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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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' t* i) e6 N* q+ LAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou5 ~) ] n: r7 ^+ g m( z/ K/ ]) D
: Ek het jou lief; Q$ X% d7 [& D: x
Albanian : Te dua8 T, \* w9 w# K8 n7 l6 i
: Te dashuroj; m9 u) P- J* R/ l
: Ti je zemra ime
$ M" p" g. s$ HAlentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!
- Z% W' h- A3 F$ ~/ EAlsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear' ~0 x8 _4 t+ M
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou w+ J' O4 q' K$ t! A/ A' B6 t7 n& H
: Afekrischalehou9 X1 p) f9 @ l) M8 O& `5 \
Amharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)/ A7 O* q+ k; b, W2 I
: Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
: C) Y% J0 ?% ?- g* nAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
. t! ?7 C; Z* Q, e : __ ( )( j: p9 p9 C6 c) C0 e4 T' L
: ( ) |__|
7 d5 W% ]& ^& ~* Z% U) N : |__| __ __ | |: O8 @9 a7 s! A' _4 {
: | |( )( )|__| __& o4 L# ^' x% x. t& Z( S3 ~& L! ^
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( b8 g; @! c. s9 ~: k: ^ : | (__)(__) | / /
! n$ N: R d% o" T# y0 ~) l; f : | |/ /
* W9 I' E# W. b- A$ B : | / /7 s5 B4 c H9 T5 ]
: \ /
+ O4 D o* T5 Q6 p4 B& v& }Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like; `# q, e3 L4 }' v1 t3 u; k- C
French, '~n' as in French
' C* y' c& m; p& G% U2 H' n 'salon')
7 T3 _1 J) P+ EArabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
* T% v0 h* U( ^+ {. ]! \ : Ohiboki (male to female)2 C) V9 g; M/ M; q8 i+ T
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
" f* b9 M0 @, v6 M+ R2 l; r- y# ?6 l$ v or two females): Q, u F6 `. _# v8 b
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females8 [! c: L& d: A
to female)8 e2 i7 n3 C6 @2 n- C
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)! F/ u7 U4 G8 @: g
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two2 z Y6 W' ^* i- `
males or two females)
0 G; n, v3 `0 c. N3 B6 e : Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
4 [& w; i& n- ~8 Y; b" f; m than two males)+ R. Y6 A/ I1 k
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
& ]# n' r/ l7 Y/ n than two females): u2 b9 r& Y) }5 s, M
Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
$ n2 P* s6 A/ A7 f* F : Ooheboka (female to male); }! g* r8 {, `0 Z6 Q
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
$ x7 D$ r' M* \% u2 {9 f$ U Y : Ana behibek (male to female): D% S3 P u, n- }# i
: Ahebich (male to female)
0 l1 e( o& ?" P4 b$ n8 @2 k: A2 O : Ahebik (female to male)
" e0 i* p4 s( o* f : Ana ahebik# P1 }1 [# m2 [! G( z) H" o
: Ib'n hebbak; n) _! z) N4 H: Q4 G" I2 Y
: Ana ba-heb-bak
: Y+ }) N0 M. L$ p : Bahibak (female to male)/ b. D+ c( c2 _1 D
: Bahibik (male to female)
* Z) x, G0 q( v: a, y# X : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
0 G4 f: c& t* H+ z- C. k : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)4 Y5 j/ S8 ?! s0 C1 H
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
9 ?* z5 \8 }- U4 i f- J than one male). w( k2 \( q, [) Y* N: d
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
9 `" f: V: ?" [$ e( r6 b! [Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
' ^3 z+ l' ]' n( C3 h8 [+ XArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem
, O# y2 G, X1 X* WAshanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo" q/ F! ?8 T2 i5 s x5 v; c: s
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
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Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi/ H, f% T: h0 q! u
Basque : Maite zaitut& L: P1 P4 d7 K; W( q- b x' x& W
: Nere maitea ("My love.")4 B; ~. |7 C% f+ }$ {
Bassa : Mengweswe) n V* k$ C% u k2 D& u
Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
; ~! L+ l) c g% z; DBemba : Ndikufuna# U2 I5 a0 g& X4 g
Bengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi; |: T! h% c! @
: Ami tomay bhalobashi; Z; q& ~8 x% J: u$ w. L* C
: Ami tomake bahlobashi* r2 n1 o; I. v$ x a8 s
Berber : Lakh tirikh
9 |. a- u/ z% w( s7 uBicol : Namumutan ta ka3 Q4 J$ Z, \. H- B
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
, e- v$ x! a6 l' V7 zBosnian : Volim te
/ L# I$ v: N2 Z4 bBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;* W2 N/ \( E( ]/ i1 A
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu') n8 B, I3 z5 A5 m% V
: Amo te
# B! {3 p9 h" K5 }4 `2 {Bulgarian : Obicham te, U5 M8 _. a4 }- m# X
: As te obeicham
4 V M* R U; Y& Q4 v' i; D : As te obicham
2 D- t, w( ^) z/ ?$ R3 o- D : Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")
& O6 }0 T) k- i( U1 sBurmese : Chit pa de
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5 S! D7 l8 w9 w" \Cajun : Mi aime jou
* E' }1 y a, M! t6 m4 FCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
9 E# }/ C# l$ C% p/ P : Bon sro lanh oon# ?. w# q' O4 j
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
0 v& G/ J( y5 c. k : Je t'aime ("I like you")
7 I d1 f' w( k' \) P : Je t'adore ("I love you")6 u8 Q* B; Y. U8 v; u0 A- c
Catalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
# o' h. C1 ?. A6 T9 j : T'estim (Mallorcan)
' r9 y( n" H B. K# J2 { : T'estime (Valencian), N4 _8 W, X1 R! s; X- Y& H
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
- \" T& G' b1 X" j: q( b' yCebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw0 {/ V. X+ N* f0 p
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao, P, ~( l, p4 w2 O
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
8 O9 y# J2 ^0 _4 y) z5 q. UCheyenne : Ne mohotatse
: U4 j1 G- u" N$ ^) n, ^Chichewa : Ndimakukonda( c" t0 ^$ W Y) Q
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)$ O0 d5 t2 o: R5 M9 D) S
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)- R3 K' d! L: l- L% z
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
4 x& \2 }( ~4 `* E0 ~ S( H : Wo oi ney ( " )
/ y3 c) K% r9 w/ d! P& Z4 n : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)2 U6 X, o7 A1 B7 Z6 ~
: Ngai on ni ( " )
. w2 C7 d! k& V) B$ I- b: _ : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)+ U$ }& `/ s/ C% {
: Wo ai ni (Mandarin)! V9 l' c! \! {( f) k1 J
: Wo ie ni ( " )0 F+ w) m1 V% u$ u& c: o
: Wuo ai nee ( " )4 q: M1 V# T& H& ?6 I- b
: Wo ay ni ( " )
4 v% A( P# I, E& ~) _3 \* Q" s/ V. F : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)/ H* O* O9 K# @
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)% `$ Z3 h* w% L$ p
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)) A" r6 r: h; `; s* }
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)
, n. Q" D) {" S. w- l% |3 P& ZCreol : Mi aime jou! u; f/ |: j6 |1 E1 W# m8 M
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)( `1 W% \% h1 \9 q" {/ |$ ?9 N
: Volim te (used in common speech)
7 X7 |6 B* ]6 P, v( KCroatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech) Z) }+ g4 E% C" ]% I \) h' u! a& Q5 F
: Volim vas (used in common speech)3 c7 i' S1 z4 q) E/ Y' E
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",) p8 K" \6 i, U& d
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
6 L& ?' [* B; r5 b. q; ]' | Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)1 x2 o) K5 ?8 w5 S7 Z
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry): p$ J# W3 ^2 x! S7 m/ J
Czech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead) w3 s: R; N3 H' O1 M& M# c. ]
on top of the 'e' in te, which is3 E! b7 B+ V% V) w+ o. ]: A. z
pronounced 'ye') I7 A& M7 N6 ^* u( B
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
+ |. ~9 L. s5 L, X : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like5 t% w, Y, h& F# S& q
you (very much)", often
! E' W6 F' x+ W' G" ` used and prefered), p5 w5 `$ j8 X! H: X% ]9 ]
: Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)2 o( U3 D* H, [$ l4 `+ e. U0 Q
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Danish : Jeg elsker dig
/ W' o" E. A7 VDusun : Siuhang oku dia0 p i% s# i" S+ u; {2 \1 y
Dutch : Ik hou van je/ t; _; P1 I I+ ~* l: k4 z( f
: Ik hou van jou
& b, e, H: X& {( D* g* ~ : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
6 Y$ I5 c! g# d5 [, t, ? : Ik bemin jou ( " )
: b- I! t2 N3 g# Z5 B6 Z8 Q& b : Ik heb je lief ( " )
. f5 K0 p- F1 c7 N4 Z : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
* _9 V! X8 c5 B2 R. R : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )
: d! m1 k: c# x$ ]: @4 X( c : Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very8 }, G4 ? K# e8 z
: Ik houd erg veel van je much")
( a6 z5 b$ F8 \+ k6 S : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
8 G; ~& m V7 ?4 K) g : Ik vind je aardig ( " )
: u" _+ i4 G* \- O, S Q : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very5 u) V( @# j5 d8 I9 s
: Ik vind je heel aardig much")9 R# i* g: v% K- ]2 R! ^. l
: Ik zie je graag. C. A. |& M# o8 l1 r/ l1 V
: Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")1 l2 |4 d6 W9 n- O. f/ g. r1 E; d
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much") @# K& J9 R$ ^) ?! ~
(the last two are more superficial, thus more. I( T5 N' l" e. t/ Q3 f$ A4 {
suitable for male to male)
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
" v B9 _5 P, e: u& X/ sEnglish : I love you
. y, @( i# R" t/ u3 l5 } : I adore you3 c' T8 c0 n2 [0 |0 C
: I love thee (used only in Christian context) y) O: ?8 B, d( G, ]2 o( c7 N2 e% w
Esperanto : Mi amas vin. M$ r, a( H& V. }' d1 V
Estonian : Mina armastan sind. B: V5 l5 \ s- m& K4 P
: Ma armastan sind% @& q/ l! P8 T! y' R5 Z# G3 p
Ethiopian : Afgreki'
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2 h! K& y/ @! {# }" l" xFarsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
4 J, b- f4 k2 R! v4 W0 IFarsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")( B$ r" d- p& }1 \& i+ ^- o
: Asheghetam* p0 B: D) i4 o& v/ h/ K2 {
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")
, U9 U0 w$ ]7 v; K' w% V : Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")+ {: `# }4 u3 c; _. r- \
Filipino : Mahal ka ta
+ M. s; I7 J$ ?3 l, t; g : Iniibig kita
* b5 |" ^5 w0 m1 s2 W8 [9 L- q : Mahal kita7 O( a& q6 p$ o4 P
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua
2 n$ F# @5 \' \! G$ N$ z2 N : Rakastan sinua, J" L5 O* @! l9 r, y1 y" D, G6 d+ _
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
6 e9 f. W+ |3 G* R' X' }9 |5 O: SFinnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
3 t* h, g: R0 n/ b$ H( t: S- r : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
}$ f0 C' @4 a" |- U, Q. \2 |French : Je t'aime ("I love you")% M6 T1 X) N0 T
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning' ^: I; A9 |3 n$ p9 [/ `& i
between lovers)9 F. j6 _: i' E5 E
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
1 o6 c) A! ~ W0 q2 n3 L: F# y and family, not for lovers)
0 {4 L2 w' K1 XFrench (formal) : Je vous aime& P9 n9 a" r/ t4 s1 T) s
! p& U& i D3 Y1 i2 z/ WGaelic : Ta gra agam ort% P; v( ?) _% I: _$ M
: Moo graugh hoo
& {+ d5 S7 w+ bGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)
, P$ n; W8 W. U9 pGerman : Ich liebe dich( F# Z* N5 B8 e0 s9 f2 K! @
: Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and F5 c" v( B& b& b; B
conservative)$ q- W: W- F, i( ~. ~
German dialects:1 J2 s2 h- _' w: i g7 u
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
7 F8 V5 ]8 a% Y+ }3 I+ v (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")+ U( I1 j6 L, F% ^
: I lieb di
# L5 n5 [) y/ `& LBerlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)9 w$ c* I0 {- T* Y( J7 T
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
; D/ a1 ?% F+ b% M7 @9 }Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
! v: {2 B4 w! {8 MBochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
( z( R4 ~' E0 }/ e8 XFranconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
5 e2 M! w1 J& e5 F- D9 w (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a' g1 T( D4 t6 [7 f8 _
relationship)! q2 o& o; E& A3 f6 r6 z0 q
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
. V5 @/ n- p* n! @+ t- @" \ ment as a compliment, not litterally)( g* W$ a$ _; L! M) T v. V: s
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",
: p9 M! }8 Z4 J' ~$ w0 G a Franke would never say "I love you")5 y }& B: b9 b- v- h' P
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)0 \1 u! r8 N! d, E) v. @$ y# }
: Ik hald fan dei
3 X1 b/ u5 j( N DHessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb$ E* m- d' o5 D% ]6 M
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev6 C# Y9 m1 I' z1 q% n- a
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb. O' _5 U; N0 o. ?8 F$ O+ d! d% L, [
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
- r6 ~: H$ A# _4 n; d6 M- ~% `Swabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )5 A3 j7 J% c1 T7 p
Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn
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Vorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di' e# l) H, N0 b4 T
(Vorarlbergerisch)
# |& r' p9 [ k8 z2 QGreek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower4 V* |1 x; e' F: w, ]7 y
case 'gamma')
0 x' M8 [6 A. C : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
- \ e2 H0 N2 j$ X% t : Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
" g" M4 s1 ]9 h# r4 K" l : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
$ }* }! k* e7 ]0 ] : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)/ L# ^* _( C2 m/ z' r; p
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")4 ?' ^0 L1 w4 J* a: b/ _
: Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire); s# P' O* E4 [6 t# U5 I; v* j/ ~
Greek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
) z) T& s3 a5 Z+ [3 X# jGreenlandic : Asavakit
: X, I) w7 F& Y& y4 T: v J! uGronings : Ik hol van die
4 I) G5 H2 p4 {4 F( n; JGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)# S' C1 W9 _/ q0 S, ~: t4 S; f
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon., H( i' E/ \8 d' Q8 o g+ W2 l, Y
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
& Q* i* }1 L: u) R, u) J pronounced)
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. m+ G: J% P5 W+ THausa : Ina sonki
/ e' t" n" c) T! W4 V( aHawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe
. t { Q7 S B7 H. R : Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you2 ]! h3 ?% T( ]4 o7 M
very much")
- g5 D; ] z/ T' o( fHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)
/ F8 Y: d8 A% z$ m5 n& A : Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)5 B/ |* u2 k$ M. C/ X) e% E
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)
5 V, t3 b& s' _4 q9 S0 |' O: O : Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)3 U7 G, k: A2 V4 m% R3 _$ F' m
('kh' pronounced like
& L; N! u; n; P6 a Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to% X1 \" J1 A6 @2 X b$ s
French 'r'): |, c! d! P2 v" |1 |) e
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
4 [% I, N" @0 Y% I* o : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
, F$ E, e3 }' _- N* k : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon9 f5 S) o$ ?/ H
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu- _- j* Y& V+ b4 i. H J
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
# z1 v. r9 a3 N4 }; l : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
7 r! \$ j5 b7 m1 M* f : Mae tumko peyar kia
5 z7 M. U* G) a8 O7 z : Main tumse pyar karta hoon
# h* e' K$ a2 Z/ q: ^% [ : Main tumse prem karta hoon. _7 m* I6 L! j. P1 h# w7 d5 Y8 y
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
3 i2 H: {/ z3 T. h4 i0 A pronounced)
2 ~: E/ z! ~- i. p# T+ ?Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta4 Y: E7 ~- N6 ?8 E. S2 u
Hungarian : Szeretlek
( \: ~0 O/ q8 x- V : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
# b. A$ o" D( |" V! z no one else")
8 u5 V! Y# H+ a. p# n6 O) B : Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,' {) f( T, Y& e+ R: f4 y
you", a reinforcement), v+ }/ \& i: l9 B7 [2 U
(The above two entries are never heard in
5 ^6 |- C7 c3 I1 ^" W+ B3 n a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana0 ?9 Y5 @# t% `) M& ]
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
; }4 D) i7 ~% O+ c) F R6 ]( J' j very much")# j, I: R: Q c8 Z
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')( E8 H' R: `/ N5 Z, y0 o9 J
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka& t6 a n8 W! f
Indonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used): z1 I: M% ~& Y& S$ r
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )) O& [3 L# n" }% ]0 v( @
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )
' }1 K* g! P$ p5 E : Saja kasih saudari ( " )
1 z' Q/ Y5 W3 a# L2 D& ^/ f : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used); f7 k- ~/ C8 S/ ^$ i1 {
: Aku cinta padamu ( " )1 w, q+ a5 H( @ k; @4 x+ Y+ Z
: Aku cinta kamu ( " )/ V2 }$ K, e3 L4 o5 X
Interglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
. Z4 d% x: t( _8 t$ U$ l/ uItalian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse), n5 J3 `% {6 L3 B1 y
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)
% z/ }$ I- h' J8 ]; T$ V4 G : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
. u, ?0 O9 B( C: T* ?6 R you", refering to other person's6 v4 I& V8 a1 \9 D9 @
body)0 w" v( s+ S7 M6 b* X2 Q
Irish : Taim i' ngra leat
4 Z0 v3 t6 u2 mIrish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru8 U; n" @, s; w5 M1 h; X
: Aishiteru
& _# v, H$ M5 }% m# W# y/ C( z& g : Chuu shiteyo; v1 \% S! n1 g$ C a* O3 L
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da( y7 z: w9 a" |! C+ `# `
: Ore wa omae ga suki da
0 H) y" [* O# s5 \; i, @ : Suitonnen
9 G9 Z9 ]2 @3 [% p8 q( ]2 Y# g : Sukiyanen
% B7 V+ W; C D7 V1 P& L, r6 e' D' c : Sukiyo
5 N* c! H+ @" b* }6 B3 g : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu% X# |9 O- K* G8 y
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
! f9 ]/ e* F; o. b! b. ?; Q : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
& Y+ G- B# j4 x2 j# n& q- s : A-i-shi-te ma-su
3 v( b" s( v3 D, H* U : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
' @0 W# e; P) y : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a; `/ [( W& C O7 V c9 q0 H: M
start, when you are not yet real lovers)
# A) `2 |- u, I) V: eJavanese : Kulo tresno# G: m! G, P1 L& p2 N9 k5 B
$ e9 k" M" V; W4 v8 y* i/ M Z! x; r! D
Kankana : Laylaydek sik a/ V3 v% W. N" L' n0 C: S1 K3 E
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
' r, j$ _: J6 D8 E- {) [8 s : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
% V1 K1 c( ` n! iKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')8 @) s# c. k. h9 K" {
Kiswahili : Nakupenda
8 b4 k9 T& u: E+ W9 g : Nakupenda wewe
/ e Z5 L& W4 D9 _ : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")
5 F, W) `2 X* X9 j9 K4 T0 UKlingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
, e( a2 q; w* q7 S* B" L3 u : qamuSHa' ("I love you")1 y8 H7 u/ }. n9 A& e: [+ ?
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")
4 q, G1 P9 y0 X* z% ~8 y+ _ \" d : qaparHa' ("I like you")2 ]$ G% n& m# `1 T' F
: qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")9 D9 c; H) H7 {/ {- G3 ?5 @8 Q" K4 n
(words are often unnecessary as the thought
`0 `3 t/ o* m, k9 _ is most often conveyed nonverbally with: G/ d( T6 ]/ Y5 N1 |/ ^% W
special growlings)" A- {/ l/ s9 }+ j
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
! \' a- U- j- C, T5 O3 @ : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)
s1 a( u/ f0 B; H g7 N5 b* o$ F : (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )8 l: `8 X' J4 y0 {% K2 G* L
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )9 S6 E% T! W2 p
: Tangsinul
# ]$ f6 R2 P' U% c5 L9 v, @- r) _/ K : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
+ m7 F, d% Y% r3 D, H: { : Dangsinul saranghee yo
% `$ L6 z' s6 I8 u! \( E : Saranghee4 z. T" R" o& `0 M5 P* j0 _
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")* b6 s2 h' g* C/ A& r
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like
! X' j7 Z3 C. r, w very much")) ~% ~( O, ~2 ~5 l; E0 E. N
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love t- i8 k' l( C9 X% r" K
you very much")- P+ p. H, I3 J, o' K$ o9 I- x
: Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")9 [/ E+ @) }; x0 r4 T
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
0 l- @, X3 _; ]- j8 \ "I love her")6 j% z6 m1 s+ c
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
* N G/ y. c+ T much I love him/her")+ v" G( b8 C5 C& a% H9 C& H
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda. D: v2 ?" c& Q6 t0 N
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")( A6 A. k4 n' r' k4 `* m) a
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)
5 U* }* E6 i# v; y/ Q# } G0 O : Saranghapanida (more respectful)
, u5 ?" B6 j0 A+ E5 m : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual9 `7 x4 V2 Y P: `( i! K5 k2 O
relationship)
. Y7 v" B4 C: n7 l; \/ d : Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic+ L3 y- ]5 S$ _ | v8 B
way")
0 ^1 |2 n* R& K% K' @* l3 PKpele : I walikana
2 w4 }2 x+ j8 ]1 C2 d# RKurdish : Ez te hezdikhem1 }, V, t- O2 a% M% C
0 |2 \. Z4 T1 |% |9 Q9 y' R
Lao : Khoi hak jao( ]* {; j4 y8 r, R/ H
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
- M+ [" V9 n! `3 V8 [6 ? : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
/ [* r4 J# n5 Q0 w8 q" t& q : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",+ _/ {% W. f3 p+ D4 v
but is used for "I love you".)' s! z' ` w' f: R! n: w2 @$ k
Latin : Te amo% K9 L5 |5 n+ o) M9 p
: Vos amo+ _: p% O' e4 m1 a
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
, l* Q( {9 ~4 F9 p% \# ^! l1 CLatvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu'), c0 ^0 J4 a$ h. s4 o1 n6 ]8 ]! W
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
9 F7 ?% u. F) l* b* p! G6 b' n a 'long i')0 L- x4 @5 p j
: Es milu tevi (less common)6 n$ @1 b5 t3 u% q1 y- C; n- ~
Lebanese : Bahibak' Q0 X3 U' z7 X% T. Q# M2 d* E$ a
Lingala : Nalingi yo! {1 c& h$ e4 Y8 J+ g
Lisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!
7 R6 Y, @1 j( o9 z3 ULithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
7 Z& |+ c' X3 J- |% n( M, P3 h : Ash mir lutavah
# T8 C0 v& T: LLojban : Mi do prami
6 f3 `' L9 R* ~$ gLuo : Aheri
! M/ M; S4 C0 t9 g; I- Y- ZLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
! U* t- m9 B! D( t7 k- k- M" T }
Maa : Ilolenge
3 U0 e- `* \! P( qMacedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")" G' I% R1 G. O# l) T
: Te ljubam ("I really love you")% M' f) T8 ?) l# a! k" Q N
: Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May); U; f3 [2 k- G r5 K
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")
0 ^2 r3 U3 W( m: D' j" d( mMadrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
3 b7 J" x# G) z6 {) KMaiese : Wa wa' \% l+ Q. p$ S; B, w
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
5 Q6 z8 V' I5 E : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above). G. U, c8 N4 _1 R: u/ H' B8 h
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
4 m( @& l; E' V3 t b' J : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)( T3 f1 r) m8 D5 \$ r u% I
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
9 f) B. K, L& t0 n$ `, U$ ? : Saya cintakan awak! b! q2 S: o! i ?; x2 f8 |
: Aku cinta pada kau
" F4 s7 `/ R( z) B, |# [( r : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)! M6 |( t5 o: T" y+ p
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
5 O% ?* e, W) n0 z1 x to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
k# S; N. l8 k/ V f only be used if you know the person _really_
; F) N1 g6 f, G& k) O& } well)
& b* y/ c8 n' \7 }# l1 h7 i- r: F : Saya sayang pada mu
# c1 J! r. r4 C9 T : Aku sayangkan engkau
/ ]8 I$ E' a6 P" d2 W- g0 g : Saya sayang pada mu
" |. A$ b) b- t1 z : Aku menyintai mu' S' t) M% ?9 ^! Y* d. J
: Aku menyayangi mu6 k' m& \3 R( J! k. `
: Aku kasih pada mu: M4 w- n5 w; h7 \3 `
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu1 D: }# W+ X4 N+ ^% U
Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu
" i. f0 t& V4 g R+ i) M : Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
% B1 @: B1 y9 W; y& n( m5 F4 _ : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu
- n( q# S% [3 EMaltese : Jien inhobbok
$ x4 @0 W7 z: FMarathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato8 d; a" y3 u/ n
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)2 N5 M3 k0 J; }. ~3 ?. s f
: Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
0 y& p2 _( x$ GMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
( f" u1 D5 Z, ~ I2 W. b- m, o2 c literally "Love to you, my friend"): R' e+ y7 r6 ^( h( F
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa
8 p) d5 s$ H% T% j( WMokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
6 \! w4 m4 V$ y' T6 w) `Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)7 c6 @7 O2 F+ |3 @5 [3 b
: Kanhebek (in different cities)
5 n' O; C6 P+ h: T
2 N) J, V ^. I( i( {Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni( c$ f2 C. I1 k5 n0 W" K4 F' H3 _" ^
Ndebele : Niyakutanda
5 h7 ]8 w) W5 e2 uNorwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal): q) g9 w7 }# F1 s, Q
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)' B) n% W# d7 @, V4 ]$ h! ]
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly5 t* e, T6 b/ V+ {
used by upper-class and
( ?& z' O" P% p$ l) G, q N) p conservative people)
9 Z! G* Q; d$ K$ s5 h6 ~( B' }Nyanja : Ninatemba
! p; k8 C& d( v
6 {- o. {: u" C7 d6 {6 {% OOp : Op lopveop yopuop S# d' Q8 k& C3 x9 |
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn6 Y6 w g& B& X3 M. j1 |
* G7 y/ ~, C/ q1 s3 j% mPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai8 z, P0 p& l! p; p& D* O
: Muje se mu habbat hai/ p8 x& @$ g' R# t4 n" ~
Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo3 L' ^+ V1 G) z" k$ ]0 @
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
3 J+ h: |' J* |Pilipino : Mahal kita
! E: B4 F* S( b# I; t : Iniibig kita* D% e2 |' ~2 a- n
Polish : Kocham cie
, R' z& Z" L1 K& U. c : Kocham ciebie
$ f+ z. ^' t8 Y5 p; i' I9 r, X : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)6 X2 j( h( e8 F" Z+ i
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
& R6 H1 f3 F, X# t+ z1 a : Amo te
& V! z, {4 Y* w0 g& b9 k, ~Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma). W+ ?1 Q3 r: }3 V# f" h0 b [* `
(Pronounced as two words,
; c7 Q) o, }1 z+ m5 e "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second0 J8 y' c5 p) W
'd' have bars through the stems
( j6 S+ M7 |" U/ y' Y3 I- y9 V" y indicating affrication, the ':'4 a3 l! E1 v8 V0 z1 j& X
indicate minute pauses)/ n" F$ Q- m& Y" a7 T; [9 s/ |$ ?
Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna- N6 H9 d, }0 r. s6 y
: Mai taunu pyar karda
0 [# x' r- q; ^6 z : Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:
/ Q7 W$ h/ G( O9 T- {" x' X4 X0 j, [ "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
' H0 O5 C- g d; C& @/ q1 ]) S ' = stressed syllable
1 O9 M0 l, m& R% h* z: H3 d) |; r2 oPushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")* ^7 Y# d. x! d; c# U% Z i8 R+ H
) O& b& \( T- k6 T, wQuenya : Tye-mela'ne
9 ^8 G2 ?% x6 @1 [
, R3 G: J/ o9 b) _4 cRaetoromanisch : Te amo3 X6 W, N( D. r5 ?: ~9 }& Z
Romanian : Te iubesc I- X1 g7 g; T* [8 {6 m* c
: Te ador (stronger)
8 u# a6 S) B) I) U8 @* A& M$ lRussian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)- Q1 P" j4 \7 S, Q) u
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best)' h8 e& l4 B- {$ D) N1 Q( ~
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)5 j% ?* r/ t& P N( ^
: Ya lyublyu tyebya
+ ^1 m/ i' x" A8 I& K" c* ^5 \% R& t! h' N
Samoan : Ou te alofa outou
7 R1 m. u& A0 ^! _0 Z/ s% o/ n : Ou te alofa ia te oe" k6 t- s8 D0 w/ T7 `: X
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
. n, V+ x+ m4 f: XSanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
# A1 v' q/ ]' Z# z or art)0 T! C) R: i8 K# b) r; b' P- |
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort$ D1 b7 C( z" U* U: H
Serbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
; O: G# G* _+ _. z% {" R* A) p: n : Volim vas (used in common speech)" N, L, l, E8 j
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
7 m$ a; ^) L/ a 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in% Z+ A# G& G. ?* m
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
! r6 M; R- [5 t; Q' BSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
: ]; k! W1 A& h& G$ G, Z% m7 S : Volim te (used in common speech)
5 K; s! C# d( D: WSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
3 i. H& m4 I. O* \/ HSerbocroatian : Volim te
, I- }0 t& V8 n: G" n. D9 e : Ljubim te2 d' A" @0 s) T) m
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
5 P# B& f* g- z) e$ TShona : Ndinokuda! K, G+ a' F$ z! W. w6 `9 {
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei! @" l1 N+ C D4 @5 N
Sioux : Techihhila. ]) Y* q S- p4 t8 _9 s
Slovak : Lubim ta
! F ?: F0 g6 O& U6 u) i/ d! h% X' vSlovene : Ljubim te
* W* {8 q# K' M3 kSpanish : Te amo
* U$ ^# o% J1 @2 y6 T : Te quiero3 h* T! K5 M4 a N6 a4 H3 \4 n+ Y X' M, n
: Te adoro ("I adore you")
5 |* \) r1 D( p8 f; y : Te deseo ("I desire you")
5 U8 }) s( W5 S& V9 s* u( m : Me antojis ("I crave you")! h2 M4 v5 R; ~/ ^1 o$ q
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi+ P" g6 E7 Q1 b# y) @
Swahili : Nakupenda
; b; O- S! H& i: g* ` : Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
# d/ n' P" l T& v$ L! r : Ninikupenda$ ?7 c; B& b! P1 U+ i
: Dholu'o# i5 t f5 Q7 v6 i; B- H6 l
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
7 p. Z: d6 F# RSyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)! M T* ?* `, G( D; ~
: Bhebbak (female to male)4 E$ z% A0 l6 W
( a7 |2 F9 p- t: N. e2 X" ~Tagalog : Mahal kita N& E* ]3 z8 e9 D/ Y( O7 }6 Q* ^# ]
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe% i8 z4 m/ Y6 S
: Ua here vau ia oe# Y, y1 [$ |0 m% L
Tamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren
) l9 y- J9 r- q. P : Nan unnai kathalikaren" `: p% K3 i" Y2 b- ]
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
* U4 x! y# K' o2 G) I& [7 j : N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")* q+ P {! C. R, \; D4 m; b
: Nam vi'rmberem
; a" M' `* z2 c3 b4 gTelugu : Ninnu premistunnanu$ \& H1 G G/ y0 i4 |2 a
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu
( R3 n. V! l& b0 D2 A: V1 @) O : Nenu ninnu premistunnanu4 `9 M3 L* m# M* z H, Q( z' Y
Thai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)$ G9 F, f1 A" F* d. T$ F! T+ i
: Phom ruk koon ( " )* X1 v- N! U6 i& e/ f# d
: Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
C& d$ j- H% y : Chun ruk koon ( " )" ^! f" c) f% f0 }% l
Thai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)6 E Y. a1 m4 P% Q9 R+ h- t- a
Tswana : Dumela, ^/ b* X9 h" D9 K' C! q
Tunisian : Ha eh bak
: X2 m# n; h' D/ B; k1 c; qTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
4 H/ Y7 U% a& DTurkish : Seni seviyorum+ S) ^1 N) W3 k9 n& t1 R" q4 t' p# q
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")
( F" H: i+ ]; @6 Q% z: A1 c (g has a bar on it)# c, b) g8 T0 U# c! ~
Twi : Me dowapaa
4 b3 P! K! \: L7 g) _' [8 k9 B0 Q- _ v0 @
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu) L- e; W: ]$ g5 @- x) }6 d
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
" I* l$ Y0 b9 E6 g r# S : Ja vas kokhaju( V, v: D* g' L; ? x8 U
: Ja pokokhav tebe0 K* r1 v6 o5 X! L* L1 V" j4 {
: Ja pokokhav vas; L: f" d' i Q t* ?
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
$ \! `) J6 M( f- O4 w$ t. ]0 Z' T& D# Z : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
0 Q p6 t% J1 y3 k4 C : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai
% r! j1 W5 ~" e( H9 J7 ] : Kam prem kartahai% n7 X3 Z; t6 r; L# I3 t% I: S
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:
. H# I |: d) P$ w( i "mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
+ _( k$ | o8 S6 g2 A : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:8 x2 r) ]5 E' f1 q; K$ w
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as& D9 G- g- g R7 J
in bath)
) R0 @# @" N8 v( ` ' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold
, u0 j+ j5 M4 }1 U$ D
2 c" S8 I3 ?; G6 @3 f n9 b! MVai : Na lia
7 h4 b% U+ B$ d9 b9 wVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg
6 l# B' N$ y8 ?6 |" |- FVietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)* E; w( v& _; t& @% E
: Em ye�u anh (female to male)
! U8 V$ P+ o2 m* S : Toi yeu em
+ @/ P" ~: s6 R7 Q* {4 A2 _Volapa"k : La"fob oli
6 x. k$ S# Z7 B$ _! v" L9 S/ m5 Y8 H, v+ VVulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha4 s, q# F. Y) f9 l# n, W
- k) g& y/ K7 e4 m& j( s4 YWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di) X- P5 j4 h" n8 x
: Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
; x5 }' U/ W4 j) wWolof : Da ma la nope
, O9 p q( K" z+ ]% o : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)7 A3 E2 K( v* p Z2 w5 }, j* a
$ v; H0 ~/ M Z! p3 H' `' m! XYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
# m4 F P( W" A' Y$ D h$ a4 v : Ich libe dich9 Y' ]9 D: f' E9 j7 \7 C9 M
: Ich han dich lib8 L) [2 z9 u V7 s1 V
: Kh'hob dikh lib
( t+ V" W5 e1 l : Kh'ob dikh holt' X+ F, P$ M0 i+ `* v$ B& Z
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt
. e/ [! ?+ G7 P7 X: c1 N0 IYucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)8 T( I/ g; M, ^) d9 _- ?1 D
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which
2 P2 W6 z$ \9 C lovers can also feel; it6 o5 W6 C& B+ c/ ^6 i6 w/ r& Z& M: f
indicates more a desire to
5 B) Z3 ^, N2 b spoil and protect the other% c' [: B6 ~( D9 }# T; ?" F* n# w7 r+ o
person)/ L+ Q$ m' I- \( i6 n+ z; l- j
Yugoslavian : Ja te volim
. F N+ ^) f6 Y) Z' Y) P" M) h
+ `: V6 @5 N, h* k" e* p( y4 ^2 QZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
3 R( e# k+ L9 L0 Y5 b. R9 x& JZulu : Mena tanda wena1 L- I; e. T) W9 E- z* [# z5 y6 H2 r
: Ngiyakuthanda!
r" c3 D% {( J) r+ g* oZuni : Tom ho' ichema
5 ^8 u' q" l7 Q8 g, ?9 o8 F) T8 Z+ x- j3 }% Y* G/ r: ]
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/ p0 Q9 X) H+ {Explanation of Languages+ M2 r5 b: ?( r& [4 n) o. L
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$ [% w7 ?% L$ f' }Afrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa6 X" B3 U0 {* W& p: H* d5 I
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
6 N" N+ ]% V* O7 {5 xAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak! I1 v$ `) x* t/ a9 Y* }
like Germans)- Y9 C. h8 v/ ]) L2 h4 }. |( o, c
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
$ H, n# p% F) ?8 Y+ h* Q over 80 languages spoken there.
m2 y/ ~ b1 g/ NApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains7 X: {4 {1 [' D4 I2 P) H4 W# J
states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
! p: I J9 m8 E Canadian to Mexican borders
& H4 ]# E6 H+ k# _- G2 l2 ]Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including% Z* h P$ x. s* P7 n7 f) k; [
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,9 |6 S% O+ W* ?- l: Z7 X) [
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and& J5 X9 \0 O6 L8 E8 U( y
the region of Palestine.4 K# Y9 {) |% J0 R
Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of; o8 E0 i4 I: b# J9 e! t2 y
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language! ^' K2 @! e- s0 t/ R# x/ V
is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi." G1 t% U6 N. q' T4 @
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
+ P' A4 a3 U1 r0 ^3 LBassa -> language spoken in Africa
6 J( Y( n; v- v+ v8 q. Q+ cBatak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of: g- M4 q7 d$ F& b
Indonesia
! [% h+ H% K% ]. Z4 NBavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern8 c4 t) r v' n
Germany (actually a German dialect). {4 Z- _ E5 h8 }3 e# I
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa2 o! ?: L. h0 Z6 i( u4 l
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
( a$ o$ U) o+ D+ ]" g/ X as well as almost all people of Bangladesh; ^$ q" y" e3 s1 b: I
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines6 f7 \. l' b3 b5 Q% P
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots./ E; s! h- v7 F$ N
It is 'read' by touch.- @7 b: L6 R1 I, Q$ W% ?
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
) }& R- f2 D5 o: ] Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
& R; C; ], [' H: a) [: }5 b Acadia is in an Atlantic province.
, E. E1 d; M4 @" ACebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu$ q8 D- I5 [7 q: k( q
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe! v0 ?1 m* t9 {0 z4 e! R5 `& T1 O
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
% O: Q8 x3 v& R' z Nation
5 C' q1 s5 k8 VChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa( h/ d& R; N) X% z
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma); u' E4 ?: G8 K% {5 T: S1 Y1 ?
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is0 n3 l d8 V; n4 [. O4 }) R j
basicly French with a little English and German.
0 v- I4 q8 s$ r# w2 P% h' @4 [ DDusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest
2 l: \* {* U1 ^7 Q in North Borneo8 c* M% Q! K) L* \& w$ w. b2 L
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces! [( p* p; ]2 X9 @$ o2 C
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and; G5 j- U T" {3 |" R
Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium: K6 @* B- f! M/ v# {" g
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.
7 Q5 f- {5 Q. a+ u9 ^3 D6 \. B6 Q7 PFarsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in4 S. O3 L9 n2 K, h9 J1 }
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
6 z( s( ?8 Y/ L1 d$ m! q H Persian.; c- h9 e) h! Y5 v1 j2 w1 Z
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or2 @+ c7 u& d+ Y
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area5 O2 ^6 @5 U- Z- g& [* V. @: w5 e
around Nuremberg
1 g; W" }* C4 x9 z8 v' nFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces
/ C/ g- _2 ^! H" E- P of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
% u @+ E4 W2 N# ^. a Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium* }4 A; ~6 t7 K8 l
Friesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern! ?: o, w0 O1 Q: \
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark8 }) L$ H) B+ C* V3 M
(mainly west coast)
z+ `6 [. z1 _4 KGaelic -> language spoken in Ireland
5 Q8 k0 S! X5 H' c( K: i/ W% L' zGronings -> Dutch dialect5 D! U: }" s2 w/ Q; R
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay0 n3 O# w- l7 ~9 B0 g. v
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
1 H( B0 ? K5 n+ y& a1 g Pakistan" W0 E1 q2 `" M: f
Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
: E$ I- c2 o, I6 EHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
" S* v3 }1 z; d1 X2 FHebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people* M. ]9 L" }* B& R) N/ N
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India8 C* I2 r: D) \% ]1 i+ x! S _0 B
Hopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)6 x2 D, u/ F1 [8 J' p5 J1 ^ ~4 ?
Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
' B, N* A, w- h: b" Y natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
5 Q3 r. U( \, K n7 [Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
5 l: V( y7 a- A; hInterglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
( c1 T I3 r# Q N; N circa 1940.
, r3 z! j0 \9 O9 c. KKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot' S8 ~3 K# Z$ h' ]: G8 N/ s
natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
% ~( ` M# l: u# ?Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,
2 g/ j3 o" m- x. `* F% ~ southern India# e; W* G0 H/ L- D
Kikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa% A) ]0 c. ]9 [/ n& q
Klingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language: z- ~; W) E1 O0 D9 ^
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is; d8 x4 F# y7 v7 Y) T" [ o
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
: O0 Q# @8 R$ j& X" S+ D3 @, CKpele -> language spoken in Africa1 L. A8 y2 n0 U2 Z2 u/ b
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people6 Z* G8 w2 d, ]6 Q [
living in northern Thailand, r4 \6 s8 U+ r( F. `
Luo -> language spoken in Kenya( R9 J N1 o- j/ R# G
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas: w, _7 ]2 n" h5 `6 w1 Z2 p" j
in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany. r2 p% k. ^& i* D- Y6 R
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
" E T2 m a! ]' h1 }/ W3 N German.
2 Z1 \/ c# a. K; @# v: bMaa -> language spoken in Africa2 _# S' w3 |2 g0 q. e2 U
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
/ K, k8 |9 _! r0 cMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island2 f& t0 I# H: N0 F- ?) Q9 o [9 n L) H
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around
3 U1 O1 G# Y9 Z+ ]8 X 400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
: `5 s a; f( r( E and Italian mostly.
& I3 b% R. J3 X. N! zMarathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India
- w2 E" N6 W' x. e: H (Bombay is the capital city)
6 o3 w+ W8 H- l+ m3 S% g: R& FMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
# A2 c0 }8 C' C! I/ X1 jMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of/ W2 X& d9 ~' i' O7 Q+ I
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)+ s# e- {; t/ J, {
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
6 }+ j( s2 ~6 n$ S- OMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
, u0 w" ^& U% ^5 y: {9 mNavaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
& r' F: t p/ u* b" J# l7 fNdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe* G# Q2 k" W$ e8 a& E
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa. C2 W, C% `4 }4 ~& W1 I9 q
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba6 K) A: \: G( Q8 i
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people1 D, F% i. R# a( L+ x/ E
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
: p* P- l5 W. ~5 aQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
$ O6 I0 `8 {; }6 k( S- PQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
% _) O/ P* M9 ~, r! E books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".$ D/ g `" `, o0 s; N3 b
Shona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
/ x" j0 @) I3 U; u6 ESinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of2 r6 F% {7 e+ L9 _# b3 f
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
/ r: G- s3 M z. j) ] f! n( x: ?Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
* O2 @5 ]5 T4 oSwahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East/ O3 [: X+ g( Z/ ]6 t# y
Africa3 c" H) S5 h: \
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
8 C6 l7 }: v8 O8 Q+ K& T0 QTamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,+ q% J+ S* X/ Q7 C2 y( M
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),
; X A1 t; X* b1 N1 x Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus# A' j+ l/ F' a3 s; {1 H0 @5 E2 B
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India! _# [- D! {2 k* v+ y
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)
; g- P4 ~4 T% }/ M& R: P& oTswana -> language spoken in Africa
0 D1 R. G X1 W0 v" L$ lTwi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.* o/ [( H5 c) f7 o. M, j5 H
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
0 d r) }7 J9 XVai -> language spoken in Africa+ F [* h c. m. X
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,- G9 S5 E8 e' S5 _
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska0 f! y3 d$ M! ^2 ^ k: \
language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern: L" E% _& d. X! \6 K& r/ `/ a
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
( }) w y+ }; m around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,
4 z1 {5 N: b$ F- W2 r 90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
' d: n! U& G$ A' _; U z language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian# x, N0 g4 p2 Q6 }& T
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
6 M# F$ X" D3 F! t- v8 N5 }' f people who went there to work as engineers in the
4 E& K" ^3 I: b0 f, U5 R6 f mining industry during the 17th century.1 V' e) j5 f I) [' G0 f& u+ C
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,- I+ A' V# O0 `, C3 s9 e" ~
circa 1880.
# O+ p6 Y1 ~& ]& R3 H, K+ kVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
' w# A6 \; ]) B7 A7 Z( Y the planet Vulcan" K# D# E2 j8 L/ H& U
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
4 X% l# ~4 D a$ d8 h; l9 D, F$ ~) c French dialect with certain German influences
* ~& \$ R0 \7 t8 E$ @. p; b spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,
! b: W( C$ g# N9 @, l& k1 Q Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of$ M; y. a$ [* U/ b9 o
the Walloons), Belgium
5 R; A. u: `9 L8 r# qWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people) _6 s0 d7 @* H4 ~- v9 U3 V- z
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
" U/ H# x* H% h4 f, l- w; O. [# _ peninsula in Mexico
; J* W, ]. ?" X1 E6 zZazi -> Kurdic dialect
* E6 }2 r% a( m& A% T: KZuni -> North American Indian tribe' z+ h8 |) z* O, z
$ H# a. e7 P, p) b" T) m" A. g' R, R8 g/ Q. y! S( J; v
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160). W& t9 U' ^( _) g* r# a( H1 G
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
# z# J# C4 `% w' H, f! Z$ u( Y4 Ta? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
0 E! I8 l7 e H+ D2 fe? -> ?above e! z) o+ p4 @4 Z H4 C) Y
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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