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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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2 H' g% Y1 u" T6 g/ MAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou* `( S1 @2 m' \, h, x- `% W1 K
: Ek het jou lief
' w2 R/ k* }6 j, aAlbanian : Te dua
1 V% x; l( G r3 H : Te dashuroj' T' D( W( N* ~' e3 Z7 T4 a" ]
: Ti je zemra ime- f* F& T; D3 R8 F# w& s9 |0 I( J
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
4 [ F+ A# e8 _; i6 AAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear6 u6 `5 r5 r$ W, |$ p% V2 Z2 R* P6 }
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
& A$ I/ j, C3 v- }; X; R : Afekrischalehou
2 H! W- Q W9 I4 K; lAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)2 h% F$ w# U @1 ]/ V
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)8 w4 t6 V9 I6 ^- _3 S7 Z
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
8 \( d2 r# Y" k# r( d+ {8 A : __ ( )
# L- E$ q }& O' x% t5 V: o9 Z : ( ) |__|( E( l7 B% u' [ e
: |__| __ __ | |
; T8 f. R2 U( _ k: W : | |( )( )|__| __: f( A5 z$ F+ [7 U6 z
: |__||__||__|| | / )
6 Y/ n; @3 I. `1 e+ H : | (__)(__) | / /
) I+ W( [2 [+ \" y : | |/ /
8 Z0 u. x9 K0 F* A" i : | / /" m/ D) u. J ^1 Y$ |
: \ /; ]1 N% O- u( ^6 Z- x1 m' Q3 q ?
Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like0 G! U: c! x% \6 ?3 y" c
French, '~n' as in French
& Q# H4 D3 t* X. C7 ~: E$ u 'salon')! S! m: i0 Z) w! W$ @
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
$ y7 _4 Y ], T9 O9 A3 Z& y% `$ M : Ohiboki (male to female)' b) H- ?: U, l
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males. D9 o5 X2 k+ x+ k+ o3 ~2 ?
or two females) U( M+ M# j- o4 I+ o( {- v
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females
6 k. }) }- W. @3 d to female)
/ E) G" n8 D8 l& p, j# @ : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male). \7 g/ W, D8 W% \" c3 j' ?
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
E! d- e+ S4 n& e3 f$ i: z$ r6 s males or two females)
) t, [; {/ E+ E9 _2 C% \# O : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
6 \, o+ ?: O5 _8 I" | than two males)
" Y- U3 v$ q1 S : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more! i3 J, f$ ^0 u5 y2 c8 n+ x: a6 y: J
than two females)! X7 T8 g8 G8 Y
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
/ S) \; R: [6 m : Ooheboka (female to male)) I" f* Q- c1 T; \4 m
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
8 Z* U! A* M% V : Ana behibek (male to female)
9 Z1 M3 T& S. Z8 p+ u7 j : Ahebich (male to female)
# S8 X8 E+ U) D, {8 p& k- f/ W : Ahebik (female to male)3 f e9 m7 O+ M4 }" a3 a
: Ana ahebik6 X4 M! ^( t7 l: U
: Ib'n hebbak
) V! M# @+ ^, F( c! R3 M: |% @8 x* @ : Ana ba-heb-bak
' }9 ` L E- N$ {& R : Bahibak (female to male)
0 n$ ~6 r9 l: T+ h# k : Bahibik (male to female)9 j9 J+ b# M+ h, T5 x1 _/ \
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
# J h- Q0 N7 m# H6 T+ r, Q : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)( u, a. F" j& p; a# N) F" @# E7 `
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
( A! S0 u5 G# L V) I M+ h& v8 B than one male)4 L: b$ n$ G) Y- O5 k
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)+ A0 U3 @2 r, R
Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek8 v" J6 [& E3 m
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
+ ~4 T+ T& b8 ?$ m9 F' S( YAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo
0 o6 S4 v2 h! i. m+ t; @4 @; {; HAssamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
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4 V% i. q2 |% T4 I! _( LBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
# h- w j6 M$ D' [Basque : Maite zaitut
! w# P7 [0 w- F3 v1 f( b : Nere maitea ("My love.")5 @( ~7 t: ~& U( o
Bassa : Mengweswe, f# Z, V; Z# I- O+ g) M
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
2 a& u+ [! s) X' j6 T+ K5 ?Bemba : Ndikufuna
2 T4 S/ [" w" {! f aBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi( c4 T, O! M ^4 h; p
: Ami tomay bhalobashi7 }) S7 B1 D x5 s" k
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
, t0 C4 l3 ~, k# OBerber : Lakh tirikh
( d6 c5 ]/ J, p [7 R1 D2 hBicol : Namumutan ta ka
. E2 Q( K3 z. q7 A, [% l* F" LBolivian Quechua : Qanta munani1 ^/ s! ~0 p6 u; @8 U6 b
Bosnian : Volim te' R6 ~( n4 c# U+ R0 |5 n
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;. l0 e. y) E$ c) G9 r
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')9 i. B- L$ j* v; y) l# c" h8 I
: Amo te
6 [) D: g& \4 i7 H6 Y2 j; A5 VBulgarian : Obicham te$ `" | q7 u. {/ J7 l
: As te obeicham
" r- P. s" a" z) p : As te obicham
$ T! c6 v5 h6 x4 r: \# O : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
5 G' g8 P5 p7 W& j/ CBurmese : Chit pa de/ L) E# s8 g! B \" G2 m
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Cajun : Mi aime jou! E$ |% _# n1 w/ J( r& v* q) G* U
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
; c' q: g0 }1 A B : Bon sro lanh oon1 q1 [$ _0 H, B; S
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
- @/ h. R) w! F/ `6 e : Je t'aime ("I like you")( J, N; e0 t. S# X: g
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
5 U! w6 y8 ?; c1 n1 m' ]: yCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)2 s: `: q. L7 c! i5 _" n
: T'estim (Mallorcan)% r: C% Z1 Q8 N6 F4 i
: T'estime (Valencian), X* Y9 l0 j! p. j
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")5 U% Z- o- U- |/ S
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
, O* e N i/ P% A& xChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
3 K, b9 b5 [, f/ JCherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi* h1 _6 z0 z" Q. a1 W
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
% p, U5 @& P. b/ D; ]5 N/ XChichewa : Ndimakukonda
( }( h( L1 W5 Q dChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)! w) l( u9 O3 m0 o$ |
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
( ~& w( x3 c: B, H, x : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
/ \* U$ R# B' U+ D : Wo oi ney ( " )0 t- z0 e. g& L' F5 U+ V
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka): |$ m6 M( a% e2 ]$ {
: Ngai on ni ( " )1 v! w0 S) S; [+ b8 \
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
$ c/ g, K% k. N! e. g( a6 O- J : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)8 r* a8 M2 v& D, L
: Wo ie ni ( " )
9 j* b& A: z6 g- T : Wuo ai nee ( " )% H3 U1 ?3 l) V O& \7 M# `, }. C
: Wo ay ni ( " )
/ e, M9 M/ f# b% p; ] : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
: M: N% [" I, c8 `; w7 N) V : Ngo ai nong (Wu)/ s; i9 z% k9 G% f" _, N1 e
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female); T; g# [% @8 [8 p1 U
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)
6 Z0 g8 U2 k6 j& x% p) S* GCreol : Mi aime jou9 t+ v7 Z0 [7 Y" ~
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
[: x/ h3 r; J& |9 L* z. F, Q : Volim te (used in common speech)3 a4 B o9 k% g* D8 w4 j8 A
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)% y8 ^4 k M a" i% y
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
; y1 d2 s# v: N+ O* w : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
+ P: F% e$ a f0 l% v 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in& a' A; v8 i- {- Y4 N7 T
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)1 N! v0 [% E) i9 T: p6 v- w: u8 R
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
$ v9 d# @7 Z) _' H& C- `# V& LCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead: s7 }5 U6 z! D+ K9 C
on top of the 'e' in te, which is
+ Q+ O y; A; L$ Y, _( a0 \ pronounced 'ye')9 j* D7 t; N9 i& h" W
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
0 r. t4 O$ b/ n0 I0 Z7 Y9 a : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
3 d. B G, ^, p' ~) `* X- t8 u you (very much)", often' l, T/ Z$ }' d
used and prefered)
G! _# z* |) T : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)5 q* W8 l L% y0 I$ x" d
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig
6 n2 I+ x" E# ADusun : Siuhang oku dia
- D$ @% n. R. c. A6 l: mDutch : Ik hou van je
) t, R' v' D, @! i : Ik hou van jou
+ E$ v& |8 F2 ^: T8 c1 o : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)' E6 p" w; l' P' s! s
: Ik bemin jou ( " )+ K7 S/ r" b1 h( t: X5 G. ~
: Ik heb je lief ( " )# q7 ?: l2 n' U1 t, [+ I
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
3 E7 Z* k9 t( h9 `; P : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )2 u0 I: Z* f, n4 E0 F
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
2 _* E* D( R& l5 h# l; C; | : Ik houd erg veel van je much")
5 l% o' F% d5 d/ r! T : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
$ @* I7 t% K) O* \# L : Ik vind je aardig ( " )
9 O9 c! \% r# m; G% k : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
% W1 w0 E) V; R2 }/ b# K4 J8 c9 P : Ik vind je heel aardig much")
. {! L7 M- ^2 g+ ^ : Ik zie je graag
`/ C2 c1 O5 ~, G+ K& V) v : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")7 C9 i% I6 X; Y# |, y
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
2 c+ k& r- P4 Z6 t (the last two are more superficial, thus more( S+ D K- F* P
suitable for male to male)3 o" F0 ~4 ^$ U) e- e) U
) D, K, g, `; gEcuador Quechua : Canda munani
% v& k4 F1 \1 CEnglish : I love you
& C, T7 A+ Y2 _+ B* H# J : I adore you3 o7 h1 L8 s- m( k; j p! l
: I love thee (used only in Christian context)% f' @# n8 b- I l
Esperanto : Mi amas vin4 A4 d9 |( Q8 G# l, y
Estonian : Mina armastan sind
' c' M* g2 V' w. v3 l4 t : Ma armastan sind6 N: n) w5 T) I* l9 z/ \! \
Ethiopian : Afgreki'
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1 I. J5 G( B# n$ o' H% zFarsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
3 M$ `) G2 Q2 j4 [8 wFarsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
1 r; Z* l$ l/ S$ @1 A; l7 N : Asheghetam
0 e. { @; a2 L% D8 n : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")' T; k" p" b* g) K& c; o. ^
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
4 b" h j; d( ~" f) B% U- ]! R9 T8 QFilipino : Mahal ka ta
' E0 Z8 W. ?; I3 C : Iniibig kita
7 ?- O- _. |- Y1 J9 C" ]1 Z; e- Z : Mahal kita+ c# \+ r' k* w( Y) _, P7 f s+ F
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua3 k$ ~4 |" S" F* u# w- Z+ {
: Rakastan sinua
: B! u3 W6 Q1 u) o) P6 P : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
* ^. e7 J9 N& p o. c' U4 IFinnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
9 }. ]' A* E3 ~. H : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")5 U$ g) \0 n' a! x: i
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
/ x; H) ]* a! c : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
7 h. Y8 a4 d% ~( E' ^5 b; z between lovers)
s, w) X* I- X0 ] : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends' V0 u- x1 Y% c Q6 u
and family, not for lovers); x+ W( Q2 v# J; _4 A- L# R ^
French (formal) : Je vous aime% P( {% Z5 h" X/ B
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort1 [3 z) U% d! U1 T! i% z1 ~+ L
: Moo graugh hoo
4 h1 ~, X! a* o3 i6 X% p# v0 b* oGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)9 W+ U3 V- j. y! s. ^4 y( h' c
German : Ich liebe dich
3 O8 M* Y. r* ^$ k" [: f* Z9 e9 v& x8 ]6 T : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and, M2 r, V" b* a; a" l1 I
conservative)
; n/ {1 r( a8 \6 pGerman dialects:
7 X+ C0 Q$ J# K! l, A* v2 o' ABavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern% b6 }1 S( i4 t) ?
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")' U6 @' H& {- O! F
: I lieb di
: _& I! F/ d1 j, s V! fBerlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)) F& x/ y3 o4 m# C
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
2 Y9 z& i( x# C7 gBerner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
; ~5 ]& ?. ? ~& i' U; @2 u4 ~Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
8 B! y5 I6 \: u! z2 DFranconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai9 V, n! B$ z& k) I, N
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a+ b# Y7 X7 w2 l; ^2 E; u# k
relationship)- _9 F) P7 x' |4 }
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
& p, C$ t1 I0 h5 k7 E" p ment as a compliment, not litterally)
. l4 l" w) N5 e- b3 p1 C (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",/ q! E7 w$ q* d2 T T
a Franke would never say "I love you")
4 T6 G% n; s* {8 q" A$ k; QFriesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
8 f7 \, x; X0 _. I6 |; e; U : Ik hald fan dei
! z: k. P/ {8 r) x6 Y/ `Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb* Y4 @; V* t) h, _
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev/ i- G/ }. G# j/ i" P4 c
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb ` G- l2 \2 a$ P
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
$ }, K* J1 c4 F. Y& w3 r' TSwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
" L. o3 M' {, A; i& H, eSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn0 g8 a2 _- l% k. T, O% x3 s! e# J
(Schweizerdeutsch)
6 \' ?) U: {$ K7 e+ y$ p: ~Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
4 I, x, `+ F; e+ o% E- q (Vorarlbergerisch)! M0 V E. o, U: W
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower6 u( ~* Z6 h$ v! n$ J) C! S: U
case 'gamma')$ Q5 N! W! l! L+ Y$ n c' [3 _
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)0 r5 F4 a, V, n4 | k. r% s9 P
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
) [8 _. D, I! X( u9 U' s& t : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)7 {. Y4 g- h+ x& r9 W. D4 p7 T
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
2 m% K- t' i* ]2 b! h6 r : Se latrevo ("I adore you")2 {* a* h2 C# F/ E0 G
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
* P8 y* e( ~) DGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
# @) v) P% y: \! V! y- g) V7 yGreenlandic : Asavakit
6 p. M$ A e; N# n; S& R+ _Gronings : Ik hol van die. M' M& ?* y0 B/ e# t! x
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
- w2 R# o0 z+ U9 s6 _" C2 l6 ?+ SGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.! L) ~8 |. ]: [6 r2 ?
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not8 J; Q7 U, |7 Z! c2 Y2 i
pronounced); `" L3 J r% t. L& I* s
$ F- `+ }$ V" x& EHausa : Ina sonki( ~0 r) `# o# C( R2 i
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe( x0 W+ A+ i$ }+ u; v* x3 ^
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you2 r4 G) j( [) d+ X6 c
very much") W5 I2 `) U7 j) d# c
Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)$ a/ a* Q3 J- c* A7 Y
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
$ Y. K4 @# t0 J4 z : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)6 Z3 ?7 c& `* c3 `' T$ z
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
3 [% x/ f0 D2 x2 Z) i ('kh' pronounced like
2 o) o: a) C( W. {1 K; g Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
' K# G/ @/ H7 p2 ^0 U- H' l8 f% s# j# Z French 'r')3 h j4 z/ p7 \( d
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
# i2 s" ]1 F% Q/ J3 f0 R' k3 p) I : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
+ p1 s" @2 s6 u w : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon2 x$ f* K! V( {+ k* O( Z" b$ J
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
3 c+ l# @/ C) d1 d. G, q3 `- O : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo4 \2 _. N3 d5 U% r2 [2 J
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
5 r' m% V3 e- X : Mae tumko peyar kia4 d) D& q# ^9 V4 G
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon
6 b6 H+ ~0 |# O : Main tumse prem karta hoon# O* I0 a" E; s" j
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not, i0 N- J7 K- s
pronounced)" Z, |, U2 i$ c# n8 A
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
' |: R* Z% f. L! l1 v% U3 fHungarian : Szeretlek
- S; b$ r- h M- N& ~7 F( r9 k : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
: p* A* Q4 }" h3 r no one else")
1 v; D/ ?4 D2 y$ i& W3 N5 X3 R : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,& ]8 o- n% p0 d; W* C
you", a reinforcement)
, l5 c5 d, m7 m1 Y1 @) N( n (The above two entries are never heard in( r7 n; \8 T( P/ Q
a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana F3 U2 h# p7 [% U' D, h, e3 D
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
) {- _ _7 }$ r: H v' ~0 z very much")
" |: t- v; ]" LIcelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')) z I9 J N, ]9 d
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka% w7 e# ~' ?) g6 f1 L4 g/ C' H
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used) n, l' x; r" X1 g E, R
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )! n, }$ @: C$ L0 V# n
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )) s7 f! i" X/ N* K% t
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
! o# o$ A( [* E3 f' e : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
) C* d9 N$ `: {9 i" @2 F : Aku cinta padamu ( " )0 P5 [( p e, t0 z6 @0 Q
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )& u- e* O, f4 k; N9 b$ {9 l0 R
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu2 }' R& \) C1 f- x$ e* j
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)1 A3 }0 {9 H( ]/ _* Q" @
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)$ N5 [+ s2 K" u
: Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want$ f, H4 M: q3 O3 W, x
you", refering to other person's
8 |- B5 j' c" E, s: o body)
: K! u2 F8 ^& c! C; }" @Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
0 O& w# a! O8 E8 [! w) Q' S: UIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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. M, k8 b: ^: B& ^/ KJapanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
' h. i2 s+ f% a : Aishiteru8 N. k( ]* h7 j# ^8 y# K* x( \6 J
: Chuu shiteyo4 M' P3 p# [' V: l; C8 [6 p- p- n8 I
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da8 @. N" G) ^% M
: Ore wa omae ga suki da# g' p8 ~6 X! y% O. ]
: Suitonnen- @: C; L/ x+ G ~' g
: Sukiyanen
2 s' @2 z: y4 d2 H+ c- J : Sukiyo
' ^) K: q+ U+ C0 Z/ \! m4 q4 `1 D$ Z : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
- R& D3 l, x$ e6 a : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
6 |- v. @6 D" X3 w1 R% W; c) H : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu" s5 ]; h! H6 g" h
: A-i-shi-te ma-su. I4 a; @+ T; a& K, O# M2 E
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
9 e* b8 P( O9 g& X* a& R : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a; D# f5 l" T* K( x- R
start, when you are not yet real lovers), W+ V( e, S3 n* q
Javanese : Kulo tresno% {- \& S% E$ C6 u6 }0 u# M/ i
& s. V T9 _& [4 CKankana : Laylaydek sik a$ ^% g( \" z7 s: N9 r( D
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene( ]; I8 b9 i& P0 P0 L6 }
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene& H& [% U3 W( z& ^2 C/ f. p8 P
Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
8 z [' y& Y. w$ f. }2 V) ZKiswahili : Nakupenda
! p. z8 i* w2 b5 C5 c : Nakupenda wewe
/ A m% H- w% Q" y1 a/ b4 N, g1 V. P : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel"). q/ c* Y7 v6 B' |8 x
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
* i+ ~- J8 H) ]6 V' m* p : qamuSHa' ("I love you")
a8 ?( A. Y1 c$ {5 D* u : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
" }0 S4 m% \6 ^% G9 t/ Z G : qaparHa' ("I like you")
& ?+ m% C3 h" u, _ : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")+ _: G, r$ o: g9 b& W7 b
(words are often unnecessary as the thought
4 U: J! k6 w* J3 Q( d is most often conveyed nonverbally with
/ m! c3 I% d/ w" @* a5 j special growlings)
1 ]7 }. F" [& h( J/ {+ z! [Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")* Y8 z; S* y& k
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)4 s- }4 Z: \2 j* E8 k
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
( v {# F0 m" T% a8 S : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
& K* k" {% a) w% O : Tangsinul* I5 S0 g1 v) F
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")* R5 K' R$ o' {& H
: Dangsinul saranghee yo
% j1 r4 d q" _0 L : Saranghee) i/ m' p3 Z; W
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
+ Y9 h6 p5 c- b' S) i$ q1 F5 s% J( T : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
# V. e3 A8 z5 u) G- g6 e" J$ X: ?" x7 T very much")+ [5 }6 }" P; d5 n7 g
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
4 H7 o! j/ {+ z you very much")
1 H( s; _% u' j- y# K : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her"); z$ p9 `5 y0 Q
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or, z4 n2 m7 R1 S W
"I love her")
4 L7 {0 y$ {5 R! q/ T" h" N3 k : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
; T7 _& K) E4 Q8 c4 G6 W: U much I love him/her"), c: Q+ m) @1 H! x4 Z
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda% p, k0 X* y* s, ?2 |( h! Q
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")4 [7 A6 r. N+ z: k0 B
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)
- g" B& v5 c" u0 h0 [ : Saranghapanida (more respectful)
, d$ T4 ^ w; l7 v : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual3 f8 N7 H9 J& ]* {
relationship)
# P; g! w" U0 y; o1 y : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
9 Z- q6 h' r I! H$ Z way")
/ B) x" w# o/ |, a& u# ]9 {Kpele : I walikana
, m5 j7 h) x/ o4 u3 L- @( _Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem: H6 }9 U2 e6 @6 ^/ H8 D8 W! u
5 d* o: Q3 m# O
Lao : Khoi hak jao
: n3 v( G' ?/ q) O# d+ | : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
8 T! v+ g6 F, |4 Y : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")2 H6 P. k" D8 c- u+ ~
: Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",/ n4 r% x3 S0 P+ M4 x
but is used for "I love you".)1 A5 W; S) L/ d/ q0 _$ C
Latin : Te amo8 Q: X8 F- M! Q4 V. @' c
: Vos amo( z. i7 S$ V* _) x# i" X
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
% D. c+ k) X4 d2 C6 q8 k3 L; rLatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
1 p- f4 H- ~$ p/ G6 m: j ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,4 m" L# F2 Y& F( |
a 'long i'). `$ }" N$ T6 B8 G4 M* ^. S0 ^6 N
: Es milu tevi (less common)
0 Y6 j' X R0 I% BLebanese : Bahibak
1 _& o! i5 V$ [2 n7 P8 RLingala : Nalingi yo
& i- @( Z1 f6 I5 ]8 q$ }/ OLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!' M$ T! [/ _/ R: H9 V& V
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
/ \. ]4 F) |" @4 }6 B7 d# Q/ Y : Ash mir lutavah% M) |7 \& w/ m" D$ P$ G
Lojban : Mi do prami c; V- h9 c- q- l
Luo : Aheri+ P+ D' s. z* ~% H+ _7 |0 c
Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
6 Y6 L4 ?; @1 e
* X% R4 n& i. t& X9 k3 hMaa : Ilolenge0 \$ D4 X$ U+ p. w7 W2 L. |" o; Y5 g
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
* i) P& F. _8 Z4 Z0 D5 Q6 r/ T : Te ljubam ("I really love you")" J# z* J. W8 S7 t/ U# ~2 D
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)& \8 \- p5 H/ u. W
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")) n8 c+ @( T4 x5 D% R% {, f
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!: Y' V3 E& w) ]3 e
Maiese : Wa wa
# ?- B" u3 O3 A5 XMalay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)8 s- c5 d7 u3 V0 r+ b0 a
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)& q g# ]' }, j: o" a
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
5 H+ D* E& x- D8 c9 i5 s : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)% d( B( \/ Z$ ?% A: i! Z0 n
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)* E, B& j0 a X5 j: U
: Saya cintakan awak
0 j: s- h J7 M : Aku cinta pada kau
0 ~! ^+ y% l/ ]1 o J+ | : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)1 O% W B! c# q* o! f6 N4 _
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
! u8 m `& D' H7 i6 ]; e; } to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
/ V$ ^; p/ ]* ^ only be used if you know the person _really_% B+ e3 ^+ V: ^6 b7 F3 G
well)
. B; L5 G% d( e: C2 N3 T : Saya sayang pada mu0 C- p) T( X5 x0 p; y* f8 H
: Aku sayangkan engkau2 ~" f3 G2 t% Z p
: Saya sayang pada mu# t; w$ E* g- j* {3 Y2 A8 U* j
: Aku menyintai mu
, R' L7 L1 Z8 C* t2 a : Aku menyayangi mu1 D i$ N3 w" d
: Aku kasih pada mu
4 j' d; z5 |5 K3 [( x2 E. [ : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu' z ?& l6 X7 k. c. ?& \! G' ^
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu4 Q+ X" ~$ ?0 T) o V9 C
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
9 ~1 x. w0 W6 y0 ? : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu! ?; w! ~ ]3 U, c* U
Maltese : Jien inhobbok
1 v0 j" j* T- W6 A1 n. a2 R) XMarathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
5 t" ^9 N0 s. N, e( i : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
2 l0 _9 {& \; }- U1 q; L : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
, \" {7 K# c% RMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
0 D. d9 M0 U" c) }, J8 t, F literally "Love to you, my friend")
$ [% m6 Q: f; e! sMohawk : Konoronhkwa
3 G6 `5 d q6 M+ E5 lMokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
; u! {3 ^' F" e$ RMoroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)2 K* P. O, p h& a, \; j1 ?
: Kanhebek (in different cities)
* m* D" c. c! } }$ d
9 F; M k5 e1 f7 U0 g& o' P8 wNavaho : Ayor anosh'ni
" ^: K' N: W4 _$ WNdebele : Niyakutanda$ ]& K- ~( O2 V" b' F" H) W
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
& r' o* P: K; B; a : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)5 a$ M3 y% G5 l w8 u! ?! X
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
. f6 e. o l' k( W used by upper-class and
( B) ~" b8 I E; \# P+ `, o conservative people)) J6 C8 Y A7 r2 ^
Nyanja : Ninatemba
& w( Y/ J3 C5 R$ f8 x; B
1 s7 h j A3 W4 c! S$ C7 F9 qOp : Op lopveop yopuop) W1 _5 z3 s$ e- l8 ~9 a. D& A& j# M
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn) j, a' B% u1 @# u5 Z$ t5 M
) b; |, T& ^/ \7 ~- u; T5 v: E! cPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
4 m1 b+ g8 e. X4 |$ b7 T1 o : Muje se mu habbat hai: g3 f% }/ C; y' U0 R& x
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo$ i' ?8 Q; U7 V* K3 z* r |9 T" o2 e
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
3 j0 s7 B9 i. y: E/ g T: tPilipino : Mahal kita
. B" G8 ^( m+ g. a2 Q : Iniibig kita
( b+ Z* W0 p* R4 [+ T1 ]8 ~Polish : Kocham cie6 G# _5 q* l, J. P# L; P8 P
: Kocham ciebie0 w1 `8 Q0 t$ f2 e, @7 k
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)0 ]/ O6 ]- e/ p( k3 W% Z% Z* S
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu') ~2 Q6 O" Y6 [4 Y
: Amo te
Y/ I! E/ e8 l1 xPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
$ ?, L, T8 ]8 k' h! X- c" @ (Pronounced as two words,/ r% `; I$ o# a. {( u% N5 u4 \
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
6 y6 k; G- s& K8 q 'd' have bars through the stems9 ~4 R8 L3 h$ N% _8 G. d
indicating affrication, the ':'
- J# a% F/ W% b4 I- I+ q z indicate minute pauses)
8 @! d2 j' q' B- [Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
. C% \7 c+ V K! k1 R) S9 H8 C : Mai taunu pyar karda7 K" {+ w5 t! K6 n4 R: m' N
: Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:2 }+ \& i+ l I( X( A6 [, Q
"meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
, N) g* g" q( z- B+ t4 U ' = stressed syllable" W0 {- P- r! h' x6 B# ?! M: o
Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
; S- b- U9 S9 U$ Q( m: a$ b
* G6 i/ F& ~9 @Quenya : Tye-mela'ne# {/ S. y. @6 l! m- `3 @, Z: [
9 \0 N$ X* x s% O
Raetoromanisch : Te amo
; b% m/ E5 v) S+ t/ E" y/ R GRomanian : Te iubesc
3 x! B0 E4 g H : Te ador (stronger)
1 W! l) J) M4 j# i+ a- WRussian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
" h1 f! y9 ?" H+ I4 U P9 l8 B. @ : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
0 @; c$ e2 w+ q" q8 n) M : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
6 V- A! f8 B$ a4 a" E : Ya lyublyu tyebya$ J v5 Z" [ T7 F$ v1 n4 ?8 H. U' L
1 }$ g1 f9 O* ~+ H, ?Samoan : Ou te alofa outou
1 A4 M; {8 n/ I7 v% c; p : Ou te alofa ia te oe
& C4 T3 \& p, e$ q5 O : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")9 w- A9 a" x" }, M; N8 {
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music% w/ v, b$ {& F6 C* Q* I6 U F; Y( g/ Q
or art) }) D3 Z% m% w( A* G3 O
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
6 h* U8 b, F6 KSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
2 c8 w: ]' q2 S$ [$ ]( c: H% A p : Volim vas (used in common speech)
+ ]# o% r% E, a! |& n& _ : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
( _: W9 o' Z9 x 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
$ T+ t* Q8 f5 e$ R7 m. x6 ~. b Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
4 b& j1 e4 s& H0 g- O) G0 FSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
0 w7 U3 a4 ^! M7 p : Volim te (used in common speech)2 v- o8 F7 X/ K6 V$ W
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
6 s& a# a2 {7 c9 n$ u) MSerbocroatian : Volim te. y* ]- F0 r+ |" b; |$ N/ P
: Ljubim te
+ `' a/ K4 H' m! j/ q% J4 y) p : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
: A4 _. r$ T1 }. GShona : Ndinokuda' D1 }& c1 w* x( }. O3 Y( \
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
8 t" Z: \' |+ P. K$ NSioux : Techihhila
8 t$ A0 v& B: G+ b' x% zSlovak : Lubim ta
) e% U7 E/ P& g! e* JSlovene : Ljubim te
: L. i; M$ a9 @' R: Q3 MSpanish : Te amo+ @5 l9 l. h) a7 K) @
: Te quiero
6 d& O( f2 M$ X! o2 m : Te adoro ("I adore you")
& \3 w) ? s" l1 a4 Y3 u5 P$ M : Te deseo ("I desire you") e3 `9 d7 H; q
: Me antojis ("I crave you"); P: G/ z" F/ l4 b* @
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi; @0 B* |- h) T+ s
Swahili : Nakupenda+ M* s8 _) D4 y3 e! j2 b8 h* C( }
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
2 P3 E& v' D/ v0 a% n+ J) x : Ninikupenda
# h& K: F# v, Y& }$ b' B5 s : Dholu'o3 Y( f X4 F o& Y1 W) P7 C
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
* \- A' Y! @% M1 ^8 D0 tSyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)' i6 J) Q( v. y& F3 d9 k: U
: Bhebbak (female to male)
/ b5 q4 i H. q6 J
# q/ Z. k8 P2 q" TTagalog : Mahal kita
( |' F' C6 I" T4 n( L8 M) N: dTahitian : Ua here au ia oe' u% y/ E# ?9 O
: Ua here vau ia oe
- U d) P% P2 f7 N/ |Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren4 d2 b# g; Q/ y; S
: Nan unnai kathalikaren! k$ D* [" o' q4 X' q$ M
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")7 O, g# ]/ @; k0 B7 A
: N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
+ q5 k9 o8 O: K, ]$ m6 B : Nam vi'rmberem! d) Q$ {) y% \0 q9 ?$ O3 d( ?1 `
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu J- ?5 s& M( i2 g* d R: Y
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
2 W4 P9 j; w8 ^ U9 u* w8 ]8 { O; z : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu' j! F5 i7 U% _( v
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)6 e+ j; O. Y8 [
: Phom ruk koon ( " )
. }" g4 ?% b1 Y$ p$ d : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
# J$ Z. t, h% R7 p2 k : Chun ruk koon ( " )
, Z- D" g- f( W4 dThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)6 M) }, b% m/ D8 j" M
Tswana : Dumela' y+ J3 g* X- o7 S# S* Q3 G# ?
Tunisian : Ha eh bak
# g1 B: y$ ~3 P& ^- Z6 W, t1 R" ?Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
; @' b5 a% H9 s5 JTurkish : Seni seviyorum
% X# T4 y$ b3 p0 b2 l: A; v : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
- S* {0 x0 A1 y/ P. ] (g has a bar on it). w, e7 T2 j0 W* B+ w& g3 h0 l5 V
Twi : Me dowapaa$ m2 y( ?# [) Y4 Z% g+ @
4 J7 o: \2 {/ p" E+ {+ R4 u! Z
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
1 q4 I: W$ S+ n0 ], G : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)9 P& I* B t8 @+ J% D9 M
: Ja vas kokhaju
! R4 } Z ?0 w/ s : Ja pokokhav tebe
7 V6 i. e: a! Y ?% g3 ?( o5 p : Ja pokokhav vas6 f( D4 q: P( t# ^
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
: n% Q3 X8 L9 ]: ? : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
- G# N6 X% }! N$ U, G : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
% m! @7 p7 P t% }1 F : Kam prem kartahai' i& R1 \7 e; V. u
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
+ c A2 N% o. y( L, D3 V "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")$ i- x; G* }4 k# S9 |* D
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:3 I' O6 l$ P* W
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as6 `! ~* y' Y4 l2 {2 L& l- r
in bath)
8 I/ u/ e3 V5 u: @% u9 I* l ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
5 ]& b: k: Q; O# H3 w+ j0 s; F2 U) X1 [0 h; f" K! [: w
Vai : Na lia
3 g; Y! K' l5 p) Z$ G# W0 NVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg* U# y8 S- Y! p( D( e1 ~9 Y
Vietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)8 V/ ?" \2 |" [/ X9 q
: Em ye猽 anh (female to male)/ e H7 B) w5 B. I. G
: Toi yeu em
* P3 W- [2 {! O# t* kVolapa"k : La"fob oli
0 g1 M; ?8 {, n/ ~, t) s5 KVulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha9 U6 Q D1 H/ A) H/ B1 y1 [
4 x4 S- v7 a- F9 V, `Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di3 R7 w' {6 A1 N) `7 k" |1 R8 B
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi). l7 B% d Y. G+ [; e o l& {+ i
Wolof : Da ma la nope
: e' [7 D" Z) t) A+ s : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)$ A, K# b. T8 d! I( `# [3 g
2 U. X" J- r l3 n& fYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
$ t3 } d* F2 \3 i& ?4 {: E3 c : Ich libe dich& z8 F/ x! x2 @ V3 q
: Ich han dich lib) [4 V$ L# Q+ f/ G
: Kh'hob dikh lib% t! z( q6 D5 |7 j: S+ u
: Kh'ob dikh holt
& X) H4 g9 [% O9 J1 H! h$ n# {' f; V : Ikh bin in dir farlibt2 I5 a( q6 _8 C) \7 h& f2 s, j
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)$ j- F- i a% U% v S7 |8 ]% c; J
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which9 o, r( B) e: g- O" E
lovers can also feel; it
" y4 M; F4 e7 ~8 d% ]0 I# \ indicates more a desire to2 c- u" _- D" p ~& G. W: R$ A7 s: M
spoil and protect the other% u7 Y4 ?9 Q. s6 k4 s1 m3 R
person)
4 R3 c( M) e3 m9 g- z$ e/ e" eYugoslavian : Ja te volim2 k4 }& f) {, I/ G+ L/ s0 E8 `
; G% f" M) V& Y. M* G* l+ dZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)4 V3 Q, r- e, M# K
Zulu : Mena tanda wena
% V o, }8 c- V : Ngiyakuthanda!
, m6 o3 X1 `9 B9 ]/ m: q1 Q4 QZuni : Tom ho' ichema
4 e: f. j7 h9 `8 N9 O+ D
, m# d6 Q6 ~8 f. c$ K7 Z7 l: y$ X( a l0 D; M0 M* w5 ^
) z! q* e3 v% T4 D3 ^
Explanation of Languages7 U W o8 ^4 I$ r
------------------------
3 S6 n# _- G$ W% e( E4 g9 OAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa1 o u, K$ e' k& L" O& x
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal: a7 ?7 J2 g; j# X
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
% B7 u2 x& y% P0 W* ^- r5 h like Germans)
% r+ e; `. k/ h# G$ YAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
) I1 H7 ]5 }% h6 g3 i over 80 languages spoken there.7 U/ z9 A Y G/ l% Y
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains0 o' D6 l4 c# X/ g% C: y* \
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the# ~0 _- o2 R. I& M2 l
Canadian to Mexican borders
9 H3 a+ H5 p XArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
6 M: e* m7 b) @: Q! r _ but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,: x+ B& Z$ ]. A& p" y( e
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
, Y5 a0 o4 g4 J9 c( ? the region of Palestine.
9 D2 c/ h% j" c- z( h) {7 w7 UAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
+ u0 a3 \ Y3 G% o7 j l many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language+ l3 R( s* r. E" `0 n: f
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
o+ c- _3 [+ @+ X7 HAssamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
4 _& n8 B! b3 lBassa -> language spoken in Africa0 a2 J' c3 A8 s* w* p8 \9 @
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
' q0 \: v F8 t$ o% |; K- ?3 }3 N Indonesia
: k8 F3 N; X8 X- M7 @) i: Z5 E+ iBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
4 [* `* F8 @7 P- r- h, w# O Germany (actually a German dialect); ]$ `8 q" q0 K* H5 D9 u
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa
: n( J" y' ~( u( c2 ?' S5 k6 MBengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,4 F+ I2 U, ^1 T3 Q; {$ p5 Z- l
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh; M# L( B; E8 E& | V- b6 y( V
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
7 w+ h: M' s2 a& K8 K4 nBraille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.4 b8 t0 q# C+ N+ |: m$ ^
It is 'read' by touch." q) M3 m8 p: l& U: f8 `7 l I& ?
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
: {, u% P4 Y7 d Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.& I4 _% e0 y" E* G1 J( i
Acadia is in an Atlantic province.- l# F! j8 }% K+ Q3 W
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
) C! r$ a$ u" M ZCherokee -> North American Indian tribe
! r" r. o# }3 U: ZCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
/ J! I% g, h, a* d8 R6 o2 D0 T( P Nation
8 V$ x5 W( ]3 \3 ]4 z8 cChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
. V; [/ N, U# s6 _, p3 wChickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
4 [' f0 J8 y1 E; U9 xCreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is5 A* z: ^6 w, f5 i! C7 g
basicly French with a little English and German.
, i8 v8 t! Z7 v1 \* [8 VDusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest7 [% I' b3 k& G# x6 o0 W; |3 @3 i
in North Borneo; Q5 h. M9 V3 [; v& C
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces4 m% u" U, `3 B5 c7 C; [
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and0 Y- y- J8 ?- U- J5 Z' D4 |
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium
8 {7 q O- r' y5 wEsperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.% v* S1 U9 X) ^ k6 M
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
, _8 {5 h. h. t# d5 _. | e Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called5 K7 W. O, _: l0 l( L& _6 d
Persian.: [9 Z) R5 w" V# ]1 D$ O* Q
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or4 J4 D C8 I8 ^. V t+ R
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area+ _' C! R4 [) C! z; X9 _
around Nuremberg
7 {: c+ d7 P9 {2 G* ]* ~1 ZFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces$ u* Y! B% Z) A5 v4 o3 i, e, t
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-- Q- b( n% i# S7 W8 b
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium+ d- j! t; f; X: q, X: ~
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern( u. A( W" Y) m* F: v6 x% o
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
" T; v. |: F: q1 [) I( }" v (mainly west coast)% W% q- _5 h# f$ E% H+ Q
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland- W" V: r) k# U+ ~
Gronings -> Dutch dialect& y$ M# t. w3 S" a4 k/ p
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay, Y. S/ c) @! @# E1 i
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and/ ]" Y5 q8 m/ ?# C0 z
Pakistan
2 Y7 Y7 C/ ^4 d% H/ |: }Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
0 n5 _2 x( V1 z+ D* v6 JHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
6 N9 b- r4 f/ O" ~/ T) O. @% }Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
. u J( P& Q; h, N1 Q* |0 E+ X* s, }: xHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
4 h) a) @# i" D# I# }Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)4 I5 F5 P1 b6 v4 X `4 c
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
- C1 K4 S- z5 G natives, specifically the Ibaloi's6 O0 G8 y/ y M- q% x W
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines/ R- P8 k* z4 I7 H
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
, X$ H9 Q% A3 u9 m4 C- J circa 1940.
`( h# S+ X9 w7 I4 yKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
) w6 R- E* A" t* H8 i natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
: W' d% O3 V3 V. v5 m* E' kKannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,+ j5 N% C+ A( @( I9 E
southern India
0 @8 Y( Y' ^' n% E6 W e4 \Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa+ p8 z d6 j( K
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language3 \$ @8 m: L, K) u: v# x
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
& y( w: f! b, L, t2 F8 {9 P Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
( X$ K* S* }, `, ^2 [/ n- K% }Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
/ S- v) ?7 S+ h+ X* H1 i! T5 @6 N& }Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people9 Y, F7 H6 U$ d3 o; O5 O; a
living in northern Thailand9 o' J% j7 L! x: ?" ]
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya* k6 O9 g" k* ]2 Q; b+ D' h
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
: F4 ]( A; e% H0 a" b- h in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
. J' J4 I2 H; l% X A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
* q- F# R/ `0 Y- _ German.
* a# ]- h1 l. SMaa -> language spoken in Africa
/ g( P N A0 l4 kMalayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India' w4 A' q& E) x
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island) r. c R- u; i9 j+ Y' L
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around5 `0 Z0 K. l4 k' k p0 ^
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic; r5 y6 t2 I$ u4 }) G
and Italian mostly.
5 M3 G, B0 W' l+ |6 E2 pMarathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
7 {. B: Q) b$ t (Bombay is the capital city): H9 r" J) q4 s
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands& w# `3 s4 h8 b% X) U
Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of# \0 }; n" b: w! r
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)6 v+ n$ |* W- T1 T" @
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
" ^" `, J' n, [$ Z1 J+ t, pMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
3 R; N4 q6 i v; M0 t! |Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
# C' k- U* }8 O0 u u: ?Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
' s! ~3 U! l5 v! v( F" s9 iNyanja -> language spoken in Africa0 L" d8 _9 ?+ \
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba; v2 Z+ W9 Q- W9 W' T
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people& Y5 ^* e7 a: {, v* {/ Y% D
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
* O- q" s. c8 J, b5 ~0 nQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
7 E) g% a2 P% X/ v! C. \' VQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
( X. G/ [# t( s( _ t: o books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings"." m" `- X/ c$ D. y, E. t
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe; }2 J9 M, k: A$ e/ u( c9 n6 a
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
2 ` C) Q+ n9 I$ j3 j Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.. e7 o& y$ b" m2 K( @8 j2 x$ g
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
9 D4 p! n: H% U+ w+ P) ZSwahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East1 x- ~9 W: W( w4 Z
Africa! _9 ^& V0 |0 N1 a# ~9 J5 O$ @
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
, F* O$ ~. E" D5 B' rTamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,4 [& A& C" \* G. {4 w' r# E
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),
: _2 Y2 V# j( b! H6 B4 _ Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
2 h& Y$ p$ ]) WTelugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
/ v* `& m: F' _; w3 @ U0 P/ I (eleventh most spoken language in the world)
' X! K0 `2 H+ J. HTswana -> language spoken in Africa: K) E z6 o0 L" a1 L
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti., O2 F6 @3 l* S( f% o( Q
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India y- x& A% j' }* P% h$ y
Vai -> language spoken in Africa+ K& n; B. W. c' r1 P/ G
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
2 h4 m0 ~* S) k" Y region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
- C. L) T D# C language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern: m8 R2 f' L% y$ E) N3 E+ x# T) q
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
8 F& ]& K( D2 G( y! W$ c around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
: a! `2 ~ t+ _" C3 F2 M/ ~ 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother) l' Z5 ]' ^+ J9 i% b- O. d# Z
language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian: j- q4 b0 o. Z% Z) Q1 o4 ]6 ], ~
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
/ Z+ M% `+ u& s/ W7 x9 } people who went there to work as engineers in the" C! z$ p8 b& g3 z
mining industry during the 17th century.
; r, j4 a& [3 D; h) s' cVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,4 C& j/ Q, {" j3 G( ]
circa 1880.# e+ H2 {6 S) c( F
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from% Z- R$ `* s; u
the planet Vulcan
. f9 i, p4 q. |- aWalloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
% C9 m& K3 v- Q4 t# V0 a French dialect with certain German influences
2 o4 F& W* y9 c( ]/ s spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
4 T5 s" I$ E8 K, |0 I Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of) `. O, `, i l* l5 A, S+ T1 h* ^( O
the Walloons), Belgium
- N- t! P+ n; J* w% M4 GWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people7 C+ C7 C2 C8 d m) d
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan$ @' o5 E6 W1 x/ H
peninsula in Mexico
! M) T0 s; U. T1 v7 o* |) jZazi -> Kurdic dialect* P9 c& q6 g6 S: K2 j+ B8 L2 J
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe. }( a, }0 `- X- u2 D0 i# K6 t) d9 G
( A: B" X9 B) ^* c. a
. X' B& s4 Q. f9 [/ m
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
1 w% W, Z& B; J: r% G) ja" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
! f1 [ w* k+ |7 v. u2 Ua? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
7 e+ p: C. O' [: c N2 g8 de? -> ?above e
: ~* J; Y2 j$ F8 O# j2 h3 B% we' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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