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"I LOVE YOU" in:/ ~' E6 X5 F/ B# u
6 ^% p9 T0 [4 t; KAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
) l. j0 T: I. u! ~+ W : Ek het jou lief
* _, F4 n" m) E9 x! W; Z) l; y( MAlbanian : Te dua! m/ A1 a1 J. M/ z
: Te dashuroj4 ~' X- ]) c5 z9 o9 l% Z
: Ti je zemra ime/ x7 R3 R/ Q2 q: W
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
4 E1 f& W% E1 r( FAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear i5 G l. ^; z4 {' P9 A k
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
- `* a7 ~8 X# u) R5 B: A: z( { : Afekrischalehou
5 i; J& k, w! R7 w) c0 ^: [Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
6 f8 Q% ]9 T: U" @" B$ u! J : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)) I5 q; x* T6 r X
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)# R" r5 V$ U* Y2 a
: __ ( ), r/ }+ y( o* U( T/ \ _
: ( ) |__|
' b4 k/ c7 W1 B8 O : |__| __ __ | |( E% T+ B9 N# P! p; `
: | |( )( )|__| __: d* z! q9 U0 H
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0 \% z" N# P5 z : | (__)(__) | / /
4 p0 Q2 b5 O6 c7 h/ K& H# e : | |/ /
2 e& o+ s4 a9 X) n : | / /' I: |9 S, z9 m. `
: \ /
1 F! A9 X) L3 n4 c# _Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like7 t7 N8 d- l/ z% F! z
French, '~n' as in French
. [: b, g1 L; n: A6 G$ B* f 'salon')$ j* r" X, w# |, D/ s* N
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)1 N7 M9 ^- d& n- T- R) ~; E- B2 T$ {
: Ohiboki (male to female)6 f) {. v3 S3 `! W' T u! B
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males1 u) f8 ^: B. h
or two females)# @; t7 }+ L1 g; l
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females
" l' p, p$ G- n; \( v$ Y$ E9 U; Q/ k to female)
/ `3 A) C, L# }: @; _ : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
/ q( k6 w/ X# U! Q : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
9 | i& n4 S. |/ L$ d. Z males or two females); Q+ i' h: v y+ H' e& \7 k
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more% ]+ ]3 d7 y/ F' Y
than two males)
' F. Q9 e, S8 Y- I M : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
- R+ e" h8 l" P. C than two females)
: K+ V3 ?. G6 j6 Q+ s7 GArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
% W8 }. c. x. v3 S7 H! ] x : Ooheboka (female to male)
/ F3 ]. _! d% uArabic : Ana behibak (female to male). x- @& O+ m* U1 \) n9 h: _6 `- v4 m
: Ana behibek (male to female)! Z! s6 J; ~2 R5 N- Q; u8 A3 M( j
: Ahebich (male to female). F4 ?1 g# r# }9 a1 w$ B/ Y, X
: Ahebik (female to male)
2 Q& u4 I H+ a) \* r, U : Ana ahebik
/ q* H! |. ?: j! J9 | : Ib'n hebbak
" }& K! \. k; t! k$ M; w : Ana ba-heb-bak
; w# D& ]) N* Z: R! X0 K* w : Bahibak (female to male)% u, v3 v. F6 O% q) X, I7 `/ @
: Bahibik (male to female)! c4 G: w1 C& C f! ]
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
9 L; ?$ N! `6 K# \ : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
$ i5 V% j* T- d3 a1 G# W( h : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more* Z+ j; ~+ g3 U. ?
than one male)/ q+ w) ^5 f: b4 C# {2 Z
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
& P1 o$ t: Y6 x0 rArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
$ M/ M/ u! L! M5 P/ WArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem! c1 n* r! H3 L0 I% Y; I
Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo+ C7 U2 h9 A* N
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau2 ^; O$ y/ O7 {; q( G8 a% [
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Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
n" B9 I1 O+ n+ IBasque : Maite zaitut
8 C3 ?7 _7 l( |, [" f) g: M/ a3 p. S : Nere maitea ("My love.")
; _% Q) T* d8 _! E6 dBassa : Mengweswe
; v$ P0 R( f9 b5 Z% v" x8 FBatak : Holong rohangku di ho3 b1 D* i+ L- _! I
Bemba : Ndikufuna
R8 |( h3 z* w1 P& B' OBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
/ s& q; Q9 L/ \8 l; k1 S : Ami tomay bhalobashi9 W. N. P) x5 |$ K5 [8 D% N
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
* ~7 }8 T% q( a8 Y6 J# _Berber : Lakh tirikh
% M; t" \. G# q& H, G+ W, B$ wBicol : Namumutan ta ka
, K5 P: n# F4 ~" `# nBolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
! E3 {" F/ l7 c' F! w+ v) YBosnian : Volim te
: e/ B1 W1 s7 L! w, v9 s/ J7 b9 }Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;5 Q4 w. q" V3 z$ @8 |& z0 s$ p
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
, ]# Z, w5 g% C$ _ : Amo te
* l3 l1 R' J \! E+ LBulgarian : Obicham te' U; @4 n& Y8 v5 k- ^
: As te obeicham
# Q4 ?: R! |. \+ x2 y& `( ? : As te obicham
) W1 v7 t. S, r+ v, C' d : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
% q; b) T! O9 YBurmese : Chit pa de' J B; p# b' E9 Y- G+ d: S
: }1 K6 N; m4 p& K
Cajun : Mi aime jou
- f5 h( B6 j+ L2 i2 iCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah" Z5 Z! Y+ ~" t. w
: Bon sro lanh oon
) t+ X" T4 ?) F/ X+ X2 }Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)$ E, J: t% w5 L) I' h, H: q1 _
: Je t'aime ("I like you")
% B9 d8 f, d" N" A : Je t'adore ("I love you")
+ |1 l+ V3 c7 E5 B7 I6 z, PCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)& g! B1 e, e: O; B' M
: T'estim (Mallorcan)
6 Q* H4 z% ^( i! j% O* q : T'estime (Valencian)( Q* p$ U+ u7 l! F9 Z& i0 Z
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
`6 L2 j1 M+ r1 |Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
( G/ q1 m) W3 \5 ]Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao8 `4 N& B0 b7 c* x$ O5 V0 s
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
$ m! P7 s& p/ @( E5 KCheyenne : Ne mohotatse
5 s0 W7 u3 c2 d9 wChichewa : Ndimakukonda
* L, s6 T0 l; ]6 \$ h1 a4 @. ]Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
$ a" A2 X) _) R5 ]Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy), D2 W% _4 ~& P {; }; t% f5 e7 H
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)0 G% u0 t# o# Q9 y% N8 v$ Q; T% Y# r* q
: Wo oi ney ( " )
s* S1 Z6 [+ P& S) h* F2 a9 c : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)/ q' Q7 A/ ?. j. a0 V
: Ngai on ni ( " )6 l7 S" j6 r* e
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
$ w7 o: z3 f5 w : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)- ]+ J# N, K2 P' P
: Wo ie ni ( " )$ c9 S5 l/ w/ Y2 w) G, Q3 c
: Wuo ai nee ( " ), @* L) I6 {: m# z8 B4 X! F
: Wo ay ni ( " )
$ B; @. j# V* o& h% I7 V4 o : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
( M$ l* `) w% ^* E7 T0 d! l : Ngo ai nong (Wu)
# W+ E( V4 K ~1 J/ g& BCorsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female), v" U7 ^* q o1 S1 l$ Q
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)* P5 x a. q Y8 D' z
Creol : Mi aime jou
* x: k+ ?3 M& M' o# o0 B& nCroatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)& @8 P- O5 x2 s1 G. r) c
: Volim te (used in common speech)
& f8 l8 h' v" l% KCroatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech): Y! C% F5 [6 D& d1 i
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
& W% S9 e6 q5 [3 G" e6 \) U : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
/ F9 n+ b+ U4 y5 h, Q+ H8 ]0 F 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in2 j% n: B( E4 M
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish) x3 z9 w; N" M8 j
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry) U3 ?' X* ?( {; w
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
, N8 ~) Y7 [- m- f5 V N on top of the 'e' in te, which is
7 m% {6 |& |/ D) w pronounced 'ye')
- M0 b1 _( L$ i& X" _8 r; B : Miluju te! (colloquial form)2 t0 X6 ~! E |) b0 b' R
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
5 \4 j/ _* z x' A( H/ Q) x2 _. j you (very much)", often" E4 \$ R0 Z$ w) y5 _
used and prefered)
* c- o n% o. P6 A1 \4 [- C : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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& l: }% j( W! [) q; Z) tDanish : Jeg elsker dig+ n, }+ ]) L E: t* g6 v
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia
: C4 t0 A( `* }) X3 s9 ?4 zDutch : Ik hou van je
8 U+ q( E3 T% W( h$ J4 t# z : Ik hou van jou
6 C" T* t$ g, o1 H- a% s0 I0 c : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
5 F8 V' }7 a& d3 _ `' a# c : Ik bemin jou ( " ); v5 ]- ?, J f: a" ?# t5 o
: Ik heb je lief ( " )# O% u! g- y9 d/ I7 y& N) ]
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
- N: x4 P; p5 G' U' _ b : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )2 V! v, G+ ~, x1 ^1 B5 X
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very, H- J% K, J [! X
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")
- M& s: m7 S0 j4 A : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
: n6 P( c) S/ |: Q: V : Ik vind je aardig ( " )+ d2 S% b& t/ P7 K1 {
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very" K- T4 a( w8 O
: Ik vind je heel aardig much")
4 ]* w& w/ D5 T! G : Ik zie je graag
+ ?* l. E" d$ T3 w : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
$ c; e% l6 i9 l : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much"); ?/ u3 j) M0 M* l! p+ ?! f
(the last two are more superficial, thus more
7 ^; [$ j6 t& [" p1 g suitable for male to male)
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9 x' S: C5 A) ~8 m- Q- LEcuador Quechua : Canda munani
' }7 A9 d+ H- D* Z% i/ `English : I love you$ ~ u2 o; b2 h0 o5 b% J `; C7 L
: I adore you7 T. i' m, V2 d/ m8 S
: I love thee (used only in Christian context)
( u" E( Z5 a3 u6 w6 \6 E$ S( BEsperanto : Mi amas vin4 m9 p, C; Q2 l5 a. S# O
Estonian : Mina armastan sind; O0 v$ f2 @, i. q* E9 L6 V% H
: Ma armastan sind x5 p& J; K& T6 j% V. q5 _
Ethiopian : Afgreki'" F* c/ }5 ~0 \2 U/ B
" s. ?: E5 Z$ }) z5 E/ FFarsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
& q, ~+ H% N; B U( vFarsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
2 z- z- R: j% _% M6 e : Asheghetam
5 n I5 d4 a0 F9 u' u2 } : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
: T) a: `( I# R* @% x+ \ : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")3 u, \$ o, X3 E6 c6 I4 g" N
Filipino : Mahal ka ta) a$ e/ [! E* @( O
: Iniibig kita
! W$ a( K3 t. h7 A& v) t" p+ V" c9 p : Mahal kita2 A/ B! \" P8 O0 m8 H4 [& A: {# k! v
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua) n3 E1 e5 Y3 f& K. j0 ]; N
: Rakastan sinua; A; h2 x3 M" u6 P
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")6 [; ]6 D7 O) e2 R4 m, b" x
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua: m. R& U/ F _$ k
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")6 G: \9 l& Q8 R! H* u& y/ Z
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
& D1 n! ^: V) |, J" E : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning8 _! s; F2 v& {, h
between lovers)$ I$ F' _ w; x8 ?% g
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends/ F0 n4 \/ o: U7 a4 D2 k
and family, not for lovers)
# u7 y7 o) h1 N; {3 CFrench (formal) : Je vous aime+ r: |4 ?9 y) K5 X
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort' b E4 J! k2 }" ?/ z/ ]
: Moo graugh hoo
. F b8 ]. R* m) D+ jGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
- f& t+ s# [: o Z7 U1 \9 WGerman : Ich liebe dich" ?3 q. x2 X& O8 C( P; v
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and9 j' P1 O5 r& x6 ^4 C( T
conservative)
! K* C* \7 c- l% n9 c/ @German dialects:: [ T, M* u0 }5 K- K
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern, l! ^+ v4 C7 q4 F
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
9 v3 K7 ^/ y( ^9 c4 ~$ p2 t : I lieb di" g8 J: e3 [0 i& ~/ X; n; ^
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)) p3 e1 _$ _ Q$ a
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich4 D) x% A1 S/ L0 E# M
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
5 k& j$ V* Q+ R, _- L! DBochumer : Ich lieb Dich!( c! @6 K7 b! ^+ ]% k3 L& `
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
5 ~- a b4 k, b$ e" q (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a
) g$ k) g# z3 m4 S* o+ p relationship)* M, u; Y. @0 \6 E7 _$ p+ K* D
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
7 P( w* k" l3 J$ t' ]5 w3 A9 A+ { ment as a compliment, not litterally)
, B, L" Y" M; I9 V( ]0 H (the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",0 R9 @: l# O* m# z* n D$ X" v+ `
a Franke would never say "I love you")1 C4 W3 z/ S: Y! A; {2 k
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
) i: q. X$ v2 b% ?+ {8 U# j, j" ^ : Ik hald fan dei
( v& z: V0 M3 M0 z( M# _6 I1 t* ?Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb
' b; @& b* p9 Q4 q" r8 a, n3 \Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
`* y a3 q& f' JSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb) ]% ~9 R3 k. |) |: f
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch' ~8 @8 E- X( {2 s8 m
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
/ f4 s# C/ Z1 v. v) F5 ]Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
, s6 {4 e. B& e- \! m& D& \ (Schweizerdeutsch)" |9 c% j/ v# f" g: c. r/ P
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
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Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
/ o. w1 f6 n4 U' q; G2 n case 'gamma')! i6 a% x& U4 i
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with): T4 n1 s3 @& M) _
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
, v7 N% }; z I: ]1 o; B. I, [, U : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
9 e( `9 ^; D: v) L5 V! X : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male); f6 k& J7 Z3 h% g/ v
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")7 p1 x" z3 |+ Z
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
+ I4 U) t2 m* Y# d5 P2 |Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
3 r, p; _" Q, K& ~4 i0 L# C# OGreenlandic : Asavakit
3 P- W7 |( X. H% H) K5 c, v, q6 kGronings : Ik hol van die' c) Q r' _! e
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
3 I0 p) |2 Z) ?/ w* \+ k( p/ [, wGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
7 z# e) R/ y. n' f8 l6 c! c; t : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not" P! q0 V, o% }
pronounced)3 D! j! o: S4 @9 W' e
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Hausa : Ina sonki
- m! o% r. p V+ \Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe; q0 P1 [ t+ a6 C% o, m4 E% b
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you8 e' w% A5 s! f v) B, g2 X X
very much")) {- w2 E' ]1 M
Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)# {+ S2 z( M- N/ d9 C3 ], S0 [
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)' \: S' u3 N2 {* ]5 Z9 t
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
& O6 x% C2 {3 p% n- u : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
. h' R* @& K: w0 ]4 ^# r ('kh' pronounced like" x" O! Q% B8 Q- i3 B9 h1 k) {
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
7 [& R1 X! ]5 t, ? French 'r')
( R$ k6 U# ~# `9 h9 b3 GHindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
1 b5 k: I1 R" w+ z' `8 X5 j8 y% H : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
$ S0 R' Q. r5 P9 L& S1 p : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
: }0 ?: \. Q9 g7 N- N- b) z6 W : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu& }4 ~" C5 Z" V. b6 M8 k( T
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo' r' {+ ?9 G3 ~" o3 C( M$ y3 H
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo l$ U, ~* f7 k1 R* `* w
: Mae tumko peyar kia% R7 p8 K; `$ K1 P& D4 z
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon5 z. {& e' T: T1 Q m% c/ K5 H
: Main tumse prem karta hoon
* _6 [. x3 A' ^2 _% G : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not5 |$ P( v9 k* r% T: F' E& K7 G
pronounced)2 f7 }4 m* J4 X' [
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta+ f3 E* I! J' Y
Hungarian : Szeretlek3 `3 j- Y& V' w8 {% W
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
& `- c/ u7 _! D! a9 M2 F2 B no one else")6 A" v! A+ S1 i, o t8 k
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know," m/ w0 s/ G% g! R4 k- m
you", a reinforcement)
4 x4 E' w6 _: w2 p0 ` (The above two entries are never heard in: l3 | D) C0 `) ^) ~/ @9 E
a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana
& N5 ?* k+ w, E : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you% S! p6 G; s7 L
very much")
# r" X% o8 A4 F1 W9 _* c9 I8 UIcelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')0 m) ^" M4 \ f" G5 \4 @
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka x# t T. z: M0 r) d! d
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
# T! F6 x G! s% Y : Saya cinta kamu ( " )
}+ C6 F; r W : Saya kasih saudari ( " )
- u* Z) A" j0 b9 l4 A9 p# @) t& e : Saja kasih saudari ( " )
5 ?+ Z }- s3 i) [ : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)9 T2 ~/ K# ?5 T+ Y
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )/ Q/ P% u1 ?; u# i
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )0 i8 W0 j9 Z. `3 ?0 s* f T3 |, D7 Y
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu( b, L! Y8 R7 B
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
5 | n$ E. r3 ?. C : Ti voglio bene (between friends)
! E X0 \5 |/ }. K2 Q : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want- x1 P/ Z+ ~' G. @1 v; Z6 ]
you", refering to other person's
- k A! g5 l) d/ _% K$ p5 G' u# o+ J body)
( E+ W% i( F. ?Irish : Taim i' ngra leat; Z5 `; E/ ~* Q: P h$ J
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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" ?5 o% o4 S' q3 ^Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru" H3 {( R9 m K& a; I
: Aishiteru ]# u M3 o0 c M
: Chuu shiteyo
8 T( ? ^, d: E7 n; h x : Ora omee no koto ga suki da
. s' u' H3 F0 ^) P) e : Ore wa omae ga suki da
% K. u: l4 T* E5 S/ H : Suitonnen& I) I4 m% n( Y7 M2 g
: Sukiyanen
. S# f) w2 N, s! r4 f0 d : Sukiyo
* W! ?. N# W' ?8 o : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu
* F y& N$ M: o : Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
6 o" y! g E7 @5 p" ?' I. u5 r : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu; w- }; V! p5 J; N1 {8 l
: A-i-shi-te ma-su
0 W; B3 {1 _; P, k' ^! c/ Q$ T : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
0 d, y; A5 r) x : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
8 k( u, a' Y6 F+ A/ K start, when you are not yet real lovers)
+ D" r. H+ g/ a" UJavanese : Kulo tresno5 C4 P) F/ m: A3 M9 W! W
, g# M5 J; S" _ w7 JKankana : Laylaydek sik a
2 G: k4 I o( e- V: u, r9 u- ^, b0 _Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
- ]. \' N8 B4 [# @" o : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene, D* i; E2 ^6 T% s
Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
5 T! W- p, f, L W- N l; fKiswahili : Nakupenda8 Y9 i# D- t, U' E1 B
: Nakupenda wewe
6 F. G" ~$ f+ C) a/ {; f2 { : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")/ O. k& O1 a4 F
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved"); Y$ U- _6 S5 R5 |1 {4 Y8 M
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")6 g$ P" L0 o# e6 ]* ^. j# |
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")0 Y/ B% }/ W J) f" C2 @2 U4 N
: qaparHa' ("I like you")# Y- p7 v+ @" w# n9 \
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")7 K( t$ Q9 u' S( K7 F: `
(words are often unnecessary as the thought: D/ I% l9 K( q0 O' N
is most often conveyed nonverbally with
/ I- s* }( g" O: z' [2 V special growlings)
( t5 I" R+ T, d H8 ^Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
+ R- _) { Q+ P; M2 F3 K : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)& W( ?; a6 \ L& ]4 A
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )7 M- Y8 e0 W6 w. @
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
, J5 [: l% h4 F : Tangsinul
! z- l4 T% Z% z7 L : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
, N+ t6 P) A0 D3 N : Dangsinul saranghee yo
# E% ?3 O8 t2 y+ E/ S4 e8 y : Saranghee3 p& A# R# D6 M
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")& @" ^, F5 M0 U8 p2 `) |9 ]
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
# f; e3 B7 I5 M$ w; t* S7 [ very much")
4 N* H' E. a& U* p : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
' G/ K6 R4 @4 N! U6 }" E you very much")& e* l; z( A0 L+ r
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
5 u: i5 P& W# n& o y! H+ w : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or, n8 A; T5 G; h, V+ x3 P
"I love her")
2 F5 Z7 K, i0 P6 } t" n. H : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how( J! ~8 z$ l! Z3 r
much I love him/her")
3 @! }2 J1 P7 W0 f, @9 T( ~+ e2 \ : Nanun neoreul saranghanda
% L! b, R: [6 ~ : Joahaeyo ("I like you"); {$ V8 C9 d# A# M* D9 Y: y; z
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)
, |: R& I% J- J7 H: o3 K* t : Saranghapanida (more respectful): w) n: R: R% Y7 K+ R% j
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
z5 X& q- c# Q: Z. [2 n0 F, }8 T relationship)
$ Q% u8 g! ^1 Q. }; y; E* S : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
( i5 D B" p- h% A2 ] way")
0 B# x2 g$ E* f |Kpele : I walikana
: d, N: ]$ k4 t8 s- M) z; _- F# `, DKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem' X8 q4 g. T; p& k# E, ~" H" s# h* w5 E: e
: w) {, S7 c3 c! w: T2 F2 ?& A+ V
Lao : Khoi hak jao( Z1 i* u, Q+ \3 u
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
1 q* Y( U# x$ |. \$ D- Y : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
+ B2 y; v: J) U7 p : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
# R/ g+ L3 o& T8 y+ S% q- h- D8 M; N6 B but is used for "I love you".): ^% R/ {1 g; n; V9 q- d/ p
Latin : Te amo
7 c3 N/ O- z! m) ? : Vos amo2 k% L {7 D4 D! w0 ?
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
8 H$ R* G7 u5 _9 y bLatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
7 B/ v8 e* d- ~ ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,6 E$ M. S5 h6 ]. S& t
a 'long i'): ?7 S) ?& F4 b z2 j( H" h) U8 O
: Es milu tevi (less common)- i' J% W( X t2 J, w
Lebanese : Bahibak% D: I/ |! n5 G; i0 E' B( K
Lingala : Nalingi yo/ G' ~8 d2 ^* ]" M/ E4 H( R5 s
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!$ m7 M, w8 g" t% A' }$ I' `; W
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
% d* B* `% t! c( ~' b& e : Ash mir lutavah
+ S6 `: z. L+ f6 K; _$ e4 x# C8 @Lojban : Mi do prami
+ p- {: |9 k; D' s& F& a: x& t% b* vLuo : Aheri2 S# k9 s' l" ^: q m b- f5 ~
Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
1 F/ z& F3 F- S t1 Z, e, ~& {$ {
+ l* A" l* \& H" d0 a+ EMaa : Ilolenge( ?1 @$ V4 F H5 o' i& \
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
8 r$ s0 O0 N6 O2 c. t+ E : Te ljubam ("I really love you")
- O/ P- B; c4 e( ]- Z : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
2 M+ ?, I9 X, O" k1 G : Pozdrav ("Greetings")
$ P3 `5 r3 w. e' s) Z9 OMadrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
8 ^( H. o+ j2 s+ v DMaiese : Wa wa
: `, u+ @; D3 }Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
/ _/ K2 {- ^8 l2 y5 G3 n- r2 [! z : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)5 ?- T, D& F/ \% r
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)+ C" ?) m7 t) ^8 @# b
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
' P4 V6 W7 q. G, y- B: o6 k3 e/ U% ? : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)' {/ G W8 _3 q0 l
: Saya cintakan awak
. k0 m2 }1 e) E% y) F( m4 n6 M! l : Aku cinta pada kau( F+ }1 g G, a% c: c A2 Z
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)) g( p9 c( D6 _0 ]
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
) z3 U3 V# H+ t3 ] to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
] l+ i9 D9 Z# }+ s$ D! N$ B: X& v only be used if you know the person _really_
/ l- O; ~& X9 v8 S9 k well)+ V& }$ R O( F1 W# l- w. ~
: Saya sayang pada mu9 @. F6 h, `& M9 a
: Aku sayangkan engkau
- W% B' Y- E$ w* l2 w4 x : Saya sayang pada mu/ `" | n' I- n% R$ Y5 D1 [
: Aku menyintai mu
4 b% z+ J- U$ A8 i% x, H* x$ s1 l : Aku menyayangi mu0 q3 m( z1 ~, N* j* j1 \
: Aku kasih pada mu
& C0 I# p, N3 o3 Y, T/ o : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
1 c4 T; \- o* E: N$ d; a" s" s" @Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
- `) I$ I G3 }" G# j : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu6 i* I6 s$ c5 U" u* G, b
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu% P$ F9 {+ u R0 X
Maltese : Jien inhobbok
4 A* H" X$ h! V: r# m* A1 xMarathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato! Z2 s% i Y) H+ @" Z1 T) @
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female); r/ y( ~. \; h, r, u& W
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male): I) V" K2 E$ X/ E! p
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
6 c; f% B9 d/ [/ L( e K literally "Love to you, my friend"), ]- J" i( n* j. N+ V/ K3 y" H: Q4 M
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa( ^# O; g) v) F; X* ~! {
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
! c6 d# |0 C8 U6 G; m1 IMoroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
; s2 U' T3 C0 q : Kanhebek (in different cities) d# N# o- z( N0 I
5 x7 |1 F2 P: S d6 G4 o9 w" Y
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni
I1 K* d; e( `Ndebele : Niyakutanda, O; ]* f' O& g: ]
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
7 t+ y! k' X( c/ n q : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
, q8 v: \2 L4 P/ C; ^8 N : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
8 E6 b8 k# h3 V, M used by upper-class and
0 P, w2 n( V# K) M- v+ v conservative people)" e+ w- j/ V* D# D$ v/ s# S& O- U
Nyanja : Ninatemba
6 _7 b) W/ E8 c6 E6 {$ _! g4 ~& k7 p
Op : Op lopveop yopuop
# @" G. @& }9 e3 `9 o1 }Osetian : Aez dae warzyn
8 A" G Y- i" O
& {6 t J) b, `5 m+ k+ @4 q( hPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai, G% V# G- s" z( a
: Muje se mu habbat hai
) [. t0 O4 K }6 I* CPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
9 a7 L. b' }9 J& m9 \7 rPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
' Q4 A& U0 w, c) iPilipino : Mahal kita
; `5 h' `# k/ f9 m6 p) P2 ^0 | : Iniibig kita3 y1 D1 J( E K6 O+ v+ R R
Polish : Kocham cie. i8 B% M" t' y z$ V
: Kocham ciebie
! T' z# l E: }& A' ]' @% D : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)/ i/ b) k4 |! ?
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')5 U$ X7 ?6 A8 P
: Amo te
6 @5 G( ~# z' p) GPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
# Q6 J$ i3 G' d" t T2 T6 v (Pronounced as two words,. A* p( \, ?" } T" W% r, {/ {
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second* s0 Q( ] n- ?5 R
'd' have bars through the stems
1 [4 f4 n) D5 F2 `5 Y indicating affrication, the ':'
/ |: I$ V1 N% d& [) `3 T: { indicate minute pauses)
1 m6 }+ S$ }6 m9 d6 _7 D2 |Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
' t4 o0 n2 h- F5 N$ x : Mai taunu pyar karda
* ?! W# C6 S; \5 ?1 ^; _ : Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:
3 l+ ~6 P8 X# \! D, u "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
& f T( W4 i# A$ G ' = stressed syllable$ C# h% [0 X- ^+ ^, I; e
Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")3 }. l# p% c1 J( Z! `/ i
/ O# t( w' B) e. I+ o$ h
Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
# F! Z3 |& W+ X) C# F
: B$ C6 F% N- Z# x; HRaetoromanisch : Te amo+ L! F% w) m" a8 [. e+ K/ ~
Romanian : Te iubesc
2 s1 P7 b* Q" p1 @ : Te ador (stronger)
7 f# s- N9 |7 A* N7 K9 yRussian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
# } |' |% @: g" S5 t : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)# v) X4 n9 s$ F) b" X
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)* p) q. G ]# F* H% D3 k8 W
: Ya lyublyu tyebya
! H0 p) P4 Z b
7 `& E' Q/ d/ w, J* N* XSamoan : Ou te alofa outou2 [! O# i$ i0 I# j+ m
: Ou te alofa ia te oe
$ T2 e6 k% o4 n: t/ O9 s : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")9 E) i8 D& c6 t2 C% \0 w3 J1 j4 a- ?: K
Sanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music. y% d9 K& P. n; L( s% W
or art)! I: ?9 @5 |, S V, _. h, L
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
: F! ~- c/ x5 N. O1 v, xSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
; v* q& h2 n- v3 n" h- i- i : Volim vas (used in common speech)
) ~% t$ m( Y5 R6 U; q* }7 Z% C : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
3 @- X& L# x( }+ d" ], S: \ 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in1 J8 g$ |6 {: f, r9 Y
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
! N7 y- Q8 a" P. c4 ?6 YSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
+ z( ?; j l+ {9 z/ c2 |3 Z : Volim te (used in common speech)
& V b, Y( f& B6 A [9 m" xSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
$ y' z6 z) t. W, KSerbocroatian : Volim te
. X( A; D6 Y: {+ |6 J$ A' f : Ljubim te9 S* n& o2 z, c
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)' p* e0 ]( `* r) G- a) @
Shona : Ndinokuda* X' y8 K! N. K9 W7 `
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei: m }' w" C5 Y* K' O7 N/ N
Sioux : Techihhila! u* a$ N* l# ^
Slovak : Lubim ta3 B+ S9 m/ ]5 g. Z
Slovene : Ljubim te
; [: q2 U9 p' t9 ySpanish : Te amo
) b& N& J* Z: C1 {) F : Te quiero( l3 m1 o) F, o7 m
: Te adoro ("I adore you")
) ]4 j* y; G8 Y9 {0 Q0 j : Te deseo ("I desire you")
! g, V' u2 Q% _ ~3 I9 e" }% m : Me antojis ("I crave you")# t) u1 m, Z% X! w5 K
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi2 T$ r: Q: E( K
Swahili : Nakupenda
8 O* J- }1 |1 n' \ o : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)! ]( |* m! y, y8 E
: Ninikupenda
1 J5 V# u) F1 r) v : Dholu'o
9 i) O4 `" ?% g( sSwedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
4 R, X; ?, i) X/ DSyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female), c. ?3 [. `1 n% m Z+ k4 M
: Bhebbak (female to male); S& `7 O& S( R8 m
1 D9 s% Q; {$ o* ^Tagalog : Mahal kita+ d. V. F8 v- o" ^( e$ u5 m- ]
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe4 I6 S& f' ~2 t
: Ua here vau ia oe
7 j2 c) K! h5 ^9 y9 dTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
6 X+ [0 b; f& _1 ~, l& Y : Nan unnai kathalikaren2 Q4 M: M' c: Z
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")" I. P- C& Y- T) l1 P; U
: N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
5 b9 C+ z5 k" k& t8 d : Nam vi'rmberem
$ b2 m6 m: ?3 t7 z4 s6 u' d1 iTelugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
* C' |/ {1 l) D9 A: Z : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu6 `9 s7 F# W3 I
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
/ w$ [5 [; b% I3 }# V) xThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)! T' p: x, ?# Y8 [" c$ x
: Phom ruk koon ( " ), w$ W! ]: ?( F7 y( T r& r9 c
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)) C5 U2 z! \5 F) q! D
: Chun ruk koon ( " )
6 [8 u: k$ w6 h' LThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)% z7 r* }% R. M) X# ]& y% V
Tswana : Dumela
. M# h7 I4 N* ~7 S8 w' @4 o/ E! rTunisian : Ha eh bak
/ I0 I- s' \/ p7 u- H* W5 L1 ?Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum8 {# H( [: ~/ n- l8 M
Turkish : Seni seviyorum$ e* L5 K4 h$ [4 j$ ^) I
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
m7 d/ k; z5 d% p; D b( m5 e (g has a bar on it)0 Q% M& p1 w% c1 c0 \8 I% E. L
Twi : Me dowapaa
$ m! O4 {. E- n+ W1 W
: F, Z% q) v. T7 _; t# jUkrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
$ y5 ~- i# z/ F7 \6 S : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)& P4 Q9 @7 R$ K W" d( z
: Ja vas kokhaju6 n7 x0 A$ p! G- m- @3 J# t; G0 v
: Ja pokokhav tebe+ `% |1 j" i: O0 t6 @3 h' [
: Ja pokokhav vas5 p& W2 v. E+ `
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon$ \3 J' S. d& U* b
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai, s' D' Y3 e( _% I
: Mujge tumae mahabbat hai. V: Z- r) @) C
: Kam prem kartahai( r8 V2 G$ d/ _- ]5 E u. ?) @
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
. b1 i' O* W- y0 d "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
2 R' K9 n$ D" J4 v : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:6 d# Q0 _6 q! ?5 L6 U
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
( m! y6 X0 m3 w; J! Z% } in bath)& p6 p- m3 d" s0 Y
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold; f( I; }; L1 Z
( j( M( I6 R9 A5 ]7 CVai : Na lia% {) Q' Y2 E. v; u; I, W8 `; u
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg0 ]- `& g: l% M2 j- s
Vietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)! B# Y2 a2 W. f, k, h. r2 h7 ]
: Em ye猽 anh (female to male)
0 X4 d: a; \9 p' X6 W6 ^ : Toi yeu em$ X8 R" K3 U: l. S3 o. L8 \) D
Volapa"k : La"fob oli& m7 ]& A- s5 @' ^/ h9 X, l9 K; X
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha
& n3 ?/ D" j6 n* [3 J$ D! W
- E: Q( Y+ u) T! u) g1 ZWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
1 b0 j; y3 o ^ : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)6 Z+ ?# h G4 [" n G0 x
Wolof : Da ma la nope8 W1 r, O" q T; A* N. x! c3 u
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop); F0 y9 a( T. V. g
" N" {+ S2 s, l4 t4 \" m( x- xYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib8 h, a' \6 Z/ v3 Y# G, |2 T& |
: Ich libe dich
6 x8 `7 V. M9 G. a" C+ U& S : Ich han dich lib, W9 B' M; C2 k. D7 C5 }
: Kh'hob dikh lib
. ?/ G' c" \; \8 \9 A$ k% r : Kh'ob dikh holt
6 R& P2 Z$ X9 D! d : Ikh bin in dir farlibt& q2 d. a f/ y% Z% Z1 d) N
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)* _1 ?5 \8 F/ T6 Y. ^
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
9 h6 D. O- u( e6 x; E lovers can also feel; it5 i( @2 m. j& @, x8 B
indicates more a desire to
+ v# T! {0 ]% H* D3 `6 L spoil and protect the other
5 F$ ]' W2 w! N+ P2 ~2 K+ y person)
2 K& ?' b6 t2 n2 q2 g% xYugoslavian : Ja te volim* y& @4 j! J" m# U q
5 F' O8 a% K) u. ?4 w* g
Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)) e9 x, b K2 r# E
Zulu : Mena tanda wena
' c) L; Q/ ]$ W : Ngiyakuthanda!3 d6 h1 P6 R. m$ J5 H& a+ Y
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema
% W3 M5 l, o H" A1 ?: Z/ L$ i: t% Y5 }, [ I9 J$ |
+ ^7 W" q1 w P8 P3 u6 A$ w) ], G% P+ W7 O+ G4 Z
Explanation of Languages
5 R$ O6 V( ]% A* z& Y4 w+ X" |5 V; m; Y------------------------- i. Y3 {9 q' X; j0 ?5 O6 ^* s
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa% c" Y3 L. {" v4 U, }+ V
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
* W( {, b0 Q+ K9 p: d7 {1 eAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak: r# h+ t( i/ C% M/ x# _
like Germans)
/ ]5 K, V- R, a9 YAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
6 ?" w& F* w X3 M& E2 H6 V; j8 D; \ over 80 languages spoken there.% H' g3 [8 C% ^, [
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains+ U, J! \" b c7 N+ _" y
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the9 Z% L/ [" o3 T- o. `# M
Canadian to Mexican borders
$ J9 a n" Z$ yArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including3 Q/ o) ?4 I4 m Z2 J# \
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,* V0 m0 m( x' Z" ]
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and. L- ]/ T- y8 z" J
the region of Palestine.
2 w/ ?2 H4 z% F7 O/ \' n2 K8 ]1 M% B& BAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
1 }- N8 c1 c9 S: B) [0 T many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
; e4 k* B' B' n3 q/ l( i is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.) F3 u1 h+ z, U! q
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
6 D/ |" Q) |4 nBassa -> language spoken in Africa, I9 B$ V) E# i p ^7 F
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
1 p! t) a( u6 J8 M1 W Indonesia
! E3 O; i' P: A' MBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
; F* w/ L/ i* Z$ Q Germany (actually a German dialect)3 V7 j+ ?; R4 Q0 e5 [( z8 z
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa' \4 f# h$ v' T& i
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,; e" k3 r' r* w2 ~' D7 [
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh
/ A8 N# r0 [: Q+ W1 Y, M7 kBicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
. @, H% ?+ I* s! R1 J; y, T8 WBraille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
' k R- w( S9 w$ W/ R1 k It is 'read' by touch.
# O7 H) n7 j+ W8 D8 ?! }; D" vCajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from8 E( n& I0 ?! V$ @, d8 u- R
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
9 A# J9 V; d, [! ^0 P Acadia is in an Atlantic province.0 o0 ~0 e- @9 k" ]
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
1 d1 Y2 d; ]& k: X( RCherokee -> North American Indian tribe7 ?, K' ^: B M, H+ Q: U
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
# o; t u( n! ^3 O8 P- s7 p6 c Nation, p% H: L$ }- C+ Z' R5 |
Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa/ Q0 k9 j4 U' R3 p7 a4 k' O. o. F9 ~
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
# N' S! B C+ L& h/ XCreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is% ~* \& A7 `& ^0 m/ \0 r" ~
basicly French with a little English and German.
+ A( q7 y2 p- N" uDusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest5 A4 N# P% a9 y
in North Borneo
; M/ {9 j" M/ j: X3 a, H* yDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
2 p, `; c% P$ }- e of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
. E; k) s7 b: Q% ], @# w Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium& u* I3 X. h1 Y" E
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
/ l. M d5 d- f8 ]Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in; U& p; ^- M9 }+ p
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called, s2 t5 N; }0 H+ I! l( S
Persian.+ ~0 s- A4 G7 K- r: F
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or3 f( Y2 N \7 w9 P- q
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area+ |+ n: u P+ Z" h& x
around Nuremberg
6 w/ j4 g, s3 ^& y* c2 d9 C3 `6 T9 \: ZFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces
$ h7 a; V5 C7 z2 O/ R of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
" N# v3 W% ]# s' A- R, Q Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium$ c9 a) X1 h, V* s: X
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern2 U0 i0 Z/ P" J" ]9 Z; J
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
, ~) J" H$ Y& ~ |0 s' Q7 s' V& w (mainly west coast) ~: T( y) C2 N: R' @2 I
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
1 Z- l# t. T" Z, K, QGronings -> Dutch dialect
6 Q' o7 t$ Y; z1 _$ b- pGuarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
4 v9 p$ W5 `* n P! N; _. J/ cGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and: A% _+ a6 }" \0 x1 p) C, N' z
Pakistan
' k! f- @/ _) Y1 bHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
1 U$ z% U( ~6 E* X. yHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria+ r2 e9 ~% r3 B$ H) m0 g& ]5 E" G
Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
# L- N! l! Z) `; E/ qHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India+ O4 w$ x# S4 t* f* `) ?& w
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona): U. K# g8 O! o% _3 X: y9 t
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot. t; {+ p; V% g$ W& Y* d4 [
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's0 @, m, Y1 |' L% L) D
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
! f3 z: ~; N4 J# k- I* D+ u# k$ mInterglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,1 t0 z6 n' n% z5 j5 M1 A/ h
circa 1940.+ j1 W! S& C1 p# ?8 O. L+ Z
Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
7 Y& q1 A8 R+ \ C8 M9 }+ S natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's3 T4 s; n1 g2 q T
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,! k+ [! M s" W: d" J
southern India3 E$ H+ t% P5 s2 e: p
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
/ a( @" f' \: d xKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language; V1 \: E. \# j! F* k: T. R% b
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is3 E: E6 e% R1 V7 j- p, T; Y3 ]
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.5 i* A$ b0 s; ^1 d" x
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa! J V5 ~9 N' M& L0 m
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people/ V6 J7 D2 |" H5 F: ^' ^
living in northern Thailand
% f3 i2 P- h- q7 a5 t* \, o% i' {Luo -> language spoken in Kenya+ t3 O' t2 B6 G8 s: D6 u
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas9 R% C$ I1 ~ Y; d
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
6 ^$ m! Q7 R- M: B A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on) v' Z& O- G$ S
German.
' l' O( @+ _! u6 Q1 pMaa -> language spoken in Africa/ z+ Y/ N- l }$ }3 I
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India$ G& A" F1 g) {& J
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island; S7 j7 f$ }1 w" \
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
+ _. u7 o" r h) {) Z! @" Y% n 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
8 ^) g6 P& E0 d4 W& f and Italian mostly.9 ?8 d+ b6 f/ ?+ u* f
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India* r* I/ l$ h3 C" E8 c- U* L
(Bombay is the capital city)
4 h7 E2 o) r" m" u# e v3 GMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
$ i0 U5 Q" F; }5 l9 xMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of( T( a% |0 K3 N/ Z0 Y, |
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
. Q9 n; r; U J. OMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)3 O8 O4 v) c9 l$ L
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa# K" f H+ u+ s2 e. I7 f; M
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)& \8 j R7 Q, H9 ]& e+ c
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
: f l3 l- I W) v8 t$ pNyanja -> language spoken in Africa
) r0 O8 K* ?- n: I3 P# k/ _! ?Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
" Q+ b9 f3 I9 Q; C! ]Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people1 J5 f) G- _: @% z, \8 I7 F. v
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
2 ~0 h6 N9 U" ~Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)# n! g" U' D# g
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his8 q# N. E5 ^- C) u8 Q+ Q
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
: _* {' E1 J7 x9 G/ }Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe9 V8 y7 K( B }3 ]0 ^
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
3 }# Q( W9 d; e% C8 Z Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon./ k7 |/ W& J0 i' o. V* b# K/ V t
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)& M2 Z9 u4 T. K7 W' H
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East6 v) _8 q$ ]! T/ J: n( i+ x7 N
Africa
( Z, N; w2 R8 E! k% L: A) ]Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
+ k" ~2 Q' c& C4 L5 p' LTamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
& s, W; ~1 X& }4 a' V and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),8 d( [% Z# B3 @9 [# g& R! p$ y) t% e
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
; B5 C4 C$ [% P4 o* r0 |Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
: z$ }- a# Q4 W (eleventh most spoken language in the world), @3 f3 j0 T7 j2 ~1 V# a3 M
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa( {; {9 n5 D: N6 f. k
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.9 j( ~, u" ]0 D( l2 E0 t% ?8 p
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
3 K3 R, K# A7 k5 @Vai -> language spoken in Africa! }. t/ _' l7 S, f m
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
3 }$ x2 E' Z- O2 C- G region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska: @) V2 X8 I5 ?
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
/ e% `' x, Z1 U& p up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland" z* H( \) A& ?+ p6 j$ A/ v. h
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,* L) s1 I+ a" `% m( l, x
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
, N2 L9 w- O' w language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian; S8 o8 A5 U6 P7 e" ^" K
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian+ S, O" E" J; f3 H
people who went there to work as engineers in the
/ b8 h) l. Y& d! a# t mining industry during the 17th century.
$ c/ Q$ Y- u, Y3 _+ cVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
0 f4 X5 h+ R* g5 J' Y: y circa 1880.8 C7 C. k8 j$ U+ h4 b" _
Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
5 b' t s6 @1 u& x) Q V6 g: L6 K5 t the planet Vulcan2 w. x6 N" A& q7 W/ t( J
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
8 V: n0 x, A6 _0 x/ [1 C; ] X French dialect with certain German influences$ i q- _5 H, m5 C# H
spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,( u! ]$ C+ Z* m/ v! F4 O
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
5 R) \7 K( P, d( A, Y! E1 I the Walloons), Belgium
. g: r7 W& n9 e% A1 c* M( @Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people7 l3 L/ E w. U- f' V( C
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
4 U& m$ D* V3 U1 O0 i peninsula in Mexico
9 t8 h- l- y) O0 qZazi -> Kurdic dialect/ S% J: R5 z3 L, J) M
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe
* r6 s0 A+ D# W$ {3 k* K+ q
. V+ c( s& }. x( a7 ~+ B# h; m/ {6 {- N. Q X
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)) f+ Q' A q0 d {3 j) S
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
4 W% Z& x4 U8 F4 |* da? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
M$ p3 Q; d% m" C; C! We? -> ?above e: X0 w) E( o* C% t8 E+ A
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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