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"I LOVE YOU" in:7 T* @; l" A9 K _5 P! k1 G
3 |' H5 y" W- aAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
W! O! [$ s F! E* X& E" v : Ek het jou lief
7 G8 U6 O2 S6 ?5 ]# W3 ^Albanian : Te dua
{" X% {; s3 @% E& ?8 K/ D# V3 v : Te dashuroj
: |5 ~* z8 G' Z : Ti je zemra ime$ U% S0 Y7 f1 Y
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!5 W0 C6 j8 b7 T- S. T7 n" r- M
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear5 i7 }3 V- S8 u, o5 Y
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
. o$ S! _4 b/ @4 _3 [7 i& A) ` : Afekrischalehou
( n3 E9 ]6 ]9 p. zAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
: B, J+ U9 E' N : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
% t; I' E F% O* _( _American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
" R1 f; _3 I0 X# S* U : __ ( )9 t* Q! O& t, J' ]0 s! v
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! a$ [6 S0 e! w0 M1 H : |__| __ __ | |% [" f' G7 R' _% H( f
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: | (__)(__) | / /
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4 [5 _ C. `! q6 O+ ?! nApache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
- z* e9 b4 z# l! j French, '~n' as in French2 N: Y2 N' x% ^/ p& r3 ]. P% e t1 r
'salon')
% I# b. y3 N+ V1 Z0 ~9 IArabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)1 g! R$ E3 W4 W8 ~
: Ohiboki (male to female)
2 m- H# O ?! F% a' V& p : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males2 `! W6 i- K. L3 _
or two females)
6 @3 \! s( m! K4 R0 t" V : Nohiboke (more than one male or females2 |+ M& n( }9 i: {7 o2 e) _
to female)& y8 o% B9 ^$ W# f4 [
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)2 C( B& u; t5 x" ~0 `# u' A5 U
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two6 N3 p {# Y* R+ _& Q
males or two females)
2 o$ @( @7 z* f1 U6 C# v : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
3 y, s1 c) M5 |9 W5 Z than two males)' Q3 V+ S! N' u
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more" D" v v, z" `# c/ T7 Q
than two females)
6 h1 O7 _& J* N6 Z s9 \8 yArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female) C" I$ P) m) n2 O7 w/ X/ l
: Ooheboka (female to male)5 `; ~ e& [' [2 v3 A0 w
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)$ H! Q4 T: F# k5 h8 _3 Z: y
: Ana behibek (male to female)
) W5 l5 s7 I$ L7 w, j" C : Ahebich (male to female)
, h' i7 o. b+ C/ c : Ahebik (female to male): }0 ~2 d2 h# @0 n; q/ J. @
: Ana ahebik
) f: S }! p5 ^/ j/ J6 l- k# s : Ib'n hebbak5 X7 P9 i2 Y; \8 ~0 e7 }. {
: Ana ba-heb-bak
0 j+ H7 l, @! u0 { : Bahibak (female to male)+ ~* H4 p3 e( p9 Z# H
: Bahibik (male to female)- `8 m1 A; j* h d
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)( S0 T! f. E" y; D$ B) Y1 J
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)( _6 H/ [ p8 W- @. [0 ~
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
+ l/ F+ e. \6 w& y than one male)
( o. a, u# @6 C& j ~ : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
! G% ?3 \3 ]) {! I1 K1 g/ z+ `Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
. g4 v" O B; \# }9 I q9 aArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem
. [4 x' N3 D- y! z. ^Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo
0 L8 ?* B: E Q- p* }6 YAssamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
& h+ B7 `) w* J# j& c! F, l* M) z- b$ u5 u" M4 O( u7 j
Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
( s/ Q( m; N+ J6 h: O4 i$ @7 V8 fBasque : Maite zaitut/ E! j% U; B: j# {8 F7 d# i7 d
: Nere maitea ("My love.")
; y/ Q/ T* `6 \8 kBassa : Mengweswe
0 v+ X) d T; M3 d8 I9 hBatak : Holong rohangku di ho; M+ a% @; g$ |, M
Bemba : Ndikufuna5 Q$ M: f: `) h% X$ K& m/ Y2 Y
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi' D( j9 @. |; P* {3 z9 }
: Ami tomay bhalobashi, w( g3 d4 K0 r$ b) f7 Z9 G$ Y* \
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
; t) o7 ~& q, r1 K7 S; LBerber : Lakh tirikh: X* ^8 L; k6 i* S. s
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka& g* A- Z; }) \+ x
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
4 T3 i, d9 L7 U' sBosnian : Volim te
3 t* ]" J2 G Y3 kBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
B p8 I) l0 A( H1 n! n3 e- v% m: bBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
( L* F4 u) v: ~ \ : Amo te
. H) i* i( b( q9 G/ ?Bulgarian : Obicham te
& u. Z) p2 m$ M+ v3 I1 T : As te obeicham9 c! }4 g* t# h p' ?$ w
: As te obicham
6 N3 `( D* ~. ^! L$ s : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
" M3 f* ~5 W/ ~2 G" v6 _Burmese : Chit pa de
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Cajun : Mi aime jou: h* Q0 ]2 P1 a; m
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah( L: z( G: t$ z q3 ^% E% ~' _+ d
: Bon sro lanh oon; T" E; @* c; H" A+ J0 G" l
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
' }: K; G% F5 `- b% l3 l : Je t'aime ("I like you"). d- P# ]3 c, ]' s0 n% ^0 ^
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
. g6 [- F% C/ y! Z. CCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)$ M, d6 P+ L1 Y
: T'estim (Mallorcan)
v( D6 p7 U1 N4 W: g : T'estime (Valencian)
& k2 d. [: m* @' F. h* Q : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
' W- v4 F+ k: b( J1 YCebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw% A3 u$ n3 h& I
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao; ]+ }% G: a: X+ T
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi& S9 H' A$ V8 t6 V
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse k5 _4 m* m3 B! A" w \
Chichewa : Ndimakukonda
+ T: B: _% Q5 ^% ] ]Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
, l/ ?# b) L# G2 R% t3 ]Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy); ]" D0 c/ W. z6 p
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
* h: ~' S4 P( w& `9 W : Wo oi ney ( " )
1 H% r) f9 S7 t" a6 D1 i, w! a : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
9 \# K3 W- t7 k J8 u3 Q/ ^ : Ngai on ni ( " )
& q6 P2 ~8 x* q4 h3 y9 }0 } : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)* ~, i& W! u2 {% @ k! d4 x# L
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)9 ?, o. H% o# t3 ?
: Wo ie ni ( " )
: k& C/ k& B0 b1 k. t : Wuo ai nee ( " )+ m% J2 i1 x. V9 m- W9 u! E% p
: Wo ay ni ( " )/ U1 d2 ]. f6 t4 g1 D
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)' \& P; U- s+ W
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)
6 Y( k! b# I, q0 A! d8 B* Y5 |" ACorsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
8 j+ }9 `, q ~ } : Ti tengu caru (female to male)
7 t$ o/ [& C$ NCreol : Mi aime jou$ L7 _$ y: q+ _- v) g- _
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)1 y. \* ]7 W% D# z: Q
: Volim te (used in common speech)2 Z- ]1 P1 @ y- ]& `7 Q! t6 ]
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
% c$ V4 c, V2 Y8 U( q5 _; l : Volim vas (used in common speech)
0 y% y' P1 ~; p$ d/ J3 K : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
! j. d7 `: h, M8 s" p 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in( Y. C6 U T8 e3 E5 D, d/ B1 L
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)* F# L2 i7 e2 }# }
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
q9 \# N; B( S1 D% Y `) `5 ZCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
* V& _2 N: h! H! y, ~ on top of the 'e' in te, which is
9 @ C: Z1 E9 _3 ^+ X pronounced 'ye')2 i- O x# K( J- p* _6 O& q
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
" f' ~- M% f- T : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
8 @" P* ?# a/ S you (very much)", often
" @) N& o) m7 K( [/ @6 ~7 ? used and prefered)
7 |% o, P7 p1 L. ` : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)- Y$ i% u, L) o5 w* c
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig
; H* @! z0 k. \5 _3 p+ nDusun : Siuhang oku dia$ y, P% t7 ]6 P' u( Z9 ^+ F
Dutch : Ik hou van je" j Q2 h, f% C9 e
: Ik hou van jou
. g3 i) ^# f, h& s : Ik bemin je (old fashioned). n; Q4 I: P: }5 J4 E3 v! B
: Ik bemin jou ( " )
" u r% T2 U% o) u5 l: T. ` : Ik heb je lief ( " ). _" S: a9 a2 ?7 A. Z, W6 _+ G
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
$ w# O& y0 B1 ^9 Z( q, D2 ?0 ? : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )" X5 l* |$ Y' J1 k' p& p- v2 R1 G5 S+ Z
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
# `; `' S }5 y7 q; v0 b, ] : Ik houd erg veel van je much")+ }8 @" u% d3 z, I6 u) R+ K- T5 N
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")" k4 X) h% @- u, o5 n) S0 b; a: g# I0 }
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )
% t' `/ x& Y! c. O) B : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very$ G7 V k, G, D# ^) |' w- y# k9 I
: Ik vind je heel aardig much"): R1 V* |1 W' x& Z/ J
: Ik zie je graag
7 O6 g" Y$ A* V) i- G : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")! q2 }! P3 w/ s
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")5 P& a5 ^9 D" f2 C# X7 ^
(the last two are more superficial, thus more) Q& j6 S7 p! i# K# G
suitable for male to male)3 T$ v& w0 t0 k$ \8 g
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
) ?2 K' X( L: F5 V. }, p' W2 }: S- jEnglish : I love you- s/ j# Q5 T1 b) p: y
: I adore you- O! i7 X* \. O# X% h1 Z
: I love thee (used only in Christian context) `7 r" n, U/ ]- c& S* |
Esperanto : Mi amas vin3 ?8 t% P1 _% M4 B
Estonian : Mina armastan sind8 g, e- r/ I. P( q( H9 x
: Ma armastan sind4 B* o7 b% q8 f3 b- B
Ethiopian : Afgreki'
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram7 V6 ^0 m) G. M2 B% y! o4 o
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
' A% T$ l4 d& k* K6 P' | : Asheghetam
- |5 O+ T9 p% t9 S3 L; y0 G( E : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
# K0 m9 S) Q+ A( t7 { : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")0 m. B8 U) m7 A0 G8 R. ~, A
Filipino : Mahal ka ta- `$ _- A2 j3 l- S3 F5 h& d4 N* n% v
: Iniibig kita
: x" L$ z( z& {+ p% O% M : Mahal kita
5 x; w/ u8 c6 F! H& K' PFinnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua# Q, [ G! ]9 f; p0 m# l
: Rakastan sinua
! ^* i# b$ F* {1 I# S8 V : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
7 ^* h9 k% n! Y. @5 mFinnish : (Ma") rakastan sua: o" V8 `8 T/ B% e$ Y1 x; ]) I
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
- N9 Q3 k2 B) p% fFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you")
# B/ f/ s5 X; ~ : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
0 l% l5 x, E; k) y: w) |% W between lovers)6 F" O2 A5 k+ E7 N3 A3 d
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends( N0 |1 P8 ^& e# ^# c$ r. t
and family, not for lovers)
( A8 [( o( X" [7 N/ b, R# EFrench (formal) : Je vous aime6 N5 i* b( D1 C
8 M, ~4 t) M7 W! e2 a( a9 d/ uGaelic : Ta gra agam ort+ \$ M0 F" Z5 I( |9 L% F8 p
: Moo graugh hoo
; w; W3 w* ? VGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
! s- K4 p7 P0 t8 ~German : Ich liebe dich
5 {, b w( s6 @7 g' \ : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
4 I. F, q6 p7 _2 A& y0 B# F conservative); Z1 N- T. e$ K
German dialects:
. \1 Q2 a( l7 Z+ K' ~Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
( P: F; p& X) F" s) U8 q1 k9 ^; e4 H (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
8 u- y9 j: ^5 @ : I lieb di" d0 J2 }/ x2 q4 e
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old). C5 `2 @6 A# U& t8 c: v1 ~
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich7 D) E8 y: A* y5 L& x5 i
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di6 M/ z# y8 {7 }- `5 A q3 I- c
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
0 v4 K( X! _ PFranconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
( u4 A- y+ i- L3 E# e (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a7 G( z4 J* C- D: J3 u
relationship)& J, r; c- N* R7 ]
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,! _7 o! J0 b7 h0 L/ @: x9 ?/ u# z6 q9 w
ment as a compliment, not litterally)" L1 G, z j0 `3 |8 z2 b
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",- B, W9 r' Y [$ v
a Franke would never say "I love you")
, o o$ c' | t/ ]8 {" }Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)$ m; h% T' n( L' f% G- J# k5 r
: Ik hald fan dei4 R3 {6 r2 b0 R
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb! r: ^: d; s) O3 t9 g/ R9 D
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
8 k! J" m ]; ^5 w+ {Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb" l/ P+ v# I8 f4 v# x- i* D
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
+ R/ V: F& S9 M% P& SSwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
$ w r+ c5 f% ySwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
6 r( o1 \3 O& L6 R (Schweizerdeutsch)4 Q2 e" q5 V' Y) z
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di/ A, E' f- E6 }& ~4 D1 P
(Vorarlbergerisch)3 n5 G0 A2 \9 N) Z+ y/ e, U
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower7 f! N5 U! A1 w& K. t- u
case 'gamma')% B, S& u |+ R _
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)3 ~" a+ X) ?# |: `; T2 K7 T
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)% ^0 z: _: v& T) V+ o5 y7 ?
: Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with) e+ E4 O$ `6 h0 K8 v
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male), k5 L! q# E8 ^. X7 v+ J' m
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")
v1 }. o1 P: M" t) P, T : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
/ u; y4 d& }8 G* M" ~Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
2 W6 w6 f. w* y" E) @) h5 \Greenlandic : Asavakit
/ g* H) V, W+ s! `/ I0 Y; h# A8 x- oGronings : Ik hol van die
) V0 K% \2 F3 K- V; iGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)' O; {1 }4 S ~4 a
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
# i* _ [/ F5 P, z3 J7 R, @ : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not$ x8 F0 |: O s* b _8 I: P
pronounced)) l( s* T: ^0 }7 Y' L
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Hausa : Ina sonki+ ~0 x% i# f" C9 Z+ A5 V
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
1 F2 G" N3 G0 R7 M : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
5 n5 s# @5 b+ W# J very much")6 H' _9 ?/ R" A0 Z
Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
% W4 {* D' d: g8 u2 t4 A9 o; N : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)8 u7 E: n2 T7 v9 x7 R
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
' W: N* m4 X0 d; @9 ` @5 R( q : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)! ?5 S d7 ]& |5 [
('kh' pronounced like& Y7 E) C1 y6 H$ _& i5 E
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
0 a% g( [# J X French 'r')
% s! w# }' ^1 m1 w4 VHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
! f% \0 @$ {! a0 K; P : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)3 ^8 q0 g/ h7 {/ f% M$ I* q! i
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
8 H& e5 X& t z# z5 Y8 G* v8 z : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu: O% _% D, u3 O' e/ Z4 \
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
' O! K/ t& ]7 B& D# P/ c7 [' q/ L : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
* A* j# U. {( ?0 D; Y. Z, Q : Mae tumko peyar kia
6 ?, t& J! F" ^2 P0 W, j3 ?, l : Main tumse pyar karta hoon
0 c# e' s/ ~+ T+ }3 `0 ]$ y2 y : Main tumse prem karta hoon
! o u, j# i3 S9 ~/ \# e- [% q : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not# z( j, v2 a1 \: g1 M
pronounced)
: o* u* V3 U6 H! E* ?" rHopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta% d7 ^# [$ y4 L6 o" Z! P) ^
Hungarian : Szeretlek4 |. Q/ v% o8 U |% z- H
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and* H; u' f0 C5 `; c7 B/ a$ e
no one else")
0 [" I# N/ F' |3 k2 Z, U+ b : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,
9 j3 r* N$ [2 ~ you", a reinforcement)
5 ~ {9 q, L7 W, d- j/ @4 g, [ (The above two entries are never heard in" f. ]1 C. v, G2 p0 c3 }! q. w/ a
a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana
; O. V ~( k' ^$ a0 o% x$ k : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you! S' C4 ^: D3 Y6 T! s7 ~
very much")
/ C7 W. e$ d/ @7 K# A4 Y7 IIcelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
- R$ U% d9 d) d' ]# D2 e& h) |Ilocano : Ay ayating ka
- Y) R" B% ?/ N' KIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used): p0 E' _% o, K
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )* f$ |/ u( @0 \1 \
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )* ` f: O, C: O
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
& e4 A: `9 n1 `+ N2 T : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used). s7 J% T: L* n+ [& f; `( m5 p5 g
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )
& c' N7 _* [! w4 |) g : Aku cinta kamu ( " )
1 ]5 p$ y% S; ^2 ?( g" n% x4 TInterglossa : Mi esthe philo tu. O+ R* ^5 ^& o; Q; I: U9 ~, ] W
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)4 H0 Y) _1 F% }5 D$ _" }8 m N6 v
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)
4 ]0 w {# j8 x% \1 Q0 | : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want3 H/ D1 q% n* x) ?
you", refering to other person's' l# m' a) M3 U
body)
5 W. W* U6 k8 p1 \( c/ gIrish : Taim i' ngra leat: z% _* z' G7 G
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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+ ] G( W4 w2 d, [2 j; cJapanese : Kimi o ai shiteru& _% ^& A# Y8 _( u+ I
: Aishiteru- {' b0 V" t/ w8 k9 e/ Z( g/ q
: Chuu shiteyo
9 C8 a3 F' y" H. l : Ora omee no koto ga suki da$ t9 w( `& Z4 P: c6 W" P' v" R
: Ore wa omae ga suki da: z9 S1 r9 f2 f. t: M, c
: Suitonnen* g9 U s( E# c% h( Q3 Q, ]
: Sukiyanen$ \2 U) N: I( w- z- i6 M* [$ a, X. l" C
: Sukiyo
& n: A* H2 X* D# D; T' I n : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
* z! g- x( i/ A& d3 U : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu8 z5 i3 t/ i4 r, p3 v/ P
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu7 g8 x" I$ f. t5 T9 F% m% z
: A-i-shi-te ma-su5 f" d0 `, R: W0 ~
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
& v( ^2 ~3 c" A# h9 y! I : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a, _- X' E6 p: \' @! \
start, when you are not yet real lovers)
) ?5 ]2 K1 C6 @6 l( ^: @5 C! ?Javanese : Kulo tresno
$ |% s0 \8 d+ ^6 {( o. z) x8 O
: ]& ^/ V7 z: u% s4 IKankana : Laylaydek sik a
! N& a- r7 I* H0 \) q/ EKannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene1 o. r6 `+ y; H
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
- S7 K" W( V0 J" F' ]5 nKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
: l. h, ^" Q' v }4 |2 i9 cKiswahili : Nakupenda
/ T2 D: e7 l3 h2 C9 c( B3 w! H : Nakupenda wewe
8 q- _' ] H- A" K- i: k. _7 T3 v2 ~ : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
8 Z3 r5 Z4 ?3 I- b* c4 SKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved"). R; N$ X9 r, M' i! I
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")
! j* ]& u' j5 M/ r9 K* s : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
/ S9 A; f% p8 b' Y( k : qaparHa' ("I like you")
' a; Y# E0 o7 z5 K8 m9 U& r : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
6 h$ A' i$ K/ X; }6 J7 @# h (words are often unnecessary as the thought5 r, z. R$ i3 g; E `
is most often conveyed nonverbally with$ b4 p2 W* @/ X
special growlings)
! m8 c, Q! p! ]- F' y2 rKorean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
- ]: [# u( @1 d/ N) J, ?! { : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
' H8 L5 n2 I! A/ J& b) f. x4 f! ?2 E : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
/ E( q+ \! {$ G e$ l+ R! H : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
& }, A6 C8 }' Z8 y : Tangsinul1 ~+ @9 y) ^- i2 N: O9 k' V
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")2 R- J% L# t# |' L
: Dangsinul saranghee yo
) c( q: u& M: @9 V* X$ q : Saranghee3 @5 V) L3 C' M$ |* `$ Y
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")! x9 T+ q5 e% K: U8 p' G
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
0 L% _+ i2 q2 p* w2 f+ E9 t' C very much") O+ x# e4 Z- Y
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love5 n8 s5 P4 G& k
you very much")/ I' F4 x5 q, `0 m F6 s
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her"), Y( V. ?: K* ]/ e
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
- v6 O# c9 _' m* K" } "I love her")
- k; W# {: w" s : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how/ k! R) d/ [( T# O
much I love him/her")) `" q5 G U! E0 `" N4 N
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda
- N9 q2 q. I1 C- u6 u. s' t : Joahaeyo ("I like you")
) c# R4 _. v, t) V+ } : Saranghaeyo (more formal)
( X. M( n8 `9 ]- d, q2 y" _+ p : Saranghapanida (more respectful)
8 E" m1 {' p$ G : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual9 \" i* e3 ~' x2 Y2 h/ N3 F/ B
relationship)8 ?% K" x% ~+ A
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
- S0 g/ v8 z* g. H9 o way")
% U- a6 {; Q+ I. R4 @! NKpele : I walikana* u, `4 {; A4 _- t3 o* l7 v- h
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
/ e5 D# u+ a; e5 g( H/ r3 L2 }8 I5 ]0 ]( Q# K
Lao : Khoi hak jao
/ s% _& I& F% M' B : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
. |0 }. h: S/ R; x$ ^ : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")0 U/ y$ q& z* I: r2 J9 m9 q4 t
: Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",& T$ q3 K0 X- ^) j" u* }' X5 _4 l
but is used for "I love you".)
: i M0 ^+ U& j% ]: \& \Latin : Te amo* q$ X2 l `+ t/ W! }" j* e# u
: Vos amo8 y' ?1 z! I1 b
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)1 V# n: b: g. D% U5 y$ O; k
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
% d P! ]( R2 _' l4 n: o ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
$ G) p$ J& P; R' }. `; n+ {" n {- ? a 'long i')
5 W; J% d( w. d4 Z7 k7 F- _2 { : Es milu tevi (less common)
7 Y& i$ t, l( h- aLebanese : Bahibak
$ ~9 v4 A: |% P/ GLingala : Nalingi yo5 @- a8 Z1 s( ]7 m
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!) s% W m* h4 R ]7 N; ~0 p' u
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
+ A" \' x" }0 c* N% k# ? : Ash mir lutavah
& D9 c+ x9 [8 q' QLojban : Mi do prami2 Q# z* q4 C3 W' K; O
Luo : Aheri2 v. { O; k. X
Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r! {; e4 I* L7 n6 |$ Q* K& L( ]; e
5 Z! M+ J( N- U2 A! k s% t
Maa : Ilolenge
& e: u/ B$ T" `) gMacedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")& \1 c5 ]" {: t b8 `
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")0 G" ^4 w; g# F( q) d) p$ c+ ?
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
! i, Y3 z! X4 b( X : Pozdrav ("Greetings")8 M( M+ p9 V$ [! G8 V i4 p7 s
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!% Q ?: r$ i- d7 ^; e
Maiese : Wa wa
# v1 \; @0 k5 Y( m( ]Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)0 | B) [: a) e
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
* B5 g4 |. Z- }$ G : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)- ^$ j) a3 l+ Q' B( ?
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
* I0 p% Z7 B F/ V : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
3 v9 }7 V# y7 ]" _* b$ H : Saya cintakan awak! s d B. B9 V" j8 `/ f
: Aku cinta pada kau. s+ X4 C! J3 `! ?" }
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)4 [; A' u! q! j+ V" v3 ]5 p
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened n7 w& L& N# V* E5 c# v: o/ D
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should! F- g7 |' K, c6 h8 r( M$ x; C
only be used if you know the person _really_
8 Y9 z- c& Z) M+ K' e well)
* Q3 x: ^) Z5 Y# J1 g, P0 Y9 \ : Saya sayang pada mu
+ E) l3 Z) S# n$ q1 i C : Aku sayangkan engkau
% l" D! W) F, s : Saya sayang pada mu
z2 e: j7 n% h( B1 L : Aku menyintai mu6 H( K2 [6 B. M
: Aku menyayangi mu! h; C, e$ h: ]9 ]7 I3 I
: Aku kasih pada mu$ b6 H8 A) f F& [1 E& V, V( R
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
9 ^3 F0 B9 y6 g' T2 ?Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
2 K, R9 y' v6 o8 K6 N; J : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
& e3 \3 T' w F' [7 B/ e1 E* O : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu0 d d* Z) W% ~& j
Maltese : Jien inhobbok* i6 o3 H& W1 g! m
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato7 p- H6 `# Z% O6 V
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)( S0 a3 k5 X8 `: P. N
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)% P+ g2 b! l2 X( ~& r
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha," _) O5 y+ K( p; D3 o0 H
literally "Love to you, my friend")
8 o" b1 y. Y. ^1 C- zMohawk : Konoronhkwa
8 O0 E; h& {4 n9 e OMokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua r s8 B& y ]
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)! K1 J2 L+ Y7 h, R+ n* ]3 L, L: w
: Kanhebek (in different cities)6 B( `# z# H. `
' z: l! B5 c8 H" x
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni2 ]- b! m) L0 i, T3 B5 i6 u, s' P
Ndebele : Niyakutanda/ j# B5 Y9 Q* h9 X& [9 }
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal), _ c% j7 B+ {1 @" r8 s' z1 i+ S6 B
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)* J' ]9 r+ Q1 E- j9 X) h
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly7 m" C3 ]' `1 y3 P9 T
used by upper-class and' N8 b9 k4 B# c7 l; v
conservative people). v4 s T" w5 F! f! n
Nyanja : Ninatemba( l* x/ ~2 Q/ X$ j" r c1 [9 A
& R. n( U. A3 V/ l
Op : Op lopveop yopuop& i7 W: q+ Z& q" x) F
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn9 R8 f$ ?+ c" l% \
) c* F( ^, H1 z: G3 b6 gPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
V1 \- \. _% }# h0 B7 r) Q : Muje se mu habbat hai
7 B, |5 g' c. f- O7 EPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo, [+ k Z9 F8 a! \6 S+ B2 V
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
4 ]" t; Q8 F& K' Q0 C$ o/ ]Pilipino : Mahal kita" j% _! V* s; J1 X0 T
: Iniibig kita
1 V( P7 t; P4 f5 ~Polish : Kocham cie/ S$ L% U- Z1 B" Z
: Kocham ciebie
* }7 A' Q9 X9 J- `1 m3 G7 w& W" b# ^ : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used); d7 N) m% j' c/ y- |9 ]/ |
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
+ ?( a" ?2 c- f" n; K6 V- Y : Amo te
7 f+ X0 _8 ?, pPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)" L1 m6 g& G3 m4 s) L* }
(Pronounced as two words,5 ^% |% U( W v) E6 q
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
2 L* M$ r/ ^" Q5 P 'd' have bars through the stems
# t& Y3 Y9 V" \: l6 h+ ? indicating affrication, the ':'# q4 a( Y( h4 ?- L5 n; t3 W+ \2 X
indicate minute pauses)
8 Q& t- `, b' o6 l7 [3 p/ T! VPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna. x& p0 J x( B# S' [
: Mai taunu pyar karda
7 ~& F7 g) P/ u# X# O : Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:; i z5 r& `/ r$ T
"meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
9 b K! S$ q1 C3 r, c ' = stressed syllable
b; O' n+ t$ m9 nPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")' ~# U: W0 |1 ?9 }8 \8 n
( i+ Z1 [5 r- l1 p5 C& L& X5 F
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
9 D0 b. G- J* e7 T4 f
; X' i6 q& m2 k6 u* e' R& ARaetoromanisch : Te amo1 a! t+ c$ A2 j' e' y
Romanian : Te iubesc( }) o$ Q: Y" b1 R0 e/ l: S
: Te ador (stronger)
' H& N% n" g ]! P9 qRussian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)8 x2 h# y! ?1 y1 V% p( O# y
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
$ H: e7 ]& ]# F( y. v9 i- x : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)$ \' R/ S& o4 E7 l
: Ya lyublyu tyebya; `& {! _$ Y0 Z# h( c
7 G0 X3 n! ?" E& S: ~( T. [
Samoan : Ou te alofa outou
. ~( @5 P% Z- J" r* N2 p : Ou te alofa ia te oe
5 X# X- ]( q+ N! t0 z : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")6 e0 f$ W$ \* z' t- F$ w. X' D. E
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music! x$ u5 c; f$ q* x6 o9 m+ G# t
or art)6 D7 L- X; p. k1 H8 V$ j E: V
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort. S; J( ]& V3 J1 s
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
$ j, q! Y6 o9 R/ ~# e : Volim vas (used in common speech)1 F$ u# `5 j X( A5 p2 g _ e7 ~. J
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",; X6 L/ T! W' P( t
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in$ Y/ G2 h, Q }, {2 n7 k- e
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)2 @, D6 U5 [6 ~; C4 ^' u7 L
Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)! s' l' G9 a w
: Volim te (used in common speech)8 Z# p, Y: f u
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)# O6 H* v; H* f6 ^- r$ q4 v
Serbocroatian : Volim te- T! {/ o) n1 G
: Ljubim te
. r9 h, L, a. F6 _+ y : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
7 h: {8 X& J0 M# O& u* ^7 P" aShona : Ndinokuda6 ?# E1 L; G" |* B
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei7 V$ g, E7 Q$ P7 ~0 b$ H- R
Sioux : Techihhila, |( Q+ o' l& r( e$ i2 Y
Slovak : Lubim ta4 G; Y) N/ i( \+ e! b
Slovene : Ljubim te7 s$ ^3 E) b; s' ^1 Y/ X# n( h6 R
Spanish : Te amo
2 G( z: Q; K# X/ R : Te quiero# P) _2 b# Z* b3 U
: Te adoro ("I adore you")
" z0 M- e) l7 T2 T k" U : Te deseo ("I desire you")% P8 C3 `) W* T! q4 N& G4 \+ Z
: Me antojis ("I crave you")
! z K# z% K" b9 USrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi! O+ `: C9 j$ K! E+ a, ~
Swahili : Nakupenda
3 \ A }2 X8 z' x : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
9 R$ d1 \$ G# m4 Q) V! ^ : Ninikupenda$ y ]; M" g8 u% ~2 C& n! c
: Dholu'o5 Z$ O$ {; M$ ]: T( [( D0 I' Z
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day'). _! I& [* f& L
Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
' A7 Q/ u6 ^5 @+ h : Bhebbak (female to male)
- g' E6 z, W5 F# C4 N8 ]* ]' ?) e" X7 g: M: E; E; y
Tagalog : Mahal kita! X5 i' s4 Q. p/ k. {+ I
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe- n. M! l; v9 r# A. m
: Ua here vau ia oe
( \- W; Z$ ~/ o. gTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
X/ ?* k/ U; m7 X3 A( \ : Nan unnai kathalikaren
( W i( T8 c3 h( q! H* v : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")- V# a3 ?/ o. G! G( P
: N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")3 {. S, R1 `6 q/ A) z+ y5 v
: Nam vi'rmberem2 \- Y7 y. N7 m" }
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
: [0 i$ s. o" I- q2 M% D8 w : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu2 J7 t8 o# M3 J9 `$ A1 `! v8 `% t
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
: Q7 U* a; U1 o# U. JThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
0 m# |0 I% A4 Y. K2 `: o : Phom ruk koon ( " )
2 D0 O# f2 q0 K7 r/ r" ~3 ]6 v : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
0 f/ u; v5 h x8 y4 ~ : Chun ruk koon ( " )6 G/ r& J+ x" t# K. D" r
Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
" p, Q& `1 j8 X" kTswana : Dumela
! w# Q& |( f( ^' n bTunisian : Ha eh bak
& I6 Q$ ?2 @/ l+ i/ x& h LTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
5 B0 x" a: B8 Z7 s8 G7 F# }% ?4 ~# JTurkish : Seni seviyorum
1 J" j% }# L1 X6 K, `: a U : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")( o- \5 k& ^; H8 A* t/ K/ G- ?
(g has a bar on it)! x% t# L& h- U- [
Twi : Me dowapaa+ }! Z# z& O* W2 E( f1 o1 \
p$ N5 H9 m9 }Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu8 a( V. A) u; v' ^- h
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
+ Q+ _) T2 q$ _. g$ W. ^; K( S : Ja vas kokhaju
9 N2 M8 O' W: z! X : Ja pokokhav tebe2 F% U+ W4 M% }2 |! M
: Ja pokokhav vas
5 ^( f- X2 ]3 d3 ~5 O: pUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
9 i; `3 e1 n- M6 ^ : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai6 u0 V1 p8 o4 c0 C% N! n
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
1 ~ C* k% U4 j: H1 j _ : Kam prem kartahai# o: d( X% Q( _( Y' u7 X; Y
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:" R- g9 ^) ?* Q4 W J
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
. G; B, t+ z8 }* i% X : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
8 l- N4 S1 s D7 A "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as* K1 d. t w& m2 m2 M) n
in bath)
' h1 Q) _# ]* E- N ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold0 j! m/ {' o. y( d' W/ c/ d& y+ [
& I$ a( k( X, H3 P$ PVai : Na lia* }( x v6 z% B6 W
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg6 V% _, V8 U/ ] e' M5 [
Vietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)
- p) [; |+ ~0 w a! | : Em ye�u anh (female to male)
2 z+ B3 I5 d2 y; U: E9 l : Toi yeu em
1 `0 x( s4 T- \1 i) J ~8 }Volapa"k : La"fob oli3 t- S+ A& k; J# t" { |
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha
! x) l, L: G. A; ~4 ~! p2 I% V% c1 v; C9 P7 V$ Y3 o6 S& T/ p, G
Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di8 G% `, G. e; `; s9 W0 h' I
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
3 y5 N& s% S/ |9 u7 y, s: EWolof : Da ma la nope
; w; j( ~) H8 R : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
0 }% Q- N" \4 u4 p+ @ Z/ \' l2 T
; G/ A# P9 d+ h0 Y9 k. Z' bYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib5 {) [( e# G- j+ l; k
: Ich libe dich! i! T3 b% U1 n1 F( y
: Ich han dich lib2 ]- y, V! h5 z: j. d l
: Kh'hob dikh lib
: }5 O. |' ]! j k5 u : Kh'ob dikh holt: O- |) s( I# c: T3 n. C
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt* `5 e3 J5 i* a" ~6 F
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
6 {3 g' ^/ i2 P) n : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
, e& C8 \/ p$ q% j2 ? lovers can also feel; it
3 e7 ~: {- H, ^# [; }: {- F# {- A indicates more a desire to
7 Y. }, K. Z( c4 B ~( j8 y' o spoil and protect the other% `; |, p& e& |; C/ |
person): N: g+ N0 @# w& B
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim
4 o# }" W& `0 @, A% a% X3 \0 r" S% i' s* y9 K
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)6 z9 a2 m1 f+ I8 E8 `# T6 P
Zulu : Mena tanda wena" s9 D7 ?% `2 c x+ H
: Ngiyakuthanda!" Y9 n& Y( |( ~1 ~8 K( l0 O( G
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema
: C+ \6 s; |: P0 L, ?' p- a1 ]2 v) o
& P7 p4 R# o! J; r8 |/ S6 Q
; e0 O3 E/ p$ U$ m+ o0 ^. Y' b
Explanation of Languages% n" Y' M7 h/ G* {* m; Q* W
------------------------
" _" ]" X6 d2 t7 c" gAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa
& D3 V W0 ~5 T$ g- x% | g+ [. hAlentejano -> language spoken in Portugal3 k, ]5 a8 Q" ^$ L0 c, w% @! T
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
/ \! j; b/ b; c3 f! A" U( f like Germans)
* D W+ R* `" \ x& s% [Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
0 r' e5 F- H/ I5 X; U over 80 languages spoken there.
: k* |8 L5 V9 H0 V( ]4 C( ^Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
; N9 }. }* K6 F. c7 d states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the; c v4 p: `" ?7 j# m b
Canadian to Mexican borders$ H0 I" |4 _2 ?( z( T
Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
7 [+ ]/ h+ o6 d, f7 { but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,% K2 R) u( G1 K
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and3 u5 G9 |% c* S, ]( J+ q2 Y$ @: |
the region of Palestine.6 z0 N4 K- ^# V3 g3 i# a# |5 P
Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
. `6 A" g J( A0 N4 l. L* C many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language& k C; S6 |7 h) ~1 ?
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
; H6 C5 J( p1 K# J, U0 i s& H/ EAssamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
5 l) m! {) ^* `Bassa -> language spoken in Africa7 C" X8 M7 ~8 G& a* K
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of& N3 a' h3 `- G9 X/ a1 n( ?
Indonesia
( Y6 H( n9 W3 R- m" ?- B+ ~6 mBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern' ?* p& t% M. y# I& I- m
Germany (actually a German dialect)
0 F1 t* \" w# l+ N5 sBemba -> language spoken in Africa, z; i, s* b1 i) e" ]
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
5 e0 [! X; n E as well as almost all people of Bangladesh
1 y3 w7 ]+ y0 O7 E1 S: N1 YBicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines( o: ~& Z; Y A
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.2 Z% S/ V) D0 y& J$ |$ ^
It is 'read' by touch.4 W. [8 v) u3 _' C' G! }* ^0 z! o7 ?
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
: X( _6 x5 }1 ~7 u# H e" ^ Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.* @6 K. q7 j. D1 h4 S1 z
Acadia is in an Atlantic province.
" _2 R$ q- ], Z) b TCebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
' ]$ `. ^3 I9 I$ f* ZCherokee -> North American Indian tribe3 F, X' {! z2 I$ N% o
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
& D4 ? f. E% X Nation
4 A+ L& K& |; |; \& z; P4 x/ m( DChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa- c1 {4 {) _& X L; A. B# n1 H
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
- t6 V" d% U; M. w2 jCreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is( U0 r- d3 M% o& E4 I6 W+ |2 r
basicly French with a little English and German.
5 s4 u/ ]4 @! XDusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
$ |8 }) X* i0 J6 D1 l- ? in North Borneo3 l/ G6 A: W/ M* W/ b. b
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces4 Y( N( k9 Z' K% C( F
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
# `- a+ A% Q7 l4 p: G' j; C( n- }$ u Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium
( i7 j+ z6 O% y7 h& U# L( a) ~Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
5 L' t% R; M3 M/ N/ y$ Z' MFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
5 _* z, S5 f: N L2 O6 K e$ U) ?8 g) Z Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called- e9 Q. ~" P. C* k
Persian.
. T$ E4 A6 k7 U, dFranconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or3 o: Q+ L, D3 n: y: W4 G6 f5 p, d' h8 Y
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
/ ^1 f1 }$ \! v; I1 c around Nuremberg
( V/ V$ F b4 ~2 V; @French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces; y' G' j( w) [+ a) l
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
# y T# O k+ l) r' t) X( w Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium1 d" D$ ~8 D- f
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern4 g' h1 `7 J: N1 U* \9 n0 s
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark2 h; Z% G! n2 f4 x @. Q1 z
(mainly west coast)
1 x1 F) B" U) b; _9 y; XGaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
4 z6 U% |4 J0 \4 ~Gronings -> Dutch dialect7 K( R; q5 y' U/ V6 X
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay: [9 F7 ]4 ?& F% W
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and; T. q7 f; O0 V" d
Pakistan& T- E$ |; f- c/ T
Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria' J) h0 t: ^. |$ ~3 F
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria. w4 K0 _# r/ I t+ G9 f
Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
: ?7 \* Y$ O: ` E) Z$ VHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
E! W5 ^ A% `3 Q/ m. R& Y$ PHopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)% R6 R7 m6 ~) w8 S/ L' Q5 B% h
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
" S$ K, b, e' h5 Z& J$ B3 [ natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
) M3 l& C, D' t! ^, wIlocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
% N1 d0 x8 H8 B1 v# SInterglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
1 i Z, g' {5 L/ ?( I circa 1940.
3 C& }1 y0 c: |! R7 u: Z0 XKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot; y8 i* V- `$ U/ I1 w8 Z! U
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
8 V5 K4 u1 o5 r! zKannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka, A; X/ D: N: F+ }1 O0 `: Q
southern India& `9 k' {3 |8 q8 e, b
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa, d6 C3 u. K( h" |; d
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language# z' G8 a# b" K- h! ?% a
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
" q& h# b4 R) V a. m Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.5 b' d7 }; R' J# {4 U1 n% P4 a
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
1 W# O( c, S. X8 kLao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
1 X' R% }' e5 ] living in northern Thailand( Y4 B+ O% Z1 M1 [( @7 S+ W$ d
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya% [3 I5 c) D* x( g% h: C' j
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
. @; P% J3 ]6 w1 ?! Q- \# Q in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
2 ^6 h3 G- C- [* f9 b A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
4 B- Z+ \. D1 ?( G4 U4 z7 } German.
' H2 K% z) n+ z oMaa -> language spoken in Africa, d; h* o; j7 R! B( X
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India( g Y# f- ]; i
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
. @8 L } g! _ p* }3 | l% _ in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around& N. m& n! w$ E: P o
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
5 m7 l$ Y3 r/ O$ D4 D! l4 Z* p and Italian mostly.2 y$ \' n# B8 w! P' c& w: \* v) }
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India$ K4 P- S* p1 B Z4 h
(Bombay is the capital city)* E& W' E+ V8 n" h$ ?
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands7 j% Z( O, r$ \; ?0 q+ x
Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of1 }/ o: A) @5 S. Y2 Q& U
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)7 P% i/ j2 h' r( d: P
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
' c" h) C) n. \* y' l: r5 _Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa0 {: \/ u z3 b: A2 W8 R# m1 j
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)/ _( s9 j) [# k7 L) S+ O
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
; S+ U. t' M, M2 d$ X: O) a, FNyanja -> language spoken in Africa" x1 w8 u. E( N6 p' A( G
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
' g/ D, V$ V' oPulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people& L% e4 i( y( _0 \" z7 ^2 P
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
5 D# A/ V7 U" w- q( }Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)+ F7 e7 Z v- ^' R
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his& V: C6 t# C; ~; e9 r M: y8 H
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".' L6 W4 f0 S' A; j. L7 C1 C$ Y3 J
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe/ F7 \5 [- I5 ?0 I7 E# ~
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of4 s" X m8 ~1 ]9 ^
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
9 g, y, z% K, V" u! A- K; N: { aSioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)2 W, l9 O( K/ J- E% y7 d
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
2 R5 S9 ?$ M! H6 V! X( h Africa! v$ t0 }; E* ~. G& u. O2 L2 y1 M
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
, u+ o7 e# w# ]+ m, RTamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
. k5 m- Y3 W& P! h* J' r( E, R and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),
- s# k5 F: x+ Z; b# u Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
; v A8 U. x0 d( _& c5 |9 d* w7 ^Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
7 j0 \& }' z- [- v! k1 N (eleventh most spoken language in the world)
9 V3 n2 |. W0 r& P4 `' O$ U( O8 ZTswana -> language spoken in Africa! _4 J1 X7 b" `6 O! H f- ~2 J# Q
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
; s7 }* G" \, C( W1 `Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India- |$ y, b! I8 t/ I9 U+ z
Vai -> language spoken in Africa" w3 _6 ~ }& p. a8 y1 O
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
9 v, ?3 S8 `2 K& V, {. e region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
: R1 n* j* q) I0 f7 w language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
) y8 T* i* l8 b, c* q, W up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland3 H$ W0 w; A, c, V. J
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
# n' v: E7 e* a7 j' Q 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
4 I1 h1 ~+ l5 b# H! E1 L+ B language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
; T; u' y) W3 _' j with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
. p0 K. P' k' T$ J3 a6 t) I people who went there to work as engineers in the8 s* l- Q3 k j0 n4 S! Y2 [) V
mining industry during the 17th century.* P: j& P- f: q+ {' E; Z' l
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
1 ^2 g3 [" ?7 Q2 Z `( Z circa 1880.2 ~5 v; I4 ^' P4 h! J6 d
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from5 J7 }, A% ^5 m. t+ n9 S7 C4 `
the planet Vulcan
! r+ @9 i6 @& c O4 x7 P$ d9 yWalloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used3 V7 E2 O5 n' d1 G; F
French dialect with certain German influences
% y$ Z! D" }! h spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
' V# R3 P! l3 g/ P4 e) C% ~ Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
& g+ f7 U! Q p1 e4 D: T i the Walloons), Belgium0 H& I% c0 y2 O" t, a
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people# Q1 u2 C3 Z+ D; z6 m
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan1 c: E w1 ^9 [) q* Y K; g5 t
peninsula in Mexico
; {, N, V; ~% {$ a5 v5 nZazi -> Kurdic dialect
7 l. Q3 g6 t4 J) `7 g. N6 nZuni -> North American Indian tribe" u+ N9 C; O1 Z: k. b! ^% [
: E- F! A8 n( M! n% J z- o
% R: w( T6 m; z9 h" D7 j* j
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)9 q r0 ?, o }. B% t
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
T2 ~( r1 N, y+ L8 Ba? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)2 y( {+ E/ b |
e? -> ?above e
% j; W9 d- i# \+ ye' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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