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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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Afrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
1 q- V( B, m# Z8 J! J; L : Ek het jou lief
4 M! |7 H% p+ Z [: k; U0 p6 nAlbanian : Te dua
; J6 Z3 L( F8 n6 n) v: V, H i : Te dashuroj" r& N+ C8 u, t& T5 I! R
: Ti je zemra ime1 s: m& Q5 k6 r8 g8 L) O
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra! l: O, A) g K# j& w' r
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
+ |1 H) y! P U1 MAmharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou0 }" K+ C: N8 R7 I1 ]% y
: Afekrischalehou8 w; i9 @8 R( @/ `" W& G' i
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
: G% |9 n1 @; |* N: M1 x, N : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
! v5 X! ^5 j& q6 kAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)( m" J) }( B' [/ k' @0 M+ D9 ?
: __ ( )
0 }9 B% Q# M8 p0 p% G : ( ) |__|
4 e1 I8 O7 T- \. n, ~$ ` : |__| __ __ | |
6 q* z; X1 W: O) W! D$ ^$ E8 I : | |( )( )|__| __
: z6 l$ y) T3 i' K2 f : |__||__||__|| | / )
) f: |& F: [& u : | (__)(__) | / /
% |' d; |8 I* q6 _8 i5 B : | |/ /
9 Q. t2 H l9 M+ p5 G8 } : | / /
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Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like1 L( c* F+ _6 I1 r! h' }8 s0 G
French, '~n' as in French
) K/ y2 q8 A6 q7 G 'salon')
1 b- Y7 w6 I% A5 sArabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)& L8 b, a/ K/ N! G+ y# `0 G7 r
: Ohiboki (male to female)
+ ]! H' s# z5 C* N; [& l% i : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males+ g! @, Z0 s* B8 I) z% ]0 w; E. T7 \
or two females)& D& L0 s3 ?, O! t7 H
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females
* h9 f& F; @* Q& f" E* w$ D) } to female)
' y1 }9 D' [' N7 J : Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
% C# N' J9 H. t* R : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
$ @& B4 R9 J1 D- @, w males or two females)
- z. O) G* Y2 W, k6 `7 R5 H. ^0 V0 K : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
$ g9 X) q5 e g: e8 A2 |9 T than two males)0 q4 T1 m/ o; w. u2 O3 b; k5 a! R
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
# c9 V2 M$ d! G; f6 c2 F) Q than two females)
2 L2 X2 l1 X) |# o' W; m! qArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female): J8 L# ]% V5 A: v) a6 x+ z
: Ooheboka (female to male)
# P# n) m$ T! S5 |1 l4 }( NArabic : Ana behibak (female to male)1 m) l3 V' s o4 x
: Ana behibek (male to female)
1 ^6 A; E& i% C. C : Ahebich (male to female)
' ^5 n: c6 |% b. y3 s; ] { : Ahebik (female to male)
( j% Y. Q; H7 p' K) N* R- i5 y; v : Ana ahebik5 k0 X7 g( y% ]% v# ~, U8 w; b
: Ib'n hebbak) S' `( O$ Q$ Z* C9 z. Z
: Ana ba-heb-bak* H* M; G: }9 U
: Bahibak (female to male)
5 L8 W1 ?0 K5 u, ^! A; Y : Bahibik (male to female) T! ?: Y0 N# `9 z8 m
: Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
9 O( h7 C$ y* u5 T7 s$ q" A1 l : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)6 u* U6 k, y- A. _9 a
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more( Q3 U# G" E( x* r! o
than one male), N. R- f: g7 ~- E D
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
% x. {# u3 j I9 rArabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
4 E3 ?6 R( t' ^- KArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem
2 A1 ?* S: X" @+ ~1 X5 h1 j5 d. k* pAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo
0 p' j8 i0 I; E# MAssamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
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" z2 ]1 X# |. j, h; I) HBangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi) }5 K' e. K8 b Q7 v: j
Basque : Maite zaitut! m0 a8 E7 w1 |* Q+ T' @+ X; L
: Nere maitea ("My love.")1 Z% S R' I8 w, t" i
Bassa : Mengweswe( W4 d8 f( V4 L" C% _ p. B
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho+ \* Z; v5 H" s. `6 Q6 g
Bemba : Ndikufuna3 K1 a1 u L( k5 y3 q
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi! D9 V- ]7 h% u, i3 }
: Ami tomay bhalobashi
) z: |) W! H6 m4 ~ : Ami tomake bahlobashi
/ e4 z0 O* Z) T+ gBerber : Lakh tirikh
- J) i' s) n1 z" y7 w" _Bicol : Namumutan ta ka) }: Q7 \! D, [# H) z9 j4 m
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
6 V" O& W& u: i( q- |( dBosnian : Volim te$ t& @: |5 J) B x; ?9 H
Braille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;( f; X Q& o' w, H- G+ s
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
8 `+ ]/ P! X& j : Amo te6 S) p& n! p+ c& S
Bulgarian : Obicham te
9 ?+ d& T1 Q3 M : As te obeicham& l9 U/ c D( |8 U# W7 z
: As te obicham% T0 t% J- m1 y. E% q a9 {; H
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
- m6 G% x+ d0 i3 [& w- U/ z* x _Burmese : Chit pa de
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4 j+ T9 A% r3 | CCajun : Mi aime jou( z& ]3 d ]. x/ l! X7 \& ~
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
4 j j: b* \/ O6 ? : Bon sro lanh oon5 i( o7 q e, N
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)4 T* ^. p( z' A7 S
: Je t'aime ("I like you")
6 Q. F- I: E. D- S' K/ w6 G# J : Je t'adore ("I love you")
! v7 m6 `# B! L4 b# d: u7 zCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
# I. ?0 x [- K7 L }7 K6 d : T'estim (Mallorcan)
; k k, t* t2 |" w : T'estime (Valencian)6 c, E3 G& r( x/ g3 f5 o$ ]/ N
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot"); @/ E3 _9 L. j+ q
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw$ e% b* N* E" o# X d1 I/ a2 b
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao6 j7 n) [, c/ n" v9 X: m% R. {$ ~
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
. c8 ^0 ?8 r8 x0 b4 \6 ~Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse
5 R! v; E7 H% i: g' `+ U- ~3 DChichewa : Ndimakukonda
4 `) z5 U2 y: S9 t" H9 l9 h* @Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)
2 D% \8 l, ~' |3 g2 K; y! LChinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)9 S7 g% r0 c' l! |% ^ @7 I
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
8 V5 q# u P+ _! I : Wo oi ney ( " )* }% P, e8 Z0 ]3 [! j) l
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)' l, Y% M/ A5 M( E7 p
: Ngai on ni ( " )2 b# L5 |. c6 \0 M# X( A
: Wa ai lu (Hokkien)+ j A$ H+ |5 |) k! I7 g3 Z9 a, i
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)
, J1 d0 G) z& p : Wo ie ni ( " )
4 x# _/ f. p1 m8 T8 I : Wuo ai nee ( " )
* Q0 m* o) v2 H) t* ] : Wo ay ni ( " )
6 O5 i F5 j7 Z8 |! F% u : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)% g+ J( `. {3 M/ O1 ^3 Z4 R/ h: Z
: Ngo ai nong (Wu), c% H* J: d" f3 e: k' O
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female). R6 ?0 U; m0 e8 t
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)5 a* H7 _# W: \: v% o. h
Creol : Mi aime jou \- O3 G" R z" o' x1 @* Y
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)8 Q/ j& g4 i- t
: Volim te (used in common speech)
0 b2 ~! l' z( v3 g: ^- ~# @- TCroatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)9 P- c" p# j$ D( n- u
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
P, R3 z G: J : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",2 i' t' i- [) C$ A# v$ G
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
: f' z- h7 K( j) d% u0 M. P2 n Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
* y! N: D& Q( p7 m' I: w6 U9 `8 qCroatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)& E1 X% ~" j" J* h1 r0 D" c/ D0 F
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
7 V% n C! A8 {) a* E1 y3 q f on top of the 'e' in te, which is* k" c1 ]# E/ P( E9 F
pronounced 'ye')8 ], B' f# [4 t$ d
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)* v/ L2 m/ i" x1 v
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
( D' H0 M( n1 r4 w you (very much)", often
/ C. @ a( I* y* U7 O used and prefered)! S0 @, e) r4 N' b
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)2 ~9 A1 N$ ] N
# g* L) S" p$ xDanish : Jeg elsker dig) B9 r" J- k- b5 P+ I: N
Dusun : Siuhang oku dia
! I+ _0 B: q4 NDutch : Ik hou van je4 R1 j: ?3 {/ R% G
: Ik hou van jou
7 t. s; \, _2 w1 _1 K6 a : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
& }9 N5 W$ w4 I/ x : Ik bemin jou ( " )- a4 w; K. Z# y8 \: k- W
: Ik heb je lief ( " )! }1 G% [0 `3 M+ g* G- P
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
# z( R& y& u; k, T! I2 y2 y+ L : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
& K$ U0 T( T* c! @" ^% P! f : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very9 W* p4 d: n1 l
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")
" a: b2 r, J e$ u0 X4 w : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")& @" l W( {0 z$ B
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )( h* k% ~& W1 s; W* |
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very; y; r5 ^: }% m1 @ r0 t
: Ik vind je heel aardig much")
8 J D! u6 C# H- v : Ik zie je graag
! T j: x% u2 U2 w : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")1 `' o+ n Z s) M* P
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")3 {1 p9 g% k, W+ N
(the last two are more superficial, thus more4 D: ?* u. Q$ Z8 x2 Q+ N
suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani6 {1 [& s( E; Q I c4 }% m
English : I love you3 c2 e, K0 E3 C/ g) ^1 G' v! a j5 X
: I adore you
9 {( X7 r7 \0 t" m2 n : I love thee (used only in Christian context)
9 l4 l5 _/ c( l) VEsperanto : Mi amas vin
( c) R+ d$ F( Z c( A8 E% ?Estonian : Mina armastan sind% W8 P* u% Z. _% @( I) ]6 p
: Ma armastan sind
! O3 B! ^! ^7 n$ A3 @/ f) w1 WEthiopian : Afgreki'
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram) e# D. H1 G. U
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
! j( v. R. K# F3 k/ n : Asheghetam/ g8 m5 W0 S/ p0 V# k! S# N
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you"): ?& C" s2 X8 |1 D
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
1 |2 P) |) C8 k5 ?3 D- Q+ QFilipino : Mahal ka ta+ L0 ?0 @1 _9 b. ~- J
: Iniibig kita8 j# Z. q% l4 U, b- Y
: Mahal kita
! E) l, _. g- \) \Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua
1 ?0 ^* o) O! a! _2 }: w0 E8 g' Q+ R : Rakastan sinua
, P8 U0 _7 B; u( i$ B0 d, g : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
( z) A6 n, E' n$ V9 a8 W. r }% JFinnish : (Ma") rakastan sua8 q- h% }8 D4 L% |
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")# c) i8 U7 P: @* I6 n- c: P
French : Je t'aime ("I love you")$ n, ]$ |2 N7 ?5 j# I1 g7 |- ~
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning# Y+ P' L( C. J6 q" c6 d1 b7 x
between lovers)
& S' D. P* Z; O : J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
2 D% S. g0 \5 h3 j and family, not for lovers)! O. x2 |+ k( _& C6 A' d* C
French (formal) : Je vous aime2 p- P' y% z7 s, U" A4 u
7 J4 S! e2 L& w0 z) n$ D; }Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort
0 m* e! ~& T2 i9 z5 N/ y : Moo graugh hoo) g4 d8 P) U7 H9 [. h0 l
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
/ ~# J4 V ~' [1 h( DGerman : Ich liebe dich
8 t- l9 k( X; O, j9 d* d : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
, Y9 I9 o+ f0 N# \ I. c5 V0 | conservative)( e, u4 B P L' k0 x# S1 M: P
German dialects: R+ N3 P/ E. P3 C3 E
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
# L/ W! i3 W$ P" n (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")
# n& [: X- M. n& B1 x : I lieb di3 d9 N" X, ^' H7 g+ `) T( |3 |8 \* s
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
2 c. ~, w# s6 R- T; L3 l' h8 X (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
* S; R4 V+ G+ U& M' v/ QBerner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
3 p- t' _# r, }Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!& U$ J/ z9 m7 ]. v
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
- ~) P8 D: ~$ [6 X' M2 F, p (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a" {4 B: ?, h! A: D1 l4 e& l! N
relationship). N2 Q2 B8 Q5 W+ D2 L% M6 g
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
* K0 m3 }* L$ T0 S o ment as a compliment, not litterally)+ z9 _5 m/ N$ ]+ o/ a
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",4 ]# w+ z" r' @! {$ E' j L
a Franke would never say "I love you")
0 }' _- l8 J3 n7 w4 M. e, a5 ^Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
1 W6 C' R( |( [- C+ c : Ik hald fan dei
, r( G9 v/ c: s; k% ~Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb' S& l1 U Q8 K) t. c6 h
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev8 _* m" N, l9 H7 A5 w1 b u$ n
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb
& J# G+ F |/ g7 c& S0 _5 A4 ~, _Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch- _& e$ X {/ t1 P0 ^0 a5 ^
Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )3 j. b& a( _' J$ u
Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn3 p2 R9 J g( ^3 n4 b& j) |
(Schweizerdeutsch)5 }1 @9 G. ]( m, x5 B3 p/ m
Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
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Greek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower+ Q+ v0 U9 F" f0 M% a; S
case 'gamma'); A( w" n+ P+ y
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)1 e6 V! D# m. ]5 i& t3 W0 @
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
g* m. w) i+ @9 K : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
n9 p8 w8 o% V9 y6 i/ _ : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)
& d4 N) R* ? w/ ?3 c : Se latrevo ("I adore you")& o9 ^! C- R" D- t; q
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
, T; f1 R k8 f8 K& nGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
, e- q i" f! W- [0 x8 ]3 BGreenlandic : Asavakit" Z2 d5 y' p, i8 J. E9 N Z
Gronings : Ik hol van die
$ e$ d3 s) G! E7 dGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)2 C! H) E, K) M) C8 d# ?( ~4 X: S
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.
1 v5 D, J* u7 A : Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not4 J; ]( u/ `- X
pronounced) [7 [* f4 z7 v6 N, b
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Hausa : Ina sonki
* L! t; S, U7 A& g9 ?9 [% DHawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
; l; T2 C; E8 U" F$ y/ Z : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you: @( H0 R" ]9 q8 \* H
very much")4 K: m, P0 _+ m# V6 T
Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
$ S4 y; |6 Q# C% U$ o : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male): b( u& [% z2 K+ j# {
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
6 v& w. a( e$ y : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)/ I$ l$ D3 v0 L' U$ y' N5 \7 k3 g
('kh' pronounced like
; E5 W/ }$ O- t, J ?( C( y6 _* o Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to/ D. V( I+ u3 x4 P
French 'r')3 i' {) `5 o: d! ^* g4 ]
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)# M4 Q/ F: b6 W
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)0 _& `5 P7 l4 S2 \) |# R- ~9 }
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon: H6 ^; {9 I9 |4 e4 j0 Q# e
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu2 H% D: u: s$ V3 k
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo. [, P+ a( ]) l) s2 p1 r7 r6 c, v
: Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo! j1 l: H& O. |2 q: U1 n8 _2 I! x
: Mae tumko peyar kia
) y& F6 h! s( { : Main tumse pyar karta hoon
% h) `8 ^* h! |: N : Main tumse prem karta hoon g) O& ~0 a t0 m# C( T
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
$ D/ W4 l8 [* V5 I pronounced)
; N: F# R% u' l RHopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta! V) h |. t4 {9 g' s; h
Hungarian : Szeretlek
: [* r* l4 T; c9 t1 R0 j' z' p6 X8 D$ H : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and& }$ c8 Q$ i6 L- X" L! `" N
no one else")2 L* @7 o) X1 k" Q" }1 `
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,. e9 v7 B9 k7 U# P( [6 Q2 p
you", a reinforcement)* l2 d! O; N9 J" r; q1 a) M
(The above two entries are never heard in' Z) i% A, W9 ?* f1 X8 l. O
a normal context.)/ r; C3 A7 V) |: `- I. h
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana
3 O" }3 h! `9 G% E : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you+ d' O I6 j o2 W! l' |. X2 G3 ^
very much")
) N& Z2 X+ r. o' bIcelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
) g+ K+ W/ ?# E8 ~* M, I- qIlocano : Ay ayating ka
+ `/ f, X* n# sIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)/ F* O; k" {+ w( p1 d: b; E
: Saya cinta kamu ( " ). V1 G0 i9 c/ f' G( R- m W
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )
' N1 J( X4 B& b0 ]4 q) p/ Y : Saja kasih saudari ( " )
0 ?3 o0 s' E2 N$ a; T# W/ a5 o7 X" [" V : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
( B0 @/ L" C! H6 @5 [0 a : Aku cinta padamu ( " ); t8 s; ?2 ?* |1 m& q* d2 s7 R
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )
) V1 l6 N8 O( W$ H6 [Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
( c$ r7 `5 Z) T! ]% Z) I* |Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)7 M# s' @' _2 L4 c% v
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)
5 j& H8 f. t- ` : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want$ X' b2 G! D" i+ H0 S; o
you", refering to other person's
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Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
2 _" H$ X6 u V \$ DIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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: V6 V- J8 f% h1 W1 i; @7 M7 l2 GJapanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
; g7 p _- @2 W: I : Aishiteru
: u y7 X+ c. k9 Z+ r& T : Chuu shiteyo K b- u" Y; A" Q
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da
: w$ y" V8 j4 o: s8 Y/ K: V : Ore wa omae ga suki da
/ |& d' n4 H3 W9 c; K! g : Suitonnen
; x3 p6 \% {" H# B( ^2 l : Sukiyanen- Z3 v: y, C# t4 P. }" t2 l
: Sukiyo
" ?1 F$ \ P. u. J/ n4 {8 s! X : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu" e( n a! W# O0 u+ T: F: c; |& k# } z
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu7 {9 H) u$ N1 H$ C d
: Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
0 W6 q; l' D" ]# R( c" m : A-i-shi-te ma-su- d+ Q1 z+ B6 G+ _
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
( e1 O( A" r! n& C4 C8 D( @ : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a' N( x: P0 e- h8 d; p- g- G
start, when you are not yet real lovers)! j5 U9 n+ j1 X+ c% \( B' p& I
Javanese : Kulo tresno0 n9 J0 F1 \, m% u0 l0 a
* ]& K! j, R6 EKankana : Laylaydek sik a7 ]* L2 E S* E. X
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene; x+ R0 L' F7 y; B8 G
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
4 T$ V. Z* w+ M9 h1 TKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')) W0 ?7 e, F2 t$ F# S( n
Kiswahili : Nakupenda
7 H8 ~2 M$ w0 V/ {* ]/ n : Nakupenda wewe( e% i0 v, Z8 y, l3 q* N |
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
+ w% D6 M) p& W- W% }% _Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")0 K: S) y. G1 p7 s+ [0 h C+ c
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")3 Z8 m* o: q0 U) R
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")4 m7 h, k. a! y5 l
: qaparHa' ("I like you")4 ~2 E/ U( b) y# M& \
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
0 w- ^# F4 l8 Z- ?$ l, F (words are often unnecessary as the thought# Q; `; Z* N. X% t( ~4 M5 d. L
is most often conveyed nonverbally with
( m6 X# h; d/ H4 A: E- J& L special growlings): U: @( d, {/ a8 Y1 d4 p9 K( `
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
/ L% E( X2 X0 x$ ]/ i& \ : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect), L8 \3 l, g" O" z8 b
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )0 a5 F2 T! r: n5 _5 M8 G
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )' z+ _" l/ r+ e. r) ]$ e! b
: Tangsinul. {9 O; f* X _/ A
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
. w( G( `' J2 r8 l1 D" ?, S) E : Dangsinul saranghee yo
% {' p9 e- Y! `% {; ` : Saranghee
* {( u% E9 w- k7 Y4 O% d : Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")$ r \* O+ K5 X, f+ \, U k, X& ~
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
" d8 Q! j% p. q8 | very much")
- o {! p5 L9 {7 {0 f' O : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
1 G# a& r S( V you very much")
! m1 g$ D/ b, N# K% {- x : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
8 \7 }9 n* g7 t" y : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
3 u' B- w' P) g% C "I love her")
! l9 v4 q. Z0 u; B/ K5 @ : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how4 {% m5 J% \ `6 c l
much I love him/her")
; R. ^) P# @$ O4 | : Nanun neoreul saranghanda
9 j* W4 M) E, {+ Q$ D : Joahaeyo ("I like you")' W8 Q/ R$ g* u) h
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)
1 \$ I6 m! _9 v! x5 T : Saranghapanida (more respectful)' E( }9 ]+ q& b5 Y* T# |
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual% R+ F/ L S- t; w+ w, b0 s" \
relationship): S T; p& K2 c- p
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic# z! @ p, n5 h, J3 e9 G
way")
7 U! w2 u5 x+ w" H _: Q6 JKpele : I walikana
% T, T1 _3 N0 Z8 ?Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
# i: m" F5 k2 v$ Y6 W* M7 h: f% z6 ~2 _/ b& [% j3 K4 _7 R( H
Lao : Khoi hak jao* T: G7 ~* K' O/ ]0 y! k
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
. i4 F" h3 N- ~/ X Q : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")( _4 D' E' E6 M4 u# \
: Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
3 v3 {8 M$ {5 A# I d; _ but is used for "I love you".)! e/ O: H' j7 i
Latin : Te amo* M, z$ c% m5 s" b4 c
: Vos amo
1 V( q% I. ~* R0 ^Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
" w w" E7 K" ~1 [2 L: C9 DLatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')
* d$ m4 H/ S6 _# Y6 g! k2 A/ _ ('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
3 I A& B* L, q9 P: [. M5 V9 Z a 'long i')
) z4 y# M' c( x0 w4 p4 R% D : Es milu tevi (less common)
: w+ y& w( T) ?2 OLebanese : Bahibak
3 P$ K, _% P: s& b( A& m _Lingala : Nalingi yo3 V+ D. [1 Y- O; V6 ^: {6 Q
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
6 v4 g9 P) t( _9 M: D U/ lLithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
F, |8 a" V; P" ~# e! P : Ash mir lutavah+ r! J- l3 k# p/ y
Lojban : Mi do prami
" @' ^6 w7 z$ XLuo : Aheri
! D, \5 x/ J) _Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r7 f8 g* j7 }( t- V, g( Q
9 _" L7 W! I- W
Maa : Ilolenge
: g3 y2 P' l3 b( uMacedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")" x. {7 B/ |0 c" Y0 [2 K
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")
, K) r# M5 U" Y, `- y : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
! |4 O- A6 \) b$ `& x : Pozdrav ("Greetings"). o5 Z2 ?6 @, v3 V
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!4 z# `9 G( l5 ]' H
Maiese : Wa wa
( p' Y7 \3 w& l2 d$ gMalay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct); [/ Q, ~ a) @$ R5 Z
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above), M/ Y5 r# U) N0 Y1 `: i" I& c% J
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
2 l% g; k( Y# d8 l8 |9 b : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)& r' q! k: U* y# J) Z
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)% H7 |: ]8 @+ ^2 P
: Saya cintakan awak
4 h$ H+ y) p1 Z' t5 r : Aku cinta pada kau
) E2 Y* n$ v7 }5 f: F6 f : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)4 T5 F% a& l; X
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
g- r+ v" J8 Q( b" b+ ^ to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should& h( B+ i4 m& h1 l$ a n
only be used if you know the person _really_& G5 x0 k& H: }" m( S
well)
: x: A0 h) I7 C0 V4 Q# w : Saya sayang pada mu! J( P Q: @" P _; x1 m
: Aku sayangkan engkau
7 u5 d. c! s+ \! ]; ]+ ` : Saya sayang pada mu
$ N }( a- s: t1 W! | : Aku menyintai mu
! t6 w0 V" d/ L( ]5 B) j9 v : Aku menyayangi mu0 i; E$ `' [, P0 l
: Aku kasih pada mu! V* d& P% x7 z9 ]
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu& J( O! }& q o+ i& X
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu- N) C) ^8 {: E
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu; Z* k& v: e) X* d# u x+ N8 H8 P9 Z' k: s. w
: Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu
7 ]; K0 |7 ?$ ZMaltese : Jien inhobbok3 }. X ~) p1 i" h! m
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato, k: I/ E7 x+ g' F
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
/ |$ V- f( h. ^/ n" H4 C% [4 j : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)/ C1 f0 b' r8 `% T
Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,8 K1 j( {4 t6 B$ {0 D
literally "Love to you, my friend")
, |# p; ]# t' Q9 ~# kMohawk : Konoronhkwa% B6 ]% i$ `& e. `9 ~1 Z: I
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua$ Q- `% d& p. k) ]2 F' v- y
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)
: q- B# k3 W, R/ ^# K : Kanhebek (in different cities)' S/ A9 m+ x4 @: l2 W4 ` d
, Y9 `- F; |8 K. D- Q; J! B
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni( @- h, _! @. H
Ndebele : Niyakutanda1 T2 Y' Q: ~- I$ n+ t4 N6 M6 G! p# P
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)
# b; N1 H# R; g; {* ^: F : Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
( r9 |: x# }6 O7 {/ X# e : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
* F2 s# l2 ]% j. o8 L- {& }0 m) Y2 Q used by upper-class and4 O! [& z5 C/ k) z6 g3 Z
conservative people)$ Z9 n3 Z6 H) |. o- z' }
Nyanja : Ninatemba7 M2 q$ K5 `9 U
2 p% \4 Z$ s. S) Z( N
Op : Op lopveop yopuop5 L# S2 A0 \/ A; x( x, _
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn1 b7 k& }- Q1 `) m
3 U. y9 i: \! a) UPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
$ N- e& w7 P# y1 I: ~. w' @ : Muje se mu habbat hai
: a' O2 {2 Y0 j YPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo3 {, C! y7 r( r! A9 a* S- \* e, E
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye, H1 T6 c0 d* M0 ?- z
Pilipino : Mahal kita9 B' C2 G- M3 A6 L% {* w& W
: Iniibig kita
6 a' O/ @" `; f/ }. kPolish : Kocham cie
# w+ k& H7 U% F : Kocham ciebie4 w. s9 H6 Z8 Q) I; L1 }8 V( y
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)0 i- _* ^8 e* _9 Q( q: x2 C9 i
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')& ^) @, ^, C/ `- ?0 a8 M+ f3 k
: Amo te- B, i, x! v4 I1 o
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
/ p! N4 e" ~% Y9 A8 u' | (Pronounced as two words,
4 C' [: [2 D2 E$ j9 b' M% k "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second
0 |) _7 g( e6 c6 v) Z 'd' have bars through the stems6 Z3 o) j! e5 U) i. p
indicating affrication, the ':') u* ?; h1 u: u* M5 W
indicate minute pauses)
' _; B& Y+ N1 C3 ?7 kPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
) e+ G; I- n; [. S* g : Mai taunu pyar karda: j N7 ]- { F; s
: Mein nu terey na猯 piyaar ay (pronounced:
7 D; f- q! \9 z2 x& Z8 Q: S: P "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath); x/ u# r2 a' j( ]3 J% ?
' = stressed syllable
9 L5 ~3 M3 M4 _+ t IPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")$ f3 Z8 `9 Q/ X. a$ k7 I9 k. s
5 r2 C/ E! f0 g" MQuenya : Tye-mela'ne
( N5 E# s j( O) p
+ K* w; w& p, \. MRaetoromanisch : Te amo
6 n) \' k, L* Q. D2 }6 G6 L& s \Romanian : Te iubesc- I) P# n, f, _/ e# C$ }3 s
: Te ador (stronger)7 g* }, g/ s' J' J7 O: Y
Russian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)0 H9 O. e4 \" K! O/ l
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)) E1 f1 a; I- Y# K7 T4 x5 `
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
6 [7 B& N1 Y1 K. v : Ya lyublyu tyebya
! i8 J% w" M' |/ H3 }
; S- J8 B( G' c% U4 \5 c6 |Samoan : Ou te alofa outou5 P4 Z( D }- ?1 `! Z, x
: Ou te alofa ia te oe B' e& Z# O% J' O6 L/ B6 K* i5 S7 A
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
1 |; f: j+ |+ }: rSanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music+ X# I9 g, E0 z7 t+ _% t
or art)
. d4 D: P+ u. hScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
( {8 `" C3 J0 J9 J; g/ V0 w; Q. m! VSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)0 y" N2 y4 j1 a% ]! [7 [* C3 |) J: H
: Volim vas (used in common speech)
0 T$ s9 v% ~! ]# N" s : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
9 T$ y! ^2 X& W 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in$ h+ v; H( q( V3 e$ Z
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
; i2 w& e; {5 z0 ?4 `6 t" fSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)- v) `% N$ w( G. }+ e
: Volim te (used in common speech)
1 Z3 z2 |5 d, h( U7 ^3 I- }Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
! B+ ?' ], q( l {2 ~: e/ uSerbocroatian : Volim te
/ f, g2 F! B8 |* u8 s : Ljubim te
+ N( N9 L. k; f' R5 Z: v1 @4 n : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
4 L @2 J, X! T. `) h+ BShona : Ndinokuda% d9 y9 h6 K! e" X' N d
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei9 H8 `2 G8 |' `# \ t" c
Sioux : Techihhila% n% ~8 Z9 u1 d/ D( z
Slovak : Lubim ta- h" j* i* Y+ P1 l. Y# y8 v
Slovene : Ljubim te3 x# T5 C* ?4 I* ~# C7 ^
Spanish : Te amo
" e$ W; ~% i/ e- _- E : Te quiero
- X- p! A( r& E+ A! s& O$ K : Te adoro ("I adore you")! R- ]! s/ \0 g! W" M2 V
: Te deseo ("I desire you")$ ?- m m: n& k1 Q" g0 ]
: Me antojis ("I crave you")
$ C- o* { D. R& ESrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi/ w+ w1 s# W7 k8 ~
Swahili : Nakupenda
+ d' A+ c" M+ d : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
8 i+ n+ u" M: ]/ g : Ninikupenda
5 G' C8 g9 q( A( y) s : Dholu'o+ V6 X. [, D, q6 @2 n U
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
$ V6 k- q8 Y& y- p9 pSyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
6 n7 K, u* @8 Q" E : Bhebbak (female to male)" y" l% r+ e2 f7 p; v6 |
5 x. H) z" B# h9 X7 I8 yTagalog : Mahal kita
, L9 u" A* M9 H6 Q4 V% N/ YTahitian : Ua here au ia oe
) ?# b7 x- h; D5 j1 y# L, o : Ua here vau ia oe
, p2 c F7 }& M8 H, M O/ YTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren5 F' ?/ ?, ^8 s0 w- G
: Nan unnai kathalikaren. h- {, {8 t4 j
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")( m i/ H/ z% T( s# k/ A+ B
: N猘n unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")2 d: Y5 `- k2 }* j8 z! b3 P: I: {
: Nam vi'rmberem9 S! K- y3 E9 Q l
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu! Y5 H& f$ z; j4 B E! {% C
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
9 a9 e- s4 |* e$ C0 a4 \7 o : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
7 L3 ~; t( [3 J2 S: t& j3 HThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)# s {/ L8 ]( ]; s( _. |
: Phom ruk koon ( " )
! G+ }& r6 X. [6 ^3 V9 G- B" u% a' P : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
% x& {0 r/ @. J) C : Chun ruk koon ( " )
1 U/ n/ w1 ^8 u8 ^# Q! M) T) s; ?9 hThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
2 G7 S, _4 K6 P, D* s. e7 Z+ D4 iTswana : Dumela
" }; V w# {3 n# q; k9 H$ OTunisian : Ha eh bak
8 C4 |1 X/ E# J2 a5 yTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum+ d- L- _% ~4 J& Y( S% K+ P
Turkish : Seni seviyorum! C$ g5 t7 Y: |$ P; C3 S) w
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")9 O' i+ o# _2 F6 H2 i6 C
(g has a bar on it)0 j+ q5 [: m. g# p6 ]: S* y# F
Twi : Me dowapaa. n* `) Q# F/ z+ r# [9 G" l
5 m: a/ L. c* v J2 p! C6 C
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
6 X: n9 B) p$ I/ C9 g1 t# Q5 k : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)2 e, x/ m' O5 H$ @* n# @% p
: Ja vas kokhaju8 Y- k8 z4 l- z3 N' p' o
: Ja pokokhav tebe- n' K: J% q, }5 V6 h' {+ f2 m
: Ja pokokhav vas
9 M, {6 v$ {/ P) E6 l' ~4 mUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon, R1 m; U" Y* D- E. ?0 j
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
& x; O- }7 ]; Y( A" Z7 s : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai" c. s' O# s F1 O2 d: K8 J
: Kam prem kartahai
( ~, Q$ N! k7 E4 }: Z : Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:/ V9 Q& B5 S( T5 d
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
7 e( x- P; L) J : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:0 J2 e0 H3 w2 h! c
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as) m1 |4 A8 I" |5 d: M+ y
in bath)
& i4 U+ a( R1 e ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
# q$ P$ Z1 q& U* O7 c( z# f9 a% ^6 y* [3 D8 G5 T! @8 T# {5 i
Vai : Na lia
- {' U- y" T" Q- l- b9 aVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg0 R& h% D6 \4 X' b0 J. W: s
Vietnamese : Anh ye猽 em (male to female)* B9 @8 a/ y* a( ]$ M
: Em ye猽 anh (female to male)
' O+ o, C; F' P7 e& D# R : Toi yeu em) K% T$ @2 C) Y5 E
Volapa"k : La"fob oli3 D% q+ ^2 V6 B o7 i& @, d- C
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha
: n" o! I2 J8 _8 G& F
: e/ i' H& V5 J+ {1 y2 HWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
7 c$ @$ q, i U9 U : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)& y3 ^. E; \& W* `+ r* K
Wolof : Da ma la nope
: w" Z- Q7 L" v- m' T0 E# k : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)1 w: T4 g- j& }
6 [. s! [5 U7 [: Z) U
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib& F+ q* a3 b) R8 l1 \# ], i5 g
: Ich libe dich
2 Z4 [$ M: z3 r$ v : Ich han dich lib
, A" k3 c" J/ b% A0 J+ | : Kh'hob dikh lib* Q$ @# e! k& s" g- ?8 k" Q/ b
: Kh'ob dikh holt9 p# e+ H6 r9 D1 x+ @/ N/ G
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt
* } q+ |9 d/ c# WYucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)/ @# v9 m7 M% {1 u: d/ x6 t
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
% C7 k- O4 t+ \( O: b3 p lovers can also feel; it0 _2 p7 E! y' w+ F
indicates more a desire to
2 X% [. w8 M7 W2 j: u spoil and protect the other1 r- a$ @1 O% j1 q
person)
* D& K& Q% V+ ]4 p: xYugoslavian : Ja te volim6 g% E+ J( R$ `9 S# C
; w3 \# |/ G+ O; k4 y" S3 Q3 ]Zazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
2 ?+ C2 r# e; @' XZulu : Mena tanda wena0 z5 W4 p+ W2 ^
: Ngiyakuthanda!
- l) V r. d8 e1 U' RZuni : Tom ho' ichema
1 R6 x3 Q5 f3 h/ E' I7 @* A& Z* ]# [( W) a9 {" ?; M( K9 T
/ t1 u% o) M# F8 y% w" V) ~& H5 c
5 V) E) p3 T- A( X# D4 P: FExplanation of Languages
6 s9 N0 J+ W; g% _------------------------3 `6 ?: [+ M m/ h- N
Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa2 ~- _6 f/ h3 R
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal; q8 z- R8 e! D. e4 i( X& m
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak2 z- G! Z. Z1 o& i' l8 _* W7 z
like Germans)
$ S( I/ D* J0 K. o# H5 `3 R8 c9 PAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
9 f, N4 p4 }) T over 80 languages spoken there.
( Y# k: [1 l& O9 M7 L# b+ JApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains6 m1 `: i1 b: E0 }( o4 Y
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
3 Y1 Z- u( I2 y5 G, r: S" Z Canadian to Mexican borders
- l6 ^! v5 C' J6 n, _2 g4 b1 KArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including
( w/ Y# j! H4 H/ ]1 p7 r, y but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
( j+ j/ E5 m! N# f; m Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
: L6 Z1 y$ z3 H( x+ R the region of Palestine.
( }8 [+ X K6 |5 Y; BAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of& l% w5 V, J& y. J
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language1 y4 I2 T6 [0 N9 t9 {
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.3 i" P& P/ j Q- V3 H
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India" \0 }" F* H4 U8 i( T4 n' O
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa" C V' l4 d, v' O' d
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of! ^4 ~, o% f& M+ k6 a$ I0 @
Indonesia0 X9 ^' m$ G" y+ q) Z" W7 N! x
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
) j+ S" d9 T. S4 K3 W/ B$ b( H1 N Germany (actually a German dialect)
% K/ I+ ~& }5 _4 V( v Y1 VBemba -> language spoken in Africa
, @4 d) [' ]3 R3 ]( C8 SBengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,7 ?% c+ P! e& t7 J7 J6 H
as well as almost all people of Bangladesh& F( k* Q! \0 d
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines* u& y# L% V% S. o. G9 _1 x
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.
+ ?1 `- d4 \" r& A# o) t It is 'read' by touch.' I0 y8 ? J$ R9 p [' C/ l
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from( _4 E0 h2 X8 R$ n: I! v
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.) D4 Z: h, T4 A/ t. E
Acadia is in an Atlantic province.9 X3 b) W) a2 u; }, T
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu9 [6 s6 q+ |& w0 n( H. {1 J
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe
/ k9 u2 O. V) S, c! n7 BCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
8 i2 ~* M, k- A1 q: Z) A( W Nation
/ T# D" `- X$ _Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa& S) K* Z: C1 [# M5 W
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)1 V) H" p3 {5 X3 k2 @, a7 q# M
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is% C% B& k7 }/ \' ^$ a
basicly French with a little English and German.( Y7 r8 z% p! ?+ d/ u+ o
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
, n9 d3 s" U5 e- @: \+ r, M in North Borneo
7 ]- T6 G$ j/ l% b9 Z5 J1 t3 uDutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
" }3 v! _- p( R: W$ J( ~ of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
! {7 @& b, Z4 }/ u8 I8 e/ p. {- V Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium5 }2 q, L- s) P$ m+ g
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.0 I6 y6 x2 j+ m( o& E B( i( [4 q
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in9 P) }5 R0 c$ L. N' U+ h
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
4 X7 [/ B8 R7 D- {; }; N Persian.* j7 b+ T; y0 k) O+ A$ }
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
8 q7 ]! `/ O7 @1 [ Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area
) w" P- u8 s. o. W, i around Nuremberg; }# A F1 J0 j: c
French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces
7 N* }& I2 [' l of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
1 K4 O, s6 y0 Z; a( P7 [3 i Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
8 K( K- F6 u6 }' B; V1 vFriesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern
( \" c) Z, ~) V% M' T Germany, and in some parts of Denmark, b* {4 A' y" J( A( p; J
(mainly west coast)8 V+ |! m1 H; X! t
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
* o. W! N: ]5 z4 L$ ~Gronings -> Dutch dialect
0 Z" N2 d* ^ D0 i- N: a0 SGuarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
1 \: _, p4 ]: m k7 VGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
1 U. g- f3 I3 J; A+ z: ] Pakistan3 E: y6 r6 k% _( \9 f' r
Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
2 J8 Y% L$ }2 I" U2 DHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria: m5 u: o; ]; J* u. c6 R
Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
9 }0 f6 ?! N9 _Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India# J/ N2 P$ w8 e2 ?6 M1 v; C) P
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)' w2 O8 p5 |: R, i9 H1 w
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot, D: a" X( T8 k: u+ Z, x
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's. b, R( d: G+ b4 a
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines, Y( x! ^6 \& ~, h# u6 p; Y
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,* u9 v( P! b$ H3 K5 {% y
circa 1940.
% K5 Z: J) d1 h, C- p" pKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot5 Y" G5 [- A$ G. b2 q3 ^
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
& y- _) U) v* }* c5 {- I8 _: u) BKannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
5 F, h: O- E' D0 ]1 ~% w+ G* I% A southern India6 R. `% u# t( _& U8 U. R
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
2 U9 ^- q" L% d7 J7 @Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
/ ?- N; _! q6 z4 ?, {7 Y is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is2 N) k9 \ A3 Z3 c8 H
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.8 ] r: e7 [, e- z' Z
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa
Z, t, Q% G+ lLao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people% A* T8 {- V. a2 A
living in northern Thailand) r4 L3 H0 W. i% B* {2 s( |
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya
! j2 u% n2 e5 O# I# G1 E" oLuxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas7 h |- W! R' d# B
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.( z% k5 M6 o) j7 {* f( ]; |
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
4 D6 t0 j+ N& w German.* i0 B' u- l- n
Maa -> language spoken in Africa% `: b! z: v, s5 w3 `6 R4 B
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India- g! q0 N) E. {& p5 s7 l
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island4 J: o1 @7 ], y
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around' U6 E1 t+ D/ v8 S
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic9 l# H6 e8 C; C7 \4 Q+ V( t5 o/ k
and Italian mostly.
8 A' A) @( b! r$ z4 v; `Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
3 u _! R& ~& V% W9 p( r, Z (Bombay is the capital city)/ I" |. \( L: @* _, n
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands/ Z- p& C$ R" g$ I& O) V
Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of
0 k' n& F2 Z, v0 ~ E \8 s3 \2 h the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)
) x7 l- P7 h5 L/ r8 ?" V* X) SMokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)9 Y3 I+ U. M2 b6 P
Moroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
7 p( D" F; B" Y6 J" m9 _9 |Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)' ^1 f4 }7 f9 R! |0 V( _4 j
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
+ p9 z8 A, A; KNyanja -> language spoken in Africa" g: x4 g( S7 |. w* ~8 ?; s0 ~
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba
8 v: c# k: b: h9 d/ ?) u kPulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people: \: C! J" `. V/ k1 F& W7 m
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India' a0 s: @# {; M
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)' @* s) m; Q) s) t+ j
Quenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his) W: e; L* L8 h/ Z
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
- @! i- H. [* w4 X' a) EShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe& ?0 F) W. p z* ?
Sinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of$ u. A y# u/ K' c8 h
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.; {, {7 {( O- C+ f4 P+ Y
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
7 U: L6 k7 P3 E' p4 [* s# C' KSwahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
! T4 N L2 f- ~% f% q Africa& I7 F- M7 [, y! z' C
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
$ a0 U4 S# i @8 f, iTamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
0 L+ A0 H4 b. P! o4 J and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),% Q7 s+ b Y# r, X0 O
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus: M. m/ U: r, R2 `; k/ f4 o
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India& Z; E8 l. Q8 ~. G& a: A
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)4 G- |# l" {, l
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa
. W+ k1 S* f1 PTwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
( V2 f3 g* e: f* Y5 Q1 `! \6 N' gUrdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India- s$ m+ X' x9 W7 q3 Z% P. s
Vai -> language spoken in Africa! B0 r! ^3 f, ]/ n- l% p {
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,! S( x$ ]/ N1 l( g
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska- W0 t9 E* D1 e! ^
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
% D/ N3 G x! G6 P/ @9 ^, w; v up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland% o8 E. B M3 r- ^! r( G5 D- r
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people," s6 I8 c9 ]8 S% O
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother% H+ B' k! Y% l1 Q( Z* ?
language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
n! x% O2 I8 L- V' _% B with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian- u+ i8 E6 h" H
people who went there to work as engineers in the+ R& K" {& B, D( _% W2 N
mining industry during the 17th century.( _$ r; C0 c- z$ e
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,) u4 }+ }' u+ c2 ?- E) h% k
circa 1880.
9 s, T" k! w" }9 \! t$ n" k0 WVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
( l3 l4 u: t/ ~. I4 i& x the planet Vulcan* A. y4 {6 j" F
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used* u Z4 S( m6 e( f- M& n! ]
French dialect with certain German influences
8 Q% T, _# z& f& s& G: K/ j spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
5 m9 j0 \& u. }* X3 N) E# k" @ Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of: D$ H0 ~ G2 y" E( J. z
the Walloons), Belgium6 P7 c* v3 A6 H4 [8 R
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people
8 |, d) v5 {0 RYucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
# ~/ a% _/ P& D8 {4 L3 H peninsula in Mexico
/ R8 E) q/ Y8 t/ p2 ]/ f4 H" [Zazi -> Kurdic dialect
: z# p$ L: a. M$ \! u* oZuni -> North American Indian tribe/ o4 |3 i+ d3 @
3 o8 P7 o2 L1 |/ k. t- V; y& a* d+ x! O1 l- s/ y4 P
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)
- T' w6 r" {9 ~1 qa" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)9 n9 b" b z/ o# m1 c1 B' D
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
+ ]0 c( B. N1 z3 P2 P) re? -> ?above e
& i+ |% A, X. ?2 ]4 `e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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