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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou; w' }4 I( C+ ?& l% o8 m A, |
: Ek het jou lief1 s, b: s: N2 l( h
Albanian : Te dua! F8 B9 Z" L) e5 F* P( K
: Te dashuroj
3 w. c d6 p8 y : Ti je zemra ime
$ U$ q' b& s O- O2 }) GAlentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
7 Q# u Q% O) L/ @9 K1 FAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear& c7 G2 r8 d8 t" M
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
, H' \3 k) j% t+ X : Afekrischalehou8 ^: n# F/ ^: L
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)5 `- q+ E, a) [) Z- h* B& D. O; I
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)9 r2 l( j; a1 a9 `6 Q4 }6 w1 c
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)9 l9 F) u# W, h- j. n3 z; }
: __ ( )) m1 m" {4 v" [( D6 [
: ( ) |__|
; w& D/ m+ }" [ : |__| __ __ | |
# U3 J0 [1 P @) @/ q6 d4 X/ ] : | |( )( )|__| __' \3 b! s& i* {* M
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: | (__)(__) | / /- [( n1 T% w) \ `7 U/ d# U- r/ z) X
: | |/ /( w3 t. l% ^4 N/ m
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: \ /
, W# m6 O0 N4 W# y" fApache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
8 ]) t$ ~' @- }, K/ W4 h2 M French, '~n' as in French! Z* c0 Q+ ]7 z- I8 [; x0 F
'salon')
2 A8 S. G- g8 n) l; Z: ?Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)* ~9 g+ v( x+ W
: Ohiboki (male to female)0 d! ~$ a6 D: N0 R7 P
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males: `/ @2 V& t& M0 _! l8 H/ X
or two females)+ r% ]/ s7 |# m6 n; d. H" j5 P: l
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females
, B% G6 B1 x& l& y' O$ P" C( y to female)
- J7 v6 i0 S0 I Q0 J : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
; t7 h2 k) D2 e1 X: x : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two: C" Q3 d j* X/ J- m3 U' s( _
males or two females)/ v" G$ W6 B j
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
$ |' C/ A9 ]. W _$ u than two males)
) X2 i: b. L! ]& ^# i7 Y3 \0 E* M : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more! m1 y6 J$ J6 L2 J4 X" {* e2 k
than two females)7 Z# a# n' O& }( a3 S9 f2 C; b
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
0 v) P9 I; q6 D : Ooheboka (female to male)) m3 E' W6 ~- _6 C1 J
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)4 x3 f: b0 k3 w: k1 G
: Ana behibek (male to female)2 ~1 B" q6 E; P2 A2 ]
: Ahebich (male to female)! g: p! z! @, S: q
: Ahebik (female to male)
9 K8 a5 t$ U; | : Ana ahebik! h3 G* k$ B+ B+ s I' P
: Ib'n hebbak
7 Q8 H" U7 Q6 }0 u, D: F : Ana ba-heb-bak
6 f9 a# N' T7 Z7 A : Bahibak (female to male) x5 V' S. T" a; Q
: Bahibik (male to female)
+ S3 ^- @# c- k1 ^ : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
7 m1 f6 [7 f0 O" e2 y0 t : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)5 b% ^+ z7 z+ T' e, a/ O
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more' u6 a8 k. a: k4 n; Z
than one male)
?4 l' K0 o/ o4 P7 A: u$ w9 o' s : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
/ q9 Z, e( D, F/ jArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
2 O+ S; ~9 O* t1 U) ^Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
2 R' ?4 G. D" G7 q- w& PAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo! V/ ]2 h+ ~% U0 ?
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
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+ i2 `& y( S) l( GBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi2 t( E- |2 _& l+ b1 D+ A/ ~
Basque : Maite zaitut
. V! g' V" r6 S1 G+ f : Nere maitea ("My love.")! c. f) ^! O: D ~7 q+ d0 @( D! k
Bassa : Mengweswe. n' v$ f0 f8 h( \# G& D
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho2 g+ ~- k% C7 e) f' ^1 R) j+ ^) N
Bemba : Ndikufuna
* H$ f( h. d8 ?. m0 MBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi' k E: w% J$ ?; s
: Ami tomay bhalobashi
' U8 w% K1 r, |8 [- }, B3 y1 |* D" M : Ami tomake bahlobashi
7 j/ g9 t; a& o VBerber : Lakh tirikh
* T! | R' K3 Q5 V9 y, P% h9 L8 cBicol : Namumutan ta ka
" n3 h9 x( z RBolivian Quechua : Qanta munani0 J2 m8 \5 }0 q" z. t Y# G
Bosnian : Volim te
2 O; g3 @) h' x' z! y4 WBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;+ h2 @+ Z- [6 E [
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
9 a, @2 X, r: u: x6 [- f : Amo te
; E+ L, e+ v/ |4 a J( x) H0 s6 Y4 FBulgarian : Obicham te0 c0 V, I6 J! L) b
: As te obeicham$ b3 j4 q' t8 s/ a1 j1 j" {
: As te obicham7 I, R" f' D! x) e
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")$ g- V$ W+ x: |1 A
Burmese : Chit pa de
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! Y1 S6 e8 n* P, cCajun : Mi aime jou1 B& D" \' y7 c! J) j
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
; [1 f$ ~7 W) U+ Y' c : Bon sro lanh oon1 X& s& L- m( z9 K- I
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
9 ]8 T3 {% p7 B) S# W6 G : Je t'aime ("I like you")5 Q# i) l6 r: M( e u
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
' w* C# y" s8 u3 OCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
! k. J! Y* M( i3 V/ z" a : T'estim (Mallorcan)
8 i$ k) k7 Q- S5 c- L P& s6 [ : T'estime (Valencian)
. f2 e' ]$ V( Y0 k2 ? : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
( G6 z- n( g" `* Q$ _Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw L% b8 V2 g* F; s" F
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
' Q2 f- J0 ~& b& r& {4 X* S/ o \Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
2 T2 J1 e4 M# k; k D7 W" A* ECheyenne : Ne mohotatse+ z2 q3 q9 |1 P+ O4 n! I
Chichewa : Ndimakukonda, ?) N" O ~. B4 [ T$ l$ j. o
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
! D3 Z0 Z0 C+ IChinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
% U3 u' t0 H- R) d : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
! E, I- I' f% y' p$ l : Wo oi ney ( " )! a- s8 A% a% g) r- T
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)' y+ N7 [7 V- ^) c7 t' _
: Ngai on ni ( " )* D- f: [" N8 D; u! D2 H p: k! r
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien); g. ~; t% ?. i# [- c
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
+ ?9 K. o0 q; r r : Wo ie ni ( " )/ t( _% r1 L: i* L1 S. |
: Wuo ai nee ( " )
4 l( d3 E, F2 d+ N7 a8 X6 v6 ^ : Wo ay ni ( " )
9 y, s j6 {1 m% K; O& h : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
& ^) K1 k! y! L; Z4 c : Ngo ai nong (Wu)
1 }( m# M# w* ^: T# PCorsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)8 h( m" B( Q2 Q& H
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)
, v: C w: F, O' \1 ECreol : Mi aime jou
1 s! E1 m# v5 T' T: e3 JCroatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)1 k, Y8 v/ m+ J- ^% v
: Volim te (used in common speech)
& \6 [% P4 k2 _! CCroatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
, d4 ~4 F, A o- }+ e8 J : Volim vas (used in common speech)8 g, O9 E' l9 `' a9 j% h
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
9 f! Y% B8 ^7 a: Y+ Q) d4 E 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
) t3 V3 R+ l5 `& H8 U7 f0 L Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
, c3 C+ H& {. X. C5 A2 T" d+ v& [: uCroatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
3 R- B' ]6 }/ v5 ?Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
) p" ~9 } N2 K+ E7 X& l9 ? on top of the 'e' in te, which is
4 V8 p3 L9 G; S+ q y( n pronounced 'ye')+ l# Q- k$ ^' l' R+ T* V
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
7 g" p" t) S1 z0 I3 g. X D0 W : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
8 l1 m, m2 D" s8 V8 }) ` you (very much)", often. c2 E, A7 W# d% x% q
used and prefered)8 d t7 @" T6 X4 k
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)) C9 ~7 Z# _9 z3 u e& m8 J
+ Y, O/ y3 c* W% ZDanish : Jeg elsker dig, ^* b/ y2 {6 b4 W5 n/ h/ _
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia
9 p9 I v, v! BDutch : Ik hou van je- B8 a3 Z8 l9 e: x/ V
: Ik hou van jou( T; F: ]! G8 h' a+ V, l; k( B7 ?! `
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)0 \* Y/ x& Q3 n, @# f$ F$ A% o" U
: Ik bemin jou ( " )
; a# u$ h$ X* Z3 P* T : Ik heb je lief ( " )4 ^& b+ v* `5 G" a! c- g! d2 N/ r7 a
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you"): }8 `1 ^" H+ o4 c( J8 d
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )3 o' J" W" I* P$ u0 N( |
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very' X, O0 o3 w" P) }. e7 k! l& @
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")6 {* [3 j- }" A% B/ ^
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
6 ~# }* V; f3 [* _7 S : Ik vind je aardig ( " )
# k7 }2 }' S* r! \) J : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
( A! b+ }5 I4 r' V) K1 E : Ik vind je heel aardig much")1 b) \( s6 V9 x. r! I6 M8 t2 L
: Ik zie je graag" `4 L8 c: P- n& ?- O
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")! M& H) t2 _0 @6 G2 B2 W
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")( \3 K% m9 G1 e/ X' T2 J
(the last two are more superficial, thus more1 m1 O4 R# W7 t5 ^
suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani+ d/ n0 U; o7 z
English : I love you
J3 k( e4 D2 \% Q. n : I adore you. w! B) M, b% `6 u2 B7 ^# z
: I love thee (used only in Christian context)7 c: R7 _1 P( G
Esperanto : Mi amas vin
4 j( u$ \/ D9 n! YEstonian : Mina armastan sind! r. v1 d- R. `8 I2 P% l
: Ma armastan sind
! o4 S* [/ v6 g. B% v/ K! {$ XEthiopian : Afgreki'
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" ~( N' T' u: K }: aFarsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
. M) J; l" y" n. \% EFarsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")( i! }1 Q# T& N
: Asheghetam
8 I# W. Z/ X. y; N( q6 V : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
, r! i( {8 H* O; M! r0 v : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
: ^# G, ^/ n9 H! A3 [* ^1 |Filipino : Mahal ka ta9 ^6 @+ @5 D- M$ z
: Iniibig kita
) n) U# V9 T! n : Mahal kita
; j; ~. U* t, a7 c: E! xFinnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua2 L: a7 D/ M p% ]& r
: Rakastan sinua4 `' Y2 y) L$ g3 `& ]; r o& a
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")4 o1 z! W+ J. _5 s
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua4 N4 `3 s2 q1 z# R3 H( Q. _
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you"): G8 t7 x- Q0 C9 p3 ]' n5 G' I
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")7 Z7 E5 }( h6 C& t
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
/ v# B4 ^& G1 o" ?& Q2 N between lovers)
3 Z' e) x# h" t2 E4 P( W6 ] : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
, i. {8 |. A9 V6 Q7 o and family, not for lovers)( A4 ?$ D2 G* f; u
French (formal) : Je vous aime9 V7 c% J5 I3 a; F1 q N/ P: G
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort$ c: L& _# D% v' u h
: Moo graugh hoo
3 w: h" S" l3 U; Q$ k' hGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
+ ~& e. b/ g( AGerman : Ich liebe dich
0 o8 j0 a9 z R0 e; d; Q/ C' l6 Q. q+ U : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and2 l. m& T1 Y/ b) X+ O
conservative)2 t# e) J% V, r$ ~* D6 Z
German dialects:
* ?, D( `4 j& nBavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern: V: B5 `% L2 W5 m$ X% I- F
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
! w J# L+ p8 B" V: F4 q7 L1 T. j, P : I lieb di
7 D" g7 t: Y4 |0 V4 h) y6 \Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)5 L& G) Y7 F% V0 p4 w
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
9 \2 t& z. l- wBerner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di) K* ^% q3 D" {
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!! K& t. q' N$ u9 J8 q$ K
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
+ R1 e9 z1 W: f- s. n/ X& U% ?$ V (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a
7 f$ T# I7 V* ] relationship)# ^% `, a! P# C1 b
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,$ R* d$ F# L* a) |/ G! N& X
ment as a compliment, not litterally)
$ e7 h; w2 O/ T4 X8 |# {0 a6 B (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",
1 \' ?$ Q! z" k+ z' w1 L a Franke would never say "I love you")5 I+ j* [, d( W
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)* l* W' y$ Z0 P6 N# A
: Ik hald fan dei
* l2 E! v% A3 sHessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb
2 A5 K3 e) w5 M: r3 z+ sOstfriesisch : Ick heb di leev! ?3 G' x, W A2 K0 F; i i) u9 Z; p' I
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
6 @ ~* k. r) T! z) h% ySaxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
% X, I$ z* I& ~Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )/ F0 A" F& @$ j7 z) B
Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn$ H5 m: F8 a; _0 {9 ^9 J
(Schweizerdeutsch)
9 ]1 n( j: f; h. k0 g3 o* Q. Y% lVorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
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Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower# R ^: F: p- X) X4 T9 |
case 'gamma')
0 s3 h3 |% g/ q7 O : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
* v& Y6 Z( `8 b) t : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
9 @; a! U& T: p' b( R9 Y : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
! F3 N* o( A" @) H' W : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
4 k$ j8 h1 t3 r" t; ~ : Se latrevo ("I adore you")' j0 o9 P# e- G# ~
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
5 T( m; u7 P0 X SGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se- X9 A# R0 a4 ^ f
Greenlandic : Asavakit
8 B6 M3 E, o% g1 K' z, g1 D8 bGronings : Ik hol van die
8 T" ]' K6 ]' Z: r) S* UGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
2 v, `' _+ x: ?2 A' b+ a5 ~' jGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
( S- F4 y! W& t. G9 Y R : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not) O6 Z2 |( t, T% X- A
pronounced)
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% \5 e( w' U9 c! k1 aHausa : Ina sonki
" M7 g8 ?. i# F7 Y; n2 |' _+ bHawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe& z. R/ [5 f9 S7 O
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you$ ?: p: j2 t/ H" s
very much")# X# l) u a- P2 e8 B2 ?8 N6 m
Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
s/ m7 k8 ?2 t( |3 } : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
1 k& Y) f! B* u. l% k, T* T : Anee ohev otkha (male to male); G X6 P7 d9 X' h! l7 t* i9 j
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
- a6 M$ Q& K( \0 t+ y% H ('kh' pronounced like
/ o/ ]- u! N. U v; F Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
. x0 g& \7 ^% z French 'r')
+ _2 ^( s' X) X2 sHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)) i5 E% R6 L" |/ M# i3 n" G( ~
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
& V3 y! A. p& I* ]$ F : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon9 p$ f8 Q8 ]! i: y# X- B0 }/ P
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu& N0 W& e1 y# U, _2 B1 D* j$ m
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
$ s+ D# Q" I* t# X( u8 R : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo7 t; F# t5 V; K+ p, f
: Mae tumko peyar kia; w8 g, X2 S9 |
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon0 z- ~8 g- k( ?, y7 y
: Main tumse prem karta hoon3 f) m3 G' r o# M* W0 A
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
6 \$ j' j4 n7 e' `$ q pronounced), Q8 a; G# J0 t b* P+ ]
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
( @$ ^' e q. n% X. RHungarian : Szeretlek* |! w5 Z5 Y, x* o
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and2 G2 B, ~* q2 A1 p. y6 S
no one else")1 K# g7 D; k+ E3 C8 m5 ?4 A
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,
5 Y/ @4 ~) d: z, T9 k( P; T you", a reinforcement)5 I' `" q$ ?" Z, _; w! K& l6 n
(The above two entries are never heard in `- T+ C% F+ M: ~1 o3 x* v( G
a normal context.)* k6 o8 K5 B' k2 ^1 M
0 O0 Q2 H' F- A, a) J: IIbaloi : Pip-piyan tana+ N8 {8 p$ S' L W& W: F2 A
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you- M; K6 L3 \2 e3 o+ }$ l" Q
very much") y3 L& v, t& d& R* }
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')9 q8 P* \ P$ h, e( |2 m+ X: _
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka2 L+ | D. l) t
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
9 ]# O0 B) N r$ l! ^3 A : Saya cinta kamu ( " )
& e8 ~. d# A P' ?; T : Saya kasih saudari ( " )9 V3 T; d2 Z- B8 F
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
% {' f5 ? a6 [8 Z+ G! P : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)0 Q. G( s( F3 j' s( d B
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )5 g! w" k; s# p* b/ ]" }* B+ m
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )# S. a4 P+ R5 ]8 |- o$ M
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
; m( O5 \/ f$ z+ |2 _, |/ }Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
- m& a1 M5 W( h- J( P+ m/ S/ D0 A : Ti voglio bene (between friends)
|6 V3 \- Q: N, V9 s. r0 ^ : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
# ]+ r! |$ y* F- r- M* @ you", refering to other person's3 ^. S$ n( q% j8 A: j
body)
" n7 J% U* O8 F" H* d4 YIrish : Taim i' ngra leat
8 O2 D. f" F! s8 o: X" l5 {Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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1 }' p# y+ a! }9 D [- W+ eJapanese : Kimi o ai shiteru2 K( o {3 h- @7 Z+ x+ u( V( r
: Aishiteru
z/ j; f5 W$ A" K$ P6 T9 f2 o+ b : Chuu shiteyo
2 d' O- i! k" t% v- q+ z, w6 l : Ora omee no koto ga suki da
( U& i! l4 r0 x9 @3 o3 }" E : Ore wa omae ga suki da
: `3 \4 C+ O8 \5 { : Suitonnen$ ^' z# D9 d7 @+ d; }
: Sukiyanen: Z' p. B2 l8 e# x9 `* {
: Sukiyo
' w5 G0 L$ k* X : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu3 c; r* K2 S2 p9 E( H# E
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
* r3 i" c+ V( `8 z6 ^2 ^ : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
/ |5 J# s: C' m8 {0 o1 ?% R : A-i-shi-te ma-su
4 R; R: A. {$ Q9 O/ [: l : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu$ _# r, Z- A8 ~5 ?6 K2 |
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a0 {4 S9 e" Y$ s" A
start, when you are not yet real lovers)
O: }. A2 e3 {- `+ J" I& RJavanese : Kulo tresno1 W: J% S2 j; r
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Kankana : Laylaydek sik a
+ ^3 T; `8 x$ e, w* YKannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
7 I3 i' e( u! {' M1 q9 A- r : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
4 |+ x% B# A( N; X$ T' G8 dKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')6 @* m5 l" B/ d0 g, d- R7 F
Kiswahili : Nakupenda( r# t) f& Y9 `) ]8 `
: Nakupenda wewe
7 L% Q' S- q5 h s2 r3 }: [ : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")5 O7 N8 R# T8 m/ W# H
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")- I1 H" e! ?1 w; J7 e: L' E
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")9 {2 @) i5 B) o: U& _# N
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
9 J4 Y, m9 S4 h# a : qaparHa' ("I like you")
1 s2 w9 u$ k# S : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!"), B, o4 o9 j5 K9 d
(words are often unnecessary as the thought4 ?& |/ n2 E2 y
is most often conveyed nonverbally with' h8 _6 {: m0 \$ N
special growlings)& i1 W$ M! b' q3 J; g# e
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you"). q- T4 o3 A, k m6 a/ U& b4 q
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)% x' g* d5 d9 Q& ^! ]# J$ w
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
3 K3 ~# q E8 ^7 k: d( s8 @ : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )' V, x) \$ Z+ ~: r
: Tangsinul I: L) C& b# R1 @0 c5 d
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear"). G) ^, X7 I7 [1 z/ [2 j" }
: Dangsinul saranghee yo
. l' S) e! Z& n" T: v2 g9 A9 _% C0 V : Saranghee
* ~& d- l% W5 E : Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
( B" E1 Y5 s+ t2 y; d. \ : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
( P: E. G1 q: @" F6 X+ j* ] very much")
# ~8 @7 H8 f) y : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
8 f+ A: q+ E, z4 y, I you very much")0 A Z* p1 T! i, c# ]
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")( ^! T7 k7 N+ i$ {# I
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or h* V# x! k8 {2 j) x- u
"I love her")
7 [. G! E5 V$ \; ]1 U* k : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
6 w5 w3 X( x4 x& O+ o2 O much I love him/her")
& A# j1 a# p' ]3 R* ~: l : Nanun neoreul saranghanda
$ K2 y/ N# w2 z' u% E- N4 [ : Joahaeyo ("I like you") q2 A I( @! n s9 s
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)# X, h$ t- }* t; S6 R. \
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)
_. M `$ w3 U : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
8 M* b7 X; Z0 m) b/ y relationship); [0 R, f: n6 t' l
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic5 e) s% j9 n& e# y/ }7 k
way") y; V, _* }4 r1 s- L. F
Kpele : I walikana
" X9 d: t; c# g4 m; ?Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
: Q* f4 P4 E' |, a' J
8 w8 e+ \3 f jLao : Khoi hak jao
- f1 i8 g. A* u- O9 E' N : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")% G% C1 u8 Y7 V: n
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")+ C3 C6 p( k f
: Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
0 R S. z g H. `* |% R i but is used for "I love you".)
4 i5 z* l" S ~4 E% U) CLatin : Te amo
& J& Z" @2 R) z# o0 r; a3 U : Vos amo0 F4 z' G5 m! }, P5 D+ i9 d& e+ b* s
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis), u- E2 k/ Y5 K5 u# Z- w
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
: n' A! E. l: q' j ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,: @: S( d9 T- r# ~6 z
a 'long i')
1 O/ s& |4 e- ~5 @ : Es milu tevi (less common)
# H9 H% Q. Z$ e, u; D6 X+ E: uLebanese : Bahibak
% A/ {. x. _0 aLingala : Nalingi yo$ ^. v& a0 T6 v' W9 @* a/ f6 Y8 a4 |
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!, a$ }: Z2 {$ m1 i3 ~. }0 w# \. f
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)" F7 w( q5 I* b1 u- m
: Ash mir lutavah4 E4 G+ ?. i3 u& |3 V4 p+ R
Lojban : Mi do prami6 I7 c4 }1 D5 t$ }5 p1 [4 b
Luo : Aheri" E9 `/ V. G: v
Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
+ [7 Q, V0 [8 z! G0 q/ h# }" [2 ?+ y
Maa : Ilolenge
% z5 c7 C& K; p3 v9 o$ s8 qMacedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")/ w U# |% ^1 S* B4 z* X6 T9 ]
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")
6 o5 ~& J) j6 ?+ F/ ] : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
9 Q+ }* \' d, u' ^+ g( h' E : Pozdrav ("Greetings")* [4 Z K: |, K4 d0 U* q& W
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
o9 M2 `# L+ X$ {( MMaiese : Wa wa
# Y/ n3 f$ T) d; v$ B# CMalay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)+ K+ _3 d" O' Y+ A
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
/ O) f' k& n( O : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)4 ]' L. n0 ~2 O8 c$ d' Y( p: ]
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
0 {4 X5 L! h$ @0 s : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)3 v B4 y% U) U, K7 U' ?3 F. S( b
: Saya cintakan awak, M% |$ Y5 o2 c6 L U& w' L
: Aku cinta pada kau
) }( c( F* U: t- e T, Q : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used). z* Z Q% `! g8 J0 F V: U
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened/ Y2 V% y h1 C' [, ?
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should* h- ~9 i3 |7 p6 N E: D
only be used if you know the person _really_
# N* K4 t6 [ p" h1 V6 w& L well)$ R* i% l) Q, f- Q' [5 d6 I
: Saya sayang pada mu
2 V0 C8 J* b; ]4 k! q : Aku sayangkan engkau" h: {( h) R8 n$ S! h
: Saya sayang pada mu
! O! R) Y! G& q7 l8 L/ U: N : Aku menyintai mu
3 t# B4 R8 J% H B : Aku menyayangi mu# {- B4 ~3 g' T% f
: Aku kasih pada mu& z; ]5 i9 I2 N- R0 S5 y
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu4 ?( j! Q9 L. M$ D7 v
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu/ p) g' r: H1 L9 j$ Q
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu3 n% e0 t& {* S/ d
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu" Y9 p8 X# O4 h$ m& [# i7 ?
Maltese : Jien inhobbok
; ~$ Z: S- A6 K" a( W. lMarathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
! Y+ V2 v" ?$ `- P9 ^1 X : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)2 e! F+ K$ u9 m4 z$ ]
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)9 b5 s' C6 d4 \ g% N) M2 \
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
, U, j* b9 f9 E. Y( r+ o) I: ?/ ~ a7 E literally "Love to you, my friend")
9 F- I9 S$ P) F: V! NMohawk : Konoronhkwa! `) n, e6 s: p' w
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua+ P( O- I% u) W
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)+ U1 z) [: d' [* g. [! B
: Kanhebek (in different cities)
& u7 r( e* N$ L4 _! \2 W
- |3 B/ \; [" @6 e, g! Z9 `8 DNavaho : Ayor anosh'ni) Y% u$ g9 Y0 b0 D
Ndebele : Niyakutanda
8 H/ W7 n& H1 {* A; bNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
! _5 _; C+ W) r. J : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
U: U7 x$ r+ g, M# a : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
9 g; B/ ]5 ~0 E' r. N used by upper-class and7 [2 h1 g0 j) g3 ~& V# ~
conservative people)5 I: M6 G- ~& F% p
Nyanja : Ninatemba4 ~/ {' v+ a* E+ }
/ v5 E# H" X6 F( p
Op : Op lopveop yopuop
+ Q7 a( A5 M* R3 t0 a0 N COsetian : Aez dae warzyn% ]( b& G5 v7 C* R- n
" J& d/ m8 }: r! H
Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
( {& ^/ u7 Z' {1 S : Muje se mu habbat hai
# I/ E# h. O5 y; k3 L# E# c; jPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo) j: {9 ]& N& |8 X- [
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
( H+ m- U' `; A& ~9 r, [Pilipino : Mahal kita4 J8 l% Z8 Z; u6 ^
: Iniibig kita3 X8 c: ?; S; y& ?
Polish : Kocham cie9 K% k# Y7 P. F; V0 D2 \/ m6 s9 g
: Kocham ciebie
: F% p' v4 z& ?4 s : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
2 G3 f8 F( o" C7 C; Y7 z! K* [, t1 @Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
+ u/ ?, H2 I! W5 z : Amo te
8 `# W' o8 {6 H, u0 z, QPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)/ `( e8 h& R' N* F9 b0 F
(Pronounced as two words,# x* o T3 A2 T5 O
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
3 m2 c9 J2 h, @ 'd' have bars through the stems1 H3 @% |* D, _. m7 c
indicating affrication, the ':'
! P, E, ^7 M( I8 b* { indicate minute pauses)4 v; E( W& x+ o( M% A3 q
Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
4 X; E& c' `8 x/ b5 K) f$ _, e : Mai taunu pyar karda9 d; ?. j! @* @
: Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:
0 s% t. ?7 R2 _3 C7 s! J: n! c "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath): Z6 g; N+ l2 G4 [
' = stressed syllable
$ j1 J; c* h( C7 uPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
8 ~. Y/ q; c" W% ]- D; N6 b7 r0 x9 P8 p a2 }' B* e
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
" |6 O% f, ^0 a( E) [% `! @9 @: a F! @# f, M$ u9 d9 M
Raetoromanisch : Te amo
/ Z# S, k A+ j+ J- |! cRomanian : Te iubesc' ?, c0 e+ n" g: d8 s" A
: Te ador (stronger)
3 ?- s. b c4 m9 g: ^3 Y8 L/ LRussian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
$ w8 u- f5 M- M% O+ b l/ y! l : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
( N" y8 }) H+ W+ ^" z : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)6 j1 a. e5 l) e3 q$ t
: Ya lyublyu tyebya
+ E) |2 R; O' |( w$ X/ `6 w
: S% ]. T+ _$ j0 G4 F5 I* d9 eSamoan : Ou te alofa outou
! A" c' d4 G/ m, T6 h7 y+ n" Y0 u0 ] : Ou te alofa ia te oe
3 Y' n2 A4 k8 Q+ n/ B. J4 v : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")% t' N) g; D; V! w6 M
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
% C' O$ t- a- O1 x7 V5 K& ~1 V or art)
; T1 O- b$ v9 z9 x5 P# nScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort3 x2 F1 I2 R4 `' V! A
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)% O0 b/ W, \- y# ?
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
. i9 {2 h4 n7 m# e, K$ u : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",/ W1 J, U$ V% Z' F( E
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
. h9 j/ ~: p3 G; [2 z+ r/ v+ I Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish); G, s( O1 O+ q: G! O
Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech) a9 e @. ~2 V1 ~
: Volim te (used in common speech)9 U$ u+ `6 e7 c& Z' R# Z
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
& |% V# H4 p; w5 _: q' R9 o! WSerbocroatian : Volim te
& w X" v+ y0 k* E! @ : Ljubim te: K, p* s% s; ~: G* p9 M
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)/ T2 x2 F8 q; T7 x0 C/ d
Shona : Ndinokuda. n8 n6 H$ Q4 h: o: z+ v; _
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
$ F( C7 C# r% b; `' s6 \) g* OSioux : Techihhila& r5 `7 M% H2 [' A) q/ F: E! U2 Y
Slovak : Lubim ta
1 k/ b% c# ]. V* vSlovene : Ljubim te Z8 B6 N9 |+ h* i/ q
Spanish : Te amo
9 F% M4 Z: }0 N: M$ H( n+ u1 ~& C : Te quiero* j2 h' m% _: L
: Te adoro ("I adore you")1 B. c2 q: W" [* c8 p$ j( k0 w
: Te deseo ("I desire you")
1 w8 o6 P: [ }( O; Y : Me antojis ("I crave you")3 w8 B+ I K- n: v1 |. E t, ?3 ] o# f
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi* W3 c5 _' f2 H4 ?, Q
Swahili : Nakupenda% J6 G- _' U7 B' ?% _% \ W
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
s% D o8 z! U# v4 | : Ninikupenda
# Y8 n6 m: @; ?5 g) {3 y9 L- } : Dholu'o; d1 Z( s/ M V( B
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')! z! X$ P9 e# a7 `. C' Z9 [
Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)3 E4 Y9 l2 ^1 X5 Z0 d
: Bhebbak (female to male)
' S: p5 u' n4 D2 m) e0 _; L O' f! f/ o6 g2 l/ J/ W, Z5 j9 M
Tagalog : Mahal kita, J5 y! o; I( R5 l" A4 C# ^
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
! m. U3 t" L) p$ ]: a) F3 Y : Ua here vau ia oe
% Z! x6 X3 Q( J) g$ TTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
- n w* b- c. _ : Nan unnai kathalikaren
* \! B. f. K8 f1 T : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
- W! P3 P$ y: ~) J, e$ U : N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")! w; ?' s. d/ [; N
: Nam vi'rmberem7 c9 [1 g$ M. T3 D) z$ `
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
# b9 R( t0 e4 i' f2 R' D/ ?! H : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
$ g# G3 ^6 ?: f1 E( C8 U : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu5 j9 x: M& L- u& L1 y" y
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)' m8 g B- k5 C- x0 p- J6 g
: Phom ruk koon ( " )
5 ]8 [& h# J& Q5 T& e : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
& X% g( k, G" H : Chun ruk koon ( " ); L$ a; s7 F/ `/ f3 }% M& D
Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)0 O% D5 i! J$ Q% k* k
Tswana : Dumela
% g; s) [. ?, v# q4 H3 Q- rTunisian : Ha eh bak
; u" o {; n" E' D1 y: B& z( rTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
" E7 K; s1 k; m4 ZTurkish : Seni seviyorum
8 e" Q& P* J4 G! P, A, L : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you"), X1 g0 G' @! \* T
(g has a bar on it)
- V1 Y& n1 f4 ? Y+ _Twi : Me dowapaa
6 K1 A0 [1 f% P8 }0 |
# r4 ~1 k2 U" r- y/ b# g5 B: OUkrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu1 r8 I. o. v- P9 y8 x5 F
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
; L" ?& l0 v2 B% b, D. t) A : Ja vas kokhaju- l: @* h0 Z5 J2 M! c
: Ja pokokhav tebe
( g+ t6 S* `* A+ a : Ja pokokhav vas
9 u. H: \; Y' GUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon; L, F p ]6 |7 j p! {6 q9 T
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai3 @4 O4 _4 I4 T9 S5 t
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai0 T: t" a6 v- ?# |$ |/ Z5 L5 C- B
: Kam prem kartahai
( r' T- W2 U4 | n5 f2 m' s : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:) k" f A q, J) S1 T1 t1 }3 D
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")7 y2 J; S" F1 B" N6 ^' U
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
5 ~9 E. T2 F6 R% x4 Q2 q "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as A5 B+ B7 O$ b% t
in bath)2 @- @9 f `7 x" |4 g5 E% W
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
b2 S. A6 \$ E& r
( ]! B, |0 b8 W3 @& g0 B3 GVai : Na lia
8 i. S, f: V, A6 n9 IVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg9 O0 i8 H p. N7 W$ q' V
Vietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)) d. l& H3 K7 H% x# m2 J5 ]4 ?, @! d
: Em ye猽 anh (female to male)
! T# |& x( K! k8 T : Toi yeu em
' I2 d" z- Z) z+ g' IVolapa"k : La"fob oli7 X/ p% n% ^4 {
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha3 K# `' h' H/ z' H: p1 m
$ r. R# p, P- A7 h1 TWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
, J, S2 n# W. C; ]$ y0 @/ Q : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
2 E; i: I3 |6 r' ^8 ^; d4 eWolof : Da ma la nope1 { ^6 } K3 }3 y) u7 M
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
! T% x- u' b Q- O
+ G5 k* |4 x/ d( tYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib- G$ w) j, y* W* k( }' ^" i
: Ich libe dich9 c* `/ V8 s( s
: Ich han dich lib
5 _3 q. V( S V$ D, Z' L : Kh'hob dikh lib: `; c# W! C& y% W
: Kh'ob dikh holt* @/ N, B; D$ F* U8 |: L7 _
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt* j( K; f i# M9 D
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)8 f) M8 c0 G) ~
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which$ ]% ?, l) H5 A& d( F: i% K+ n
lovers can also feel; it' M2 S7 p3 P: S* }% R$ Z: {5 z
indicates more a desire to
6 F. M9 N2 r& P4 Q' n8 v spoil and protect the other
# B# ~" z* k4 b, P person)+ u1 B- m1 e% m8 S3 \8 P1 j
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim3 b& m/ t$ D w( s8 ^ W+ k
2 R+ ~, S2 T7 H4 j+ x& i3 f( xZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
( e9 b) a/ B5 H0 W2 H. G1 _/ h {Zulu : Mena tanda wena
7 ~0 u( Z. j/ d3 B' q; {& F# r: O- P : Ngiyakuthanda!
. Q4 L/ k& J4 Y* LZuni : Tom ho' ichema8 S0 R4 G" O9 {+ t* w; @% C3 M7 g
6 Y: p6 M$ G6 z0 E( D
: X2 E; r4 u& |7 h" n9 h! ?
* u. w) z( v' }. E* G6 W9 ]# @$ I5 M1 E8 jExplanation of Languages- x' @( D& K2 y6 _: U
------------------------3 I5 z: J a. b; K6 p1 R: w4 x
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa% p5 g5 n2 _* P( _
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
) w3 J- ]- G. b7 }" J: S) u0 X' UAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak0 v3 K7 u( L5 J' @4 |4 h; l
like Germans)
+ O7 D5 A' e8 [$ y1 Y) x$ zAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
; w, o9 i! o4 ~+ h$ P9 ] v over 80 languages spoken there.
8 z: ^& N' P8 n B$ G2 d% FApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
7 ?$ m% C5 ? R states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the, C0 n- @! n- O& A C* I9 d
Canadian to Mexican borders
' d3 l9 F% o+ A1 u! E7 D0 IArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
2 M. B( N3 M6 K2 e* H6 m0 l but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,2 n/ N) X F3 j. e. I# v, K5 ^
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
' F" a$ ^6 R) c, x2 t. J the region of Palestine.0 [- i' y+ E1 Z
Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of4 }* i- U2 ^; ?# L: a
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language4 z" P, d e% x" n$ J
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
- S7 ~! t8 L( a- Y6 S/ I& o3 oAssamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
' V2 Z$ t# r( n# bBassa -> language spoken in Africa
+ S! c) n4 ^* P( {, mBatak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
7 B! l3 H+ g$ y6 F4 x% W Indonesia6 X1 F8 l4 E5 o/ _( @* F
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
3 E# y% {( ~5 A/ [ Germany (actually a German dialect)+ R1 }5 H3 O7 `4 ~
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa
9 f+ z: w4 o* aBengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
( L! x' I* r: n* i3 q; u as well as almost all people of Bangladesh9 ?1 G) N7 |9 b9 k/ ]1 M: o9 N
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines p) ^* Y% ^) l9 a6 |
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
3 |5 z# G/ v9 l3 a& B It is 'read' by touch.# a$ u2 p* R% e; V; a
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
# X5 K) i0 \ w Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
& W. w* h3 M b/ T Acadia is in an Atlantic province.6 J9 p3 C \) M, o
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu0 G! a- b- a `& p6 M& v
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe
: g% D" R% N$ L; K8 hCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache, S0 z! Q7 R# E9 l o
Nation
1 |# ] m* M7 l4 V# r4 ~Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
1 ^! D6 O9 G0 }Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
6 G# Y: P% o# g8 t# b5 l3 {Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is* f2 X* b" k3 z0 D" [1 s; H
basicly French with a little English and German. j: n' |+ n' ^& K; C
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest1 B, v' m8 e5 j, `
in North Borneo
6 i$ e- y$ I. Z5 Z$ [3 q& n2 tDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces. V2 V( P1 C( }/ T) Q" b$ y3 y
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and$ a6 N8 ~; E ~( R, F
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium
4 y$ d) ?* \" J. w. ^Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language., S! r% s% G4 x: |' i& ^
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
# k8 Y9 {" a6 b. e" K' k Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called" R/ w9 @, t$ T+ L9 q- l9 W
Persian.) _0 f4 M8 v- D* t. V; l* ~
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or6 Q0 z% c7 V( r+ Q2 p! [; G
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area4 B* v- p3 a; {0 E& o. l3 l
around Nuremberg
4 p4 Y0 x( o* S$ pFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces z5 ^! l1 u9 `# }9 m6 q6 O
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-6 y* U9 j6 `9 I5 `
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium/ b' Q/ c* B- [: r5 D8 {; l
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern. E+ `* z, k4 _+ W. m( s' R4 v
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
4 {+ s/ F) B) |" A (mainly west coast)$ Z, i. S+ l' h6 ]4 o* m9 i$ P
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
7 d: |( J1 L0 G! F3 Y, ` P# ?' KGronings -> Dutch dialect5 N' {$ R, R0 f8 H8 \) |
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
% S' ]6 ~9 h3 E! oGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
' S( f @. C' D$ f0 f- _# k! X Pakistan
( @ f" p0 M1 L- t( HHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria, H, I+ g! l" a \! I
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria- \, }1 Y+ x) o6 [8 \0 o. [
Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
: X5 S7 a: d* ^Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India: Z2 _' H0 c: x7 K0 V
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
9 T$ \. j8 n( I# B% ^Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
, q- v# x. A. ?" P. |: U natives, specifically the Ibaloi's; [. m! ^: \" Y7 u
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
0 ^- Z# ?" m/ {' z" d& qInterglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,' y. I& M5 }' T
circa 1940.2 q# ?( ^* d3 F; ]" B
Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot% {7 g% m2 h; _( U; O
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
, D1 t& H' B2 V, YKannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
$ Z7 F; v; V: V- H southern India" L: p$ a3 u d
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
2 T# c4 U. e& v. U1 x9 x* k% YKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
% [ R7 O7 a: x; R2 g0 `# s is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is9 |" j. m3 ~% X( X/ [+ o$ Q# g
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
0 e% q$ ^2 l& E( X' |Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
) Z0 `5 K; ~3 |Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
! x ^# X" J5 I9 X: i( `- h; q living in northern Thailand Z0 `# l) v& r3 Q' [0 t4 `
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya# [( C; I' |2 Z! C
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
" Q [# i6 k! W2 D in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
# t% T2 L3 E# I# M9 E5 t/ Q A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
, H4 U5 U- j5 }) R4 ]3 e/ { E( G4 z German.3 M0 Q {; h2 c9 Z5 }: Q
Maa -> language spoken in Africa
6 g2 U- Q f( _6 D1 N ^Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
1 F# q3 ^: b7 g) F. N# yMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
* ^8 t* H& T: R% x, J in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
. A4 u! _, h- _9 V* f5 I$ K 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
5 t% G) q: f' r3 \, d* {: c6 G K and Italian mostly.& A/ Z; x6 r4 O, _ ]
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
j/ `6 n3 K7 X8 U* N' S (Bombay is the capital city)
; _( r+ `$ c2 c A1 k% m& U' uMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands- V( j. K4 A- j
Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of
# H! m, w- Q" K( ~7 m; r4 H; t2 ? the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
# Z* e% h% p& gMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
1 V+ u6 G1 l; `# P: dMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa k3 n A* \# K* e {3 s! ?, ]9 \
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
6 @+ ~; U& V& _* U+ x- \9 x+ ONdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe- j8 D8 Y" Q( ~* ]3 U. X$ f
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa0 {( `2 w# H- k* L% c: M9 F' D
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba2 ]8 v, p4 F N% H# D
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people# r/ r# F! h! N
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India' M- ]* R- X( f4 G4 J4 C8 f
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
8 i0 ~# _. ^. u% ]6 d& {Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his, c. {3 Z& g% @6 p# t3 j' t
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
- W! J2 i; J. d) n9 H9 UShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
) p( S# h' n. U# x0 l- H* J# \Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
! d9 P! J B! V: {5 I# e5 X Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.9 c1 ~2 a" I! _- F5 ~) i* I
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
6 p, s' A. z& J2 f% VSwahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East; _+ f H% y' U. n* K& b
Africa
, D; U! m5 Y# `1 H- @ sTagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines$ E( H" r) J+ ]- ~8 e. {. X" F
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
7 ^7 f* K1 K% C. D% m& t' L and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),6 n* A0 T$ I7 J5 I" X, }
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
2 ?2 {0 S6 }: n Q5 ETelugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India1 @) W0 y5 K" ^0 R
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)
- I% S) p- Z3 Q" n, j, F, wTswana -> language spoken in Africa
8 @( \4 ~6 H( X; |7 W7 p$ yTwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.9 @" J$ U' ^& {( B- N6 W( R+ ~
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
, Z7 W' l/ ^% j! M% d+ `3 GVai -> language spoken in Africa
3 t4 x. ~( l: C9 w- l2 w: w$ i( `) LVdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
& o; P* d. s! x region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
& d, ]6 Y, v1 Y) z: y' \* y language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
8 B& o+ v# f0 v8 M4 b up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
) B8 _- F o4 l, x around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,; b4 W/ e. z, [7 a. K8 Z8 m9 h
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother. k" n2 ?; I( ^- l
language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
7 |/ R% V& r) z with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian1 t# f8 M6 y: t/ J
people who went there to work as engineers in the' J/ |) |) r1 z6 A9 A$ D
mining industry during the 17th century.3 k6 W7 j4 Z3 Q5 N, s
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
`/ h0 P5 H \+ K1 M circa 1880.5 C* v$ |% t g: \) i$ r# z6 X. R/ f
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from/ D' ?- |0 q. G* N2 ?5 i2 f/ N
the planet Vulcan! q) ^( B- H+ j% X* f/ F7 X: x) y+ ^
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
2 t" P9 r7 o7 Z: f8 A French dialect with certain German influences2 V4 F4 F! y2 Q9 x0 ]
spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
6 y# S" ^" R$ n5 g! B- R$ P9 ^/ [ Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of9 y' K' j8 ]8 F' H
the Walloons), Belgium5 W# d' U! l1 } }& B% l8 P
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people, O, m" n7 D& ]1 q
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan5 @0 ?4 w: L- ~2 W8 z, G( H- q
peninsula in Mexico
7 f6 q, }, L& {9 v! O: TZazi -> Kurdic dialect
1 k0 f. O! [+ Z9 R$ bZuni -> North American Indian tribe9 I' |1 ~8 p1 j0 A
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z- W) w" n; d- |6 q4 C7 K- p; _a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)# K$ h: z" s0 z2 ?2 D5 f8 L
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)$ K: i/ F9 a' {+ i& M! e* P
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
' z3 K* P" }, de? -> ?above e
# T$ P7 T: I2 be' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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