B; t6 J : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
, M5 }+ B: P' m! [$ N : Tangsinul
2 T; c: o' K! A9 t/ @0 B, i : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
9 n7 X5 H; j2 L& A6 n4 _, } : Dangsinul saranghee yo
/ _1 _+ l) ~5 f( u) R2 W$ } : Saranghee
/ ]) t) W* Y* i+ e6 R' q1 {2 x! R : Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
" }1 h/ ?9 d) h. v5 Q : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like$ L8 I8 f5 a, X, O, A9 l
very much")( _$ d7 Z( L3 S$ h: m# i* v) L
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love3 ]% z5 O4 Q. K! M, G
you very much")
% t ^9 z$ W7 i: i6 f : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")6 I- [0 R! D1 N0 e. s9 b1 T; J
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or- y+ K7 j( q5 t# A7 L1 `, \
"I love her")
5 J6 I1 e, A$ p. o6 \7 L2 G8 J4 w7 V' z8 g : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
v- }5 u5 H* T C much I love him/her")
1 T8 U. B4 ?( k+ O : Nanun neoreul saranghanda
9 }& E/ L: G# f& N9 W7 \ : Joahaeyo ("I like you")# l9 e) V. q' U% Z7 x0 J( Z1 S
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)% U7 I/ Y; f* E( Y
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)" {. P3 \5 f5 i/ f
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
& ^% h4 v) c' @ relationship): R- K& f; t; I, y
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
* |1 i4 E4 w6 _( x way")
5 G" W9 E% ~* [6 R+ `1 p0 nKpele : I walikana
/ P2 d2 s5 g" A) lKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
1 B8 N1 r% H" m2 T K9 ?! }0 g2 g7 i! Y" _: s
Lao : Khoi hak jao r0 @$ ] o$ O, {7 ^7 M2 h m
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")& G# U/ T* {6 i0 U' g0 \
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
8 s5 e# z1 N+ F4 n( A: y9 U/ v : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
4 e4 z# f( I: ~7 ? but is used for "I love you".)
: e" f( S' @6 m* v1 \8 W% R- T, Q: kLatin : Te amo$ q( B* y' U7 i5 L% R
: Vos amo
$ M y' Q9 i0 Z4 T7 N7 hLatin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)8 o6 z6 ~) X0 b% r2 A# k
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
, q8 R/ u7 }( U ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
1 i1 y# Z H" z! G2 ^" A9 g a 'long i'); I% }( ^8 m) X9 ]9 H* _$ X q* z
: Es milu tevi (less common)
8 I: q1 y. e& Y8 mLebanese : Bahibak- ?& p2 a4 K0 ?9 k! [% O; |8 l
Lingala : Nalingi yo* _; T! D- x6 p, ~& T, Y3 n
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!2 d' _4 ]) c! l6 N% l. N
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)* e4 x. n/ B& q' R4 i9 o9 ~6 m( E! c2 K
: Ash mir lutavah1 L4 i) q+ \* C- A
Lojban : Mi do prami4 _, a5 y' J o+ F; i) }
Luo : Aheri# @/ s" o; X* e! ~% X) p3 x' }
Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
, } b% [" P7 N" B) F
8 I! e6 q. ^4 h+ _Maa : Ilolenge
' I' h" q* U2 W9 z G2 ]6 d4 o* n) \Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
6 u3 f! w* k+ J9 J; ^! ]! z) U : Te ljubam ("I really love you")
) r2 ^ Q$ n) a v" F, { : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
) y7 D8 C+ M' X) Y @" L3 a7 U: m7 J : Pozdrav ("Greetings")0 W& i6 ^5 l2 J4 W2 l
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!3 T+ l1 h. {% b+ {
Maiese : Wa wa
8 c1 B% w% t- d+ W; w% Z1 xMalay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
- |% I3 l/ N" @' d : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)% r8 z$ m4 x7 ]2 r( e7 j
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
) ~# J& X) a$ x t8 q0 [! \ : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)4 S9 U9 P' d# h3 C0 f4 @
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
) M3 b# u ]# C : Saya cintakan awak; P6 b! S' i/ C' m1 {
: Aku cinta pada kau
- G7 o6 e- a, R) `0 w S : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
4 j1 ^2 w9 |8 | M) R4 b! A : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
" b4 K& B* ~. t. F2 |2 a to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
4 z+ V8 e0 {' V" _! ~/ q- t7 H& [ only be used if you know the person _really_
0 c8 j: p" ~+ ]; V, E9 O well)
' _" P `% J: D) q4 u! U: M7 T : Saya sayang pada mu4 Q* I$ c+ {# A7 ^- e
: Aku sayangkan engkau+ Z4 U5 g ^7 K9 T
: Saya sayang pada mu! x+ U7 m$ j4 i0 u l8 y/ H
: Aku menyintai mu9 J% S% Y8 J2 L! c$ q. g( \6 b
: Aku menyayangi mu- @' N- L) J# \% ^6 C6 n& T
: Aku kasih pada mu
/ K# k: T: A" A: R : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
9 d# I, H3 J2 \/ Q! hMalayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
, T8 }7 R" Y( }" h" [9 \$ u : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
: b* W2 D4 T; O : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu/ j+ @; G, X+ c2 v a7 P
Maltese : Jien inhobbok
$ n( u0 Q- l3 x( |! ?8 B& f" \Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato+ v% Y- Q+ B9 a1 j- q$ ]
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female): }8 x5 d. [ g, w7 ?! ~7 s
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)8 B" i9 T! D1 x
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,3 E2 t5 j9 J, O; V
literally "Love to you, my friend")
4 }- J4 E. u/ r5 ~# IMohawk : Konoronhkwa3 `" N& z* O" Z) W
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
! O3 f; P1 @1 l R% F: QMoroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
/ r n: p! P" O: e, Z5 A : Kanhebek (in different cities), J4 G- r( U& v2 c: a
0 U0 |# t2 S5 ?& ~1 n
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni
7 }* ?6 t1 o1 H2 |Ndebele : Niyakutanda
& p3 E* B( C. \1 wNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal). u8 \& O. J' e; N) p5 x# K+ \
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)5 y4 a$ b+ Q) _0 y9 [' M \
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly! b- u+ ^' F% m
used by upper-class and" c0 {5 o6 L; i- X, a! S3 t" N
conservative people)- J+ }" S# B( _* e
Nyanja : Ninatemba9 Z! p. W, g7 P, Y& i4 q6 W2 Q
3 C/ T5 K0 F, g' M9 }$ AOp : Op lopveop yopuop, J7 {& L9 m1 r
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn. g( {( B$ j3 C: c
$ m( n. Q6 E% a3 Z V7 K$ q) V
Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
/ V+ u3 o8 x# r% L : Muje se mu habbat hai1 `4 P$ ^+ o8 B- L) x. R
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
7 M) ?8 R* ~$ U3 R0 T3 UPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye; V2 c, ^/ N8 v' {9 h/ j. @
Pilipino : Mahal kita
( R; [0 Y6 D0 E: s { : Iniibig kita e" o% h' j9 A( s, `
Polish : Kocham cie, C1 M( L/ k3 Y8 K; w# \: n: T8 k
: Kocham ciebie
. ?- ]* Q# x2 `) [* K4 D : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
% o5 i, }% j. p; a* MPortuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')- c2 l8 k6 d4 x0 }0 i
: Amo te% Q' d2 P1 P9 S
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
# P# i8 k3 P- f, M% e' s8 d (Pronounced as two words,
& u! |6 z* B+ c4 a! Q "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
; O. e! k6 K7 G 'd' have bars through the stems3 ^ X7 i; z; f
indicating affrication, the ':', [: L5 o' o) d M' D7 |
indicate minute pauses)
; @, }' x$ O \& X- v; E8 |% ]- qPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna9 u# Y U, h: t
: Mai taunu pyar karda
* v/ `# x9 \0 N. n3 G6 F : Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:9 d/ M8 I5 J& P G ~4 [+ B. I
"meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
7 h, Y; m- p+ Q# A# } ' = stressed syllable: [9 Q4 D! T$ d: L/ h2 R
Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")8 C/ o3 V+ J. _0 m
8 i) F8 n9 l9 s [! }" j+ E Y$ v+ ^Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
9 L' N* e9 w* J9 h1 o P/ G' W, l" t" A6 q% |
Raetoromanisch : Te amo8 W, S4 c) b4 A8 F
Romanian : Te iubesc; G& I: a$ m! R* q9 z* \
: Te ador (stronger)3 v ^9 E) b# n/ \
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)$ t0 N5 o J O" ?
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
. _! v! _8 ]. U% \ : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned). l7 U! Q- t3 k; m7 f+ w3 N
: Ya lyublyu tyebya
/ i% J& b D$ W1 o" ?+ ?1 o* g4 h# N0 I9 P; f
Samoan : Ou te alofa outou3 c* @( q; f) k7 t0 L U+ O
: Ou te alofa ia te oe: j8 u6 o% a* A& _% u" |
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
" \1 O* W8 I% }: k* x. M, _Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
) Z; w1 {0 B1 Q N3 J q or art)8 V9 O6 u- U: m# ]
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort3 S& U R4 S" r
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
* N' R w5 w6 G5 K" l : Volim vas (used in common speech)
7 ] v3 r8 s9 ], P7 M : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",8 n( W( j5 f2 D/ o4 N" Q
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
9 k# T" s- T0 a( G- ]# T- C& l) T Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
4 U. a/ a8 C# ^5 E) TSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech), U7 |8 B* a) a& M l3 C7 E) U
: Volim te (used in common speech)- w9 D3 `5 x# y! ?, f- l
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)% G$ k( C* A+ q7 s1 p
Serbocroatian : Volim te
- J1 i% Q, T& q: \ : Ljubim te, V/ ?6 P! C& ^' c: W* g2 U
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
( j) d: i! ?6 N3 }Shona : Ndinokuda
. G) y' e+ X" p1 y) U- b; O8 dSinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
L C1 N7 ` S3 k, _$ hSioux : Techihhila7 u" y" R# x& }8 V# w
Slovak : Lubim ta
- q; ^1 y& X( n4 ?- ]$ n; _Slovene : Ljubim te
! g3 o9 l; Y$ g$ `Spanish : Te amo$ r$ V- G/ b% a* x
: Te quiero
+ U. R2 z5 E3 x : Te adoro ("I adore you")% Y5 p: V1 K$ I4 l8 g
: Te deseo ("I desire you")
! ]0 s) a" J+ N8 f+ p N; T : Me antojis ("I crave you")$ T) ~% g8 [& G: Z- X2 B- s9 R
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi& P5 @9 i" U! Y
Swahili : Nakupenda
" @, B! i$ `+ T0 m; }4 V: L; j : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)8 T; D s( l6 j/ C3 X1 S
: Ninikupenda
8 v+ R+ A; w$ B+ n# P5 r1 l# D : Dholu'o
& B! B& O# a" o, n+ DSwedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day'), k6 d9 D% J0 ]' A
Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
7 X1 _* V8 b/ m2 O0 t' m : Bhebbak (female to male)
' f; D# D; l8 \# q3 T0 B( m$ @* J0 c M$ j W
Tagalog : Mahal kita
& p2 @/ ?1 K7 P- }( XTahitian : Ua here au ia oe9 m e8 ?9 B/ z
: Ua here vau ia oe
- K7 K2 m5 \% G7 j. s3 q @7 JTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
, F |: w/ ~) G; U; H6 z1 N : Nan unnai kathalikaren
! t; ~0 i. a6 M5 E1 p+ b4 a : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
2 e, Z' p) P: v6 S1 C : N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
1 T9 @+ O! P+ N# n$ k! q, r6 L : Nam vi'rmberem
7 X- E% C( Y- k6 m- OTelugu : Ninnu premistunnanu, M& h8 ^6 x* ~ L0 u/ J% |( H% q( N% Z) M
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
b) H5 \0 e; N : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu$ O0 L( i& B! I5 k" k
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
0 f. ^! M) O7 S) j) x. W : Phom ruk koon ( " ) I' x6 ^& n9 a" U- \* X
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
$ g/ T. M% p; @6 L/ p8 W- R# [) e : Chun ruk koon ( " )) E8 T! N8 d# A! V$ r: M9 ^
Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)6 V* W5 `# S) [; ^( l
Tswana : Dumela* }7 ~" A: q i4 ]$ b0 z" i
Tunisian : Ha eh bak
/ v- v5 X) Z! r, Z7 c3 @/ L4 G0 [Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum0 }5 M+ \2 f# }* J- \6 ?4 i
Turkish : Seni seviyorum, G( J$ u6 _& e5 z2 G c. T0 q0 Y
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
' ?1 P. W4 w! s (g has a bar on it)
" l1 U9 F$ u( M Q) G& U1 yTwi : Me dowapaa' Y* r1 K# G3 l+ r: r. S4 \% K/ }( D5 |
7 V1 I6 l& X7 e( m& j8 e
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu% [2 W7 U& W8 _# m/ W
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
5 o' J8 w* {$ h0 C" z+ d6 Q, M( w : Ja vas kokhaju
* S+ C2 S6 f6 k( z- W! U : Ja pokokhav tebe
+ w3 h: R: `+ j: n+ H& ~ : Ja pokokhav vas; M5 P* g7 @8 w+ \
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
- _1 L- W, t! I" P : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai/ [+ ~( E R, H1 G
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
+ O" w* m& } h" c: p; y# w : Kam prem kartahai& O+ y9 k. |8 v4 y {5 h2 r
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
" M# R! ^! @: ^5 n. K "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
; Z+ f# a+ G: m. W' U+ E : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:/ x r1 Q* s. Q& F! s; B
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as$ E4 [. x/ s- J" U/ v& N1 N6 o
in bath)# H! U4 ?- a# f7 L% ^" Q
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold3 O w% k o+ K
# f) t( V1 G8 P! l! J9 ?
Vai : Na lia' g, A! p: }8 O+ v
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg
) w* i+ N0 q b; G6 }Vietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)
& c: E8 I, N2 r) `3 } : Em ye�u anh (female to male)
7 D* s# G. d+ q" [# c$ X. r : Toi yeu em9 u) z: v6 n; Z( n/ k, Z1 m6 ]% y
Volapa"k : La"fob oli
6 i1 r. \+ I* M4 L; `3 vVulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha
% E; @/ r( V! |. h2 B
" u. e+ q0 K/ J. h4 S) OWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di: t; w1 ]+ E. s$ [/ z( a+ h# \# K
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
2 w/ y+ H8 |8 aWolof : Da ma la nope$ B& r, O" t$ ]5 F' x* l
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)+ ~ @5 x# _- |
% L- L+ L2 W9 ~- a0 q% h% Y$ l2 r
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib& n8 S/ D0 U0 Y' h1 z, z. g
: Ich libe dich
' C: [0 g2 o# w! \% _0 c/ A6 i : Ich han dich lib
7 f4 F( D: \1 e0 N : Kh'hob dikh lib, ]& G% o9 u8 O8 L! _
: Kh'ob dikh holt. Q: X2 y0 p! q5 o( w
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt" L8 p. q7 v: L( T+ c7 J6 D
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)% B* m0 q5 z( A" o. w: H. Q
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
7 f i- l$ K3 M. ^ lovers can also feel; it0 ]$ x" w! y" ~: Y
indicates more a desire to* Y9 e8 a- z) Z( z0 C
spoil and protect the other5 F2 J# ]- L8 J
person)
6 n, l Q! _! mYugoslavian : Ja te volim' W7 h# V" N* C" X7 K- }) l
' B* z' V+ V1 `" n8 G/ O- i7 m
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
' o" ]) s( ?/ r ?% JZulu : Mena tanda wena
: Z* H5 J. f- z& {6 q* |+ i : Ngiyakuthanda!6 W$ e: m, a/ D5 \5 Z0 O. v6 q
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema
8 E0 j9 ?$ |7 L/ S, K9 ]+ ^: f
, j5 e# R! N; }& g- x0 o2 ^, ^
# l- u' A6 A, g! i! n5 H" ^9 x; f( F. e1 j! I* S7 u- E" v% h
Explanation of Languages" n. A: B; V: Z5 H
------------------------
1 f, N2 j+ c+ |2 I8 B. b" v0 M1 xAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa8 _, w5 P1 e j8 `/ Z7 \' e% p) l
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal8 u) t7 [' i+ U/ S- |# S
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak9 s/ D# |) h1 w' m0 g! J
like Germans)
* P$ K6 A) G4 W& R; c- oAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of% _% s g( m( K! f3 h
over 80 languages spoken there.9 F( F1 ?* k0 o3 v$ G+ ~
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
0 a! J* P. D! u" |$ j states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
# L! N1 F/ W3 l; U* Q4 J! o Canadian to Mexican borders, N% G/ C `+ x3 h3 E# r3 s* a
Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including; N$ K6 ^) w$ a8 d; F! F4 I
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
, x0 H! d2 q3 F+ c$ g Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
r4 F' i* k8 t+ y# ? the region of Palestine.% }+ x) a( `& E/ {& M
Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of" m/ S6 B* Q* C$ m3 g. [; v
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language9 h0 F9 m( a9 R% W0 e
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
6 J# g, P8 U; n1 J& RAssamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India, d; M, G. A, `1 p" _( v9 H" L% j
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa; j1 o# n* v% w
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
. @ o( g$ ^. p Indonesia# L2 S9 A( A2 b6 Q% R, {
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
* K4 `3 I& Y( _8 o2 Y0 z7 h4 M0 A Germany (actually a German dialect) C, i, K5 M3 y* q# z
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa
: p7 V/ ^* ?! e. @. m* Z1 Y- ^Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
$ A0 |) G+ A- g5 K as well as almost all people of Bangladesh
) n6 T4 {9 _1 hBicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
5 M% o' h# ]+ d3 wBraille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.+ B% {$ X7 d9 @. b
It is 'read' by touch.
- r- e6 M# C% w9 u. BCajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from8 D8 D9 s' O i8 w4 ^( z" s+ b( n# X
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.- Q! V% I+ w. e7 d
Acadia is in an Atlantic province.
: i% p/ x( b- J# z7 d4 Z: FCebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu% B1 \) M7 ^. }: @& I! x& w- U w
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe# A+ D1 v* [; m+ O: Y3 p; q
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
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Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
, z, x! ^) M% b5 OChickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
2 d5 |' O+ \; c \Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
- _3 e/ n* E6 M. c* d, F- d basicly French with a little English and German.; H/ ?1 T0 ?) l9 z- U# @
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest' s' D, J9 d. Y/ |; k
in North Borneo) V0 N; t8 n M
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
. P7 `7 ]! [# R% n of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and, v! x# i$ _! V3 a% q" A) H
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium% T3 m3 t% _) X: s1 W
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.2 w) y) ] @( O0 w4 w
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
/ x( _; k- W& a- B( L3 A1 m" b" e4 k Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
. |( i2 j0 G+ a7 P% l" B+ c Persian.8 e! t# f( w# f3 C' b7 @
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or& I H! F2 S" I- O
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
% Y; _7 F |6 e4 ^# ^0 r1 v around Nuremberg9 k9 S' O6 ?: e5 ^7 A
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces' i' Q) }! \0 b
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-3 V& w5 I% S( X+ d6 J
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium2 }2 q1 ~* D% u- f2 T3 R, W
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
. J* S1 Y8 x) U' p2 v, c Germany, and in some parts of Denmark9 I4 b& R0 b" ^" O3 |
(mainly west coast)
% X- E/ }, j* V) a) \8 jGaelic -> language spoken in Ireland) v2 G5 j9 y4 K1 S
Gronings -> Dutch dialect) J- _! G" R" M; Z5 `3 v; J* M- z
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
- u/ s5 n# P. r; j, `; g4 B; eGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and) U$ @! ^+ K' l2 m$ s. K* C$ b8 a
Pakistan
d+ S2 \9 k; G! ?Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria+ c' s/ z6 i- W# v9 J+ o
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
( p; r2 e1 V& `! T0 z$ m3 U0 o3 fHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people; N3 c' @# o( s$ H. L( F
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India& M) f8 @3 |( _5 T' i" T
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona): |- n5 _/ Q& S2 g
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot; R4 b; r( D# v( o1 [
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's0 T( x/ H5 `, f$ o5 W( d. T1 k
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines/ O* E: X3 U ~( G2 A
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
# P. X4 e- V! h7 |$ V6 H circa 1940.' d& `( s4 D5 \+ R
Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot6 F8 J" G/ A; S. w/ g+ f1 z
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's8 m. l K- [( B; Z, i
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,/ P0 L9 C* F. I0 }7 a& `* v
southern India% B2 X3 v, r/ ~( p% _
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
7 X1 g( s" x& ^ _- t7 C0 j+ QKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
" z0 a1 \" Y8 ~% \6 k is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
" I! v) p( J2 E- P9 [' M1 C Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
) _- s/ J( [) u$ i, xKpele -> language spoken in Africa0 V/ r. R7 h" G! R
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
4 a3 d* ~% V! {) L living in northern Thailand
7 ~( i+ t$ u- a4 P% P) f- iLuo -> language spoken in Kenya
- J) a6 s0 `$ | A. n- ~' GLuxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas1 Z/ B' S+ S- W
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany. I0 }* W) @! s/ o% S a% A
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on/ N" h, n2 E5 X8 b7 @4 y' O
German.
& p& }& L+ A' |* X8 BMaa -> language spoken in Africa! U5 n- z8 E4 {+ E; b u
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India4 W+ D& E7 R7 v8 K. a
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island+ ]7 O6 m0 J9 Q: J( f/ I
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
) I) n" K3 F7 H) s1 w 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic1 W6 j9 ]5 `& Q6 `% K
and Italian mostly." w) a, W# B8 x K7 f/ ]5 O
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India5 ?( \ v, k; J4 y5 a
(Bombay is the capital city) o$ b; W) y8 y, s
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
: Y2 a+ Q0 n1 l0 LMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of
7 ]+ c2 j( C& o4 l3 j2 A0 \ the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
( f: k( N9 y( Z1 Q: g, i7 c8 E' qMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)9 f3 x! s' v2 C$ p) @1 y& V
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
/ ?7 M. Y' r: u7 a) ENavaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
, _) N5 E+ b6 u; |Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
* l/ k, s* `6 m+ p Q0 D0 gNyanja -> language spoken in Africa; a! v8 |% R3 R
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba$ k/ b5 u9 N5 P3 W; M
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people
1 x! ]. C* v& h% e; ^. U" dPunjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
% h( J& m0 R9 R+ g6 CQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
3 L. H' W- J& c3 D& E4 UQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
7 a, z* X" V4 |1 q# @" t books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".+ _ E& l8 h. R! y6 D3 E6 M
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
' f- I: f8 H9 s9 w' p QSinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
" U; A% e3 \8 f9 ?5 e Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.9 M: Q* w$ T) f- `! W
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
$ ~, e* T0 I' g3 iSwahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East7 ?' U! l$ n5 a* U) O3 h+ S& R) z* c( s
Africa
9 c' a* U4 D2 t8 j) X1 gTagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines$ \7 y. D; a; I g( N0 J
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,7 l( V1 N' V& |, V8 b: ^& o
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),3 i% V( _3 E& r% B2 S
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus. y4 D: Y( n* p$ r( o
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
/ ]# L0 T& A3 b& ^- ~ (eleventh most spoken language in the world)
: H3 x6 s0 j- o8 E9 |1 i& V4 T# fTswana -> language spoken in Africa
H- h. ^+ Y" f- Y* u; n( MTwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.4 s( i$ ^* L$ n, w* z) M/ Y' C; }
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
! Z; H. b+ T$ q4 k& DVai -> language spoken in Africa
3 L3 I1 P6 i8 \+ N+ r zVdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
3 O) n4 N6 d4 z2 K region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
* l% ]. ~$ p. j language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
# A2 O" t+ [1 f: |; ] up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
+ C4 j' e3 {/ g. U( g: H3 b around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
2 l/ y/ j: {( s& \$ G6 Y9 `/ X9 L! Q" B 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
9 B! i4 v! `. Z language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian5 K) a( k% T/ A5 J# s9 n" ^) @" }9 B
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
( i& m3 u# l- u" I% H! P people who went there to work as engineers in the
3 `$ w' w0 r8 v# \! E' @ mining industry during the 17th century.5 c" _* U) n7 x( A: d
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,# X, |: x3 r' g2 C& Y& C
circa 1880.* }8 y$ \8 Z. r8 l: o v& v
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
1 ^- U7 Y! D" c+ N# b the planet Vulcan! l! p8 p6 y4 \- U( o! A/ t
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used. Y% Z9 m' X% o$ z& I r, g% J
French dialect with certain German influences
. J* f H) H* G2 d/ F* ?- u" ` spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,' [8 L$ c S: m1 R! ]) f
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of* G( ]* r P7 M" W6 n4 T |, d9 M
the Walloons), Belgium# D. v! i" ?" L ^1 R
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people/ U- K* i- M& ]; b$ h U" D$ Z$ ^
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
# O$ u1 j9 I3 Y# N/ @ peninsula in Mexico9 r$ B% j4 l6 _
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect( A* `* q+ J. n
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe
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5 w: t" U; `& q6 F4 _, ea' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)9 Y: }. K& i# g8 y- d6 {& L
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
& T8 k2 {1 |9 S! [; D; {5 La? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
# x8 O; |1 W3 j- B: |: S6 Le? -> ?above e2 k- C$ \( k/ z$ d; X& ]
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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