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"I LOVE YOU" in:- d/ i6 `/ s" l
/ w* g- A4 r/ f! q; y" O3 T! Z( p: uAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou: I. I: n5 z9 `- o7 F8 Q" M: }
: Ek het jou lief+ y3 i' y3 m" }7 u7 |
Albanian : Te dua
6 ~1 X* k0 a+ h9 N : Te dashuroj
- A& Y/ }- w9 U+ k( I : Ti je zemra ime
. |/ `) `. l. O7 C! TAlentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
* P7 S# J, n" F7 zAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
, q. W6 ~1 `. _. w5 U9 sAmharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
/ @/ s: C) \/ P: z3 l' Z% z# W : Afekrischalehou
0 f: K! F& ~5 m4 gAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
7 D' R+ U2 W! j : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
) Y7 O7 m9 w6 dAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)- }; @% y# T* O, j# x0 M
: __ ( )
$ m" C) P5 T P* q t5 i- ^& j( m- V* _! w, i : ( ) |__|
, a3 n1 Q# F4 ^9 p; ]: p : |__| __ __ | |
8 r7 r; b0 ^+ \! e' c : | |( )( )|__| __4 j% d0 _) I+ e+ v/ u: u
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. d" i, ~5 d! S8 G4 s : | (__)(__) | / /
/ u8 z' E( ~9 M. |; ] : | |/ /
7 x* `6 { L4 }" c% |) i : | / /
@ e$ L% ^: v. S6 Z! {3 c : \ /& ~" E1 V! G9 d
Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
" d) z7 ?" `% x# C4 r0 z/ d0 G French, '~n' as in French! |/ T% L/ J) Y# B+ D/ r
'salon')
2 X2 P# W% j. CArabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
- b, f6 g9 x' Z : Ohiboki (male to female)4 b, x: c' F. `5 Q' v
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males$ n' F! h3 [7 E+ F3 c" r
or two females)
$ C4 g* J8 \! k' l1 ]2 R : Nohiboke (more than one male or females6 |$ z$ Y" ` n6 _4 t; c Q
to female)4 n2 {) v8 Q" D% o' i3 ]" u
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)# K" n) O( C- e
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two! j/ j: t$ p4 S; d+ \( G$ c
males or two females) g6 H8 p$ w$ U/ ~5 }" ^) F( t
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
0 ?0 O& H7 D: s4 ~ than two males)
) ~2 v! ?. o0 Z3 v) N : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more8 H% x3 l, {( l- G
than two females)
8 U% s1 |! N: RArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female), z4 [ Y+ E1 i6 {3 u) V
: Ooheboka (female to male)2 s& x3 k7 n* _ w; R) Z5 X: X
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)6 d' @! w4 x' p) k6 Q
: Ana behibek (male to female)
* C0 }3 z, u% P( s. P0 A : Ahebich (male to female)( ?: O1 W( O6 i
: Ahebik (female to male)
$ M4 l. z$ J& r! T3 s- E4 x8 V : Ana ahebik
6 ]. X! Z! y) Y5 T* W8 \+ D : Ib'n hebbak
. }% z |1 R8 V% U/ m9 J : Ana ba-heb-bak! I; ?4 `' j# f2 T) v( f' F
: Bahibak (female to male)
: v3 d# I" c( ]4 d. n' H : Bahibik (male to female)
% v9 R2 \3 ]' y, f/ r : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
/ z5 U" T. }1 [5 H# f : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
1 g+ y# l& k, y# i5 P% y0 E : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more1 i( G- ]# L5 c) Z9 B/ c5 v
than one male)
- j' Q* V: l' D' z4 Q( F! b : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
) y& e8 S& p% W; `, |6 vArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
2 o, S ?& o* I( v$ Z# [7 @% iArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem
! ]/ j; j( x$ JAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo
, N$ r | b' D Q2 e& q1 hAssamese : Moi tomak bhal pau2 F2 A* S( u) M
% E; r8 b+ ~$ w& f. LBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi) T; W& i ~& n, E/ F* C7 N! ^
Basque : Maite zaitut
8 _/ n, d! n" l# ^1 s7 V$ V : Nere maitea ("My love.")
+ C j( s u" OBassa : Mengweswe
5 G, d$ Q3 d7 qBatak : Holong rohangku di ho+ }% V1 q9 g# s* o, o4 s( g3 u, Q
Bemba : Ndikufuna4 M9 X6 X9 t; b
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
$ S! |1 A- A8 N- G : Ami tomay bhalobashi' e6 |6 `: [$ R
: Ami tomake bahlobashi
/ M# n$ V" I* n/ g" T3 uBerber : Lakh tirikh
6 N/ ^5 _% h* d6 b5 ^2 ?$ ]* NBicol : Namumutan ta ka) C; f8 A! V& |- G7 h4 L/ e
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani4 z W" P3 B6 a2 C$ C* e2 w) ~9 z
Bosnian : Volim te
. V0 \# b$ J; m- C3 bBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
' L0 G4 a4 i/ \) t) s( z/ _Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu'), z6 }* U4 f0 I4 @
: Amo te
& t" h# c# R% s2 |% PBulgarian : Obicham te
% Y+ Q- W5 J9 N4 m( k& i : As te obeicham
0 R9 W: N* N0 \* l& z : As te obicham; c7 N$ j& D: ^
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
' U; L1 b2 L7 f/ [Burmese : Chit pa de
3 d4 S) K9 D& S
9 i7 r# ?& \- O) R$ QCajun : Mi aime jou
8 h* I# i' q; U' |# xCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah9 k8 q1 j5 j) |6 H4 ?- I; _, D
: Bon sro lanh oon
! H. ^1 i& C0 W( S* u; uCanadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)1 n! P% G# u7 u T0 `6 v$ I
: Je t'aime ("I like you")
& Q5 I/ C4 o. G. g9 p3 ^! v# n : Je t'adore ("I love you")/ c T2 S/ }1 h. @" c. j
Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)9 y0 N2 e0 Y+ V& k% J7 p
: T'estim (Mallorcan)/ l& M3 q+ Q1 z7 s
: T'estime (Valencian)
1 k1 ?* _6 `+ s/ `4 ^, T; m : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
4 {, m& n) Q, w. K- S6 h3 V* fCebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw5 q& X: t9 N' h0 Z! m
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao
% A; k. x8 @2 U% g- ?Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
- J) h5 K8 S, |. F+ N$ C* ?# VCheyenne : Ne mohotatse
- R4 b- o1 j) e7 IChichewa : Ndimakukonda
3 x& x+ ]# e9 F6 }* E4 kChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)" S1 U# G2 r+ V$ n; u( n
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)( t0 r- j6 c1 L# d- t O
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
( ` m7 T. ?3 I8 X/ C* F2 o : Wo oi ney ( " )
0 {1 H' U; d) Y2 H : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)& Q9 K. W8 X* p' D6 T) @6 c1 Y
: Ngai on ni ( " )/ ~; I% l' Z @1 N2 h) {
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
* f4 h( j5 Y( O @' R : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)0 m- |- h; F0 [, R/ u
: Wo ie ni ( " )
) Y* y. [, Y4 f% _5 W0 {6 ^ : Wuo ai nee ( " )8 C2 I; Z( p1 r; D0 b+ R' l
: Wo ay ni ( " )( Y8 z [& C# B/ y( j
: Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
4 [3 B! G' W# F3 z6 o0 ? : Ngo ai nong (Wu)& \( L) U P7 q7 m: J1 K, y
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)" X, L. z! I _( u9 Z( F2 g9 Y! d
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)( J4 n* O# \7 u
Creol : Mi aime jou- N! G I. V$ p8 D9 ^
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
7 N, t# a3 D$ T : Volim te (used in common speech)& E% m1 H3 e6 L+ c# V f7 P0 d
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
. k5 c% H* Q, }5 g- n" t : Volim vas (used in common speech)
) n( a' ]5 H* s* ~/ O Q6 b : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",4 I, S7 @/ c. R$ L$ J
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in( |0 U/ y. e- w# ^! ~
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
2 s8 R" O( z! g" ~Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
# q2 C Y, Y3 M( i {9 xCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead4 L3 Z, V, z2 k3 N6 r4 j9 ~. l
on top of the 'e' in te, which is
; r, k( C+ `3 U# A pronounced 'ye')
, _& Y0 v1 A# C0 O : Miluju te! (colloquial form)
/ Z+ o6 r3 `( v" j' S% g5 S' u : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
7 ~ ]3 c# f! `: {! E5 f; d5 o you (very much)", often: A& {0 o' r4 T0 \. j" z! ^
used and prefered)
! u4 V8 Z$ _$ D' A& p7 M, G : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig# O8 r* F1 q8 W; v D" T6 y1 Q/ U
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia: `9 N0 O! v% {. ~4 f0 D
Dutch : Ik hou van je4 s9 ]1 f/ Q3 Y6 z6 y: d e
: Ik hou van jou$ p1 k0 c5 {* q" e( E# L
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
c" A: H' f) w : Ik bemin jou ( " )1 B# c: O& G- f/ ^/ ~- A% K S
: Ik heb je lief ( " )
- t6 C6 P9 f! `& Z# m9 @ : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")$ h4 h7 f; `+ U( G2 ~
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
* l" ~* W2 [! g% Y : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very( x2 ~1 |' F2 f; s, b/ c
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")
3 y# Q! A( V4 y/ @1 \ : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")* O# u: j# a0 c% }
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )
% I! d+ P; c, ` : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
) f( [" ?! |7 y! I : Ik vind je heel aardig much")8 h1 y- K5 A' m4 J$ E
: Ik zie je graag* I6 D) ]# O7 G; U. Y+ r: h. B
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
5 W% G. ^; `# B/ N : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")1 U* T5 }7 a8 u3 p" {, O: s
(the last two are more superficial, thus more! }( s8 { F7 A& j8 ^4 G0 q
suitable for male to male)6 c) l- t- P0 ~( O: p
/ e( T5 J; C/ D5 uEcuador Quechua : Canda munani/ L4 E1 D# `5 ^4 G X; E
English : I love you
$ `0 j+ p+ O0 y6 d+ A : I adore you( x( G8 |# ]% J5 c# Q" C7 [
: I love thee (used only in Christian context)
( o- h" {3 S! |" i7 }$ yEsperanto : Mi amas vin
! G0 Z) q9 N" c4 i+ V& ^+ mEstonian : Mina armastan sind2 v6 ?9 f& e0 Q
: Ma armastan sind0 A! H* ^( c0 V0 u" {) _1 _
Ethiopian : Afgreki'
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% F: N' g V/ V9 p4 q1 KFarsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram2 x5 i/ n) z6 z% K
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")) E& g( C7 T( N3 G
: Asheghetam
' I% t% S5 R# ^$ w( R3 Z : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
4 m5 g( K) @7 x9 Z6 K; ] : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
( R; x6 ~1 a- V* U/ iFilipino : Mahal ka ta) ~: A4 A/ O' q X5 a$ M4 X( U
: Iniibig kita
/ K+ z+ f9 y0 b" u : Mahal kita0 G8 V7 o" [9 ~$ Q
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua* }, ^# |. F5 o5 ?' P2 I
: Rakastan sinua, s( l9 M$ L* S6 z( L' T
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")5 r$ A" g: G ~9 v
Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
+ D4 ~4 g3 A9 g; R5 ? : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")9 u) \; E- w/ o" X2 k
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")
& w% y; t" \ Y : Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
. M' A2 ^% Z" U$ q" t7 { between lovers)
' J8 m) \4 q; x : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends, w& l5 o; e. [. W0 p/ B
and family, not for lovers) E/ j3 _+ b* C2 `: k# j
French (formal) : Je vous aime
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1 N6 g9 y# Y+ o9 V5 W+ ?Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort
) I1 C3 S* \( Z5 S u/ y: Q : Moo graugh hoo' b+ r$ Z, ^ g% J- }# A% W" S. |
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used) O3 P$ R9 z4 P; h5 |- i
German : Ich liebe dich3 V3 d5 [1 a( s
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and, a. j* \( d( Q+ Y4 o* V. O
conservative)( X0 P' {5 k9 y$ l# x8 }
German dialects:
; J, E( d, B& cBavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern2 X$ m. ^4 \1 C5 M% B4 b
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
( z2 B4 d7 X' \% L# X' ]+ ^ : I lieb di5 `9 J3 ~$ N1 _3 f
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)6 o G: q- |( {$ b0 y
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
# y% ~- y" m/ h9 V/ [Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di. V3 A5 z2 F6 i# C* F7 z
Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
5 A, W* F. ^: K4 I# wFranconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
* M0 c( N$ b4 O0 F7 p (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a
z! |+ p( J: R$ b4 l" e relationship). X' p2 k& O9 d9 j/ P. n* k4 _
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
$ G: \- O1 Y4 m/ f ment as a compliment, not litterally)0 y! t/ e) Y+ R1 F! @
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",
7 a# X) ^- o# n% x3 ] a Franke would never say "I love you")
7 Q E5 H* @- m# r+ Q( {2 HFriesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?). B5 c9 Q: \9 O- j# n: f
: Ik hald fan dei8 k5 v2 P" {3 ~) W6 x2 ^: k
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb8 r s. ]5 G: L
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev# j2 @; h3 o0 F: K, l
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
: k, |( B) i; X9 k2 E0 M" }! pSaxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch7 I0 F6 c2 v) M7 B
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
, J( e; n- e% v! f& g wSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn$ k6 g; j- Z8 \3 L0 `3 r
(Schweizerdeutsch)
4 P+ J: p& \, L# l9 i/ [Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di ~- r; f# g) {
(Vorarlbergerisch)
& e- ^7 G4 R" _) q& ]' P* DGreek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower
1 ]$ O& N& Q# |6 G" ? case 'gamma')
# y& @$ L1 R' F/ W1 f : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
, m' B8 ~5 w; l2 J0 d : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
$ [0 e* ~+ i1 x/ C : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)1 d4 \# n) r+ F6 O! x, S
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
2 b3 K% j% a% F E0 X: P : Se latrevo ("I adore you")
4 v9 I" Y$ F6 h- u O : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
: b0 _+ X+ k* ]Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se+ j1 i! I6 W% |
Greenlandic : Asavakit. ~. d9 Q- @, u$ N+ b# Y7 P; f
Gronings : Ik hol van die
0 P8 e, g: j' t% wGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)2 p, H# u+ y. I$ e2 N: n
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
2 |2 \& _5 m: x% T4 w : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not# j6 J- i( S4 h& C2 s
pronounced)
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0 U% l8 B( s; P7 N) }3 AHausa : Ina sonki
/ F: N$ d2 h! Y0 A( k' F; K9 U' IHawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe" x8 h2 ]4 R: e0 j3 k6 ^5 v
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
4 A* }6 _1 }! l. j( ?8 I$ Y4 J7 ~ very much")# D4 I o+ B- l+ @: y
Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
6 B' p' o+ d! d, T5 d9 [ : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)6 _ } n3 M& C
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)* x- _0 k9 k$ @2 i; m/ ^* q
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
& w( Z6 Y" h1 b8 t ('kh' pronounced like
1 ~# T/ z$ a7 a Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
$ n8 {1 V9 W9 h9 t' l7 p% a French 'r')5 m- f/ P. s; e
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)" [7 r$ v, u5 j0 T7 i
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)+ Q6 r; h. O$ f1 c3 j& _
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
+ z: V3 q% V" ?, h7 Q/ k : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu% w6 X3 Z. g# `0 g1 F
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
) ~3 J1 o9 v0 W% A; b0 k7 H : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo1 p& B* A# y8 u/ e
: Mae tumko peyar kia& u- ~, m& o2 Y# {3 G
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon A- c, V. n @7 C9 a
: Main tumse prem karta hoon
7 o+ r% G8 {9 Y5 I8 e" o3 U6 a : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not2 P- n3 {5 |) H$ A, p% X
pronounced)1 i, B4 p& M7 q* t4 X) _
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
1 k: h& y+ {- t9 R4 RHungarian : Szeretlek' N9 h' k @! Q, q
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and) ]0 H, Y( K! R9 D& R
no one else")! u. ]- L& e) ~$ e
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,) ~ X" q ]- \5 b. p. ?6 g: U' R* |
you", a reinforcement)
' @! E# j f, |4 @8 N* j/ ] (The above two entries are never heard in1 w Q+ ?, n4 q2 w: y* C
a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana: B" S+ D' d+ _
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you- l' {* ~- r5 D0 f/ ^: m. O
very much")+ q0 M. h% r6 E3 t, ]
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')8 D% l" _% w4 @. J" `* n% v
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka* d+ W" M4 s0 i" o1 p3 l, n
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
2 s0 N; h* H2 `- C O3 d : Saya cinta kamu ( " ): V2 O8 P- ~$ { z9 i. L6 u
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )4 R) A7 u R2 t- j B" O P
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )9 B. \9 Y. ^; Q' W/ O3 b! }' L
: Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
+ @+ T& V" @- y0 j- V: O : Aku cinta padamu ( " )
: S: P* X* V5 d1 G/ s) r% G : Aku cinta kamu ( " )5 O) a/ [1 q$ g/ Z- u- C" Q0 G
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu% o. c' C" a {3 _0 ~! P
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)7 Y+ h4 b1 m- g$ w- }4 ^2 X2 A
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)
: S; P8 |3 v$ F" y9 e : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
) N( g v7 {0 P you", refering to other person's0 O9 h* r6 w% m$ h- L
body)
6 m! [0 J' I& C- cIrish : Taim i' ngra leat; U; U* i& g' `
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru1 r1 p" z# Y2 w0 s9 U$ { }$ W
: Aishiteru
6 E1 n$ L3 B& b7 R& f8 o8 ? R5 _' i : Chuu shiteyo
5 P5 k( U, b4 z0 r0 A. c : Ora omee no koto ga suki da
' X7 a/ L8 z3 q3 j0 K5 ? : Ore wa omae ga suki da8 Y) w" z. Q6 ~6 q2 z9 m" a5 X" ~
: Suitonnen) E5 B4 `7 D7 p
: Sukiyanen- U0 h# N9 G; J, r
: Sukiyo
7 t3 o) H% |5 Z& Y8 D; h : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu* C% x+ o/ d# {+ I% z
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
. D" O2 p7 B j- L : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu: F* m! S) _4 J
: A-i-shi-te ma-su) J2 Y8 y3 J! W) W" \
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
7 E( Y9 ?/ h5 K- B } : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a* B! w, s/ C0 Y% x0 O
start, when you are not yet real lovers)0 m( R. ^% w# P8 X# ^
Javanese : Kulo tresno0 ~5 z9 x+ n- H4 L5 F
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Kankana : Laylaydek sik a# o& U: P. k7 x' |! {
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene0 s J; v1 u y; R! _% i5 S
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene1 N4 ^; ]. Z$ t' T B" l, w8 d" N
Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')$ J/ s" @! a9 k( i# ]* D
Kiswahili : Nakupenda$ K7 G# i- d( f2 G- o+ @" t
: Nakupenda wewe
. F3 H8 ]( u- w' R2 } : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
) G2 W1 H2 C l5 _- e zKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved"). R$ @& z5 @. P% {3 f' |
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")
3 j8 M1 }4 H' [1 K9 N : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")6 n$ d! f9 l5 }* G6 `0 D
: qaparHa' ("I like you")
% z6 }% A5 `& b/ j+ q; Y- K6 Q" n : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
; ^5 n3 g+ g8 K/ i. ^; } (words are often unnecessary as the thought& c/ P) V4 L* z: y0 N
is most often conveyed nonverbally with/ C! L2 Q# p \$ T, P M( u2 j# ]
special growlings)
; ?7 B: Y' l$ o BKorean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
8 A& W9 E+ }; ?0 ^" F7 v : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
a) K" s. ?4 o8 i. l$ @' e : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )7 ~2 Q" l# K5 r0 `- a& J1 M0 V
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
$ d6 d" O9 c: l+ N. { : Tangsinul% |% o8 G+ b r# E2 s
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
( G% a6 e Q9 u) U- }6 p : Dangsinul saranghee yo6 |2 P& J Z* k* [1 j9 [: j
: Saranghee. ~; o t8 a$ K$ f# X
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
! v# ~6 f, w7 H5 ?2 ]; O7 @" l : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
, Y n$ `4 v6 j+ B9 t very much")# x s7 B2 W- z( p8 ?. z& I; W
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love* N1 { s2 E& ~; f* J8 a
you very much")3 r+ s) ]. r `9 P
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")3 r& C8 T9 |& [+ z5 y% p5 w4 ]$ Z
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
/ }) s+ P& ^1 T& g1 t* i "I love her")" z' Z% {! m: P3 d) E$ h0 R J
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how) R# v) h* l1 K1 o! _* y X0 M
much I love him/her")8 r& ?% m T! x8 p0 B( D
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda
' u, t, i$ `+ A3 z+ O! c : Joahaeyo ("I like you")
$ s* i5 G7 p- w$ h+ c$ @. K! q : Saranghaeyo (more formal)
; C) q- p! S- n- t : Saranghapanida (more respectful)# z! t& \ x; c! _5 x& L3 [
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual: K4 P$ n4 }8 P* q/ _! y5 o
relationship)
4 a) O5 ]6 `* x# T : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
! `6 p, u" Q" H+ Q* T7 o way")
6 \; [8 A( c3 pKpele : I walikana0 _' l# j i a5 G1 w
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
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^# v& U2 @" {/ ^' [Lao : Khoi hak jao5 @+ w" `, x. Z: I1 D/ E
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
& i: D5 [1 _, k+ M& x" s$ K! S : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much") O$ x7 Q8 M' p2 b$ F! P
: Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
" ^9 K. O5 b. p! o6 O2 m but is used for "I love you".)! I- ^1 L K4 Y% R& S( |9 l
Latin : Te amo
. S' v3 b) I7 L/ K3 v, A+ v* L : Vos amo
& u$ D$ }6 F1 c6 W2 L8 kLatin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
1 B1 L( J6 o5 o$ m) QLatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
/ J4 C0 k3 ]$ ?6 Z* z ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
$ E/ C/ q9 B& L( | a 'long i')8 x/ D" ^4 \$ ?& M' a+ k, C
: Es milu tevi (less common)
8 H9 I% w6 D; f6 Y$ j( vLebanese : Bahibak
" ]4 E! j- a n; p3 ]+ Z( ?Lingala : Nalingi yo
4 X [9 m! ]) m; W% y6 x0 YLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
8 |& g. |7 u- N7 q& OLithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
, y1 y: {' k6 G) b4 h3 Q" S : Ash mir lutavah
. r6 F7 q6 L, O" U/ o5 kLojban : Mi do prami
6 ]$ s" H) f0 a0 JLuo : Aheri
$ b$ [6 x9 b n& dLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
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Maa : Ilolenge+ y" {+ X8 I9 m* Y1 s0 _$ l+ O1 W+ A
Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
/ I6 M2 M; i/ s : Te ljubam ("I really love you")# t1 H G# Q- P! N' u
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May): n1 d, [. d0 F, W' @
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")
! ]2 e W' X/ `8 E9 P5 U: m( {Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!+ n$ o' j/ y* {9 S( P! e& ~3 i/ C k
Maiese : Wa wa3 y8 @0 } e$ L A7 k
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
* R8 ?/ x: [8 Y, r6 v3 K : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
6 Y6 A8 ~8 V- Y6 p : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
+ ]" I# j& @' [% ~& K& R : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
5 b) `0 _. M) C6 ^& C8 G+ s4 y3 T : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation); F' B. v' O! B- S9 m. z. G& t
: Saya cintakan awak: N: u9 w4 C2 e8 ?8 ^; `. g
: Aku cinta pada kau; c( L; e$ Q8 L* r7 L
: Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)2 O. |& }5 n+ j8 V, s
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
1 ?: g# ]# B4 U$ b to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
( M* s* ?5 `. p5 [4 s* ~ only be used if you know the person _really_
3 J6 `) m9 C% X" U well)
7 a0 N; r7 F6 P+ R2 N : Saya sayang pada mu! V2 H. f& |" v8 C: D
: Aku sayangkan engkau
! [. O, E) l& l: T- l' f : Saya sayang pada mu
* O, k3 e# T7 v% A9 {1 n : Aku menyintai mu2 H: A: F9 J: v9 @1 L" D2 D
: Aku menyayangi mu
3 w4 z3 k7 G% |0 V+ T3 B! W8 ?# G, z& ] : Aku kasih pada mu
! D9 j; G: G# J6 Z, @% j : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
* A6 S, \' t2 \0 F+ D* t* a+ K+ ?( Y. Y' bMalayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
; c. q+ T4 @! ^% U6 H : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
+ @ u" i: u+ A : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu8 [) m% |4 ?3 R
Maltese : Jien inhobbok
/ z% I" P3 h; E# }Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
" j: B0 C( f! p# O+ A : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
' w" u, N/ f" s* O4 I : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
6 t5 P9 |% s7 B# M4 Q) E& rMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,2 C2 D, H$ K" _6 b% w& Z5 b) n; X
literally "Love to you, my friend")" r+ n, o2 Z6 p& B
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa2 c# X% }" g$ C6 M3 k% S- \
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua; `6 j4 ?4 W/ `( E
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)" I! O/ t2 ]8 y, P; G5 Y0 G5 E
: Kanhebek (in different cities)& W4 ~5 t' x; Z- |3 f$ l
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Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni
4 w _# Y2 H- u8 J) SNdebele : Niyakutanda
4 U8 i( [7 b" ]7 P5 @Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal): X% ?& X8 G T
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)5 \# K$ R3 |) \; x
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly* d, F5 c& c' ]
used by upper-class and
: S. R6 W# d0 ?' p1 r4 e3 U2 |2 J4 L conservative people)5 k6 Z- r" [# n, [# u/ F
Nyanja : Ninatemba' G1 N0 K; H# C3 m6 K
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Op : Op lopveop yopuop0 W. K& T1 d! n* E/ g9 W, Y
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn, c6 f/ K( Z) Z/ y V
6 K( f+ i3 V! C9 ?% Z- o6 aPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai% R; H) U# r n3 C! l9 Q
: Muje se mu habbat hai
# N9 P1 D1 D: M# t$ H# yPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
4 o( n' S) J) ZPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
9 f, X0 p4 U1 u. |) d+ I9 `Pilipino : Mahal kita" ~; j M3 S$ H% p# z! _
: Iniibig kita# M* v/ n6 b% Z+ I1 c( L
Polish : Kocham cie J) q7 s$ Z U o
: Kocham ciebie$ \$ e! a- b% P1 b
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)! W9 z# `3 \ h$ {8 B; b
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
5 }" X7 X& _2 _9 L( c! Y : Amo te
7 S6 \+ w/ ?& p' q0 `9 kPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)+ E/ O6 ?9 P* C7 Q
(Pronounced as two words,6 V# S) V: H5 k
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second/ ?: r }% V: M. v" e! X3 P
'd' have bars through the stems
' k* {- S( g1 J indicating affrication, the ':'# [+ z5 L2 Q4 K% T& v4 z: e
indicate minute pauses)
, l& K/ ^% y2 k2 ~. G hPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
" x( Y! h9 D. J0 @: M: F : Mai taunu pyar karda" ~! c0 R9 J2 a" r% y) [/ i
: Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:
# E5 G/ M2 a# K "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath): ~4 R( k* n1 l4 x
' = stressed syllable
, O+ |8 H. i: ]0 U0 PPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
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" M1 m- ?: |0 j* P4 g1 x! Y& @Quenya : Tye-mela'ne
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Raetoromanisch : Te amo
) `0 a! S. ~0 NRomanian : Te iubesc& u2 p* h* N! r& I! I
: Te ador (stronger)! z# ?' d* |. b2 V* q
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
& |+ Q; B4 O( P: V, n+ ?) B : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)" }" y4 f% H: G9 P
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)2 G2 y( `0 O3 Z( w- {
: Ya lyublyu tyebya' r& i' ^) `, Y- l5 h7 @
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Samoan : Ou te alofa outou& R9 {9 u. y4 Q5 }* K
: Ou te alofa ia te oe
2 A H, B# w2 v : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
2 j0 L' l) l3 s) h9 g2 ySanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music: A/ M, Q, W6 c! ~9 p
or art)
- c4 ]8 S: z7 q- S/ jScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
9 l$ W3 x" B! I/ _Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech). B. `. L( @/ P0 A/ u! `7 }
: Volim vas (used in common speech)1 n- L4 u9 z; W2 b' @0 J1 V
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
- |7 T5 ~: ~9 g4 V4 G' z 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
: _' x) R/ J4 E2 I, M( r Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
: t! L5 L- H* |6 c* y$ [Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
# v; e! d# Q5 o% L. N& \ : Volim te (used in common speech), J3 f6 K# o1 J# f/ _
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
/ o# y1 ^' `2 V X; ~" y/ vSerbocroatian : Volim te s4 A# S' l+ H! E
: Ljubim te
9 D$ k# ], x2 f0 V7 q' r : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May), q$ j# z1 m" S9 d* m! x m
Shona : Ndinokuda
0 c& x& L" L( r; s+ p; x& FSinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei* |- [' F+ C7 T9 Z4 U
Sioux : Techihhila9 J; d8 P& T- T+ Y
Slovak : Lubim ta& N* Z9 C9 w1 B2 Z
Slovene : Ljubim te
: R8 I3 f7 k% n/ k: @) LSpanish : Te amo
8 v f7 H" I7 b! P; ~ : Te quiero0 V2 c7 w$ |' w( W
: Te adoro ("I adore you")
% M& e* } n! C : Te deseo ("I desire you")
6 U4 C2 `) W& X# \$ z$ j2 h : Me antojis ("I crave you")8 h6 ]+ s' L! {1 V
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi. k. g/ J! Z" i5 V& X) [! X
Swahili : Nakupenda
$ a6 n3 a0 ^% h# P : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
" @: F2 q: W& M- I0 v, w : Ninikupenda7 N7 X; J6 D' ?) ]% `' u! ~; G
: Dholu'o/ V; v5 u- I& ^, @) D
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
- R1 L# X1 y1 A n+ T8 Z0 Z. P( ASyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female), _4 Z. P: ]5 \, E" u
: Bhebbak (female to male)
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1 w$ O) G. y! z# A5 iTagalog : Mahal kita: T U% _5 v( w
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe, [- m% ^0 }& w9 I4 w0 h' M2 [/ o
: Ua here vau ia oe
/ M8 c4 G: {" ^. H+ V" Z1 wTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren( S) t3 @ ]! h2 B+ [' u
: Nan unnai kathalikaren
% g' z; \% z5 y : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
+ `- S. C, n! M! Y8 g" p! T; S : N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
3 C. Y+ S) A8 O2 S" p : Nam vi'rmberem8 f( E1 V2 E! Y& w# ]3 \2 F2 F
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu+ X7 } b$ T* o/ e
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
' p# A2 A0 t6 x- B4 R- e j : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu! f" N5 j u5 {) T3 d3 R
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
, O/ Y4 n! E. n3 D : Phom ruk koon ( " )- e3 ]1 X5 I; N2 @7 J
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)$ C0 r% P- s0 ]* ~5 A
: Chun ruk koon ( " ), {" I9 d+ q) V8 q& [- h' f
Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
4 }0 E9 F% N" e LTswana : Dumela
9 G5 D$ a6 P- R* Z* z6 Y# y6 J3 B( FTunisian : Ha eh bak
7 q* E) p2 ~% b% i" @7 ETurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum5 |% r" h5 c' l' j" t5 \) b
Turkish : Seni seviyorum' g: v8 r' S, a4 W" \
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
* }: J+ T* }+ W4 N( \ (g has a bar on it). j' D/ h+ [8 J6 H
Twi : Me dowapaa2 X1 k; u1 P2 o- H- d4 Y
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Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu* t/ f" P- A7 ]9 Z" T
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
0 e6 k: q. g7 t! K7 W; t% D. k: z : Ja vas kokhaju
6 O- |! G: ]% K : Ja pokokhav tebe. e4 f6 ]& r. B) O9 p0 k: V! s
: Ja pokokhav vas9 w. G2 m5 ^/ S! L* b- p5 d* x
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
% @8 I! I9 v1 i4 q* d5 H$ ` : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
4 I. H2 x2 P/ G! e1 {0 a : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai/ V! E6 e0 S- V
: Kam prem kartahai5 {! c% _7 l! j3 v
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
! A+ Z- k3 u& g2 ?. m! a7 [8 ~6 L "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
1 m# Q) `7 M% n" l : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
( ?. u4 v+ f& V4 D N5 A6 B "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as7 L$ u1 m& t! L9 f6 q
in bath)% `0 @8 C3 t& E. r
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
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* O; A. P i8 A3 E3 ]5 I; g nVai : Na lia( W j" D3 _5 _' [- o6 X, @" \2 i+ ~
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg2 y8 m- f4 g( G$ L
Vietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)
( N9 M5 m6 J: P5 Z+ a4 t : Em ye�u anh (female to male). X- |; `/ v8 S9 C% Z
: Toi yeu em+ P# P. x+ B0 [* z& g& o: U
Volapa"k : La"fob oli
0 R3 f2 C- s/ PVulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha
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Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
, T% t$ x0 f) S+ h: o : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
5 x3 R; E8 B; m5 q. R8 Q0 |) LWolof : Da ma la nope
! Z0 U. g# S1 R! x" C6 P h8 Z0 K : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
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Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
- i. I7 k9 @; n3 X z% ?/ s4 i : Ich libe dich
9 C& T2 p1 E; E& Q : Ich han dich lib: @ E# ~( C' g. C6 h& F4 r4 ~) Z5 @
: Kh'hob dikh lib
: T0 e" D" p, L' e* W : Kh'ob dikh holt
! P7 l+ C" i) z6 ^# C8 V : Ikh bin in dir farlibt
% o3 P6 H" i7 LYucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)# E% x) E. v, W% }* {
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
$ b) Z5 J; A! g$ w: p lovers can also feel; it
8 _( T& r' m8 B' i' Y indicates more a desire to0 s0 u! v. a+ U% u+ w7 G4 E: J
spoil and protect the other) [9 [2 h2 a5 S( B# ?0 p: o' r! A2 |8 s
person)$ `8 e1 _ R: p* v/ t
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim
% m- z2 B3 ? v4 b% N
; { |* E: b+ V Y) p& pZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
( D# i! O6 K6 ?Zulu : Mena tanda wena
L6 B# o3 G8 i9 ] : Ngiyakuthanda! x8 P3 e- R) i- [1 V, I [
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema% K: x7 D0 {5 \0 \0 D
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3 w* X' | d- v: C( C- GExplanation of Languages- G: {% Z) s. y5 r5 f3 q6 V- V0 `! C
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: l i/ p" h- c" Z8 i, J. QAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa5 v/ }% y H' X
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
/ H; A: C: i& U0 WAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
U1 \" W4 |" I% r Q like Germans)8 x$ ^3 l0 D! U2 `9 O# z; g
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
8 F A) u. p5 M9 _ over 80 languages spoken there.# _3 q5 o- D n/ c/ \1 }1 f
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
5 e$ Y$ N. ?: B states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
) f( ?2 \. P8 j; j$ ]6 R/ U Canadian to Mexican borders K* w1 W4 n4 e( M2 j7 B
Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including$ R0 Q* O4 t8 q! e
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,3 Y0 D, u; m4 s% a
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
4 Y2 h. M$ h0 c y the region of Palestine.
7 y3 [. T! v9 HAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
( T" U5 Z" w @* B6 A, Q, [4 ?! J many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language% O8 ~4 B3 B( |' c
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.
! e8 O( \6 |$ u% e- IAssamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
; r9 @8 E% y1 v, Q3 C! EBassa -> language spoken in Africa3 A& M4 R1 S* Y; P3 T1 b+ I
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of+ X0 y/ }4 i- {* N( [3 h+ O* y
Indonesia
1 M; E# D+ f" EBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
3 M) X( q- g( V" `9 U Germany (actually a German dialect)1 }. S, d( [! d9 t$ [
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa
- z( { t3 s6 l( @5 ^! n8 sBengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
" n; U& V. r4 d0 j as well as almost all people of Bangladesh4 k- [4 [ i; h) R$ H4 E
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
# e$ \4 @4 Z9 z) n$ r$ _Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
2 h" A: m7 {6 E4 d9 S$ e2 h It is 'read' by touch.& _1 v* ?7 }! S; E: n) n; N; @
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from. y. I2 y+ o* x; p: p0 F. c
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
* y! s5 R/ b# t$ J Acadia is in an Atlantic province.. {, o; `* G1 a$ P# b0 Z' `- l9 X
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
* D9 X& \ L4 y; }# j& {$ @Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe
i% X: k/ V" d: @( R! F3 jCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache& |5 @# @" M7 {3 S" u/ s+ b0 f
Nation
1 `2 t, U% a2 T, M4 x8 E! AChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa& r! @+ Z! l9 o; X5 w; l
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma); `! X) W4 p1 f& `, M7 T( U
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is; C5 P( ]0 L- E4 y( r/ j- r
basicly French with a little English and German.2 j' i d% C3 E9 F6 u
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
$ v$ }% Y8 Z5 v" ^! b- B1 P4 N in North Borneo' y2 j. C' F; @# R
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces9 e/ g; b/ w. O+ J5 b6 F% U
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
. t9 b4 F1 K% ]6 ? Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium5 y$ D7 t& i! Q7 W- G
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
- }; l. K" \$ Q# z t( T1 X+ mFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in L* H, q% B0 ?! q
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
. l! R4 @2 K7 j1 T: I* _ Persian.
8 s" @- `; n% \# jFranconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
: ?- u( J1 r% t$ v Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
) }% p3 V g4 ~0 W$ [/ b around Nuremberg) t! w& c' D5 C7 ]
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces0 y2 }6 }" x" J# Y) A% q( t% r: `, ^
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
5 i7 x% I. c% y5 R6 U" e3 Z1 U7 U( T2 t Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium0 \# g/ {& a. L
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
, d/ Z& F5 Z1 a% d$ l ?0 [: f% ~ Germany, and in some parts of Denmark( x) K4 U2 M1 t, i
(mainly west coast)& q" [; ?- F6 B
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
$ H+ H) L9 \" t) Y% `1 `4 lGronings -> Dutch dialect# ?- D& _8 D! D' w q
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
) W3 P0 ^) u+ `5 B# wGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
8 r& c! L3 b U C, _: z Pakistan/ k$ Z% j) e9 R3 J4 }0 ^3 H# |
Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria# o4 w- a- E& |) r% n" d( \: F4 G
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
& H4 Z# a* ?4 U2 O; q1 B" _% m; kHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
# P! A6 u9 ^+ o. i5 AHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
: u7 v; W: Z9 l* {$ k( QHopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
& [2 Q4 f, u3 ]+ A" n% n7 t. N0 ZIbaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
0 b+ C3 U0 e, ?" [" s natives, specifically the Ibaloi's% V! \; u! m, P+ O4 y& E2 ^
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
. N% q3 q3 g& @6 \Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
; j- n+ E& Y9 Z* L- @ circa 1940.
7 W3 g4 ` M) V' h8 q8 {Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot8 ~* a* ~8 B8 ?; } z* ~3 ~6 G
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's' j' x$ l; s3 w' K
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
. v# N# j! B0 A! y southern India
8 @# y9 L; ?6 x1 a7 r% Q1 m: p( sKikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa3 ~7 r% ^4 \ x& H+ P
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
9 u) x. }. w" x5 J5 s is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
& J+ A+ I- n7 m: K Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
% J' N- J3 h6 u$ H; H/ xKpele -> language spoken in Africa+ R' F0 X: I4 r4 L/ T$ ?
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people7 p, J/ h' W1 @
living in northern Thailand
. P8 ~7 @5 p5 C9 |3 O- ^Luo -> language spoken in Kenya5 n4 l+ x$ {7 G
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
5 T3 j: `; ~$ j& P in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.
+ n' H, i0 O1 Z2 K# u! y A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
`% S2 ^+ [ k X8 ^7 J German.
; X$ H) V" D4 H- oMaa -> language spoken in Africa, A ^/ Q* Q* ?
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
- X4 j8 c" B. b# f* R+ vMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island# A* q9 v5 ?8 R2 O w
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
: r, B. t8 U" |3 K4 i$ Q' ? 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic U. A, n4 G, l7 h5 l& m9 ]% J3 r
and Italian mostly.
* [3 C: z/ s% L Z! Y. OMarathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India! w6 Q; h* Y$ D: ~3 f
(Bombay is the capital city), `2 ?! J4 B1 F$ Q E. ~, E$ ^
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
& S9 `2 c# T( i8 Q9 f0 _1 Y9 vMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of6 S, \& _$ ]% ?3 O0 X `* r$ E
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
" X: @9 t" ~: E7 ?Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
& A" P9 C/ ?, Z, A( GMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
H' {8 h) q% k1 fNavaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest). i. s. r) O8 Y6 W/ u6 M4 [
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe8 {1 S+ a$ j L B7 ~# P- E5 s+ X
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa9 X/ V: {- M. ^5 L. \: @
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba% X) R+ Y7 H3 p' [# p9 g& c
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people9 ^$ L7 j0 C7 v6 J% c* f
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
( m, X2 d0 _5 M* }2 I$ @Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
* G# |; v w; \8 y( `8 S* qQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his9 _' I% v c- `4 @( U) v) b
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".- w0 T$ S" ?' d' e1 f+ q8 z
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
% J" e, F! T" h; i& gSinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
S+ h+ m) J) j( \* j1 R/ N5 L, D$ B Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.0 s* M/ e$ E4 \' I2 v
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)) t; e5 O0 U) s: t3 ]- S$ U
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
9 [2 R) _$ X/ Q1 L. ?, l% h0 v Africa
. q! L6 R8 T+ s. f, U4 m& }Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
" H8 V1 V% ?# r2 r7 E" MTamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,) J! `; C1 A4 ~$ z4 v) I/ l: h
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),
o$ U. d- ~8 i v$ p! U Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus
5 i t" Q" F. D$ Y, t$ A1 pTelugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India; K1 i" ~" o" Q9 Q* h
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)5 k! g% O5 y3 ^, J, l- Y6 y! Q
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa
0 S# e/ c, A: t$ U& Z' L5 @6 UTwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti. W" A" q8 @' U+ r" \ H
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
0 S2 b9 u" O8 t" W2 j* ^5 ^Vai -> language spoken in Africa8 Z5 I0 N Y8 T. q5 T
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
% S5 G: r# ^# E1 Z/ c region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska1 u6 Z$ n4 [# W7 T8 R% K& }2 z
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern1 Z( g! O. E6 e) R# a6 h, U* U" C7 X, B
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland2 F% O8 p2 R$ Y2 ]- u$ w4 R
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people, [9 G# f* B* k# u t8 h# W$ I
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother/ S( |$ o% \2 c; C0 A: k$ }
language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian# h; y9 v0 l! }1 R7 I3 b. o
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
3 L$ _0 }. X2 Q( ]% X7 X$ @ r. h people who went there to work as engineers in the
% b0 M. _8 \' N/ Q0 _0 T) W8 `# l mining industry during the 17th century.1 V2 |+ {/ V3 |! i7 h' B$ c4 V$ R
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,; n( L; N, w7 a6 v# C; Y1 m
circa 1880.
9 R* Z; B' `& v% r# }/ K, \Vulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from3 h$ `$ ?9 R; u: M/ M8 X
the planet Vulcan
6 J+ F! `; n/ N+ _! JWalloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used% l+ Y6 ] }) W. [3 E5 v9 ^' b
French dialect with certain German influences
0 c2 K8 g& {1 D0 L/ h7 Q spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,. D9 x3 Q+ U/ L2 c0 |6 f, x
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of+ A! e& R" n- h' z
the Walloons), Belgium2 R/ Q4 L, p' y' u5 V
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people5 {8 ]) b' o8 U
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan; q, a5 `, ]1 g4 b# L0 n0 u) z, p
peninsula in Mexico
* b4 e4 ?; Y" l* X' dZazi -> Kurdic dialect
* @9 v$ h* [( e5 lZuni -> North American Indian tribe
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a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)0 ?8 f' W' q q* v9 ?2 t
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
7 p/ b# x: S6 l0 |a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's). v0 \$ _! p8 S& ^* B! H
e? -> ?above e- [' n* ~+ Z; w% M. n5 O5 ]+ [
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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