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"I LOVE YOU" in: K: G( ]) V8 V, L$ J
( N3 A% z( G0 E9 r1 _9 yAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou l/ Z7 i; T9 O2 ^4 C+ m
: Ek het jou lief7 w5 D! g. Y0 s
Albanian : Te dua
0 A( {1 R; |" h) j4 E : Te dashuroj
2 Z9 M5 D1 y" B$ Z$ M2 X" t6 r" V : Ti je zemra ime3 m. R" g7 h+ Q
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!/ I3 n, L% u$ v; ?5 N
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear& K7 y8 P% k) V
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
) w! A3 S7 e/ e6 v6 g' _5 P6 ` : Afekrischalehou
! U; [4 o9 |: d$ G7 F8 `) V; OAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)6 Y3 ~0 W! {1 y3 m7 W
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)6 u" e1 |) [1 c0 z# q8 C* [' y
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)1 _8 Y4 Z+ k9 n& S' z5 k% I* \
: __ ( )& T2 B7 C/ d* u
: ( ) |__|
7 M/ _ B) Q7 n6 y% ]7 r : |__| __ __ | |4 f% ^# z# x/ f3 v0 ]$ A2 }3 E( c
: | |( )( )|__| __
, |" d- B4 d$ V5 ` : |__||__||__|| | / )& ?! f' g5 {2 |# e. [8 f# U7 v% S4 S
: | (__)(__) | / /
5 p4 Q/ O7 r, @# ?" Y5 w9 H5 c/ P. r9 o : | |/ /% t/ G. B; t1 r: O, T1 }/ }
: | / /
! m Y. d3 t( \' D. c' k" Y : \ /
5 h, u+ O/ D5 ?0 x- cApache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like- W* x! v- r9 A* g S5 M& j
French, '~n' as in French
# L2 s- t' t- [. f 'salon')
+ Q& s" c8 o- N+ @# H' A* _5 k4 `" sArabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)- O& s( L+ W$ f( J$ C* s$ ^) X9 @
: Ohiboki (male to female)
) C: Y2 c7 e( N3 r U4 o+ r : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
0 H8 W: ~% C+ n1 Z7 C5 V- z! W$ p5 B$ } or two females)
9 d1 W8 z, f. ^1 }2 G8 N6 z : Nohiboke (more than one male or females4 D0 S+ k0 k9 @/ O& x5 _( b
to female)
, [( F! Y) K8 u# R' B# C1 o : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
7 Z% e) \% v6 Y A- j0 r7 n : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two: g% i2 P) X2 D; R' q8 n
males or two females)
) {3 E- C9 V6 ^5 s% e' e : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more5 o% ?! ^ q1 @( j7 {
than two males)) x+ V$ J0 O) S; o
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more2 |( h8 R e+ E! `. g/ ^
than two females)- W$ L# F8 U) C- e* Y8 U3 q; Z
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)6 ^& t* X+ \0 i1 s2 Y
: Ooheboka (female to male)
- M0 ]1 R- x% j' }6 {6 b& {Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
3 T2 ?( k7 H# p : Ana behibek (male to female)
) m; h& I3 i0 | : Ahebich (male to female)
/ S" p) V+ a0 x, C; k/ G : Ahebik (female to male)+ E2 S: I" e7 B# H9 p
: Ana ahebik
. E" X0 D+ C( L : Ib'n hebbak
6 Y, q6 _; x" ^$ r : Ana ba-heb-bak! e( a6 |9 u& ]- @, W
: Bahibak (female to male)4 [. B7 `6 i \
: Bahibik (male to female) N6 S0 d" f3 s) j4 W& i' M
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)9 A! B. g2 C: t1 D+ ?( V; ~- m
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
- ^6 c4 x$ V7 n8 \* w: ^ : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
; }" h, Z! o. k" D0 i% b than one male)3 T6 r8 R% X/ V c
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)3 j8 O7 F- K! \
Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek; m) I4 s% n5 X0 r3 k
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
) N1 e5 ^- W! j. X& S) AAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo) W( O$ }' `6 {" g2 Q" W
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
* {4 ]9 }5 _1 O: d& G% F$ y1 w/ W5 U* z
Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
) X+ u' I2 z( l; { q! BBasque : Maite zaitut
5 l Y4 f$ @ O- D, w : Nere maitea ("My love."), m2 q% Y) @- P
Bassa : Mengweswe8 p* R X+ ?; R; i
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho7 A4 m( Y# {8 @4 S6 h
Bemba : Ndikufuna
( l8 ^2 h8 s+ J9 ~8 SBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
: P0 ^1 K& @( S* t& x2 [' B : Ami tomay bhalobashi q! r9 s7 T% Z; A
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
( v. {( ?$ p. W# f! D. |1 tBerber : Lakh tirikh, S8 J3 ]0 _6 D# e# f/ H! b) B
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka% y3 ` G+ S7 N) ]: F
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
$ s/ L. s7 t4 U5 g$ BBosnian : Volim te
4 Y% h7 E( |7 ]+ p4 LBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
* o" I/ N- L7 d: vBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')2 h# Z8 d- T5 m0 M
: Amo te, X! I- [, c- G" n9 k# b) k6 I
Bulgarian : Obicham te
8 s# Y( b1 V, q. [ : As te obeicham
; ^* ^7 {, E7 c) u : As te obicham s* F: L+ ^( S& k3 | {" V
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")! @% a. @7 N7 }( E @7 g
Burmese : Chit pa de
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Cajun : Mi aime jou
$ O; b6 x8 H' ?0 fCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah5 z4 i$ G: v, U( G4 x
: Bon sro lanh oon
' O! |9 ^% A+ Z) j! x6 CCanadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this), G4 G: Z1 W0 z" B4 t6 e! S
: Je t'aime ("I like you")3 O" v/ }1 M6 n( [
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
, |8 T9 E7 Q1 `" a8 m; d YCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
7 V5 H+ l' N( c4 ~, z9 S : T'estim (Mallorcan)
4 X9 ~" {$ V- i- u$ ?1 l : T'estime (Valencian)
! o4 F% ?8 m* R' q/ a+ Y : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot") A! c& c9 N7 W9 \7 s2 H- Z( @4 p5 s
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
$ s2 [1 s' L! m' pChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
) L4 \# c8 F0 Y7 S$ {% L2 yCherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
( `1 Q1 v, p, {- ^& PCheyenne : Ne mohotatse* v% {' P# K" m$ S+ q9 I
Chichewa : Ndimakukonda6 W! s' o; {" ?! J- M* {' K- W5 Z/ ?" p
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
+ o8 J7 K& v- PChinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)3 N- ]( j6 d1 E$ O2 _
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
4 s- h- m z* }( [) J6 P/ L : Wo oi ney ( " )
3 v7 }$ D8 B( u : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)5 [4 q' \* O4 Q% K( K
: Ngai on ni ( " )
' q8 V, F1 E5 p6 p( x : Wa ai lu (Hokkien): {. s. W+ f/ Y3 `0 \+ T, `7 \
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)! P. x/ K( h, O& E+ `$ i1 q! f
: Wo ie ni ( " ); p0 R0 B) b) N. b# n8 t
: Wuo ai nee ( " )& l V- c1 r! }
: Wo ay ni ( " )
, K0 l) M- `( B8 N" P" Y : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)9 l- x/ t6 F3 V5 [, C c
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)
4 t" }- x. ]+ L* n [Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
7 W0 m1 g( J# O" I : Ti tengu caru (female to male)/ G% K# l; B' R( j7 {1 y# }8 H
Creol : Mi aime jou+ G8 _+ @1 O' k2 w& O
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)8 C8 G& ]% m+ @
: Volim te (used in common speech)
X! j5 y: K4 g1 l, f' tCroatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech). N% D5 E8 \0 o/ S: [
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
6 T/ k+ z. u4 m/ d9 u/ ^ : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
* d3 P! j% T2 L! ] 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
r( i! F0 Z$ g Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
) T, r5 Y- h5 i, A( ICroatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)2 t. v, \6 B6 z8 o8 K$ n' d5 c: H) j
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead$ z4 M+ Q# I7 c5 V: m' H
on top of the 'e' in te, which is
( b2 V. Q! V& u4 ]" C7 m! ]7 N- c pronounced 'ye')
6 _% l6 I5 G* n : Miluju te! (colloquial form)! b, l( t7 S) g O9 s% J
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like* ]2 ^. q# D3 u' p- j7 k0 T' |
you (very much)", often
6 o# v! A+ ~- @8 J# t used and prefered)
+ |5 |' j, ]0 y6 X : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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, e+ B" ?+ C/ L: ]2 e! n bDanish : Jeg elsker dig
w3 `1 E( `4 H. @7 W$ ?Dusun : Siuhang oku dia1 S1 V* S4 P7 {
Dutch : Ik hou van je
y2 F' T* K% ]1 x. |8 a : Ik hou van jou7 M. e6 ?0 }) ]3 Q9 m
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
; k* ]& }7 D& w9 G: E : Ik bemin jou ( " )' P: v# x; d E6 J+ o- V* |
: Ik heb je lief ( " )3 Y- b1 d; j! H1 I0 [" }4 o9 c
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
' x2 V( F% c. S- o- Y% u$ w0 D : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
( O- @" ]& r& u2 T' R0 m& b : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very+ _. r6 j4 N' H0 P. S
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")
- R6 o) j, |, f3 ]2 k: N : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")' c/ ^1 J9 T! m
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )
5 A; C$ M# w; Q1 {6 g : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very; r: Y, i' g, z* v9 b) d
: Ik vind je heel aardig much")# d" P D7 x3 g: h
: Ik zie je graag/ p0 y* `% o6 p4 g3 v
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
0 |( Q0 r v6 X, @, d8 c2 p : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
" o+ Z' K3 }& D! m* p (the last two are more superficial, thus more- Y; x& j+ O# \4 ?9 L8 {# D
suitable for male to male)9 J& C* i% W3 M+ A, {; v) z F$ O4 D
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani1 W* d1 Z' j: h4 b6 ^2 H
English : I love you7 _" j1 ^+ g4 w( X& i" O
: I adore you
( Z) i( t" T6 }3 `! J) f$ B+ y : I love thee (used only in Christian context)# W) K% S, Q0 S
Esperanto : Mi amas vin+ b( o# g7 n+ S3 ]( Z" B" W% c
Estonian : Mina armastan sind
% ]2 b$ n2 }' f: o$ X/ X, P : Ma armastan sind
! o! a' I* ]0 uEthiopian : Afgreki'% H B% C+ i% I# ^ \
# n. I! N5 i1 J( ?( j* VFarsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram. h; h% \+ b5 | c
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
; f- g+ C$ I2 [: ^' Y f : Asheghetam
, R% V8 o% T1 n! N : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
5 Q6 d8 W" b- R8 O" P- M! G: l1 _ : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")! t2 w" k n9 d
Filipino : Mahal ka ta
4 t1 S" h. k0 @( Z- { : Iniibig kita4 J5 w- {- C6 [* F5 E, ^
: Mahal kita
- R. v0 A# l' |0 |+ F' U" m: L6 jFinnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua
& q- B7 p, M# L" @' f5 {9 N : Rakastan sinua o) P7 X! K: ]/ ^
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you"); G3 c9 s, r2 E
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
?, c, S8 l; c; R : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")& x/ ]" C R$ T" H7 O
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")- V+ h/ Y6 }* Z- U" y& y8 K
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning) s! z X$ L/ x
between lovers)2 B7 h0 V' u$ }, o$ b- X4 Q1 c
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends" ~ ~& }6 F3 B
and family, not for lovers)
, J4 c3 O$ S j, zFrench (formal) : Je vous aime, G8 o. a$ y+ Q) I! A) y
) I9 X7 e7 ^7 X% TGaelic : Ta gra agam ort ^: u4 ?7 H7 {) n
: Moo graugh hoo1 j- F R& t d R
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)& d; @7 w" R& y5 ]
German : Ich liebe dich$ s1 q: X. R% d. n2 e" q& Q
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
0 n7 q+ q7 N2 |4 }# g5 Z1 h conservative)
" k1 E: l! k8 @* p e5 ]) nGerman dialects:
: T& h0 G4 N4 d0 fBavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern6 x3 X H( S9 J+ S, w& Y
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
5 `! D ? S f9 W : I lieb di2 F: R$ J" U- X+ N% {
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
# b6 ]; ] D5 i (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
* w# r& ?" A8 h$ u3 C# H4 J6 UBerner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di( H) y$ l& [* y$ N! x+ L
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!; l) g- r1 X) H* Q* T+ J
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai9 b+ J3 r' Y6 Y- B0 T4 ~
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a; G3 ~1 Q" X( U6 p. J
relationship)$ L+ q/ k4 w8 j% ?: E
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,+ `: I5 _/ n* _/ Z
ment as a compliment, not litterally)
, s1 M4 V0 \1 ] (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",8 v1 _* ?, J2 A7 l( P* q
a Franke would never say "I love you")
/ g; Y$ a0 K6 Z: ?* JFriesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
" t" {& q% {, R3 C* `3 I/ Z2 B" L : Ik hald fan dei
9 O$ H% O/ n/ n U' f! O1 _Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb0 c4 m" V5 t; ?/ d5 I
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev, Y9 `' q! V# |- d0 Q
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
' M+ f, R. u8 U1 X' m9 YSaxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch( ~+ J8 L# s1 a* w. h6 j& i9 q
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )1 Y9 b! c0 g2 T) V$ @
Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn5 s- |% _$ T9 Y/ c9 C! X& x
(Schweizerdeutsch)5 P4 ?4 i6 G7 L) v6 b, O; y
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di: ?/ g- V0 A$ M
(Vorarlbergerisch)+ p: L% A- A- l# s6 X
Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower, |' T V( R, X/ l; }0 m: G5 D: @
case 'gamma')3 H; z. U7 G. y9 x3 @
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)# K& i4 ^/ t3 A, g8 ^* v: h$ ^
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
/ S" D0 q" L* J$ k$ b$ Y. V7 U : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)9 H6 `. Y! j% W
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
0 C- D9 b/ m j& B5 P4 S9 X3 G : Se latrevo ("I adore you"): }: [* P4 p a9 U6 s9 {
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)- r3 G( u1 L5 T' [4 |8 ^8 G
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se7 x" x! P8 n: u
Greenlandic : Asavakit
) i# A" \3 q' r- A' {' f) PGronings : Ik hol van die) y5 C$ k( D7 O& C/ D
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)2 H! {; R! H: B: c H0 g8 o
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon., k0 N4 X. M1 S. ]$ `1 V$ {
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not( _6 {8 r" w( \4 A( ^0 |) F
pronounced)9 M# o3 L* M# S7 ^2 b6 s2 U, j
' _# S) A* s2 z8 C* xHausa : Ina sonki
: n6 {* v8 o. O9 x% m( P* cHawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
' W* z/ c0 s6 x! F8 t7 }5 s : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
+ J; L8 P, p. l very much")+ i3 L# A# d1 a" I. H8 N3 P
Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female), r; w5 X2 L* c4 t7 h4 R6 P- u
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)4 p7 r! j: I' o) K
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
, Y( s/ j7 M( @9 K; A K' W4 ], Q : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
+ J) O& R g/ F+ f- e. ^ ('kh' pronounced like' I( T: Q$ l' q9 R6 B3 g- R
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to& f/ Z' V4 ]& u( d0 c
French 'r')
: Y1 g, W4 N' |% d zHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
( S9 b, y9 j% O# c+ I: G( E : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
* S) H' J- f) T1 n. B% H5 m" ]5 u : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon( g# [5 O5 p! z
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
0 Q x, V( W% z) V: } J& Z- C : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo) Q; X1 z. q4 Q$ I
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
C1 _- r6 s" _# y/ K( L9 _0 b : Mae tumko peyar kia
) J% d2 a s* O: ] d( T. c : Main tumse pyar karta hoon
1 |; R( i& {% T/ e( z : Main tumse prem karta hoon
" x; P3 l3 p) @5 k : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
' K9 ^& P! p2 K( w pronounced)# ~7 q! S* z# Z f( m& R- o. \' H
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
$ q# T- R0 d& W4 X! C. W8 o! CHungarian : Szeretlek/ [ C% E4 T% W5 U, B9 z; h
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
& x) Q% a# X4 }% o5 [ no one else")
+ f+ ]3 S5 G N( X8 [/ T1 Z0 n : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,5 T9 T9 O5 _ Q9 c9 U: @( M1 u
you", a reinforcement)4 Z: G% g3 [! j( w
(The above two entries are never heard in) H$ u1 p4 c9 ^) g: ~
a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana
! h, c9 ]0 F" l : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you: _, q. q6 B' O O& J' @' l3 e
very much"); R- A4 D' `5 d6 h7 U' B
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')5 u% q; T/ O/ K% r
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka
% D' I4 E( I+ a/ nIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
1 c% q7 f0 {4 l : Saya cinta kamu ( " )4 H# Q0 a' O1 H
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )2 {! @9 C# S& Q0 g) a8 t% G
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
6 g: {: p# {9 _" O3 k# O : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)9 ^7 Y) i: i/ b1 B: _
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )- _0 I. {4 P4 A+ m E2 V
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )2 w% M( K4 Q. t) W& ~
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
8 |: W* O; r4 fItalian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
+ u0 q% e/ j8 s5 J* H6 U" S' a6 _ : Ti voglio bene (between friends)
2 {! w& W4 Y+ C : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want) A4 W. B$ T! v4 i) _
you", refering to other person's/ [% V/ |4 c6 A `
body)+ b- }2 h% D: r) m6 _& Q
Irish : Taim i' ngra leat' C5 k( }' `# {( c
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru0 R! @* t' W9 c: A
: Aishiteru
9 Z( Z# y5 k4 J& n" p9 G& q' r# a : Chuu shiteyo
; c- S7 I& [ W# {6 H& `1 A : Ora omee no koto ga suki da* J. n( B- x( T. R J- j
: Ore wa omae ga suki da X p% g) {& Q$ c& i
: Suitonnen1 S: T, R. k4 _5 i
: Sukiyanen' @6 B8 S' w; z4 H
: Sukiyo
# B) p7 c/ |+ Y7 X : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
7 ~2 w' E8 b9 F : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
, J$ G( @+ b! y9 Y : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu4 M) r8 a: W! k! R. w
: A-i-shi-te ma-su; h" o" N8 t/ w' a
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu& h A+ Y# v/ l
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
. g W4 I) Z5 L8 ^ start, when you are not yet real lovers)
: V M4 W# t4 zJavanese : Kulo tresno0 m7 _+ U/ C+ W# Q7 j
$ t( e) C# ~2 T$ Y: g5 i2 w
Kankana : Laylaydek sik a2 t, a9 ^/ H! r7 b
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene' R5 O: }9 p+ w
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
9 t" R* C1 {7 g" [# s! H3 k# I9 RKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')9 I6 I( p) \* J. a- p3 x8 }
Kiswahili : Nakupenda
6 @* M5 D4 R+ n2 l! t1 O G0 R : Nakupenda wewe
% t0 q+ M7 n, p6 R, z7 R, T : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")# `: M2 z) }' }- Z% l6 g% [; x
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
+ x6 z% }) d( I* w+ }9 z( Y' W : qamuSHa' ("I love you")$ h4 c6 p6 g) j1 i* `. \4 }0 f
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
5 z% I7 L6 ]8 f : qaparHa' ("I like you")
3 D# Y) |6 N+ O: V, p$ Q( F' ^5 T4 } : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
! I. S' ~3 D* D. ? (words are often unnecessary as the thought+ Y: Y1 r3 ~; h7 m# b( Z5 Q
is most often conveyed nonverbally with
* K1 I2 V- k+ x6 I" y4 Z special growlings)6 K+ E6 @9 |# h( x; Q4 W
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you"). k; z N( J4 p
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
# D c4 o3 X6 E `9 | : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " ); x4 Y9 ]9 S, T5 i, h- e
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
$ k5 s9 J8 _& b: ?! a- [ : Tangsinul$ [. g) H1 N8 u* W
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")3 W6 C) `) j( m2 a/ [5 P+ f, Z" `
: Dangsinul saranghee yo9 Q0 h+ ? o7 _+ x" ]5 O+ |
: Saranghee! b# {. f! B4 R# h6 |# y
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
/ L0 b8 c' Y% `1 H : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
I: o! q! v' i very much")+ v9 }: [# e2 c
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love# i) i4 M) s3 a& c$ S
you very much")' O* e! q$ U+ K
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")' e' y8 m1 Q+ v; ]; T- r. T
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or6 m7 b7 ]$ d9 @# d% L
"I love her")
2 [+ @6 ?: J7 Q9 }0 i : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
) {- ?7 e) y$ o* i" f! p3 Q much I love him/her")
f, O0 O- K' C3 v/ u, Z : Nanun neoreul saranghanda1 T- ]! m+ U( K8 u; ^
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")
* _: O# z C" H& r9 J/ G : Saranghaeyo (more formal)* H( [/ p! |* D/ ~0 ~6 M
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)
$ i8 ^1 p, C4 O# S : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual( B9 z6 w q) v3 w" B! B5 |, ~# G
relationship)3 O/ n7 D- v0 t# H* i. T$ d
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic+ L: C }0 T! V7 l7 `! y
way")/ Y1 C" T, Q+ T- }
Kpele : I walikana
x) T/ u! ~0 j- M+ S1 x8 jKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem# H9 f4 W) D1 M; G# o- {
5 W$ a) J* L9 G* W, O
Lao : Khoi hak jao6 ]( s) o, a- H2 p
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
" j9 [+ f ]0 I9 E$ o% K8 D : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
7 O, ?3 } p0 g3 a: N, \( \ : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
# Q* u4 ~: ? f) c5 H. Z- K but is used for "I love you".)5 ^: @$ D* Q' l; g3 h+ c4 l% P* \
Latin : Te amo
, q, F9 I2 Z3 M) \2 _0 i* @ : Vos amo: q, C$ ~9 K# A F9 @1 J1 y' Q0 {+ P& {
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
F$ ]- U Z" J+ q( A- ELatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')& |7 C( h# D, G$ i) ? v
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
7 ^* K; Z& P7 N1 W* a6 b a 'long i')
2 T* A/ k" M( P% ` : Es milu tevi (less common)& b# p6 p1 C Y! V4 W% i+ F5 p' Q
Lebanese : Bahibak
! \# D% ~' r( z+ {7 p. oLingala : Nalingi yo1 d( P O% Y( t* b2 n# P* f5 }+ U9 u
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!& T; W) e: a u' J" U* V
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)2 K6 N( H. o6 w( S
: Ash mir lutavah
/ b: C7 j: M2 [* s0 F: D1 u" Q' b6 ^8 ILojban : Mi do prami3 \2 U# ~ i. @! g
Luo : Aheri
Y# X3 X/ h/ R9 p* F+ {Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r! [3 Z3 o5 {" m
+ M q& ? z1 z$ i4 ]$ }8 o2 UMaa : Ilolenge
# D2 {' [+ w3 n0 gMacedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")( R5 h7 r/ b, \$ ^1 j7 N9 y
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")
) d, [- n* J% M8 f% A2 K* s F : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
- X1 T1 S& I+ S* R+ O : Pozdrav ("Greetings")3 p% E: n- v1 p( a/ |3 Q
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!! U0 t. s; G2 [
Maiese : Wa wa
" ?; J5 Y3 h8 n. ]7 y3 QMalay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
. J4 H0 _: A, `$ U$ y4 L : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above) S% q. o" i7 c
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
7 C) s8 `' t0 L5 \) L : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
* V3 [9 F/ e( t : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)5 q5 ?! s4 G, C* F8 S9 q
: Saya cintakan awak
; z0 W1 Y9 k( N) o : Aku cinta pada kau$ m% g1 B5 U* t0 k
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
8 O0 Q7 G: S1 k2 F4 N : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened' J9 W3 F( p y* g
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should0 {$ g4 k8 n4 i6 S2 k
only be used if you know the person _really_
/ K: U, C0 `1 x# ^# F well)
% t3 k7 a* a# F) I3 K# J7 |9 J% A : Saya sayang pada mu
) R" z Z! _7 s; W : Aku sayangkan engkau3 j7 U- ?, Z5 J( |
: Saya sayang pada mu2 t2 X9 G* o6 f
: Aku menyintai mu
9 F @, m0 d; {, v: f! t$ u, m : Aku menyayangi mu
* a% L0 M* O4 ]0 v, h : Aku kasih pada mu9 M/ q7 J5 e) f. I, A( D9 r
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu4 g0 @/ E4 W# [6 }5 w) {
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu, H" v. _3 i. Z7 M9 r+ b
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu# i. ]; m% T; O0 g h
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu5 k- N4 u! ~& g3 [$ }7 l# r
Maltese : Jien inhobbok& i0 ]- f0 v G2 N4 R
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato7 Z J, S8 b0 |5 I
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)/ k$ H4 r& }; }- n9 I9 j! K
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
; U" l1 ~3 j; i6 W) L/ b- n2 CMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
1 n4 r7 C* S+ ?" v% m& S* ]) G literally "Love to you, my friend")
. U1 |! a, T; B$ i" bMohawk : Konoronhkwa: I# h# o/ X& z# I
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua2 q3 F. F, M3 i& p! `! m# L
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)4 w! c" ~! N% k3 Q
: Kanhebek (in different cities)
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Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni
' `8 M; W: r2 m. v5 k/ iNdebele : Niyakutanda
, _1 W, F- H4 }6 [. sNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
$ F1 K5 {% V% L& ? : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)$ k! k3 j0 N% T o P
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
/ [9 K/ r5 H$ y" U2 ]4 |1 [ used by upper-class and
' B, L z$ B: k- j9 C conservative people)! F t0 X- B: f% J% E
Nyanja : Ninatemba: ?0 w+ ]3 E$ q J2 i) e
1 n+ l( T3 I2 C1 A
Op : Op lopveop yopuop
3 ^& G( c) V: H0 [Osetian : Aez dae warzyn8 v) E5 L( r- q; X+ s( R
% m7 } \4 b. L3 d
Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai$ g# ^5 u8 a0 g# _4 r5 L
: Muje se mu habbat hai' _0 S2 ?- `- S
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo6 g# c( R( A) L
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye6 n% N9 w% v3 [
Pilipino : Mahal kita
. [& u; j5 p: ]% Q3 \. J : Iniibig kita
/ ]/ P8 k e* h M1 WPolish : Kocham cie
+ O/ C; R& ? X; R: D' O% S9 A : Kocham ciebie) n9 f6 k: }; o* }/ |0 E
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used), S, l Q/ n9 @0 \# A. K" Z2 x/ d k% X
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
- h. X* N: A8 D, x: z0 K : Amo te/ C; X! ^. \1 h9 T0 O0 P# A
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
% ?) d; q& j* {$ D! n: }; A. O (Pronounced as two words,
2 F: X) O' T/ x2 W- k' Y "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second& A3 T- o/ a8 A' v! l" B
'd' have bars through the stems* t# U" l+ m5 r) }
indicating affrication, the ':'
% Y2 H. q( h z3 N indicate minute pauses)- y. d# B& [* B1 I! g3 {# V* w
Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
! I+ h/ p4 L' O : Mai taunu pyar karda
; |2 N3 I; T$ ~# \ : Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:+ j8 Z9 i5 a2 R% V5 H
"meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)# [. i8 L' M' |9 ^! w$ ~- \
' = stressed syllable3 I& e& d% S7 @1 m+ A7 K$ D; f
Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'"). X+ Y R) {9 C- x; \
! a6 k4 t3 z# I. Z- O" J
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
2 A4 j6 w5 S! N: R
6 l& U5 }5 M5 FRaetoromanisch : Te amo
! d9 X* u) c0 P5 h+ R3 W$ dRomanian : Te iubesc/ z; X& `6 b& ~( B" {% P& t
: Te ador (stronger)
6 c, R( n) s1 q; P: ^9 ]: g: I& hRussian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)' \* K2 {2 k. `! E6 Q Z
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)1 B* a- C+ f* M% u$ A/ n* U! T5 K$ F
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)8 _* M8 g" p; h$ Z9 {. W
: Ya lyublyu tyebya6 u2 q9 B3 m1 N7 @0 z- G) L( c
, g! {+ Z0 [+ l: w! |; JSamoan : Ou te alofa outou% w% z3 _* z+ b8 w) z' ^& N. z C! b
: Ou te alofa ia te oe; F. i: l5 u* l( I+ r7 \
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you"). G- N! z4 m& [5 z# `7 Y1 W
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music! s% `+ @* m* g C0 T2 R# G
or art)
, b$ e B8 O& oScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort/ r$ Z1 [) N, r. t9 Y
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
4 \ w9 G* H9 w9 O, W : Volim vas (used in common speech)
& V/ b* Q) Q. @5 B" m2 `2 e( L : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
/ Z5 a) b0 J. y: X 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
0 T' Z; J9 t+ p1 o( e$ O Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
w. e" @. S, N+ ^Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
+ y, ~; A1 D# V5 F : Volim te (used in common speech)! D; w1 N- R0 W0 @: r5 M+ d
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)+ y. c2 C, }/ c8 H. X4 M! W5 d% d
Serbocroatian : Volim te
4 z0 l' |/ Z( p' k5 e : Ljubim te2 c* N9 Q1 x4 i2 `; t+ m
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
8 @* O2 a$ r9 L( o$ v, jShona : Ndinokuda6 z; y4 y1 y) t3 Q$ E" Y& u
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
0 P4 R% }. {# \0 x9 ]$ D4 BSioux : Techihhila
. `+ Q" C- F: ^! W& z# VSlovak : Lubim ta
0 w. o3 S$ A7 sSlovene : Ljubim te1 K" T+ u) {3 x3 Q
Spanish : Te amo0 ]- L; z0 V- B* y3 D8 x# h
: Te quiero) S& @0 ^+ }# S) e' F' l
: Te adoro ("I adore you")7 p& f) p+ G2 C* y8 p% r) i. ?
: Te deseo ("I desire you")* B# H8 z* h- O3 g/ Y
: Me antojis ("I crave you")/ I |+ c3 ~$ T. _
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi/ d) { l0 |5 b) Q2 a5 e
Swahili : Nakupenda, x! V8 i6 t5 R' J
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
' x5 L0 a& w' `$ e& h : Ninikupenda
- P! e7 U! d) s2 s& f( ? : Dholu'o
$ h0 f' S0 f6 \2 M/ ]Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
; l" t. \# V, ]1 w4 S3 n4 {Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
) j& ` f; b* d8 O: X% N; z : Bhebbak (female to male)
7 l$ z& Q% E$ H( [' k! ~: x0 ^
% J9 k% U7 I6 h, t) f1 C: b( CTagalog : Mahal kita( o8 o( ?4 U9 i1 G" s! \" }
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
/ ? |: T1 @5 x/ a; B : Ua here vau ia oe" ~# k. @" Q; A8 R: F/ n6 ?; B
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
. z$ @' V/ ~+ h' E" r7 `, h" O : Nan unnai kathalikaren
, v9 U; m9 T$ D8 ?6 w : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")1 f2 {" t# ^) X/ L; G5 Y$ w
: N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
7 w; {, U% |" D/ ` : Nam vi'rmberem
! X# D, G7 K9 k; m: }6 oTelugu : Ninnu premistunnanu/ |( R# O( L. W
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu1 X' t) p2 F* K) @6 m
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu! M1 ^9 P! o5 X3 D3 ^, R5 O
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
|# l0 J2 g, {1 v. ^# K( R : Phom ruk koon ( " )
6 _) R1 k3 A6 h5 P1 ` : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
3 Q& {. S2 h! A& [/ d$ N! }! J : Chun ruk koon ( " )* Z2 _( X. U& `' J, K2 ~' C4 Y. B* `
Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)7 ~: A1 y) M0 h" G$ l! a& {; n) `
Tswana : Dumela
1 J" p$ u5 r6 K$ R" yTunisian : Ha eh bak' Q5 \+ b' x x3 _) k% N
Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
5 Z3 K, N6 P' ]4 m0 K: S0 u; i' X$ kTurkish : Seni seviyorum
$ g D% t0 w+ b- u8 b : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")1 M! M2 T- m7 [' R
(g has a bar on it)
* @9 y w1 v- i' lTwi : Me dowapaa6 Z* a7 J; ~/ y q4 y1 o
" w0 L) @) R% q9 y F/ dUkrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu/ t0 k1 w' Q8 u7 i3 w( I# t5 ^
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
3 \$ y/ X0 a8 v+ ?% s4 o/ P : Ja vas kokhaju
* p; q2 v. X' P; b4 U : Ja pokokhav tebe0 W0 N4 ~+ m/ Q" K: r! O: ~
: Ja pokokhav vas
- d* q. N$ L9 b4 N1 Q qUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon* }: o" L9 p2 K
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai- N6 ?* d2 {6 |$ p$ g0 j
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai( o" i7 ~- Q+ U* F. D
: Kam prem kartahai
3 E' w) z1 [" D : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
2 ~# L c* Z! y' n "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")) a# A3 e) L& j. n
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
* Q/ {% |0 ^6 b) A- T) {7 y: J "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as4 K& }% U9 g; c* e
in bath)5 J& P: w' K1 K% S8 e
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
3 L! }" B1 n0 U) g
: n" D8 V2 i+ z+ F1 _ g5 C+ fVai : Na lia
; X& a- O& M+ l. M! [/ J/ D8 A" |* [Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg
K6 @; A& @. v" s% u0 C. [Vietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female): W/ X4 D8 o/ C% U5 L
: Em ye猽 anh (female to male)
# I! a2 A$ y# j% f' F& O7 O0 T : Toi yeu em
9 ?% }$ l) s( A5 I5 VVolapa"k : La"fob oli- |5 ?( y( `6 w$ h, m1 c
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha
) Q$ K, ^/ i% P' ^" w# D) }
; a! _4 O8 M* K8 sWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
4 Z& |! l. H% u: ?3 G : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)( J/ g8 T" q0 I: ^1 H" [
Wolof : Da ma la nope
! j8 i$ t" e7 }$ B" x# N : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
5 w& o& ?- C- O |) r
- M- _8 h) y, [$ D. Z/ _; SYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib% _* q7 r" M) R8 _+ \
: Ich libe dich
6 a0 w P& _* x# h : Ich han dich lib7 K/ s3 S6 r; Q3 e6 _0 f, K
: Kh'hob dikh lib w# n5 x) [) [" |0 i1 W
: Kh'ob dikh holt
, V" D, b( I/ t6 W4 w : Ikh bin in dir farlibt( |# s+ O5 c) ^; S
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
1 V& t$ Q Q3 z; g, g : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which" k9 e0 ?, F% v/ C
lovers can also feel; it: x1 Q/ t/ ]0 H) j. P! o+ h5 Q+ i v
indicates more a desire to
) n& q8 v7 n) J" D3 P8 h spoil and protect the other. p9 `2 a3 o1 D5 q8 g% P
person)
- V( a0 x+ X8 V( P( [Yugoslavian : Ja te volim
' D) w) T7 r* s& B( k) O) K2 [: K, x. w3 K4 {2 |1 h
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)$ G( W* o) o- P7 n, _8 O' Z
Zulu : Mena tanda wena' j/ P& g7 b! d* B; L
: Ngiyakuthanda!# ]4 N) P5 v8 ~
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema- p% L& Q% d8 b: r
$ O* N I; L6 H. w
& ^ \7 j8 M3 [0 R2 N& X& y5 W( u& d; m% }# ^3 R! b2 z" _% Y
Explanation of Languages
& o5 ^5 F! y& L L9 a# U, k------------------------
( f6 B% f( i- B' |0 i RAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa* Q7 ?: y0 O; _5 o$ |$ A% `. \' Q! ?
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal9 I$ s. |' u" `) C- g
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
$ Q+ s: l. k: O. l4 T like Germans)
# n: U. \5 k5 T- ?; Q8 BAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of- {% r2 D6 W7 y/ M" O, Z
over 80 languages spoken there.$ j9 T$ O9 [6 q
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains. `& J0 D7 ]) Z" h* i, C: g5 e. L9 d' j+ B
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
" o( d3 N; s o# R+ E Canadian to Mexican borders
8 ]7 m8 {6 I9 dArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
0 @. ?5 R! X+ t1 O9 v6 Q but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,/ u+ Z3 P3 x3 U9 n1 U d
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and# W) q) g& `$ `. d
the region of Palestine.
1 s/ k& W+ ?5 h6 E% d2 [Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of' c R$ P6 U7 I6 P" E4 m" x: B7 J
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
; f/ h5 P* ]. Z4 ?; q8 x is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.5 m! w7 |4 W; e; s& _
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India2 }3 c8 C; `8 @: {% A; {8 [
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa
: Y, F) ?, P- B8 OBatak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
! P8 L; U* S2 X' A/ \ C: p Indonesia5 ]4 c* g5 S' G! I1 Y
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
0 y9 Q! a# G2 T! j5 f1 m Germany (actually a German dialect)
7 w. @2 t3 g/ w. Q5 B* NBemba -> language spoken in Africa% O7 j* E' K0 f
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,$ P" P1 v3 k& {2 a
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh
* A5 G. x6 a6 U+ M, a VBicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines9 q- _: Q2 n z# ^
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.6 ^3 U! X; |! b% u; D- f. m
It is 'read' by touch.
' x/ T7 h+ E4 bCajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
6 Q) D; a% b8 \5 j Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
0 L( w2 H* D) [ Acadia is in an Atlantic province.
. H; O+ _* L/ B0 g! M6 rCebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
: \' Y9 x# N2 ?/ ICherokee -> North American Indian tribe
( J% a9 L+ U( R1 D" C; Y. A# TCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache. _, l* k0 V+ C6 c) X0 N
Nation
5 T& z& l9 L; \# t+ G: vChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa9 t# s; f5 a7 S4 Y: P2 d
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)6 P9 h6 T# |$ P8 @$ ~$ ]/ Z$ f
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
- y* ~! M2 E, n9 T5 _2 ` basicly French with a little English and German.8 T/ \7 k/ U' [: v& k, G: f1 _; B
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest. g' Y( z; v8 S/ ?% d/ v
in North Borneo( D8 y3 p* }/ d
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces. |$ z0 [6 r/ e& |7 d
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
$ ^. d% d# b$ K b5 G* U+ l Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium" l" N0 Y+ G' y" R4 G" ]
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
D$ O/ F( b5 F# S! z- W4 tFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
( l- W z9 M w: L Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called8 q2 c2 Z" v: o. u0 D
Persian.6 ^# B/ o) s* P: c
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
1 @3 D- J+ V- q8 H3 ?1 N0 r9 ^- @7 { Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
( ~9 W2 S3 {4 J* d$ a1 S around Nuremberg" U8 _; A! u- O, n8 K; T5 I
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces+ T+ G0 p6 Q8 [ [0 J1 k$ w( h- M
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-/ a: Y9 f( Y! |+ o( r3 v4 _
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
' B+ a5 d' {' }# _' ^4 QFriesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
2 R. U8 J$ R5 O, r; i+ R! L# q/ V Germany, and in some parts of Denmark' I# u) e8 X6 u* F* j; [1 _. k
(mainly west coast)/ i' J: h+ s5 J& g" u8 `
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
" c3 y& k* V2 m3 ~Gronings -> Dutch dialect8 m/ r8 C/ u2 Q( m
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
! p: Y6 C. ?1 z9 U PGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
/ L( w c' S' P/ l5 J Pakistan
8 G$ g' w" L" GHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
4 |* F& X& b4 i4 K1 @# d" a" m, [Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
0 I% D, Q- L+ u9 _! v! \/ q1 ?0 zHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
. I; r5 ?5 i; I$ W8 \8 ^; |6 C RHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India+ r; t8 N0 ~+ q7 {
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
6 \" \! ?# V5 A3 z# W+ WIbaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot- m' R6 L3 o% V/ a3 _
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
) y, P: E( e' ], [Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
8 V: o, g! `' ^/ `0 k" g1 eInterglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
0 C" q5 f# Q l1 \% Q circa 1940.
. t9 Q i) p$ n% u8 MKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
4 e6 F0 O6 v4 H3 e6 p natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's1 a9 @8 Z6 M# r- n' S) Y' f
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
, R! s: H( \' m( `0 u; M; I1 Y: p southern India
" [, [( X" V1 s) @, tKikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa, I' Z8 o8 P$ D% O( U
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language: Y% A% ]7 C; b4 m- p# K
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is# g6 z$ |1 |6 ^: T
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
( i$ P; C) h# P5 \+ W% l) g/ hKpele -> language spoken in Africa
s3 v9 _% v7 s; BLao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
7 S" ^3 g6 w% I* E+ z5 a living in northern Thailand
: V8 c0 X9 i S2 N) OLuo -> language spoken in Kenya
* ?) Q) `* O# O& ?. I$ ]8 yLuxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas' B7 A i8 X# f' P' e$ A# K V
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.$ @6 O9 n1 C6 Q$ P8 P0 K5 M
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on5 z! m2 J2 j! m0 a! M+ C
German.* r. z) P. c, ?/ S
Maa -> language spoken in Africa* b7 C* O9 R+ M$ u* d% b2 E
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India9 }8 T' h- ~! \. S$ r, e
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
5 `0 ~7 V2 f# l5 h0 { in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around8 Q# }; f8 a: z$ J
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic1 j% f% m/ K ?8 x
and Italian mostly.0 Y) k7 K+ Q8 n, c' A& z& R
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India( | C6 C% B# e& k& g
(Bombay is the capital city)
7 ]+ y6 t+ J; P7 H* KMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
1 y. s) r7 c6 L; Q( [- [Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of9 m3 g* V2 F& a
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
, E: q7 H5 D# X% J: V( iMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)& M: p4 l" F+ \9 C: f |
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
, Q0 f7 D, u2 N6 e, M2 zNavaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest), }6 ~! R( o! _1 p
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe! b& I( D0 O3 u. b9 s9 U0 W
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa
8 [* r" F7 B' D% o) ]' `Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
& D! \) J) s8 P, F* x9 v4 v' n1 _Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people
; {9 [2 W: C' gPunjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
4 G: V. u' j0 sQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America); {, I9 N2 _6 C: ?$ b# Z' w5 R& i
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
% y( G6 J! b. t( C, P books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
; U6 d1 s4 l! G. a5 w+ V RShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe. s4 N Y1 N7 n' b6 ^' u; h# C
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
+ Q5 Y- _; x2 [% X' o! ?2 n Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.* S0 {9 t; S' H
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)7 s& v/ F2 s4 e9 W, _0 Z0 S0 Q
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East: S d+ d: S- k4 [$ v
Africa. A& n4 ~4 B( o
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines& g' a3 e; ~; g6 I
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
4 [5 M0 E3 j# L/ L and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),# i, s0 C: ^/ h& V& x s
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
/ s3 b- c* p2 h$ O0 yTelugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
2 k8 w4 u* b( d$ J (eleventh most spoken language in the world)$ y% l& s* V+ m- Y B# E" s
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa
3 ~+ d: I' ^4 s B/ iTwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
* l+ F. `* T9 G0 J/ M8 NUrdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India- ^5 Q6 y ]2 f3 x" X" n( ~
Vai -> language spoken in Africa! S2 C9 r' j3 v! \
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,6 ~0 X' |3 |. f5 S8 U
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska- ~$ w7 Y6 ^0 I8 ~+ m
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern' f% ?* d3 I1 d( z4 e" ^
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
2 p6 a( U* ?% o3 A) Q, x9 X around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,! w/ \* \7 u) V. w* S4 H. X
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
- T3 W, T8 d( g" b* x language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian" P( w" h% k( z9 y
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian4 b# T2 R5 @- T! a0 F3 [
people who went there to work as engineers in the
7 J% ~8 t. R7 j& ? mining industry during the 17th century.
5 ]. i( a! Z# lVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
6 {/ E* g# j/ {( a# P circa 1880.. q9 S7 r! |* _0 z: \% C! ]& k
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
8 d, _+ m1 w" X, s* o8 U the planet Vulcan" u2 ]* T' h" O. R% k# \
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
5 O o: O Z# d" b4 o French dialect with certain German influences' I; O6 G$ \1 h+ }3 w2 f1 X3 e
spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,3 N3 v6 a1 i, S+ f9 k
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of2 h4 f: B# q4 A
the Walloons), Belgium
, l: W. \" b& q3 A$ vWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people, ~# l2 |2 U$ \6 m' ?
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
1 J; \3 S5 u8 m- W! @ peninsula in Mexico! N- }- Q) J, F- `
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect E5 `3 s) h" p# ^
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe( @4 {# ~' d0 R6 ]* A
! c1 P4 c. W' \9 ]! e
4 G1 ?# G2 A2 F
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
- C3 Y6 Y- _* Q+ l, oa" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
; y. }/ }4 M$ r5 [$ la? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)0 M% U. X; w1 V. G! H
e? -> ?above e* Q1 C* w, ^2 z
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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