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"I LOVE YOU" in:) t8 G! ^ u A# _6 a
u8 K* K% w% bAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
" e5 i: Q: T8 E+ J( ?+ D : Ek het jou lief5 g# s6 I9 x$ r
Albanian : Te dua
/ O; R, K& N, X4 r; U : Te dashuroj+ [: H; n! e9 S8 _* N
: Ti je zemra ime
. t+ a3 ^2 c2 r! e' x$ z+ iAlentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!1 |( i* R. @4 i/ y
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear: t# A- Q6 g# k* s* Z l ~0 E
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou+ j' l+ E# M4 O
: Afekrischalehou& j# Z8 i; u C# U
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)# q% \! O* d+ W
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)3 h# J, X& s2 \" u0 E. b9 x
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
0 `3 K0 Y; c. _ : __ ( )6 S# O( U! [$ m o5 S0 E' S- o+ n, ^
: ( ) |__|7 n: [8 n* \4 J2 p" x, Q
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( e- ^. p7 N, }) k3 ?- X3 z : | |( )( )|__| __! G* `. B. h; O
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: | (__)(__) | / /
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: | / /) R1 k5 W9 ^; b6 V# E
: \ /1 @, V2 ?: X) J; l; p0 j1 s$ L
Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
; o( j" ?9 u- ?( c7 x0 x French, '~n' as in French
( R8 M" C" K ` 'salon')
$ g# A( ]+ t7 fArabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
6 g* I9 d& n3 N1 R : Ohiboki (male to female)
1 y% u" P8 K( J2 [( R; s : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males) i3 F' c& d* c* o
or two females) B) b' m' x* o9 b
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females3 {2 D0 e* G2 b; j9 ~7 V
to female)
; [3 T, D/ y: ]% t- K& T- w : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
, y, ]; P- m% l0 ~1 I1 f- |+ r : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two- Z1 ]! H1 l7 z% d2 q* D
males or two females)
- ]9 a( i4 a0 r& d : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
7 ?- `! D3 @) F than two males)
# W2 ?+ u" Z8 ~! m; ~% q) f! e9 T : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more; {0 c9 W; p, q+ w' R
than two females)5 Z' B7 a( |. Z& J) @& B
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)% k0 c1 C& n0 t/ L
: Ooheboka (female to male)
' U* Q- I. a2 ~) ^1 J9 tArabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
# e: m9 K7 v9 d M* Y : Ana behibek (male to female)8 y. J8 g+ t% i, }0 E
: Ahebich (male to female): U3 ]- _: S8 b, k
: Ahebik (female to male)
0 Q9 Y1 Z- \' i# W7 F9 X2 \ L/ z; V : Ana ahebik7 s% ]- {: ~ ~. i
: Ib'n hebbak
- t5 e3 {! q( j7 J" Q9 M- o6 h+ N : Ana ba-heb-bak
- T: S! [0 y/ r6 y1 M3 A8 S3 e : Bahibak (female to male)0 A! |% D9 @' B8 e0 @1 t
: Bahibik (male to female)
9 x# g6 [, H1 i8 ^6 A! L : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male). g; Y: E% ^& f! z, t$ ~! Y+ {
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)% V+ e) N: v( i [1 D
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more: t- Q0 C$ m* c! j; c/ a0 u- l- ]
than one male)) M. I2 T7 u, g; `, |
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)8 }( ^2 Z. T$ _* B1 l; P. u
Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
) C; s7 x0 O, `+ }/ oArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem
1 H; k- \: D, o! I2 }Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo" d5 R% o$ e1 [: a9 g" M. z H
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
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7 i6 I8 @+ a: |7 PBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi* S9 o9 p7 H) t3 c4 c
Basque : Maite zaitut
% S2 K) F8 J% s2 F, n2 o* w' s : Nere maitea ("My love.")' k3 t4 A# {8 a6 e' [; K' T# ~
Bassa : Mengweswe5 _" g1 T- u# f; r+ y2 Z6 e2 X5 H
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
8 Z$ x1 p/ g" x0 B7 T: q* wBemba : Ndikufuna
5 J5 Z3 l, B: |: c; W: yBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi+ }. @ Z) i7 W
: Ami tomay bhalobashi5 U# M. A+ f) p
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
& h8 a& p- J0 n3 \ MBerber : Lakh tirikh
; R( e/ c) O/ J; |& PBicol : Namumutan ta ka& k! ^0 h' z& `: V: Y
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani# n1 \6 s$ V& T2 T
Bosnian : Volim te I+ c! ^ l0 m) b
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
+ i6 a5 J5 t- ?7 \" dBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')( \" a9 U1 Q: [6 ]9 t: A6 b; z
: Amo te
- m, s4 F- c) |. w2 DBulgarian : Obicham te
) w* w: d2 p3 P, L7 G( d! I% _ : As te obeicham
( M8 Z |/ }" l0 [9 z" w& S: V3 Y+ C : As te obicham
' H0 a, U; w- E4 }4 K9 D9 O7 Y : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")6 [3 _" q3 R" k0 n: |
Burmese : Chit pa de6 K" j* b0 R& V5 ~! a" \1 Z
: k, G. ^) t, t1 t1 [Cajun : Mi aime jou' r% C9 f9 N s, K& l" a3 d
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
6 u7 ]6 k) f9 y3 e. W; v% V9 Y# w : Bon sro lanh oon
4 p% h# v Y& a. S1 v/ ?Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this): t& a; F" L& w" y; f
: Je t'aime ("I like you")6 X; K& l8 q4 M2 T3 n' ]4 f$ M* v: l9 M
: Je t'adore ("I love you")+ w2 I) \5 W, M; q k
Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
/ s& Z+ n/ o) l* ~5 d8 [ : T'estim (Mallorcan)
0 R7 ?0 N$ a. `# \. ]. r0 @ : T'estime (Valencian)
& U" m- y$ H, P! H7 ?! y : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")/ F% k. c" z; }: M, c
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
. h6 S4 ~5 D7 {& f1 |1 gChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
, D: b! ]( L O, a8 {' v# Z7 LCherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi7 W: G- m; C' T$ O3 T* q
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse% t; w" a/ Z3 W/ K; Z$ {& n7 }
Chichewa : Ndimakukonda9 S# m* B' w# j2 Y8 k; Q% a
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)8 m! C [' ?( n! S
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
0 Z: u7 V8 T/ }) W, V3 K- g5 a7 S : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)5 Y# f! b d9 F8 q0 g3 t
: Wo oi ney ( " )
$ ]7 g( P6 C0 ] : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)# e0 B- I0 N! t5 U0 ~
: Ngai on ni ( " )
B5 i3 }1 U/ w6 ~ W5 m : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
8 U3 H. r/ V+ E/ V5 c : Wo ai ni (Mandarin). B: J$ w. ^% T+ k, q
: Wo ie ni ( " )
, X4 v8 s' Q0 \" O, l4 b2 S : Wuo ai nee ( " ). n, Q- B) {- N
: Wo ay ni ( " )1 R& i; J/ e4 J2 P; z; I
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
8 M; v) C# n/ [ A a : Ngo ai nong (Wu)- v/ k+ D- T8 U
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)/ J) H# V/ ]6 s' h# s9 o
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)
% H5 r2 Q$ ~! }" u: O4 Y1 E4 \) KCreol : Mi aime jou( v1 G2 ? C( a5 J/ m( B8 U
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
; G# q! R: G; [4 I: M# C: b } : Volim te (used in common speech)% h" Z) Y$ ^: ?- Q# X6 r
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)& B9 j' z1 j6 S" T/ o8 b
: Volim vas (used in common speech) A) `. T, B h) ?4 y
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",- G" j, N9 j" ^! h# _
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in4 z1 C# A. j$ U2 ~/ d, t
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
/ y @; B6 Z( F# N5 @Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)7 v7 M; h) l7 y/ ~" {8 e6 V4 p1 Z( W7 m
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
$ C$ U* r6 Z7 X) w; @# `' Y. @. E8 g on top of the 'e' in te, which is
2 E1 ^. f% z( W" T4 } pronounced 'ye')! F" m0 x" o" a* h$ i
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)& q/ ?, k( a' Y3 I7 u
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like- T9 f3 j8 F$ ]) H o$ y) L
you (very much)", often
. M3 ?3 l. d+ ~0 [- k used and prefered). ^7 S# G) C5 k# q
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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% X1 d+ U* }( l t' O$ Z; wDanish : Jeg elsker dig, ~; V& X9 q: z& i. A I7 Q# I
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia' k9 `- ?* S! F( i3 i6 J5 B
Dutch : Ik hou van je
3 }$ u3 z7 @. Y9 c ]* e, H : Ik hou van jou
8 E( [, X5 o4 a' ^( | : Ik bemin je (old fashioned). ?' U+ I, g8 }
: Ik bemin jou ( " )
2 ~$ m+ y4 ~% ~- b : Ik heb je lief ( " ) C. |1 F5 r1 I7 d8 x/ ^2 ~
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
% ~* v3 R' R: a* D : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
( E+ }$ B) v9 x; ~0 u : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
+ ~' M6 I" @6 ~" X' j3 x. _ : Ik houd erg veel van je much")
3 z. ~. j! C2 H+ P+ _ : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")& \9 ^7 l+ k, g. ^0 I( r, n5 G. c
: Ik vind je aardig ( " ): f! ~9 {3 x& ?+ b+ {8 E |
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
* {+ P# ]" Q8 J4 ]$ F# M/ r : Ik vind je heel aardig much")
( t0 x( a$ x8 q) K; l" Z : Ik zie je graag
# s3 e: m% W' x2 v2 O3 Y9 [ : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
) `! k2 w1 v5 b$ J" y- C : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")8 |, V9 a7 X j( J. E0 g
(the last two are more superficial, thus more
% C7 z: h* C: u( E) q suitable for male to male)
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5 g/ d3 C2 X( t- C- KEcuador Quechua : Canda munani6 z: M' ^0 r! ?; W
English : I love you
! R" H1 h. {9 c, p : I adore you
; N' `( }1 D% P) k : I love thee (used only in Christian context)
. D8 x" v# i J! X2 v5 ]Esperanto : Mi amas vin
4 G# r; l7 B$ K; h6 x8 oEstonian : Mina armastan sind6 ^, j5 }7 T/ ~6 |" t
: Ma armastan sind. h0 N$ x. y' m
Ethiopian : Afgreki'+ T) b) t0 A1 v' @$ p: _
5 D" q# ?4 O1 O% s9 q( f- fFarsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram6 [2 x! Y( s) ?
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")% c+ Q- X* l/ ?2 M8 l" e0 z
: Asheghetam
4 c! Z, K, F. _$ D# h : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")0 o: P- y* K$ q- b3 p- m; m
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")# h J7 Q& e) j4 {: \& O
Filipino : Mahal ka ta
& ~( D& Y: V) V : Iniibig kita, ^5 Q2 z7 k1 L4 W; h5 `
: Mahal kita' Q: N, b' e2 O; W5 i
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua/ e% p3 l% Q1 J! t* b, }1 ~
: Rakastan sinua
3 `& h+ E0 S( o$ x : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")9 f5 \1 e# \, S* j
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
3 L0 s! v! c9 x : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")5 E1 J2 J2 v* m) X9 v( k3 K
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
: W/ z- ?# R: W) W% y0 Y9 G : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
9 E# e+ e; W6 k- m& g! s* ^/ Q between lovers)
) ?; D" Z8 w3 U, p) z" N/ N( p : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
% ~" T& Q; h) Y6 y9 \/ Z and family, not for lovers)
6 Z5 _3 x; u/ I3 P7 J4 eFrench (formal) : Je vous aime+ O9 O7 U5 `: e% S6 \' q8 c7 \
1 V. d& B) x7 R* @8 Q9 ?8 FGaelic : Ta gra agam ort8 [* p/ S# [+ g+ X" ~
: Moo graugh hoo
8 }% ?7 e& Q# t9 q1 R4 XGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used); N* V! ?8 P6 h! y) V5 l
German : Ich liebe dich
! Z6 q/ T$ Q8 I7 R* i( S* I : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
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German dialects:5 i/ |9 p0 l: W+ d* Y4 D( [* r
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
! d1 @1 Z$ e3 {$ u1 J (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
7 d% R* s4 X9 l- X& a: m8 B : I lieb di0 H' t K4 n' Q. f! u7 B! |( ~
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)$ T7 u Y0 u; W' I, I0 ^; U4 B# k
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich7 a9 n( I- b1 B( W! b
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di: Z1 w+ Y0 q8 v$ U, i) B
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!: j. {; J0 [( P$ Q( L
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
2 Q- s: R, K) }; b; d1 K (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a* k g' z! c) X& d
relationship)
* {, x) {2 e" {7 o : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
% s3 y8 Q6 H3 p8 i ment as a compliment, not litterally)5 G& I3 ~3 u$ S: Z+ W) |" V
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",* X1 `" C: R- F( M6 h" F
a Franke would never say "I love you")
: x/ S6 t9 t0 `; ]) ^) SFriesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
, h! b# o2 o' ~% m; K8 V$ w : Ik hald fan dei3 R' i! u' E( Q5 Q2 @
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb& Q* x; {* r& O/ ], R
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
3 @/ r* G# e6 v: VSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
9 [& J% h- B4 E5 SSaxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
# R1 a% c. [9 ASwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
# z" N1 Q1 _: h) B* f" n8 O: i: A6 ?Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn. C* H7 [9 @4 i
(Schweizerdeutsch)
5 L1 b* M7 k6 Z% F) E& S* H& rVorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di: f5 b. G+ B& n
(Vorarlbergerisch)
2 S& ~0 w8 Y9 M( y6 a3 ^ ^Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
/ g. h2 e6 m$ o" N- z2 ` case 'gamma')
0 }) D5 ]9 k% ?+ g' r( K : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)% l, U. @# s& r/ }
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
1 @7 B7 t" {; n : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with): X' E! @0 A: O2 l1 y y" F
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
, O& d5 d# M( n/ u" M8 r : Se latrevo ("I adore you")- M, x, z3 V, Q. x& C' ^! n3 ?- ^
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
" q: X3 G8 h! }Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se0 s6 X% \9 @& i, @& i
Greenlandic : Asavakit
, O/ B, s1 I8 m0 WGronings : Ik hol van die
* a9 c# v9 n! V0 M) M: F! z0 ZGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)$ k0 S8 h. `1 p
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
1 G: _2 g2 ^" o : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not [1 T* i X8 N( p1 @% Y" h
pronounced)1 X* Y- w0 B0 R* `* ?0 ]; H/ ^
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Hausa : Ina sonki
; v$ g; N! }3 e! B: LHawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe- k3 p$ t% ^: p" p0 e; X
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you1 h4 [ H3 K0 ~
very much")
9 J# p. Y/ m; \Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)- z4 Z7 ^) z3 F
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)' E+ K4 S4 W+ S5 D! R& Q+ M
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)+ Q0 T. L' L1 ?# y- e
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
: Q9 F: W# w8 a8 a3 U. N R- e ('kh' pronounced like9 ?, a% ^8 X# f+ f" S% ~
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to0 V9 k$ L! W5 ?
French 'r')/ l. i, I0 q+ v/ `4 q( e
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)- C& `4 B' L O4 _$ h
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
$ X$ u4 b& J, E3 ]! Q : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
3 j+ r2 o' w6 x+ {7 O : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
* ~: @( ]2 X% ]; G) |* K9 m+ F5 g : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
8 D$ [6 B* P; Q# e. o2 K : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo; G6 t: }6 _5 [" s
: Mae tumko peyar kia. e& J5 s$ R2 `% J# [% d
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon7 ^5 B! g: W/ c
: Main tumse prem karta hoon
v6 e A$ }7 @1 C, w3 B : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
/ B4 m) V0 N& |/ G pronounced); H, L2 Y8 n- I9 j# q: L6 h" m1 n* B9 v
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
) W+ Z8 ?% E' \+ c* J1 jHungarian : Szeretlek' E. O/ f) J- [) ^4 r/ Z9 `- n
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
- t6 X3 W4 [3 ~, [ no one else")* D' p' e2 p4 I" w# V+ ?# L
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know," Y" P: _$ A$ j# [2 \( x" i
you", a reinforcement); e2 z6 [ q( X8 {1 i% p( E' h5 M
(The above two entries are never heard in* E. g h5 q3 g8 R5 i
a normal context.)
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2 d h3 s# W- \ N, }Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana) C. d4 }1 U7 v+ P' q( h
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
3 I5 }: U6 B# ?7 ~ very much")
" y# P0 D @: a1 g- ^Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
1 ?& b' i/ R: J0 P5 y2 tIlocano : Ay ayating ka3 F, a ]( z4 T4 J6 s P' x4 Z {
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)' n9 {6 v4 [/ c- A
: Saya cinta kamu ( " ): y8 x, {+ E2 P8 g0 f" X
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )
% C+ G# W9 _. m1 a2 ] : Saja kasih saudari ( " ). v; `, K: `( ?& ?
: Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
: c. s. I9 ? j9 w$ i" n6 | : Aku cinta padamu ( " )! A) | f& }! p+ x$ q
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )
6 J' [6 ]" V. w- c: R- sInterglossa : Mi esthe philo tu) M: |" a3 l1 x7 T8 H7 h5 {
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
8 w) `) S0 c( ?2 B0 C! P0 ~; l2 p4 M : Ti voglio bene (between friends)
) Y, v: D$ q1 | : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want; d! ?$ V# g% l' H0 X
you", refering to other person's$ ~2 G! Q9 H7 H# d" G+ J9 i" {
body)3 e& J' [2 b( U) z# @
Irish : Taim i' ngra leat3 Y6 U! j* E6 o# _, ?( @" l& p. a& H
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
4 p0 k2 ~, v$ d9 x5 t( l* P: j% E H : Aishiteru
; q) s, R6 E7 t8 Z6 e : Chuu shiteyo; r( o+ W, Z( }
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da
) I# |- U* M- ^ : Ore wa omae ga suki da7 ?: e$ V4 r7 R1 p+ F/ w
: Suitonnen
8 ^& g- H& K" I4 z/ i. Q. ? : Sukiyanen
% K E! \( L" F- d : Sukiyo) m, z; }% ?9 @- E' h; z2 A
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu! A9 @0 a- g# r
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
3 e; F. J i( T) R* B : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu3 g# Q/ o% u3 x- d5 ~' C' M' C0 f
: A-i-shi-te ma-su9 b5 ~& H. }9 G
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
- n* l6 n0 L4 x7 i J : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a, q1 o3 a/ W9 y4 q
start, when you are not yet real lovers)
7 q: y, C8 G0 bJavanese : Kulo tresno
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Kankana : Laylaydek sik a
* ^# Q. ?( x- _1 m: PKannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene# }* v/ r7 y1 F$ [3 L, f/ C
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
/ Q7 q2 D- d- @" B3 rKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
) i% `* ?9 f0 |5 Q: W7 ?) I4 R- l9 ^Kiswahili : Nakupenda
' F0 \' x' o% ~: i& c3 q0 I: d : Nakupenda wewe8 j4 A+ v2 @, P
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")' p$ N5 g9 g) Q& W
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")( u1 X) |/ P$ W
: qamuSHa' ("I love you") p- j$ G8 E4 n% @3 |
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
& O1 e4 f6 O7 ]7 Y7 l% ?& F: \ : qaparHa' ("I like you"); s) m$ `! g) E$ x
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
9 _ K7 w1 U. U (words are often unnecessary as the thought
8 z0 d+ U$ ]+ m9 h/ \ is most often conveyed nonverbally with
5 [5 E" X+ W! A' k& w( O6 i3 R special growlings)
& x5 `" }! j, Z8 b/ w s4 ?Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
" u; ~& Z% H& f. W- J& T1 Y7 @4 U1 | : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
: p9 h1 e: a6 q# d8 i : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )5 y+ s0 }2 X# i/ F9 k- [
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " ), S' P3 F' z m# U/ l" ^3 \- P
: Tangsinul8 U: ^! `- [/ h, m4 B3 R4 ?! |8 k
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")8 n6 x7 g6 p7 p( S/ {1 r& {
: Dangsinul saranghee yo- C. r/ q: h" v7 V! E( g3 a* h6 F
: Saranghee
- X( p$ ~4 E9 \ : Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
- w1 S6 k s+ { : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like6 l1 s2 s- T3 X4 ~6 C
very much")" x# [. o8 {5 W( O+ s- ^0 S! p
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
7 l I m i/ M1 G2 y5 t9 T0 N you very much")( x! j- D# m& n* [0 j- P6 l# s' P
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
% p: J6 k) D6 w; Y0 ^6 Z3 l! i2 f : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
" B# z2 U1 b; V7 a3 s "I love her")
0 B+ I' M1 w3 N6 C : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
( \% l# O: Y# @% p much I love him/her")
" ?1 Z, f1 p G, }3 `# ^ : Nanun neoreul saranghanda
0 P' a. h: I1 j j& @ : Joahaeyo ("I like you")
0 b+ p9 y7 M( X8 o4 z : Saranghaeyo (more formal)4 _" Q# f/ Y$ F% r: q2 H4 l5 n
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)
! b1 }5 a1 V; I5 V% Y : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
! r. B+ N: m1 j' F( r8 R relationship)) a# e4 g# ]* S8 _1 A! v3 U
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic& p; R9 h1 `6 p/ V; I2 i; c9 @; a0 C# Q
way")' ^& B3 D2 m, z% Q. j
Kpele : I walikana# n5 V$ K! f- |6 J+ L+ G# d
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem1 U+ {+ G, u4 K2 S; @! ?
% y! ~# S3 `3 {) T/ |5 NLao : Khoi hak jao3 x* A3 X k: M$ s/ t6 u( B7 i
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")' p% q0 F# C4 J6 Y" n7 ^
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
6 {: q5 E# l5 [: A* Z/ _ : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
$ U4 Q( ~: s: g' V but is used for "I love you".)3 l8 ]3 Z0 @( @# W& @
Latin : Te amo
f: {. ^- U6 K: M8 t : Vos amo
6 ? n8 R. K6 {' vLatin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
+ s: ]' c' p/ k: O* }& y0 N: WLatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
8 a/ ?( m5 r$ c( E8 I2 L8 A ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
( Z0 {. ]( P% Z a 'long i')
6 K. m1 m# j& P( m+ u7 B1 v : Es milu tevi (less common)5 r& D8 Y2 b" \1 K5 T5 p! h
Lebanese : Bahibak
3 o4 z+ r5 f2 ?3 K0 i+ o' aLingala : Nalingi yo1 P, C% F1 b/ {2 \
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!" t/ ~8 O4 C8 ]6 J
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
9 ^! R* P$ Y" ]$ W; f' [1 e3 e' u : Ash mir lutavah
" E& U+ m# q# @% ]Lojban : Mi do prami* O3 L+ J( J( D0 S( K
Luo : Aheri
+ U) X% E5 c' H# y" qLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
% ^: R6 x! u7 G- {! C$ V& V
2 l5 n7 p; J2 t3 K& x1 f6 \ S6 l @6 _4 v& `Maa : Ilolenge% x/ m1 z5 X1 ], B
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")3 d( R# m3 k: R
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")- v- N8 \9 v6 D: ~) `. O# b
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)0 v# R0 ^% I. M/ H9 W6 \# l( m
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")
6 J. _! o0 G; c3 d0 {: j' `+ K, k6 [Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!0 M [; A: I8 Q: q7 s
Maiese : Wa wa" p& ~( |. p4 A1 Q
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
) y* Z# A& e5 |+ w% D! V : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above): }5 {1 K% {- Q. |+ Y, w" f
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
" M& r, D3 j5 d : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)! Q* ?% V# }6 t0 g' A( h& r
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
5 P- h1 c% {9 f: n; ` : Saya cintakan awak
1 P+ z [0 h7 h6 r+ ~* N u: c : Aku cinta pada kau
) b; _) h C9 J3 g4 \4 i: l" @ : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)' V& t+ a. o0 o$ [8 F3 \7 U5 @3 L
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened: J. C$ G+ h; v, g5 ~ W0 I0 }
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
. X4 A6 C( ^) `. Y- M6 A only be used if you know the person _really_ }, d+ C, ^3 x; b
well); u1 }) Z* U+ X/ B# B: J; r
: Saya sayang pada mu0 R& R: W! v1 |8 a: b4 _: X1 z& Q
: Aku sayangkan engkau
; [) r# ^9 ]; O) A : Saya sayang pada mu9 |$ n. z! z/ ~7 N0 T0 W" H
: Aku menyintai mu
) S3 V) D- T( b9 A, V2 O : Aku menyayangi mu' ]# U4 M5 y. y* b
: Aku kasih pada mu/ z' w( e+ e8 a/ p) M- f- R
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu& c) }) c: l7 E
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
! |0 n* c: P1 Q : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
5 G2 e8 \$ C; \/ a : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu+ y. v( ?! e) q: P* P& s) e8 j
Maltese : Jien inhobbok' x2 b# O4 H- U( B, A9 `( y
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
: f$ [1 I- m- i2 d : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
7 ~* x4 ^% R7 j% M: N* N: D5 m : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
0 }6 V1 }5 _2 g6 E! [; aMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
?7 |" L& u. ?+ w: i literally "Love to you, my friend")% P2 a8 d, s8 F. W$ }5 L& w& Y6 I; ^
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa
* U/ }; e2 I% sMokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua$ u4 K$ t0 X, l8 S* D& C
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
! q6 i5 u' o! S1 g R : Kanhebek (in different cities)
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Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni# z# x% s+ i" u3 M1 i3 K8 | [3 B
Ndebele : Niyakutanda' u; v6 E0 q# v# ~+ D
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
8 S% t3 w; r# j# O/ O : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)# s+ Q; O, V- ?3 M
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
$ g7 i1 t/ e5 X, ^, k used by upper-class and
6 m& @% z, i" r, ]( O conservative people)
1 {: v# d+ H6 j' j7 W/ ENyanja : Ninatemba$ A4 t1 K; @7 F: e! l
6 B" n5 J J) z5 ?% b* Q n4 [" OOp : Op lopveop yopuop
! }, S& E; N% i' BOsetian : Aez dae warzyn- a4 F" `5 v% v& p) V/ j+ Y
! m8 ], s! ~! R
Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai* f; l8 s$ Y. S
: Muje se mu habbat hai
1 X% V* t# i. n6 V2 a! YPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo9 Y: P( X% T* C. A1 f6 C
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
, w; z# e: {: X/ APilipino : Mahal kita& m- W, c, N8 h- @
: Iniibig kita
' F0 F$ K' ]1 i, J, {/ MPolish : Kocham cie1 r0 N$ T) o4 t2 u8 ~$ {: x
: Kocham ciebie
0 a% d H# B2 w4 I% r : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)* V8 N" I$ d% }" _$ o
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')& _+ I$ {; M2 b$ n
: Amo te
7 r: \1 T) c7 q- M" DPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)/ a" [" r3 L- [
(Pronounced as two words,! }; B$ ~5 b& N1 t
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
/ @; x: q# W |3 q 'd' have bars through the stems
4 Y: w4 r R' g& m. f indicating affrication, the ':'
# G' ?1 C5 H3 g2 T, x+ } ? indicate minute pauses)* H, \2 i/ i5 g. |: q3 Y9 n
Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna V2 f8 k W: A+ o( R, D4 }0 \
: Mai taunu pyar karda
% a5 h& s: }) m6 Q# e : Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:
2 x; t/ |. S) b "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)5 p+ B$ m9 J" p( f6 N% u" b3 P
' = stressed syllable
6 y, ^# d+ q3 H. v! ^# ?1 zPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
7 e0 n; H+ X: l) x# \, R
$ i# [* Q/ u* b# dQuenya : Tye-mela'ne7 v# F! i$ A+ w! J( U* c( R+ ~5 j
$ f' e8 Y: n& SRaetoromanisch : Te amo: \- h* x" |! v7 V0 J/ N3 G
Romanian : Te iubesc0 C1 E7 d A n4 C0 b R/ U
: Te ador (stronger)/ D1 v6 e5 w4 B% `! W* {$ o
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
3 x& L5 {1 H# ^ : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
/ V0 s$ ]5 f9 X4 M3 x : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
# X2 u: j6 s+ k6 t: N4 Q : Ya lyublyu tyebya( s. ~* |* b5 M7 j) e
, J& r, h$ c! N: Z% t9 a) @Samoan : Ou te alofa outou& |2 w+ k+ \6 r- t6 |# `4 M
: Ou te alofa ia te oe2 b* A3 M$ p9 x8 G! O
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")8 S, l5 n7 ~: o( N' f, \
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
$ b$ ^/ D2 r+ k6 j2 q or art)
3 g& i9 ?% U; l1 bScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort5 `! u+ ~1 j9 x' K( F
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)9 T9 e) j! p7 l* D# R
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
4 l0 p3 @, N1 ?( y- F : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
- z" Y/ T( Z1 V 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
3 C2 L2 ]0 _! j) C+ C% I" o4 h Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)1 E1 @5 `6 T& c0 q9 q5 p
Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
: N v. `" {! b x1 p : Volim te (used in common speech)
* P7 o- a# U/ RSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
, E3 P8 I7 b6 n ?8 G4 R' FSerbocroatian : Volim te
& w; |) y4 ^0 q5 Q; T' }1 ^ : Ljubim te! N9 f! A* X4 D
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May): O. X+ D) v1 A( X+ h
Shona : Ndinokuda
4 w5 U! e, @2 USinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei3 y% ^% D$ V6 H; w9 F, f$ L$ S
Sioux : Techihhila
* a+ t1 e6 O$ n1 s) KSlovak : Lubim ta
y6 F# S7 j& n$ t) T$ M0 PSlovene : Ljubim te0 Z" a* b! \% D7 A+ J2 B
Spanish : Te amo/ ~9 t( }$ O/ z) d7 X/ c% M7 n
: Te quiero
# o) T* m' F, Q; z : Te adoro ("I adore you")8 [3 b) G8 {, c3 A) b
: Te deseo ("I desire you")4 l+ _+ t* ] C7 N5 q* [
: Me antojis ("I crave you"), E; G; M$ T) f4 B. D
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi
# Y/ m, \; V$ m0 RSwahili : Nakupenda; U0 [/ s6 h3 P& C# I
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)& N: e$ \; J) c! {
: Ninikupenda
C( X8 |. d. m v0 _ : Dholu'o [/ q' l9 L" k: K- K
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
- Y' M; N! Z: s% ySyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
6 o! O$ _# W1 @: O# G : Bhebbak (female to male)
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Tagalog : Mahal kita, r. P" G H$ e7 W- Q5 s" @
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
# Z3 h y I, J/ D% t6 N H : Ua here vau ia oe6 ] V1 n |1 ?' v8 I, A4 ?2 {
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren- j# k+ M: k: S* |1 @% G4 \
: Nan unnai kathalikaren; e4 a: w% F: r, Q' Y
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
/ N% d" I ]1 K3 @& ~9 W( I, ` : N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you"), Q( F0 J4 G1 n6 s& Z
: Nam vi'rmberem
# {" B y9 j! `9 Y: dTelugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
, N$ I* g- X/ I9 r* B- j) [ : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu/ A8 g; }8 \" C5 Y/ M& G' u
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
- H8 A' M* {% s4 z0 z$ EThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)1 a5 A: U- a8 n3 z
: Phom ruk koon ( " )6 ^0 f& ]% u |8 R" M. @5 a' ]
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male), @' S1 _0 [+ _2 z: W. x
: Chun ruk koon ( " )
0 s7 Z# T# L! l! S% Z, ZThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
: H' R5 D& q$ X3 d% L' P; t5 m' QTswana : Dumela; F7 P# p/ Y7 \9 V7 v/ K7 D4 v
Tunisian : Ha eh bak8 K9 e/ ~8 N! l3 N
Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
9 W& V5 a1 V2 _9 b% R5 D3 A2 WTurkish : Seni seviyorum( O6 g* b- |: y7 @6 H
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")4 q1 f9 f8 H) T( V' S7 [
(g has a bar on it), U1 \; y& i \) D4 l8 D
Twi : Me dowapaa
4 P$ X- e0 a; @1 E
/ Z2 ^* {; Y, _: x; `' S3 F' ]6 e6 N- kUkrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
. I7 q* z5 r) u( p& i$ R : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
4 r9 L& S' ]8 o' h : Ja vas kokhaju' D6 ~. f/ n d9 s: g
: Ja pokokhav tebe
3 |; ] T* T, G9 Q0 [8 w" n : Ja pokokhav vas0 n6 T+ v3 z% G. o& T1 A" L
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon) j/ ], J0 r, P
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
( d' b) w: \; {( P; _8 m: O$ W : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai( x1 F% ?1 B* P2 g. k+ p1 p6 L' D; W
: Kam prem kartahai
8 Z6 Z; i" ?4 B% q' F0 O : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
% F/ i7 `8 {. q4 T2 A4 z/ F "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e"). u2 M/ | J' p, r; o, m
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
_* [! j) F4 Q& G "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
; i8 D) P0 _% @$ h% t+ p( } in bath)
8 U( {' z( n8 l5 Y% q2 m8 H0 | ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold! A2 Y+ M7 d& a% K* ]" O
! {/ c( a4 Z& O2 ^# h: P( r2 n
Vai : Na lia
6 T7 r: e2 K1 \ h* n# i) aVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg
- H+ o/ s- o- y1 {& [. BVietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)( [; c5 k6 Z* z" J: V {$ q6 s K
: Em ye猽 anh (female to male)- |# N' j9 v! _% t0 s- b" o
: Toi yeu em! I5 h5 g& z4 o& p4 g
Volapa"k : La"fob oli/ n! f/ i X- m1 ] n c0 L
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha1 R! p$ v# ], A3 z( o% q7 Z$ C9 ^
1 e& ]# F g& L* n& l4 `8 wWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
& w0 M3 l M3 S7 K# I* h5 [ : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
( d- A1 Q0 z$ B0 Q! u; XWolof : Da ma la nope6 L6 n1 g' Y5 T+ V. i) L9 t+ i
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
) X% p- G. a2 ?! u* J
9 [. h5 `/ l# l0 W! m6 w4 AYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
0 e3 G. u9 d( _0 g# _" R5 ` : Ich libe dich7 d& ?9 n y6 Z! v1 ~0 F0 `) \
: Ich han dich lib
5 k0 e- U# L% |4 L6 l : Kh'hob dikh lib
" c$ ?, s# Y, G8 y( C! J- [ : Kh'ob dikh holt
2 }7 k: x, D' M; b" e, J : Ikh bin in dir farlibt0 X$ v f% A, N: H+ m9 [" N3 V
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)5 R% K! X6 w x, T6 M
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which& R; X/ } u0 B. k5 R6 w# c
lovers can also feel; it9 [3 k5 P9 c! R* ]) F) B4 o( ~/ i
indicates more a desire to
1 }4 O) ], ^8 S; u- G6 ~ spoil and protect the other
: d6 c& J. Y- M" Q3 p2 f- d person)
6 \: y" ]6 ^2 F# J3 R: lYugoslavian : Ja te volim7 ]. Z6 L- y, [
5 Z5 _1 F5 y1 W8 W: F' SZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
. N9 q, f1 R! h7 Z4 e9 ~3 kZulu : Mena tanda wena
* ?: K# m E Q% v1 K7 Q T : Ngiyakuthanda!& r! K7 l5 Z2 q) b$ O
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema$ S; q) K' j. R n+ g* E
0 y, }* v4 B' v0 U) q1 \; L0 u' G
1 h% a. t E" ^; u
( h! X( A9 \$ H- O [. XExplanation of Languages
7 i7 W/ Y2 z7 Q$ a" U------------------------
6 [. q2 d' Y3 YAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa+ j9 Y, l% R+ }2 G; r
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal( ]( j6 I8 \& q/ o
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
# F9 l+ R1 s$ K' N. S like Germans)
$ Y$ v( E" X& ^5 \0 IAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of4 M4 I0 L! k6 r4 Q( Q
over 80 languages spoken there.
* P% D7 D& C0 qApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains' H" I& Y7 k a/ q+ }; d
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
7 c |+ g# _1 P! F% I# t* \ Canadian to Mexican borders
! W" L) y0 @) S* B0 g% d# X/ D$ A# OArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
2 m# }* P& D/ J4 g. w( b I but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,0 [6 b7 H/ {4 o- I6 ?9 g! D" J
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
% M6 a ] e! I& U0 T& [5 s the region of Palestine.
# y+ y5 ]3 _- aAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
3 \9 y8 g4 |# q# c, v. k2 r: ~$ Q many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
3 P( T4 d0 s; k1 w. S7 l! p is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.& S8 \% d1 x4 S1 Z% o' e5 a* X9 F
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
2 T+ F) y! B- k" WBassa -> language spoken in Africa% r! N5 g# O1 d/ z# C( P
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
& e! i+ J! V4 u* C Indonesia3 D- e) @% a5 G& n
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern0 z6 M" S2 ?* ^0 q; c% C- o
Germany (actually a German dialect)
) E& a& O, K. f0 g- \Bemba -> language spoken in Africa
C* m4 _/ B6 P# d8 f% rBengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,: J) {9 K1 w. z8 {
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh
& n( k7 W% ~' l8 k5 f# `Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines, J) I7 h, y6 S d8 n0 }6 Y% r3 ^
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.3 @9 E! p7 q# Q) Q1 A9 M3 L$ v
It is 'read' by touch.
, ^/ f8 Z" N+ {) g3 [3 Z& ?% R6 H5 PCajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from) y$ |; D/ t7 ^- Y9 u( z- |
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.- E" ~4 m" _" l! d0 R7 [
Acadia is in an Atlantic province.6 I! d1 z+ @# N# P2 v) m
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
3 O. k5 `! j+ {0 v3 }0 jCherokee -> North American Indian tribe: d1 H' O4 R# z% M$ ?
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache x2 ~8 b5 u* X; I4 Q
Nation3 d& o* R! F% f& l6 u# W
Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa: ]8 d) Z0 l( X1 L# Z
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
( B' x% k) ~% x) v5 s5 h' J# o" GCreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is, d# U. q4 @/ K$ P1 [0 x
basicly French with a little English and German. K D2 U! v E* F, a
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
1 r: T, j9 K# ?/ _5 @0 F in North Borneo) m6 s# Z2 }; P! b3 ]
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
4 N5 w. o* a2 Q! N" s' H' ? of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
" E9 W! n2 _2 J. B4 h o Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium
4 o5 m5 K- I9 J% q0 SEsperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.7 @, q( G: k X1 |3 E* A" h+ Z- t$ ?
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in. N2 ?7 Q# Y3 G# I9 W
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called, Y3 T: _* K' J8 a4 J
Persian.+ |" C# p) W7 h' P
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or+ a' k2 O% V! \! t- D
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area& G$ l1 }) g1 u# `$ R6 \5 E
around Nuremberg0 @2 e! e9 l9 Y2 n" D m* u( E: s
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces" f% t9 ~0 }6 Z1 ~) s# V$ z# h
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
# p$ d4 d/ f' X7 f Y4 b Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
7 \4 [0 n, ?! {5 M3 i4 T$ \Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
8 C$ s" o* o6 P0 ~* T9 ~7 n, Q. ^6 w Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
# j( F, C. w/ f1 Y. G# } (mainly west coast)
+ e* N9 u+ Z2 `3 pGaelic -> language spoken in Ireland" @2 I7 y& E) f( C
Gronings -> Dutch dialect$ H% F$ G- Z! [& L
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay! z( Y; z3 e" e9 v% c; O- c
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
V8 X6 e( I4 I! p Pakistan$ \: O; w; A0 F
Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
6 A D. H8 I# y7 j( tHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria9 ]0 L1 @, b# [9 s
Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
0 _* \. ?0 l- N0 B0 f' ]) q6 UHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India' S- g* C1 v" V! |- l
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
: _1 t2 J5 _% n; {Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
; I" S; j" B8 o# d8 n natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
6 f5 X+ p* \) DIlocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines& N, _0 R4 T/ A2 \
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,0 r" ]) l; o7 f$ H* m( t
circa 1940.
4 v5 |; v+ P2 J' g* c" z7 dKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot2 v C% O+ D4 M8 [+ z& u
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's+ N/ Z! L0 }. [" d, T! H
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,7 M- [5 ? n! a6 J! K0 Q: q0 J" e+ I
southern India9 |: B1 f6 |9 X
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa# \8 d4 t. k, b: h8 V
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
; v8 r: g& X9 C7 ]& f is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is3 ?7 w* \) D# G: z/ i8 [' Q
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
3 U- t s, e5 S+ o% z* a# k9 Y* g3 GKpele -> language spoken in Africa8 w4 @& |# I1 {' @
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
6 k S5 X6 p5 P; }/ s living in northern Thailand' {) f& G6 ~: _ {
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya
# y/ ^) [' S9 h- a% JLuxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas6 A% g5 G6 V; H, v$ u
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
$ W5 J8 T8 u$ b3 M7 i" r: s A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on* w/ A0 \; o, A# {! o2 F
German.
) x( O' m8 X" o8 s( `: eMaa -> language spoken in Africa' @3 _$ J/ H% N1 m
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India% H8 A6 ?$ k# }5 I1 F* |6 ?
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island$ o P) V- l% f! I" _
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around9 y# Q- d+ ?$ W4 Z3 ^: p
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic4 h8 b; p5 Y* Y# @3 X
and Italian mostly.+ E" h+ T* v/ K
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India& J. a/ B: H" t3 Q
(Bombay is the capital city)
/ ]/ R6 [5 G3 O5 sMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
* X# v, K8 M, t0 jMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of
* p- z( R; W' g0 C0 H* M3 w the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)) ]; Z% E. f2 a' K% S
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
+ b; X4 P0 J5 W/ Y3 ~1 kMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa P6 p& `4 \" J, a
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)6 S% I: L/ |% P5 {. `& f
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
: {! M' q1 ?9 T7 N' }: ONyanja -> language spoken in Africa3 k$ N/ B6 t) G" _7 B
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
: |+ e' h" K( r7 Z- P. I; VPulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people
4 M( r9 K: F* [$ VPunjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
1 v3 Q6 c& K( p0 \Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)$ I* d K4 r- A
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his3 x1 \4 ^1 ~2 a0 |7 p, H8 h
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".2 F8 m! ?1 c' @4 h
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe" ?, _$ s! j9 i# c7 g, K
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
: J8 I/ _, [% I7 l Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
% [% A% o! L" J7 U/ ISioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest); Q5 s A$ }4 N6 v+ b
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
+ ?$ m2 g& r* ? Africa
, r) @7 o; K% E- k: p3 XTagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines5 `5 ?2 x% @7 _1 b/ E4 i
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,3 c5 Y, n. j# u
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),4 \0 A/ b8 W, ^) h z
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
( ~3 p* ?9 G' z: T2 \/ vTelugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
; x5 O/ M# o7 M/ [ Y (eleventh most spoken language in the world)( U" @+ s# {* N1 h
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa
; \0 K" z+ g9 ITwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
1 g( |+ a. }- dUrdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
! y Q3 ^& k; s9 W0 EVai -> language spoken in Africa4 j0 b M0 P! H+ a8 Z
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,2 S: g' U; L. |, F
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska7 H( o+ }1 I: u9 p1 e: I
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern: ?4 K) M4 H$ b# V) A
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
z$ v- k- x$ f, c! P- c around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,9 ]- V$ ]/ n; o9 [- O# o
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother9 N2 q7 B& L& t
language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
- }" a- C2 Y0 K! ] with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian% n6 a G. U( U% g8 A
people who went there to work as engineers in the
& A) X# ?7 I: y mining industry during the 17th century.
/ Q; K9 ? U. E& k2 R0 l; nVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,& q4 h0 w1 x& l6 q8 W" T! D2 S
circa 1880.* l! o' S+ x; ~" L2 [
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
" N) W6 Y" b( o$ o the planet Vulcan
1 f } n, @$ ]+ j W P) MWalloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used5 O. \/ k% d e$ W
French dialect with certain German influences, h7 s/ u2 y" Q; Y6 R9 F( i
spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,/ |4 P" d9 g/ _( U; _1 `# R1 P: Q
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of- w5 B9 C3 o5 R
the Walloons), Belgium3 v# B: d& v9 U2 u' N: k
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people- N* X% J! A/ g4 s
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
Y8 k7 c% M5 T8 Z peninsula in Mexico4 S) _' @0 \# d0 {6 N
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect
8 f; t9 L* D! n$ z6 ^* `Zuni -> North American Indian tribe
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& B* ]) ^* g0 ^) ] B% F; f" |' _6 d, T; `4 _( V# m
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
) H5 F! c; O7 A, Q* na" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
/ \" p- L' D7 \0 {a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
2 z! ]) R4 k' ^5 C! [+ Ae? -> ?above e$ U U2 v$ S8 U9 G/ V+ j8 z2 t
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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