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"I LOVE YOU" in:# X" u. M7 l/ _* A
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Afrikaans        : Ek is lief vir jou5 O' |9 B/ i7 a: p+ j& @' P
            : Ek het jou lief0 ?( m4 w+ d) J) S
Albanian        : Te dua
. E# e/ J6 B. l6 F" }9 f( ^            : Te dashuroj
# f0 G8 i6 m. ~% }7 _( C. Q            : Ti je zemra ime
( g4 g5 Z  P8 O2 sAlentejano       : Gosto de ti, porra!3 {- }. x- I, Y) X- `
Alsacien (Elsass)    : Ich hoan dich gear
: x" n- a7 R+ B" ~( X; K4 GAmharic (Aethio.)    : Afekrishalehou. M" O" ^' q7 R5 f2 K8 T
            : Afekrischalehou% W3 }, U! Y6 l% H- n  d
Amharic (Ethiopian)   : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)' {2 i" E' ]" M& ~
            : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
3 S! P2 r/ c) m/ M5 T; MAmerican Sign Language :       __   (signed with right hand)
1 a: I5 m6 b2 z- p, [            : __     ( ). f8 l+ t+ G9 G7 f  u% W
            : ( )    |__|
! G6 ?! v0 b8 V' T( G( v            : |__| __ __ | |
; R7 v) a' j' K0 K8 F5 f* N' C            : | |( )( )|__|  __
) Y* E8 V- z8 u0 c            : |__||__||__|| | / )
* K' m: u' ?) X2 {6 c$ n* s            : |  (__)(__)  | / /
, e" ^6 N$ f* C" O* M: F            : |       |/ /
. _! Z, l+ T: N2 W3 h- {            : |       / /4 O& K. Y/ Y7 J) d# [/ Z
            : \        /  s( Z* l: |6 M- Q
Apache         : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like+ ]# M' Y4 h) x' u
                       French, '~n' as in French
/ D  [4 [0 W  h9 a                       'salon')" D6 O8 L% w6 R- n6 ~1 D4 l
Arabic (formal)     : Ohiboke  (male to female)
- a4 n6 g# a0 Y$ H# [" i            : Ohiboki  (male to female)
4 M+ j7 G. n1 J, R. q& }            : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
0 Q9 ]4 H  }' K  n9 i8 `                   or two females)
3 b0 d4 w4 j3 p. Z9 q4 G" i! h5 q            : Nohiboke (more than one male or females$ q7 I6 u  O! T' M9 o# V; Q
                   to female)
# L4 I" [% P+ \4 [6 J$ B: ~' B            : Nohiboka  (male to male or female to male)* n( G% [' ]/ |" O* J/ A4 _5 ^. U
            : Nohibokoma  (male to male or female to two
" t9 B) m0 T8 J                    males or two females)
6 |; G4 }5 ~( y3 p8 u  E            : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
% Z. B! l, T, D# M                   than two males)) X0 \: a, f1 O4 i) B% Z
            : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
3 u6 `# S; P3 M2 ?9 |; X                   than two females). l. `& j, i. p4 Y, l( Y
Arabic (proper)     : Ooheboki (male to female)8 b9 l+ U8 g  ~
            : Ooheboka (female to male)8 u! j8 X6 a/ G( ~- S- Y1 Z
Arabic         : Ana behibak (female to male)2 x+ W- h2 p* a1 Y( ~
            : Ana behibek (male to female)9 Z, }: o+ W5 V
            : Ahebich (male to female)
' E4 k1 T; ~3 v- R* N; x            : Ahebik  (female to male)
. \* ], ]3 i) ?/ k2 v+ \  `9 [            : Ana ahebik# w& `4 I+ W( n; F
            : Ib'n hebbak/ N( T. n+ W& K. m
            : Ana ba-heb-bak9 K/ D7 U4 \3 [. M0 ?
            : Bahibak  (female to male)
  X/ T) H+ L, j! T; Z( L            : Bahibik  (male to female)8 `3 O  K& |2 F# @( V. |
            : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male); H; A4 Z% x, D* h/ P
            : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
+ w6 J) p1 L/ X8 w            : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
' n, Z# b5 J7 i0 E, G                   than one male)
0 q' G% f" m7 L            : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
+ ]" g6 L* C* h3 ^Arabic (Umggs.)     : Ana hebbek4 y+ W+ |5 o/ @6 Y
Armenian        : Yes kez si'rumem$ x) \% e9 `7 F; G9 p
Ashanti/Akan/Twi    : Me dor wo
; b  S2 ]7 n9 z: {7 B# AAssamese        : Moi tomak bhal pau
/ }4 ?8 r2 z2 X) w( O: ^4 T$ t; u5 k
Bangladeschi      : Ami tomake walobashi
) o3 N# u6 M: K  z+ Q" I# Z  ?Basque         : Maite zaitut
3 N  D2 E- x: t3 N/ X4 ~, B7 ]            : Nere maitea ("My love.")
4 I+ {; ~# V0 }  J6 }3 YBassa          : Mengweswe
9 J. b0 b. f" b3 `7 _Batak          : Holong rohangku di ho9 U! F3 Y8 _6 w
Bemba          : Ndikufuna
* P2 h& @' E& k' MBengali         : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
' \! B, W; Y; {* C            : Ami tomay bhalobashi
6 m9 P& C% E- p- }8 H            : Ami tomake bahlobashi
( B, c* T8 o  B5 NBerber         : Lakh tirikh/ t4 r" K: h9 K4 h9 |$ s
Bicol          : Namumutan ta ka
% V$ S2 e; |# X4 f% d, b7 ]3 zBolivian Quechua    : Qanta munani
) @- b  q! n1 ^7 T- o# l9 IBosnian         : Volim te  \& R, t) R. _/ M: Z) r
Braille         : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
! g( c, S  ]# v, c2 p; {5 S* n. TBrazilian/Portuguese  : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
0 K1 w( B+ S3 k' N" e8 n            : Amo te2 R; g5 U' y6 {) I+ Y4 C6 L
Bulgarian        : Obicham te9 j! ^( @: y; x  |9 r
            : As te obeicham0 z% U) O: t% X, h" ?- P! C
            : As te obicham
* a# @) x/ H8 G) `+ p6 @            : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
6 T/ @% Z% [7 o/ X3 d- N7 HBurmese         : Chit pa de  F# V1 b6 h  S0 A
' T% z0 p1 {2 x) k
Cajun          : Mi aime jou7 e  M% n! l# F* N' [: y
Cambodian        : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
7 ?0 t8 }2 u! |            : Bon sro lanh oon+ y% P$ R6 M; y% j8 Y4 r: X
Canadian French     : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
" ^2 F2 N+ S% C, W            : Je t'aime  ("I like you"), W( h% x! H; R
            : Je t'adore ("I love you"), d9 K4 g" B& j8 t
Catalan         : T'estimo (Catalonian)! Q5 G% R1 p$ K2 S) J2 r1 I
            : T'estim  (Mallorcan)
* p8 C' {' _' d1 ^8 \0 d7 a            : T'estime (Valencian)' y; B7 _- n$ x9 _# r- H
            : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
% H8 D2 m7 ^+ q) UCebuano         : Gihigugma ko ikaw# Y  B1 ?' L/ a, V. |/ H! z7 H1 T
Chamoru (or Chamorro)  : Hu guaiya hao
6 j# P  K$ F) S0 lCherokee        : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
+ i3 J0 `' V: j' S+ |: cCheyenne        : Ne mohotatse
$ J" {! [; a) g' P5 ?Chichewa        : Ndimakukonda* L% Q* F0 ?% y5 \/ e/ D9 M$ ^
Chickasaw        : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)' d* z, s1 ?1 t. C, a8 O
Chinese         : Goa ai li   (Amoy), j8 v) h; F4 m$ \. R/ Q' d2 `
            : Ngo oi ney  (Cantonese)
1 @" P( N2 B3 x. H- _6 ]0 g            : Wo oi ney    ( " )
" z; V) c( [2 p( r$ I- U            : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka). z1 Q4 [7 g1 g
            : Ngai on ni   ( " ), L* F- k1 J4 H; @: c7 @2 f% c
            : Wa ai lu   (Hokkien). [& Q7 Z1 Z, v% Q- v: y5 P: h
            : Wo ai ni   (Mandarin)
1 C8 l+ p" ?/ Y* }- U# B            : Wo ie ni    ( " )# }( t: j; f( Q. \% V
            : Wuo ai nee   ( " )3 u" C( l* Q# G% J
            : Wo ay ni    ( " )
- \) M! J4 Z: e8 G7 Y! `3 ?            : Wo ai ni   (Putunghua)7 y2 z" f: g4 w, ]- C; h
            : Ngo ai nong  (Wu)
& V4 y6 U& }$ F+ aCorsican        : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
0 F& F( m! R& j. j. c            : Ti tengu caru (female to male)
! a0 q6 T+ s) I1 FCreol          : Mi aime jou
( y; Q- ]! U9 i# gCroatian (familiar)   : Ja te volim  (used in proper speech)/ Z9 q8 C1 x: d! R" h/ Z2 _: v/ s
            : Volim te    (used in common speech)/ t, }6 o' L& h
Croatian (formal)    : Ja vas volim  (used in proper speech)8 |; [, q# ]* T% M2 A
            : Volim vas   (used in common speech)
% ^# H5 s; w/ Z2 {- d( T# k            : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
. p* w% o, q- G                    'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
4 t0 d5 o3 {2 }; d* ~                    Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
3 H0 M( s% u2 H! y. U' h0 r9 G4 CCroatian (old)     : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)# C& T* q4 }  U! D5 _5 {
Czech          : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead. W: ]" A  |! t; B3 c# X* J
                   on top of the 'e' in te, which is9 b* U# u) q1 u3 ], m- l
                   pronounced 'ye')& z' o- t& N. ~, b
            : Miluju te! (colloquial form)7 |; V: s7 G. T$ h8 m7 a
            : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
8 t6 s9 _5 _$ x# X                        you (very much)", often; j; W- l" T1 N; w5 N9 |! S1 ]
                        used and prefered)
1 \. ~3 I! |- Q) [# K* o$ S            : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)( X  Q. ^6 \( ~' ?
! W& q# f- J7 G9 e3 n
Danish         : Jeg elsker dig* O; }9 m! W2 b1 C5 C: t# D
Dusun          : Siuhang oku dia( l' k  _. M* J* a
Dutch          : Ik hou van je
; r; Z/ d7 a+ m1 Y            : Ik hou van jou; K5 Z4 T0 `" I7 _2 I# f
            : Ik bemin je  (old fashioned)
2 I8 i$ ^! e. L) R9 }+ b; r9 R            : Ik bemin jou   ( " )! J4 `/ p9 R( J; X! d! d
            : Ik heb je lief  ( " )* ^5 p$ |' X7 {0 R* G. T
            : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
4 D' c) C6 l: |( x3 Z- m            : Ik ben verliefd op jou     ( " )
$ ~" k+ j1 s3 q* ~; S            : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
- X, u% e5 B0 k  J" ~            : Ik houd erg veel van je    much")6 n% X6 U2 m- s0 ^0 e; \
            : Ik vind je leuk  ("I like you")
/ u8 |& D5 S$ _, t4 ^" B/ n; G            : Ik vind je aardig    ( " )
" }7 b) `5 I0 u2 c$ T            : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
1 ]" r* T) k9 Z2 K2 ?( J7 r/ q; j            : Ik vind je heel aardig     much")  l, Y% K7 Q' ?- `  {
            : Ik zie je graag
0 x' G6 Y% b+ j            : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
+ R+ q8 `% m# p- @5 n            : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")2 T6 K' u3 w. f0 M) `# V3 ]8 E& s
             (the last two are more superficial, thus more" l5 w1 P! \5 P, n+ P9 B7 g
              suitable for male to male)8 r' B" F1 ~' w  o, [

) v3 m' s& t" U. s# GEcuador Quechua     : Canda munani
  W0 t# o1 U' H* KEnglish         : I love you
' K  F  {+ t1 J6 l6 c            : I adore you5 w, ]5 b' Y7 q" ?4 o2 ~( m  X% U0 U% ?
            : I love thee  (used only in Christian context)# K6 _0 n4 m1 v
Esperanto        : Mi amas vin1 S. v/ m% d3 Q) c0 x" v7 _0 D5 B- f
Estonian        : Mina armastan sind
# ?  \) n4 l: I/ N7 I, k            : Ma armastan sind4 z; k" t$ m; U, q! v/ \+ x! b( _
Ethiopian        : Afgreki'5 ^6 ^# m3 C- B  G1 V2 W6 x: U' z- P' {

; N1 n' G8 h' e/ ^3 n" nFarsi (old)       : Tora dust mi daram
- L% @+ j% }- P! b7 aFarsi          : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
6 q3 a$ _) u. d) ]: J& a" f9 D            : Asheghetam; K1 s4 J* q' ]) R$ [2 P, f
            : Doostat daram  ("I'm in love with you")
/ c# \1 o+ @& W& K  o            : Man asheghetam  ("I'm in love with you")9 F: v) N; |/ ^5 a& M0 M0 x! e, ?
Filipino        : Mahal ka ta; t: ]3 {1 G3 l
            : Iniibig kita
( F- M! F0 o9 E9 t1 U3 |            : Mahal kita& {6 \) K9 Y# \: }
Finnish (formal)    : Mina" rakastan sinua0 B* |+ V1 T4 Y+ o2 |: U( |6 z, w
            : Rakastan sinua
- ?9 U6 [, E$ E9 g5 M% B            : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
# I! A7 a% o' k; j. CFinnish         : (Ma") rakastan sua8 z- g# Q1 {+ D4 m6 m+ ]" G
            : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
6 `' i3 u7 u) {2 AFrench         : Je t'aime  ("I love you")
5 L2 [" e& `- q; Q! M' |$ F            : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
; l6 D, t; L8 g0 ~2 L/ ~* v( q                    between lovers)
. c" Z1 U7 e! J4 g. ^; }. A            : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends  }& _+ r1 L) _0 k- H4 G5 T
                     and family, not for lovers)
: d9 ^! @+ z, a+ `. \  mFrench (formal)     : Je vous aime) Z/ B1 y4 y* ^# J* ?0 [# v
/ C' V& z) S! V% i& X' q1 Z
Gaelic         : Ta gra agam ort
0 G* V& B$ u2 S8 B5 `2 B; A$ w            : Moo graugh hoo
3 f% A1 J" t7 u! f( ?1 z' x+ NGerman (formal)     : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)6 ?$ }+ a2 k7 t& d" |0 O9 T
German         : Ich liebe dich
- x0 @) }) l: J1 c- W  c4 D% f6 J            : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and: q, ?! o  L- K+ n7 o
                       conservative)3 @+ T1 A# @; g: B5 v6 ?2 u" U' h/ c
German dialects:+ e. G- G/ Y' M8 z
Bavarian (Bayrisch)  : I moag di gern0 K/ \, ^" T1 D9 t! i
  (Bavaria/Bayern)  : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")+ H7 r% o2 Q4 r9 o
            : I lieb di* ?4 Z8 B. Q4 E. Z2 x
Berlin dialect     : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
" ?* i" U6 d9 U2 h* w5 g  (Berlinerisch)   : Ick liebe Dich8 v/ f- z  m8 \) k' `' ^
Berner-Deutsch     : Ig liebe di, Z( Y) t# o3 D5 E
Bochumer        : Ich lieb Dich!- L! V( R" ^) `/ {( O/ u6 j4 L0 X
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai' x: d6 D" j5 |4 Q* C6 L( j
  (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a2 d9 h, t& s& |3 ^8 @4 c; B8 r
                             relationship)5 S; E$ t$ N! f; N) ~/ l
            : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,: o2 h6 K3 S: J
                  ment as a compliment, not litterally)# S9 {  p6 `- x5 S" E
             (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",8 e% m9 g9 `( P! ~( V" V
              a Franke would never say "I love you")
% H5 K, ]+ _- m' }: P- o! V% uFriesian (Friesisch)  : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
8 k9 M( }" C/ b3 j6 x$ f2 ^3 ~% Y            : Ik hald fan dei
; l5 n+ ~1 @, f5 J* ?Hessian (Hessisch)   : Isch habb disch libb
) `9 D$ m# j* ?+ c0 F2 W9 C. wOstfriesisch      : Ick heb di leev/ J# m  X1 {8 Q" L! |$ T
Saarla"ndisch     : Isch hann disch lieb
1 _5 Z9 b% h6 f5 i) z' V% W- FSaxon (Sa"chsisch)   : Isch liebdsch
6 _7 p/ b' u8 a! g* ]Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
! r+ x$ N2 P; B  C( L0 r6 ~Swiss German      : Ch'ha di ga"rn
" p% b4 p+ Z1 I! h' d, q& P   (Schweizerdeutsch)0 r7 }" s5 l6 d
Vorarlberg dialect   : I stand total uf di. n# I# b# e* j
   (Vorarlbergerisch)0 {+ j) l$ L, r+ E% o2 n
Greek          : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower1 K4 ~( |% D3 T& Z8 K
                   case 'gamma')7 S; W" g' y2 i, K4 q
            : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
0 F/ T; n; @  [( O/ X            : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
3 X# z# X5 X, @$ G+ p- {: [            : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
8 C& i% a- G2 s5 q            : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)1 ~& O+ N! N% H) D/ K  M" P
            : Se latrevo   ("I adore you")) c* F9 Q) k% I% T
            : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)! D  V" a& X  [4 K
Greek (Arhea/Ancient)  : Philo se
) J! `% U3 c: E3 |4 q( T8 ?4 \Greenlandic       : Asavakit  N$ z/ k9 U" [' f/ R  v" Y; g0 Y
Gronings        : Ik hol van die  `0 }5 p& P8 S. a0 A1 |
Guarani'        : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)& _" ?  B) @! c9 Z) m3 k7 W# X( q
Gujrati         : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
. D% r3 ?# s3 W1 O* x            : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
8 n& c* F2 U1 ^2 |               pronounced)! Q0 _. \7 B, o' S) U# V

9 b6 W" R5 w7 x5 |  c8 L0 |3 bHausa          : Ina sonki& j4 G: _! t- b. q; _' }
Hawaiian        : Aloha wau ia 'oe, q. Y. a2 w& u4 \4 ]+ g
            : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you# F8 M6 Y1 X: W) K7 h  ]
                           very much")
9 o" h5 j: B9 t( {! U3 ZHebrew         : Anee ohev otakh   (male to female)7 S; |) e# N% p* ~
            : Anee ohevet otkha  (female to male)1 h' a9 f7 A' I& ^5 O- z
            : Anee ohev otkha   (male to male)8 ^6 y& N- `4 q* k9 y! m
            : Anee ohevet otakh  (female to female): }0 ?% f6 n& M2 ?6 }; ~
                       ('kh' pronounced like
# x/ I0 }$ p5 F/ e) }                Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to+ ?( q6 k; Q1 M0 t; a7 [6 C. q3 W
                French 'r')' y( l' C- o( L: E8 S" P& H- I
Hindi          : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
# `4 C  K, N" {" I; p3 @2 l! Q            : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)- ]) d1 F7 M, n
            : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
  k: [, G2 J1 s* {' F            : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
* m5 X, [4 G2 I% F  w$ H( V            : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo2 F# m# d# h3 W. n( T
            : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo7 l: d' ?* Q2 b1 H# p8 Y2 f
            : Mae tumko peyar kia
* P3 v* L  D$ Q" Q7 a            : Main tumse pyar karta hoon
1 c" u8 O& p! C( q% R            : Main tumse prem karta hoon
6 N9 E& u1 A+ A& j% w            : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
# S- N( |3 v# D& F               pronounced)
& `' l7 q5 [. {1 V* [- JHopi          : Nu' umi unangwa'ta. o2 d1 K& |( A7 A& o4 z) I, y0 G
Hungarian        : Szeretlek( Q$ {. G8 a" t
            : Te'gedet szeretlek  ("It's you I love and
: F1 E5 C5 B+ Q/ }' L                         no one else"): z7 F7 P# O! \( C4 b1 E
            : Szeretlek te'ged  ("It's you I love, you know,
, p" ^8 c* v# m4 c                       you", a reinforcement)3 j! V# }, b) I- Z4 Q& M1 y2 \3 w
             (The above two entries are never heard in! q/ Y) ^  ?* U5 F& H7 i
              a normal context.), _) Z0 e! f3 j- m: T
' g0 M( B* f; _  }& w
Ibaloi         : Pip-piyan tana
; e3 R  Q  u( Y) J( H( G            : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you$ y' }, m' ~; _2 F+ S
                          very much")0 q4 ~8 I$ d. w+ v- o5 l
Icelandic        : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
+ C( [4 C( [( ~& pIlocano         : Ay ayating ka
6 _% o: f3 N5 n3 K7 GIndonesian       : Saya cinta padamu  ('Saya', commonly used)
1 Q, s* H* m# M/ E            : Saya cinta kamu       ( " )& P7 ?) b9 n6 f& J* ]
            : Saya kasih saudari     ( " )8 ]+ l& J5 U; O, w- p
            : Saja kasih saudari     ( " )
! N& a: {' f% Y- M" P* d+ Y+ v3 M            : Aku tjinta padamu  ('Aku', not often used)0 d$ T; S$ `' B0 q" d% I
            : Aku cinta padamu      ( " )
9 f. T6 f( g1 \/ Y' r0 W            : Aku cinta kamu       ( " )
; j, Q. h! o) }* D! \Interglossa       : Mi esthe philo tu
$ ^& G; A$ ^# L6 p5 U# g9 vItalian         : Ti amo   (relationship/lover/spouse)
& r4 e* B( f0 a) ?1 M            : Ti voglio bene (between friends)
  @- Q7 D8 ]6 n3 `8 L* S" h; e4 J            : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want0 l" ^; l5 _4 j$ o5 B4 v) A: |
                   you", refering to other person's
/ I6 B9 o' U$ ?0 z7 |) P, l$ Q& w                   body)
% _, G9 L, ^& Z: H( k+ ]" EIrish          : Taim i' ngra leat
6 C( j5 k; q3 U! g8 _Irish/Gaelic      : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
, u* A/ H. c2 v( J
9 k1 e% \9 \' A/ B; JJapanese        : Kimi o ai shiteru! h9 X2 A4 o! ~0 O( `1 `) \3 [
            : Aishiteru  `1 {7 [3 ^) C" _/ ]: O2 r, \# }
            : Chuu shiteyo' s4 h. I6 d0 E& `
            : Ora omee no koto ga suki da
7 x# e+ C* @' ]6 S+ L% q$ l            : Ore wa omae ga suki da
# u+ a: n; e) |4 {            : Suitonnen
  t+ }# A6 y. g: O, f. E            : Sukiyanen
+ b4 @0 j" ^' g" L& v( V0 o8 }+ D            : Sukiyo  L& Y. w# a! w8 v5 W  B7 ~3 I
            : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
: \3 C# d. A0 S9 l  |            : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
2 A; z: l, d& h* N$ a            : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
7 q( \8 `$ W9 q& I            : A-i-shi-te ma-su
9 A0 l8 G5 G1 s' U+ u            : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
8 a- ~3 E; l& ~. i            : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
- {2 ^6 X9 H5 y               start, when you are not yet real lovers)
; F5 f3 S# ]$ y8 I; j  {' CJavanese        : Kulo tresno& P* o, r+ q' R6 u3 c2 J: I

) v& I' p; }8 S3 D' l8 O/ v& P) b" tKankana         : Laylaydek sik a: d( C2 T& `1 O- c/ Z. {% L  I' Q
Kannada         : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
1 j7 A4 L- R3 l+ f            : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene# O4 \' t* A: D3 ~$ l* @
Kikongo         : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
# N, [' a# f2 _4 G4 yKiswahili        : Nakupenda
% s" W, f1 E9 T9 E* k            : Nakupenda wewe/ r! c' j( I3 A( [" s2 v
            : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
  B  c6 J- u( CKlingon         : bangwI' SoH   ("You are my beloved")* E/ @4 q. u+ z
            : qamuSHa'    ("I love you")+ d( _0 w; T3 y3 y- Y; p+ M
            : qamuSHa'qu'   ("I love you very much")
# l; P0 c9 m2 S* O6 o  w" P2 ?            : qaparHa'    ("I like you")
" H& E! B& x: l7 P+ ^            : qaparHa'qu'   ("I like you very much!")4 y6 L" S: Y4 e; \
             (words are often unnecessary as the thought
0 w" C4 Y+ m% _9 [6 v              is most often conveyed nonverbally with! Q! ^2 |. t0 E" A% a
              special growlings)
6 M8 Z/ z# R& q' Z* gKorean         : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
; ~$ y/ R) K4 s2 {5 @# `. T            : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
: j& k5 n: P$ p1 A9 M/ p            : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida    ( " )0 l5 l6 Q- n$ f$ d( |
            : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )) L8 {% B/ m! D3 _
            : Tangsinul5 d1 k/ O( d# Y: \) x9 r
            : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear"), r1 l( ?" h) d$ ~2 L. S7 L0 W7 G
            : Dangsinul saranghee yo
, x& f* D7 c  F8 `. H            : Saranghee
0 [+ r# x+ c& b- y+ {$ _( v: W7 S            : Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")' T/ Z" }5 I2 Z0 z; f; S
            : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
0 N, U- {" q( }7 r' w, Q" ]: I% i                              very much")" q% r3 P: c9 g9 @
            : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love2 \) `" v' {- N# v2 P; e
                             you very much")
) p5 e  z  J6 x9 p& s7 v; f  g! T            : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
& N( X1 W5 U# h% l7 O5 D' T0 x4 Q. C            : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
, E- }/ k" G  @/ F                            "I love her")9 B' e# z' H" _; s$ f: k6 W
            : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how/ O( Z; y8 c* S/ r1 S  D0 ?9 I- w
                          much I love him/her")7 y$ G8 @% o5 u5 Z& X
            : Nanun neoreul saranghanda
5 h4 N  B  {1 ?  a            : Joahaeyo ("I like you")8 v( E+ P1 K  a8 L" Q( l$ F
            : Saranghaeyo   (more formal)
& p  B7 L' q7 y8 g, E. h            : Saranghapanida (more respectful)
2 b/ [% Z5 g0 e) @3 |# k# ^2 ?            : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual  A5 V, M) O/ i8 V
                           relationship)
- r% D! Q6 E' V1 W0 d            : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic4 [- s" P0 ^  H- x
                               way")
4 X2 r& }% ]& A# z. h8 z/ ]Kpele          : I walikana
. ]2 X* R% H) ?& ^$ vKurdish         : Ez te hezdikhem) o' h7 ]; Y2 P' s: Q
4 z* V( m- W* i9 H/ A3 ?) g! \
Lao           : Khoi hak jao5 ~% ~0 T4 D0 a+ a; R
            : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
: D4 S* ?8 m" ~* h. K* L            : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")* @3 e7 D+ Q% w  g; k2 @9 G, P
            : Khoi mak jao  (This means "I prefer you",4 Y; ~" [8 X: O
                     but is used for "I love you".)) U4 f4 n, P$ P: H3 V2 I
Latin          : Te amo- q. L/ k' i- b# h: A
            : Vos amo6 s% o( c; m9 U" M  e
Latin (old)      : (Ego) Amo te  ('Ego', for emphasis)
: K) J) W9 `5 K, VLatvian         : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
4 ~  r5 E9 z; }" L3 x                    ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,, K) ?* P+ Y, z" S; d! C
                    a 'long i')
/ {3 ]8 g: p) ^. U: \2 m; h- u            : Es milu tevi (less common); |+ a, \: m# I( K7 m, f
Lebanese        : Bahibak5 |  H* \" y4 t0 ^% }
Lingala         : Nalingi yo) ^- ]* ]7 h3 y6 w7 \9 a- u
Lisbon lingo      : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!$ G) O! G* \5 C+ i+ v2 e$ k1 G
Lithuanian       : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
) r- a5 @9 U: h# D! Y5 @! J4 x            : Ash mir lutavah3 e1 t. D# j- M( V8 q
Lojban         : Mi do prami
- _* D2 @' a6 p3 s. ~  R2 o: x$ TLuo           : Aheri& C+ W9 ?3 f! y3 l
Luxembourgish      : Ech hun dech ga"r8 u; O% D  U6 N. \; H

+ |7 _& v% c: E* u+ b- ^0 d  oMaa           : Ilolenge; L- V/ ^( d2 T$ s8 [4 q
Macedonian       : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")3 i. q0 Q" ?% \  F5 ]
            : Te ljubam ("I really love you")
+ s5 o9 l0 O2 D  O) t8 r: p            : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)$ m  f8 A, n, y+ T8 f# T
            : Pozdrav ("Greetings")
( X1 X, q& V4 x& KMadrid lingo      : Me molas, Tronca!
2 ?% d/ a4 E& M/ j& w9 |- l, uMaiese         : Wa wa
/ K2 V# }7 M1 p1 i) ~* Q$ Q3 s7 PMalay/Indonesian    : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
" f% N6 L6 x& Y$ S            : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
4 N7 x8 I& ^& O            : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)* V( `6 ?* |2 A8 z" P5 O3 u
            : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
0 M4 h0 G2 Q2 I/ u3 Z1 n9 I9 j7 t            : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
1 n0 [; w4 Q8 w7 |# u% ?            : Saya cintakan awak8 G0 F8 q3 C" ^* Y: K: N
            : Aku cinta pada kau( S3 B, ?+ ~' G/ L9 \5 u+ y
            : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)4 F& n, a5 y0 W6 C# E  W
            : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
9 |" f" a5 F+ F" M             to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should; J; I. |) A/ _
             only be used if you know the person _really_
' b/ i% W8 J; o; M             well)9 E! b9 Z1 R5 J. t$ t
            : Saya sayang pada mu
8 X4 K5 o* \+ l1 _' Q% [  I6 Q  }            : Aku sayangkan engkau& B& J0 c3 Y: a6 n" S
            : Saya sayang pada mu
7 a) c2 Q7 @6 ^" _/ e8 p            : Aku menyintai mu
& o% B# j& F! T  ]" Z8 c            : Aku menyayangi mu
1 Z0 W) S" `& W2 O1 ~9 ~7 A& ~! v            : Aku kasih pada mu
$ s! Y  o9 t! O( i' b$ h            : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu* L; J& H- k- @( a( x- ^+ V5 X
Malayalam        : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu( `: g4 Q/ U& ~6 Y1 r1 @
            : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu, G" h& R$ [; m8 [
            : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu$ m3 R0 _$ D2 ?. k+ B- V! r' }
Maltese         : Jien inhobbok
$ k1 Y' |' K% N8 N( ~Marathi         : Mi tuzya var prem karato# Y2 K9 S0 |4 h
            : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
, j- @2 r, P$ n7 f2 i            : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)( Q7 d. s  S; B
Marshallese       : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,7 v# `3 d/ c8 J( x
                  literally "Love to you, my friend")0 a  L  B0 O( E" n9 x7 z
Mohawk         : Konoronhkwa
! c$ X8 O. ]& U; \3 TMokilese        : Ngoah mweoku kaua3 ]. w6 g8 q' U: b7 E
Moroccan        : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
% R) ^% R% r3 L' `" b$ N            : Kanhebek (in different cities)( p$ \- q# w! T) I5 e
1 S1 h$ X& C" W% y  B
Navaho         : Ayor anosh'ni
! X$ ?3 j, Z2 T6 d2 MNdebele         : Niyakutanda. @5 V2 R, I& _1 Y. s
Norwegian        : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)/ m% t) S% z' n; c1 B# p
            : Eg elskar deg  (Nynorsk)
  i) I, m* I  P& r: h' I            : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
  l9 |& [6 Z1 K9 N$ ~$ I6 O2 C7 v                      used by upper-class and; ~- V5 R. Z# S9 U
                      conservative people). D: `0 Z9 Z, B6 z3 a+ f5 h
Nyanja         : Ninatemba; I/ g) K/ ^9 v, m+ w
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Op           : Op lopveop yopuop
' v3 g2 T/ P- X$ ?( ?4 F* C3 iOsetian         : Aez dae warzyn8 i8 {+ ^% V7 A" F
" L0 V0 p9 S( M& @; F$ p' _/ x
Pakistani        : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai  o2 e( u* H7 V7 {& I7 s2 S; c0 c) u
            : Muje se mu habbat hai
; Z0 k. }" D) L* ePapiamento       : Mi ta stima'bo; W2 C: ?( l9 ?5 t; V) T
Pig Latin        : Ie ovele ouye
' K8 y) F9 H! r$ P. r0 k& w& gPilipino        : Mahal kita4 \8 |& M; q# ?( D2 U
            : Iniibig kita$ K" X4 ?% u& n9 `2 e( @, b
Polish         : Kocham cie( J3 q' ]( m6 k; J7 `
            : Kocham ciebie
5 i; {) \# F2 Z* I            : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
: O8 K# S8 t# U: h8 IPortuguese/Brazilian  : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
& H+ L  N( o* r( G" Z* s8 n            : Amo te
/ l2 T% @* \5 G/ U; x* v9 f6 aPulaar         : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)" V- i6 b7 m+ g1 M) s
                    (Pronounced as two words,
) w# f" Q: Z  c1 ?: ?9 E: q* G                     "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
% ]' l% o: Q, w  u                     'd' have bars through the stems
! X* y3 b& `3 u6 V. Q% Z                     indicating affrication, the ':', o9 b: N  l5 W: Q2 ~
                     indicate minute pauses)
1 m; v; H+ u* N6 D# |, S0 O! T, pPunjabi         : Main tainu pyar karna: h0 K0 J: f$ t' ^' t
            : Mai taunu pyar karda
# ]7 Q3 N  S' D! ?            : Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:" f$ F" R6 r9 i  l, L% K1 L
             "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)" I7 v3 |5 ?3 J& x
             ' = stressed syllable- E+ u2 q7 }: |1 I7 q' }
Pushto         : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")- n" r+ Y: v) k4 B% J+ e* D2 X; ]

- W+ h3 Z  X: J  G( o* rQuenya         : Tye-mela'ne
! k! H! V# d8 W: G$ N, f2 F3 M
9 K( G" M4 h5 F* YRaetoromanisch     : Te amo" {* J# s/ u% s( D( f- }' F7 P" F' V
Romanian        : Te iubesc
5 e. S5 x1 V: Z8 I) Y+ r            : Te ador  (stronger)/ a6 ~. \% J7 V. [
Russian         : Ya vas lyublyu    (old fashioned)- @. T& `: `8 _6 g/ O- B
            : Ya tyebya lyublyu     (best)* B: u; A! h: T/ ~+ _
            : Ya lyublyu vas    (old fashioned)
* w. v5 i% c# f" N0 s) ~9 x$ w            : Ya lyublyu tyebya
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Samoan         : Ou te alofa outou! O1 m- P% Z7 v$ ]1 E- I
            : Ou te alofa ia te oe
; @9 {6 B$ x  H7 ?            : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
+ u8 L0 y1 k4 gSanskrit        : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
! J3 G) Z( F; m) b1 V                 or art)
1 y8 L  [) g' x# c) gScot-Gaelic       : Tha gradh agam ort! O3 T2 w0 }$ ~1 K& Y8 w
Serbian (formal)    : Ja vas volim  (used in proper speech)7 g8 s4 X( [, d  s1 t0 h7 H
            : Volim vas   (used in common speech)
* @# Q8 {; ?- L3 x( b            : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
, V2 Z) C" i- e" J; O: p$ X5 Z, z                    'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
7 v, T! i5 k0 l8 B# W3 Z                    Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish), x8 b' w2 m5 a2 }$ e$ u3 V
Serbian (familiar)   : Ja te volim  (used in proper speech)
" B3 t- Y; f6 @7 v7 X5 }, O            : Volim te    (used in common speech)) _; k3 I- D7 S6 S' \$ M( s
Serbian (old)      : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
# f& \( C0 _) a9 F1 FSerbocroatian      : Volim te
* ~( `; A- ^2 }9 z% g# i            : Ljubim te
3 P0 J7 W' F% h4 V            : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)8 J2 M4 w' N/ b; K" o: z( S5 g8 t
Shona          : Ndinokuda0 h- D6 S$ m+ N3 V" ?9 h" C. |+ i
Sinhala         : Mama oya'ta a'darei7 B; M6 v* h5 F
Sioux          : Techihhila% u+ c  A& s4 e( K" Q9 ]" Z/ Z
Slovak         : Lubim ta# J7 v: m1 o" G9 v, K3 h
Slovene         : Ljubim te
; O  `3 Y* D5 P3 I* KSpanish         : Te amo% L9 T  J8 Y9 ?1 y0 y9 x! ^9 b
            : Te quiero
+ ]0 _2 J" S4 f1 V, B2 q            : Te adoro  ("I adore you")3 b$ H0 _) {9 g) }
            : Te deseo  ("I desire you")
+ u$ K3 b8 c# h+ Z  I' m            : Me antojis ("I crave you")
/ w3 G2 w0 o! W: PSrilankan        : Mama oyata arderyi4 U2 K9 Z. p9 e0 X$ M
Swahili         : Nakupenda7 s1 B" p- c- l2 h
            : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
( V9 o% W  U3 @( d            : Ninikupenda
' b* b, z8 a' r" [3 J            : Dholu'o
/ G8 a# t/ A; s) wSwedish         : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')& J4 L+ }1 z. o6 s9 o* q
Syrian/Lebanese     : Bhebbek (male to female)9 `& ^( \7 r; @" N# |
            : Bhebbak (female to male)) Z. [  I% g  }

( x& d9 b3 P5 |4 p/ o% LTagalog         : Mahal kita
, j2 n$ f2 y) KTahitian        : Ua here au ia oe
  V8 T) b; m0 N/ U0 Z            : Ua here vau ia oe
2 s' ]* z& ?( Y8 L9 |Tamil          : Naan unnai kadalikiren& `, ~- {- P. S" {7 J
            : Nan unnai kathalikaren; R5 g: {, n& U" [! m7 ~
            : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")0 f, B3 ~2 j4 P) y( t
            : N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")( ]. b7 ?9 K9 k3 Q& I" _* r2 a; M
            : Nam vi'rmberem
- b+ E, f; ]! l4 U# kTelugu         : Ninnu premistunnanu
2 m0 Z+ C' ~8 [& }! M2 J9 o            : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu! ~" T: R: |0 p$ o* D
            : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
. ~9 y5 B6 l8 ?! u% P4 T. W7 EThai (formal)      : Phom rak khun  (male to female)
- ]8 x8 x& [( v6 _( @* _- ^+ ]            : Phom ruk koon    ( " )
+ ?9 ?( z3 u4 J            : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
) T) W* \: F& ?            : Chun ruk koon    ( " )
1 J- V9 P( ~/ \$ w5 [. RThai          : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
( p4 i. W, @, z' O8 X& ATswana         : Dumela
' {8 g. F* ]- J- l6 Y9 \; D3 ~' pTunisian        : Ha eh bak  R! c- l* s# R$ [1 A( J
Turkish (formal)    : Sizi seviyorum  l+ V9 f% P2 S+ F
Turkish         : Seni seviyorum3 \# S: O9 |. m3 D& s, {
            : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
; \# a% P" G! s) n9 E+ {                     (g has a bar on it)- B/ a3 Z+ u% N; \8 G1 \+ ?4 b
Twi           : Me dowapaa6 K) r% b2 a4 ~4 ]6 R% e, z3 c9 H
+ m6 v& a; Z" ?" U5 \' r7 o
Ukrainian        : Ya tebe kokhayu
% K) K1 t' {. A7 X0 T3 d* h            : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)4 i8 f6 D! b/ ^. g1 y
            : Ja vas kokhaju
( H% y/ Y6 n/ z; l6 Y6 p& w            : Ja pokokhav tebe
; q# Q" C# ~) O# [2 J2 u            : Ja pokokhav vas
% n" h8 P! I. |8 B" C; A8 m/ IUrdu          : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
1 K" S) u! Z# |3 C8 f            : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai. r& b# t) `. Y0 ^
            : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
0 G* T# v6 s! {* t6 ^  k            : Kam prem kartahai
* @! O' |# m" o1 R1 r+ V; y            : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:4 z$ L0 F. D2 I/ H) E( _9 O
             "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")& X8 a& u, z* B! u/ k7 o# |% [+ M
            : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:" s( [8 g- K- F  D9 I
             "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as9 }, P7 H# l; U
             in bath)
/ p6 B. t& t7 G0 f2 M1 \             ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
' J. E, x; V+ M  p/ N3 i( ], Z( D' y$ P$ F; ~  {" O
Vai           : Na lia% f# F1 J/ `% Q0 [1 h
Vdrmldndska       : Du dr gvrgo te mdg1 y7 V" n+ D2 [; S1 T! o: Z' m
Vietnamese       : Anh ye猽 em  (male to female)
, }( P6 v" E  D  I0 N; S- G6 N            : Em ye猽 anh  (female to male)( Z+ o$ ~  v1 o6 a, X
            : Toi yeu em
9 B6 x+ k- L/ F6 l$ D( U( HVolapa"k        : La"fob oli) r: V' b. W& q- ~- {5 ^  n
Vulcan         : Wani ra yana ro aisha
9 O3 Z% K! ~( }0 N7 O9 J- n1 Y
+ U* R9 F  J2 q* h- ?Welsh          : Rwy'n dy garu di
+ X' h% b0 l* k- k3 M. P2 _' o            : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
# I1 g3 k0 {6 CWolof          : Da ma la nope* f/ U: t5 A$ G1 E# e$ `
            : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
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# I3 `! w% J4 r. k. S4 GYiddish         : Ikh hob dikh lib
7 S( E. c/ |) ~- `3 v1 r            : Ich libe dich. s7 `) \" n' I# m% z7 W
            : Ich han dich lib1 D  c* f7 u% ]' f& |. _2 y- k
            : Kh'hob dikh lib7 z6 Y7 b4 d. r5 \
            : Kh'ob dikh holt
% x7 U3 O4 R8 j0 M- h            : Ikh bin in dir farlibt, _$ Y7 r# X* Y3 Z
Yucatec Maya      : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)6 f! v0 |! y9 J9 L5 X0 V
            : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
) h  k8 Q$ D* l* P0 q/ i                     lovers can also feel; it, G& ~7 Z$ T" J* i( ?
                     indicates more a desire to
+ S& n- o% d0 z! U1 z                     spoil and protect the other
2 ^2 Z/ P$ e5 t4 \                     person)
3 h) e5 y( _' G, Q- l3 z4 uYugoslavian       : Ja te volim
" N! l& V; Z+ N! L, c$ T7 T$ t+ _. A
Zazi          : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)2 ~( ~9 @8 C8 l
Zulu          : Mena tanda wena
) r  T( E) w( ~1 j: }$ I            : Ngiyakuthanda!1 k/ h( r- \1 S$ O" Z
Zuni          : Tom ho' ichema4 O  s) |' e6 A3 u6 t1 X8 V

2 z3 K5 @+ f" [/ Y1 ?. y6 e( i, W" }8 |
* B! G* }7 Z; Q% _" t
Explanation of Languages. Y0 m' O6 L7 v. V" x* r4 l8 H" M
------------------------
. V; _: U! k4 [! X6 [Afrikaans    -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa9 i& l( A' ?/ J5 R+ N9 [4 _# h
Alentejano   -> language spoken in Portugal- X* J! [# `. v2 I& E* B
Alsacien    -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
- u- _, T' w( U/ }! m          like Germans), \2 q7 g' I0 |. z
Amharic     -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
7 P9 E  Y" a7 E1 Z- @          over 80 languages spoken there.
9 v/ p+ }" K3 c5 ^' b- G( H6 J) K: ]Apache     -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains3 t% a9 k4 P( Y+ D/ ^; a# w
          states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
# x$ O! N/ U9 B3 D" ~! N          Canadian to Mexican borders' s  S1 D5 b  v3 r/ L2 [* B7 S
Arabic     -> language spoken in the Arab countries including' m- q. D# W& s8 U
          but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
# W. H. L) {5 J" G6 j          Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and5 `: x- L7 _. c
          the region of Palestine.
' {, h. i! B+ k) F( s* I$ [# KAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
4 ?( T1 x7 A1 z/ d! p; H$ a          many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
' c- w4 R8 _8 Z8 ], X          is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
2 B9 Z; k- B1 e# i* B4 EAssamese    -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India7 m- X/ a+ N9 k6 T
Bassa      -> language spoken in Africa
# w4 s6 ^! y& s$ e+ bBatak      -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of* R5 M; R+ W+ E
          Indonesia5 R% E+ }  N! N3 N/ c- m
Bavarian    -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern* C$ N9 A$ P, U/ I* s% A) b: B
          Germany (actually a German dialect)
  `  Z; V9 h$ e+ RBemba      -> language spoken in Africa+ ?( f! U$ Y0 a# c- S( N( @% }
Bengali     -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
0 _, [. Q4 H. h; A- F& G+ C          as well as almost all people of Bangladesh
% j4 g5 |/ m4 W/ v+ cBicol      -> dialect spoken in the Philippines' {- Y/ Y- @  n4 }# B2 i1 M
Braille     -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
- N6 m3 q, U- r) ~& [* F; T          It is 'read' by touch.
* `5 ?, w: a& z6 E8 J! \! LCajun      -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from( u0 J5 N& p$ `% A
          Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
# i5 u4 z" x2 y( S% x! C          Acadia is in an Atlantic province.) l; C- \6 v. H# y) H& s
Cebuano     -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
# ~8 e8 b, R6 p/ _, i. d0 ?& ^% [; zCherokee    -> North American Indian tribe7 v0 f9 M6 z) ?6 j6 t! u
Cheyenne    -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
, |: i# b% D- l* T1 L          Nation
1 |, E: Q- K1 }/ H2 ^Chichewa    -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
1 A- z# `% b: |* k" a, n$ FChickasaw    -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)3 y# G/ Y4 l* A4 P; H; P' ?
Creol      -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
- e. y8 L. \7 C* O9 ^) d          basicly French with a little English and German.: A- M  [. T, i' A5 j( N+ b
Dusun      -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
2 v$ J. Q% h1 a0 f  T          in North Borneo
: z+ f3 N2 x+ P5 I- r% ~Dutch      -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
  z. _# @+ m6 P' `# l5 }          of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and/ m% a6 _) ?' }% P& |
          Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium
. r% W) C! O6 @" C: u$ ~Esperanto    -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
! |  C$ ~$ B, u/ u/ ]: \Farsi      -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
# F4 y: v0 u2 B) S0 u/ X          Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
) ~8 K9 l+ i2 f          Persian.
( ~+ U5 M0 q0 Q6 {( p( c5 v' |Franconian   -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
  F0 J( N" Z, E/ w  W+ ^          Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area( I1 R& f) c" n/ x0 j
          around Nuremberg
. Q6 |8 `) P7 \* R% EFrench     -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces1 b1 d2 t% f- P$ k; k/ ?
          of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-+ x4 [9 y) s& d: W  ^, V
          Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium4 j% V5 G9 H1 w/ o/ F; C
Friesian    -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
8 q- Q+ ]8 T, F# v& \) C          Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
3 s8 `+ G* U# Z! D          (mainly west coast), Z& O5 r4 Y9 h
Gaelic     -> language spoken in Ireland* a3 l# R/ U, d+ a7 P
Gronings    -> Dutch dialect
9 r8 x6 G7 ~- x% J7 |% k6 q  |Guarani'    -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay7 E. [+ m/ V3 z
Gujrati     -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and( n* u9 L: u8 Y: r. @
          Pakistan" W8 o+ B+ m; Z3 P$ u- t+ \# ^
Hakka      -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria: Y' T# T& c5 t0 {6 P
Hausa      -> language spoken in Nigeria
$ t+ }1 _5 A' N+ d" z0 ZHebrew     -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
9 [2 Y# b1 y. V5 w: JHindi      -> language spoken in the northern states of India9 D( A0 K5 n: ^5 N
Hopi      -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
; P4 \2 R) {# d: k: o8 `$ V1 aIbaloi     -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot/ W+ D' q' @3 v! j1 z
          natives, specifically the Ibaloi's4 {, ~- _9 a. r( n
Ilocano     -> dialect spoken in the Philippines9 r. i# C# X6 I# R
Interglossa   -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,2 ]2 D! Q5 P" T- N. Z6 F1 d
          circa 1940.! {. K& y: r. ], _$ R2 K
Kankana     -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
& B4 o% S+ V" C% E          natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
; z  l# ^0 \% m, r  dKannada     -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
0 e; M5 D, x' ?  U+ b          southern India2 P  F1 R0 \3 R0 x# j0 K. W$ E0 T
Kikongo     -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
2 C: b+ n) \9 Y$ w0 AKlingon     -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
% q2 {1 R" [* F& `# w( I3 A          is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
" M* U7 s6 J% e) Q          Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.2 s5 K9 \6 _' c6 q  x! K* c/ T  w
Kpele      -> language spoken in Africa8 y0 i6 t2 d3 j
Lao       -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people: Q4 f/ f/ r: |4 y8 J. D
          living in northern Thailand, W* b6 h* X1 \" I4 L: g% i/ L
Luo       -> language spoken in Kenya1 b- l! v* T" R( f* u( S" R$ H+ n# p
Luxembourgish  -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas3 Q/ d! t- |7 M' H2 _8 G
          in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.; o  R2 X8 w6 W5 f8 ?+ K
          A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on! L: g" E; X! f% o+ K: p
          German.
; i0 y, W" k: q4 p8 T3 d1 b- FMaa       -> language spoken in Africa; o) t0 u) r# V* G$ F
Malayalam    -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India$ @( ^; B1 ?' S0 H
Maltese     -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island  \' D! U9 j! C  c9 z
          in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
+ A! P6 f: }; h4 ~7 ^+ R9 N* e! y          400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic0 R( g; n( w) P5 j6 T
          and Italian mostly.0 N7 @0 B: L  X$ R+ x
Marathi     -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India  e" H0 j5 f; a6 k5 _
          (Bombay is the capital city)
" Q7 ~% v: t6 @  i. f% C) g7 K" RMarshallese   -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
+ r0 c- f1 O4 n3 ?2 yMohawk     -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of8 s3 A# L; C" W( V! O; e
          the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
  ]9 U. s1 S# G- R. y* NMokilese    -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)/ d! U7 @& l4 U" V: B6 L
Moroccan    -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa* y; _  _; t. ?( e& t6 K6 d
Navaho     -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
) F( [6 t: [' [$ O; ENdebele     -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
* A5 S. e- i8 SNyanja     -> language spoken in Africa- \; c  ]2 i' {2 n; o, j
Papiamento   -> language spoken on the island of Aruba7 {7 j! ]: T# n- c
Pulaar     -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people
( \7 \$ }! [# X3 iPunjabi     -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
: F, G: M6 Q* H. g5 d# }' aQuechua     -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
+ {# [% M4 k$ y4 T1 qQuenya     -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his: B4 L6 t) _; L6 B9 c/ ^1 N
          books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".5 l" g2 G7 ?& @. k5 X1 I$ [( I" Q
Shona      -> language spoken in Zimbabwe* O3 S7 E' Q! Z$ A. l
Sinhala     -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
' i' p( G& R( b7 r5 o1 g          Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
. H/ x5 u7 N' _9 w. B4 GSioux      -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)- a& O0 @8 ?  u2 R; G7 }  Y9 ]+ ^
Swahili     -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
+ O  J  B/ f4 J" U' w4 D          Africa
; T; ?5 |( X; {- N: i1 ITagalog     -> dialect spoken in the Philippines6 p+ f# o: B4 U8 ?; {7 B9 I3 {
Tamil      -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,4 c- v: b( E- n5 ?2 t0 ?
          and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people)," H2 C0 ?4 z8 H
          Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
6 ^- L; p* _  x/ ~* ZTelugu     -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India- X1 L; |$ p6 ?; N. j+ ^2 L
          (eleventh most spoken language in the world)7 n. E/ R4 W* Z! C9 m
Tswana     -> language spoken in Africa' v: n( {; `* V; |
Twi/Akan    -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti./ C1 H( g" ]; I( k( u8 B
Urdu      -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
7 Z: s1 k  ]4 l& p9 z* XVai       -> language spoken in Africa
5 f& p# Z/ B% m  N( W* RVdrmldndska   -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,  g8 E* ~5 {' Y' a
          region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska% U. ~5 A2 L3 j  f, E3 h( P
          language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern; \4 U4 `' q) s
          up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland+ m# D: E7 e5 K+ _8 n$ W+ m! W
          around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,) @, A. S$ |: G2 X) G# J2 O
          90,000 of which consider it to be their mother7 ]0 K8 S. P# T1 j( R
          language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
5 H, `  f0 j+ ^* m' n0 {0 _/ i          with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
4 f6 K8 w! R4 {0 Z2 s3 F. L' w          people who went there to work as engineers in the' ~8 t1 x0 D( @! V, D/ r5 U. n- d
          mining industry during the 17th century.
3 {/ B. i" ~* D( y( ^  V. u, `3 CVolapa"k    -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,8 f* u$ b: o, W3 k+ e
          circa 1880.0 z' r3 G$ l" L% M/ h: u
Vulcan     -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
' n' R/ a+ t7 U5 u& r$ z, a+ F          the planet Vulcan# ~" u5 @5 M/ T, V% U, H, a2 Z) B
Walloon     -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
  j* O' G6 t2 R! R6 }( T$ k/ B          French dialect with certain German influences
0 }: r' V5 @' y2 j4 ]2 m- K          spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,  E2 j; x. T7 C( e
          Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
5 K2 Q5 h5 z9 T" Z- L          the Walloons), Belgium( n5 [( O' B) {- d' E
Wolof      -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people* R' j2 G6 i9 y, ^- w5 x
Yucatec Maya  -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan7 s+ b6 B, d8 V, c- `  }9 g
          peninsula in Mexico
! A% K; ?! J! x/ Q3 \Zazi      -> Kurdic dialect; y& ?) @: b( }3 F7 N
Zuni      -> North American Indian tribe
+ ~0 t+ l* `- t$ R
! O; Z, v8 d8 p6 l/ {( s( ~
/ A# |# j$ r  ~7 c- d6 b: ca'       -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)! }% y4 g8 T! O6 @
a"       -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut)  (ASCII code 132)
7 w6 e1 e# M; i' X- ~# Za?       -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
, T% K9 A: X7 }/ me?       -> ?above e7 y9 C% u" K% C! N  i
e'       -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130
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