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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 : | (__)(__) | / /
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: \ / 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
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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
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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 \( ~' ?
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig* O; }9 m! W2 b1 C5 C: t# D
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia( l' k _. M* J* a
Dutch : Ik hou van je
; r; Z/ d7 a+ m1 Y : Ik hou van jou; K5 Z4 T0 `" I7 _2 I# f
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
2 I8 i$ ^! e. L) R9 }+ b; r9 R : Ik bemin jou ( " )! J4 `/ p9 R( J; X! d! d
: Ik heb je lief ( " )* ^5 p$ |' X7 {0 R* G. T
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
4 D' c) C6 l: |( x3 Z- m : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
$ ~" k+ j1 s3 q* ~; S : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
- X, u% e5 B0 k J" ~ : Ik houd erg veel van je much")6 n% X6 U2 m- s0 ^0 e; \
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
/ u8 |& D5 S$ _, t4 ^" B/ n; G : Ik vind je aardig ( " )
" }7 b) `5 I0 u2 c$ T : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
1 ]" r* T) k9 Z2 K2 ?( J7 r/ q; j : Ik vind je heel aardig much") l, Y% K7 Q' ?- ` {
: Ik zie je graag
0 x' G6 Y% b+ j : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
+ R+ q8 `% m# p- @5 n : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")2 T6 K' u3 w. f0 M) `# V3 ]8 E& s
(the last two are more superficial, thus more" l5 w1 P! \5 P, n+ P9 B7 g
suitable for male to male)8 r' B" F1 ~' w o, [
) v3 m' s& t" U. s# GEcuador Quechua : Canda munani
W0 t# o1 U' H* KEnglish : I love you
' K F {+ t1 J6 l6 c : I adore you5 w, ]5 b' Y7 q" ?4 o2 ~( m X% U0 U% ?
: I love thee (used only in Christian context)# K6 _0 n4 m1 v
Esperanto : Mi amas vin1 S. v/ m% d3 Q) c0 x" v7 _0 D5 B- f
Estonian : Mina armastan sind
# ? \) 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
! K" C B! O8 P# V" W. J7 c
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
) w n$ X. b L1 \0 P1 s- ~/ K, e4 Q; ` c1 S
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)
9 G* K! i; }! N; n
# 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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