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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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* P* i; P# \7 g8 v! J; c2 tAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
" m8 K0 }; H( R! V" V : Ek het jou lief7 F" b) k. t, {3 y1 \5 v
Albanian : Te dua! g B: s% w: v* ]
: Te dashuroj }3 v& w! N; ?8 t
: Ti je zemra ime8 ~) ^% _: d6 `- K' I9 {
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
- E5 ]! ~- ^' P2 zAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear! a- M& [/ h, ]+ C; l& N
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
- m3 }# x+ _# i4 _3 s# ~ : Afekrischalehou+ K- l! z9 ?% o3 Q" F) A7 _
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
7 d. d: `0 r* g t4 d2 B : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
) d' }. J7 ]/ f4 U7 o8 f) _2 @/ wAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)7 h1 A* x# x1 {7 V4 n9 F8 S" a
: __ ( ), w, v4 L7 ~3 i; j6 e, o
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: |__| __ __ | |; i3 Z( `% }5 K9 ]' {) R! ~/ b7 ~
: | |( )( )|__| __
3 G; `0 y) l1 p : |__||__||__|| | / )4 D; D0 B6 N) H3 O& `
: | (__)(__) | / /
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: \ /
* r- g3 R. s) J& Z/ ^. B9 A: x: i7 u7 gApache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
( c( b$ ]* t& [/ J& L, [ French, '~n' as in French
0 z% X+ P1 l' N8 F6 x1 j" L' ? 'salon')- p R4 {' H6 f: B
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
3 U4 c S( O* X4 f : Ohiboki (male to female)& H; [7 V- c" ^/ E# E3 R1 x
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
E0 Q X2 e3 v2 P or two females)
/ h3 U+ A$ i& T1 b6 o( m+ Q : Nohiboke (more than one male or females7 P8 j! o6 y p& w3 j
to female)
7 ~5 P6 ^) F% ^6 x" |4 W$ a% y : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
+ t( p5 A9 B+ i* Q2 A8 @5 C5 @# ~ : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two0 Y+ d. C0 R) c) T
males or two females)& H8 \& s1 |' y$ I2 K
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more! Y$ J; `* \+ p' Z
than two males)9 B- ^8 ?4 ]% F9 }+ \& W
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more. u& K6 A: z# O/ v+ b
than two females)
9 ~/ R. C* X9 L- bArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
7 I& A* L) s4 p : Ooheboka (female to male)
/ G! W7 r5 C3 A3 x: j! o& G) V) ~Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
9 U3 K9 [) Z! h9 b : Ana behibek (male to female). N7 S0 P2 Y2 s
: Ahebich (male to female)# h3 I+ A& U. G! l: \3 e
: Ahebik (female to male)) b7 k. f. q. A7 a1 ]* g
: Ana ahebik
( L$ {1 c( I; r/ B9 J : Ib'n hebbak6 E$ g! ^' C" b* R7 Z1 q
: Ana ba-heb-bak2 p1 a1 o2 O, L! D+ g( d- L5 T1 C S
: Bahibak (female to male)
! r( Y( U2 P6 R1 Y. B : Bahibik (male to female)
) Z& P9 {" ~% x/ l. c9 W : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)! |2 w: S1 D3 \" V. ~1 z4 j4 }; K
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)8 b0 _# b: ^. M# L% h9 |% Y
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more- i- ~# c+ D( a
than one male)) S" X( M. u; W2 d3 j5 d
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
2 U x% z) i( e6 {Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek- ^. Z9 ?, Y/ {8 U" H
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
# m' K1 `" n0 k! o4 l0 E) {Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo z& |+ C W! R9 {1 Q& q
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau& {5 r7 l' V* s& v+ w8 z5 N. ]5 V" S
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Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi$ I G. g: h# r6 h) k8 B/ V
Basque : Maite zaitut
0 l, k/ d, }" h0 e : Nere maitea ("My love.")
( {9 N$ r' ^. `; PBassa : Mengweswe+ F+ I0 |: w0 M& `
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
# \! v7 ~" n9 T6 `+ q9 q* ~Bemba : Ndikufuna
5 Z6 E$ T- b+ A% P* H( \Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi. H9 b8 Q1 s9 a* D5 }- ?
: Ami tomay bhalobashi
+ x2 w$ z c, a : Ami tomake bahlobashi
- O- ]. Y: @+ @3 xBerber : Lakh tirikh0 g( u$ ]' ?3 L. T, g; W5 ]
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka
5 g2 j! s: w1 P( B1 I: b! sBolivian Quechua : Qanta munani- P( y$ `- s7 N
Bosnian : Volim te7 e+ v4 ^6 f5 A# u& q% Y# a
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;; o+ z5 t$ A4 k" R: P# `5 V& \
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
) F4 W1 s1 r, X# K : Amo te4 @: x0 ?# R c; c' V. \
Bulgarian : Obicham te
# |8 `% J: z* g* b2 L : As te obeicham7 P/ |/ Q* \! N0 {! m$ T/ _% n
: As te obicham G6 }) E' G- `
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
8 Q: k+ |9 _+ f" `, N9 RBurmese : Chit pa de
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Cajun : Mi aime jou
8 l* F! a6 f6 P6 RCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
( I3 K% x2 A4 | : Bon sro lanh oon
. N* M2 z6 A1 uCanadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
, n7 y. G& E( k : Je t'aime ("I like you") ~8 d0 Y* e; t6 }2 e% |# P3 M
: Je t'adore ("I love you")' h0 U' s! m) G0 f0 U
Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
" E( Y) K1 A* Y+ m' a( G. u9 k : T'estim (Mallorcan)
# W3 Z% T* j. W& T7 A' I : T'estime (Valencian)
# }6 `0 W* G! n. M- w7 T : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")2 R7 v9 o" Q; e
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
# Z- `5 K# t4 {5 JChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao7 q5 P; A; O& ?% u( i1 k% L; Z
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
0 V0 b5 b2 a- ~+ c1 ?- c$ |Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
$ Z5 e6 I3 t" K0 X5 ~4 y" b$ @" x1 GChichewa : Ndimakukonda
( J! L6 u& G: ^7 ? C7 TChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized); {4 m" B. {! [' t
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
# t) k, `0 }# T+ x : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
* r: G4 v1 F7 O0 S3 I* C0 y% k- q9 P : Wo oi ney ( " )% i a( s- F; i& M3 ]& e* R
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)/ I( F& s" z, Z1 a: o1 Z8 ]
: Ngai on ni ( " )
3 ^" F3 m# r, k# b9 b& H : Wa ai lu (Hokkien): R6 @4 i9 A$ Y5 f- j2 a* [
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
" L; ?- E7 L! c3 x4 y) o/ g : Wo ie ni ( " )
' k# N8 U/ p- y, U/ H s6 I : Wuo ai nee ( " )8 O/ r4 i6 w% Q k9 b4 }' G
: Wo ay ni ( " ): h& z5 D# B+ x1 l- p
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua), f5 R( a7 H4 p
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)
2 o& \3 l: m% W2 r1 w5 GCorsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
- k. h* i* k5 F5 Y1 b' P7 h : Ti tengu caru (female to male), T1 b& a9 D; `5 r+ R4 b3 A
Creol : Mi aime jou2 P. e$ P$ W# g* f/ s+ h% p
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
4 P+ M- v" e% k/ X, ^6 | : Volim te (used in common speech)+ W H( `2 }. h3 o% J' x
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
! }) n x; x1 x" \* e+ G : Volim vas (used in common speech)
+ m, E* e2 D6 Q+ l3 F* ~5 d : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
& ~, U1 x8 @+ B1 f# r1 Y8 W! k; v 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in, f t b6 G8 K2 K
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish); v- j# \" w: i9 j
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
' N# K* \$ e( f, M% t! [- TCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead) }; `9 D) R; g: C8 x3 Y/ N5 X% Q
on top of the 'e' in te, which is0 ?, S9 Y; i- r0 s* i6 ~
pronounced 'ye')
* d1 D4 F8 S; P" V/ W : Miluju te! (colloquial form)
, W, r4 U1 j4 ?6 O$ Z8 B0 O1 m4 D9 n- o7 B : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like% {0 A/ n! j4 m2 }
you (very much)", often. u5 Z9 I3 V& q
used and prefered)
& }5 R5 p& F8 B7 }* G : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)2 K0 p O: \3 |2 L
8 X) x, }% Q) t0 VDanish : Jeg elsker dig1 `: s8 O* b6 s& q
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia
j A( R9 `, }0 q7 Q6 o$ ]2 bDutch : Ik hou van je
- V: p4 X4 j7 S' l3 @# ? : Ik hou van jou
( f7 ?0 G( J8 W H M, S& @ : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)( v+ V# Y5 m# {) C; }8 K
: Ik bemin jou ( " )8 o; k0 O/ u4 ^. K( b
: Ik heb je lief ( " )
; W9 E# u4 h- o8 `. i o : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")+ G! L' V7 n5 y* ?
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )! e0 A) c, v7 I4 P
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
" `5 C5 v) @- ]& l+ N+ R! } : Ik houd erg veel van je much")9 w. b7 o" H7 j% q4 @
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
$ ~+ q/ A4 ?% m" P z! [3 ] : Ik vind je aardig ( " )6 x* D3 L E# w4 q8 e3 o3 D* @) t! M
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very2 g( d, u( Z q1 y0 h, }
: Ik vind je heel aardig much")
# K7 q' ~+ C% T! k : Ik zie je graag
9 `4 n, S7 g4 I, g : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
; S$ }, O* U# |, ?0 \& R : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")0 i+ a; w( ]/ A
(the last two are more superficial, thus more
, A, Z) X4 Z; T6 Y suitable for male to male)% h9 w( w: y) O- x8 ]) {
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani. R9 S( a3 ^ x( x" Q' I
English : I love you' c) U# T0 G% _6 v) `% W- ?
: I adore you3 e1 \% l4 Y4 g/ K( w7 f, B
: I love thee (used only in Christian context): Y0 {4 G. p( v+ T% {5 U i
Esperanto : Mi amas vin# M. w5 r4 ]: F5 o0 p
Estonian : Mina armastan sind
. s% o. X+ G+ d3 v* ~: O i : Ma armastan sind" G4 u. o3 o" g
Ethiopian : Afgreki'7 t& X1 Q; B+ i7 ^; _3 T
, h$ T9 P6 r( QFarsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram6 x: L2 }; S) c: E
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
" L8 v( }/ [) R2 M, k# H : Asheghetam/ g; w3 `. N5 F9 f) l* T( e# _9 x
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")3 N5 w- Y9 K1 [- Q( T! [
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
8 d& _- j5 h% h& x% ~5 d. BFilipino : Mahal ka ta' b3 ^# X" p% q5 k l1 D1 w# N& S# `
: Iniibig kita" R( x" B$ J3 e1 g# R8 }7 B% k
: Mahal kita5 V* P% a% X" [5 F8 C
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua4 C3 @9 j0 \7 Z- o+ p, ~: `
: Rakastan sinua6 X. q, |: q" X6 r( ^4 i
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you"). \8 f0 i& V$ j" I8 ?. U& ]
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua( _) f& n; T) ?0 ]
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")0 H1 e) W0 R( W5 Z7 L* @
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
) c1 S! J. A! Z4 C. k+ A4 B : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
* ^$ S* }# D" E( r6 R3 X between lovers)
- j8 `/ P9 i+ Y' }3 G+ d! X# t/ \& I : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
1 ?8 o& Q1 E5 z b and family, not for lovers)% p* H. Q1 a2 m9 A0 B
French (formal) : Je vous aime' Q3 B2 H; ]3 A4 F. ~
4 \- B+ w* V% S6 K* JGaelic : Ta gra agam ort8 a) f; N, [0 [7 H3 ?
: Moo graugh hoo9 r0 g1 ^, V2 _: Y
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
0 H' l0 A* ?+ q: h5 K# Q0 L* ~! yGerman : Ich liebe dich, A9 d: Z9 Y G* l
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
6 ?( v9 Y; J* W; z- p E! ^ conservative)& @4 p* b4 i1 Y# Y. i
German dialects:
% M, l2 E0 ]: ~. U* ?Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
7 U7 A- N7 s2 L( {+ i. h [& O (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")' @* t8 _' B4 r, S& [& F
: I lieb di1 A1 P) w. l, X& o A% b+ N
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)9 N" f2 }! @% }8 V" ]: |3 c
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich- j! v+ a, C8 }
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di) A: T% Y+ w: y' Z/ L, C+ V
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
' W6 a5 `# U, r2 I1 S# [Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai0 S& W: |: t; y4 W9 _
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a
x, ^ d7 w! \& ?7 K1 R9 _! X' o relationship)) y1 V5 N/ z: C1 c, S
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
1 T7 u# h6 `+ W9 G; K/ q ment as a compliment, not litterally); I- `5 Y) U+ x; q8 m0 i
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",
; @0 e* G+ y6 e- Y a Franke would never say "I love you")
8 f% n6 ~' n5 f8 @Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)$ I* }6 f( w }, _3 i/ u5 l& O2 b0 k
: Ik hald fan dei6 y( F: `% a! ~, j, a. g
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb
% \+ W* P& }+ U3 ]+ QOstfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
. |: h' K3 _0 Z p* a3 ^$ s/ u- a( K, uSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb* `3 h6 k9 A3 Z( \! J* }
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch3 s4 c5 t4 }, f- C$ S% V
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
2 m8 j: M9 Y( }Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
B9 T6 M3 K/ j" u9 m. k& g { (Schweizerdeutsch)
% c. g; u; B5 BVorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
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Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
6 e' _7 q- V' N6 S8 c1 ?" i8 { case 'gamma')
3 w* Z3 }. c5 b0 e : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
[/ Y( s+ A) ?. P% D9 Y : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)+ P9 A. s4 U8 F' A. M
: Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)- ^ D A" W6 n! Z
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)% O1 d' s6 V- {0 c5 M8 W4 g+ i
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")
; i0 H) N5 J4 Y9 L : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
( C% J4 q% R3 G+ l2 E) tGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se( A$ g+ q9 Z( b& j/ q
Greenlandic : Asavakit
3 j& ?1 y2 J, m3 B: J: S: yGronings : Ik hol van die
3 g+ f. B g% V) x U. {Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
1 b( O5 G; Z( VGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
* Z2 c! Q% q. j/ B8 S : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not' G1 i9 F" ]. ^9 F1 |6 D; W- Y
pronounced)
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Hausa : Ina sonki' H2 {5 n0 H% I: U* p
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe5 a' x- K# L5 P
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
4 b0 {# ~# j! y$ b/ |, U1 T very much")
3 ]' [( i6 D, `' {5 ~2 D* {1 WHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
1 c3 _9 l ` {* D+ p, l" p b4 Q : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
) O7 }8 M. w6 j# m4 l : Anee ohev otkha (male to male); e6 {& Z) ]! b4 S& c% ^' `
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)" G' [) ?3 r: ^7 q
('kh' pronounced like
( M7 \" [$ y/ }6 v Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to1 ?2 W9 F! x! Z" L$ d( x# O
French 'r')
) k& ?$ w0 ^: q5 fHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)/ g Z- c' v- m, ]: t. y
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)$ a# t5 P/ U: F3 `
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
5 [! O1 ~# z K f9 K0 A0 ` : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu' |; z$ s4 z1 Q+ n/ j4 z* P/ f
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
5 t1 O5 R8 l; m# g/ L! f4 s : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo9 c5 `1 B5 q" m% k: r
: Mae tumko peyar kia
; o. H1 O$ a" M) O9 n6 [/ i! X : Main tumse pyar karta hoon
& [' m5 U, |& W4 a5 ] : Main tumse prem karta hoon$ t6 Y6 z& ]( C
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not4 A( F% x' }2 }" y8 ~7 D
pronounced)' F4 g" G; D8 Z0 G
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
5 Q$ j+ ?8 P2 a6 `1 e6 vHungarian : Szeretlek" p: j2 [" F( A( c+ d2 ~1 A3 V
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
2 U( s+ X! r: C3 n9 h no one else")
3 O( Q3 S$ H$ N( Y- z# a1 ^ : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know," f5 X0 s- O2 o5 z
you", a reinforcement)% m: P l" C2 l/ G2 U
(The above two entries are never heard in
! s0 s9 N- j9 X, ^2 R2 n4 } a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana1 T7 B. c- f" q
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you, Q1 ?4 h6 n* o+ T6 m: ~- C
very much")% T0 ~$ ^9 v B- _
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')" b* w* k8 c5 C5 I6 O
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka
' {1 Y# k8 c* K, I. hIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)2 E# Y$ t; [) B4 ]# q. u
: Saya cinta kamu ( " ). y8 r( s, t. v
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )/ ~5 m. i. P) |0 m8 M: x) A. C1 x
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
n/ j3 y: e1 ?3 ]4 D5 V : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used), t; n; e7 F( T: d9 B
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )4 t% X+ Q& ?* a; A$ U" e
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )
: T5 _8 O" A5 k+ {2 o" C4 EInterglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
- q, {" r; R7 m, ZItalian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)3 @2 F, I( h3 u* d& I7 O- C [
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)
# V+ q1 J; T- b* D* w- U : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want. v9 G( |5 [8 k% X; f) Z
you", refering to other person's u) y- m0 T: ^, y* G, i
body)7 g/ i1 q- v9 [1 I+ V
Irish : Taim i' ngra leat6 `& T; ^2 S+ [: S4 F1 p. p
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit' g- o! P3 o o9 J0 X& s
5 H( A/ A7 A9 z5 H/ n7 aJapanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
/ n) Q( U' T7 T! ` : Aishiteru
7 t, V/ J8 _3 `$ Z, c : Chuu shiteyo; _/ G4 ?/ W5 J
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da8 X4 N: E1 K& U( X: e* o
: Ore wa omae ga suki da
9 J) |+ X$ V% r6 H1 o : Suitonnen
, R, N" ]+ W/ z! q k : Sukiyanen
. c* I2 ]/ F- G( S* l) ?) M% y# y : Sukiyo/ L) R) w* I' W2 v, @6 o* b
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
$ z( l& R* v/ e: } : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu: f9 f: e1 b9 }0 R
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
5 t$ Y6 J* e6 c& i+ U$ ^! A : A-i-shi-te ma-su$ @1 g9 [1 o% a3 C( B' N* H0 R0 T
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
% n: m8 K% G. X+ Z% n/ O& w3 Y1 y5 D4 \ : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
# X4 ~6 ?& I0 \+ A) R& G' { start, when you are not yet real lovers)
* k1 A( z7 I$ j- {# s& _Javanese : Kulo tresno
. d Q, Y+ O/ ~6 @/ Y0 H; W3 E7 B$ l% D8 c9 a8 @) ?# e2 }
Kankana : Laylaydek sik a
3 o, O7 z# C- y. p# N) B) `- p! yKannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene1 W0 Q7 S$ g- d- J: j) U
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
: p* ]6 N0 F+ Q+ L" I2 mKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
/ ?* N4 q. a6 I& b2 M8 @Kiswahili : Nakupenda' R' C+ }) |+ o$ V. \
: Nakupenda wewe
6 m( [" Z' Z- k7 Y( D : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")3 X. Y2 l k% h0 e
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
7 B+ |8 v7 V8 U) n1 M : qamuSHa' ("I love you")) V3 Y* q5 I% S: o1 w6 Q1 U
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")7 g: Y! y- K4 x$ A, d7 ?
: qaparHa' ("I like you")
7 f, t+ ~2 B* j2 ]7 |( I : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
9 |0 V$ v* ~1 f+ e (words are often unnecessary as the thought* `& T3 x! w" M2 _; N$ i- ^
is most often conveyed nonverbally with
% ?0 {' P, r* i7 F* Z special growlings)
: V# o! R* Z& y. nKorean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
& P" B, e8 O5 J* o4 m- a6 B : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
: o' k5 w. {; O, ? : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
6 }; j( j7 ^) p# ^ : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )1 V( l+ h# w# ~* X
: Tangsinul
7 c. S( b) W2 L : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
( k8 |. |- W% A; u$ g : Dangsinul saranghee yo
9 R$ ^" O) a/ w4 S : Saranghee6 f; ^2 [$ s a+ o
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
`7 J+ h) L3 n' B" \ M : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
2 ^ k3 G0 R3 c' r: u, h" h* \8 E very much")
! M( ~. J9 y( E+ \ ]) m+ Q : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love9 ?6 ?. l+ q5 N, m# f5 d% E0 \
you very much")
- P4 Y# l/ ]- G/ {2 w9 H : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
: ]! T% L' ~& ^8 t" T \0 V : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
4 `9 l S) z3 x- O- s "I love her")
I! L6 R2 Z0 c- | : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how# X' l+ G# M3 \! H) @
much I love him/her")
- v# h& h3 [+ |5 \ : Nanun neoreul saranghanda$ G* I1 M: f1 o! x
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")1 L! X$ ]1 V# y1 }
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)( B6 y; ~2 q8 u. `8 a/ q! y
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)
g# ^% w/ t- H1 y+ L1 Q1 a5 z : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual! a( a2 P4 ?& \2 @, M
relationship)
$ L& X! ?0 o0 e$ p. C/ o : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic3 G% D( ^/ {) b6 f3 w$ y3 B& L
way")
( g) G" P" x# W1 zKpele : I walikana; G" ?5 ^# I* D8 G7 u, o. j
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem* J( K" y: K' u7 _) C K
. S8 M* c5 x* @1 @2 j; a5 iLao : Khoi hak jao
/ @5 I. Q; m9 Q( q U5 K' J : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
0 q0 _1 U7 O& }! v9 X : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
$ A1 _$ g- R- Z% z4 O3 s$ K; F : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
( F! S8 t/ ?8 H( U2 _& v0 I9 l! p2 M but is used for "I love you".)) G+ e: s0 _# d9 Y
Latin : Te amo0 J5 a5 C$ M" j' R6 l2 N$ D4 v
: Vos amo
% z- k; h$ e+ r6 f* w' w! r* BLatin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
* h( M1 K0 U5 F0 L! P% `9 BLatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
9 L' g) s' G3 o- Y$ N ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,2 n. b# I% _1 T; V1 E" h
a 'long i')
6 c- C4 G- z% ~4 w- N9 n# k$ ] : Es milu tevi (less common)0 Z k- t G8 j! |( S- \, C
Lebanese : Bahibak$ t3 K+ T3 I0 x
Lingala : Nalingi yo
+ B+ v# j0 Y5 j* q- gLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!" T2 |. {$ x8 [* c- ^; I
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
0 N2 P5 [* [" n3 n' a6 G" A : Ash mir lutavah
6 m0 ~! k% N8 m0 nLojban : Mi do prami
/ S+ M: M" b2 h7 xLuo : Aheri
* U5 ]1 a0 L a+ a( V% BLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r. u' m0 |$ U/ O, M5 I2 s
. l/ ~4 h( N, I- E! z
Maa : Ilolenge
9 F8 E: l0 G* I4 m6 H6 Y' \Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you"): g8 {* o2 c+ V6 a! k8 ^
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")
0 B% A% D7 ]4 J3 T7 }( @6 q! M : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
0 E0 H6 _3 A8 b. S ^0 e : Pozdrav ("Greetings")
" q" S' }* I* ~/ A( s( a* ^Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
$ Z# [, L: s" i, Y6 _( uMaiese : Wa wa! Y4 X; f( t9 A1 Q5 U$ b5 A; L ^
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
1 h3 a! L5 [/ S$ F" Z : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above), s* }: }9 Y8 w' S. K. \
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
/ H& H( B4 u7 g; T& ~5 T3 C6 ]1 w : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
0 W0 t" Y% \% o: l : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation) H! n% @0 H( k- ]$ F- z8 k
: Saya cintakan awak; c: Y) Y9 O1 i6 Z. W% E$ @
: Aku cinta pada kau( Z! {' ^. A1 J g' }$ o
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)4 B# a7 I6 o' j; r, q
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
3 q* p0 p5 I" Z2 z' z) t$ S3 b to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
/ {! [: ~5 t# I: q2 e: O only be used if you know the person _really_& w c/ P, l. H/ O- M4 U
well)
8 p2 \4 |6 \9 V0 C8 M* |8 h/ N : Saya sayang pada mu8 L2 [: x- e/ A" c* ~
: Aku sayangkan engkau& \% f. J9 U8 j7 g
: Saya sayang pada mu( }6 k; [0 l6 q6 _4 `
: Aku menyintai mu, ^4 |$ K5 _0 B2 q
: Aku menyayangi mu, k& Q5 m9 R6 z
: Aku kasih pada mu u! ?7 t. e3 W- _
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu% ], l# p: z8 p6 s8 F# K: e1 [
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu7 G7 o' d/ S5 {! w" J f
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
2 B2 s( y& Z$ C+ u : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu
* g6 Z9 d4 S. r3 S) q- t5 ^Maltese : Jien inhobbok
; X7 K& {$ F8 t+ ?3 f$ _Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato5 U% o5 q" V" N7 P6 ]- U5 o* j
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
" b9 r4 b" @% A% P& O# ? : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
: Q' Y; m2 g+ }Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,: U' X9 K& C* E
literally "Love to you, my friend")
0 t; t2 V) O% A8 ~7 ^; ~Mohawk : Konoronhkwa2 @0 i! o' Q" f2 I
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
& c, l' W5 I3 b uMoroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
" Q' v8 `) v3 a2 d : Kanhebek (in different cities)/ N* l# W9 s. j6 V4 M* V% @6 q
" [: d6 [' P" G: d5 k
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni
M# v5 D$ `! {( x! i$ t% \5 \- g( SNdebele : Niyakutanda
]8 i( f' G/ o% }Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
( O) k- ~* B* m% Q' s! ] : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk) E/ _- s b+ e: V& F: t( J5 m
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly' A8 h5 X- A+ b. u3 l" E. |8 k
used by upper-class and- Z; A( _5 E o7 L- S3 G, Y/ O# P
conservative people)- R4 o7 D" K- L3 G
Nyanja : Ninatemba! a; K7 `# k, d9 z* d7 O3 u4 W2 s2 U( W0 g
& E1 o, I/ q: K% g& zOp : Op lopveop yopuop
: d2 J3 t! @, uOsetian : Aez dae warzyn
* M9 Z3 V, x. f8 {& X
9 C3 W; p. X) k+ u+ b& D" GPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
+ e- V7 E P5 j% u+ Q! T: f : Muje se mu habbat hai' u+ R. d+ D# B
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo2 Y; ~$ G6 _7 t6 a$ T p( w f$ R1 n) ]! E
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye' J% t. f" h; l) u) n
Pilipino : Mahal kita6 L, x* p! c: Q# u
: Iniibig kita& A1 k6 ]) D6 E! w) ~+ x
Polish : Kocham cie) C. Z" R' Y+ X
: Kocham ciebie/ P9 r, R, ? U+ j
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)% k/ X/ G& W2 e6 H% M
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')8 y$ y2 t' q) t, N) w
: Amo te& G4 u; d8 c7 H! X2 T
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
1 i6 s; q8 D t$ E$ j (Pronounced as two words,
( A+ U, Z7 Z5 D, d( { "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second* O3 j& J" q7 N3 ?* F8 \
'd' have bars through the stems( Z" Y; z. I3 M2 h
indicating affrication, the ':' q# _: Y) a+ h2 z4 Y* K5 B
indicate minute pauses)
' G- e" ~5 E I) b9 k+ S- S+ IPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
6 M4 k5 @+ g2 b7 r5 Q : Mai taunu pyar karda; M1 H9 Q+ ?2 |
: Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:1 @& L# J9 }, A6 @
"meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
# H" z6 I) K: g6 A& v ' = stressed syllable
( J( [, w, g2 g5 t' P4 j+ \7 [Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")' E# [3 T( s' [- p" P I+ v
: X* @8 F, _0 V
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
N* H) ~" w; P2 r% z* L* A
: @6 a8 N' `- x, D E2 j! \8 RRaetoromanisch : Te amo3 ~* I9 y4 ^3 L
Romanian : Te iubesc1 O Q% W1 I+ F) C& B+ h2 w0 H1 Y, J
: Te ador (stronger)
$ X. I; y/ e& k) m+ KRussian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
" x4 ] a' }3 G( N8 C/ p : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)! M1 s$ Z9 S; V. O5 z: \
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)- f) o B. Z; U5 E
: Ya lyublyu tyebya
7 o! u. X( c" _" D5 `3 ^( j
: i, w, f; O ]" L" \Samoan : Ou te alofa outou
' H' r# D4 [1 Q+ T : Ou te alofa ia te oe
X, v2 m7 X! w! Z: A; a; S : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")# t3 X) \ c+ n; ~- j! Z- i
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music, C( j4 x4 T9 N7 |3 K6 Q
or art)
7 c5 Q+ k0 H# U5 a0 ^! SScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort: d. w$ u% K2 S& c5 u
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)1 B5 _' `9 I2 z% @, f4 u3 Y
: Volim vas (used in common speech)" J" e7 Q3 E' ]
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",9 e" \! o6 e( j7 O7 o
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in% ]# T2 \) |7 H0 }8 g- z2 F8 e
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish); r0 y5 o D# P0 h8 v
Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
; @7 L3 W; P4 C; c# w8 { : Volim te (used in common speech)
7 u8 X7 |+ G! } v7 A6 nSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry). J' Z3 y: u' W3 U$ l' }; x
Serbocroatian : Volim te" ~$ j3 G( k- s& ~) X- j
: Ljubim te7 }6 o% @4 E6 B4 P# f6 @7 J1 E
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
8 F2 h1 b# L* T0 P4 DShona : Ndinokuda
" ]) J4 b+ R) d- _% YSinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
+ I3 T9 T8 o5 l: X$ ^ q7 DSioux : Techihhila
: F# @5 B2 H6 }$ gSlovak : Lubim ta5 }6 M/ U/ x+ b. O1 F5 C" _
Slovene : Ljubim te
: ^+ |: F- h- |6 l) ASpanish : Te amo
; I( l* A; k3 _8 }; f : Te quiero
3 N. R4 r1 y: H; s9 H# {- G/ P# ` : Te adoro ("I adore you")
8 g5 u3 n1 I+ w : Te deseo ("I desire you"). M2 G1 X7 a7 F% N8 `
: Me antojis ("I crave you"). Y4 c0 e% B* ]* c3 z
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi1 g+ k! m) r6 N
Swahili : Nakupenda
# N" b* w$ Z/ F6 X3 Y6 b : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)4 Y- V) o* D6 E
: Ninikupenda* o+ Z0 n8 H6 s$ [; D
: Dholu'o
, S9 m# J0 ~ ySwedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
. g8 u- m1 h; H9 \Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
% H2 v: B; y# k) m6 c* `; N : Bhebbak (female to male)
" s5 E$ q# l& X/ q7 O
0 p8 ^) k8 Q# a1 dTagalog : Mahal kita% @- [. B$ j& N$ B
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe s1 H1 y1 |* s, }6 M& E6 \9 m6 v
: Ua here vau ia oe8 j5 {1 n* N# @& A- J% E
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
- j3 F/ K G; D R- E : Nan unnai kathalikaren
; s! p) a/ ?3 w# S* V : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")% `( [0 r: F! b( r: {; S
: N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
_8 d7 y$ H" d, ^1 J1 Z( u" |4 I8 A : Nam vi'rmberem8 e% P8 ]& `- r% Z: D* Y# l
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu6 r0 Y1 z3 T3 ], F0 A
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu' j b% k$ ^! u+ h# q
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu/ h6 a9 ^* J( r9 [/ F$ Y2 C, A) y* v4 X
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
! `1 C$ t$ ?' x# C* P$ T. h : Phom ruk koon ( " )
" i: I- Z: x3 S% a* d/ a! V : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
B. R" t2 o3 K9 b" l/ L; } : Chun ruk koon ( " )
, r7 r3 t. X' C- z; v0 S0 ZThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)$ x* [' s0 j: Z) G B
Tswana : Dumela- U, R$ r/ Y5 P1 y
Tunisian : Ha eh bak! V' {4 h) a, q; h
Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum9 W. A$ K+ M% b9 V8 E8 R1 A
Turkish : Seni seviyorum
4 Z& H: x+ U, g6 \4 r : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you"): n- q( W9 Q& B
(g has a bar on it)
5 M3 t0 U9 c7 a' w/ ^Twi : Me dowapaa
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& f1 P; t/ V ?- p, M2 VUkrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu+ Y1 X. S& v2 U
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
0 \* b: d0 s+ K7 x! C : Ja vas kokhaju( D5 U' r I! k2 H
: Ja pokokhav tebe
1 G: i/ n; U( c : Ja pokokhav vas
: B+ R: I+ I3 E2 S( s* P: q) ?7 BUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon% n6 b: P- B9 t0 X# o6 Y- D# X3 ~
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
) M/ C; s* v+ b! V : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
7 }0 u8 {$ H2 }- }) i$ ~; o : Kam prem kartahai; f4 E d8 G$ \2 T: z. @
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
^' e0 S7 F2 i "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
3 w3 c6 U& b4 b2 g3 L0 I% f : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
. e9 g- E# h5 x4 K/ w- N+ _ "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
m' _8 c8 Z) n/ E in bath)2 E* a2 P1 C5 \3 T9 T" w
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
( G$ l4 o7 j$ o9 @ a9 n/ g, X! ?, Y
8 _9 G' X" f" Z+ x7 z" u5 R( _8 S- iVai : Na lia/ q# I' j+ y" W, y( F
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg) {$ F. {8 n% Q! [2 n5 z6 ~! R
Vietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)
3 i5 |8 R9 s! A& u4 ^7 \ : Em ye�u anh (female to male)
$ {. S: E/ q. F' h : Toi yeu em
% r5 r0 o/ Q x; G% v" tVolapa"k : La"fob oli, c. e7 `3 i& I( w+ Y: `- Y" H
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha" t4 B. f1 a$ j% _/ V
! U$ b7 x4 \6 l5 o4 t9 c! {Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
% q* h' R1 W8 ~# H& U$ \ : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
: t' n% b9 ^+ y7 t+ }7 R, _5 gWolof : Da ma la nope
& e* Z* a6 o9 K8 h* u5 n : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)' j4 ~" I, ?6 @* N
1 c! T' D( d$ z% D, Z+ Z5 T
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
6 Q* `/ v( g8 E : Ich libe dich
/ [: q A8 D% M& K) k0 D* a% U : Ich han dich lib
# s$ `2 I: a. E/ r3 Z3 F) {! r5 i : Kh'hob dikh lib& V) x% o! r1 J8 E% j" Q% J
: Kh'ob dikh holt
) I" Q. G2 F; } : Ikh bin in dir farlibt7 J& q6 ]/ }% @# E
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)% H+ H4 h( u# C# @
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
( t @( h- Z {8 v4 G* ?/ X lovers can also feel; it: | t1 @7 O9 Z) A+ K! s2 E5 T
indicates more a desire to
0 m, P I% H8 e/ t spoil and protect the other3 J: I- H, F! X
person)4 f1 D8 A4 a3 |1 N/ ^1 O
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim& V, t$ j( V. ]! b6 s# c
+ Q$ }. `- l8 p) F5 ?
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
% s9 c [) p9 u; q1 pZulu : Mena tanda wena
8 r. s9 Q9 a+ ? : Ngiyakuthanda!9 J; v0 m& e' O& C/ A
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema) \9 J- w) ^4 O! P: n* ]
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Explanation of Languages* g; R/ W. u8 X! U* C; b9 f
------------------------
3 D) O. ]9 L; J4 T' v. _Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa& c! ]4 \$ l& _1 ?
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal* G2 c* u0 z: o2 s
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak( } [$ ?1 Y4 `; p$ k. `/ _! @! Y
like Germans) B8 f$ \$ W; b- J: z. ^/ ]
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
: E B* G6 [* x8 t3 \ over 80 languages spoken there.
4 j: z1 t6 J2 b" x cApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
% R8 D( @; Z# s3 l% ` states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
& y5 P, L: v- Z8 P) _& | Canadian to Mexican borders
; t4 |& i" ]- E6 r( IArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
9 {" l& \4 e9 \ D but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
" M- m6 m8 C/ d1 T Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and5 ^' o' V/ Q, W* a
the region of Palestine.
! s# J& A, }, ^, {4 `Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of( @6 r% y5 O. u% k
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language# w8 W, M" c/ c9 T( A
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.. S: \) R6 g6 h3 e0 C: J
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India* }1 r# |9 Q- l2 c! {$ l
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa
/ s. }+ M. _$ S4 V3 d: [/ K# hBatak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of% e+ p. A3 o, _' C! K/ p( k
Indonesia5 r& `, \% I1 \# \/ A* @
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern8 P% r% P4 _( @, l% f6 S7 {
Germany (actually a German dialect)) K* _5 G7 }3 h% v" ^/ U
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa# K3 _/ ^ }: g0 c- }
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
8 W# X& N3 v$ K! U as well as almost all people of Bangladesh
8 ?0 W$ P) _ K4 |; d8 bBicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines% g+ {: N1 {% Y* @4 m/ `* B% n
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.% S1 n' z, a; {/ I! e6 s$ M
It is 'read' by touch.
$ j# j% z" |9 l pCajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
( r$ n' W% v& T( q Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.: Q9 A. Z7 p3 \6 K' T% _3 x
Acadia is in an Atlantic province.
; {# X# D$ m8 ]/ T, c M7 ICebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
# N+ G2 } K) s: R) v1 WCherokee -> North American Indian tribe
& F, @2 y, t- f, zCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
! h2 O" g% k$ ^, F; M( M Nation
7 e) U# M; Q3 gChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa0 t# j+ B' a0 [' q8 f, e9 s8 I
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)& H0 v- e/ Y9 ?
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
4 N! {7 ^( Z9 V! y( e- ]1 O3 D basicly French with a little English and German. q/ Y& y6 Q9 Z* i J+ C
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest$ F, J4 ~7 o7 t5 t
in North Borneo: u9 U# O7 [, P7 L( ~. {
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces8 u7 u3 [# j+ [# Q( b4 @
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
5 ~4 r9 n, l5 O Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium
% M& f( r. |" }: c6 P \Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
; X5 U0 j9 h! `5 r# x' QFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in0 o! R4 @2 `6 F1 @9 r
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called7 R( b/ j3 o% l4 S
Persian.
% ^/ t5 D: ?- D6 ^+ VFranconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
Y3 q, b/ t3 N8 I1 ], [ Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
5 N: D z' v" T. c( ~ around Nuremberg% r& g/ P# E' ^. r; C* R* z
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces
, M ^# R/ H" h of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
" t) v" D$ @/ _' q. ^9 c& X Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium! ^! R6 O8 K* e- ?# h0 e9 j6 V' H" G
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern% N7 x: @5 f8 B" A8 _) n, h
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
2 w# t3 n$ Y1 [, s( B (mainly west coast)2 `9 H1 ^' E2 b" V- c3 C& _
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland( X2 v: G9 G1 `; ?. @4 b. Z
Gronings -> Dutch dialect
8 k: P5 Q/ q& f$ IGuarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
4 T& Y5 L, e1 A+ P7 t7 Z5 Y3 M# EGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and0 q0 H/ e! \: Z+ g c$ N- T
Pakistan
, `3 o* M( g# j8 r; i, hHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
& p* ~, U( L" Q* [ v$ b+ D. A) x' pHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
6 f: O. F' }$ D* |Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people4 C7 n: N1 T9 c% x! S
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India" i# b5 I# j& A5 d/ a( V4 c6 b. G- }
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona): |7 W' p' F, a2 A. y% e* T
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot) d0 y8 k k& p+ D
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
. T- d% A% j" v# c+ L9 VIlocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
7 V& z/ `, F3 X) R7 FInterglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,: c4 M& Z2 d" z6 J% u. H+ X
circa 1940.) h$ z+ h3 ^ v4 @) m9 m7 f9 }8 e( E* {
Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
4 h% q( c9 T4 I: J* w natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
# o7 s. \2 b/ W `8 KKannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
7 v0 A7 U' c+ Y: w% z. c southern India
( L4 z) n, y. Z& D9 p/ yKikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa8 z7 a/ @6 {3 l0 |. U0 r
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language2 {1 M" W& B. S$ o4 H6 S3 W1 R; r6 ~
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is j c/ U; q. j9 u
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
/ }' J# x, f' ]/ t- u0 b2 ?* g' v9 Q9 KKpele -> language spoken in Africa
; `% A4 S' p9 O- I% F4 zLao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
; Z9 w" _2 u+ N6 W3 r+ t2 O3 O/ n8 u living in northern Thailand' u) w" [, }$ a, Q9 N1 _: Q# {
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya- y# k- |) A" N5 F' W" d' O+ Z
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
5 T z, }1 x$ c6 t% S7 o in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.8 }' f2 E* W# C* N7 G5 _
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
( j0 z( W! ^ L# H9 L) }/ k; V German.$ Q/ g4 J0 m* P( G: U! s
Maa -> language spoken in Africa$ D5 j* E4 h9 N1 V4 Q4 H4 j
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
9 |) S0 f5 s7 t1 ^1 l9 TMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
& j$ }$ q& C |' ^ in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around) p9 W% t& z) O' \ }% Q
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic& y" _' @9 E1 [
and Italian mostly.
8 {" x( ]7 u+ L: B6 R- ~Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
0 H. l s% l& q (Bombay is the capital city)
# L' E( N6 M0 _4 R& ]Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
+ E8 q/ _, x$ Q, B, TMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of- f5 H/ x9 p& I' {0 \7 \8 q7 Z: H
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
) T, ^+ r6 N$ W1 @4 j6 U& e9 HMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)$ ?$ v6 B: i4 s
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
' ]! Q" p9 I3 D2 D1 Z! A7 JNavaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
5 k, P$ o2 d6 t. h/ c& fNdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe6 l7 H" U8 H$ E4 J1 e* h
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa/ J, T* K9 g& |3 T$ O5 b
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba7 ~3 p* X% H8 K r) s( ]
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people
+ K1 u5 C }$ {3 A- ?7 e4 X3 `Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
; b& I# }, k) v3 {5 }- t8 U+ z3 T7 s, k9 rQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)9 W! g8 B! ^# f1 u: d) W: ]
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his4 \) Q" E/ n0 H' ^1 ^
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
b' P* G( Y' ]; f) NShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe$ p' ?# V' O7 [$ i8 v
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of, P/ S* @7 n: w
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
/ W! O; U* [& O% r9 {( ySioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)- Z% r# E6 l A, a
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East$ {' S8 M& q: h3 m* J3 P% e( s8 G( R
Africa; z. ?( ?9 G T3 e* d
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
. ]( G7 @1 ?; H( I4 Z6 M% [Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,) C/ Q& _ ]/ U- p! l, ?" @; Y
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),
8 R8 v8 Y2 P. Q5 `' k; y Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus9 \( [# q2 ~" [
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India2 S) V* G+ [4 O) t' V1 \% W" d
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)
; [+ d7 z) C* t( t7 t" ` QTswana -> language spoken in Africa7 T+ V3 a% T& ~6 Q+ U7 n( F
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.% [4 S: R/ C0 B( b- _. i
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
/ t- }* }3 N- H) F9 FVai -> language spoken in Africa
' [4 ~) M, D8 g3 A6 EVdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,5 \# L5 H* X9 ?, ~4 {% B( Q# c* x
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
7 p- R* h9 X. }4 m+ G# @) k. W language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
7 K- H# W+ [$ B up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland' N8 j$ w# |7 p8 p: M
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
+ P5 K5 v; w, Y! t3 \ 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
& I! k- O+ _4 Y6 K; z( O+ x language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian/ u' q/ d' T o3 z1 G6 X
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
" S5 C% a& p0 G6 A people who went there to work as engineers in the0 d, ^: P6 c, K C7 [1 w- c* |
mining industry during the 17th century.
, f; c# Q4 U# tVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,+ L; i: ? m! I- j' { h, v
circa 1880.
9 x- _, G/ k0 u) \- OVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from, i% r- k! H1 B
the planet Vulcan2 B& F: L7 H4 n# j. [
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
. p; m, M+ u# h French dialect with certain German influences; v$ D7 D- T" E9 r
spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,$ U9 V2 d1 H& f4 ?
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
; E% W4 ] ^# O; a! i% C2 O the Walloons), Belgium
/ ^ R8 ~5 H1 mWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people
. [+ v* n \ S+ T/ EYucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan3 K' O$ D% Z7 P& Z/ F) |& f' c9 v
peninsula in Mexico& B8 P! e1 `6 V2 _* p# i7 d
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect
3 q6 p0 _1 x9 [' ]! S% FZuni -> North American Indian tribe
8 [- S& C; U1 D, i5 X6 v* Q1 G q- H( }1 [ W6 d/ t; q1 z' w* }6 O
" q" H! T0 x: ~4 n/ ~: y( ]# g7 sa' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160). Y/ i* ]; @/ F% O
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)! ]8 R: c% K3 K7 l
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
- T; y$ Q4 ~0 f+ P; V$ P" Ne? -> ?above e
# a2 ^& h+ M( z9 Z2 Me' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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