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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
2 f( k9 s, g! v2 O : Ek het jou lief; u% s5 k" d. s+ D
Albanian : Te dua* L5 V- b: H; v# U
: Te dashuroj! K" c! a U9 Z% J1 E/ U& a
: Ti je zemra ime
" L" _ w8 M( w# }2 FAlentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
/ a; x# o. G4 c0 }& s+ BAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
* f% ^- o/ w+ a* RAmharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
( I; N' W7 q8 ]" `( D+ z( z : Afekrischalehou5 {9 ]( q1 p: J
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)8 j# y I" K3 E" t
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)/ w: \1 z" c. z, O; T
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
, [: n- X8 a" O: { : __ ( ). |) S, o) P- S
: ( ) |__|
' u6 z& E$ v; z* x& F$ A% v, P, @ : |__| __ __ | |9 G( G* Q2 ^* u% ^/ f
: | |( )( )|__| __/ X& |2 `9 K4 t& j7 G
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: | (__)(__) | / /
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: | / /5 ?, `+ w, I1 U# S: u& y
: \ /; U# N% ^- ^7 Z" d; O7 j- p% H
Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like! r1 ?8 k6 [9 u$ s
French, '~n' as in French
E2 x" A% \, s! z3 y 'salon')
" L1 Q9 m# X3 J; f! u$ `. R" U- B1 {) ^Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)* a. F" F0 Q! c
: Ohiboki (male to female)/ E2 {* Z4 y% @& h) w
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
+ J2 F+ v# M/ ^ or two females)
6 V' Q3 m9 j- C5 `7 f. j9 I; ?( @ : Nohiboke (more than one male or females
( d: t- u$ c$ o0 P P to female)5 K/ @0 \9 m0 P w( g" t
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male). M# p4 [% V+ c7 S8 y: L; p
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
d" U! i6 L- x6 v7 o( e1 T& } males or two females)
6 U4 z9 R. t" c+ W+ s : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
! l; z* o/ z8 f than two males). ^+ q" w8 s0 v# @
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more5 Z3 S; ~/ A9 T* L. C; h0 ]5 {
than two females)! L5 B( M' D2 ~' Z$ z4 J! u0 b# \8 x
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
; E# G' p' X v. `9 o/ [ : Ooheboka (female to male)/ z- [$ W9 |2 a4 ` y! z# [9 p7 z& o
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
1 ^! E8 g2 V( m+ O : Ana behibek (male to female)
+ J3 _; Q+ m5 Z4 B- `1 u : Ahebich (male to female)% p/ d: c9 x! f/ @
: Ahebik (female to male)
! P; w4 x$ @9 T$ K" q : Ana ahebik
& t2 o) o4 {% w : Ib'n hebbak& a+ x- n) G% `( m1 U: u
: Ana ba-heb-bak
; b( T7 i; C1 G( f& J9 l' B : Bahibak (female to male)
8 j! B. C3 ^; Z$ p : Bahibik (male to female)0 q( J( V( V, F$ d# ?" ?0 _
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)' Y& F L2 M! y0 t; |
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)* |5 `( |1 M# z8 Y
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more/ i i: x. R% I7 S+ `5 n2 t
than one male)* a! c* q! R9 _! n$ P+ o$ [3 r* A
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)/ Q. r# ?: }6 p+ C( G1 y9 q6 ^
Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek% \5 h: m) s/ M5 F
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
8 Q% T# B" N/ ^0 Q/ cAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo9 N$ P7 a% V+ |
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau4 R2 k) c; _" F; F
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Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
, |- P% \+ [7 s3 \Basque : Maite zaitut8 m5 d! q+ }( m6 N2 d2 C; B7 f
: Nere maitea ("My love."), L4 `" J/ p) ~! t
Bassa : Mengweswe. n/ S$ O2 @9 c$ s# A; m
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho$ V/ W! A0 j5 z+ W
Bemba : Ndikufuna
7 U! M' B; A1 oBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
) Y2 ^1 ^/ W% O. X2 O# A : Ami tomay bhalobashi: m8 B" ?. b% n# T
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
5 K+ u( W f) }, }Berber : Lakh tirikh% U- q ^9 R" \" ]# o; ^
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka
, i: }6 s; L* x5 wBolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
$ `& {, e! P) B- L) K7 mBosnian : Volim te
- v u ]7 n+ \Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;/ i2 i; S) X0 E5 B9 ?5 m1 E) x
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')5 U3 {8 Q7 M% ]* Q$ v- n
: Amo te
, I3 W v+ W* J& R, j3 A" YBulgarian : Obicham te
9 m5 J7 c- e( L, A1 W& j6 e : As te obeicham
& b5 w% ?3 Y# s4 Q : As te obicham
: d+ ]" w$ ^8 X# f7 S) F2 r : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")2 f/ m8 O/ _! H7 w
Burmese : Chit pa de
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" E' x* f* a+ Q/ aCajun : Mi aime jou
* L7 X9 f8 ?. d/ gCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
# s% h, e6 R5 O1 _ : Bon sro lanh oon' z/ X3 s$ p3 P6 W; [& ^# R- D
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)4 N, O0 C5 [% q" w6 Y
: Je t'aime ("I like you")4 S" @( z* {( g: t) l; K% z- r
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
- z, J! o7 ?! O5 B2 y: iCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
2 ?9 p$ z3 H9 y/ d6 n- T8 u0 Z9 } : T'estim (Mallorcan)
+ i- r# Y9 i+ t. a. s5 N7 r1 G& g2 Z : T'estime (Valencian)
. i3 |8 y3 j2 V5 O1 H) N: F, r : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")6 ?! s9 I; {0 _: C# P$ `; C# `
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw) E# R/ }: O/ H
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
1 K" P7 s! D4 d) H3 I* f% n$ R5 ^Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi. Q: d: P, M8 i5 J3 G6 L
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
* g$ }6 s# P6 Q5 QChichewa : Ndimakukonda
' L. N# v- j N2 }' U6 k. RChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)" ~: F, A: ?2 A& Y. `" M
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)1 z+ V% n, [' F( {& {
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese). @0 |* A0 _% O* a I5 q, y' A
: Wo oi ney ( " )% T/ I$ Y/ ]+ K1 e
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)) ]& V! {( c+ y# K1 k
: Ngai on ni ( " )
7 e. h( n( f. \ : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)* d# b9 L3 @0 F" B" T3 F
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
+ d8 X6 w, C6 U5 u/ v : Wo ie ni ( " )
, I; S1 Z( y; t2 E% `$ G : Wuo ai nee ( " )) d( x; V6 p2 Y/ D. c( D- f
: Wo ay ni ( " )
E3 |8 f9 U ?8 T : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
9 w9 H, e9 `: K7 r9 n/ s: ~ : Ngo ai nong (Wu)
: u) {3 X8 f( r9 ?8 ?! qCorsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
- {* I q2 f2 w : Ti tengu caru (female to male)
/ x! G. Z) v! U0 P2 Q5 O+ ?8 KCreol : Mi aime jou; A! M6 f; s* P
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)8 n& ]+ i2 p3 j* d+ F0 T
: Volim te (used in common speech)9 M. `+ m9 b+ X7 g4 U) i
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
2 n% [+ _4 h( W. \7 f( X : Volim vas (used in common speech)
9 V+ u6 R( c6 [( K8 A$ q : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",; g$ d) m0 T/ @% P$ V/ ]( }; O* u
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in4 b8 T' P3 a: P9 P' E
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
- y" Q: ]% }2 e, KCroatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)4 I8 E8 n9 r* }6 x! T9 e
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
?1 U3 K. C/ W* X( [2 [2 S0 o+ T on top of the 'e' in te, which is# Q$ ?+ T/ _, j+ N6 m
pronounced 'ye')' f- b3 q$ S5 p. `: b
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
" w& M# n" U! X1 M : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like- n3 Q6 U+ Q3 q' T- S
you (very much)", often! @+ }# f+ g$ {& o2 b# g+ q
used and prefered) o3 y) H/ R8 B4 O" j7 d
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)7 `' {0 u2 Y0 J6 _% O% w2 l
6 P; ^4 V9 F' n' x0 y3 K; tDanish : Jeg elsker dig% Q4 G" B1 I( `' }
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia* B) X$ M, j. E
Dutch : Ik hou van je9 p7 [- H1 v" W5 S7 Y6 t
: Ik hou van jou) R2 T4 c% h1 q3 _
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
* N: O3 P! ^; F" K5 g" V : Ik bemin jou ( " )
, O8 g. M3 F/ d5 i G8 K : Ik heb je lief ( " )
9 {7 Z8 h* U$ t$ K7 N: u : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
% H Y8 s; U3 \ : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
. \% o5 |% J$ u% K : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
, w) C" H2 J# g) z5 q* }# u : Ik houd erg veel van je much")
8 l4 f9 G8 {# q( \0 k8 D. `3 L : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
# ?% L2 s4 }8 c, p : Ik vind je aardig ( " )9 N; i# B! m% f
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
3 a$ ^# Z: v- m& J : Ik vind je heel aardig much")( [# ~9 ~* c5 E0 T5 a
: Ik zie je graag& K7 T1 j6 j9 p N% Z) i. N
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")8 N! S* R9 n0 ^* E0 b: r
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")
: W6 u# c1 t: l% C/ z) F( t (the last two are more superficial, thus more
8 u1 h3 W5 N$ G, h4 E. `: v suitable for male to male)- B4 T2 W* |, K5 z$ s @/ w2 L
; V6 c. E9 b* P- n( C; b! aEcuador Quechua : Canda munani3 H7 @ M# u+ M# _! O
English : I love you
8 i9 M, K4 T M8 z$ G# X4 a : I adore you
+ Q- k9 G5 y# b9 p+ S( Y( F% @ : I love thee (used only in Christian context)1 j2 ?/ K- V! i: `5 Z( l. O
Esperanto : Mi amas vin
) U- w e I# ~# NEstonian : Mina armastan sind
% \& W; F0 _. w" E9 a( G. {6 p4 o' X : Ma armastan sind5 k c' y- l4 k% t
Ethiopian : Afgreki'; w8 a9 z% A9 O) [, T* N8 q) l! `
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram# V1 v3 D$ v l8 b+ R# {, u
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
& k; H4 M4 o Q& M2 _ : Asheghetam
! e, e- X" n5 p- r4 _( f : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
% p2 h: O; n( e( W- v1 H. v : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
, A4 h! e7 R% P' P M D( B3 `Filipino : Mahal ka ta3 D/ v, b! v& S; V0 ~! i6 b$ w
: Iniibig kita4 ~+ V0 x# |+ W$ j& E
: Mahal kita3 z) u; N6 u- g6 w$ L' x+ X
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua; h3 M4 @1 b5 W w) {/ b) c
: Rakastan sinua
9 N9 e. N0 n, x : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
" L9 o+ j) T. h* nFinnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
- u- K @) V7 U% o : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
7 m+ b+ |6 z6 @2 J1 mFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you")9 u, e5 {2 V; D- K# |. U# Q+ D
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning4 X) E/ P4 M! O, z+ U0 F$ p
between lovers)
) ~" R8 m% k+ }, g% [7 f& U : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
! |, E) E6 @( b' { and family, not for lovers)
- ~ K5 x3 P( \3 tFrench (formal) : Je vous aime. j. ^# I0 c, S6 I. O f) p. o
4 d( {/ n0 L; ~9 S$ M5 rGaelic : Ta gra agam ort
- d, ~, d3 v* W4 L : Moo graugh hoo+ e+ Z, q/ S& D1 ?$ Y$ j; D' Y
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
, O, ^2 K* j. e% b' u. v$ dGerman : Ich liebe dich. X: c) Z% Z* |5 Z- v
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
* G9 @: X. [( f conservative)
% C$ m' s3 s% |/ V% I! H0 qGerman dialects:
' H( G+ z( C2 T O0 M( B6 T0 K f zBavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern( x8 W, K+ v6 D. e( d- R
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")8 K% l& ~/ e0 c( j& H7 i @
: I lieb di
3 ], z/ \- U; {3 t/ l) xBerlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
. ?" b2 W4 K+ Z# i (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
& {2 O) x4 m0 X8 \# v9 {; s5 ^Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di% t& }9 G6 R' a5 y+ Y$ y
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!- n% T0 M# j4 q3 [! @% ` y
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
- v+ r) z8 [3 V: U (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a. G( e) v, K( c! j
relationship)* e3 X! _5 @) {9 O1 z
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,- l* i" i5 F* Z# Z
ment as a compliment, not litterally)( X1 c1 h2 y, m7 E% D& n" C# @
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",
0 V/ j- v/ n9 u6 R: H) o a Franke would never say "I love you")1 P+ _( L" U4 o, w
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
h3 m$ A7 G, ]$ V: w : Ik hald fan dei S, o. A1 z2 F% Y; }+ ~
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb
4 j; J4 b, |4 g% sOstfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
& U" k4 {; f$ i# b, {7 ASaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb* b: l. P. o0 a" @0 O) v
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
2 S0 |6 U l4 H3 w+ Q8 }- Y/ BSwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )5 [" N1 c- ^( s& h5 Q! Q
Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
: d3 m9 b9 r* `" S, ^; r3 q (Schweizerdeutsch)
/ ~ O7 y7 w1 f- z6 VVorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di2 l& _ V* y# ~* U
(Vorarlbergerisch)
; u0 d. _- \% ?: T$ dGreek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
! ]$ F- D) E* Q% X" x8 \( r4 H case 'gamma')
& R' \' I% T7 H* O/ j : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
" A3 E3 v1 [- d5 A& k2 n& O : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
+ }% @6 ]8 `: I7 M/ M0 _( [( Y : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)- f; n9 D: ^. X; X+ G9 D1 ?# E
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
+ \' P5 R7 ~% }- Y' O- S : Se latrevo ("I adore you")" q- { j f, T5 k7 t( ]
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)3 g' G( w. S$ b
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se2 ?4 i' B* U6 E/ F, C) A
Greenlandic : Asavakit4 X/ U; W, S$ l6 D
Gronings : Ik hol van die# x, G. s: X0 j2 l: C
Guarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
6 U6 p8 s6 P7 g; L" ZGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon./ ]9 q2 {# u$ Q/ T4 o
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not9 I; \* t: O8 I C; _: l
pronounced)
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% {) E/ I x0 L M! |Hausa : Ina sonki
4 b) M. x) m! qHawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe/ ?& q; Y' q( H" `- c
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you1 I! R2 \0 N* e9 l2 i1 P
very much")
1 H2 o, k! _: f" b2 }0 v+ hHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)- M7 Q7 g+ ]' u* p
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
, L1 w0 L, O% x( c : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)7 y6 ~2 g' P/ m" I! s
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
( `3 j- Q: a, Y) c7 O1 G% t ('kh' pronounced like
3 y6 D- C/ s: f5 S1 `8 D Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
* W/ Y# J' s& |2 C& y French 'r')# ~* f2 t E6 v
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
7 j! x1 I1 Y; G : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
- J& w& `; q9 A : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon1 ~ R/ K$ u* F) e, X$ ]
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu7 m, |, S# D, Y
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
) `' Q- b$ V$ } : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
7 V. B; U! T. V9 v/ F+ L : Mae tumko peyar kia& R+ a$ e' {. b+ |! m( p
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon Y' b( M8 o5 x- a
: Main tumse prem karta hoon4 K1 A6 L N+ h5 D$ [
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not# q% X; D8 M7 h Y% b3 F: v
pronounced)7 p. x; {" G) M/ @! ~
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta8 A* H; }! U; d5 \& [
Hungarian : Szeretlek9 G5 W r7 D6 G) D9 C0 H
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and5 t8 K2 \ z! ^7 d5 }, V' `4 l# L* d
no one else")$ x+ }8 t* H' G9 n" @
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,2 ]9 }; ~/ W7 [) T6 F( m
you", a reinforcement)6 ?6 J( _/ }; C/ ~, C5 r. h
(The above two entries are never heard in
0 d) j: h: d, w8 l N$ P* l8 u a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana* o0 J0 M- e- N
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you3 k& k: l) q0 e6 y- x; _4 }; t8 w0 }
very much")
( m3 g( j7 Q3 `Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')% I; ?8 N8 U! X
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka( d t4 H) C# v$ O
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)* m7 S& ^) l4 K7 ~6 U& h
: Saya cinta kamu ( " ): c; I% j; `2 ]$ q0 P; ^
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )
N5 [1 Q5 n. k; } D : Saja kasih saudari ( " )
" I# W4 S o0 `( y8 p8 d : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used) |; W* s( i2 e' j
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )/ u7 |( b T4 K7 z. z# R- Z" J2 X
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )
# X% C# f* Q: Q; F, R( WInterglossa : Mi esthe philo tu! Y+ g$ i- I, D( J
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
- u3 u6 Z& M6 W9 Q : Ti voglio bene (between friends)
, m% i7 F; w* f+ y1 s : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want: N- z# m" u8 Q) p
you", refering to other person's
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Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
) @' X U U& FIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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) V/ U/ x0 l2 t# m9 WJapanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
4 b, B3 w" Y9 r : Aishiteru9 G3 }4 @) x) }0 g( z
: Chuu shiteyo
5 J5 Z7 V3 }2 O: o/ L! f5 R : Ora omee no koto ga suki da( W: k7 T$ j1 n$ s6 x- l
: Ore wa omae ga suki da- d: {0 m. w: P. @ c9 F
: Suitonnen
) ^4 |, H$ l/ B# t4 U7 j : Sukiyanen, z" w( @ w8 ^1 h8 p) E4 u+ d; [
: Sukiyo
4 R/ p3 B- W7 w) B1 P; [ : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu/ A3 b- H; v! e6 d
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
% @+ F7 P7 ]! u1 R# v8 S : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
! c: y* d0 l6 h2 s# C2 F+ x% G : A-i-shi-te ma-su' ^/ H3 y2 H& C& h, r
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
# J& y+ @& ?3 J7 r+ [ : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a: W) q" x( l# i7 I* R: w" ^
start, when you are not yet real lovers)& r i" A$ v0 }) Q
Javanese : Kulo tresno0 B% w' d* V* }* A+ Q! G8 T9 u+ w
& Z! j& ~% v' ?Kankana : Laylaydek sik a9 `" v2 p4 P6 \! }; z* w, f& ]/ a
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene. U, q$ Q* X+ S7 V) ~
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
# C+ q3 w) k A& }Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge') B; J* x9 n7 M! V7 P: R6 {, b6 z
Kiswahili : Nakupenda
: g3 \8 W# ?, O/ k: b/ C: e : Nakupenda wewe! k& e$ b; f# e% T# P; U
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")7 G$ E, }, c- c. D( }: e3 @: e' I
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")2 N: @. g1 C0 F
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")9 W# R8 q6 `5 h5 ?
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
$ z+ R1 \; A$ V( i) N : qaparHa' ("I like you")
' E, `0 F5 u. V+ O : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
: U5 L% ]% D3 d; h' s" V (words are often unnecessary as the thought
0 ~# N+ M6 }" Z9 J is most often conveyed nonverbally with8 v$ E0 y3 g6 A- t8 ^1 V. G
special growlings)
/ ~$ p% e8 [8 Y: {# h" B. ^7 rKorean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")$ u" s1 z w+ M4 M( X( [9 L- D
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
k: U4 c- L7 V1 _9 g : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
% ~( G* q+ g! A+ t. \* u! ^ : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )1 i2 a6 x6 O4 E9 w
: Tangsinul
9 T; m5 s. O* G+ z. M : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")) F) d" I. }/ B! I6 J
: Dangsinul saranghee yo5 j% _9 o/ B1 s5 V
: Saranghee
# n* O! m( `5 @0 W( t : Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")+ j6 j6 U+ ~0 K; V9 u
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
+ \; N5 ^$ G$ O) G1 L. z' \ very much")
; X6 W* |, V, Y : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love$ b6 _: x" A! b& G
you very much")4 O. ] E& f) K; o
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
2 ^9 D4 r1 C+ C0 w1 L3 M : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or/ k- u$ G1 R- [, K" \& C
"I love her")1 Z3 _8 F2 S) z. U: B
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
" ]* I. ?+ M- j% s much I love him/her")
. `( p- a7 Q6 @ : Nanun neoreul saranghanda8 C% h4 _# y0 f) V' b8 z: T4 }
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")
/ g; C/ o1 |* @# } : Saranghaeyo (more formal). S1 O3 p2 D6 Z+ `( F2 r
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)6 M6 Y3 |/ L/ F! z, t" a' x; G
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
- F% G! ^. F) ~ relationship)
6 M! v6 a9 A* G5 \ : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
4 H* n+ R \5 _' z9 ~) k way"); W! Q# v: o2 G+ L2 t
Kpele : I walikana
# E' N: t+ T* \5 V6 a- G& _Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem* I3 G- z* r1 P& i
/ _3 Q7 L, f8 u1 G% F& u3 aLao : Khoi hak jao' \4 ?* G: w# V3 Q: H3 E
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
9 a' ?8 F- g; q7 T : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
7 g' s2 ?9 v8 Z : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
# e0 Q+ m. J O) F9 Y3 M2 s; ` but is used for "I love you".)
$ w% O( y. ?: b1 x- rLatin : Te amo
; Q: T5 ?9 X, M# O/ K. E+ z : Vos amo
9 j5 {/ d) J; z) a$ C. ^Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
* z* }: j6 Y# a* ]' [Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu'): T W4 L1 B; q# u
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,; U" K1 g2 m7 i, b% Z8 v
a 'long i')
% `/ `# V3 `6 t8 a$ {$ [+ E : Es milu tevi (less common)& b/ _* u; E! x% u& U
Lebanese : Bahibak( I. h) _2 e$ p
Lingala : Nalingi yo
3 S/ I f; S* p4 \& a; J" xLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
9 A* ^7 i5 |7 j, x0 h3 a& B& `Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)# s' B. C. Y( N: C8 Q6 i
: Ash mir lutavah1 N( s S9 a+ }* Y& V
Lojban : Mi do prami* ?) z+ ^) ?4 B+ B# T* |# ~# c
Luo : Aheri
- z( ^! }+ z7 _8 M+ mLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
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Maa : Ilolenge5 q2 _5 e3 j; N) m$ N
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
# |) f' Q6 D% d5 i, b' N+ @ : Te ljubam ("I really love you")8 R1 j9 ~5 p- T/ c2 ^
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
6 Q! h, S" ^1 ]* n : Pozdrav ("Greetings")
0 O% G/ h; d" ~) k9 KMadrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!9 b0 m. o3 K2 U1 P$ f7 G5 ]
Maiese : Wa wa9 u1 A2 M. p5 N
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)7 ]: m" i+ d* O2 K3 N8 d+ I
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
* Z. q( p; X( J( d7 H# j& b) Q7 a( L : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
2 _+ e6 A# ^5 {5 G : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
3 A6 k1 u0 L, ]8 W" M, S : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
& P$ I5 N. S# L, N : Saya cintakan awak
# m; z# b% O+ B : Aku cinta pada kau1 K) t" g. N0 P' f l/ f9 o2 |
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)( i' q6 t/ Q/ j% q
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened' H* s8 E4 o M
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should! A9 X9 _% x! @+ e/ X8 \# Y
only be used if you know the person _really_
: V* y- E( T1 `: |- h: @( d well)) y. a5 l; C% F. ^- i: R+ \
: Saya sayang pada mu
- |+ G, r) K: R+ x2 d! } : Aku sayangkan engkau8 ?6 ]1 [# U3 t3 E8 O
: Saya sayang pada mu" n9 w. `2 v( G9 F$ y8 _3 K
: Aku menyintai mu4 O+ V4 k% n& v+ P$ @+ ?6 o
: Aku menyayangi mu
, y. } V9 Y1 B : Aku kasih pada mu
( `; p1 F, S7 ?# ~% K. d : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu$ L; O5 o5 q a, k) X$ T) ~# u, I
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu! T( x- v8 J) k/ J
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
" t; f( K% M0 T) J : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu0 e! G) N$ K) o `
Maltese : Jien inhobbok1 k* S6 K: _8 Q: w
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato: c: C b% Q e: p
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)3 p' }% B) O t: ~" |
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
3 J0 x9 t) i6 YMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
7 R [) e5 r s% Q$ |6 c& d' e' { literally "Love to you, my friend"), n M3 Y r; J2 a; |! A
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa( e7 v2 x2 F% Q# G( J+ Z' S
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
) {# h2 Y- m6 q5 A& C: e/ S# h% }# VMoroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)$ e/ I: _% J) }( w& ~
: Kanhebek (in different cities), ` F0 W) M3 d8 L' Y( D' d: V
7 r8 G" f. H# o6 c2 T2 p) C
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni. \8 m/ L$ E! d3 O: v
Ndebele : Niyakutanda4 C% i3 N( c: X+ j X: a
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)! T1 Z# C" _# T) _9 N
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
9 R) b' a" a! u7 L5 \0 Y : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly, L" ]# Q9 F6 |6 d
used by upper-class and
! U) d( p/ k% L( B conservative people)
+ E, c9 b4 e/ I! W- xNyanja : Ninatemba
3 A0 L. N) R" J5 X' z2 ]" b% A% |2 n4 }
Op : Op lopveop yopuop% f* I9 }9 h2 N! ?7 k a7 ]" @
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn& {2 F. u t: ?
3 ^! @$ {2 w& F L" ^4 O' X& |Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
0 z, `. A- u: g5 X1 ` E : Muje se mu habbat hai
+ H2 ~( j( v3 r9 x! lPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
) h: V6 g0 {1 U# ^2 dPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
- a! R1 b# j( C/ l+ u7 SPilipino : Mahal kita7 B4 Y9 C* {" r' |( E( ~
: Iniibig kita
! ~7 c/ F& _1 o9 pPolish : Kocham cie
3 B, v8 |: `5 P3 s: Q* B : Kocham ciebie G, C& [) s& B3 b7 r
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used), y4 n1 l" I4 |/ Y: ~: ]
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
$ R3 [6 W5 `2 K$ q8 H' ? : Amo te( ~ p4 c" m1 w3 @4 o2 O+ h
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
4 N, D$ |6 z4 q. v$ s (Pronounced as two words,% B) g, Z1 B+ Z9 i# H$ {: X5 e. d3 n
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
4 A2 k' V L" F3 C: c1 z 'd' have bars through the stems! Y2 B. M4 j0 m/ g
indicating affrication, the ':'
, }4 `# R. @% q; [8 \3 {/ @' R indicate minute pauses)
+ t+ S& y1 S2 i9 L% f3 c% aPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna9 z) U6 [4 O8 b8 a% \2 o
: Mai taunu pyar karda: ^' ^7 j' j" ]' H
: Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:
, e: z) G I8 Q2 v0 e5 s "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
- c+ l. V8 u2 _! V2 J/ o6 W ' = stressed syllable6 O' s% e$ v# I T6 U! Y9 J
Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
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! ]+ L, ?: N% W5 T1 fQuenya : Tye-mela'ne$ {4 c9 v5 d: I+ b
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Raetoromanisch : Te amo: g+ E2 W: ] R, N+ [. Q0 \6 f
Romanian : Te iubesc
+ f3 q5 l) d7 b : Te ador (stronger)
& ]9 x$ r' M R. p3 ARussian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
9 a. B9 c6 f! l : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)/ B- m! ?* m3 B. @5 h9 e9 a
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)) Q; q( l Z/ G
: Ya lyublyu tyebya7 P8 W3 x2 ~5 o/ _0 ~
. C: f/ f: w% ~Samoan : Ou te alofa outou1 L! m1 ]3 E& \" r4 ~
: Ou te alofa ia te oe
" c y6 s& u0 L& S : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
) a: U& ?1 t" M2 I* V+ R8 l8 LSanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
- U) K- x0 z6 e( V5 W3 l/ P or art)
" K& [* R; Z0 s( m% @1 I9 OScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
& M" L( ]. t8 \5 ^/ p! F3 ?, h& b vSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech): w3 v4 h: N* d% `# F* D
: Volim vas (used in common speech)) ~9 \& m, Y6 n
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
: l" e1 t3 Y7 I2 K/ j7 G* J 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
V r" I5 Y% G* P Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)3 l+ B- E# p# S% ?/ C: U& ]
Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
( d1 w2 r* M' a8 j- i : Volim te (used in common speech), j! R6 {! ~" f4 J
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
, O7 F# J4 z4 nSerbocroatian : Volim te& C5 ^# S$ y4 t9 Z$ A6 @# @
: Ljubim te
2 M4 n1 r) p- f6 P : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)0 l& P' s& S4 j9 g. k5 P% G% @: h
Shona : Ndinokuda; L! j; H5 Q& ~7 I
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei% n& V) h! E$ n9 }* P* Y
Sioux : Techihhila8 J* X: \; v0 a3 Y+ I. n" d3 f
Slovak : Lubim ta
0 F& X# }7 W& Y( \+ W7 jSlovene : Ljubim te# c9 l' Z) v, T, b" |
Spanish : Te amo
& T2 @0 e( q4 m : Te quiero
! u) \ o6 S9 H2 z; a$ f : Te adoro ("I adore you")! A Z' l9 C$ `+ Z# G- B
: Te deseo ("I desire you")
- j/ X. `, K, q) C : Me antojis ("I crave you")
) ]3 G$ ]7 j1 \3 W# A) tSrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi$ w3 [1 ]* F! X _# J- T
Swahili : Nakupenda
) D+ y$ P! Y6 V) T7 k4 G : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
& W( y# \' R1 J @2 b : Ninikupenda
! G4 x8 t+ m9 C! S1 Q- T : Dholu'o; _; r1 l( W5 o
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day'); A, ?& Q" t2 b* U' q4 L1 x0 w
Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
- a) n" u) R6 v/ \9 d f : Bhebbak (female to male)
9 ]; F: V+ b, ^5 b- J* E) W+ }- v: m1 L+ p9 J
Tagalog : Mahal kita
* S: R u, A9 t) |& G2 k! {/ `/ mTahitian : Ua here au ia oe
& u4 `7 a" d h( O% e' V : Ua here vau ia oe+ M) L0 R: a# u4 |* q5 _' `) R
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren$ z, Q4 ]& K' {: Q5 J! A# g0 ?
: Nan unnai kathalikaren
, M. C4 X) e4 Z* o% K : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
' _1 R) |9 c* q$ [ : N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")5 J# K: S+ K7 O$ K3 g9 V5 f
: Nam vi'rmberem0 L' U8 E, N9 @. w0 K! l+ r
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu
# D( b/ y6 d$ v : Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu- L) M# h' @5 n7 G
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu$ U% i" ~8 o& N+ j7 y
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
& Z* G F3 d& b5 U8 i! H : Phom ruk koon ( " ): C6 h' f* }1 W* _, P& Q. O
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)1 T1 q/ {/ A5 s) v# @
: Chun ruk koon ( " )
' U+ d0 f7 K7 E1 C8 `8 Q7 GThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
- Q7 X v3 _# G: p" F4 fTswana : Dumela) \/ q8 Y) V0 |8 h# N5 k- J$ S
Tunisian : Ha eh bak6 X2 k6 N6 v! R, A
Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum$ p$ D0 f: i, w7 A T
Turkish : Seni seviyorum
' @0 O; j9 b+ k1 J9 t$ R) ^ : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
5 H- v0 p0 J) p+ H: T5 S- h. Q (g has a bar on it)6 t, A& Q& u+ C' `" {" z) J/ p" I% G
Twi : Me dowapaa
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9 T3 J% P; h0 j% d1 O' X R) vUkrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu% y( o9 T6 K: c$ R7 h# O4 f& |
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
- ~% r" L- I: c4 R : Ja vas kokhaju! s: M; ^1 D5 ^" l: |. ?
: Ja pokokhav tebe
& v/ k7 ~2 U! W" a4 Y : Ja pokokhav vas
6 Z0 R& m6 Y9 p) KUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
+ d; Q1 Q3 w7 j( g z : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
. O: D% K* Y; P3 v : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai6 |& Q. x) T; R7 j* `
: Kam prem kartahai* l, {: ?$ ?6 M5 K9 i. t' e
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
7 A+ H* m$ m1 }8 F, d "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")5 I3 I5 D( r$ K% l
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
! O. S" \8 }8 x5 K "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as) ^' |- C, y9 a
in bath)
' m) a% H- C2 J% E( q; E ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold4 |1 Y |& W$ Y% @8 k
# r% J0 J: Z1 g- ]6 X4 P! [Vai : Na lia0 v9 J0 U# g7 b" z; z( R
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg& j3 N2 l+ q1 @! L( p' h9 C
Vietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)& [& V* d/ r# T
: Em ye�u anh (female to male)
& `; U3 b+ Y; o. v0 y; z : Toi yeu em
1 Q! D- B/ u# r) ]. R6 {- ]Volapa"k : La"fob oli, ]8 N; g! w7 }8 U) y
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha% W' w/ c7 f, p9 w' s3 b" _9 T+ M
7 C3 ~+ Q% j" s! D7 |/ ? ?
Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
% Z% g; S" p D3 R+ q : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)5 o( T% ]$ _' C. f! T2 h
Wolof : Da ma la nope" X, m% L% R, G# p$ }4 U9 B. Q6 J v# ]
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)6 o3 n# S( M3 ]5 s6 ]
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Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib1 C: u' S) }/ I
: Ich libe dich
- F( _4 t0 I# D( j; U9 |6 E" ^ : Ich han dich lib( ]% |! H8 M3 m! Q
: Kh'hob dikh lib
, G2 \: v: K0 ]4 }6 q : Kh'ob dikh holt
: D0 H% f& d; q4 J : Ikh bin in dir farlibt! D; h3 i7 D& w5 U9 x0 E% S
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)/ Z B4 K" [3 f/ k
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
4 k5 g1 R: ^# O4 H( W' E lovers can also feel; it+ K9 R1 B% I; k( y5 ]
indicates more a desire to
, q; H; L7 G ^- n, V% `* A* R3 v spoil and protect the other
' p: C2 U. \) T5 @$ t person)
' w$ K$ e7 r* }1 E; H& u3 H T% vYugoslavian : Ja te volim
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Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?) s0 C! i( M- r3 ]. c
Zulu : Mena tanda wena( Y2 A; G% ~" _( z
: Ngiyakuthanda!
8 l+ K5 f2 p9 nZuni : Tom ho' ichema! ^7 l' D5 \2 j6 q- p; Q4 F- O+ @
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; S" P' F% U% m2 e+ W* a2 CExplanation of Languages
, j5 o: J+ d, _, a, F. s------------------------
. G' s1 v3 U/ F& VAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa" B, S3 w3 | q- L1 B, n& Q* ^" I
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
2 {& x8 |$ G" r( W( YAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak7 M, R- h" [- c: P4 u- W5 s- H
like Germans)" |6 ^# a, ^# f \
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of( ?/ e0 P0 M! H* r, C- z6 D
over 80 languages spoken there.
% d: f0 g C3 ~1 c& aApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains ~. h4 d. T2 J0 ~ c
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the# x/ Z0 y9 x- X2 N
Canadian to Mexican borders
4 z$ q& H" N6 TArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including/ O. L. H6 ^" B7 }" D b$ h
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, l: y( e2 q9 w6 ]# |! I0 ^
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
5 e( {3 z) {, R% i$ A2 R2 v; [ the region of Palestine.& y5 e( J& o& T& s$ ?% c! P
Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
1 c+ u2 E& ?* x7 t7 W7 V many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
. M3 i/ K2 K- B; v7 D is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
$ [4 E7 ]) q4 Z1 ]/ a' SAssamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India* ~0 O( G/ ?8 W
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa
! E+ R3 {5 V1 }. X7 I: b$ t6 T7 {* BBatak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
1 ?! M! Q. Z2 G) ^; l! G/ X Indonesia
& V& u1 i1 N+ S/ i Y0 ~) d" eBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern4 r u w' L/ \7 }/ k% J
Germany (actually a German dialect)' `8 s$ }( {1 Z- j+ ^. N1 Y
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa8 b8 R0 k6 Z7 {9 W
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
% X8 a$ R, h! d6 ~2 S4 Y as well as almost all people of Bangladesh2 j( ]! ^! N5 G: h2 b
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
, p- }0 f* s( L* x' d' }Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.5 L+ d' ]% I! \
It is 'read' by touch.
8 R9 h7 A) t/ r6 ^+ o4 O1 P! ICajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from; [7 @+ X$ {- p; P3 w
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
# n/ z# U7 W# M/ x" t- z Acadia is in an Atlantic province.* q1 O& ]5 v' U' \
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
$ Z" g; e& ^* i9 Q: X8 s& }/ N" kCherokee -> North American Indian tribe
3 w7 K7 n2 Q; G2 K/ k7 KCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache# |( V# G2 U+ v. i. G3 u
Nation
$ c8 Z+ V' C. o; F, F5 `Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
1 R( C T" L: d4 _Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)& f" {" R$ h7 @4 G& M
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is7 ~- c. I; o+ b& J( A* A+ ~) a
basicly French with a little English and German.
+ H' Y- r0 W4 {% f1 \% VDusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest3 M3 D" p& |0 Q4 ^7 `
in North Borneo' @3 s' D4 T5 y v. e* g2 y
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
$ T% T1 q9 H+ Z4 z of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
0 J4 N; j. i& m Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium
~0 p+ I. k3 o9 K2 s5 l7 b7 AEsperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.5 w5 n( a5 S! O" X$ S6 Z0 ~
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in* }% z, T. f& ?6 i( G5 A
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called" T* O& c$ K5 j f! w
Persian.
9 T* f6 D) h' N; `: CFranconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or. O' D7 S1 }, d# Z* o7 [+ G
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area2 d1 o, N: j& G% c, o* J# Y: q
around Nuremberg
0 J Z% Z0 a2 F4 c NFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces( _0 d( l! T& N+ K
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-' ]' R& T+ Q0 u" L* y. h, O- `
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium' l, F: T- H- ?, I
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern5 a! A" a6 G g- K
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark& |0 x% ^% B" {! G, `- B7 x
(mainly west coast)
0 o+ {7 y9 s' l4 H. x* S2 cGaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
; M" R% \0 `6 Z q% g8 C4 VGronings -> Dutch dialect
. F+ L7 e9 E' I. B) iGuarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay+ ~! Z9 Z7 ]# [- ~0 F+ |
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
* |4 K: q6 ?7 P, F; B Pakistan
. W, K' X. s0 |0 h' Z; HHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
8 O/ S& H& s' N! W1 M9 aHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
2 P1 z5 E, \" b, \" h$ J2 zHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people8 |' `: k; J+ y0 Z& u
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
1 t2 ^& q/ L, C7 g1 z( sHopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona). y( B2 ?9 s- p. M0 |
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot, S6 q! T# I" X* `! o- M5 Q
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's4 ]. r1 b- p, }, p
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines8 H4 R2 P& s' n$ E$ l
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
) T \+ O4 P9 s& S a8 }3 z/ j circa 1940.
`6 \+ E: w$ ]! D$ vKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
- d" @8 A8 p5 d8 {" T7 ]/ y natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's' P3 W: N5 o: p: Q/ D( o
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
1 [/ s& r0 z/ T3 G! r southern India
$ x" j, g# E* HKikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa8 V0 ?; B/ T! a5 N
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language$ h1 m- }$ v9 M H4 [) G
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is) c+ P2 p1 |* e5 @! h' m/ i
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.; L2 F6 X: h5 G7 f6 N, ]0 s; U
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
$ o# E A( r6 y7 k' Q, c: zLao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people5 z4 U6 z. k* g5 L+ B: L& `
living in northern Thailand
* I' o4 F8 C) V& W& k- F9 W iLuo -> language spoken in Kenya0 ` ~1 H B5 Q" N. X4 j
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas* ~5 V' l. l6 r0 Q! T/ B
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.2 f* S' I2 D1 U/ g7 g+ X. R
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on0 m8 q1 ?& T$ l! K9 ?
German.
. z" L- I8 ~, jMaa -> language spoken in Africa" g( M: v3 N- a: m
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India" w0 X5 j! G) M2 @' i; u% D/ W( s
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
* ~6 B+ x* p0 d in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around; P, X, F( L1 f, S- X+ h
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic: F. f5 v' n! [" a
and Italian mostly.2 } |8 r/ L& X# ~* F% I
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
# y9 f% W* C- M- R; E8 V( V (Bombay is the capital city)
- i/ N2 z0 F6 j2 |8 p; _4 qMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
% F/ q6 B: I9 x ?Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of$ x2 k- ~3 W* r! n) v
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?). F! L# X3 y" ?6 X! ?1 a% p
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
0 {& Q- y: X4 l8 z5 `Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa5 ^2 w- d! A N0 ~1 A" s
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)6 }* Y) e& h2 [8 \8 W) q. F4 y
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
" q( H5 x5 y& G; A8 j/ nNyanja -> language spoken in Africa5 R7 A: S1 ^( V, \" r
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
3 N7 y" V8 M8 z' o/ _Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people. t* B& F& Q- L, k* b
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
, D: z) F! Y1 I, [* U; UQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)# W/ R: U) I' R+ c+ Z" c
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
3 y4 v$ ?% B& w' t9 A$ n. N books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
5 A1 e2 r, l. U) T3 |Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
; [2 \- F, ]% v6 h4 ySinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
! V, q/ y: |2 @- v* ]: {/ m( H7 Y6 ~ Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
& D2 U. ^0 B+ p) I& V; NSioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)+ v5 I7 N' f! c7 ]$ S% H
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
S: B! Y. Y1 ^# M! Y Africa
, O8 U7 J* W. e2 hTagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
, |4 F/ I' B( g+ [8 r6 @5 W( L aTamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,( W9 S1 u* ?- ~3 q# z% {. P
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),- K# J5 }4 A+ h# F, ?/ d6 t
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
0 N7 _5 }9 X- H! Z" `Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
+ W5 ]) S7 d8 ~7 t) n (eleventh most spoken language in the world)( {. ?$ w9 D) u& h
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa, g, a% @9 h3 n) P& o% c) _5 {3 G
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.1 y# z- u% ~+ [, p1 e
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
{4 [2 u: K8 r, C' hVai -> language spoken in Africa
1 H1 b7 A. n b1 g5 IVdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
* @# C5 K" g: w: G6 z4 x; ^$ |4 n region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska# w |: q0 q5 M( L
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern% I: y1 y1 ]8 T/ }5 i# @
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
+ }0 x$ I/ k2 D9 b& ]( R2 b around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
' `9 N) U1 i A! k' T1 ?% ` 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother; Q8 ?7 T: ]& [: O% q8 `
language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
2 A* _/ g1 V4 |$ A) d with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian7 @ C# S+ R) |6 n% R0 d0 e
people who went there to work as engineers in the- J4 ~( u* V* {. ?' ?
mining industry during the 17th century.- C& j9 i- _3 h+ P
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
. y" V! C( T% L" X circa 1880.
7 V. ~- {! _; Y. KVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from5 ]" ]) U+ C, ^1 H B
the planet Vulcan7 d( B4 F5 f' C( E8 C) J
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used# J) e4 m6 t0 J# R' ^3 `+ p
French dialect with certain German influences
l0 I; O$ N" i" Z& L spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,1 H: M; c7 P( a# r
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
+ ~) ], J8 C: h/ I: }0 l# G# w9 @ the Walloons), Belgium( O1 D4 Q+ q; s& C
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people0 _+ D% W- k2 D" D- E" r( A
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
4 i: R( ?/ w5 G- \; E peninsula in Mexico% v. B" t ^5 N# B
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect
! @& u9 N1 H$ L( G8 G. _Zuni -> North American Indian tribe" P6 G* i8 n6 f- F1 I/ z5 l2 ]0 t& g
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0 Q, {$ e5 N- i. N. F" j V
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
4 E% f5 Z' h# B/ R7 ga" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132); N# V8 p3 t( D% l
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)) g# w; m; ]* U" t
e? -> ?above e z9 x4 i9 R3 j8 ]
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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