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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
8 F' V" O0 o9 _ : Ek het jou lief
% Z9 t. B# N) tAlbanian : Te dua
; o1 s/ s! J, F4 D% z : Te dashuroj: s9 i' e, d& i1 _; v+ z+ F
: Ti je zemra ime9 ]: p0 P& e) o' s2 F5 @" e. j
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!( a5 S& @. ]' ]
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
, N% @! V2 \$ u ~7 x; N; K0 b' AAmharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
0 @$ G) k/ b- @) X1 W, y : Afekrischalehou
" j! Y& _8 i5 i3 U( t0 ^ wAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)( j% E8 p. I) T0 M+ ^ B4 B
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
( F' `8 [7 W; W# I7 r r3 CAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand); K) E) I' D5 U# V0 @9 A
: __ ( )& N) M- J9 G% O2 V' m( U; [
: ( ) |__|- @6 L; _3 I- y% ~+ Y/ W# A
: |__| __ __ | |
% l9 E& a i7 @$ k" |* d% M8 R : | |( )( )|__| __
8 U- }+ J2 k: m : |__||__||__|| | / )# H8 E, I. ~0 t- [6 _3 F
: | (__)(__) | / /' S% A2 T; C( x/ s, h3 C1 g
: | |/ /
+ w4 q/ N$ @! J9 R, o+ O. Q : | / /" j& D4 x- W7 B5 N& A- @7 Y) a
: \ /2 H ]$ p" V" m; u9 P+ g
Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like- ?. ?% ~( J. R" u# b
French, '~n' as in French
% v: P( p" H: F- P. }7 R 'salon')2 Y3 u% w% R' q8 D& ~ @ U
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)4 e/ v) Z. l4 n/ ?
: Ohiboki (male to female)2 E! x8 k @( o) w0 g+ Q# v
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
+ }( C1 }4 Q6 w$ \8 h or two females)
5 |8 t. |5 L. y- `7 { : Nohiboke (more than one male or females* y! F: C4 t( v W& l6 ?& P
to female)" r- _; J; E- p/ G8 B9 r, _
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
g+ E( I6 S/ |- \9 y& @ : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two* E% a7 x S! e$ M! d4 a$ t, a3 S
males or two females)
4 `& [. L4 s, r$ R, { : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
) d: G* V1 E T0 r2 c/ g# {4 b than two males)
8 y" p" O9 n6 g1 [2 q : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
+ A1 q+ V) M4 e than two females)9 g m0 V) z% Q3 E; I
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)) h( K, B2 L3 g) A; X
: Ooheboka (female to male)
) P: r# U3 ]( QArabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
- D. s/ w0 ~# V* R+ ^) A+ g : Ana behibek (male to female)
' | C! \' k8 P : Ahebich (male to female)% c. V/ E) i& }$ r6 k% D
: Ahebik (female to male), J" j) {* `$ |
: Ana ahebik$ _: S. M& C3 u$ R
: Ib'n hebbak/ s, l J9 b0 @/ V
: Ana ba-heb-bak
9 H# C8 w% m3 D4 ~ : Bahibak (female to male) [2 H/ J" \+ }) K" ?7 x
: Bahibik (male to female)
; U* k" _" F5 _; I : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male) T9 b8 t% |" w+ L
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)( B3 }, h! Z) T5 b, }7 W
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more5 W2 d' @" @. p- h) }0 h
than one male)
7 j/ t' d0 u+ z3 p : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
3 F! p D1 S6 |. @2 j! S; QArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
* B% f+ V) O+ D W+ x. PArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem
0 S m% j+ c& W, hAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo0 ^+ Y- r) D: G3 m/ e R
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
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Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
' t2 c9 w8 a* z5 ? eBasque : Maite zaitut
9 W6 B; [3 k8 p, G" a( {* J : Nere maitea ("My love.")
* o2 E1 |0 f _; W* ^8 `Bassa : Mengweswe
6 J/ E$ ]* P+ M: d* n! O; T! o8 QBatak : Holong rohangku di ho5 D2 r! |9 o. p$ z$ {
Bemba : Ndikufuna3 @' _. c! A2 T1 R+ e$ }
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
( T; {" f4 X o: B) h6 | : Ami tomay bhalobashi
; Q( p9 ~# i: p+ R$ W. L : Ami tomake bahlobashi$ i: l3 A: R* I- \% u1 l9 [6 J) G
Berber : Lakh tirikh
7 R% r# W. E" S- b! Q# c& G* JBicol : Namumutan ta ka4 X) s7 F1 f$ m5 `( n3 y
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani; X! q M$ T8 ]* e" L
Bosnian : Volim te/ E! h9 U' `. ]" M# x. h# b6 I1 Y& w
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
0 i9 p7 [- P% {8 g: G( k7 nBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')2 q% y2 j2 O' u* ~# F" G8 |/ T
: Amo te
2 N5 w$ }5 w# g" i" w" ?Bulgarian : Obicham te6 f# s! j! j5 V3 Q/ ~
: As te obeicham
. w- R/ r9 n3 P8 P : As te obicham# q" _( Z- f, `# [! a; e& P/ _" Y
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")! v* I* V- @/ [7 x
Burmese : Chit pa de& W5 N( d% p! H6 J9 [
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Cajun : Mi aime jou
" h. Q- r9 L8 @2 u; t4 U8 O7 \! mCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah2 g( {9 w- C5 M% p
: Bon sro lanh oon
3 m' C6 T1 S2 w0 e7 [5 p% ~Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
: f! N# M5 W5 V% ]% M% _ : Je t'aime ("I like you")* d' d( m! ^8 r, e
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
& P+ I3 x1 K V9 a9 B) A1 m" OCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)& ~8 [) Z: F: l# L' D
: T'estim (Mallorcan)# {* n' N8 K0 Q7 l
: T'estime (Valencian)2 _( `- D- n, X+ Z8 `
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
% @ b! l% e, p; qCebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
/ Z" J" P2 }2 t1 r( m2 ZChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao, A/ J2 d% ^+ n. K
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
: n- G! I, a3 h8 L6 TCheyenne : Ne mohotatse# w, I: g) ]$ ]/ b9 o2 t
Chichewa : Ndimakukonda7 M+ R" ?/ R$ c7 B- \* |
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)' S2 F A! E; w L/ u8 z+ [
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
* J) }5 a0 J) x' R) ` : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)' x" C4 c( z1 f9 P( y( ~( C
: Wo oi ney ( " )( w4 [8 J! R4 @
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
$ g C* l* G2 [" `, W$ k d+ O : Ngai on ni ( " )
$ s5 z6 ? g! g) e7 [( Y4 D : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
: x; Y D0 {3 [+ l : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
2 D4 N' p; x" |" Z9 w : Wo ie ni ( " )
0 F# D$ l6 p' {0 {) \ : Wuo ai nee ( " )
3 K3 ?- R2 b: P' E% A k : Wo ay ni ( " )" W8 r5 m. J9 ^+ D4 u6 Y5 |8 n
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
: c1 l. a, T+ p+ y$ y: o : Ngo ai nong (Wu)
9 U& r" d9 a) p: p! nCorsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)1 `* s5 s% h* E4 s+ e4 z
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)
, ?/ U7 ~; q) B4 h8 YCreol : Mi aime jou5 S+ _/ |+ k2 v1 h% I5 F
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
% U# P& s7 p8 C1 n, K1 h : Volim te (used in common speech)5 v$ A' E% g; E4 H. r1 f6 v' ~
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
9 _4 M. }; w: J2 [* R : Volim vas (used in common speech): z& i/ W) D( X6 R8 X) K8 P
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",7 A& J( z' N1 G6 c; i* q: C. w
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in4 `1 F5 o" x, t6 H
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)! ^0 [& {, o0 ^
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
" u$ I7 t5 U. |+ U; h& }4 HCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead" O/ C; a5 c( C4 @# d- V' G
on top of the 'e' in te, which is
* |7 y7 Q9 m9 I pronounced 'ye')! ]6 J, n. h* O: @
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
2 S d# w+ X- H. M : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
, U8 E, q; V: d# q& ?7 O you (very much)", often
t: Y9 Y0 }/ K1 ?3 n: Y used and prefered)
8 @1 {9 f% ~) x4 R+ A: p : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker). b, N8 w6 [$ r2 c+ g9 O2 z) r e
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig% m' F3 s/ J1 K' w: }5 v3 Z
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia
% k+ G+ T7 S0 HDutch : Ik hou van je
' @9 x w9 M, n : Ik hou van jou: a, P# L, t( Y
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)' }6 a( ^2 n* o' W3 c w! h. {
: Ik bemin jou ( " )( q5 ]2 V0 J0 ~& B; L- r; ^/ o
: Ik heb je lief ( " )* k; K" _7 G' A( K! J
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you"); S+ g! c! x! u. l/ O- K$ S
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )) J6 W% \, x. _" U: x9 J( p* I+ j
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very; `3 H/ M( ], {8 m
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")7 f5 B% Y1 t$ I3 ~
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
, E7 j# v; K: G3 }. \3 Z5 W# P: c : Ik vind je aardig ( " )
# N1 X! b; Y' X; v. N : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
, F( w5 i6 l5 M : Ik vind je heel aardig much"), T5 K' _0 G" t; j& M% ~
: Ik zie je graag: O) q: H7 i$ H
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
3 o# e, v. p( ]# A; h- B : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
8 v/ N* I' b7 Y (the last two are more superficial, thus more3 Q4 C. d, P; u0 r3 O( o
suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
/ h2 k u- Z3 n. q! u# q3 qEnglish : I love you
; }! i$ |, K- ~$ W; V; } : I adore you
, x& }' r* w1 p, J! n : I love thee (used only in Christian context)2 C* u# Y) r, E, O
Esperanto : Mi amas vin8 o; q, }5 z0 m8 ~! l1 N3 |0 a
Estonian : Mina armastan sind
0 h! n! Z( B, G) e : Ma armastan sind- x# j# L3 S6 O3 Z9 w, Z
Ethiopian : Afgreki'/ n' o1 O- w, A2 {8 R
2 P; M- R& k* y' T' P
Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram# N1 V, t/ Y- ^$ x
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")' B0 N- d9 z; @; b
: Asheghetam) I K* m+ x0 V7 [7 t2 e6 s
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
/ D! j0 b+ D( J+ o" b : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")" N2 x0 y# `( U' w- h) i+ y
Filipino : Mahal ka ta
1 n+ b2 ^% m9 L: l. R+ d : Iniibig kita. I$ X/ D" Z& I* l2 @/ b4 L0 g
: Mahal kita
9 n- y f5 L0 o8 z: cFinnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua' a7 y! B$ ]- e1 u0 O6 ?& O
: Rakastan sinua
5 [2 \1 q1 d C8 m : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you"); S2 i+ t4 p5 t+ B' h
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
0 ?' a7 E- u- y2 `1 P9 [ : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
3 i; ~0 P. n, E7 l/ zFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you")' U4 Y8 j# S' Y- m/ |. [
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning3 T9 C I$ k% c: O
between lovers)
8 a5 i0 {: x8 Y+ U : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
1 \; u- v- B+ \ and family, not for lovers)
& i* H6 V+ L/ l+ Y7 gFrench (formal) : Je vous aime) b1 X4 H1 W! l5 i% N. H8 j
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort
/ H3 p' S# I) y" V5 T, Y t9 Z : Moo graugh hoo
$ O* u$ B. F6 U1 w# fGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
; I! n- K" j4 D8 P% BGerman : Ich liebe dich1 F; d- D' u1 J7 C+ S0 n# ^
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and6 {: k& I& X2 G+ F
conservative)' D9 V1 U+ w+ ]" H
German dialects:3 w1 N5 Q5 v" S1 n
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
N% B( s. _% y4 H9 F) G (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")- S! {- {$ f) T$ I7 F) h
: I lieb di/ ]& |+ t) k) f f; K2 G
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)5 ^2 P! C0 w8 ~" _' D0 u( D$ S6 W
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
: @5 [) {/ N% F3 SBerner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
" x% U5 ?4 A5 @" wBochumer : Ich lieb Dich!& y r* l7 t' h# G! H4 V6 b
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
2 d% h# `+ k1 y1 i3 u! O (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a
! M1 y$ i8 N3 N- r* G relationship)
% r7 A/ Q f; T3 U3 _# i0 ^' r : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
- @( }! e- P( r+ [" A8 P$ l; ^ ment as a compliment, not litterally)
& Y, }% A8 n. o" v6 r (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",/ L ]( Z9 s8 S0 {) g6 G' t$ y
a Franke would never say "I love you")
+ n' @3 S! {0 ~( d k# c5 lFriesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?): e' s6 y# L0 r9 v. F& [
: Ik hald fan dei3 H( _2 x% x0 Y4 Z4 a) W
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb% C) i7 h& E9 }" }3 D# W
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
( [, V* s' s$ ]& s2 L$ dSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
- Y9 w$ }+ n* S7 T; S! F4 y- uSaxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch9 S# v. G3 T! d8 B7 |$ X
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
8 t' F) @+ ^/ ~ O0 RSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn+ B9 V% I" K/ \9 g- d
(Schweizerdeutsch)4 p1 ~% B: u! k+ H1 l
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di5 W& `1 n3 F E+ i6 r6 p- I
(Vorarlbergerisch)& R( y9 a: z) G
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
+ p% W) \ x9 ?5 ~" T8 A! p: I( M case 'gamma'); a7 k# W" l1 V; s4 i! \) j
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
3 q; f+ z' _1 E9 t; K : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
0 U, Z+ s ^* H8 C : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
! c, Y2 V! ~1 u' t : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)5 z1 k% f) r' f' f( |7 n; H
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")# u/ q5 \3 s ?
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)+ c. R$ M* I1 l' J, {7 H
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
: f! k6 P/ O3 i) A7 ~Greenlandic : Asavakit
2 \( d2 A% F9 j8 f I% oGronings : Ik hol van die) `+ D" D( F, Y" o. }
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
1 \6 `% A5 }3 |/ {7 V7 aGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.0 M& v0 m- `- y( \3 |# y) W; y
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
* N9 ~$ m; l& N! Y5 \" G8 [0 k! u pronounced)$ U9 d# p. o2 }3 z7 u
. Y* ^/ ?3 ~6 Y: a/ ^Hausa : Ina sonki( n9 y7 c8 B/ T( j. h
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
; h/ o2 b+ B: e% t8 U" k7 j : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
, S& V0 @) U6 A/ U' m8 ] very much")
) s3 c1 [ ^$ P" p3 F o7 rHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
. u7 o" [ O( M3 @ : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)9 x2 H1 E$ m3 a: `7 R$ }- F
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male): Y& Q- S' Z9 X- C
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female): @+ G T2 K. d2 c4 x1 w$ E, b
('kh' pronounced like
. H& b: h7 |, Q Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
3 n) C' U. Q/ v9 }9 T French 'r')
o3 O+ r7 P0 ^; ^3 T5 X$ R& i9 rHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)4 l L# N! R) U0 y2 Y+ a
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)9 q4 V5 h, ]$ {9 Y2 D3 u: \
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
; \) Q6 R: j/ ?, X+ B : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu. \: O7 B. e; V4 m- Y6 a" ]6 [% U
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
" G' R" O' m/ y' F5 j: w : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
5 W$ m! V+ w) @ : Mae tumko peyar kia8 s$ x! \9 u7 T$ L% o# w
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon
# ?1 F) s% r8 C; C% T; G! ] : Main tumse prem karta hoon8 O( C0 b' x& j/ K
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not$ ?5 E1 Z7 } o5 I; B6 |4 |8 [
pronounced)3 ~& N' k4 T) M& A
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
, c [" B4 {$ u1 FHungarian : Szeretlek- p2 X+ n8 B; v# y2 X
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
# s6 \, i8 Q8 ]% ] no one else")
$ n% E+ y, X' x$ ]6 ] : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,5 U6 |1 r2 a3 k% e5 {5 o& k K
you", a reinforcement), T ^, A7 J% z4 z' G5 J
(The above two entries are never heard in
7 m0 V6 x0 f7 B& w j Q/ [ @ a normal context.)$ H* U6 O, H! o8 p# V- W! u8 o
& R2 W, ?! I& R6 u" T
Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana$ t: D S# Z5 }- ]& f
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you* p) l6 `% G6 ^$ b4 w
very much"). U: ]' G& ^# f* b2 J2 {! ]$ _
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
; U/ c/ S# W' ]8 VIlocano : Ay ayating ka
& d m. [# E; L, A. C& T( y5 }Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)- S! r( ? T- o$ Y5 d# p" x# w. N
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )
; h+ v4 {2 X( Y( R+ M7 r : Saya kasih saudari ( " )
$ Q: [, x4 [$ Y; F0 K1 a : Saja kasih saudari ( " )5 s. B3 q. Y" ]' a; J9 X
: Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
/ K: ~! h. [+ ~6 h" N T : Aku cinta padamu ( " )
! P" l0 ^ g# f6 V9 } : Aku cinta kamu ( " ): o0 w- X4 g) u2 I
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
. ]& x% \8 @+ o lItalian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)( l4 [2 W+ u7 v B: S" R
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)
+ y9 b9 ~0 v! O : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
! F' k- A* X" h you", refering to other person's7 y/ v- c3 @- i6 z, D! K, b1 {
body): b& K) D$ p& ^2 C+ \( M k
Irish : Taim i' ngra leat0 z- f3 ^. S- @: Z$ X: e
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit) o$ ~- ^2 x: n, Q
' ~: _: c3 T* B. F5 RJapanese : Kimi o ai shiteru7 V# B% b; ?1 ]2 O- c
: Aishiteru1 V3 {9 G0 E X) o$ U/ I
: Chuu shiteyo
9 N) J! K9 k, w0 r* b : Ora omee no koto ga suki da
" C) e$ O: [ ~+ J6 J0 R : Ore wa omae ga suki da% s, u2 ]3 |8 c0 S/ E; J8 c! M
: Suitonnen' c4 h# J& H" `4 n$ M
: Sukiyanen6 D- w H6 y$ ~; I+ R2 G( n
: Sukiyo s" `; W9 h _: k
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
0 F% ]0 _, X' r. t, i : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu* R1 N. ]! o% y) {0 B1 z1 |, l( M. Z
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu7 Q/ k9 }7 P5 L t8 X+ }" v& J. m$ ~" @
: A-i-shi-te ma-su
" f0 H' t& [0 R/ d : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
. `$ ~" S5 ^& C3 Q! k9 A$ t9 p : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a7 _ ?7 L5 n' m! k, g5 L
start, when you are not yet real lovers)
- N1 A$ G4 r1 n$ S1 t5 rJavanese : Kulo tresno
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, S8 B' q& D1 g4 V) @) O' l8 {: `Kankana : Laylaydek sik a; r" L; g+ v+ p
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene) N2 b4 v, c2 ~# V& d, w& y3 e- J
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
; @% I* Q8 s7 K% MKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge') i y% R: |( K& E
Kiswahili : Nakupenda1 V- @3 z5 W4 T" e0 O
: Nakupenda wewe
8 h I; { i' P- |9 ?- c' F/ [ : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")2 C( m9 h9 @1 J( V
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")! D% ?3 p$ g/ ~- ]3 E3 o" H2 {
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")3 ]" d- J, ^ p( R
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
6 P* J9 c X, f : qaparHa' ("I like you")5 Z/ ?* s, W% p |4 t9 j
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
4 |# _' y. P' d% v q( c$ f, U" ]/ k: z; P (words are often unnecessary as the thought
5 A9 w: E- K$ j# i7 a) @$ T is most often conveyed nonverbally with, A* f/ x0 @% e( p# J" \5 }& s' U% ]
special growlings)6 B* F; ?! R8 U& D: ~- p* e
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you"). q" p5 a$ {3 n" b c
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)* j) g; P; Q* Q) T2 C8 _! P6 K
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )* ?4 S& _( `& i, {/ }5 J
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )8 ?3 A6 z7 Y& C, K1 F0 Q
: Tangsinul
0 q+ v- S+ X8 \" s/ \) A : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
; f y: e5 W, p! H7 J7 y. y : Dangsinul saranghee yo
5 r! P! x& g& w5 Y/ e1 C : Saranghee0 Z4 b: U( e3 d. S8 g
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
) r# o5 c$ w% W, p1 ~1 ^ : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like' ?! d$ z1 X' S: o; k
very much")- C4 }* `6 N7 g+ F
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love- u& y M% v- Q8 @" E' e
you very much")/ T3 b+ w; L* l7 x+ p( J- F
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
9 w* y0 m, a# h( d : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or* n' u# m' Y& t1 J
"I love her")* i0 N3 i, Q; Y3 I6 _- r) |9 l
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how- D9 v( ?3 R- c# }
much I love him/her")
I. a0 \5 m0 G) B" p5 h : Nanun neoreul saranghanda
) a; A. ]+ ~7 [. F0 w% U : Joahaeyo ("I like you")1 {" k6 P: Z5 }$ e: y
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)" w9 W/ k% C7 B1 H$ y
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)2 a* e" Z) F6 y$ g/ T/ P" J. ^
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
& t. A3 x8 |. j* d' [ relationship)
! T4 K3 `- J: d7 s* u : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
* t, O* t+ Y# Z% h$ [& A" O0 g7 f way")6 c$ z- g g$ r1 v
Kpele : I walikana
; A6 O$ T& h% o5 [Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem' ?" h! e4 v3 V
6 [% N4 U; d: `/ K Y! ~
Lao : Khoi hak jao8 I2 p* k; L" {. q8 [7 I
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
* V4 v% s6 ^ i4 {. C : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")2 y9 W# v7 B* K* q" I
: Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
2 G! T$ b3 v; I but is used for "I love you".)) ?' z. { F6 e+ N. x' ~9 S. F) P* B
Latin : Te amo
1 R3 t+ o" g" _( A: N8 v) W : Vos amo
2 ?( z$ a8 r8 s- k+ ZLatin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
; Q; |1 J8 E: R$ U; m- z6 S- nLatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu'). | w) Q" i$ u: Y& O
('i in 'milu' has a line over it, f/ k" ]: F0 {) ?: e
a 'long i')+ b6 s* Z/ u, Y u: E/ H& |
: Es milu tevi (less common)
& M- D' F0 y g& g7 z! J+ wLebanese : Bahibak
# ?3 P3 o8 L+ V3 L- ?, F7 VLingala : Nalingi yo
, v2 ~! G8 H6 i; x3 D* oLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
0 X' P4 V% w* _/ @/ H9 ~3 JLithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
, o0 r9 o% i7 m; Y& K/ L ~3 U : Ash mir lutavah5 P+ s7 |) Q. z. l: A: h
Lojban : Mi do prami6 Q: g2 q0 d) ^& _$ j' f9 L: O6 y4 Y
Luo : Aheri; l( u0 O3 O2 S7 `
Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r* p: F2 G# ?$ |7 c
; d$ ~( Z2 ~+ p9 a8 SMaa : Ilolenge
- `0 m# N; H3 ^+ a0 X3 N7 UMacedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
1 e' A* j" X/ p : Te ljubam ("I really love you")# p) C0 I2 m& M9 a' ~2 C$ t
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)/ J" W8 Y- ^1 P/ z7 d; L6 D
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")0 _6 p7 B' `9 J5 c% t2 N& \8 a+ n
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
3 B9 p g' ]8 Z: b/ DMaiese : Wa wa) \# y4 W1 H! r6 S- ?' u
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
! m9 B4 J; a& x, s! k( H* y3 y : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
* s$ x- f, }: R' b2 b! Y : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)9 n( I& P1 j; u" f3 o. I: z% L
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
4 E& K! F( C+ K* r : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)/ a# W4 l b1 J* R! w$ Q
: Saya cintakan awak
0 K8 H- [& s h. @( Q* Z m : Aku cinta pada kau
+ a! w& d6 d- A- ` T5 s : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)* L9 E' [! x- D W: J, g8 z' @- _3 b0 Q
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
" w" o+ x% {. c# o3 ` to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
0 [- n9 j9 L) M: T: y1 k1 Y3 } only be used if you know the person _really_6 @2 H ?# N: W$ P0 I6 S0 w
well)
; L2 m: v2 J6 h/ } : Saya sayang pada mu
7 z0 L1 g/ n: x" { : Aku sayangkan engkau
+ r2 h# ?+ Y# e' H' f( H : Saya sayang pada mu8 n' t" G/ ~4 C1 ?# p% O
: Aku menyintai mu6 M" R. `" Q) z$ F- T; T6 k9 l
: Aku menyayangi mu! A! V1 d9 X* o7 p
: Aku kasih pada mu
. H2 t4 S2 D5 a+ m : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
. ~5 |; O& k% S$ O5 _! gMalayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu, _5 y T# k& D/ Y2 n# c
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu( L- y% ~5 L+ J
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu
* z* U* R, t2 U3 CMaltese : Jien inhobbok3 G! z; O6 `" N# t7 K$ r
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato5 s% a9 T+ k7 U4 }, }
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)" O6 P1 `2 x- k4 b
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male); \& }2 Q/ M/ l
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
2 i0 u O/ b) f9 Y. F3 @% F, J literally "Love to you, my friend")
" v+ F7 ~7 Q/ q) @Mohawk : Konoronhkwa
3 r5 Q/ \0 ?" x1 v+ P$ L9 [( o) r SMokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua# i. D% s7 l" A3 j
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)6 \5 @8 T3 z, t' u& E. |1 \* y
: Kanhebek (in different cities)" m ^/ B4 q3 F
1 \ X- {- \+ o& c. D, e+ n# M
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni) u; i5 B9 J6 q% A& j2 f7 W
Ndebele : Niyakutanda& }. \' |6 V! l! R
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
1 U. @: x. X! y! {. S( D% {7 _ : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
% E+ M4 W0 @3 O- a% }, G : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly$ X" q; }' K0 g6 u- ?% \2 z
used by upper-class and
0 Y$ ]2 K# L2 X2 t) x conservative people)
" Z+ P& C1 K) L8 U, D ANyanja : Ninatemba
! {- S0 o2 Q# @. v
m; B. J `/ i) H( M% C" B oOp : Op lopveop yopuop q/ k* S0 d4 [- n O: |. Q; M. Z
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn) g, {) Y5 p2 Q* C% W6 R
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Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
# @3 ^# \8 e8 u% x : Muje se mu habbat hai9 u. P( k9 T7 t9 f' ?5 Z9 ?* g
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
, P6 ? B9 p4 W0 b' TPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye f0 {3 k0 a$ C0 ~
Pilipino : Mahal kita0 A: b( {, ~# g. B2 C
: Iniibig kita
& V. J! K R# D9 j/ u) g5 g8 Z5 J; APolish : Kocham cie+ C* y8 r. s# J/ S0 M/ T4 O, ^. T
: Kocham ciebie: R7 D- I [, B+ O: e* Y% N* f
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
: d+ n# P/ F2 C9 {7 D7 _Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
1 s5 S# n; N( p% g( t& T : Amo te
6 L+ I7 W3 k4 k2 n2 WPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)9 n4 \5 N; N% O% @% P f. E
(Pronounced as two words,
! V7 |9 U3 i. k g) @ "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
! N: o3 O9 j! B/ _! U0 ~. ` 'd' have bars through the stems
2 \7 m9 @$ `* p7 R( Y( N. s4 L indicating affrication, the ':'; |5 [' S, K. Y, s& w- |
indicate minute pauses)
' Q6 _/ t2 ^" O+ kPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna# x1 z# _4 t3 u6 A8 t+ e
: Mai taunu pyar karda2 a. ?; k: x; W0 ?3 c8 I
: Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:1 n6 U a. [/ g9 ]/ @
"meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
& b8 `. \: b! m- ] T. W! e ' = stressed syllable
$ t; ?1 p; m: w4 Z; q6 pPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'"): n4 w) i: @- C- p
& S6 W4 U2 g# N& { e4 ^" J
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne( _" ^# x" M! ]$ c0 s8 V
& @5 [' D1 c( l
Raetoromanisch : Te amo
; y8 L6 E) O- V+ i7 v3 {/ r! i kRomanian : Te iubesc
4 p/ z, {" W" [: T* h! c4 E7 g, z : Te ador (stronger)
Z! A% l& K" J+ CRussian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)& s0 s: X1 _* D- P- I6 L& `, i
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)3 ~4 ?/ J1 m- c
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)( w9 H6 y2 j$ Z" F/ x# C6 i
: Ya lyublyu tyebya
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Samoan : Ou te alofa outou4 m+ P+ M2 M% m+ A7 @2 y6 H
: Ou te alofa ia te oe
! f6 M+ U; O* \ V : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")! E5 r$ j( b- c3 l# t6 `* Q& m( v
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music3 L; D6 B; C$ L. X- Q6 m4 T
or art)
" [9 _# U/ u7 H, c! NScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
# E y7 ^% ~8 A4 g4 m! j& }/ \Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
" C/ i, r8 w! ]4 ?# b : Volim vas (used in common speech)8 R# d7 z* n3 Y u
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",4 S6 [) F' c" m( a4 H
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in; H: a+ T# A$ e% n! ?) l
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
( l. v( v ?$ @, _/ a1 mSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
8 b9 g( [* Y4 o, b : Volim te (used in common speech)8 j) F4 D* U( h: x# U
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)6 Q( L0 x4 V0 d. I
Serbocroatian : Volim te: e* a& j- _7 [! p$ Z2 |
: Ljubim te
0 G# B+ l7 I3 @. ]: {4 ^4 B2 x : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May), Z. D0 |; B4 D2 A
Shona : Ndinokuda
' G7 X$ n5 D' T5 e; Y3 W$ aSinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei6 k0 \6 A6 Z: Y3 g
Sioux : Techihhila
% ?% `% s% Z1 _2 u2 v0 A7 tSlovak : Lubim ta9 F' a* C# Y& s+ L. }# }$ V: u
Slovene : Ljubim te
! _! D9 a3 F) W3 y* MSpanish : Te amo# L) l8 ]& J$ J8 F- B
: Te quiero
" e0 |/ e; s, b' N0 @/ ?2 }0 Z : Te adoro ("I adore you")
7 z1 p( ]' {3 a4 j : Te deseo ("I desire you")
8 u, b c- S/ e- ~" Z k( }$ G : Me antojis ("I crave you")
: s" }- F8 u6 \. v; ySrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi
# a* Q# N9 X' c: \" s7 I1 J9 CSwahili : Nakupenda
2 ~1 M( _* R& \1 I$ O# N9 V& m : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)2 X5 W" W# Y' M' M7 O) l3 ~# A; U
: Ninikupenda
, x) Q7 j/ W/ G; Z$ [& ]+ a : Dholu'o
: @6 J( C A" }7 j2 y$ k7 [Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')9 ?, H. P+ y' n" w: G$ y
Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
$ a. J- m1 Z' p5 M" I; ^ : Bhebbak (female to male)
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$ n2 z, P* W* B. h% S! RTagalog : Mahal kita) o) P- t; \8 f: g7 B( L( C
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe8 k( L' v+ f8 }# U! W3 \- f
: Ua here vau ia oe
$ D# ]1 l: K9 _ MTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
* y/ M; G6 I( B% F5 I : Nan unnai kathalikaren
% K6 Q1 g. m3 w2 q: i : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")! ?7 _! }/ L+ D# P( Y. t* I
: N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
- R' R! f9 N6 U4 K, U : Nam vi'rmberem8 r# B# ^5 w. H8 L+ J5 I" m
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
9 f I z# U5 ^9 Z+ I : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu, W# h! c8 |0 f( {: R3 L4 P
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
$ b0 |. c# t) |% b6 YThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
9 S$ ^- ]3 C+ P : Phom ruk koon ( " )
5 Q; j) e& p1 J : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
3 h5 `& s7 e; R3 H& c : Chun ruk koon ( " )
/ q0 f4 K( t. p2 a. |7 ]- i- ?Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving): j! T/ `1 l$ g, r, Q+ \
Tswana : Dumela
4 E$ t# l) `0 I) ?# q. m4 v& FTunisian : Ha eh bak
: O" H! O6 b3 I/ [" f( wTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum2 V$ _6 g* T G: J. X
Turkish : Seni seviyorum
* l% q! E8 R: Q% K0 u! Q : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")! f1 Q7 A1 ` m, q4 d6 V6 F
(g has a bar on it); U0 m( P/ F9 o
Twi : Me dowapaa/ v. X! X8 Z3 Q/ f& Z
f6 p3 t Q( L$ L* E& aUkrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu2 n; j+ ?" h; w3 i) O
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
+ C/ ~% C8 u& V, \/ ]9 h : Ja vas kokhaju, U' s: B; R7 `; U
: Ja pokokhav tebe
# |% r% Y9 w- ], K: w : Ja pokokhav vas
5 W7 p9 \: \8 PUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
8 F: E- u: A, I$ A5 _! K/ M : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
, F" B$ S% A3 H4 Q : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai. f! N) D/ Q- ?8 i& ]' F0 I2 C# [
: Kam prem kartahai1 i5 M( c" ~ C" g1 Z# x: a
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:& k$ o2 }+ d7 _' I$ x! L0 T
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
& p. [8 F$ P8 r : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:/ ]5 K8 [1 ` E( L4 f& O
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
" O2 |0 r2 Q' {$ h$ p w2 e) h+ s in bath)
" f/ g) j& F6 F( [( |2 i j ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold! e% B# Y$ ?9 r; ~, |/ k+ k3 I
* k; P, L# ~' Q2 f% K: mVai : Na lia
0 u3 L0 o( S# }Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg# C% P9 m3 z) ]# g& Q2 K& t
Vietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)- Z) c5 B5 X+ X! y
: Em ye猽 anh (female to male)
y4 m7 t+ u7 N7 ~( ] : Toi yeu em
, M" U2 Z0 E4 O& H7 f8 n/ pVolapa"k : La"fob oli
$ B( Y7 U8 m5 pVulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha
; u2 u9 F2 G( K @9 [ z a: m4 y4 I
, c" A2 l7 x4 ~: z# j$ nWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di3 s7 b* }( Z3 X
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)/ c! L2 E; f& U; q
Wolof : Da ma la nope# e- i. p! k2 F
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)4 E1 W& S; G. z, V
3 H) S: m+ b0 {( q# I1 E
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
+ P( l7 |( ^# a9 n4 v0 L) M : Ich libe dich
, }8 w9 p' U# b8 s/ M; `9 r [ : Ich han dich lib
/ v: J9 a6 y0 V7 y : Kh'hob dikh lib
# L' q2 ~4 }5 ]* o' D' M9 ?9 b- ` : Kh'ob dikh holt- W4 K) }/ A4 T$ }" A2 n. y( H
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt
$ T' P/ Q [! v2 ]Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)- N9 a2 e* X- B9 ~* X* K
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
/ F! S U. B | lovers can also feel; it
# c, Z; h4 x F# |; S g2 X indicates more a desire to
/ q" P4 Y4 s' v( h+ b5 Q spoil and protect the other8 i+ ]* B- m# f8 O, T
person)
/ H/ W* m. h* W! S7 p2 fYugoslavian : Ja te volim$ A' O5 O g9 _2 ?( J: j( J. l' k
+ a) ]+ e! H1 D0 k. Y
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)+ g) z" |+ ^) n3 R: @0 S1 F/ m, n) q
Zulu : Mena tanda wena$ \* t$ \4 B3 p* x& e8 T
: Ngiyakuthanda!
: F6 ? J( A# u! RZuni : Tom ho' ichema* A# d! M3 I. N( K" D$ D; d; y
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[- I- `8 C; o( E
3 N+ `# l" _# M9 JExplanation of Languages
5 A, e* n: P% a" Z6 j5 Z------------------------9 j( ~' d2 @1 m- P+ t
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa" J- k0 ^' s, I4 }) o! U
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
/ j& b( @* v# K$ M1 a z8 ?Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
1 J I6 E$ c1 t" U6 l$ c like Germans)
& U9 a4 r+ d7 D; K0 I' TAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
3 m9 z! h0 u8 \8 V- d: Y over 80 languages spoken there.
: A4 B3 q/ Z+ }; V& S: V/ _ h4 v. u- n4 ]Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains0 s1 J4 o0 r, p( [, [
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
/ q5 b& J$ r F6 H% V1 r/ i O' s Canadian to Mexican borders
' q# x7 S2 J( A) u& fArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including' A/ u3 N( O: {' J+ Q
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
4 p1 a9 |* N) k Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and' L* C7 E" V/ c& P) y* q: m
the region of Palestine.5 w' q, ~' [7 i' d4 v: R
Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
6 @" }! L3 l2 E9 _/ P; N many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language) `7 p; R6 \2 Z) i% L
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.3 @( V8 v$ ]5 `" @( o( J/ ^
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
( Y3 i- Z- Q8 z0 M7 [7 [( C) oBassa -> language spoken in Africa1 \% Z: F3 S4 R9 z9 ]3 D$ i' N
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of2 c: g& |0 {7 }8 W
Indonesia
6 N @, I3 D, I; s6 n3 kBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
! k9 r1 y U. r# z Germany (actually a German dialect)' Y: h9 } G* Q; r
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa
A0 W0 [: h0 J$ P+ XBengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
$ W- o: W. w! _% |- V as well as almost all people of Bangladesh2 e' c3 T6 x& t' b p! D& p
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines6 z# f) x( q, y$ ^; _+ @$ y
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
! N- x. W: ]3 ] It is 'read' by touch.
) I7 T' a [; X- X# ^Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from! {9 c' t8 z: f8 |
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
: G) g! W1 m$ C Acadia is in an Atlantic province.2 H! M$ K$ \$ s2 N3 @1 t+ b
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
) D5 W+ q% V; V4 ]1 _ Z rCherokee -> North American Indian tribe
2 G9 {; B* G0 CCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache/ ]# Y* }. B" u. q! e& {' B7 N
Nation8 `/ ]& c' p' w( S% G' v/ z
Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa, ]$ ]+ ?: q, `+ C' `2 s8 X
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)- B# r# @( x* {8 h4 ?# L
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
! T; q0 a3 Q" ]7 u1 M2 G basicly French with a little English and German.& p5 ?3 Y' J2 n' c+ y) {4 r
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
7 s% \* \2 U0 n in North Borneo* A( h# K) ]( `7 ?7 `! G
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces2 J0 V( y& h+ n
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
# a# u9 ~: f. n/ f Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium2 M. E2 V) v# T3 Y/ S* d
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
0 ~. @9 ^ m/ LFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in( h, H- ~4 H+ l/ }2 c; R
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called0 O. z) R3 G( c- n6 X
Persian.
! [2 d+ k+ c/ `* U; kFranconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or; c4 M' z6 q/ A' ^- Y
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
7 B# z% s0 ]" }5 N around Nuremberg
$ I: v2 O6 c$ E$ {* s- j. gFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces
2 e/ x) T6 `1 G/ t: [. O W of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-9 v, o. W* x1 s
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium* D% A6 \5 {! p
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern3 B2 _) t( }& c
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark: A0 {6 `+ c' o% F+ v3 R3 s2 x' W/ H- e4 V
(mainly west coast)
4 Z* x- a& K1 Y. h; L; T5 M0 uGaelic -> language spoken in Ireland( Z( }0 @5 o8 M' n+ X0 X7 v- Z
Gronings -> Dutch dialect, |0 G' V+ V' ?, E! o! _
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
) X% W; w' {0 C. b. nGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
- Q9 ^& |8 `; R& W0 D- u" h Pakistan
7 [& E4 ~6 [' T* i! S9 ?5 AHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
5 A2 V2 A8 t- eHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria& e! ~3 C. y0 w5 k
Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
3 U, s/ E5 X( r9 T) i/ kHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
* q$ I+ n$ k. D6 e9 l! h+ G9 JHopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)- E1 ]7 b, Z3 H6 h3 f
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot6 R! R" z4 v! X+ {
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
! ]/ r w' x4 ~& {2 e. MIlocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines8 l/ u0 R: @! v+ R& P W7 ~
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
9 U, G2 n: y1 t circa 1940.
6 F& [" b8 W' }* ]Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
% u0 z* X8 @' A9 b$ q8 \1 g- q l: o natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
/ ^- s) L1 I$ X+ o3 P+ X: xKannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
G( C5 k7 D* j# m& \- M1 Z6 A; N southern India
: S, H% n; i' G$ ?7 g# T9 |8 YKikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa- J; S3 S3 i2 z: A- s2 y2 i& }! U
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
5 y% z, Z5 a7 m) X% s$ T' w# R. ? is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is) T0 R$ o2 H" r; \( H. T- d
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
1 [ R+ n8 S4 N; ~+ M/ ~# g; jKpele -> language spoken in Africa( T& R9 M$ P% r& S: q
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people, E9 T( p- f! ` \/ f! [
living in northern Thailand
7 x- h' z' d# N3 Q+ QLuo -> language spoken in Kenya, E# P2 G7 r" ?! _+ j* `
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
% J i. l' c6 V; g0 t9 O in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.$ @. `% y$ D4 ~" C
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
. i# z7 B' [0 m1 @ German.
6 v$ a# S2 F% N8 R# @1 ~Maa -> language spoken in Africa
8 o. [- h6 J! N& X7 A! tMalayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India8 Y! f7 m; X* c' L, a
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island G- D8 Z. S2 [- Z1 j
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around* v4 w/ q/ a3 l/ K) i8 `: b7 j& p
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
/ k% j e3 h4 r6 r, u3 ~2 x and Italian mostly.7 y0 u+ W+ X; {' r s! F9 c& ]. m
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India6 A* L/ @1 k Q% w8 G
(Bombay is the capital city)
! T' ]. W8 O k9 |Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands9 d% A9 p% \/ D. N3 Q
Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of( P, J; o4 D% t `8 e- q1 z
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
% b* l( j/ \+ d( n0 t5 c+ aMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)7 H" A L' V/ O9 Z
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
- {1 [) R+ a- T ^Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
" `; e, B' j9 y3 e B k$ DNdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe6 z3 R. Z) A( o9 W& z& ]
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa6 i# Y& A+ e4 K7 R3 [
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba- W4 B6 c/ W' `5 k
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people( Q) A% F! L& |8 C. {2 [
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India4 _+ R5 B5 d. i4 M* e" R4 O
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
* Y* B2 w; N0 I& CQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his/ N/ b9 j( h: a3 ~2 j# c+ x
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".* |! k" N" g T3 N" I7 [7 O6 D1 k
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe" k$ {: b( h: B% D0 J& R# b+ g
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of: W( C; R; ^) V7 B
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.- U: N/ j) q% Y( \5 [
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
! s/ |, ]# s- t: d. mSwahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East4 g# X# U) U T6 }: l ~
Africa( @9 d* q, [$ D3 _- j
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines1 c- I7 \) L4 L: }$ ~, R. ^
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
" ^, }" A# q9 \ and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),, [- ?; j/ I$ }! e- t- ` E# O
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus9 W% I0 @6 s; Q+ D8 T; `6 L' |. H
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
: Y: H1 {9 U( {. z$ X* A (eleventh most spoken language in the world)
" ~9 @# M r9 U$ E$ q, m* }" [Tswana -> language spoken in Africa
# ^2 `7 a# t, N3 @* OTwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.4 [3 e8 A0 D3 w; m1 j
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
5 D) U* S- A6 B# @6 x' fVai -> language spoken in Africa
# E1 |+ o" r% T# V Y V4 `Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,' ?6 Z9 O) |7 d8 u
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska; n* K9 i3 p% }7 Z3 l- f
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
7 {# O9 x- L7 e5 d, t& r7 X" } up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
! {, T/ t' x. V; Y6 k: x C around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
M% s/ U x6 H" |5 ] 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
: `( P, u( R( u2 z# W" o language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
, \ x$ L; P$ d2 K& i with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
, u4 K9 @+ E/ u9 Y2 T* k; v+ ~ people who went there to work as engineers in the9 g: Y/ [0 F2 y! t
mining industry during the 17th century.( q0 x( P' Y) E, o8 N0 \" I! S
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
& b F( N" |" W1 k circa 1880.: t4 S; ~) M) P2 k* M) p
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
5 {& D9 W/ O5 o6 x the planet Vulcan% m. P, \# B8 @: @
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used! x/ L0 H- E; |$ @; e
French dialect with certain German influences
# w) M8 X6 u g1 M: ]6 [; k spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
9 i" R" x5 ~( [. f Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of; d( I, t, e+ X; y& K4 K9 F
the Walloons), Belgium
1 `: H ^8 C% U2 u0 s. |6 }Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people+ G- x1 i7 ~; m5 M) X7 p6 u. p8 d
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan8 g" `1 X9 J6 M" S5 B; n
peninsula in Mexico1 L1 Z% C, s( |/ I& Y" n, Q1 W
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect+ S) R5 Z7 P, D4 v
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe4 C! @% z0 j1 U* q* e
$ `( q. ]6 d3 j) S+ Y7 s- ~5 m2 w
+ q l" T" p9 C5 B2 aa' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
$ c7 U/ u, z9 Y+ ^" {: Ra" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
U* g1 q0 _* Aa? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
2 Y& h+ v9 D; Z8 ~: {2 Z9 v+ qe? -> ?above e& c# B3 Y. C! j- v" n
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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