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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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$ \ C5 ]* }8 M( P2 ]( \Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
. j9 E( x: D8 p5 x : Ek het jou lief
; ]- H% h; N+ ^+ }Albanian : Te dua5 u h1 D0 p, V- h- N9 x2 y
: Te dashuroj
4 j2 y) ?: i: Q: z" D, I3 [% n : Ti je zemra ime! F) F( [8 ] [, W' V
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!5 ^2 S' z) z. Q
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
% j" p. ]2 c+ D% s2 a! a6 oAmharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
" }; ]! Z; ~! |) {0 g : Afekrischalehou5 F; }+ |$ E7 Q) S6 Q% j0 E- _
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)0 F' o; y3 G( }
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male) i6 K# V3 K' |% l" F- R. F
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)+ Q$ W+ e, H O2 Z3 [$ e
: __ ( )
8 X" U6 b/ a) R- P& Q& P7 z: i : ( ) |__|
4 \5 O/ m2 u+ Q: Q4 W6 f, S! c8 L : |__| __ __ | |" d% ~+ p/ {2 v+ z% \
: | |( )( )|__| __% ~4 e: K' U/ d; a7 W) ?' ~7 Q
: |__||__||__|| | / )# s+ W$ s' {& K h$ t
: | (__)(__) | / /
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: | / /
5 U0 {0 c8 R; X Q& K4 m : \ /- R" G8 @* [. k% G7 _* l8 N1 I* f
Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
' a- R' Y! s5 Z2 E French, '~n' as in French
' e) W6 t! E6 B2 D) U 'salon')
4 p* Z1 H4 n+ g% W; ]6 Z/ `Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female), w6 x6 w9 `9 E$ Q- j" E) @! ~3 H
: Ohiboki (male to female)2 h- W& ?- K) L
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males; ^! F; P* t7 c2 U; \: Q
or two females)
3 q1 y* B4 R2 D7 L" ?0 R : Nohiboke (more than one male or females5 c( y- `! z% w" s
to female)
. ^! ]( e2 x' ? K* G* e' a" \ : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)0 b, m2 t( _0 p
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
: O! U! k q3 o% r, O' p males or two females): U( w% r# D3 q# A _: }' U! A
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
4 Y2 z( m1 S0 i/ o than two males)/ b, M/ p4 F. }' a( w1 F2 x$ l/ _" I3 q
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
5 W$ S" Y, c* o& K6 O& a than two females)
" K1 N8 }3 Y1 z" U$ H6 Y# U! IArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)& [- Y) w( k* D' E: c
: Ooheboka (female to male)/ P3 N1 ~; A# G1 c1 s
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)& i$ J; ~& Z9 y9 f, @
: Ana behibek (male to female)0 q A# h( H* U3 C
: Ahebich (male to female)
6 K5 i$ j3 q/ J F8 F% r7 n : Ahebik (female to male)7 {$ D7 _; J. W9 B% q# T, e
: Ana ahebik4 N$ r( x& F* d$ L2 B# l6 _
: Ib'n hebbak, z X3 f2 N9 A: J; @
: Ana ba-heb-bak2 z+ n" n- R, h
: Bahibak (female to male)8 [+ L) h, ?% F. }1 @, t: _" K
: Bahibik (male to female), _% H+ W5 P0 `4 P+ p
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)5 h, W, ?0 H- y% T
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)$ e \1 b K; V2 x/ B2 B
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
' P$ g( b4 \7 \ than one male)% ~. t4 E6 t. v) t' f7 S
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
( n) x7 m; w2 v2 c) H2 d LArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
5 R2 w* I5 b U* tArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem- G8 C" r- L' B: u# _: Q
Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo* i, t( j9 E1 y
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau7 _- B7 j3 a( w
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Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi Y+ g$ p5 k0 h; M3 `' N2 [. q
Basque : Maite zaitut
) X' D; R4 N" d; F, } : Nere maitea ("My love.")
3 z5 O% g0 `) }3 kBassa : Mengweswe
# w: M+ R* \, g% c1 E5 ?; X5 RBatak : Holong rohangku di ho
+ i6 b0 ]4 f: }+ ^% nBemba : Ndikufuna
2 Z# ?0 a! X; q8 C7 TBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
- C- V+ P( \8 D @9 R4 Z : Ami tomay bhalobashi+ f j' r( |7 Y8 E% c; l' ]0 \2 J
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
0 r+ U2 _( | {* l( J/ jBerber : Lakh tirikh7 N3 h& E X+ V9 c% C$ I
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka) w& |4 k" L! e D/ V
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani% g: ^: J! i+ s+ G: d8 N
Bosnian : Volim te
$ \: z5 @' r) w- C- Q# ]: e/ o2 HBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
1 a ?, \" v$ e1 i x5 SBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
) `0 B" |2 X$ L% x! z1 k : Amo te
" y" p& t; h( yBulgarian : Obicham te
& D" s9 a8 z1 t) l : As te obeicham
+ \1 X5 @9 z3 F : As te obicham
5 [( N9 W. s6 Y& \& t : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much"), w/ P/ B g$ K q6 ?5 j
Burmese : Chit pa de
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Cajun : Mi aime jou: x5 Q+ J/ l( w3 B7 \# B" n8 ?& t
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
9 s5 J7 \- r# g: Y : Bon sro lanh oon. j `6 t: A( T% Z3 S7 J
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)4 Z- g2 U) b/ k0 k9 C. `0 s% C' `
: Je t'aime ("I like you")
# \1 E B$ L2 ~4 _ W5 c' N9 L0 e# s : Je t'adore ("I love you")
. ?" c1 r+ q \/ U2 M0 |9 LCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)4 l' M' x7 @2 A" P
: T'estim (Mallorcan)5 v3 d( d4 z! [. u* E- k J( v
: T'estime (Valencian)
0 N5 l1 M0 I/ ^' {; _ : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")3 g7 \2 E/ h) J! N8 [8 v
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
# ?; S0 t8 a5 o. M$ AChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao! m: H; q% f* M+ Q9 s2 F6 i$ }& n
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi2 x# G, {9 B3 U- B
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse7 O! C9 w6 d/ k2 I6 A3 n
Chichewa : Ndimakukonda
" c8 m# H' u3 `! q+ qChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)5 a$ H* l0 H; V& u
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy). x# Q/ [+ r( w5 |% K! }
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
, j% q' p$ l1 F9 t i : Wo oi ney ( " )4 C( p8 G0 e% e; C5 x6 j3 O" T4 E8 T
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)1 m7 o9 j9 l- Y- n1 {" Y' ?& P
: Ngai on ni ( " )% q- c5 v1 w+ p6 D' [
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)" l _# J- {( ^4 ?/ I8 X
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
6 t& f( Q1 p- r) M : Wo ie ni ( " )
8 f# z, p6 n% |4 }% q, e9 { : Wuo ai nee ( " )8 I7 h1 U6 C7 D) k. O
: Wo ay ni ( " ); Q! D! v: `( P* A5 k; T
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)& P2 J9 A7 s. E$ [) P- r
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)
/ o; r$ p; ^) b! }- n" dCorsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)$ R% c) N4 l% c6 u% b* A; j& h
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)1 R) d9 X3 Q7 f2 s/ V
Creol : Mi aime jou) u- J. k3 F! f" K/ ^
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)1 W f1 U1 l: w9 \" ` V
: Volim te (used in common speech)4 Y9 s' J9 S/ g9 |. k8 p8 ?
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech); v' E& D4 C3 y ~" }! v7 b
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
% e! ^0 J" E. J$ k : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
7 Y0 R7 r+ [! c 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in5 }. x# k3 ]; C4 [0 |$ X$ S& W; q0 x) _
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
# B; H* z* m- I9 Y) YCroatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)8 ?8 j. v$ D6 L0 {9 A* q$ y
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
8 T7 H+ w" A; N' L0 ~& { on top of the 'e' in te, which is
8 ^( l1 O2 _- q8 K$ F pronounced 'ye')" L m3 N, z) U: ]
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)8 q' M' i* [# _
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
+ j9 S$ C' e4 b: {% T& | you (very much)", often
! h ^$ d7 z4 T# F- M used and prefered)
8 G: v2 `2 J/ I! M : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)0 j; M6 `2 E9 |
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig' f7 H+ r* _# h6 z, O4 n" g
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia
7 g ]2 t7 b4 U0 y) r+ b! D) aDutch : Ik hou van je$ g6 R+ y+ Y2 ?' z) }# Y
: Ik hou van jou. k9 j5 O) l& |- n
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)7 C" P, D* Y n2 E
: Ik bemin jou ( " )
$ K+ W5 G3 o, n+ t : Ik heb je lief ( " )- u/ O, @: B/ B; c6 n
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
7 ]' H* M% {" v7 p/ G" F# P: U : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
& m! }" B& i5 s" X7 f3 l : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
( F7 p! c$ l/ R2 u6 H8 F9 V- f : Ik houd erg veel van je much")
2 M9 W$ A- V5 ]8 d# N1 k2 U : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you"): @; Z8 |) w. T1 Q% _
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )2 f' {: h% T7 D* {, J" c: n7 L' a
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
# B! e. g: J. Q0 I : Ik vind je heel aardig much")# b! I2 y' ^0 u; I% \
: Ik zie je graag' x( O0 O @8 r) O, z
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
" I+ C6 [& z& s j& Z/ |, z- N" T : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
6 p* x: E# m$ @0 J6 z9 \ (the last two are more superficial, thus more
- r+ D" \3 U8 O7 e( ~ suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
) O+ L/ e% u1 R/ t9 eEnglish : I love you
6 K/ I7 T9 l) q& w" v : I adore you
$ \( }/ j! T" v : I love thee (used only in Christian context). B. P! d4 b" D& N. D
Esperanto : Mi amas vin' x6 A; ]8 V: R4 ^8 S
Estonian : Mina armastan sind+ ?% g' z5 @+ t2 e( |+ g& o: \- v4 D
: Ma armastan sind
% P7 Z; G- k; e4 N+ J7 x' ?8 YEthiopian : Afgreki'4 q# q9 J' ]8 ?6 `6 i
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
8 u6 J+ d* s8 T2 h* c- k; x8 JFarsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")( T1 ^; v% F: {" W
: Asheghetam! }: ^: s% _. ], O
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")5 V$ a, x& t5 i& \8 _, `
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")! F5 |, X5 o& ?+ C I
Filipino : Mahal ka ta
% x" {2 s8 n' d& D) y3 ] : Iniibig kita% y% \4 y* Q4 f4 N/ x3 t
: Mahal kita& f6 d9 Y6 O* |5 v+ ?
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua) Y5 n' _& O# @9 D3 P
: Rakastan sinua
) P- o# l5 ^2 g2 O : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you"); r G* n4 @' j9 P& r
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua; [# h% d9 l9 V+ ]
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")% V. u: g7 K( H1 a* h$ q
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")) f+ Q8 C6 ^( Y
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
; Q0 M! f; a1 Y5 S, [) t5 i! j2 z between lovers)4 |. N$ ~' S' V
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
1 u7 r1 u* q3 J7 s4 A7 `4 F) G and family, not for lovers)) p6 y8 G; L- l- d" t3 w" W/ r
French (formal) : Je vous aime+ b& z/ M% [9 [1 R' N5 c) N
* m0 g: y' j2 d- M, MGaelic : Ta gra agam ort4 j& q8 ]# y8 m: z3 w
: Moo graugh hoo
5 R# g% U- ^/ K# b' ~& [" J" l0 C# oGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
! N, T. a6 P# H" \9 gGerman : Ich liebe dich. { H9 t& \7 H. T/ r2 l
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
5 J2 ~; j* h% {, i& K M conservative)2 L( O4 y8 U* N7 D7 c8 B
German dialects:: T* j3 D6 P: e7 q6 u
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
& n4 {5 {( @& y! e! [ r (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
- ]/ X k# w6 p. ?* v4 C) Q3 W+ x : I lieb di
: ~& J7 k+ c4 \5 \: F* {9 `Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
3 P3 N' T7 N9 ~& x' Y, t/ ~1 r2 L8 u (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich7 K" t9 X- n' R6 d' r+ @
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
) i. w* S7 q! Y- x* aBochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
0 o% {8 D; |7 F/ j: MFranconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai1 Z) p3 c% t& ?* X' ^
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a l8 ~8 Z D* Y# h5 u0 y; b
relationship)
, S' Q$ T" `+ | : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,- `" x% O, j) l7 ^- }* C9 e# z" c& Z
ment as a compliment, not litterally)4 p3 p0 X, i$ u# T n5 K
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",
1 H, |6 H( a/ n% \- G3 s' I a Franke would never say "I love you")8 u4 M( V. \* L9 f
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)3 s6 s- a1 C% w* T/ S
: Ik hald fan dei' Y! Z# M% Y2 V0 y3 l" }
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb
* q3 _9 x" a ^, a, ~Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
# L$ u& u* J2 V1 QSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb( @: g/ ^$ u! T/ E$ J8 f
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch3 i- K& H. e" ~- y% f+ O' H8 U
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
4 F1 J: B W: w) v$ J; q% mSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn' _+ Q b4 j& Q6 s( G- U: R' h# L
(Schweizerdeutsch)
( C% r4 y' q* S3 l& v: w& NVorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di7 q) X9 ^" [0 r3 m, A
(Vorarlbergerisch)
- e3 [- ?5 V9 a' k- oGreek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower: Y/ o) f( F+ g! L
case 'gamma')% f2 p: \% T3 ^& f0 g$ F
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
' @: z7 `" y% `+ V : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
. l8 q( D, ^2 F) B( f : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)8 q/ p- V1 b( V% Q( a3 @) g, C
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
# |; D. T( [+ G3 k0 \7 } : Se latrevo ("I adore you")
1 _% ^3 C9 a3 ]6 Z : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)& ?- L" N& w6 l ?
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
3 O9 G; Q! W$ ?5 J; \, vGreenlandic : Asavakit
) U9 O) w9 b4 p6 I& o5 FGronings : Ik hol van die" {/ ~! _7 j3 z* ~; E
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
; W. i# C7 L2 ?0 t! T6 |Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
& [% }6 H3 I: c9 q7 T : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
% c" R" W' x7 t9 I. `& b5 V5 k* } pronounced)6 y+ |9 x8 f8 t& d* _, A$ ^
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Hausa : Ina sonki
% B5 U& a Q0 F X; eHawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe6 C# A' ?( S: {6 E- m
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you9 }2 t ?1 i' I) o* l
very much")
! ?1 \" A) M2 Y/ ^3 v3 z5 l$ `4 Z& cHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
2 z6 i7 |, D% o5 K : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male). S+ e# ?# J7 {1 o' n
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
( C; {+ @4 ?, Y% Z7 n* o& d" l : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
, W' j, X5 S G) N$ a& S) @: o ('kh' pronounced like
D" Y U5 n+ ~1 Q Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to* y; m. T3 ^/ |0 H9 }5 G
French 'r')2 _( O! f. h/ ?4 P* l
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)5 ]3 F6 ~6 ?$ q+ h
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
0 z& d( |' a1 d. o' B( c0 [0 } : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
& t, l4 w5 C! X+ p: O" Z- o5 V : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
0 d5 A" W9 V* m5 J3 x : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
4 ]* @+ f) `0 i% @. l' l! B : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo+ b: P& H9 i' l: H/ j! [" X
: Mae tumko peyar kia
$ t5 l, Y- ?6 P : Main tumse pyar karta hoon! z$ q* ^5 X3 O3 P" Q3 m" a
: Main tumse prem karta hoon
# G* q- t0 ~ j3 O+ o. x, P7 J : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not9 H; M+ T9 _5 _0 ~9 i$ X5 x
pronounced)# v, b/ O4 n$ [7 }# t: R
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
; |# C- r5 A/ MHungarian : Szeretlek; D5 A! y1 D9 }. M
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
( B6 T7 S* p# @' k no one else")
" `- d9 V* e- j- Y9 E( _8 \8 F : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,+ H5 @: \4 |% Z
you", a reinforcement)
6 `0 X: } }, J' ]/ o& f (The above two entries are never heard in
$ E; h! e$ h/ Z4 Q6 S a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana9 F9 S; M$ F3 l5 l) {+ V
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you1 Z: S a& [+ i4 {
very much")
6 R* O' @. C# D$ J5 aIcelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
( v% K! X) ^. c! j5 oIlocano : Ay ayating ka
7 i5 E( \0 D& j" E4 d& ]Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)% x' n1 o8 I" e7 n7 {2 U( ?
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )8 H, D2 U* `5 F8 w3 K( P/ j2 l6 H
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )
% b8 J. l, y6 w : Saja kasih saudari ( " )
3 q5 a. s1 y: z; q" t : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used): v9 q/ u% Q% u5 s& R
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )
2 K9 h* Q0 \0 y$ D! u6 v* i : Aku cinta kamu ( " )
) {+ t# y/ I1 P" y! G) @7 EInterglossa : Mi esthe philo tu( l2 b3 i( ~6 W2 r/ o
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
) ~/ N7 o6 m3 m' a, h# Q A : Ti voglio bene (between friends). H$ A4 h0 M9 i8 ]
: Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
8 Q. C7 f1 a" r4 n# R you", refering to other person's$ B; \7 D+ g# z+ r+ s9 p3 c$ K
body)
1 o" E+ C+ J+ E/ Y' `8 G) w' GIrish : Taim i' ngra leat
. h! n( i9 R6 Y2 KIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit2 D* e5 G7 p3 O, A' W+ c
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru6 _! Y' b! i$ E1 z3 ?. W. j! y
: Aishiteru3 l- X1 q' a' c' c
: Chuu shiteyo- z$ J, `$ Y' C5 Z
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da
. i& T- ~: b2 n s- U [9 t : Ore wa omae ga suki da; h. Z, l: @, F7 W* z, C
: Suitonnen i% N }; J9 \! h1 y3 p
: Sukiyanen
2 ~- f- i, S# x9 ^; l$ F : Sukiyo" K5 p1 [$ T- s6 \% f
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
; `% ]- F% f/ Q$ C- P! b : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu! R2 `) l4 |7 x1 z, p3 g
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
/ m% E" `5 y9 X) q* J r C! d+ p : A-i-shi-te ma-su" n- r* H8 A; h4 ]
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu" } B% S+ k; j" G3 y8 ~! j
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a) d- A+ `4 P* K1 N
start, when you are not yet real lovers)# t/ ~& O/ Y( P: q1 M
Javanese : Kulo tresno$ \, |7 ^5 \9 q+ ]3 Q0 ^
% O" M+ ^. W% n" J- PKankana : Laylaydek sik a0 y; Y7 g; z. |# w" H6 X
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
' [% M# M& V( g9 W$ O& f : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene3 A B* M/ Y+ b9 ?* t6 J+ B* l
Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')1 P' a& |: v" P- G; |
Kiswahili : Nakupenda- G# ]; S+ I/ r
: Nakupenda wewe* s: G v' ?# `8 o8 _/ g
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel"): ~5 K6 i; N- e2 c) _
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
% P+ f+ `3 M- p8 c0 T/ W, a : qamuSHa' ("I love you")
7 _, g# W8 R0 {: g; Z# K : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")& Z e& w" E' _5 B' O! L$ @
: qaparHa' ("I like you")
6 v) {- g2 r* k G5 V0 e : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
$ e1 Z! ~ ^. I: u* R) w$ j+ [3 z7 C (words are often unnecessary as the thought# D/ ]! y( Y Z$ ?; B/ C* J0 J3 k
is most often conveyed nonverbally with" p6 d7 {% k6 {# S( a# ?5 i
special growlings)
! U0 \5 R/ V# ^ c5 wKorean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
5 K7 ~4 @: w4 `0 H : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
: A0 t- Q9 U; `0 B* p : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " ) d. E+ q4 q1 z& l
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )6 q8 c, R9 P D* m% L8 W
: Tangsinul. m( ?, ~% v- s" Y' z$ T- Q
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")6 i5 t( Y* e$ z% X1 [3 T9 q
: Dangsinul saranghee yo8 k$ x2 N: ~* u
: Saranghee T) c f. n5 U( E; U) X
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")% X3 m( `7 h2 q5 ~9 u6 i
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
, X, h+ I* x' H8 E- w" J very much")1 i( `" l" s5 A( U* `( u
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
) i C1 [7 v5 c* I/ D you very much")' W# u3 T; f6 A
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")- }" } v0 R& u( I
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
7 H+ A: k& ]( i H1 v1 P "I love her")
/ N) n e, q6 h V1 O8 y : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how& B0 I% m: _( E/ ^# R
much I love him/her")' S8 x B1 i, g% F0 ]4 y
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda4 j& Q4 _. D- _( o# n c6 M) E+ E
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")1 Q) V& i( `7 m% ~% K
: Saranghaeyo (more formal); f( D% z# Y) c& I
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)
1 [7 s, `/ a, f8 w W) N7 R; Y2 K1 r : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
2 ^6 L0 S$ s1 D0 u0 z- N' W relationship)
% g5 A$ m7 A9 z1 b* R7 F$ ?: F# V( P : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
* S; k: A( p& J3 W t way")! g4 i* P/ I" K6 B3 A
Kpele : I walikana
6 C/ U+ A$ Y) SKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
$ n5 g- v; B4 g( k
# }) f1 @' y2 o% QLao : Khoi hak jao
. [3 N( e9 _" [5 }3 b+ P/ F- ^ : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
3 B0 Y3 O+ R) X( ^2 [ : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
3 R! X: b3 r- R4 U, A$ I : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",' F6 {8 C/ }1 A" K9 A! d1 [) I4 Y+ l
but is used for "I love you".)- i( v4 k7 Z. |. w0 S) H
Latin : Te amo
. U2 E! E1 V: a+ Q4 M9 L- h" ~) m. S1 o : Vos amo
4 B3 o W' u3 P$ U. GLatin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)& K( ], V* I) t& |7 o6 T
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu'); u2 P: m2 F2 ?' V/ r
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,4 {6 ]% f2 R4 @; u( R6 G, \: T
a 'long i')
: ^8 c' l" M" r, E* y5 @2 R, H& [ : Es milu tevi (less common)
# }+ @6 D/ \; kLebanese : Bahibak$ q& ~! X1 G( k' p- N0 \% E! j
Lingala : Nalingi yo9 A! |0 S! K/ f4 w/ L1 E" _
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!9 c( t/ Q7 q O. R+ ]: t6 @
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
l+ }+ n" r& |# k" X K : Ash mir lutavah
* Z' f! q2 N, hLojban : Mi do prami9 `, }6 U0 l$ x- q" V' J* E
Luo : Aheri
! x$ J4 k/ J2 CLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
$ t& @; P% H1 k2 G) t! w9 \% J
- P: }! I9 @) AMaa : Ilolenge
' y1 m$ `8 S; d. a. R( f% d+ `5 JMacedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
- L/ u, p7 X( G$ d$ r3 d : Te ljubam ("I really love you"). t. a( v% j" W8 ^
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
8 w0 n6 ^* C |" w& g4 F : Pozdrav ("Greetings")
( |: `3 T! d3 t2 O5 A" y ^) @Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!9 h( v3 B2 H8 C: E8 n9 v s: m
Maiese : Wa wa
, l8 \! O& J, U3 eMalay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)0 N% C8 I. P1 ?1 S! }# l8 q
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)$ A5 P1 ?% U# l4 }, _$ m
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
( u L+ Q E$ l1 U : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
, [: h9 ^+ o# N* o' ` : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)% `+ B1 `/ _! @; r
: Saya cintakan awak
7 I8 |' V. z9 T" e$ R9 C: Z : Aku cinta pada kau
+ S1 L0 C" `7 \8 n- m6 Z : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
5 P6 r. T3 a# j) F8 M, w4 w : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened! U& w4 _5 I) T- l
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should/ k# C v( I' f: H2 Z
only be used if you know the person _really_
" D- f, |5 }" E! ]: i5 Z well)7 {$ |* [) R# S8 K
: Saya sayang pada mu
" Z8 j; F" f' e6 L6 {7 l: w : Aku sayangkan engkau
) c M! H- _4 d8 j' P2 a : Saya sayang pada mu' ?. J: X) E4 j4 ] ^. h$ ?
: Aku menyintai mu
% s. D/ L( j- q+ A7 F : Aku menyayangi mu' K5 ~. F3 B4 W6 m1 |( E6 `
: Aku kasih pada mu* }) B8 j" g# _1 B& z
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
6 \+ Y5 A) B* s8 S8 q( bMalayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu( T4 K; S/ u; {; L4 q
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
9 {7 U+ H d5 p2 h% I* ]! t : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu
/ J6 Y c2 t6 `/ T2 \Maltese : Jien inhobbok0 D2 n# c, ~3 B
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
# e% Z6 n" Z3 L# @) h) R : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)/ Y8 J* L1 O) c! ?, P! J
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)# s' N- L# M- w E
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,5 h `! @) h3 K: \: a. S
literally "Love to you, my friend")3 e8 O" n3 ?# f4 D
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa. ]) a: B* ?3 i0 g, V# M, L* B
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua8 i+ q0 ~1 E$ ~9 T
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
2 [5 b/ C' U3 S' z' Y : Kanhebek (in different cities)
7 F3 ]& R# p) p6 U# u2 p* ^" g I
4 N- d' V0 |: B6 bNavaho : Ayor anosh'ni
5 y- @. \( ]; `6 i2 n' ANdebele : Niyakutanda: H6 f s. B0 O7 x% n" l6 f' ]3 a
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
7 x" W; q' T( c3 Y' p : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
0 j! w' j, n; f0 } : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
% {$ c, U0 U0 G- S used by upper-class and6 x$ ?# L+ K3 ~& w/ j
conservative people)2 c) k8 k: A! e
Nyanja : Ninatemba
. b: ?% L) \3 l7 Y; R& Q" I4 z) |/ `: Q- }
Op : Op lopveop yopuop
4 S3 F9 `8 ^* z2 q" | b2 r" pOsetian : Aez dae warzyn
* R& H! j) e: ?# g9 @% d
) b1 I+ _& Q' G) G, o P8 ^Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai7 x7 K! F- u, c' {, z# T% o
: Muje se mu habbat hai5 q! m2 N, }+ a1 n* u+ j6 y. m/ k' [
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo+ E! [ N ]9 h+ P6 U5 {
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye1 }2 \) K" O7 E9 x; }
Pilipino : Mahal kita
9 C# ]) `! z; E# w4 X d : Iniibig kita
7 k0 X- G5 s7 O* ]Polish : Kocham cie( ~ i1 z( [: ]5 W# m+ m7 d
: Kocham ciebie9 Q4 y' t+ ]. U: E8 J
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used); d$ r/ c- e! o7 e$ l3 L) q
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
9 \$ ~9 C0 Q( x: k$ i : Amo te
* h7 h0 C1 i7 [2 DPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
1 k/ A, }0 E, ]6 j' G (Pronounced as two words,3 T! N6 g- L+ h g1 v+ }9 Z, @1 b- n
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
5 T* } w0 H6 G$ Z 'd' have bars through the stems
6 ^0 S3 j, B; h$ M) S! t) t, Y indicating affrication, the ':'
/ T6 G3 h: }: D" ^ indicate minute pauses)% X! {, N7 v+ Z u8 w) \
Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
" @- w U' {6 E7 r+ L : Mai taunu pyar karda7 \3 Z$ ~# Z1 ^3 W0 A. _# N/ S
: Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:) _* a. P( C4 u, `' t
"meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
7 D6 O6 z1 j9 w. y) f% V ' = stressed syllable
8 D8 ?4 ^3 u. V5 s) k/ z) m7 ?' iPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
1 \7 ?! I: m2 u0 t% S7 H7 e, A F0 ? I3 X' w
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
9 {8 s( {+ h: V' u' E4 E8 C2 x7 \
! |9 u" |8 L7 sRaetoromanisch : Te amo |8 L \- |6 y/ g" e1 v
Romanian : Te iubesc1 n: M2 a. e" O, l
: Te ador (stronger)" s- V0 l6 z7 r
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)2 L& t5 i, I+ w% `! |) t4 `5 _
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)8 ]9 o. @! r4 F, X' g8 w, s
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
" w: B- E( A2 v : Ya lyublyu tyebya5 X+ k$ g) F: h4 Q
4 Y/ y4 h& R5 ?0 y9 xSamoan : Ou te alofa outou
& x% _% e* T+ H" u3 | : Ou te alofa ia te oe3 F3 _7 t$ H+ @; j6 v2 y+ R( R
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")1 b7 L' b: c7 G) e3 V
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
6 ` E0 v% ?% A( n0 P or art)
; K* l' m& O/ M5 B1 U! EScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort% t8 ]9 N9 H0 e- ], t
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
6 r; O% @+ a% L : Volim vas (used in common speech)
5 g9 S; i- V, p : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
% P# i, K& `. V' \% Y! ` 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in6 _/ f% ^. `/ O/ p- N L
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
2 f- ?+ h l4 `Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)& v4 G9 h6 L4 O, j
: Volim te (used in common speech)
; l4 `- q3 x8 z* F% R/ O9 oSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
+ Z1 P; S# q3 B' @, [Serbocroatian : Volim te
8 H1 x; ]$ }% O9 S : Ljubim te7 R0 `# i1 g0 S5 y
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
. i/ y4 l6 q" k8 @Shona : Ndinokuda
- J6 @+ D3 p: a' Q# G$ s/ U" `. OSinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
! |6 e7 e4 o5 e$ [Sioux : Techihhila6 o2 U& o' o; Z" O: ^6 w
Slovak : Lubim ta
3 ]+ [% S. C: R+ I( CSlovene : Ljubim te2 h1 x- [* c( s
Spanish : Te amo
* m' h9 } ^2 C. A( [ : Te quiero
! J3 |/ i* _) T& E : Te adoro ("I adore you")
! J8 ]* a% T0 {$ K : Te deseo ("I desire you")
- ^; r: O0 G( _8 R : Me antojis ("I crave you")
) \9 _2 D0 W7 N! b; ?Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi
* K/ [9 g1 E% L0 q, p: ASwahili : Nakupenda
; T5 ]& n3 L* g; [( T : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
+ |. W! T! G! g$ e9 w$ v/ P9 J : Ninikupenda1 S4 k8 c& i. z3 j
: Dholu'o
( L; b' }: f$ r" \; aSwedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
2 J$ k/ o! l _6 e4 t5 z tSyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)0 Z% W0 H* u" e
: Bhebbak (female to male)
( T' x1 t; e4 C) q& ~' {
5 A9 O( W$ H8 GTagalog : Mahal kita
' S" J9 H6 l& @& |8 j; r* W7 S2 g$ ~Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe* u2 y# u" d; b" W: Q- A
: Ua here vau ia oe7 w0 s& R. ?, u8 t4 y5 V
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
' _' i* Y' Z- b5 @7 T( [ : Nan unnai kathalikaren" h0 j* i; {8 j9 c
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me"); `: h$ y4 s3 R; d
: N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")* y7 H. _$ r& ?5 f) d& ~
: Nam vi'rmberem
& w& M2 y% o1 k$ ATelugu : Ninnu premistunnanu" `8 z# d. h- H! P, ]! n; o5 C
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu$ i+ Y6 b s$ T" {% d
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
$ o9 A8 s/ K4 _8 KThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
+ b" C6 W# }7 N : Phom ruk koon ( " ); h0 `; K( Z' g( w% B4 d
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
9 ^5 o4 Z! J9 q : Chun ruk koon ( " )
) {3 q% R1 P3 U- @Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
5 X; y; b; \; s( `Tswana : Dumela
4 ]0 y8 f! ^: O( |; ~, PTunisian : Ha eh bak4 H; G0 Q! X! |$ Z- K, z" ^7 w
Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
P4 i- o+ F0 i7 V' B0 WTurkish : Seni seviyorum# L5 f# S }8 N/ u0 O Y* ~$ y
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
+ B% w/ g* ^2 J) c! p1 z1 ~/ w- J6 c (g has a bar on it)+ M- v# j1 ]6 X& O: h# Z8 E# O7 \
Twi : Me dowapaa
- f% Z' W( i {
. t3 \1 s/ W+ p9 `3 W' X# GUkrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
! b7 {1 q# K% S! F1 m! J : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
! T8 S7 D6 m. C }0 U8 ]/ P) Q( |$ h9 r : Ja vas kokhaju5 J# A7 |9 e- E; ]! P
: Ja pokokhav tebe- w% }+ |- r4 l4 M/ z1 V4 C
: Ja pokokhav vas
2 M- v/ q1 H3 R, u6 K9 Q4 FUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon& X6 K# e' o' z" O. S
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai7 g+ q: u6 J0 T/ D5 t6 B1 M( _# J
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
. ]/ S1 C, Z# G9 z( j; [+ F : Kam prem kartahai3 L, x5 x1 f, _6 ?
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:2 O! G0 n3 V9 k7 x+ g4 C
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")) ?8 r# X' R/ W0 g5 C+ B; o
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
6 A7 }( V; G: Z! E, M* Y% u7 W "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as1 @/ {/ o3 `$ R S& b# R! ]: C$ ^
in bath)9 d9 U( A/ { F: m. l8 _# M
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold0 w2 d/ p/ k# j" Z" q& Y) ?
$ ?9 |1 x$ k1 ?, b
Vai : Na lia4 k2 ^1 O3 ^; h
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg$ \- V/ t w8 r3 y1 L6 r& j; s; O
Vietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)
8 D S) V: ~: W : Em ye�u anh (female to male)
8 m* O( s1 b) j; \6 M8 @8 T' Y : Toi yeu em4 q2 U# X% }# m) |$ U
Volapa"k : La"fob oli! M# O4 D; s8 c4 ^* m/ E0 l: d. i
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha6 A) A; J' U ?, z$ M
2 H& N7 B& v5 m8 S" U1 V# R8 P) \) X. D
Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di( Q. G8 K( W( @1 Z+ h8 ?: u
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
8 s# H2 l* L9 N: E5 {Wolof : Da ma la nope
& R0 E/ W4 Y! O) N : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)% J" o$ |7 ^" o1 [
: `7 m' S& o, ~* b. S4 g2 }% P
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib* H; H2 q& [ h7 A: P0 F
: Ich libe dich2 P4 z2 p& ~; f. J3 D3 [5 a
: Ich han dich lib) x1 |' s+ g9 F" \% r
: Kh'hob dikh lib5 ^) N4 g0 f8 {6 y& x E5 r5 L" f* r
: Kh'ob dikh holt
" B+ H4 K7 d2 b1 T% [" N4 M# M7 I; ` : Ikh bin in dir farlibt# F7 _$ s6 ]' f
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
) P/ b( X* H8 p8 C0 k : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
8 Z2 \3 B# l$ p1 P( i7 I N lovers can also feel; it
' C+ K5 v' y; V1 }6 z indicates more a desire to
$ W& `7 `. ^1 Q spoil and protect the other* O) I* l1 X9 x+ E
person)
/ i* K6 F. D& t5 V/ _. ]Yugoslavian : Ja te volim
* g' x9 X4 z+ X" B
( O1 r1 s( j$ {2 U4 e4 BZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)2 T% ~4 I4 Z. z1 C( ~* a
Zulu : Mena tanda wena
( j. ]) ~0 _# \6 @+ |2 ~2 ~# c' Z# K : Ngiyakuthanda!
& o2 A d( k6 z6 u( |4 Z: FZuni : Tom ho' ichema
/ T$ S8 s4 Y v- X% ^
8 s- q4 H# U: U1 x6 E; q1 K
5 ^- [/ B/ i7 U6 Y9 `) f3 ~3 }2 r- S
Explanation of Languages
( h( p- U0 |; z5 K% E------------------------! t- I1 l- Y% B* C" _, V
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa
3 m1 I4 V. {+ c6 ~Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal4 }3 \0 `8 _. O# h8 V# n: I1 W# B# V( u
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
7 g% x: i7 I7 d* p* \8 I, l like Germans)
% h/ Q( u/ F* P+ _6 g2 aAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of* L2 ~# _# J! S: z) ~& k6 g
over 80 languages spoken there.
; a3 L: I6 @# H( EApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
0 Y; N* Y$ x6 B5 D, V states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
/ L* V: K5 ~& ~' z$ @# ?! X Canadian to Mexican borders
4 K$ t* n; f! q: D7 V7 oArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including+ J9 V% @7 b& T$ G/ Z" v: w
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
/ A1 V0 T( N2 _3 }4 N Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and) Z' m/ R1 @; S g+ B9 m
the region of Palestine. Z. H/ z4 r" T- X# T
Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
8 n! E4 e3 g* X+ Z many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
+ D$ ^) b7 p$ K! C3 w& O9 F$ I' l is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.3 C) W' r! K, o1 A$ U7 Z, P6 D
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India! T8 r& R/ [5 t
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa$ z$ F6 r( E& ]! d* u8 D
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of$ |4 u. }% a/ T. ^
Indonesia
+ E+ J8 O5 b1 h- |, ]( v2 r7 jBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern% i* D. r8 o& u
Germany (actually a German dialect)
( m. I" i5 \3 uBemba -> language spoken in Africa# p. r3 {' h4 q R. w# H
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
1 J2 } z# e2 Z6 j" K$ i as well as almost all people of Bangladesh9 _. _9 F: I7 e4 E& O9 }* r' E* j
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
, e( @/ m. ^6 O& B: y9 eBraille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.$ E; B. n9 ]+ Y: f% C1 a% _: @1 U
It is 'read' by touch.6 H8 S% g# S b5 j/ q9 a2 r
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from6 ^# D/ M7 q6 X: h4 u' x# |
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.9 P+ O9 c( K7 b' ]6 L
Acadia is in an Atlantic province.
4 _+ B( b7 S4 |1 O# B9 S9 UCebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu8 n7 h. Y( _; s2 ]5 k
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe
, S; s7 r) Y/ }4 y" [- W l; iCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
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Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
& d: r* }0 p* `4 g& _% e, ]Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
* c0 U' O+ ^4 O+ Y9 eCreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
7 x; N, `, {: A1 @6 ^# v* P: m+ R basicly French with a little English and German.
7 X7 W0 \# {2 L d N0 ^0 C( |, gDusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
0 \6 b. e) ?; E$ ~ in North Borneo
; [# Z) J: K- t0 k2 M8 a& zDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
1 U. P( f5 H7 v' ?9 w% I( R" r a7 V of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and6 X# ~% B9 u3 e8 v* U: ?+ h* E
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium( U% I8 R; c; s+ x/ u+ u
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.9 G( b4 X1 u5 E/ c' P' r8 X
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
( \4 V1 I) |, E5 {$ Y8 A Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called2 z. K, _9 s; `- x( B
Persian.
; W; |+ c# s7 @2 ^" o& b, dFranconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
. a$ A* _% \* O }/ k0 z/ B Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area3 R5 Q* r& l* J/ `& d! S
around Nuremberg( C0 Y6 l2 ]7 w, o1 q
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces
6 y- \, B& U, U6 D5 F of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-" g* K/ f: k4 \% h+ ~8 n
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
/ d8 O, O4 @" F: l) I: S; u& |0 rFriesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern' _# h1 z! C7 L: u: o$ }
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
; P, o* J6 w% B$ }; D' L (mainly west coast)# B8 v* n/ }3 d: ]- u: K4 l
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland' P& x3 g4 p5 }$ c# Z
Gronings -> Dutch dialect
" S) ~% q- D+ f; O4 c* H4 @Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
( b! ^: g$ D2 H" ^! f5 [" DGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
* X. U. Y3 q! k- J Pakistan; s: n0 I; @9 |$ o$ {1 ~
Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
' N; K l8 V! L/ KHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
, J& u1 T. J$ jHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people+ y' X) o0 ]0 \/ n1 F
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
# {! p/ P2 k! E5 w) G) VHopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)# C( ?+ O' [: r$ U4 O2 ?
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
3 v. V5 q# e7 k' a4 z natives, specifically the Ibaloi's+ K7 g# Z9 K: ?6 D: g5 U
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
: I6 `; ?# j' C0 v- BInterglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,, Y( m* z2 B8 }, r8 u# ]" @
circa 1940.' }) U6 U; K3 g* x g; |
Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
" j% U* U* O9 ~% L2 E& }* _ natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's# f# A$ E& G# X9 j
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,7 a. b1 Q I' M, W
southern India. l/ H" [4 a4 D+ P8 s8 H
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
: I- e0 n& H+ lKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language0 k4 ^; L# l( I" ]: O3 b, {
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
7 P7 ^# Y N7 W+ d; d Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.. M a P5 B/ v; I) O
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
- ^, L7 p; P5 ?. t( S% a% JLao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people& m/ a8 w% R1 W0 L5 {% K O% z
living in northern Thailand
( ]! T7 ]8 O t3 H3 q/ ~Luo -> language spoken in Kenya3 D$ `3 s' m }; \- W
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
, }! _! q5 ^6 L i' W in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
& C2 ]6 @" ?; F! s A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on; R5 J: s# P. @7 e! I6 v
German.+ u; r5 |& k: ^( I3 y
Maa -> language spoken in Africa
6 d+ k4 C. p' W. t7 E) |) n& ^8 v$ s/ vMalayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India2 u( v( |2 x Y1 X G: L7 H$ l
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
1 A8 M$ r! A6 d. L- C in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
- {& r, |0 _2 d& t4 a 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
* Y3 t1 {5 O# S6 F- p4 j1 u+ t7 R9 c and Italian mostly.
" W( Q0 P o) S) ]5 k }" TMarathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India) I1 t" q, y8 O+ M
(Bombay is the capital city)8 u Q2 G7 G4 a
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
- ^2 r E# t$ `% V$ o) G. L6 u$ hMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of& z; W2 Z6 C- m& n: A$ Y8 h
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)) e2 O. C; L3 n
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei). M m0 q; \- o, u4 R5 R
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa/ h+ j/ d* C6 t
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)8 Z4 u& e4 R* f- x8 T
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe7 y, D- z% ^* Y+ c+ a; D5 U
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa( g1 s) }) V6 T7 \; g: \1 K( `
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba# S2 q) @5 i7 l" w
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people! `; k5 D' B/ r# `3 u# f
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
! V4 a4 Q/ I9 D6 n, |/ @7 T, JQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
0 _- y+ V9 F/ N6 \Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
& U4 D( }2 ~3 ^. e5 n books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
8 `% j( H, D2 w! T bShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe( j' d' W/ e w2 F
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of( `7 J3 R4 L9 I3 ~1 m3 E
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.0 l9 K% {" R; t, K% Q+ L2 s
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
3 i2 Z/ u& P# z& ]- ^Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East) C2 ?; e+ s; r ]* J0 G
Africa
/ K" t1 G$ P. vTagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
# h C3 I' D# G( ?9 Y0 Z: ETamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
% m- X6 S: H( W9 k& U) v, b9 z and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),! _8 S; b" ^" @( w6 y( @9 f
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus$ _/ o( @" u- f
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
9 `2 L4 f5 ~/ G8 s: n (eleventh most spoken language in the world)+ Y1 I/ E" q7 `! E4 y- d2 b! \
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa
% |5 \) h1 L7 \Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.. F+ x% \6 N% j2 }, l
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
2 }5 z/ ?/ |# i2 BVai -> language spoken in Africa0 S% f; u0 W" U( B3 C; s" I
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,* _! j; y, w5 E2 @1 a) ~
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
J! j- {" C5 b% D$ J% j/ R+ p language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
* k3 Z' |0 a3 y up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland! y! m5 ?+ r) s1 |8 J* Z3 A% w7 n
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
5 w/ |+ u" q7 ~3 N: q3 d$ Y 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
+ I& A* U' [) W language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
4 \* Q+ N% p4 F" o/ N; x$ c with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
& b. E( n+ U+ K7 v people who went there to work as engineers in the
6 j* N+ Q0 `3 D5 \" c2 Q mining industry during the 17th century., C$ b: M9 I8 Y/ j2 J# o
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,, M! ?" f9 P5 G5 X, _2 `
circa 1880.
/ X- z% p) @/ q; }; q' {4 t$ vVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
$ R9 I- P/ E+ K& E6 _! V the planet Vulcan6 b/ p, j, q# j$ u% S
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
/ S+ x9 B1 ~1 l6 I- x+ P7 k% t French dialect with certain German influences, c( j4 ^( O. M& ^8 y
spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,' ?" } b! C) \0 O: _" j, n
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
4 J! e9 K# h# N! F+ C9 }, l" k7 d, } the Walloons), Belgium) T4 m5 M/ e* o, m* S
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people
) c' {/ u$ j* _$ b, T: hYucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan7 k* K% k* M5 z% W/ T& p
peninsula in Mexico
2 H: p9 A: P; F% d3 m4 @. AZazi -> Kurdic dialect
6 ? b: L$ `8 F8 O( @5 {+ }( cZuni -> North American Indian tribe4 m) \* D& s: N# i9 Z5 {+ c, Q
( G2 o# q7 z& }5 `
+ a, Y% M% R9 za' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
1 N% |$ ?/ \/ e1 {( e+ Ea" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
3 F. r' M. U6 l# {1 c za? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
! N% \* E/ E$ A1 J' Y5 Je? -> ?above e5 u8 k% y: l( @- [; f& U
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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