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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
            : |__||__||__|| | / )" t/ s# t8 u  @& U' C
            : |  (__)(__)  | / /- [( n1 T% w) \  `7 U/ d# U- r/ z) X
            : |       |/ /( w3 t. l% ^4 N/ m
            : |       / /4 x! D. R1 K" A- L6 w/ D( Y5 m
            : \        /
, 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
$ C1 j! R/ l. f3 k$ Q
+ 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'
2 A, m: g  m" B' q4 d1 m- H
" ~( 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
' |! g  @$ f4 Y! K/ q) {8 o7 @   (Vorarlbergerisch)+ Z# W. o& D) I! s, i0 j
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)
6 n7 \+ J! R; a; H  v
% \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
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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)
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- |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
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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'")
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Quenya         : Tye-mela'ne
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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
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: 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)
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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
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# 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)
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+ 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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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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