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"I LOVE YOU" in:0 B( y2 Y9 y, a# x
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou! O% o" ]0 c& h( T* P8 Q
: Ek het jou lief
* ^" T6 d& B: } d4 ^Albanian : Te dua
6 ~4 J- h5 ~2 I$ n : Te dashuroj8 ~2 O$ {/ [) L- b6 j) o
: Ti je zemra ime! x- `- |! v7 i" `8 o/ }3 ~; A/ {! _
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!0 V% L- D1 r0 h1 V0 n9 U
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
# r# V0 t$ u' MAmharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou
& f. x/ @* p5 e2 |) l : Afekrischalehou! t7 P9 }0 k+ d
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
; ]: Q# e$ h9 E7 c : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)4 e. W/ f7 N! _$ a( l/ X
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)$ Z8 F! a6 b6 v4 d
: __ ( ): a' v! }, M/ d: }* f
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Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
" x' w+ d5 E. T7 H: i$ {' ? t French, '~n' as in French$ g! w) ]& o4 Q$ V) t" q% x0 u5 B' v
'salon')1 w( P3 _/ E: l
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)3 C! }/ }( z/ ]
: Ohiboki (male to female)
; @+ f& |. Y1 M& s" O/ Q : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
$ O' b) F5 P0 R' } or two females)
) O0 Z6 W2 d( s# J- h- X3 l : Nohiboke (more than one male or females
6 s# I2 t% ^% r to female)
7 K( b, g! T& }2 ^/ t- D+ u : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
' B% D) j) K6 g2 E : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two5 L3 A: L4 j, X; W/ F4 }
males or two females)
5 E( E" h0 K* q : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more! B' Q0 g' u& U- v* |6 T
than two males)
2 W6 ]% v& V7 L# t : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more- m+ k$ q2 P. g# A" a
than two females)
Z. B; ?5 V0 [9 g- R5 JArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female). ^* x) O% U& h, g$ O7 b
: Ooheboka (female to male)1 k1 l1 h+ { }
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
; f- i7 k+ @) U0 ]6 W : Ana behibek (male to female)
) Q0 j' X' z! p : Ahebich (male to female)1 B( x Q5 X4 l8 G( K) J( Y0 K
: Ahebik (female to male)2 ~& S% `, V# ]5 M# K6 Y1 X# t
: Ana ahebik
9 H4 N" `; m9 w8 \% u/ t( i% |0 W6 \8 s : Ib'n hebbak
& C& \! p; U! J: d& y! E E! L! t/ s : Ana ba-heb-bak
0 d2 n- k# a% `# n, X* C$ W& e& M : Bahibak (female to male)
/ z7 F1 p/ r/ {! W; d : Bahibik (male to female)
6 ?4 p6 S" l6 {% W& S. @ : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male): @* T. x) b* ?& J8 Q0 v
: Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
1 a' \0 M- H! k: d2 K v6 T : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more' I0 b. h* [7 x: @4 r/ u& F
than one male)
7 P/ C# H8 R( J : Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
5 \5 L$ [4 O- t7 m+ j6 F/ FArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek, `7 H/ g6 z2 X& g! b6 w
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem
- A6 }0 j G# `# p* tAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo0 Y" u$ M! v1 x# m- {
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau- F/ x/ h+ J' x: f* R5 `
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Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
. j. a0 P9 L& q. V! ?Basque : Maite zaitut
; d% M- y Z" |$ |" W" \ : Nere maitea ("My love.")
7 O: E" C# m; P4 D. kBassa : Mengweswe
V1 V3 s) L( V' ~+ eBatak : Holong rohangku di ho" d9 L' x7 @& H! B/ M! [
Bemba : Ndikufuna+ w, u5 `* s3 g0 ~" e
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
2 L$ t$ U8 T* V; o : Ami tomay bhalobashi8 X% n L/ i6 _9 Z9 u4 k' J
: Ami tomake bahlobashi8 G: ]4 ?0 f5 O$ B& v
Berber : Lakh tirikh( L' }9 ?0 M3 y- y# U1 j( {! T K
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka
! E; k' P* T/ q* ^) H6 k0 \0 pBolivian Quechua : Qanta munani5 ^8 t: s: y' H
Bosnian : Volim te- h4 S' x" J: F% n& W; }
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;+ ]; _! s' r; k2 f4 R( V5 t
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')8 m( G+ e5 ?- ~
: Amo te
3 j) |/ M6 S: r- ]! mBulgarian : Obicham te
8 C5 ^4 [: Y' m/ L. f8 @8 r6 \ : As te obeicham
3 }- a( j; D* q. ?' u : As te obicham- V. s9 Y' Z# H5 t: ^
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")( J7 B; A$ `$ B- m- a0 m8 i
Burmese : Chit pa de
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+ u' T0 |1 c1 y9 \Cajun : Mi aime jou d2 J. O. u; T+ ~( F. U
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah! G8 K L- Z; W# {6 d; D" i) A
: Bon sro lanh oon
' ^) f: e! c$ pCanadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)! \. ], y* N4 S" w" r( Y6 w
: Je t'aime ("I like you"): \! n3 {' e2 U* K/ m
: Je t'adore ("I love you")- N) }" }( j0 W0 h6 d+ j; ]/ ?7 h, B# G5 f( _
Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
" ]/ q2 i! C+ T( a) p% m3 @% p : T'estim (Mallorcan)
& H. }9 m7 n; i* Y0 W : T'estime (Valencian)
2 T% h( g3 H4 i: Y( F6 z; s: F : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")# e6 U) y! d' d0 { u
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw5 L# n" \2 \5 \% m9 V- e
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao$ `1 `' K% x/ {+ W, Q# Z0 C" o% H
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi8 `! w) _# m3 B5 A1 e# x
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
; B2 ]7 q* g+ G% OChichewa : Ndimakukonda; e. I; _1 b" y. P( o0 v8 C6 i
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
- ^8 b; g& i( Y6 n9 q5 G2 AChinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)
}. D* D- Y- }1 c9 d+ q : Ngo oi ney (Cantonese) R, N7 `" H/ r$ s
: Wo oi ney ( " )
4 }/ E8 a2 u3 U : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)
7 m$ J' ^' @" A: { : Ngai on ni ( " )
2 z8 W' [0 G) d : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
2 E: q, \" W V2 |! f : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
4 H+ G( I, c: N : Wo ie ni ( " )
2 F+ G, } Q$ [+ M" \! r' s : Wuo ai nee ( " )% O# k) M }, l' A& k
: Wo ay ni ( " )
$ t5 h2 z/ `9 N r& E : Wo ai ni (Putunghua) u9 q6 U6 W, A) \! G0 o$ I% O3 i
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)
& q0 P0 n2 C) ^$ g0 o7 vCorsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
( _- y9 d9 `7 U) B" \9 y! R$ D* g : Ti tengu caru (female to male)7 f) @( \% z7 R! z* X
Creol : Mi aime jou; C0 T: w" g0 k
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)8 i1 |4 d" Y0 f; i9 d
: Volim te (used in common speech)
5 [) D* [; f+ K n3 oCroatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech) P7 h' d5 z) C/ R
: Volim vas (used in common speech)- U. h6 G! d. N+ f
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",4 x$ U' Z% \" B/ F V) r) H5 v
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
, v- U" h' y" J: [( J6 W Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
7 b0 ], F9 L( h3 C: R6 qCroatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
- G( I, c& G/ b& @5 U7 a% aCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
& _" x% b* ?8 H3 x# D9 @" R on top of the 'e' in te, which is+ ]& v5 d! {" g1 }8 {1 ?. N- s4 C
pronounced 'ye')6 ?6 Z. \/ G% ?7 e+ [- t# i8 T. {* z6 X
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
% { J; e+ ~. Z6 F6 h, g7 D9 t : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like" O9 o, Z: T5 S3 R9 y( u# T- c
you (very much)", often9 L3 \5 N* a9 g2 m" X. q3 M
used and prefered)9 J- F- P. a5 }5 s2 _* |
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)% I# Y# d1 i- M! b( ~4 f2 Y
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig
8 A) V9 D% n+ U: y# {Dusun : Siuhang oku dia
1 K8 Y# d0 r+ n$ Y `4 MDutch : Ik hou van je# e. m# c8 u. g- s
: Ik hou van jou
$ G) N8 j0 q) W : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
7 B' m1 t. ?: R& D( d/ w1 A: \ : Ik bemin jou ( " )9 w# ?$ a4 f1 A/ g/ |0 z. d
: Ik heb je lief ( " )
: @+ k: p3 S* A+ | : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
5 E8 Q6 w1 z$ _) H; I# Y: @ : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )7 G. u0 _; u: d0 t% ~: E
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very9 i% }7 Q) a6 s4 R% y
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")& i( ]6 w. W: P, `, g, k- _6 Z: n2 n3 F, u
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")* ^) v$ @0 G; S1 F% L
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )3 g* z7 Q C: p& f
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
" o/ C( b O1 t( X8 m4 V; \/ K( n : Ik vind je heel aardig much")% Y! a- E% c. V' p9 O& r, W
: Ik zie je graag
4 W0 I8 ` g4 S0 g : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
# t* F/ }8 C1 w* F : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")6 q4 ~! ]% A4 v4 p, c2 f
(the last two are more superficial, thus more d% K) Q: Y4 {
suitable for male to male)- R7 M* n7 C8 \, b# M/ m
3 N) Y/ r; Y# _( GEcuador Quechua : Canda munani
5 H& N, \, @' w: mEnglish : I love you
: c& ]! [7 E2 g. J; B; |* l : I adore you
% ^" X' s) m% t& q1 `2 s' j! `9 [+ L+ o: p : I love thee (used only in Christian context), q' Q) T$ K. Q
Esperanto : Mi amas vin
, s. r/ k6 w: E- h7 F2 _Estonian : Mina armastan sind' N9 _8 j8 ~& P# R) \2 @
: Ma armastan sind
3 M9 E2 L+ l0 e2 q. H9 oEthiopian : Afgreki'
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
# M! _8 R/ b* K2 m/ z/ y- W9 r+ cFarsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
, G; R/ i4 }9 C5 ]- J0 O" J : Asheghetam
0 w( y4 [2 M3 |' v3 k$ q4 S2 ~8 D : Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
! W5 `5 T* g0 C$ t K6 [ : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
( o4 W6 @' v7 b, uFilipino : Mahal ka ta# C+ y- A0 a1 ]
: Iniibig kita
6 ]3 x: R. y N3 A : Mahal kita4 v0 R$ N- i4 B$ ?$ |
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua c3 B, a" S6 s& g9 D# Y: E% b
: Rakastan sinua
+ A$ }. B% z) A9 d5 N : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
# R% l- U5 ?9 zFinnish : (Ma") rakastan sua% d' O; c5 x- v& d* X
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
, i5 O% w" b3 D* DFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you")7 j3 \" r; Y1 g3 y$ f
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
; {$ Y3 a# F" r* b+ ^8 y between lovers)
2 `( G- J0 W- b+ u X$ } : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
6 L) e! {8 U7 X1 K& ], t/ ? and family, not for lovers)& g& x! A ^1 \2 Z% {6 F) O8 z
French (formal) : Je vous aime s4 q3 v# h' x
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort
1 E* [- q- {3 c! V- O2 _ : Moo graugh hoo
* A2 }* c0 c" J, s3 x! t9 z* J! CGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)6 o" K0 Q! D7 ^0 [0 b n! n
German : Ich liebe dich# s' x% n6 ^/ J; g# \4 u
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and2 N+ P4 c O4 G f) S: e
conservative), _5 E3 p5 y- o# w5 K7 Z
German dialects:8 e$ q+ f$ M; n. u: d: s9 K
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
- M$ X5 k& W4 `# ?" A" D% ` (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")! c% `, \. \' o+ a
: I lieb di6 | N2 e& P/ \- Y! `3 h1 ~
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)0 S5 ~* {, v3 m
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich; B1 |; y$ Q r# f1 C' @
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
+ }6 p. a( R! yBochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
; s2 Z, X0 e7 G& L9 R* k( o% AFranconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai; S6 K) h" D; i5 e& c
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a3 I9 t7 S7 K8 u: L
relationship)
: x1 I$ L$ W- ]/ G; n+ X; m3 Z : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,! [: a- s4 b3 `9 o1 {7 o. @
ment as a compliment, not litterally)- T p! S/ ~( f4 N3 v# j
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",8 M! g- m! U! L0 X+ c
a Franke would never say "I love you")7 n/ V9 [3 R2 Y# f) a5 T
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?); {2 G% `" i% F0 T0 q& f
: Ik hald fan dei9 E! v. O1 A5 ~/ F A. e4 E1 \ }+ Y
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb* b k% }6 U6 x4 f5 Y/ c# H3 ]5 C: c
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev
# C) G9 u6 g) w6 ~4 A8 X# H; uSaarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb7 n5 l* H2 o4 c" H
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch7 B. ~! q' r* }
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
( j( q5 O) c) M" n9 OSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn2 f h6 d+ P, u8 y! U4 I" ]8 T7 k( E9 ?
(Schweizerdeutsch)0 H3 S4 T. ?0 ?/ \! x
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di; g' r9 _- d8 c" C: Z* _
(Vorarlbergerisch)
# l$ Y/ c: H7 _6 k0 EGreek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower ]: s6 F; @. i5 @7 v
case 'gamma')
$ I; S( U4 [2 S9 t; O; D : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
# }( h# u p/ w# F7 M5 L1 j : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)# n+ T5 z8 h8 @
: Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)3 [4 G- w3 H/ `/ D! A1 Q! Z# B! v
: Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male): I ?3 |$ W* F0 H, {8 o' l
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")
! _& b9 v9 l" Q! ?+ |( b: D : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
9 m" R" S- Q# K0 r0 zGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se* F5 T" A. r( g. P; x) N
Greenlandic : Asavakit
0 N6 y7 q" w: G- o+ nGronings : Ik hol van die
9 L b4 j# |8 y, qGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)
5 G3 y9 ]% j, {3 w' Z4 r& GGujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
( O& V m. d' r% C" o : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
/ m% x; h4 K$ b. |# D6 U pronounced)9 P! c2 F& n! t: n! _
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Hausa : Ina sonki# p5 q6 N O% |: A( t; e1 S
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
& q* u5 _. s& Z : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
6 o5 Q2 }/ z/ D; M very much")
) O/ ?( o$ M+ g6 [- k. ~) JHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
8 {% r8 b { R : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)" h' D2 A9 n; b+ T' D# m
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)0 N: u. _ {, m; J1 |$ K
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)( E0 p7 F: b2 ~, t$ s- C
('kh' pronounced like
! B7 [/ ?( Z' q; e& W Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
# P, o/ e4 w, {- }( [7 t French 'r')) `2 S/ n& v, V, F0 B# I5 Z" B
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female); Z; L" B8 h+ E+ w8 M& k
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
& t i! \5 t& j( J& b : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon6 P; b9 N; M; m' C
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu
+ q0 y% U7 j, J- n4 @6 i : Mai tumse pyar karta hoo& S* i0 R+ I# a/ o) L9 B. L0 J
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo0 Q' O* i+ B. W4 S& M- O( l2 h
: Mae tumko peyar kia! ?' c2 Q# ]* V. x% q
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon! V1 @+ y- }5 K1 C. V2 J W: h
: Main tumse prem karta hoon: T# R) c. e3 D& w# V0 b3 _
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not( m$ u& N# P L9 T% ?' Z
pronounced)
% M3 H6 J) L4 w; I6 p0 LHopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
8 y9 x9 J$ M9 i3 r& N7 E+ ^: NHungarian : Szeretlek5 R2 d P& c8 P! f# n% x
: Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
) _) g3 |5 C! V9 j4 ?" P8 q9 e2 _6 H no one else")4 ?8 M$ U" l9 H! E0 B
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,# j) z' O( Z" D$ n. c% E
you", a reinforcement)
( E3 Q! Y1 {+ Z- { (The above two entries are never heard in
- S, i& `, T; D/ Z$ m. i8 B7 [) i a normal context.)* a9 ^% l# W: V
1 J5 f2 d8 f" a# uIbaloi : Pip-piyan tana
- O3 `0 ], e# E; j( C/ P : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you; y7 Q- P) K9 N* b; } @; p
very much")
+ J, x# d( |( \4 g- p" M- |9 I9 xIcelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
, F) Y' c) f; f8 F* M: ZIlocano : Ay ayating ka0 z! \( |9 _3 z, }
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)% J1 U" [; a1 ?' g: ?
: Saya cinta kamu ( " ); j4 {6 r$ [7 D- e6 Q) Q7 z
: Saya kasih saudari ( " ) A; a( b* h) q; m9 F w
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )+ p6 I" ?! A4 d3 k5 U" o
: Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
/ B' t- T3 _( u3 C0 Z : Aku cinta padamu ( " )" X- t( C1 a: i: s/ @
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )3 Y- v8 t: Q2 C" o) N# Q
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu4 f T: U. ?8 _. n5 ?) m* L9 I
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)# [( |; Y: K* ^( Y% z
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)
( k$ Z( X, g: Z9 I& c$ I : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
7 @* F0 G: x$ B/ B" q7 v9 n you", refering to other person's
# v# r9 d8 F& e1 {' @: t body)
) V$ n2 N4 e# ]' PIrish : Taim i' ngra leat
5 a9 D% W5 y; P/ C& @! l AIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit9 @$ b2 A6 Y& C# y; m
9 s9 Y& l# S- u c0 P& T$ @Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru6 c+ \4 I* N$ S/ W: o' N$ {
: Aishiteru8 D$ z( I H4 f J% F
: Chuu shiteyo& t, ~3 a3 N1 K) x ~ q, I
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da
' v2 K$ j5 s8 I/ S, k : Ore wa omae ga suki da+ x9 z* J. ^% t& J( |' B: ^+ `
: Suitonnen9 M5 x* i6 s. Q
: Sukiyanen
/ D4 d9 W3 f. T3 v5 e4 A : Sukiyo x, X3 v. `/ H3 Q
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu5 `$ K3 r$ f+ G8 d! e( F
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu: \ n" X3 u. V. Q' h M
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu5 y. J% _: g4 {, u" h- g0 n
: A-i-shi-te ma-su
. m/ d' p4 |: i5 h& w : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu3 t9 N, @. |% k$ z6 N
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a
) Y6 P" a3 u9 g6 n% g8 z8 q4 O start, when you are not yet real lovers)4 {# G$ \' s7 q! r5 J4 r' l9 z
Javanese : Kulo tresno
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% L6 ]) c% X) z- k/ cKankana : Laylaydek sik a, {; V- _# _) `" T# m# s
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene& T6 g }9 V; `* [, L' [1 m2 H$ C& X
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene8 f' t$ f/ W" \8 f
Kikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')" }9 L! o9 ]* M: T5 q+ n% a' B
Kiswahili : Nakupenda
9 G' b, M/ P" E/ n1 K N) J* p : Nakupenda wewe
U; A8 P% B% Z. t0 f3 i. P4 j) G Y2 E) u : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
8 d h* T0 `- xKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")$ c8 e" a0 G, k F2 G4 D
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")
2 i! o& B9 D4 c; T. R : qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")" b& u# |% B) v* H% N; N
: qaparHa' ("I like you")( L$ p8 g9 \# _1 ]
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
6 `. c- H- {) S5 M (words are often unnecessary as the thought+ b2 u$ z) S {
is most often conveyed nonverbally with
( L) T8 m* X f J9 v9 f8 p special growlings)
- z) z8 M0 q; w6 }" [* o. M/ vKorean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
1 g5 [( w, j/ O, B/ S, [1 H) Z/ H : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
4 v+ p* M* Q+ G" s/ l : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )
" W/ \, k: G& S3 p; C- f+ E : Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
; v: ~& P2 e0 S8 h3 D: r, J+ x2 t" p5 c : Tangsinul
0 z S0 I/ i. C# t3 \$ L : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
% g$ |. Y2 {0 B% j5 l : Dangsinul saranghee yo
$ `7 @3 ~, H( I2 o : Saranghee' I. V8 D' W8 U% ^
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")' G9 q7 Z s) T, e& W
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
/ n% m7 c; r6 n6 Q) K6 t very much")
& Q C% S; l. D8 l" X) h) q1 d : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love$ ^' H( n6 _" E+ y+ y
you very much")% N/ e6 W' z0 u7 e3 y% F8 A
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")3 G9 ?7 |. o2 u# O+ J
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or3 L9 U- j) p! R" j" L T
"I love her")' ^" ~3 z3 J% n2 l& C+ D7 T$ j
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
5 t" A+ }6 t& o1 j. f much I love him/her")
6 \7 l8 o) ]' s; D; s+ Y' g : Nanun neoreul saranghanda( N) b% S( ] ]2 t
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")5 ^( }( e8 b" M" ^$ h3 h# A
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)
; w6 c8 P2 |5 \* T. H! W8 J : Saranghapanida (more respectful)
- x: P ?( f' W : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
7 H1 G8 Y1 k4 ]) k' _$ @3 Q relationship)- G: R* S7 R+ v+ b3 Z; t) Q; y$ w
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic
/ C4 l6 ]4 e; ~( B: V way")
% @( k7 c" G D$ KKpele : I walikana* }/ Q( y$ y9 d7 S) R. c+ q
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
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Lao : Khoi hak jao
" ^4 `) S N; c* Z : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
- F. w$ z8 M! t- B : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
# M+ r# C( s! L# \% E2 Q5 r& f8 [ : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
$ u1 e+ i' B/ x& `2 l' L+ I but is used for "I love you".)% L4 }' u" @. F0 }# d9 x4 J1 g8 u
Latin : Te amo
) G1 J! C f1 |; R: B3 W4 o : Vos amo% p& d1 X) s1 R' g
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
) ?" k9 w$ r/ T' H; ?+ `7 _5 CLatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
7 B( B+ N, y, Z ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,6 B. I% D1 f* b2 S1 r( f& N
a 'long i')+ h5 }) t) v, k8 h" s3 l6 _: k
: Es milu tevi (less common); d) N7 `6 ]/ H
Lebanese : Bahibak
& R K8 Z2 j. R& f5 l. R4 K2 FLingala : Nalingi yo" d! z9 r) x! X
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!$ z: I( G- a0 ^0 P( e. u
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
7 P* g; x/ I; ^2 ~( D : Ash mir lutavah
) w6 u( L \9 BLojban : Mi do prami' d; V8 v( o* |
Luo : Aheri
4 Y8 @" y7 U; n! wLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r% L/ ?) @3 H s! ^7 q4 H
$ M9 s/ ^. u# P$ @8 J, A6 c! YMaa : Ilolenge
2 d% `9 O" J, V5 }/ K, XMacedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
+ i# V9 f; }2 N3 l7 d6 t+ T : Te ljubam ("I really love you")
8 ^+ w ?8 u+ `2 d( j; s- A! d. S : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
" `3 n0 u6 n: Y `1 q( N0 F : Pozdrav ("Greetings")/ R: ?4 W; L6 N7 l2 J* v! B1 n$ S
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!) ^! L4 G ^' K/ U2 N6 d
Maiese : Wa wa, c; U; T% p n* Y4 o) a
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
' }& p5 m) ?. L4 q5 d( f6 i : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
) _9 E8 ]9 h3 L : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)5 D! X! x" h. h( F. \
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)$ N, M8 U8 p+ c7 F
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation), N# k6 r' A. D* ?, ?7 ^9 e1 V9 {
: Saya cintakan awak3 T8 q5 u7 b" q+ q* d2 t% b
: Aku cinta pada kau
5 C/ m0 [! R: p8 C* i7 v! k/ x : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
S9 N9 L, W) c6 ~3 U! e! t# _ : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
, M. t2 _% [0 M to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
5 Y0 u( |; h V+ a( C* P: ]: w' | only be used if you know the person _really_; X H% k- Z6 g' l
well)- U' J/ q( B' \- h6 [" H: o* W
: Saya sayang pada mu
/ F: w% f s; t0 L+ j/ u- F : Aku sayangkan engkau
; Y6 ~! A+ Y8 r9 q : Saya sayang pada mu
% F* F* F, H& \$ w : Aku menyintai mu! n& L" G* V( l' X" L) [
: Aku menyayangi mu9 K! k5 ]7 v3 M+ S
: Aku kasih pada mu
( ?0 M6 V, M$ A( W : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu6 S" J( j- B. M, s5 S+ _( d) y5 Z
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
0 z1 m" i( W" ^4 w( \- {# W : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu C# k- a/ W1 s
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu
& b" W( g0 V" W7 [. n- p5 QMaltese : Jien inhobbok( _+ \+ y9 s' w7 r% i$ C
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
6 h$ `( i5 O: }, H* L* I. U : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)! @9 ~/ ~3 Q9 _, y8 j) K
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)* Y' S2 z, u, y. y
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,6 V7 d3 U6 v1 Y8 }
literally "Love to you, my friend")
# Z, b0 h+ e- yMohawk : Konoronhkwa" d/ Q$ ^7 ^* o. Q0 V2 b; h& o
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
9 }8 w. d# h: C# ?Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
1 U/ I/ `. [2 l- {) S' B4 k : Kanhebek (in different cities)* S" r0 I8 O0 p* T
9 C# Q- z4 S' S- P2 F/ l: e) `
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni# t) q& _1 w0 G8 c
Ndebele : Niyakutanda
7 @" _3 R- k+ WNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)8 y1 q5 r; \- _7 E4 T' @4 n- i
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)- e( k+ E% U p, r n
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly8 ]& D$ m. Q; e
used by upper-class and
7 t' ?/ n! x- F+ l conservative people)
" Q) E) a9 h) f8 hNyanja : Ninatemba
) F- ` i; ]$ [/ t0 v- a$ D, L3 X; q! S5 g' B9 B
Op : Op lopveop yopuop
0 C& I0 P# I4 e* h$ S4 z8 FOsetian : Aez dae warzyn
# v* r. I, I+ j& ~- K- K2 w7 C2 v. g1 h6 i% c& C" D- U- \/ d- W
Pakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai4 i9 ]6 c @4 D" |6 N' ]! W
: Muje se mu habbat hai7 `- ?6 x% j9 N% w
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo
+ @) }5 C7 H, z, M! oPig Latin : Ie ovele ouye7 s1 A' s" _/ {9 p
Pilipino : Mahal kita
; C! T1 ? I0 d) E a! ?1 J; c : Iniibig kita5 ]" j2 R+ o: @% g& \$ l
Polish : Kocham cie: r/ Q6 F$ G1 [$ m
: Kocham ciebie- f2 v: I' m. P$ c1 I0 T" I
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
: B7 O$ {6 H# o& B7 E$ @; iPortuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
; A- o) e, r: L; ~ K : Amo te& d3 _+ a+ K$ N& x* f
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)' m& i. q( Y2 ?" F
(Pronounced as two words,* U3 P- O& G3 t5 j* e9 u
"Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second. V2 n% R: [+ V2 o! z
'd' have bars through the stems; z; }/ M' b9 s6 y
indicating affrication, the ':': R1 |) D% u* t. s
indicate minute pauses)
: @2 ]7 h/ V) ~: ~- UPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
7 c5 `, W# E& m# P : Mai taunu pyar karda
3 ^3 r0 u# o/ g1 e) t# T : Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:
2 z0 `3 I3 d- Z "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)! p# ?6 q. B; O! M+ r, a: L, [
' = stressed syllable1 t; i$ q; Q/ `" s
Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")- R8 K6 j9 S( _$ L1 z$ v
}$ _# T" W2 y5 t1 m& H @Quenya : Tye-mela'ne: _& f$ @' p1 J; j2 a P% J: M
2 N+ G6 |2 n- H9 q+ D4 b1 ZRaetoromanisch : Te amo/ l0 @0 q q1 o/ Z
Romanian : Te iubesc
! U2 L1 {. _$ \6 w; ~8 \5 J : Te ador (stronger)
) N$ D/ t* P) S6 }. ORussian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)6 l$ h2 Z: N1 ?4 W
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)
, A$ ?. d# W3 V2 Z4 c3 Q' |/ F : Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
! o+ X$ {. B. A+ v. b+ l+ W! d : Ya lyublyu tyebya
6 }8 q( [- w! Y/ A
5 q* ?0 {# u4 kSamoan : Ou te alofa outou/ D7 t4 m+ o/ w! o
: Ou te alofa ia te oe
' j8 Z$ g. o3 i7 J s/ f8 B : Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
W: ?; J: e |0 S5 C9 D. tSanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music0 L2 i: q1 I& z* p$ G
or art)$ d; d, R% u# T1 Z1 p/ [$ J
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
& y2 B, a* h9 L! Y9 GSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
1 Q$ w1 x- q- O+ [ : Volim vas (used in common speech), l6 i) G. m7 }) R/ \
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
# C4 {: y2 D5 h2 O 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in, s) }* @: G7 F+ \ s. R
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)$ h9 h$ r# \- M6 U1 T6 |" D
Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)( ]3 p5 h g% A& A) o
: Volim te (used in common speech)
% p( r) G3 r9 ~/ k8 eSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
6 Q) ? r+ U% p0 `4 p3 KSerbocroatian : Volim te
( ~0 M6 i9 y- p5 h. Z; b : Ljubim te
! ~' R5 Y \! F) a : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)% n; O6 I" {2 P, O% v
Shona : Ndinokuda
+ |, J3 ?, _1 k5 \8 {9 z. ?Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
! Q8 M; ]( e# R f' M" d3 e/ gSioux : Techihhila2 }4 c0 Z1 ?0 G4 O6 d
Slovak : Lubim ta5 ]% Z* s5 e3 y
Slovene : Ljubim te c( p/ o* n0 K0 T/ g! S3 g
Spanish : Te amo" y4 p% s6 G9 [* n( h4 ]
: Te quiero1 p' V# H3 Z: ^2 d
: Te adoro ("I adore you")0 F( ?# _3 {( `: [& `- A8 v# f* K
: Te deseo ("I desire you")
' s7 z9 [% S, ~ : Me antojis ("I crave you")' D& G) u! j; A8 l, d
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi
! Q3 p |0 N1 C m' t+ o2 nSwahili : Nakupenda5 `$ Q( ~1 K5 m5 L5 {# e# D' I
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)8 Y( M* v6 P" w( o- m) j
: Ninikupenda8 v4 f/ m5 W2 Y& |% y$ @
: Dholu'o
* ]8 P. y. V2 C6 d1 t) r; _Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
4 k% [. G: b$ P; f" dSyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)8 [/ w) u, R& |( c
: Bhebbak (female to male)( E8 _* d: N: q4 u
) y+ m4 ~+ {- {9 C7 U g3 r1 }
Tagalog : Mahal kita+ m* _& v/ M1 Q
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
; ?5 d0 {. ?: }' P Y% n4 t : Ua here vau ia oe9 m& W6 F; G/ m/ _: G, O& y
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
5 Y) ]! v; h! [7 v( ?" ` : Nan unnai kathalikaren. V( C$ e5 J1 E
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
5 d* e$ i4 L" \, K& I& i; S : N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
- v3 [, V& z$ v : Nam vi'rmberem, U# Z( w" x5 M3 \9 K! x8 C$ F; j5 A7 T. N
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu; u9 ?1 E8 ^4 W! d4 o4 U' G
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu3 s4 n9 g& Q9 m! e
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
4 v$ `3 s6 r7 V+ R4 c4 \1 GThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)# G5 n7 O$ n9 ^8 Q2 a4 `) M5 a* y! c
: Phom ruk koon ( " )2 ~7 n/ T( w# x9 f3 Z( o
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
4 Z% z: u1 m+ \; o : Chun ruk koon ( " )! X) b* v% O) t! Y4 a. k" l
Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
" w, B; R3 u# ]- H6 ^2 q, c3 JTswana : Dumela/ J8 }1 _3 M9 o3 J
Tunisian : Ha eh bak0 P6 l6 Y$ p- M" W& j% l
Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
0 a: x g) A5 W3 Q: a5 Q* oTurkish : Seni seviyorum
0 h4 j' M. b J4 }# ^+ X8 e : Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
8 F7 p; y) o+ U: B- \8 y0 g (g has a bar on it)4 o- u9 M. z& I9 S. Y0 B! m9 T
Twi : Me dowapaa
3 H8 B" o' I5 k! r# x
! p. v9 x ]$ Y2 @Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu3 Q2 N. G* P% r* L9 g$ Y( {
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)! B) P0 ~: d) {3 [$ S
: Ja vas kokhaju
: ^* m) E. f' ^* U : Ja pokokhav tebe
$ v/ A7 e0 E7 G2 q. d8 X5 b( ]6 U- c : Ja pokokhav vas
. r2 s; F1 z1 @6 o7 D FUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon' E" M; y- _; I6 f. D I" d
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
9 Y6 ^4 I; O% l! b+ w3 n : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai8 y% H2 a& [6 o0 }) Y
: Kam prem kartahai! l0 z& _ H) C/ t
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
& N8 s* `. O* f "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
5 p' r6 n* _ h# j, Q! J : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
P# V. Z- B5 Y2 V5 v: M+ H "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
8 V1 T. D. k! u+ a1 p, P' y in bath)
2 T- I# X3 U7 D# Z: g ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold2 U9 v0 _% d" a% s+ r# A W7 y
0 G9 T7 k+ {6 N( e" m0 K
Vai : Na lia- T, ^" w3 F& U& b9 C
Vdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg8 U5 X/ T: O& D' x* O6 d
Vietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)
0 D: a; r F. E7 c : Em ye猽 anh (female to male)
7 X. u8 M) I; J/ p5 e8 \) |1 C : Toi yeu em8 F' a4 Y* D+ j5 q7 q! C
Volapa"k : La"fob oli
( J) g! t9 ?; z+ n0 iVulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha& \' [! F3 T, ]
9 g* Z4 j% \0 [* _' s' W9 J* l, W
Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
2 D, y5 G7 Z) Y- E) W : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)0 M$ q3 G, c; V/ x& \( w5 v. m
Wolof : Da ma la nope
0 Y$ N: G+ b* G$ _2 K3 H' f : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)( O' i+ z" h+ ]+ n8 x
& \, i; M6 {" F8 F j$ EYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib A1 v# N5 @! C
: Ich libe dich+ |& K1 V( G2 O% U6 K( n: }- r, a
: Ich han dich lib
# o+ a# z& @5 V6 G# _% H' M) ]% L : Kh'hob dikh lib! _( \) m% L; g$ \. l" @
: Kh'ob dikh holt
. ?/ n" W3 R, \) Y4 l : Ikh bin in dir farlibt; S4 Q+ r. a& t# Z& r8 b$ c1 e
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)" K! x8 I3 o% a/ x
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
! W) |% v/ ?( c lovers can also feel; it. Q5 T6 B2 B, R! K3 {6 F, v* y0 s4 C
indicates more a desire to- r5 l- Q0 t# ^$ j4 m
spoil and protect the other
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Yugoslavian : Ja te volim
1 |( Y1 C$ [& U# s% F+ V3 t8 h
$ y! Y* H6 D0 u* }1 K1 CZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
4 E, i5 f4 z1 c+ J1 C; qZulu : Mena tanda wena- {! v% i9 w( I4 V. s
: Ngiyakuthanda!4 `5 Y$ J; O5 U) r; S
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema
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A/ d/ C* x9 _; V# F1 c4 H, lExplanation of Languages
" m, S( L1 Z4 ]4 ?0 i% X0 H------------------------
" w# P" l) V, [Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa" T S; F1 } f
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
0 j3 C& V% M1 m0 t# ]+ BAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak
G4 r* t7 P1 T2 N: y like Germans)
% }9 s& U% Y- i- C$ wAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of7 `7 c5 Z6 ]: \. l. ` h. \
over 80 languages spoken there.
1 J! v2 g2 u$ i! o4 SApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains/ U( F4 I; i" |* }
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the; V7 x+ P' e7 l% V- g
Canadian to Mexican borders
U8 G4 \3 {2 N$ R M- o6 ^+ ` ~Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
$ K% q0 l q! J; p; @$ x' F but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
# [8 f+ A0 _4 } Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and- ~+ p, N/ Z& I
the region of Palestine.
4 k# Z ]5 R8 l. E" s8 tAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of8 @* x6 b$ T1 v/ A2 a
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
) E4 m0 B8 G8 ~7 T; L1 w is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.4 m- ~& Z6 ?: E5 c' v& |5 f/ h
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India! b8 D0 v; n: t5 ]4 k
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa
7 ^: S0 V" S. f+ c7 V) yBatak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of+ y7 L/ V+ q/ {+ A8 Z. J7 y
Indonesia
0 I& X% m# x" T4 l6 x5 xBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
$ a& [! a" B7 d- }" m3 e% I Germany (actually a German dialect) |( ~4 T7 I$ {# P. {% @9 F9 l
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa
, W( I2 N1 p1 r1 a5 s a, K4 \; YBengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,- p1 }: b2 [3 l+ p
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh
- U; ]$ q& c1 F: EBicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
: l' a/ [$ c9 s) F+ z0 R. @3 qBraille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.9 n A5 i1 F2 @6 y, K% P$ M4 N# U
It is 'read' by touch.
8 @$ n9 P2 \3 x! gCajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
3 [; t" G" L1 ~! Q6 a7 D0 G C9 l Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.3 ]5 Z5 r/ `& Z. G+ G1 f& O
Acadia is in an Atlantic province.* [ Z, v* q- i; [. d
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
: K W* C7 Q& w- H& }1 e/ LCherokee -> North American Indian tribe. s/ R% T1 j* s/ @! x) {# l
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
$ p4 j) `' v6 b- b) M. m Nation
8 }$ a* n$ g3 y; O2 Y$ S" F/ gChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa" a y3 s6 q( i
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
3 I1 d9 s2 I+ z1 ^: ?, [! W ACreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is* Z5 N ?& p- K4 a
basicly French with a little English and German.
; q, G& J/ P# v& O- f" F/ @& M& I( ~Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest; a( B) _% q; n' S2 S( u' l
in North Borneo
' T9 Z y N! O2 A: dDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
) E+ U! O. L/ H. w1 j of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and$ d, O( A( J E4 B
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium
`3 i+ \# K8 G2 Y- V1 DEsperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.( w- P! E2 p) c" b
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in
# g1 O9 K# a3 ?" r Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called# h$ T/ v- Q6 d+ Z
Persian.% R: ?. `9 F! @5 ^
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or ~; m, \0 z% R
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
7 T7 N, I, s7 ]6 g2 u! { around Nuremberg
$ n. Q. m0 V, c' o' Y$ H, a6 KFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces5 X: U) [5 n+ k' a
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
8 E% u4 S+ p( \4 X/ u0 `, S Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
# R9 ?! ~! L- D4 uFriesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
C. f) f2 |; R& S Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
. r* X: J. g" K (mainly west coast)* o M0 k% U' O4 f8 @* }, D0 N
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
2 v: e8 A! B) p" p9 s/ d1 t$ dGronings -> Dutch dialect
: Z" j$ d3 C8 s& Z$ n& I8 q! lGuarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
2 \: Q6 C3 }$ ^. H6 jGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and5 r' S; e! x7 D: ~0 W0 G
Pakistan! U) S* Z# }& }- z5 N3 o. h1 F5 Z: D
Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria; ?5 Y) t$ Z& H. ?
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
8 l; R3 w9 V6 |Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
$ f) x% }; Q# M; u) | G- hHindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India$ Q! |8 I' h* z% x$ c! g
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)7 J2 l3 ~" e2 C. U* t
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
) q) f0 ]% H) s; k2 m7 H$ P- } natives, specifically the Ibaloi's; n( T: b1 G( y5 f% ~
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
4 c" d' _ I3 E8 O# D" C W; [' `Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,6 X' B/ v% o! W4 ?3 l0 G1 w; W
circa 1940.
' ^; f3 X( `4 G) n3 x; @/ Z6 u/ F/ H4 hKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
& C8 ~2 C6 i- l$ k natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's. l* y; g% H/ U0 J& V
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
" X& \7 S; F8 y8 e) }% U2 Y7 F southern India" U; x, X, L3 t" p' y. k
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa, l* [9 A! t" }9 ~* x8 L: Y
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language9 @- t" ]' ?, h, O' i: ]- `
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
# L* h! ^7 M& h Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos., l3 S8 J- n/ ]1 U
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa7 E) |$ y2 k; m/ i. D& ]
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people) S1 V+ b2 x# _: l8 c
living in northern Thailand8 b: L0 U( e% _: q# s
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya( E7 b, v b6 z6 ~& Z* `
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
( G9 \+ @: L# \5 [2 r; x/ V2 r in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.; N) r" Y) q3 q0 p; W. D
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
2 k3 @: Y- v( C. U D German.
3 T2 t B0 V1 f8 n, NMaa -> language spoken in Africa( v- A, \, g/ Y& y5 c1 P; T" m' z
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
4 w, S* I [6 R% ?2 K& f, k5 rMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island5 p0 {5 ^/ B" V1 o! g2 z4 j
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
& x5 R; I$ I: r6 c( N 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic4 v$ [ k; |: h, `1 E
and Italian mostly.; X6 ~. T! V; D- v: A$ a" [
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India2 K- ^4 n$ Z- Z9 X6 U w1 p! X
(Bombay is the capital city)
. E3 w3 ~# M' c. K2 BMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
, q/ K+ X/ I" N) z- E, G& Q4 r8 Q" H2 dMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of. g& \7 Y% O x8 l8 R
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
! U3 r2 l. w& I8 o" cMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
9 l! J9 f" O7 L! r& a$ p. SMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa9 p/ M& Q2 @; A& h1 x9 Q5 [+ M
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest); L# W% u* {; d4 H) U
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
8 y n! v4 j+ H3 j& h+ L) S) }Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa6 A7 O1 `. _, Z
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba V) Q+ r( W/ [
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people3 I7 d( t$ A9 C/ T! {
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
* J I) ~+ J: P& E6 xQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
0 T- R/ J I) f- pQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
% m9 Z3 o* b9 w, Z books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".2 |) m U) K% C# Q P
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe' i; e( h9 R: q6 v
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
) j& ~8 I( f7 I. |0 u- C Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.) A7 P$ n3 t1 E# Z, Y
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)( [0 `, b- L) H
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
6 n% [9 ?& L5 d- h" M% H Africa2 i. p1 ?4 ?4 P1 t0 G6 T3 G
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines7 V! c9 Z5 n" u+ q- C
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
) X2 P7 F+ U% S* \- j and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),
, m9 _. c: x a Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus* H5 l& h/ w8 B9 ]7 v! X5 n- `
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India7 p0 E' h9 V( b$ T" m) h
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)* }' }, V; U( L3 k
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa0 q( r9 s8 q3 {* O4 S
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti./ r D' W' a4 }6 h2 V+ Z
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
' s* T! n5 V7 t" U% c+ SVai -> language spoken in Africa, ?- q( [# r1 ?$ z
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
2 J: {$ m& S" N9 Q4 v region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska: _' z' _3 q* i8 T
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
: ]5 X$ Q8 }- F3 w2 N+ v% ]# q+ ~ up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland. J' ^5 b! j U8 Z+ B
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,3 w3 c x; ]6 X; L# M
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
5 |, u4 a4 ^9 P; @9 t# ^2 T# P language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
7 P8 ?+ ?) F' O with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
7 N' @5 p7 j% F0 O m people who went there to work as engineers in the
5 ^; ?+ v: g' V mining industry during the 17th century.
+ r% p$ `& j. N- UVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
: S+ A- ]) Y |# V8 D4 t) S circa 1880.
5 s# B9 j& J# _( o7 uVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
6 d1 a* X2 j0 t" O6 r9 m4 ~ the planet Vulcan9 y' L9 p- a% O! r# `' E- W4 ^7 L
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used: o6 }3 D# d q
French dialect with certain German influences5 b- @# Q6 u0 G' y3 m9 |6 d
spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,; f* x" @# J0 C" Y
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of6 W9 `9 v- o3 u1 G7 k8 g2 B
the Walloons), Belgium6 m0 L4 }+ \# J9 X. ^! O) n
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people, K1 ^8 {8 |* k
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan$ H" Z" t5 l7 x8 L
peninsula in Mexico& C* x7 k3 y) t. ^2 b
Zazi -> Kurdic dialect* s. S% G) a9 r6 q' s
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe
, w( t" ]1 Y/ p3 V$ A0 M9 N8 u! A9 l, o7 Q) R% l
$ r) ~+ k: y- M. s' z. m
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)1 p2 ^4 w$ i/ @ {8 b1 N
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)# H+ Q P2 p* p
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)! B- W1 V, r1 F4 R2 S
e? -> ?above e
: m1 n7 k. Q, R; l- Ge' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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