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"I LOVE YOU" in:
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( M9 I1 c% h' K- k) y8 ^3 WAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
5 \1 \, U% i7 |2 {5 R8 `0 O4 U {; } : Ek het jou lief* P! g }1 [" Z
Albanian : Te dua% o5 B" c9 A w% u4 d/ S) r8 Y
: Te dashuroj& q5 S, x: d: V" r7 g
: Ti je zemra ime
* S, z* l5 E2 s' {& QAlentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!; ^/ }; g2 C6 m9 ]5 [. l
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear ?7 t# N" L9 s9 R N6 H
Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou+ n$ M/ X- h( c& f" D Y) Q
: Afekrischalehou
8 R- s" R& F; w3 N; j& ^7 cAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
. i6 ?5 y* o+ C. P( w( x G* o : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male)
# v' t) p8 M& @3 s' C7 H sAmerican Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand)
3 m9 @1 h" v& X8 b7 X : __ ( ) V' {# u' i8 _8 F5 @
: ( ) |__|
( f! E: k: G7 X : |__| __ __ | |0 z& m O. C5 X# P" H1 |$ T5 G9 v
: | |( )( )|__| __
+ H9 E4 Z% B- d) p3 s7 W : |__||__||__|| | / )% \ u) K% q! m$ i1 z, O1 m
: | (__)(__) | / /
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: \ /
: E2 Z7 B& w3 ?( ]Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like
' u( T/ c6 R7 R/ _ French, '~n' as in French' q2 B- U5 b' g
'salon')! P/ e& z. J9 Y$ ^& n h( a
Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female)
' P3 f+ F: ?( @/ t+ ] : Ohiboki (male to female)
$ b! N& p) R* M: a* P, {$ p* Z* a : Ohibokoma (male or female to two males
( v" H1 D5 \% q B or two females)) k- R# ^6 V$ {
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females9 K& G! y1 J$ H; q& f7 |
to female), A( A2 m! ?. ?, A
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male), N2 X7 v( c! F7 j# R. B
: Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two1 V4 p2 B8 {" w% }0 _4 e; d
males or two females)' O$ }3 M) ~- Q/ m! c
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more% H( }, H. }# U# p X
than two males)1 X% b0 @, R) a5 L
: Nohibokon (male to male or female to more
' p% X! H& e7 B' Z& d1 y than two females)
" I' \4 h1 W* ^Arabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)) |7 G% b L$ W! n! a
: Ooheboka (female to male), D: Q4 d0 Q" z) E, D
Arabic : Ana behibak (female to male)% e+ G% t. _* z2 O) L3 J G
: Ana behibek (male to female)
2 t3 I$ H$ X8 y : Ahebich (male to female)
* w' I) s& X1 Y- i : Ahebik (female to male)
0 s" d3 d2 `' x8 c : Ana ahebik4 W m# T7 w" v7 \
: Ib'n hebbak
' W. z( t" |6 [+ K1 N : Ana ba-heb-bak
" u1 p: G, V2 r2 t : Bahibak (female to male)
! S5 D0 y- z' A3 a$ m( V : Bahibik (male to female)
1 M2 f* \; b& j) L3 L2 _1 Y6 | : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
& ~) S) q( L$ C : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)
" w. l0 S9 k/ ~+ ]' O4 V6 q : Benhibkom (male to male or female to more* U: {7 N3 C! g3 \7 ]
than one male)4 ]& {' p* [$ q. A- W% _) g
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
- Q7 q9 ]" O; R; Q" z3 D1 ^6 Q1 [Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek
1 L9 l4 o, n8 zArmenian : Yes kez si'rumem5 ?" }* `+ |1 m( e
Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo
! ^0 W' y" w, m. L9 H% iAssamese : Moi tomak bhal pau g0 ]4 G3 S' p
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Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
( \& d- F. t/ \* bBasque : Maite zaitut
/ V, K: G2 t5 P5 X# u d8 v : Nere maitea ("My love.")
3 E1 t, W1 n0 {4 j2 bBassa : Mengweswe
' b; g+ N, u" g9 t0 S* NBatak : Holong rohangku di ho
$ b5 \7 S; k# DBemba : Ndikufuna
* N7 {2 ]; o3 I; L5 zBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
7 f6 O4 o" y! n8 ^* q$ e : Ami tomay bhalobashi
5 A6 u8 B6 K1 N3 _3 Z, O : Ami tomake bahlobashi
7 G0 t; T% e2 W: qBerber : Lakh tirikh
7 s2 q6 j p. Z' pBicol : Namumutan ta ka% E4 D) ]( O: e
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani; f! m' x: j2 k3 m* S
Bosnian : Volim te
( y- C4 E% ^4 sBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;
. O8 d9 Z7 H- B. ZBrazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')- z0 O: ^5 M/ \6 S, _
: Amo te
# }( j! P# l- \6 V5 c4 UBulgarian : Obicham te
. b* V& u+ w7 F7 k : As te obeicham5 L7 z) e) d9 \/ u9 { p
: As te obicham) E$ ^) \; w" T
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")% n* S& S6 ]+ g$ M) b7 g: e5 b
Burmese : Chit pa de
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Cajun : Mi aime jou
( k! v w6 t3 e' I) b l3 n4 |3 uCambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah f9 I9 X/ l3 J" t5 r2 m1 q* f
: Bon sro lanh oon: ~# n' U* L0 s5 c
Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
$ g2 b9 {% b) x% s2 q : Je t'aime ("I like you")
0 U0 ?" t; L( l% w& }' \! L : Je t'adore ("I love you")
; y& _/ v. y0 NCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)
8 {% X4 X" J4 Q : T'estim (Mallorcan)1 N. E+ {" g0 b% `: s) u; [8 ?
: T'estime (Valencian) B% x4 o6 J8 X0 }/ s
: T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")
% j8 Y& T3 s) @# p1 o. N7 c2 q2 ^9 rCebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw& r1 J* B! K1 C) E4 _
Chamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao& [+ p2 E) f/ o" G& K7 z" K8 U: p3 d
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi
+ g- V6 M* i% O4 K* z+ f* ICheyenne : Ne mohotatse$ o) |& i4 k7 f$ N9 |$ O* h! a _ V
Chichewa : Ndimakukonda
+ F$ ?; r+ J# h' ]0 V$ OChickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)9 n; e0 E) @8 O$ h* O
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy). p1 w; i$ b9 J+ S9 f
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)8 s8 k$ J8 K6 l2 l5 i+ r
: Wo oi ney ( " )
" B9 ~3 h0 J3 ~/ W/ w : Ngai oi gnee (Hakka)6 i# d s% c* h3 e) \3 @4 I9 B$ [
: Ngai on ni ( " )
5 E2 `' C7 |: t. N# Y : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
5 J+ g" Q! W) C1 ]/ w3 {# I8 { : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)0 J; ?: ]2 e3 T9 C
: Wo ie ni ( " )* K( K) t; F$ w3 g; S0 R) v
: Wuo ai nee ( " )5 w/ V: X7 |1 J) I: x
: Wo ay ni ( " )
; |! u& T. w' I3 C6 B : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)
. \7 D+ B4 b4 W6 G+ d4 _& T6 b: V5 d : Ngo ai nong (Wu)8 a1 [, @0 A# u
Corsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)8 g7 t- T9 e) M2 D8 X% f/ L
: Ti tengu caru (female to male)$ r: G+ \8 ]8 e2 s$ Z
Creol : Mi aime jou& J4 ?5 P4 [/ W2 T. ~) [3 r" b
Croatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)& _2 j* N8 @2 z$ _. S6 k! T6 v
: Volim te (used in common speech)6 {' b/ W2 w# W. X3 ~
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech), q. ?8 a& {( g1 w$ g, p T# u
: Volim vas (used in common speech)* N+ }! d0 u8 |, e. W4 ?+ W
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",* o* w/ L: j1 r0 g: C
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
" S$ E# K P/ ^ `" B# I$ `/ d& W Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
1 d5 N: e" J* d3 f& aCroatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
- h/ U, ~: Q+ F# q6 TCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
6 ~4 q5 x9 R4 ? on top of the 'e' in te, which is) g9 z4 C/ M8 ?1 u( ?# {
pronounced 'ye')" g$ @, ]* O& r9 r* H0 U# S* }3 k
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
$ `2 {$ O+ q& M$ O. L* l/ b" I8 } : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like
: h3 G! ^+ {# g3 l5 | O+ A e& {. V you (very much)", often3 |- u, I& e% s. p0 l; x
used and prefered)
1 h9 I+ K" ^$ D9 [ : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)$ _& u$ K. a9 b/ x. t4 H8 B6 w( S/ G
& Q1 M$ u" {9 _* P; |: {Danish : Jeg elsker dig
& |2 T( D: \# u% }; D" J+ YDusun : Siuhang oku dia
% B, G0 U0 Z0 o U: BDutch : Ik hou van je
0 c0 a( N& j' k; _- _ : Ik hou van jou
; ~ _( c: \: I4 }/ \ : Ik bemin je (old fashioned)* {7 u0 t- m2 M2 P; M* @- R ^5 L
: Ik bemin jou ( " )
) c# v. ^; W. a$ W5 o9 |$ t : Ik heb je lief ( " )( B: d& y: u: Q6 {, T7 j( ?3 |
: Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you")
4 d9 Z9 K- M4 R' c5 P$ D4 ^ : Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " ); M, h8 e S* j/ Q
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
C/ u, x" O# T, V. a : Ik houd erg veel van je much")
+ t6 _+ W& u+ @+ @, f6 A1 v3 y. o2 [ : Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")
! S( d4 v/ R# q( Y : Ik vind je aardig ( " )
; X6 E) l. z6 n# u : Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very" Y3 M$ a* P4 ^! g$ l+ Z
: Ik vind je heel aardig much")* h7 A7 O* k- V2 Q- R5 s. R5 i
: Ik zie je graag
% Z, e& B; M. A2 c; b2 n# @ : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")
) [" e; t7 @( p+ g/ A7 ?. ^ : Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")! ]7 @6 H; I+ s9 u
(the last two are more superficial, thus more
# L4 `- S- z' P4 M2 C# H suitable for male to male)6 U4 r4 o* n, X( s- B
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Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani: _! y2 b$ `' x! j# `
English : I love you9 M" L n' Q$ k) Z
: I adore you& ^, f9 f+ |% J! c" T
: I love thee (used only in Christian context)
" W4 T2 I z+ ?$ y# VEsperanto : Mi amas vin
) j! v; d! }" S sEstonian : Mina armastan sind& u. |: f9 f8 ~: T
: Ma armastan sind
3 F. @- u/ h$ @8 b5 B; w6 jEthiopian : Afgreki'
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Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram
3 y) `0 x2 ]2 t$ W( X2 {Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
! j- z2 H) j, c2 }2 Y : Asheghetam& \6 F4 t m3 d3 q/ L1 O
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")# ?% ?5 e1 i9 g) ~' ~* u# K9 q
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")/ c' n# ~- M; P9 J" \! L
Filipino : Mahal ka ta
9 J4 B, u2 y3 M" D( {) D6 L : Iniibig kita7 m1 G5 a& u- g( \* s2 y3 `1 a- K
: Mahal kita" [$ B6 B4 f7 O' _' e
Finnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua( N g$ ~& w4 h6 I! D* [6 x. D% w
: Rakastan sinua
. ]6 Z# ?. l. I t+ x, Z' R4 i: e : Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
/ X. g$ C. ]" Z$ {Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua. A6 ` b1 C# T+ I- d" v, r
: (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
, y3 j) a) D" ^2 }: y) DFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you") i5 j4 o( D% w
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
Y2 _7 ~2 n* S* Y between lovers)6 H T; m `6 \7 J# _, B
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends/ ^9 [7 X" e: S6 P
and family, not for lovers)
+ D8 r, q5 z7 u- k8 l( pFrench (formal) : Je vous aime0 t: a9 u/ ~/ ~
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort' h% u$ z4 H! o @- z: X0 o
: Moo graugh hoo- T, E) {7 |1 Z; |" F
German (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used). k( W3 D* w" ?' ^. b5 B
German : Ich liebe dich
6 |4 H* T7 T- F : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and {# Z5 n4 k3 }1 U: v" h; h( u7 V
conservative)
+ {2 T0 {6 J( l- oGerman dialects:7 T- U" h' v5 C: V
Bavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern
& b" S9 d! t7 [9 J# j9 U. b1 s (Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")7 l* P; Z2 q2 d* e% d2 j2 m- \
: I lieb di y3 b, U( ~" K
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)/ c1 }# g# B/ o# q4 ^ b
(Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich
9 B4 G3 s1 D# ?. \$ U5 n2 T; UBerner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
! i/ d, o' S/ U* m& ]Bochumer : Ich lieb Dich!
E% Q1 Q: `3 T& |* g0 ]3 ^ ?Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai0 X2 Z& K4 x9 D) }4 ]6 i: ?* O4 g
(Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a9 p* M/ b( q, ~
relationship)5 ?6 J b7 y# M/ P
: Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,. E+ |; `% g* X3 r
ment as a compliment, not litterally)) s) S8 y3 @' N) s8 b, ~4 u5 c! {' a
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",6 y1 Y% e* Y* f( @; e9 Z9 _, ^
a Franke would never say "I love you")# E M7 m6 z9 R, M. x# Q
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)
+ v0 U8 G9 B3 y w. N : Ik hald fan dei6 g2 E4 e1 b! p+ I! P+ `
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb
% f5 l4 x; q# w+ [+ COstfriesisch : Ick heb di leev" Z. D! a/ z! l7 i/ ~
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb) ]" L* j& z6 ]; {1 Z0 k
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
8 Y8 Q% m, F* m) `% S- C* WSwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )# d2 T$ s7 R: [/ [
Swiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn1 k6 Z) r. Y$ c/ H
(Schweizerdeutsch)
5 ? s8 t4 N, o" }( yVorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
* ^! P4 [. Q& l( p (Vorarlbergerisch)
( e( d6 ~. h' }7 q; nGreek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower! S$ Q1 n0 w" |; h, ]
case 'gamma')
x; t& a! w* I7 N : Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)1 }" G/ u5 a6 v0 C
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)
7 l# d/ { a7 d8 t) O* H : Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
9 K) t. R" t& N n : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male)) ?" s9 h- ~' Y0 W$ g# A" F. T5 F
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")
) M5 Y( U: X0 F : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
$ ] G: ]( [4 e' tGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se8 Z6 Q' t# Q8 D/ P2 s0 c) ~
Greenlandic : Asavakit7 N$ ]+ t/ ^1 o( J1 R8 q8 o, x
Gronings : Ik hol van die
1 c* i- t* R( M0 qGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu)6 B2 J5 {" U$ j- o
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon." `6 i- N# ^2 ~1 K$ T& l
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
7 K) z9 l( S/ a0 y) f0 ? pronounced)
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Hausa : Ina sonki) z5 P3 h; F' R& V6 y1 P
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe: |7 ~# u: [% s k
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
9 n$ ?$ a8 Z3 P9 m6 U, h8 i4 A7 d very much")
" @5 K5 v/ g6 h! n$ AHebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)# E; _7 y$ B0 ~9 b( h$ e* ?* y
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)
7 O* }, L; l7 N- v2 j0 j : Anee ohev otkha (male to male)7 Z* |+ i2 ^1 g' \# |
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)
( S, O |6 l6 m9 X+ N: T- l* u( r ('kh' pronounced like6 x. t9 G% q: {9 z" j3 k
Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to
$ ~3 d6 J$ ^. S2 }! w6 K+ z French 'r')+ S* t. y% ~ h3 t% O2 e- M
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)
4 C# q& M' I6 U : Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)
. {* t1 q+ g9 r3 l2 l : Mai tumse pyar karta hoon
' s4 S( p; \2 R9 r' @+ k : Mai tumse peyar karta hnu0 _5 P5 {$ G5 O7 X& W
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
& Q% u, N' j/ ~( b7 m5 R, N : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo
5 a- v+ I5 c9 H+ ]5 A$ p4 A : Mae tumko peyar kia; f6 l X$ l" z( }# a5 U
: Main tumse pyar karta hoon& A! I( [/ g( |: \7 Z) _
: Main tumse prem karta hoon) Y- p- g6 j" j/ Y+ A
: Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not
$ g0 Y# J- V# z* m$ A' |2 V' p9 n, | pronounced)' {3 Z9 W/ N& I7 V6 i4 o; s& B
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta
3 g4 W6 W" G8 j6 A% O; |3 IHungarian : Szeretlek
7 Q0 Q! J) O5 o : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and( {: f) F1 [, _+ F4 y/ |# @9 P
no one else")( r. \1 J, Q& k3 Q: V
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,
' O, `& m2 z8 h you", a reinforcement)( O6 C& s5 @9 z/ ~! } s
(The above two entries are never heard in5 G0 D- L: y) K7 C
a normal context.)
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5 o/ G- f) I6 f+ cIbaloi : Pip-piyan tana* a5 c: K( o$ M1 Y* \
: Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you
: A: w v4 ?. [% g very much")4 {" L- T8 a- b( B% \
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig'): ]5 V/ l! K+ e4 j0 C/ k
Ilocano : Ay ayating ka
% T2 ^# m# u7 {* H1 YIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)5 g! @$ n h1 u% h
: Saya cinta kamu ( " )7 b3 F/ z" V7 Z. U
: Saya kasih saudari ( " )
. `- K2 F; b4 \ : Saja kasih saudari ( " )
4 s* U8 G, U( w/ |7 _: R7 J : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
9 R4 [1 d3 C1 ~ { : Aku cinta padamu ( " )
2 C# N4 O. |) } p4 M& b( N& ^ H : Aku cinta kamu ( " )
" s. j! _& z3 y/ w) F: V0 vInterglossa : Mi esthe philo tu
' s( n0 b/ M! OItalian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse)
|# m5 V6 u2 o9 Y : Ti voglio bene (between friends)
5 \5 I/ x/ I W- s* o : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
( N4 T& D% f) c- ^1 l1 G you", refering to other person's9 c3 O2 a/ A$ @1 v( H
body)+ O6 ]$ n6 j$ s# ]5 y" D
Irish : Taim i' ngra leat( q3 a) M _8 i
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit6 ~7 c1 v4 \3 z4 X" z, O4 n
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Japanese : Kimi o ai shiteru
- E# G; |6 b, I0 t) V : Aishiteru
) D$ `+ v9 i8 s- T8 G0 N : Chuu shiteyo- s: R! l! O+ r: d5 M* H0 P2 k A
: Ora omee no koto ga suki da
5 d. ~! {( j/ ] : Ore wa omae ga suki da8 I7 b( q |/ N5 q
: Suitonnen' }, d2 }9 I7 l8 g% q1 D6 Q
: Sukiyanen
* ^& @' w% V1 S4 D) @6 ^) I J : Sukiyo
% x( P/ Z* \8 ~- Y : Watashi wa anata ga suki desu. f, U/ {1 E& @) q1 `" A
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
( ~8 X: a; d( W# P5 T& f4 s : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu' }1 r$ Q* z( E( W- }5 Q
: A-i-shi-te ma-su
! s- c, j. v3 R, e _' n : Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu3 W$ W3 Y6 J8 r, `/ _
: Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a, G! F0 z: F1 r) ^ r
start, when you are not yet real lovers)
" N8 S N1 [1 v$ R/ _, JJavanese : Kulo tresno0 _5 x% Q Z. g1 m. ]
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Kankana : Laylaydek sik a2 U- n8 r2 d. R
Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene
; S( Z$ D# o( ] : Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
7 o/ y) ~9 G4 m& n) V# KKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')
/ |' `% x! g9 p/ {Kiswahili : Nakupenda; C6 k" N8 t: c( W( R/ O& @9 Z6 {8 m! z
: Nakupenda wewe
, G8 j. q9 o3 y$ \ : Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")5 U! y" f5 @, @- z$ K, ^6 D3 q
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")' @9 G5 z0 n, k- q) J
: qamuSHa' ("I love you")9 ?) i# L3 k: V/ {. v7 m
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")2 K) |2 {) S* U% R
: qaparHa' ("I like you")
A" d3 A8 J7 o+ v( A6 a( k3 Y : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")
0 x) ?0 A- Q* ^' ^7 c (words are often unnecessary as the thought$ }9 L2 w9 ^* N' j* T
is most often conveyed nonverbally with
" C/ J. c7 Q; q" ~# Q special growlings)
$ A ?9 m5 V. s4 [Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")
4 L7 u8 ^( h$ s : (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)1 A: H8 P5 ~% r- L
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )+ ?& S5 `) @/ K; P$ W9 y1 }
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )0 y) I, R" j/ b/ U& T5 K* _
: Tangsinul; X1 k2 n p- p+ Z6 z5 ?* O: z( ^
: Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")$ S. i0 B5 s1 C' q
: Dangsinul saranghee yo
+ M9 H. @. c4 [% |% J! q2 r# P# | : Saranghee# a5 D+ \. L `! M3 J
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
- W; K& ?" h1 t : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like9 x. N6 I" \" q. y7 k
very much")- |. L/ f& B. D5 r% U: g
: Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love# q" k G, F E
you very much")
/ j4 _* O$ X+ a& W& c* c0 K : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her"). T' I$ p! K' l! P% f% u2 }( O& Q
: Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or, @. ^ X$ V! G; F
"I love her")
) B4 M; A m+ q8 c : Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how/ C, P) ^+ }& f( j
much I love him/her")! u( [; @ Z6 J& f$ ?, ~
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda( b0 \% v7 f* L* k z: R* L
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")
" C o2 ~1 }9 r% {" j6 i6 |% f5 F* { : Saranghaeyo (more formal)1 b% w7 x5 y% u9 ]2 x$ K
: Saranghapanida (more respectful)
$ I4 v8 X: x3 C; T/ v) A- R+ `6 |# ^ : Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual) V1 a8 o/ F4 W+ V
relationship)3 U# l' e9 a+ {6 D. h8 R
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic( _7 H5 p, b5 C! A* Q
way")
8 j4 {. J: c# `, D' A2 bKpele : I walikana0 j8 Q5 I, S' R0 z& ^7 }8 m
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
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Lao : Khoi hak jao7 n0 v2 R" M/ U
: Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")
% k" V1 D7 p- k : Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
& ^$ R. B& d' L2 a8 ^% G6 k5 A1 W : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",. M& a* l& H# \4 L; P
but is used for "I love you".)
1 E* ]! v# V* n( ?3 s7 z4 X b8 yLatin : Te amo8 N& _8 P) T! }; p% n8 l
: Vos amo2 C+ v. C% n$ J3 A
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)6 P+ S6 Y, p b' _
Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')& |( P, H$ H/ d: W# n" I. J
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,
! e _ D8 C( J0 n" r a 'long i')
0 w( o; \: f4 t : Es milu tevi (less common)
$ o" F L1 z3 X, V! ELebanese : Bahibak
7 t; ]+ O8 V* q: S$ [Lingala : Nalingi yo
% H6 p; s4 C* l4 ~; l2 U# K7 g" jLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!" N) @+ K, ^7 X% m/ e2 i
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
) n/ n/ ` `9 Y8 E2 Y+ M : Ash mir lutavah/ X8 D' q0 G8 F: a: o- N
Lojban : Mi do prami
! G' N0 z6 w/ [2 F" @! T4 eLuo : Aheri
& g- \9 ]) R& E/ k8 Z2 RLuxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r: k3 |5 \7 }% P5 Q! O$ r
4 `; g3 O# v$ F! }Maa : Ilolenge
- ^7 J+ ~+ H) e6 j! ~. ~Macedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
0 [8 V- d- S! ]4 [, @ : Te ljubam ("I really love you")
0 o" ?& d' k% ^( n( A! W( V) S : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
9 |1 z" ?( l1 V6 S8 L! f K' I( B : Pozdrav ("Greetings")* o2 D5 V# ^1 B; C% d+ F
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!2 S7 M( H$ ]7 x& u/ i, T! Y
Maiese : Wa wa0 E4 Y$ x' ~ D' s* n' \
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct). D7 m- M$ A5 U# k' o, H' b
: Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)
# q+ G3 _7 W6 g$ s : Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)- W7 R' \$ c; P9 A2 i9 A+ z
: Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)
: p% P) _& f. R+ Z7 \- G : Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)" ~. W- w8 A0 B$ D* D
: Saya cintakan awak, M; x7 T/ |$ c8 ^) f
: Aku cinta pada kau
/ b, R |7 u4 K7 J9 a0 z : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)) i8 X& V5 W( U% W
: Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened- t- i( Q1 W) u
to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should1 Y& x% v+ z2 Z% c- ^" f: u7 l
only be used if you know the person _really_
( r% o( T3 ~; Q7 j- V0 L- q! | well)& T$ r9 a' }( w% d3 k( y0 D0 U
: Saya sayang pada mu
" d+ D: X6 t* q. q: j : Aku sayangkan engkau( v( x6 u7 X) m7 M* h
: Saya sayang pada mu U7 ?- a6 A2 z6 d+ v
: Aku menyintai mu
" C7 N( ]- e. S4 e : Aku menyayangi mu4 n+ E, a( f7 U M
: Aku kasih pada mu
1 s- K! w p2 w : Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
5 \1 Y& A9 {4 N& i9 x" o& t" xMalayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu+ t. B6 A$ L* J7 z2 s
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
% D: p& X+ L" ]* C# l# M : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu( K& {; ]3 m9 o8 A3 ]. M
Maltese : Jien inhobbok/ S9 {* m) _# h0 y5 Z: m: @5 e
Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato
" L- T; v7 @" e1 E, B : Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
/ W7 V/ O) z+ j' }: K : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
; f0 G; l4 Y) `3 ~5 ^Marshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
- T+ K- I) P% p0 P ` literally "Love to you, my friend")4 z5 e# Y/ h& F: `. _1 r* S7 @' m" l' J
Mohawk : Konoronhkwa' S3 J! p/ f3 x: w6 h- S: ?
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua* s" x9 A F/ h
Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)0 w; u" O6 \7 `2 g( D# y
: Kanhebek (in different cities). m5 Q( v- V7 n1 U+ [# j
+ b8 B" F l9 P; @( C
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni
' T# x& _, q N( t- s8 P ]Ndebele : Niyakutanda" D( N; n$ h/ R/ b7 _
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)( t/ d. o& p$ e: D
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)* H* R% O% n$ N! Z
: Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly- B" u1 l2 I( |2 o
used by upper-class and
- I9 w: K2 T4 Y5 N- O conservative people)
8 z% ~7 h+ q/ @3 I0 SNyanja : Ninatemba
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6 r* M/ p h0 f9 n; M: mOp : Op lopveop yopuop
2 J! Z0 @, y# eOsetian : Aez dae warzyn/ C$ q' Z& O+ E
3 I6 ~9 L; j- `: [0 s. vPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai
6 g' x( j2 V4 W0 M : Muje se mu habbat hai
: _- O' r' L5 a8 dPapiamento : Mi ta stima'bo3 a7 n1 j5 Q- O- v Y- A! G* F; \3 k v
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye
4 Q! B! j# M8 j8 e0 Z; _8 }1 bPilipino : Mahal kita# f3 T$ u' X* ^7 |0 O
: Iniibig kita
) y0 q% V7 t* G; _& Y/ IPolish : Kocham cie
( P+ _# h# l; E# e& c0 ? : Kocham ciebie9 M" x3 z# I& |2 H, n
: Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)
$ N" ]3 |3 p! k+ {8 WPortuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu'); b# }8 N0 w+ I. ]
: Amo te
4 d2 B! Y' D. U* s, @1 Y+ UPulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma)
! g* V$ n0 m6 J8 I; Y (Pronounced as two words,
% Y% V" O2 w4 t) j( ]7 G: q) R "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second2 ~$ t M" ?+ e! c0 y' O
'd' have bars through the stems
; C, b9 E* {& y+ v, Q) X6 ] indicating affrication, the ':'6 p- j0 s# H' U5 v- M5 p+ j7 F& K! r
indicate minute pauses)
: y$ G p7 M7 N; Z1 k: m( Q7 DPunjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
! K3 Q$ X- c" y1 {% f% V3 G( M : Mai taunu pyar karda. ]/ R: b: g9 K9 [% |1 u8 N1 i
: Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:0 S, N0 Z; v4 n3 q# s' b4 ~0 C
"meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)
( X5 _% C- d( T, V# l0 d; ?, [* [ ' = stressed syllable# J5 X; E. {6 `+ N! x
Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")
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- y$ E# r' y% [Quenya : Tye-mela'ne V) m! k4 ~8 C# @
8 j M1 }- w' [, e7 E7 o; S5 yRaetoromanisch : Te amo1 l" m5 X2 p3 k
Romanian : Te iubesc
, R7 @ b3 R" _- ?) p7 c : Te ador (stronger)
9 S- Y4 X/ `6 e& |5 MRussian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)
/ I' ~8 p* _2 n2 `, {- c. n1 s : Ya tyebya lyublyu (best), t) K3 ~; x0 W: U* b
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)
8 N2 A# q3 ^; r2 l+ M) V : Ya lyublyu tyebya
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Samoan : Ou te alofa outou& i% J# }5 t3 C" S! O) H$ x
: Ou te alofa ia te oe% E3 ~" t4 N; r4 v2 `+ D3 |
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
3 Z0 D$ {( |0 T; [6 `6 GSanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
0 C2 a. i0 M; ^6 I+ b0 F3 _ or art)
/ z W% n7 Y4 @8 q1 j EScot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
5 G- s8 |/ D$ }, M9 d- ASerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
$ h& w ]' u3 ] : Volim vas (used in common speech)' Z! a) S& h6 k
: Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
- e& I# R. Z7 n& ^" M' ~+ T% l 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in% P' [; B; ? J$ F t
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
8 H2 [, j" X1 L( g1 E( W/ E# Q+ GSerbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)
; K0 X8 s: {) q8 ~ : Volim te (used in common speech)& N7 r" n3 K% t2 y* L. v& N1 n- i
Serbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)1 X, C- ^: f2 u; l
Serbocroatian : Volim te
7 |( D8 V% A! o2 r4 p : Ljubim te
4 N9 w' [4 I# v( a7 \# Z : Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)3 Z! V( V) J! y7 ]9 D3 N4 H
Shona : Ndinokuda9 S5 p& T8 Z" {/ o ]4 M& x8 D2 N
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei
0 h, C" k% |! F- \Sioux : Techihhila- p$ b+ H3 \) \0 h1 b* Q, H0 i& A
Slovak : Lubim ta2 L+ B8 M) R9 x2 Y- g9 m; k
Slovene : Ljubim te: F* k% E- O. I y
Spanish : Te amo2 ~0 C% I2 r) Z5 Z
: Te quiero' [ ]* m; a9 R# c& i
: Te adoro ("I adore you")
5 ^8 S& V @ N. y4 \$ K : Te deseo ("I desire you"); I, Q7 {( b, P- J/ t2 g
: Me antojis ("I crave you")& O, N \( N% z6 ^, ]% @1 F, Y
Srilankan : Mama oyata arderyi5 F/ b2 Y$ f- G4 P5 r# _. k
Swahili : Nakupenda. f3 C8 n% ^8 }( {5 [) x L1 E% G* ]
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name)
% _4 T. s3 z' @; | : Ninikupenda
, L. X3 J' k/ W! _# e : Dholu'o% R1 h! a; l w
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
- D; o, q4 l9 U; g" [Syrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)
) g( p, Z7 ? \. W : Bhebbak (female to male)
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[5 p0 [- v! S1 `0 X# }Tagalog : Mahal kita b. Y2 C+ N1 t7 T& A6 R
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe
$ w+ P) Z" Q `- [ : Ua here vau ia oe
9 I$ x/ S8 d4 J5 p( w% z+ R g" L5 HTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren! ?6 f, n4 `. W3 o% {# s1 a
: Nan unnai kathalikaren
+ m T6 X0 I. p : Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")$ S% s2 F O! l% r: D' r
: N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")
7 Q% s. F% x, Y& X3 P9 p4 g! F : Nam vi'rmberem. p* s* y* `$ O9 Y, H$ d* @
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu& T& t( v5 Q$ a8 b" z7 N
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu2 n9 g5 l2 J7 T" S p# E
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
/ ?, n1 _# [2 h$ vThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)
4 N9 r* h7 O2 {7 w( L9 S0 _! A : Phom ruk koon ( " )
) o. T+ d& ]: `# D' q7 g! u2 x2 v1 A : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)6 a/ l; }1 Q8 r: J. `
: Chun ruk koon ( " )
6 p, @. |/ ~5 m- G2 E9 EThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)5 F2 `0 v5 l7 O1 i0 c
Tswana : Dumela' _& x4 w. r0 E! L6 K/ f! f
Tunisian : Ha eh bak
9 h9 d9 ?! ^$ Q7 j/ ^Turkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
$ q$ g- ^6 \7 `: F2 ?/ Z: ~Turkish : Seni seviyorum8 X7 K% M' H" b3 X9 p: C; Z5 B
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")+ } \8 g- {) m
(g has a bar on it). r, g, e- I" w7 o7 k% S! [, O
Twi : Me dowapaa$ s* @8 F' ?. |6 f9 W6 H
7 B: G; m% a+ W& R# X3 g: r
Ukrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu* u0 D0 q7 T6 N% `
: Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
5 J: W: b2 w/ S- _5 h- Q) d. m : Ja vas kokhaju$ \. r) Z4 E0 P6 S' D( }# B
: Ja pokokhav tebe3 Q5 r: e6 Y5 R4 x' L
: Ja pokokhav vas6 N3 f8 v$ x( H, r% Z
Urdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon
& y7 x) |! l5 ~1 ] G: Y; @* ~" d : Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
! b! w. A1 y4 c( G: f9 z) b : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai4 {1 p$ [7 o+ T- ?
: Kam prem kartahai. i) \+ K8 l, R( F% t9 } v
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:2 ^% D+ L( D6 c
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")
; Y% G4 U n9 }1 L" j; ?( S : Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:3 q2 [! N3 z" ?- \! A
"mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as
8 y* o5 H/ U, w8 _4 W in bath)# o" V3 \7 m) r
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold! H; j' ~% I. F/ T& U/ g% [
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Vai : Na lia
* D6 u1 A* a7 C, d2 tVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg$ U9 p/ @$ J$ `& Z4 v; u8 e( K5 X- [
Vietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)3 U9 y( F3 N: `
: Em ye�u anh (female to male)
+ _. Y$ P& F. D$ f : Toi yeu em H" T. {& K( t* K* ]* I: u
Volapa"k : La"fob oli' M+ {; i# F- }( o3 O# j, e
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha
9 T4 r5 W, f" ]9 G& a
/ J2 M) }9 u# S9 W% Y. p4 |Welsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
/ X& b' Z) M0 Z5 c9 z7 { : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
$ E3 {4 r p( b& m- R& QWolof : Da ma la nope6 E3 [8 K2 t% w1 z; ~* f
: Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)
$ _6 [% g! o8 u; Y `
8 F; s( y" X: y" j8 YYiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib( M8 ?* D" n, S/ }7 B
: Ich libe dich# A# U/ x0 O& a i8 o& y0 o( u
: Ich han dich lib
' l% e1 ^) V4 s: l5 r: u : Kh'hob dikh lib
2 S, x# }1 @% M5 ^& h; I- [ : Kh'ob dikh holt' d& N2 ]& B/ ^2 U, A
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt
, e8 }7 _8 t hYucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)# v1 V: Q+ Z/ p- H. V0 l
: 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which- r" O1 m9 i) U# q9 C
lovers can also feel; it
8 I% ]1 n G5 t. X. s# c' m indicates more a desire to
. q/ v* L/ e0 W7 B2 P spoil and protect the other
' B' g) R1 g" E3 L: } person)
3 f0 |. y: P6 y1 D( G( ?0 IYugoslavian : Ja te volim
: y* ?5 M# g$ K2 `7 ]5 _# k
% ^0 K7 e' c/ M7 M! Q! tZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
7 \3 E. l3 W! \( c9 V0 }7 uZulu : Mena tanda wena
/ F3 Z$ l! m1 v0 r: Q# H8 u2 Z& a" B. H : Ngiyakuthanda!
3 r1 {- E3 S! q$ C$ V8 D7 RZuni : Tom ho' ichema
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* e+ E3 r6 N) {% u8 S+ C. D* S( U) {
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Explanation of Languages
: v' w5 q+ ^+ l0 C4 {, M* K------------------------
2 R. d) C8 o" QAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa2 A( k ?/ a% s d* F0 D
Alentejano -> language spoken in Portugal: l: d( \: l. J9 K
Alsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak6 b4 @9 P4 J# i
like Germans)
* N) w2 J1 F" RAmharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of
8 F2 L7 @' X3 p H* N! G) B over 80 languages spoken there.
2 H. R9 M0 {: {5 E5 c9 m1 iApache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
. b3 g5 l, ^) U& q ?. Z states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the6 J" L1 v; j2 d9 P- L/ m c# r
Canadian to Mexican borders9 X6 |- f1 N `, x
Arabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including) ]/ Q+ |: j. |% r! L6 w
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,% V+ E$ J3 ~& A) B' X# q) i0 ~5 _
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and( N5 L4 ~' b/ w0 y' @$ k7 y: c
the region of Palestine.
( k* C1 e. W) ~& m. ]3 \0 r- I7 h" ]Ashanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of4 L6 u3 `6 o* K9 n; u: S( K3 ^$ M+ W
many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
- Q1 D) V- B& A, A% Z" l is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.4 k5 u# U$ n- k' g( s! L7 Z1 ~. K
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India
. g9 A, Y* I4 Q$ PBassa -> language spoken in Africa
! K- l- C0 M; ~1 C* ~Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
! ~) \$ Y" p& x* o) V Indonesia" \3 t' I' i9 D, I
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern
) b4 X- z F, a Germany (actually a German dialect)4 S3 C+ S$ O! F& B; g
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa
+ k0 R% i* z2 f& b( g; T* C+ EBengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
1 o) V! O2 I: [5 a as well as almost all people of Bangladesh) t* Y- J: D1 d4 N9 a: G% U
Bicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines, Q* b4 V, g% V
Braille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.9 h# X0 L, C# R
It is 'read' by touch.9 ~, s9 i* v# @# B
Cajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from
' X* P3 L9 `5 V8 w1 f' y Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area." J& q5 X6 B" Q
Acadia is in an Atlantic province." S2 I# A. d: v, [1 C, r: |+ o. ]
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu" l A6 l* Y5 j( V- ]
Cherokee -> North American Indian tribe
1 w$ R3 e8 J1 T8 I+ G6 n2 UCheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache: s' d" s% }4 ^! M; h/ c4 U
Nation
& q- ^+ [, p+ I8 N" B, Q) d5 W$ DChichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa e3 A( P/ s. C g6 r( \
Chickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)$ q0 w5 v# G/ C3 ?
Creol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
5 `4 f# ?4 k# w8 X2 G$ ~2 q basicly French with a little English and German.7 d4 [( @. ~0 O" c2 i
Dusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest) }7 n! V, Z/ I- E7 _, A) {
in North Borneo8 y( K3 ~" H! J0 _6 U9 J
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces
?) [4 |+ b- L# M: n of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
8 r3 v! j6 g/ J; v$ O+ h' k7 P Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium- _! W% e$ U( ]( y2 s# g
Esperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.) J$ r$ Z3 F+ p7 w
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in$ {5 W: a" g" A! B$ T% f6 M# Z6 t
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called- i' t$ t9 {2 i: Z
Persian.4 H" r2 @% g' T9 s4 g5 z3 d
Franconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or
: ^* g+ B& u& s- P8 R5 Z Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area7 ^6 Z! t2 ]; @
around Nuremberg
, x# t: c! N. Q* `, k) \7 [, HFrench -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces! [ Q! c' b- c: c
of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-( P x' ^0 b: c3 S3 ^: j
Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
2 O! Q6 p$ z( dFriesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern, t4 W5 x( B z: O6 e
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark" I) i+ f8 B7 }; Z) B4 v H
(mainly west coast)7 |8 C" P) y3 f& I
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland- k, R6 T. o; D5 A- M
Gronings -> Dutch dialect' n0 L( D( i- C( M9 E0 O
Guarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay
& j0 d! D$ X: u; K: i- bGujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
9 |4 O( G O; O S& \& w3 n Pakistan) w y. O9 X9 j+ v3 y: n
Hakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria
. ?6 |6 {% w9 g/ yHausa -> language spoken in Nigeria; k0 t) |" R! |
Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people5 t$ A& Q& f ]! [8 z1 X
Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
- E$ U% L0 Z/ T, BHopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
) G3 _- O. `( Y N- C$ L$ H# ~" q/ ^Ibaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot+ {/ x! {# t8 {
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's
8 k, Z9 B+ y1 `6 c/ oIlocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
4 k( f! X; I$ C+ ~Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,! a! I8 ?9 w: q5 h5 K3 Q
circa 1940.# Y# F4 E, `: Y4 l: S( ^5 C1 X
Kankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
3 k) U% n% J( } natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's$ j% S1 k/ B8 J- \/ T
Kannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka, A6 F2 k1 M, M: @3 w) B
southern India
9 t. l) m/ P: _3 ]( M- pKikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
6 [3 v9 Y2 P5 h3 `8 ^ JKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language
! h/ ?/ d2 w- ?, w9 m8 Q2 ]3 Z is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is
/ e9 k& u$ [& f& r; O8 p Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.- b5 W' V9 L) h% C+ \9 A; k% b
Kpele -> language spoken in Africa* z& J0 L8 w2 W
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
* o9 ]$ h* G6 W8 R4 P9 F& I" M3 |) Y living in northern Thailand
. T$ W9 U5 Q; V/ LLuo -> language spoken in Kenya5 H/ x2 ~- _2 \) k: a
Luxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
" [/ u& _7 h. \ in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.: T [# [9 m. g. w; K
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on1 I0 C+ z. P& e. }+ H, _( q& N
German.7 q3 l; V5 _( s; |! J3 Z# R- J
Maa -> language spoken in Africa& I5 n5 J* M* L3 ?
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India d; q, T+ p' @+ q0 H
Maltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island8 x! F& @6 j3 i/ L4 a$ T
in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around9 `* _- J/ J8 ^% W4 c! g
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
* g6 e9 |2 {4 k" J% Q& I, [3 T9 Q and Italian mostly.
! K0 g7 w. n' E% PMarathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India+ O3 j/ { Q! D- F5 W4 D
(Bombay is the capital city)4 d+ Z: ]. I+ Q! ^
Marshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands
9 `. ^$ T8 s$ Z* o, fMohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of5 V6 K; E3 \% R2 C6 j6 S. {! I% R
the Seven Nations/Iriquois?). _( A2 q$ m* l. G8 y# T
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
! h5 V- l( Q7 O6 h4 qMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa1 @, ]: G( X8 @' D
Navaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)7 ]: O% `4 A: T2 Z: f: p
Ndebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
6 G0 T+ j' Q4 K1 w' Z5 q% ZNyanja -> language spoken in Africa
; |6 H0 s2 G: k( iPapiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba( _( ] n, R6 A% d
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people v$ \. u% y: h7 v9 W
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India) [$ ]# w4 _5 P. u4 y9 p
Quechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
) N, G2 _& Z K6 l# F: k3 A4 JQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his
) G3 n) l5 c# `) g; B: ? books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
5 z7 p4 s. I% {& y+ t- aShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
, s" E T4 A6 W6 `( [# sSinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of
& ~. i0 B+ {# I! t. r+ ~ Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.
; S6 j: j9 I5 w$ ?: F% d. sSioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest)
5 z& L; I# S( D5 H: jSwahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
1 D) F9 z8 G! G4 h5 Q8 V4 c' D Africa
! W. [& a+ R! s5 n. P0 L4 d, fTagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
( @/ V# ]. `2 A% W8 k* Q+ D- ~* @Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,/ @# y: R6 v# ~7 _0 ^5 z
and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people)," q0 Y j2 Q5 I
Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus4 v+ y9 B/ G- R! ^7 \* b7 {( |
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
' a; q& a0 B+ a (eleventh most spoken language in the world)6 ?6 r8 @& _7 i- R, g. F
Tswana -> language spoken in Africa5 m2 f1 G. }* R$ q- W, Y( t
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.7 x) x- N5 j2 F4 _0 _5 n( _
Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
$ u7 Z% ]* U5 y' n: C0 \: I+ \Vai -> language spoken in Africa) c9 ^! \7 L- \ g* N2 U: q9 {- L
Vdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,
. Z5 Z( Y! ~5 g/ u) Z3 g region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
# o8 Z; d$ W2 o ?; N5 }- } language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern9 [& @2 n% \1 k( b7 |- O! k
up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland e3 E c. Y' O( v# ]1 ~* o9 w
around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,6 a" S0 O5 T6 u' V* ]. z6 _ K/ F; o
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
9 r, _. f+ L6 u7 T' M language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian
. R6 ^* j! C# E q$ Y' G: G) z with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian
' ^3 Z* t' N8 g people who went there to work as engineers in the
" d- o# H2 a3 f5 O- b* D- ] mining industry during the 17th century.* Z3 g6 o8 Y3 J) e
Volapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,3 e; R2 a0 }$ I4 S! D7 I, M; V+ O& ~
circa 1880.
" y4 G( w3 I# L, @8 WVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from @! @! ?4 [' u8 l1 m p- E/ h
the planet Vulcan& P: Z2 I2 k8 l- Z- @
Walloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
8 l, z" G, M' ?6 b" O* d French dialect with certain German influences
* U, ~. j4 R+ K) \6 b spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,# A9 D: ~4 f5 y' y" C
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of
7 y" g: v5 y+ i5 n6 B+ N- [ the Walloons), Belgium
' G! t: z( e! f/ K9 RWolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people) e% b1 Q) f7 t# j; ~
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan+ a- ?* T7 j' x9 j2 y
peninsula in Mexico
' V4 R. R8 N- s$ Q- C5 tZazi -> Kurdic dialect
" q4 j5 W) o- p" ?, lZuni -> North American Indian tribe
, r5 P9 x. R+ K H* ^" d* S: s! m& q0 ]
' _, N$ c1 I: W& t. `1 P- h2 l
a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160)+ M: t/ m2 C) i% F8 X7 c
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132); e. u( O2 E4 J: U$ r5 c$ L& V* k0 _
a? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)
0 t$ n" q# k7 s) ^' T( i% [e? -> ?above e
9 d: h1 u* G' D0 D: Qe' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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