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"I LOVE YOU" in:/ G. O7 D6 ]) S7 X5 i" P
! k% Z7 ?0 ~. k* _8 pAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou5 P5 E/ } {( x% Y
: Ek het jou lief
6 |) m7 n# C, d" b" W2 }Albanian : Te dua
6 Y" Q. B# r z' y3 G0 t0 y : Te dashuroj4 z- Y/ d7 U" A3 l) K" Q% |9 o7 u
: Ti je zemra ime
+ K# M, A9 L% l3 _Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
[8 u3 @4 ^) j1 s. p3 k; gAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear7 P7 c- T2 O3 |; A( F
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou+ T& a) r/ C" C4 m5 l
: Afekrischalehou
8 m. h7 \4 D% `/ b# q2 tAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)- E: o( p5 I( Y% d Y
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male); W& r' P& `% A/ p
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)3 h) ~* ~6 i: s0 Z0 K5 @
: __ ( )
, w5 I* j) S2 K' v/ R : ( ) |__|
- w+ ^5 w: W7 ^ : |__| __ __ | |
0 {7 t$ C, ^0 x( b) S& Y : | |( )( )|__| __
( Y9 C9 g. H! ]( n: @2 r2 A! v : |__||__||__|| | / )8 C Y5 ]( L9 f: {9 y4 U" G l
: | (__)(__) | / /7 j8 Y* g8 I4 f7 V! Z( I7 J
: | |/ /
- {/ \9 o8 X9 U1 ~ : | / /- H- Z- Z: i5 T+ V
: \ /) X k7 [8 `( p, p; O- h, t# m
Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
4 i# A4 u0 ?& h- g8 R' Y' v7 e2 p French, '~n' as in French
7 Z: t, d( I! H# @ 'salon')2 C. \' Z) Q4 ?6 [; P% H9 K; k
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)( X# l3 c e# O4 U7 B# b. W
: Ohiboki (male to female)
u% M5 ?8 E/ R( Z" J% [ : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males! w9 I' q6 ?% Q6 z* i. ^
or two females)
% c1 D, L W6 j* d% N1 e : Nohiboke (more than one male or females
# z5 d( w/ J$ E9 T2 d to female)
- ~4 u; W9 U& X% j+ g; J : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
" x# P; \; o- Z2 f: @4 G" H0 r : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
2 z1 x, t1 J8 G- n males or two females)
* U$ s; K6 T. J/ V4 y : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more1 y5 E9 k! i: P9 P% E. w) ~
than two males)7 A# K' G: a+ ^" W
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more" O( F0 I) o; W) i
than two females)# u: \. h* Q3 }, m! V
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)6 ]0 z. f. M- r5 `0 T4 g
: Ooheboka (female to male)
/ ?% N G1 y9 F! y: zArabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
7 s: X. E5 h! k L) ]* ? : Ana behibek (male to female), G+ ?$ ^7 Y' c! u2 D* v
: Ahebich (male to female)4 h) P2 f0 V) P+ A
: Ahebik (female to male)1 G8 d7 f7 q0 q; A
: Ana ahebik
9 ~/ E. N, S Z5 l* S! D# ^2 A : Ib'n hebbak3 E: W5 u0 b( e8 a2 j/ ]9 Y
: Ana ba-heb-bak
2 H+ V; [. ^# F! F b) N9 c : Bahibak (female to male)! ^/ E! c7 L4 t( D- ^& f
: Bahibik (male to female)
3 n; X2 l7 |9 U# [ : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male): J T/ F% B3 m5 } [- ?" I" |
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
' p! r. S0 l1 I) v2 W/ ^ : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
) Z7 S9 r, ^+ r( I' @; X* \* H n% ?& ^ than one male)
c+ l" `! @9 J, i. C, {/ b : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)/ t, g! w: e0 u! `
Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
9 n$ ?$ j# G: I MArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem, j7 z, ^5 j2 V% O+ U* b3 W( G& G; O
Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo
1 p V7 U' N0 cAssamese : Moi tomak bhal pau$ U' t& c/ E- v7 N9 q
; z3 B$ r. E; o7 Y% `Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi1 z: O- T* s0 y- b; j3 e# T4 t+ s# _
Basque : Maite zaitut
- Z! [+ a6 J; ` ~' I : Nere maitea ("My love.")" L' Y* n% e- X5 x
Bassa : Mengweswe
- F5 e& s2 i, d$ S I% HBatak : Holong rohangku di ho3 J) d7 }0 C( I* J5 N* a
Bemba : Ndikufuna
; J- d. ~ E3 W- e1 U' c5 uBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi9 y: G; W' }/ L; V6 a
: Ami tomay bhalobashi. r2 R& z5 Q1 l# [; ~
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
! Y0 ], W% Z ~4 t% eBerber : Lakh tirikh
3 J9 Q* C+ o- j, DBicol : Namumutan ta ka. Q& F3 v2 R& q$ s' \
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
9 }8 s& D5 F' F! w' L# t" [Bosnian : Volim te
" _! N9 p8 m6 m- ?Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
1 y3 V% x( S" I( l h, ^( sBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')3 F# i/ b! @; Y- {# P' _2 R) m
: Amo te
0 l0 {9 t2 a' i8 S7 yBulgarian : Obicham te; F' z8 N, u: W3 y$ K9 a$ m: J
: As te obeicham
c' H1 E( P4 b6 K : As te obicham3 i; L2 i* h5 \$ o; g+ c' \( g$ W4 q
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
* n# [. S% O: H5 ?) gBurmese : Chit pa de
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Cajun : Mi aime jou* H8 y u) W( F, Q$ G
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah' t! H' o+ s1 j4 h
: Bon sro lanh oon% B0 d/ {+ |8 r2 ?4 P: @2 j
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this), Z5 R9 }! B6 o8 s
: Je t'aime ("I like you")
# U3 v" W" W0 }" x : Je t'adore ("I love you")
* i" e' [: O- d; g0 M4 d+ FCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
: _# L, n( m2 i% z& s9 H : T'estim (Mallorcan)
2 y5 u" d3 C5 H$ p" h : T'estime (Valencian)7 k1 S5 t4 R% p: S2 {
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")5 T% p: _! C8 a5 f. n
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
2 W) J% j2 K) e( S) o# IChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
" f8 y5 [& c1 j, B. R4 S: n$ F: CCherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi K) K6 q" m' u' G+ `4 q7 v
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse2 X3 ]( P) X4 h% O
Chichewa : Ndimakukonda
" R4 n* L, b. e. h; \& p* mChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)) E+ s2 ^! ^4 u& J
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
0 E4 Q" b; d+ b : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
5 j7 [- L: A3 P, E : Wo oi ney ( " )) }7 N: i( d8 p, [$ I M, P
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
% q6 E, e0 X% f2 W8 Q9 M( N* @0 q : Ngai on ni ( " ): D+ D1 s# U7 h* @
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
: R8 g3 Z; ]1 H) V( a, Y2 E7 D6 D) t : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)4 G7 }, s8 p- s+ K; z6 p. o0 ^
: Wo ie ni ( " )
% ?* p, ]) G5 [ ?, D' b : Wuo ai nee ( " )3 N4 `' Y" [, W! s
: Wo ay ni ( " ) G5 S, z' W, E; L+ ?( l- O1 d) v% f/ ^2 o
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
5 ~5 C& K# p1 a( C& H$ j" | : Ngo ai nong (Wu)3 R1 ~* M' ^( T. ~6 z: I$ p6 g( P
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)- s+ V; H/ k+ b, p4 N
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)
4 t u# ^) T; I* X+ |0 h$ UCreol : Mi aime jou8 B$ U' E- e# ^; W5 a: I" @
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)5 Y( C% T5 Z9 C, [
: Volim te (used in common speech)
5 |2 K/ K2 S: p" ?Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
! u5 N* ~- R6 p' T4 [2 N : Volim vas (used in common speech)6 z- t, `1 P! T
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",1 g& [; j/ E+ f
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in$ O9 L; l' J, Z/ |+ ^) D' `; s; Y
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
3 G: N) l% j8 P) V$ S5 \1 q7 Y6 ICroatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)( E$ q6 {$ @+ a* M" X
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead& h$ o% E7 r# e7 N# K7 a4 j6 }
on top of the 'e' in te, which is
2 t& E3 A( i7 Y pronounced 'ye')6 q& O( m* m/ N6 l U$ u- X
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
1 E5 _# G6 W' x : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like' O. E5 k3 b& `
you (very much)", often$ L. j* I* l0 U3 @ E
used and prefered)
0 U: A. S0 m A: G* O# x : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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; n; {7 c8 i- _! w4 [3 j% q3 S2 ODanish : Jeg elsker dig; B" n7 T5 v. r6 y
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia
- f; a! H" x8 C2 F7 I4 ~1 g+ u: m& hDutch : Ik hou van je% t; A! d8 M5 g. `8 l9 j/ p
: Ik hou van jou
7 z- m/ }+ M. t* O; b : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
" B! B5 O6 z0 B" @ : Ik bemin jou ( " )% m: \8 [8 A8 Q9 s. n+ y2 ^4 v
: Ik heb je lief ( " )5 d6 l* t; s# @. B
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")- K7 m6 y+ E" j2 t2 t# W
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )8 T8 i* `! U3 B* G$ d" Q' E
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very! ~8 M2 ]! M- U- H
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")9 O& U1 H4 b) r9 ^# `! g' D
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")3 H$ U! |& m5 P+ g0 E
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )& [9 N, r2 ]: _7 n+ E
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
' T9 c) u$ `5 z2 g8 h : Ik vind je heel aardig much")
6 T m' c2 H K. E0 S9 i! ]$ S2 s. P; R4 j : Ik zie je graag
3 K x& S% T. S: H : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
q& p; x$ T) l$ w4 @ : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much"): e# r. n9 e4 @* q/ D V$ i$ a7 j
(the last two are more superficial, thus more
% W' a( M, @# ?% f suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani* ?& h0 d! B$ n% ?* n m
English : I love you
! l) T5 B" |; v' h7 }2 g, N : I adore you4 I8 x$ v! L! a" O8 D
: I love thee (used only in Christian context)
" F7 I6 s% b, Y5 tEsperanto : Mi amas vin
$ F/ X. t0 _+ D% D8 z: l# O( S$ FEstonian : Mina armastan sind# B/ d. w# p! t3 b. T
: Ma armastan sind" b* A- K1 ]) |0 q$ w
Ethiopian : Afgreki'
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4 R: J/ u7 r8 k) j9 f. h4 aFarsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram7 L1 R/ l [: ]8 W. J
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")" K9 P* a' o# }& y8 A; e2 ] ~2 c
: Asheghetam
T2 _/ z/ L6 e. }' d; d9 k& S : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")/ P2 O& k* W# k( D6 ^4 p( D/ Y& {- p: Q) H
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")& Z7 g0 e1 I/ X; c) r
Filipino : Mahal ka ta# \# {: B5 J: W3 x( j
: Iniibig kita0 L. q% A9 o" t% _' \
: Mahal kita) }/ m0 i* ]0 U
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua4 `3 l' K: F1 v; L2 \
: Rakastan sinua" o c2 H6 ]4 S; L) N3 Y8 |
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")- S& @/ I$ N/ X, Z+ @% V0 ^
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
Y- v+ i. @9 h& |' i : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
" T8 t1 N G% [French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
9 \9 V) K2 `! g- K) \- O2 }; [ : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
# }4 N& {* e- `1 Q5 W; C between lovers)
% v) G$ E; L+ { : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends* g% B+ _) e- {
and family, not for lovers)
$ q: h0 k) u; ?: @: \' nFrench (formal) : Je vous aime
e- h$ b% \: [9 M% `& i. z( c
F- z# z8 ~) O! L3 [, NGaelic : Ta gra agam ort u+ ?8 E j* J, }5 L! K- s' m& e
: Moo graugh hoo
/ ~, `+ A. |$ h; Y+ tGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used); o4 D. F0 U$ L* u6 B* H
German : Ich liebe dich
8 J+ J8 U% I w; S; i) J- P : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and1 d# i3 S1 {; w% G- j6 v; n% J$ A' a* U
conservative) n$ ~; q3 ~0 c! i
German dialects:, `* g2 s; g2 H$ z* U
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
3 K6 k4 Q3 @' O0 r( [ (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")' i; Z, b% z; _1 q6 r" u& l4 }
: I lieb di6 C6 \$ X5 p0 M1 D
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)) p6 j, A5 s3 S% d4 }# x% m0 z6 h
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich* a/ n% G2 T2 E) _2 M3 p* U
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di' P6 J( L1 S4 r+ k
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich! i7 H: l) t' Q1 [
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai: a2 A/ k+ j9 ?* P
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a
: M) ~- p. A, x# a9 F0 d- O( x relationship)5 m# a8 o% U' D9 T& o `( Q
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
6 G) r, Q: O' r ment as a compliment, not litterally)) s7 [/ P7 Y2 @% r) E
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",( r. b2 B5 P% h; J1 p0 @
a Franke would never say "I love you")
8 z7 ~# c( l2 S& J- YFriesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
+ \- ^1 l n+ O9 |# t" ~3 D# [ : Ik hald fan dei, u* | j# H# X3 Z
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb+ u- r# x8 k* W, ~* o$ Y4 R* h" R
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
) P( t2 S B+ Q+ S3 z( eSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb' K3 R+ y" K+ Z
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch- W1 l6 Q% T* f! R. i
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )8 S0 s: A2 s& o3 {1 t; D8 N8 Z
Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
# R5 O4 B5 \8 ^2 l (Schweizerdeutsch)' K b1 f% D9 l5 p8 m
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
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Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower/ K! _. n% `! n! V% d& ?
case 'gamma')
1 d4 }! `, K8 _, M- x! Z$ l : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with): C# u8 o& M! m
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)$ H: z+ m( G% z7 W7 }% v
: Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
* O7 g, s" D5 ]3 H+ y! l : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
- l: X0 K% X/ Q9 X : Se latrevo ("I adore you")- m( u! S% H2 g- e) l) v8 x
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)* |5 ]) e8 `: ?( D
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se9 g# x& L2 K9 B) r
Greenlandic : Asavakit
% W+ I) J1 K ^Gronings : Ik hol van die, r$ o- T2 e" o( x4 P% J$ A
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
( V- S5 r0 c/ V; e. P% ]Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.9 x0 u7 m% o1 `& m+ e+ y
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
/ w) ^; g0 B2 K8 }- g/ N pronounced). s5 ^/ M1 s/ e# V9 [
Y. ^/ b" ^9 n, r2 u' K
Hausa : Ina sonki; |& [, i. e8 q* a
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
! o S* z, f0 d7 r : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
, I' U: S; A& |1 w4 Y; A very much")
M, |) _9 b, H: v1 E: XHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)5 O* i% o% V/ f4 a( i9 _) P$ h/ y) _/ d
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)+ g( p3 ?/ a/ [' Z, K' U/ j/ f4 w/ G
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
, S3 d$ Y5 w; d : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
- {4 {: @2 ~2 R2 M# \. G ('kh' pronounced like% y( @7 `! \9 J
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
( ]) n7 P- E7 Y French 'r')7 h% U/ d8 C F0 y Q) Y8 ~
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)2 G/ [6 ~7 P' Y; f4 x8 g( ^
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
O! T' K, X( W7 w4 v : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon- Q6 {9 h7 M9 d9 [
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
* _7 o- P5 E3 `1 [; S : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo! l! R0 q1 s; E) k( A3 L# s9 y% c' D
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo) y1 ~3 |. O# H
: Mae tumko peyar kia8 @! x$ b' [2 S. |$ K& L
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon) F7 B! W+ Y" `+ o# z) b6 a8 e
: Main tumse prem karta hoon! W R6 K0 K. M3 w- w2 j
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
" {7 ^5 m0 |: a3 m1 g" p pronounced), e% @9 h8 O; o- V( n0 \
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta$ r+ b# J8 y% B1 J) |0 D5 y
Hungarian : Szeretlek
* ~1 ^2 Y+ `6 \. Q: A) i : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and$ A" e& n8 Y' D4 g+ q
no one else")) I4 C% K O) U5 f( u; `4 _5 C
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,
; R; `7 k, T3 _: R you", a reinforcement)
" w1 x# S& Z/ C, @" o6 o: G. Z (The above two entries are never heard in. n- ^' `2 s# |* s$ w7 J
a normal context.), {4 g& z% D1 R8 |3 Y
8 I$ |$ |* W, H/ I% \/ h1 mIbaloi : Pip-piyan tana; [2 A' B5 `0 p" n! }
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
. ` Q4 c9 y! u7 c/ S very much")
8 \3 C1 m& l7 J! gIcelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig'); N3 [" v( `1 I
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka
5 }! T4 q' }4 W( ^6 kIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
* q* X0 T# Y! t, c8 d7 ^# x1 c5 U : Saya cinta kamu ( " )( j9 b( N- x1 m: d: ]( P- p- q
: Saya kasih saudari ( " ). I; l% y/ |& a
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
2 K% o4 ~- @0 K `4 M : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
" I6 `9 ~" |2 J4 y* b : Aku cinta padamu ( " )
l, m8 O8 n+ v; d+ L( F* Z : Aku cinta kamu ( " )0 R6 K$ T9 y# A7 m7 v4 O
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu# Q) h7 c% T2 K7 ^' I
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)6 p* r- q; f9 q3 O: v, {1 K
: Ti voglio bene (between friends). L( F( v& G& s$ M7 ^ F
: Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
8 l) ]4 V3 x5 `- J9 C* h! S' O you", refering to other person's
/ @2 L8 P/ Q6 H* l body)
4 {- [# E% c6 B8 U& z" }4 y0 dIrish : Taim i' ngra leat
! b9 {6 b. h( e7 xIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit2 l% a6 [' g! j0 _4 O$ c
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
6 C9 s# v" T. I) I6 @ : Aishiteru- ^- L4 n) v4 i1 i
: Chuu shiteyo
' ~( o) h/ f, I- G : Ora omee no koto ga suki da1 s: P% m5 u1 r, P1 t( G' A/ I ?$ \
: Ore wa omae ga suki da9 p/ i9 K1 ]; f7 `
: Suitonnen8 p5 m( q6 E" G( u9 O* g! T; g
: Sukiyanen
1 I- y( j O) _, F$ \ : Sukiyo
* B( ]# z! m/ {, i : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
) j# D: F9 N/ z : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu5 a/ @9 J& ?% U6 y* {: I
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu0 ^# @/ r, r$ c9 |1 u u7 x5 l& k% p
: A-i-shi-te ma-su2 V" p' ~" A ^$ \" F
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu" D. o5 ?3 v1 H& q* \% P
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
7 O* [1 Q8 S g! [1 F+ I start, when you are not yet real lovers) e' }2 J& m: S6 i5 k
Javanese : Kulo tresno
& A5 N o: a: R/ B! f* z" U% w: \& Y
* B& g" i% M) W& E) q1 P% aKankana : Laylaydek sik a
4 Y _4 f! m, N; i: n$ BKannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
1 n, q+ T2 }1 u2 F& \# j8 _& S : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene3 o6 x! i3 b$ y/ r. y/ W3 [
Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
- ]' Z* ^# U8 G" r, D8 ZKiswahili : Nakupenda
]/ b. Q6 N9 m4 e- } : Nakupenda wewe
) W0 G. m9 Q6 F : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")+ z+ S. [" X9 l0 m3 C
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
6 `1 K5 X/ Q6 I9 c; a : qamuSHa' ("I love you")
1 `5 P, D' e+ r. | ~ : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")6 X/ c \1 Y9 U
: qaparHa' ("I like you")& S6 T3 k9 B0 ^" c0 f
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
}: f# h4 i' K9 a2 T (words are often unnecessary as the thought6 S! S2 o! e5 ~; k; H
is most often conveyed nonverbally with. w$ a, D3 w: Y, o" V
special growlings)6 l, E6 s# u. g% v
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")2 o: c) c* `( d' U/ A# H3 }
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
6 [# a, X& {1 ^% X# H5 Y3 z1 s! ^ : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )8 T$ u7 B" S% R7 Q5 [6 V/ y& V
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )1 `! Y7 {0 g( z' v2 \
: Tangsinul
* }8 o# b/ M* m% ^$ r : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
, Z- k: U8 J+ K ^$ c* B : Dangsinul saranghee yo
' B) Q: m0 o: L w : Saranghee
+ n9 f9 a& f; P: u p' x; W : Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
" H# ~* x( W+ ?: D : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like+ g( F/ ?. R; U/ N6 I6 \
very much")! m1 f+ M# S. }0 j- {* Q
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
$ G- E, t+ L6 \ Z0 a" \/ D3 ^3 G, { you very much"), v2 o6 j' c/ N4 q
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")$ R" |) p$ h% Q8 E/ v
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
2 M( m/ W ^3 H- C6 P. T "I love her") V; x! f$ ^5 x1 O. I* |
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how# V3 ^5 c( z* U, B9 F( @
much I love him/her")
- z$ E, q+ s V% t: x2 [. ?0 h : Nanun neoreul saranghanda" K" u' v8 o& }3 h7 \
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")* I2 O% y" x; }7 \6 J/ w t" q1 W
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)! }: _; S/ ^ P! J
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)% j0 b: i- H+ r
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
8 G3 `4 x7 {" o$ L# P3 k; U relationship)! T% [4 `* @% _; R* J: Y: e$ V
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic- N/ w2 ^- B6 `9 \/ v6 t2 O3 |" b& V
way")" ?4 w5 g; H$ f( X
Kpele : I walikana
2 q2 Y# \+ }6 Q' rKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
, v' x, k9 F, x8 }2 y# l, W [5 Z" f* k, D! m1 j* T g6 ^
Lao : Khoi hak jao3 I/ C% ~' @, a" V
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")' ~4 m5 Y5 k& p$ R7 n' H8 R# J
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")9 \+ N$ _' Q2 E Z; c
: Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
# p- ~0 Z# _% r6 q" [! G0 p/ d but is used for "I love you".); n" C( d/ O! W/ m
Latin : Te amo
+ F6 K, r6 K' K : Vos amo( j3 K7 }* q/ S6 w
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
7 w- k6 ~1 g) k! Z, R: |* wLatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
9 v2 _2 S& |" p- }9 a2 n ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
/ R. f5 N" m7 N a 'long i')3 Q! g/ P/ Y* S# z& [8 P
: Es milu tevi (less common)
. P9 I2 t+ M U$ A- e) ^Lebanese : Bahibak' m9 I/ @( j1 C5 `; p0 x' M
Lingala : Nalingi yo
" F! t: b6 ]7 |# U/ ? D5 i0 h! Y$ k2 sLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
" p, r8 k" d; YLithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
! W, E3 K) H+ y( ^% M : Ash mir lutavah
) B" I2 l* Z* m- b2 m9 GLojban : Mi do prami
2 g! Z( w+ Y6 ~5 |! A2 aLuo : Aheri
s" C; |. v9 E( R9 a1 B* CLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r& W7 m, N/ p* g7 x( n X/ r: y
, Y: J3 z9 H: o, n2 E, J! `* z
Maa : Ilolenge% w1 Q& |8 R m5 R9 ?
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
8 f- H, ]; z! B7 }! O) y$ } : Te ljubam ("I really love you")
1 e o W9 z- o) R- b! s6 ^; H : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
Y' m% h, j7 I : Pozdrav ("Greetings")
( L3 c. _7 S$ M" ^7 Z1 b+ Q- rMadrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
" h+ _% G. R0 ~2 u. A& ?Maiese : Wa wa
* m' s) G4 \5 EMalay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
9 W9 P' e3 L3 [0 b# f' h: ~9 I : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
4 S2 p: \0 n+ W; I: @5 Z! ` : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)8 [3 `4 }5 x# }5 v% n3 r
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)1 c6 |; N0 j# u8 x; Z( q; \
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)/ ]2 h$ Y g4 p4 g Z: x7 Q% w9 U- u# V
: Saya cintakan awak
: \9 c7 U9 x! I, J : Aku cinta pada kau/ X# M0 \/ N- P3 {; Z5 [
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)8 |" }; c" ?- e6 C+ A& O7 x
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
7 c$ V8 D$ t! F, D- { j to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should8 f+ J2 O' g s M
only be used if you know the person _really_
: \9 R/ W0 g' F. ]. c well). ~! j2 {- }, D t
: Saya sayang pada mu
, D r# [/ Y! G1 h! Y% k : Aku sayangkan engkau
9 J. V" O! |1 t. {% ^5 D9 D : Saya sayang pada mu, Q1 X+ F8 |5 O, `$ }! D0 J
: Aku menyintai mu
6 e$ }, x: n: E, U : Aku menyayangi mu0 ^2 }8 C$ }; C$ L
: Aku kasih pada mu6 F& w5 ]& e& A* }" {) z E
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
, e0 Z" m$ _8 v5 x, hMalayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu" H& l" r* u, q+ W
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu9 w9 I v2 _4 g: _4 @7 P0 s
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu5 I( z1 g% X% {' I
Maltese : Jien inhobbok
' |/ r1 X" K: P! F% {5 W7 x: SMarathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
2 J+ `2 e. T# u+ `$ V; p, B+ a' U$ l : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
& h5 X0 L8 U7 l. o/ Q : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
6 E0 @. z* w8 a5 o) T8 SMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,# ?# G# c. k. K( [
literally "Love to you, my friend")
+ W) r! o1 o7 YMohawk : Konoronhkwa( p8 Q" R* R! w! ~4 }5 t( N& Q0 h
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
. X+ A0 a0 R# n7 A* w h( b2 L( BMoroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
$ W' p2 }9 R& b! |) u1 X4 f : Kanhebek (in different cities)
. E |" k& @* _0 h) \6 v+ L; V% x0 j% W! e1 d) A y" b
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni
1 q- ]8 M* B5 X% r9 J/ CNdebele : Niyakutanda) i2 M ~' ^$ {
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)$ L, `3 m1 K" u7 w! p' B* y: V1 k
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)0 s+ u% _, m) O e. O) v
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
+ V, ]2 N8 X$ B/ }4 Q3 y used by upper-class and
, B' t" i( u) C; u3 S k% q+ G conservative people)0 y( |) x( y! @ i3 B* j& R
Nyanja : Ninatemba
8 g$ U, J& z" I/ b4 T6 C
7 Y$ i: z. ?, l- u0 jOp : Op lopveop yopuop7 I3 A. T$ R0 N5 y8 B3 f4 D: ^
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn
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Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
5 e. N5 I& M' N4 a : Muje se mu habbat hai
1 a0 \9 h1 u7 c$ |0 Y: i z) nPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo3 R4 d- i! p" y* b' K) I. O
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye* w5 o# T' c1 X) {& J0 Y5 j& T
Pilipino : Mahal kita$ `' i9 [& r N! F3 K/ Q3 d
: Iniibig kita# @( b, @/ @+ u# Y7 d2 X
Polish : Kocham cie# U6 r6 p" p8 t g. I* o
: Kocham ciebie
" S4 s6 X1 B5 d/ n8 U : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)5 V: p" g9 w) F* B, z! p8 g. P
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
2 H, `$ @/ x, U: M G$ n. N : Amo te
, P0 H" E% _- o H& vPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)' k& v: v5 b8 r
(Pronounced as two words,
. N' u/ @- Y/ h+ v3 S. t "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
! z" W B0 @, n# d! @ 'd' have bars through the stems
1 Y+ X4 z6 g H. j: P indicating affrication, the ':'. j9 I2 k3 q+ w- S" U
indicate minute pauses)
( [5 c* i1 u _9 o5 bPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna; B7 f0 z4 n m$ a: M3 `
: Mai taunu pyar karda ~# V5 C+ \2 a8 e9 ], R, b
: Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:
9 V& Q7 R1 Q" }! y "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
( `3 H0 U6 f/ P ' = stressed syllable
! F( u7 n5 w2 |/ |& c$ X& `Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")2 Q+ {3 ]4 I" y$ t1 J# b$ i4 m# }
9 f" p+ o) }; V3 l0 Z" J
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne5 ]! }; J7 I% K, }- H7 @
# Z+ m3 B7 G8 W$ d6 C' q1 _
Raetoromanisch : Te amo
% k% s& R, U! C5 aRomanian : Te iubesc
' r* m( B- P+ n: i# F( N3 N : Te ador (stronger)7 N' V2 h4 g' b- ]# ~ I* S6 i* L9 [
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)1 Y' w: `# @1 H& s# a# l/ U& H
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
: D3 _/ k% P( _7 J' {- V : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)0 z1 X2 G* ]( s0 o6 l# F7 V
: Ya lyublyu tyebya7 _* l, L2 u; F0 I
2 o6 ]0 H2 ]8 ~* S, f2 TSamoan : Ou te alofa outou* O8 w' a J1 C; U
: Ou te alofa ia te oe
1 H3 r% p) x. ]' z : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
j6 X% I" x; C( o2 ` I& H* oSanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music8 W7 v! E, ~1 I' s+ p
or art)$ m4 Y; O- W3 F1 L4 y% Z
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
6 f8 r( K+ [6 M6 ^" qSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
3 r- f5 t) b$ u# B5 y7 D7 g" e; s : Volim vas (used in common speech)
. o, ~: I X. C : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
7 d# t' b+ J+ G. C4 l 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
- y) y. O" ~ F Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
! H5 B* E; V9 z; p/ N5 l/ W2 X. GSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)! h- r( p* e1 ^! h! ~
: Volim te (used in common speech)
6 c& h' ~" K& ySerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
1 y1 h3 a$ a- b8 ]% \% xSerbocroatian : Volim te$ f5 H$ a r L
: Ljubim te
6 i. D1 M, |6 e2 S : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)+ G; W; C& r0 D' z2 T' C3 E
Shona : Ndinokuda
: L! W& I& i7 o1 n4 N) uSinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei2 g& x5 P& }; a8 l2 d. D+ J* `% g
Sioux : Techihhila# m5 {# J9 f& W. Z" G; F
Slovak : Lubim ta& G6 J) q: [# u4 F8 _# n6 {
Slovene : Ljubim te
4 f2 T* U, X3 K" i$ P* g* L3 @Spanish : Te amo
' {8 T0 z0 k1 A6 G9 k$ O : Te quiero! ?/ O0 w0 y8 B. C' b- A4 G
: Te adoro ("I adore you"): H3 C" \1 ~. `+ y
: Te deseo ("I desire you")1 E9 L$ ^# z( L0 V8 ~9 u( I% w! z
: Me antojis ("I crave you")
6 b# F/ J5 o: G' b$ u% bSrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi' ^! e2 H k& M8 k5 q
Swahili : Nakupenda8 c0 M( I7 H& I; N
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)+ Y( ?5 D2 `0 \) h
: Ninikupenda
; j0 j4 i; s" Z- e' |- C : Dholu'o
3 {6 j+ @& r" M3 c) A% G5 I4 \Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
1 W* s+ J- Y4 I; YSyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
3 H3 B8 w8 z! e3 G! l h/ d; a: S : Bhebbak (female to male)
1 X4 L( ]5 W; G1 h
, n6 z+ ~3 n2 `Tagalog : Mahal kita* @* v5 z; e4 b% [
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
" z7 y! J8 i- N1 e8 V : Ua here vau ia oe
) x3 u- v; l N9 w: I* xTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren! z; c' O) P4 Q$ u" w/ C
: Nan unnai kathalikaren, p b! v* m' m' u$ W
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
0 s; ] V/ z& `1 J5 Q : N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
2 z T' D7 Z( P; [- V) }# x2 t( f : Nam vi'rmberem
: W' x1 u3 K: Z5 GTelugu : Ninnu premistunnanu; m# b! n; v1 {+ y" G8 _
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
6 w( }. T6 P! M( h( A : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
2 n' F% K: _# t0 OThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)+ J% N- ^' g3 u$ s
: Phom ruk koon ( " )
. o' o/ ?$ ?. h& b : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)2 h. _' A* n; T P8 w \
: Chun ruk koon ( " )
& x% h$ G+ r0 E9 s" nThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
& F' \ q# D' y: v; E _Tswana : Dumela
" s0 V& I, \. w( l, UTunisian : Ha eh bak
% p9 S. I! N) S5 V/ p M) ETurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum5 H( O4 R4 [0 G; q# S6 E1 y9 u( P
Turkish : Seni seviyorum
3 C; P/ ?# ^$ X4 i4 O$ | : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")( c8 V0 g, ?- H8 w r: V" r
(g has a bar on it)3 X4 y2 l* o, W4 E8 y. k1 P
Twi : Me dowapaa
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, ]' I/ e% n: N2 {. Z. bUkrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
2 W5 f: `( p/ D1 R1 V : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)1 E$ _/ y0 [$ K; B7 y. x9 X6 x4 ^# |
: Ja vas kokhaju
* Q% O' R7 j/ n. G0 Y, t3 |$ N : Ja pokokhav tebe! M/ G* t' ]6 O# U+ f. Z
: Ja pokokhav vas
8 `( {% [) N0 d1 _* jUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon# C" j' U: w3 @7 r9 B; S9 k
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai( f# g `9 m3 ~0 U# p
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai T& n8 @& x6 _9 w6 U
: Kam prem kartahai
1 u `8 w' a; y- s : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:5 u2 \$ e, i" l3 m/ L
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")9 Y* N5 W G8 _& ?& S( _
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:6 F2 A( B" S! A, D0 b
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
+ U( W9 m, [) D' ^- K6 {+ [ in bath)
0 R, M+ ?* y& P6 j& Q) y ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
/ G! T+ e- V/ j- _, r- d* y8 ?
- W! A: N4 ]! k9 |5 X# QVai : Na lia
1 S5 }' @: D( I8 o1 s" [Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg
/ S4 I) C6 X2 V& fVietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)2 {6 q8 a% i2 P! o- _5 E
: Em ye�u anh (female to male)
: \. Y4 [9 h! T$ {' {" b : Toi yeu em
" {* N1 c { B" h( Z) \* y( x1 yVolapa"k : La"fob oli
7 S4 M! H# H- O" WVulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha
3 m: `3 t& N& a6 d# e. b0 z0 x, j: r
Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
( @# F! K; f& a* S& q: t : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
" D4 L7 u2 H: L ]7 L2 RWolof : Da ma la nope# ~2 T% j$ C6 Y M' X
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)9 q P b6 y1 B% X9 |" w
) N( }3 i4 P4 XYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib2 j: B+ O( K J+ o- c( a
: Ich libe dich
. A% A; i" I( J I" i, E : Ich han dich lib4 z4 Q/ ~* e' a7 ^/ M1 Z5 r5 K* s
: Kh'hob dikh lib
/ x/ v$ `2 D7 X6 P% k7 {0 L : Kh'ob dikh holt
: X/ P$ P' f% K9 L! C* c; S : Ikh bin in dir farlibt* F3 ]& T- x8 h/ U" b. x# e
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)- ?6 \" E; A1 P; d/ l
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which. u! H$ b2 K* y+ \$ F
lovers can also feel; it
! q$ C2 }( T+ m+ e! U% a indicates more a desire to5 Q: Z8 f' s n9 O! c. t! ?
spoil and protect the other: {1 a/ v' u/ @( b, U- ^' ^( ~# G
person)
9 }* W/ K0 v9 J7 h' bYugoslavian : Ja te volim
+ n; v) j* W- i/ K8 Y; k$ S" w* b/ s" Q& W- |; U
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
& X6 `6 I( p$ _. [" _' BZulu : Mena tanda wena
! h" q9 m, a! ?- U4 \3 m : Ngiyakuthanda!
; z: Y6 ^5 t! `6 z( a% ^2 kZuni : Tom ho' ichema2 A9 X1 @; ?: Z, F3 c8 M
" z! e/ i5 o) _- A# ]+ }
a! ]* q9 Q/ _" j. k0 G
6 U; G2 G4 M( @6 v" qExplanation of Languages
5 H& l& d2 k# s8 S6 @' \------------------------
3 d0 Z# ]; b; c2 `# nAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa
3 t6 F. W2 ~/ }* W9 ~9 W& h+ tAlentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
3 h, G, b- U% C& ^4 SAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak2 S6 {% d* s9 K+ F
like Germans)
% m, i0 g2 r* R0 aAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of& r) s% ^" @9 q- d! {4 N; [8 g
over 80 languages spoken there.
* l# P* B& `" L2 A1 h9 ]" p' R, ]Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
5 J' _- R( k9 R* P! y states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
7 i. @) l8 O) \, e3 X Canadian to Mexican borders) u' m, \1 g, v% k/ u, a' r' |( n
Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including8 c8 a$ K7 t4 j
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,- ^2 m1 m$ \% R8 N! G% u
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
" I( Q! t! N8 f" v* V) W$ n- W x2 F the region of Palestine.
9 E/ U- S" E X3 a) y) I& K& OAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of5 s f Z3 j# X3 |$ G4 p7 a
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language& t$ E: B. ?: o3 k3 w! N
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.1 y {1 ?) f7 {3 t+ [- B9 w/ f: o
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India* F/ C5 n/ ]) A* g; n
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa
! j2 L2 J# u5 `5 [5 o( k% `Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of% O& j8 G) v2 j) f; E( t. W6 J
Indonesia
U5 o. k% q( t' ^Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
2 J5 q B. W1 O: A& n Germany (actually a German dialect)
" Q% Z% k8 N% }, P1 HBemba -> language spoken in Africa) P* \7 r; e* K7 o- q* X
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,$ n7 `4 I+ q6 ^7 Z4 ]6 L
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh+ o/ x- c) o: n/ g4 T" D- W
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
9 ^5 U. D y6 ?3 Z$ d- nBraille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.5 a9 }' A$ K4 X) E0 ^/ x4 n6 ~
It is 'read' by touch.
# K* p U/ B) o! Z; r) BCajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
+ h5 S- G' p0 ^; \0 K( M Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
1 G0 ^% f) A3 T/ t7 j. t2 e Acadia is in an Atlantic province.1 Z% b, g% k R& G
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu( b/ {% z2 C( Q0 `7 B2 z! |
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe+ G. @# [5 [- y ~0 A c
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
( x# ^( z4 Y; H7 \% a: e Nation' @7 a, h( e. B
Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
! F3 C- B7 O, \ ?. F: l( IChickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)5 [( A! e$ i9 a0 v! P& {; X7 }1 T
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
- p% n* S3 q/ U! {# m' M basicly French with a little English and German.1 l' r0 P7 F9 V- A, X9 b
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest: U8 v, |) y7 C0 H" [2 q( S6 L
in North Borneo
: D" T% a4 |* m. z, EDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces7 c( ~) m# U2 D1 u @) e1 z7 g
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and7 ^& ^1 R! ?$ |
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium
: T; r! |3 |+ s4 }3 mEsperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
6 a7 u# Y: z2 q8 l5 L1 T- ]Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
& x( N- ?( O) p- i. I: G: U3 R6 ^. p Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called0 r0 p: N# n0 \ B- i1 s
Persian.
( a9 |# W* N$ o9 lFranconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or' C3 N9 [. A& S9 d* Z4 J
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
7 q* G% K& b' O D0 J) L; p: \2 K8 E9 h* j around Nuremberg
/ v6 C! V- B/ G0 H5 E$ b0 `French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces J" d, k2 j+ \# Z, W2 l& b
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
1 C3 `6 S6 f6 d7 a7 x- k7 g Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
O* m H) V: ?. w" n/ x) S, G- XFriesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
9 c4 w) I& _# i! x Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
' r' W0 `; b' C* T% U5 T (mainly west coast)5 L, s% s( ^. v) d# H5 F+ B p1 a
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
1 s6 ]& ]" U- v' p! L3 o) |5 {Gronings -> Dutch dialect
8 w2 T. Q/ [% R' ?, g( u, C& {Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay, ^1 Z. O2 V" Y6 _
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and; J( X+ @( L% y$ Y5 j% n9 @
Pakistan4 V8 }& E1 X8 D4 E: x+ o" q: I
Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
; V* T2 A' I! VHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
7 }. s% k3 ?' f6 @' H6 {% J$ T3 nHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
& H& g a) D2 p ZHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
- g6 _+ ^2 `3 e$ }: mHopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)/ R7 z3 S/ G, L7 b
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot9 w, V# [$ R3 j5 |
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's' ]3 ]' a8 r9 z$ m2 q, g
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
+ w, s/ y& ?" d; f; l2 ]Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
" X: X+ g5 S2 ]) S circa 1940.
4 Q9 d7 C$ t! Q3 k! ^Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot+ M; N- F' c- ^7 C- ~
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's* k+ @/ l) S% e& j; K4 \5 L. j1 ?9 r4 v, [( \
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
# O; A; x- O, {8 r9 g! n) { southern India. E; u3 s+ l7 T Y! q
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa4 q" I% J# ~3 G6 T) h5 }4 h6 q
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language3 o* o p3 G; N8 [7 \
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is" r0 |. S0 `' D1 L
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
5 U) t x: C9 u9 mKpele -> language spoken in Africa) S/ Y# k8 F! N& R
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
' V! e% r- C2 ~" e* U% T4 ?1 E living in northern Thailand
3 o- ~) a4 ]7 d" X+ N- eLuo -> language spoken in Kenya
$ N4 s% a1 |1 vLuxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
2 n% g5 d+ j' c8 W in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany. I* h* t- O7 |( ?6 |6 v. G. l- @
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
" [ s7 k$ H9 x _3 L& l3 k German.: v/ c/ \6 I9 G9 E
Maa -> language spoken in Africa
, H8 T3 |8 u5 b3 J) YMalayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India4 L; I3 Y- c5 e0 Q
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island/ `' K, I7 I) M/ Z; R
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
s% m+ d2 e z. {5 i# z( T. M5 M 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
; ^, \# C& M9 w2 I; K- i and Italian mostly.6 S6 i, H' Y; u. T6 K
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India3 n9 H9 p/ q' U$ L6 x& c
(Bombay is the capital city)
8 h4 |' S( }# v/ |& PMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
& l7 Q8 M' U7 v. ^Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of$ s, l6 ^( {) d' |2 {, V! ^* r# r
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)9 E$ s; p* S8 ?- H
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
" o- e" O) u1 j$ d! IMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa( U. u8 [; S" h q4 N) b S
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)" R" y7 G7 v o+ [" _
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
" T8 y& L4 _, G, U* x6 UNyanja -> language spoken in Africa
! E& b/ A2 w' T; JPapiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
; D* }/ Y$ L E$ f5 b0 Z8 lPulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people6 c& d5 m/ G8 c& Q' t5 h
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
: q9 D/ N$ v7 n( d1 o" OQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
7 M; D+ u4 y% _9 f% oQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
7 ?4 ]: M7 t5 o3 n9 ^- I$ H! Y books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
! m) V* ~" J4 t7 jShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
$ k( @; J/ O: p' d2 C+ F- ]7 ySinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of/ e4 P6 ^+ [9 @
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.( a6 c4 U G. b# T0 V
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
% K( T1 u$ G+ J$ aSwahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East1 M6 O+ K; I4 g% n0 Y9 q
Africa% Y5 \3 F' y# Z: o* |
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
- [( h$ y8 C0 v) N+ n* {7 }Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,6 h' W8 Q& L' u! s& U
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people), \7 C6 C: s( h( j( j$ H
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
! ^# ]5 y6 a' [% d( s! nTelugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India7 W& E5 D* A( e+ q: h
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)
- u+ F% ]" [1 m9 s4 K( ]! e( I. |% nTswana -> language spoken in Africa
' w+ T) _3 z# p9 rTwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.+ ]) b; s6 M3 Z9 |4 V9 Z( m( G" _
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India9 I6 P$ O% ]' W( s$ w
Vai -> language spoken in Africa
5 p b* G( e- NVdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
$ B" q: y) j) o! A region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska$ |/ p% j7 j) R& n. J2 \
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern) z5 k) [# Y* a4 l
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland, c+ i0 @1 q5 c0 c/ n$ B
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
2 n6 F) [, O' [2 Q 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
) K e- Z' D( t. |) K% H h" G language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian9 e6 e" i6 `& U# E1 y1 d
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
8 y2 O8 M* U B" G S) } people who went there to work as engineers in the- e' h- ?$ G7 y# V. j$ q
mining industry during the 17th century., M' G6 W+ F# P: d% ]. T
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,# G; V% Y# j/ L
circa 1880.4 r. r \+ _2 D
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from( v; [+ h4 j0 N* y
the planet Vulcan9 n" n7 t& G' [5 p' Z, R
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
, X! l8 u3 b% ? U S$ B6 ? French dialect with certain German influences- n5 ~- T1 J" D
spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
- k* D: m; R! Q6 | Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
8 [+ w8 a& j/ @# S$ z( j# B the Walloons), Belgium
) c# D! s) @5 TWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people& @4 J! U0 n0 t7 T
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
9 t! H7 O! H- |" m. T( Y peninsula in Mexico
4 _' K2 U3 b7 S, K$ j8 \4 GZazi -> Kurdic dialect
7 z: ?; g1 p1 ^) r+ z# d& gZuni -> North American Indian tribe
4 [8 \3 y: B. E+ a) y
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a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
4 d" l, U1 A1 Z/ q4 qa" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
: ]2 S: C* A/ \8 ra? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
0 [" W+ a6 q" ?1 G9 De? -> ?above e
& u. k6 B$ s) L. }5 je' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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