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"I LOVE YOU" in:( Z7 h3 f/ E/ g7 U* Q3 x- k
- R% E, {& ^, E7 Z7 L! WAfrikaans : Ek is lief vir jou
$ \8 a3 l9 x6 z6 n6 {1 h+ a# f : Ek het jou lief# `$ t Z0 [( _3 \
Albanian : Te dua k, f0 D3 G3 @* P! j# }3 @# j
: Te dashuroj! o! j( K& Q! i. [
: Ti je zemra ime- |) d4 h# v, g9 {! M1 D) F
Alentejano : Gosto de ti, porra!% N! v. ^3 m9 k+ R2 D, h$ }
Alsacien (Elsass) : Ich hoan dich gear
, m& a3 R7 e) e$ q2 B- }; Q8 \Amharic (Aethio.) : Afekrishalehou2 i/ l) o7 q( O
: Afekrischalehou
, y- V1 W- d- |5 l8 eAmharic (Ethiopian) : Ewedishalehu (male/female to female)
" X/ L! b% w3 G% [" I" ?+ w0 i- k : Ewedihalehu (male/female to male); y6 h; K+ Y, d* Q& t6 g O0 J
American Sign Language : __ (signed with right hand) k5 n$ w* ]4 M, }: t5 S' B6 U3 v( C
: __ ( )8 o! ]7 d7 M! ]6 v- ~# m O
: ( ) |__|
+ [* v7 ^5 x/ z : |__| __ __ | |9 n8 i A* I6 s% Y; j
: | |( )( )|__| __
* [# ?! i' Q. J" A" R : |__||__||__|| | / )
9 ]( O. T( `( [0 n6 V : | (__)(__) | / /
6 f+ |7 W8 R* u9 v j( L' ?* {* J : | |/ /
0 k8 r0 X6 X5 _7 U : | / /
: _8 w# ~, l) }" Z; P8 D# Z : \ /* Q; A2 o* P3 r& N
Apache : Sheth she~n zho~n (nasalized vowels like2 s8 ^2 ]. O9 o: G. T0 ?8 R P0 G
French, '~n' as in French' n! H E( ~ R1 Y n# ?
'salon')
8 E/ C z, n6 |Arabic (formal) : Ohiboke (male to female) A1 q+ ]3 k( h: {; x% F( O
: Ohiboki (male to female)' w! k1 D# W! |( R+ W9 v0 Z
: Ohibokoma (male or female to two males4 `6 l* |* }5 s% u) e
or two females)1 e( E. ]- c/ n* g* d
: Nohiboke (more than one male or females
$ Q3 g& @% B% z" x$ `/ t1 L$ J to female)/ q8 u9 N6 |8 ?! e2 h6 D
: Nohiboka (male to male or female to male)
8 t2 ^4 j. j1 |2 W, | : Nohibokoma (male to male or female to two
* j* M& T1 ^" a- ^3 v males or two females)2 Z+ l& B8 v7 B% A5 e& C# n/ [
: Nohibokom (male to male or female to more
# u2 y! e+ G+ [2 `0 { than two males)
; }% s2 O' w0 v8 b% @ : Nohibokon (male to male or female to more* Z; ~0 ~7 x( U% X1 Z( O' ~) @
than two females)
2 e3 [( _# k& \+ c7 X+ uArabic (proper) : Ooheboki (male to female)
6 t1 k/ N$ w5 A+ p; b : Ooheboka (female to male)
) Y9 C4 j+ x: [8 R9 C7 t5 YArabic : Ana behibak (female to male)
" M7 C% H5 C6 } : Ana behibek (male to female)
" C, D0 t' O% _ : Ahebich (male to female)
$ k: M3 V3 X/ u i : Ahebik (female to male)+ R# x( e) H1 a/ u$ P3 H
: Ana ahebik' b. R/ }1 T* ? R* z `
: Ib'n hebbak
" h8 w8 H* V) L D* y* w; }! K! o : Ana ba-heb-bak
3 \/ l j+ P; t3 I9 ]3 B : Bahibak (female to male)/ Y! m4 ]" y# M2 b1 P9 i
: Bahibik (male to female)
( E# u" c% u2 ^ : Benhibak (more than one male or female to male)
* T, b% X1 ?9 h k4 G. v; M2 c : Benhibik (male to male or female to female)* Z9 f% Z8 F( ^
: Benhibkom (male to male or female to more
6 A. K7 R C( J* W& i: g4 ^0 F than one male)8 ?, D- f5 T4 K D1 I
: Nhebuk (spoken to someone of importance)
4 u0 P! m$ j$ R6 w) [Arabic (Umggs.) : Ana hebbek' R- k; `. E) Z
Armenian : Yes kez si'rumem5 \- q1 e, g. ?& N7 N# T# A) v
Ashanti/Akan/Twi : Me dor wo0 Q9 V$ K: w R* S& O5 ]% U3 s( K
Assamese : Moi tomak bhal pau
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Bangladeschi : Ami tomake walobashi
4 v5 `7 h' i$ O7 R' C$ rBasque : Maite zaitut
7 J( H4 p# y) M M6 } : Nere maitea ("My love."). b* B/ K2 e+ q) g& ]- P! M, y) l
Bassa : Mengweswe
n& E* C0 G4 D* v) {Batak : Holong rohangku di ho
) B; J5 d% J3 v' @" d3 cBemba : Ndikufuna
) I/ K" B& V1 K4 z/ g+ eBengali : Aami tomaake bhaalo baashi
6 i1 ^; @2 E" u1 l% z- C2 H4 |. C : Ami tomay bhalobashi
' e; A/ v! o$ t2 m. ], s : Ami tomake bahlobashi3 b; X! d0 g- x: y
Berber : Lakh tirikh1 @- J% ^- i9 s) E0 _
Bicol : Namumutan ta ka6 d+ ]; \3 x3 I! @
Bolivian Quechua : Qanta munani
' V5 y7 v8 x4 uBosnian : Volim te
Y7 y1 W$ _; e7 A$ ~- cBraille : :..:| ..:| |..-.. .::":.., :.:;# Q$ w# _* g7 U/ I+ t+ J8 P
Brazilian/Portuguese : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu')
' {" o5 S0 n9 J: @, W0 R : Amo te# A( L' i+ ?4 V- ?/ |8 `# u1 f
Bulgarian : Obicham te
3 g. ?( y8 t. ^8 ^ : As te obeicham
$ k5 D9 a: q. Z( [) E : As te obicham% p( d/ T5 L5 E1 Z$ G7 G; P. V
: Obozhavam te ("I love you very much")4 B! z$ y) q) H0 H( M. R$ o
Burmese : Chit pa de) f* f, |' F2 y1 I3 x0 Y+ \% q( K
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Cajun : Mi aime jou0 }4 t% f# a/ F, c
Cambodian : Kh_nhaum soro_lahn nhee_ah
% {: w& N& k$ L& Z$ L. p: u4 L : Bon sro lanh oon
5 q' V3 B5 G7 S3 W/ ^Canadian French : Sh'teme (spoken, sounds like this)
) X" N+ K/ L2 f, H& H ]6 M0 @ : Je t'aime ("I like you")% [# J+ P K; h. o/ j# J& Q
: Je t'adore ("I love you")
5 I9 H- ]: p0 g# a3 Q% X" a5 g, B+ PCatalan : T'estimo (Catalonian)4 E7 |+ ?4 h" x* z
: T'estim (Mallorcan)$ j/ J3 o* F* @+ w
: T'estime (Valencian)
+ D) S% u) Y, d5 B : T'estim molt ("I love you a lot")8 [" Y, d: S; E1 v6 X* K2 l$ o) ]& }% f
Cebuano : Gihigugma ko ikaw
/ g+ I( w& y0 I- [3 m$ M) Y) G" VChamoru (or Chamorro) : Hu guaiya hao$ Q( c$ F, l$ D5 N% v: g1 r7 ^0 S5 F
Cherokee : Aya gvgeyu'i nihi$ G' E: I U' j0 @
Cheyenne : Ne mohotatse/ G, T' R' |4 ^, ^
Chichewa : Ndimakukonda) Z7 p( F5 ]( `3 k9 Q1 {* j1 q% q
Chickasaw : Chiholloli (first 'i' nasalized)$ ?7 @9 Q3 I- p
Chinese : Goa ai li (Amoy)& c% U! {& H& U1 Z
: Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)( Y& [5 e5 @, \6 G+ G0 q7 b1 q
: Wo oi ney ( " )" e- H7 G: l% q: K+ e- k8 `/ |
: Ngai oi gnee (Hakka), y# o+ q, B0 |5 h: I3 t: P
: Ngai on ni ( " )
% I% m( H3 I! L. h' | : Wa ai lu (Hokkien)
* W( R- G$ w% x2 L4 L : Wo ai ni (Mandarin)/ f2 m2 A8 [9 B$ W
: Wo ie ni ( " )9 {5 ^& ?4 m% ^ Z
: Wuo ai nee ( " )1 | F& b, f) c- _ w& i% ?
: Wo ay ni ( " )
# Y' _2 y9 F3 i0 P0 H+ J5 S+ i, B7 j8 A : Wo ai ni (Putunghua)& R* K$ q' Y: ~# `) X( }
: Ngo ai nong (Wu)
$ `4 \2 H) o* R# xCorsican : Ti tengu cara (male to female)
9 A' s, G+ H" X, { : Ti tengu caru (female to male)
/ H& z" J: P2 d" [* \9 i) BCreol : Mi aime jou
. W/ x7 T) g4 h, Y# w/ F7 {3 ZCroatian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech)8 h; @ w" m, h z
: Volim te (used in common speech) C4 _1 {! Y8 Z5 P" s
Croatian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
# S9 H, P5 V e" O& A : Volim vas (used in common speech)
+ ?! C H& J" `% M; Z : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",
7 t9 ^: \5 W- _8 N6 p1 c 'lj' pronounced like 'll' in f0 U( w( L* ~6 J% D
Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)% j* u5 W* A$ c% i. ~3 q( @8 J
Croatian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
3 _6 j0 I. S) m- R# U' hCzech : Miluji te (a downwards pointing arrowhead
3 O2 _- x9 g; ^1 t& W" | on top of the 'e' in te, which is# c1 L8 ?3 p- `& ?* b# U2 o& E4 j
pronounced 'ye')4 x3 a |8 I# C0 Y2 L
: Miluju te! (colloquial form)
! u! A4 I3 j+ V' u3 t : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'd (male speaker, "I like, o% @* G, Y! `" m4 J6 i7 P1 G% {
you (very much)", often, N! Q& z& k1 X. ?
used and prefered)
& _# l0 D/ i2 X" A1 ]6 { : Ma'm te (velmi) ra'da (female speaker)0 a) O+ } K: e- q; N* W
9 Z8 V5 b& A% o6 ?: j' ZDanish : Jeg elsker dig
6 Q& z; r' S, `0 _7 i# P( FDusun : Siuhang oku dia( o4 O% m. I9 B! E: T
Dutch : Ik hou van je
' t/ O/ K/ c2 a+ H : Ik hou van jou9 a( i5 i- }# h2 p
: Ik bemin je (old fashioned)
/ `- |: D/ P2 E$ P# E! D4 h : Ik bemin jou ( " )
& J# C3 s3 d. C7 N# P- s : Ik heb je lief ( " )
8 q8 m0 F$ J/ w+ V : Ik ben verliefd op je ("I am in love with you"): d9 k0 |: l8 v; @3 e( M0 h4 x
: Ik ben verliefd op jou ( " )4 F+ q1 Z7 {- r" A" ]& A% e$ ^
: Ik houd erg veel van jou ("I love you very
' N9 r& T0 h3 \; V5 {1 K : Ik houd erg veel van je much"); f W" \# q/ t7 O: u
: Ik vind je leuk ("I like you")+ C \( F1 \9 @1 [! x2 M3 F
: Ik vind je aardig ( " )+ a: d# O% A! Y, h: r; J
: Ik vind je heel erg leuk ("I like you very
' J* u3 c$ C+ i, d- m : Ik vind je heel aardig much")/ Y1 J* Q8 P& X# z% d7 [ t( e/ `
: Ik zie je graag
5 Z5 y8 \" c8 U/ s : Ik mag jou wel ("I like you")0 E a# [; d& P. w' @2 M5 E5 e
: Ik mag jou heel graag ("I like you very much")+ L. n. [" C, {& M6 L
(the last two are more superficial, thus more/ d5 v5 Q5 L/ x+ f
suitable for male to male)! A' a a9 E4 c; f
S' ?/ z- y$ k5 w% o* ^Ecuador Quechua : Canda munani
" y1 ~0 n; t! fEnglish : I love you
1 A/ ]% P( W' \ : I adore you
2 K8 w, m3 J0 m7 Y4 {6 L1 B : I love thee (used only in Christian context)
6 S- i# ?) J. l( L' i0 A4 fEsperanto : Mi amas vin( C* a) S5 a" i5 E4 Y# I! J" n
Estonian : Mina armastan sind! |' C T( ~+ R
: Ma armastan sind
& y$ h- z0 a0 z. `' q# W8 fEthiopian : Afgreki'
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2 X$ ]2 W8 _, I+ _Farsi (old) : Tora dust mi daram, T( d. J# l$ ?4 |, t/ y0 w
Farsi : Tora dost daram ("I love you")
7 A1 ]# G, K, D" N" V : Asheghetam9 l. X( a7 ^: `7 J
: Doostat daram ("I'm in love with you")8 v' T" `* s, `- t
: Man asheghetam ("I'm in love with you")
. G U8 R/ q8 O+ tFilipino : Mahal ka ta
, i* B3 n$ q1 [ : Iniibig kita+ q: U+ ~+ a( G: p8 O8 ?0 C
: Mahal kita
. b5 B; I/ h! D7 tFinnish (formal) : Mina" rakastan sinua& |: Y a4 P0 i, N1 V
: Rakastan sinua5 i' ?# D8 o! y2 }1 R1 x% f4 U5 `
: Mina" pida"n sinusta ("I like you")
7 b5 ~/ h% o' P( ?5 _# Y' `Finnish : (Ma") rakastan sua
8 a* I5 B* L; X- A1 _7 M$ D' q : (Ma") tykka"a"n susta ("I like you")
) `' O9 s* k" i8 uFrench : Je t'aime ("I love you")4 K# d' J7 _' F) s; F5 D
: Je t'adore ("I love you", stronger meaning
4 f7 N9 }; g: F( \7 [# v between lovers), h7 s0 ~2 S. [5 U4 ?7 M6 i- U G0 s. L
: J' t'aime bien ("I like you", meant for friends
) n6 B% f' z. ~( s5 z/ x$ E$ R+ ~ and family, not for lovers)0 [% V4 o+ p5 c- w% J/ |9 O
French (formal) : Je vous aime( S) A) |$ b& @: Z. J7 Y
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Gaelic : Ta gra agam ort+ m: \9 C5 W L% o& i
: Moo graugh hoo
2 o3 e5 g' Z$ ]: wGerman (formal) : Ich liebe Sie (rarely used)& ]3 w* l/ d' Z3 f' L
German : Ich liebe dich
9 Y# ?( E3 v; w, o0 F1 M : Ich hab dich lieb (not so classic and
6 B/ m1 d( m0 J4 C% J+ j. a) G s conservative): g$ U# f; p! P+ n$ Q" a5 X
German dialects:
- X- T9 R0 A( K: b9 oBavarian (Bayrisch) : I moag di gern( v; w Z, j0 T2 k5 m
(Bavaria/Bayern) : I mog di (right answer: "I di a")) ?* g, p% O( [
: I lieb di: O' `$ i& v1 p& H4 N
Berlin dialect : Ick liebe dir (Old, very old)
5 |3 f4 ~+ h+ T& C5 z1 G4 m) y+ W, D (Berlinerisch) : Ick liebe Dich: o- j. H! f. t* |
Berner-Deutsch : Ig liebe di
# l5 Q3 Z! R- `1 m3 sBochumer : Ich lieb Dich!! a+ i1 O @2 ?# f# Y6 Z
Franconian (Fra"nkisch): Du gfa"llsd mer fai
# G) c' q# B0 g& n2 y (Franconia/Franken) : Bisd scho mai gouds freggerla (already in a: T1 H$ u; T/ }- Y2 l. V& N
relationship)
- V; _- q8 ^) h M( y : Mid dier ma"cherd ich a amol (sexually touched,
% M% }+ r- E1 A ment as a compliment, not litterally)8 s+ `0 E: ]$ y: ^6 g1 J( M* Q3 h9 e
(the above 3 entries really mean "I like you",# L m- A8 I U V
a Franke would never say "I love you")0 q/ J! a1 F+ s) U7 u$ {/ P
Friesian (Friesisch) : Ik hou fan dei (sp?)3 ^% L0 E+ u# W- \2 B9 [' U
: Ik hald fan dei, a" r) l j: Q3 a) k
Hessian (Hessisch) : Isch habb disch libb5 n2 \7 R$ P: D1 c) g; a
Ostfriesisch : Ick heb di leev$ h9 a8 {' a! k1 u; h7 Q2 I" W
Saarla"ndisch : Isch hann disch lieb$ m/ w8 B% R4 ]/ F
Saxon (Sa"chsisch) : Isch liebdsch
% X" z( y2 {4 E- ]$ z1 DSwabian (Schwa"bisch) : ( ? )
* m5 ^5 w3 k5 h7 L9 CSwiss German : Ch'ha di ga"rn4 d4 U7 O6 v% C( b6 n
(Schweizerdeutsch)
, F e* ~- J) v% P1 B3 XVorarlberg dialect : I stand total uf di
+ ? t, N- s4 v- l (Vorarlbergerisch)
; \, h+ \4 X; Z+ B! OGreek : S'ayapo (spoken "s'agapo", 3rd letter is lower6 q+ n* ^3 k1 a
case 'gamma')2 H6 d% ?7 M* G& j+ j$ W2 r
: Eime eroteumenos mazi sou ("I'm in love with)) i8 k6 T3 U+ r# K
: Eime eroteumenos me 'sena(you", male to female)) Z4 a" r/ \: G, Z8 R' G' p( @
: Eime eroteumeni mazi sou ("I'm in love with)
6 Q+ ]% `/ T$ M* b& c) |% P: p : Eime eroteumeni me 'sena (you", female to male) f) Q7 g1 @- V _, L. i/ i5 M. @
: Se latrevo ("I adore you")
1 j6 W; e0 F( P# n( y5 ~9 T : Se thelo ("I want you", denotes sexual desire)
. x. o" ~) Y3 w. J$ p% z3 lGreek (Arhea/Ancient) : Philo se
% V8 ?7 i J& L2 Z9 {Greenlandic : Asavakit
+ p7 u# g1 J& K6 V4 z( v1 mGronings : Ik hol van die
6 X5 Y( |) ?0 |$ [( W1 wGuarani' : Rohiyu (ro-hai'-hyu): f' B ]) ~; U0 I
Gujrati : Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon.2 J% P. @( }/ |- H7 w3 g
: Hoon tuney chaoon chhoon ('n' is nasal, not
! V7 d7 [) ~2 W$ O: `& T( u pronounced)
, w" [7 x& V- e+ e9 t6 B$ @
6 {+ S& S; g* j# C PHausa : Ina sonki# b3 \* h/ [1 Z) k: }! d, \) H
Hawaiian : Aloha wau ia 'oe8 q( Y9 @+ q6 C3 m
: Aloha wau ia 'oe nui loa ("I love you
+ G, p$ ~- X; }' H& g. Q very much")
5 i% s: d1 Q9 _/ h" u, o5 V- _Hebrew : Anee ohev otakh (male to female)# x( {3 u$ q9 E4 O. k4 |; R; ?
: Anee ohevet otkha (female to male)- H5 z, \9 I8 ]! c7 {: I F
: Anee ohev otkha (male to male)+ J& q. x+ ` O! K: J" N
: Anee ohevet otakh (female to female)2 }" v# `% F$ B+ M/ d: x
('kh' pronounced like
^: n( {$ I2 v3 C- j5 U" T Spanish 'j', Dutch 'g', or similiar to3 r8 j6 G# s8 L3 ?9 K, D# z/ d! n9 M0 g
French 'r')% H' g- W$ e9 G. ?/ E4 ~
Hindi : Mai tumase pyar karata hun (male to female)8 e- h8 e1 X" q* R8 n' i
: Mai tumase pyar karati hun (female to male)) |3 `3 b7 X- `. |5 t! K* O
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoon; L' F4 r% P, X% \- ]: g
: Mai tumse peyar karta hnu2 F y4 H I: i. Y/ i
: Mai tumse pyar karta hoo
0 j- I' `: Z! x4 D& A0 f" g : Mai tujhe pyaar kartha hoo- y. n a7 j) J( `
: Mae tumko peyar kia
9 k% G# b1 M2 I. \! L" ?) Q : Main tumse pyar karta hoon3 a% H. B+ ?# a0 Y+ t1 T
: Main tumse prem karta hoon
7 U% M* M0 p, J7 O' I* \7 K1 t, v : Main tuze pyar karta hoon ('n' is nasal, not! y' m! X& J. N$ t
pronounced)+ ^* c5 V3 n4 k6 j
Hopi : Nu' umi unangwa'ta7 Q, d+ ?& p4 |. V: u8 }
Hungarian : Szeretlek
4 [# J- U) E6 t/ q f% s E : Te'gedet szeretlek ("It's you I love and
G% L- r4 ^# G+ r no one else")) S3 X$ U4 N4 F- g
: Szeretlek te'ged ("It's you I love, you know,
% L) c- N/ @) D6 ?$ ~ you", a reinforcement)
! v S- Z4 }( P5 D: L% f (The above two entries are never heard in
$ y% N) i% h/ h1 B7 [ a normal context.)
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Ibaloi : Pip-piyan tana
2 \: C `7 ?, F/ A* T : Pipiyan ta han shili ("I like/love you( c; L3 j* ]* ~: H/ }6 x+ ]
very much")+ x+ j% _6 t2 B5 u7 y3 w. U( |
Icelandic : Eg elska thig (pronounced 'yeg l-ska thig')
p- ~) z* i1 u. ^6 GIlocano : Ay ayating ka
' v0 _2 U3 y/ _6 x u) RIndonesian : Saya cinta padamu ('Saya', commonly used)
2 C+ q0 W6 S$ q5 p2 H : Saya cinta kamu ( " )
% s- o; ^" b+ R4 ] : Saya kasih saudari ( " )) S8 g, N" H" G' z
: Saja kasih saudari ( " )
1 f4 K6 Z3 t9 O/ l: t2 v2 z* H : Aku tjinta padamu ('Aku', not often used)
3 e! a" A4 P. L8 L : Aku cinta padamu ( " )
* r. t4 w( |& m: g* L$ M4 {# P) E : Aku cinta kamu ( " )
- r# q! V, r7 FInterglossa : Mi esthe philo tu% e8 o1 k' q! P' i' `( Q
Italian : Ti amo (relationship/lover/spouse) b$ f: [1 Z+ L
: Ti voglio bene (between friends)
8 Y/ q* V$ C& k" O( ^0 `5 M : Ti voglio (strong sexual meaning, "I want
, J- R( y* b' ]6 Y U( b: E# W& t/ B) c2 _ you", refering to other person's v/ W2 Y @7 O2 c
body) i- F/ ~7 d5 A- }% i- R6 c
Irish : Taim i' ngra leat V8 S/ K/ }4 C8 g
Irish/Gaelic : t'a gr'a agam dhuit
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+ r, @/ d3 n! v- j% u& JJapanese : Kimi o ai shiteru2 ?% z4 K( E8 w) E6 T: S9 Z8 b
: Aishiteru; @$ i% @; ~; H
: Chuu shiteyo
' _% s" D7 _ s* J0 V : Ora omee no koto ga suki da
& ^* `' ^3 S9 j+ y# |% E$ @ : Ore wa omae ga suki da
7 a7 ^' x5 Z8 a! t* v6 x : Suitonnen
, e! v1 n' D+ m: m, _5 @9 X : Sukiyanen
' ~5 O8 M1 S2 E! f$ N5 s : Sukiyo" M+ k1 p% y1 o4 M
: Watashi wa anata ga suki desu& {5 I- ]( F% l& V; A
: Watashi wa anata wo aishithe imasu
" U0 a3 l" k3 v; Z : Watashi wa anata o aishitemasu
# ~" D, R/ [9 c( f2 z : A-i-shi-te ma-su& |4 q( K! }9 M# v8 h e
: Watakushi-wa anata-wo ai shimasu
" j& ~2 n: z) W& r U( O3 {; l : Suki desu (used at the first time, like for a! e$ Y3 [. K) g) P0 C3 ^& z6 J# w
start, when you are not yet real lovers), {# I& B% k9 s, U
Javanese : Kulo tresno4 p8 o* ]' \2 _- i; N3 p! f/ t
2 I$ @9 D; V4 y8 Y# m% Z) @" i4 ~Kankana : Laylaydek sik a
7 w$ G6 B" C) ]7 ]Kannada : Naanu ninnanu preethisuthene1 c9 q C5 a, Q% R) W* F
: Naanu ninnanu mohisuthene
' Q2 w7 }1 p8 G6 Y1 gKikongo : Mono ke zola nge (mono ke' zola nge')8 P5 Y, a& b l4 ]. F. u: [
Kiswahili : Nakupenda* ?- M& `; o% w: D
: Nakupenda wewe: z. X) C0 C% m1 r& _* H& k
: Nakupenda malaika ("I love you, (my) angel")% L: s% O, Q7 r7 {
Klingon : bangwI' SoH ("You are my beloved")
" s; l# N5 Q- L : qamuSHa' ("I love you")- ~9 t* E" L0 k5 G" x1 n- W& G
: qamuSHa'qu' ("I love you very much")0 f3 |0 L. n8 Y3 A! R# O
: qaparHa' ("I like you")
' T$ e% {. Q" O : qaparHa'qu' ("I like you very much!")% G. X8 Y) D/ a( @0 f
(words are often unnecessary as the thought; C- w+ ?1 F5 |3 I7 x+ Y
is most often conveyed nonverbally with
8 C, {5 g* _0 L& e5 Q: f special growlings): k7 r( Q2 J' L/ |) T, L
Korean : (Tangsinul) Saranghae ("I love you")' c# B: Q4 E- ?9 y$ X0 U
: (Tangsinul) Saranghaeyo (with a little respect)9 T$ y2 j7 M. _. {
: (Tangsinul) Saranghapnida ( " )' T2 O/ o( F/ F
: Nanun dangsineul saranghapnida ( " )
& l K# n) u. {7 U) L+ k: j5 @; ^ : Tangsinul
?/ m( y2 F/ P8 B1 x : Tangsinul sarang ha yo ("I love you, dear")
5 n5 Q/ C( @7 }2 y : Dangsinul saranghee yo
0 c5 I6 b8 ~; D4 W- g : Saranghee0 `3 e2 o% e, h( z& g* u% u, |
: Nanun dangsineul joahapnida ("I like you")
7 w0 g9 F; i& |, R2 N+ W : Nanun dangsineul mucheog joahapnida ("I like! o Q3 l {& J4 V q8 y6 l- D2 y
very much")
$ [' f9 n. Z% w' b4 I" I" E2 c : Nanun dangsineul mucheog saranghapnida ("I love
5 ?) W" b' g( Q5 B) S, M you very much")
' `: C' E4 j! R$ c1 z : Nanun gdaega joa ("I like him" or "I like her")
6 l9 y8 R6 {* Y : Nanun gdaereul saranghapnida ("I love him" or
7 R* Z: h0 m3 C) y+ A3 s "I love her")1 @5 _( a) Q. \4 r
: Gdaereul hjanghan naemaeum alji ("You know how
8 }4 Y, F3 c; C% e- L f n- k much I love him/her")! |6 o C4 D* @# \" z
: Nanun neoreul saranghanda v, ^- g( ]5 `( J0 s8 f2 s# ~
: Joahaeyo ("I like you")2 Q+ h. _* p0 n( l" Q# V; q
: Saranghaeyo (more formal)
3 t: Z# D; i2 C: l# F" \' b : Saranghapanida (more respectful)% W6 y( r; Q' d4 P4 ]% W
: Norul sarang hae (male to female in casual
0 T8 l3 [! G( ^" l, e% B relationship). O6 {! V8 ]- h. ^0 O" G% _% {4 H
: Tangshini choayo ("I like you, in a romantic& W" `1 B' D+ i0 X' J$ C
way")( l( n9 |7 q" Y8 ^
Kpele : I walikana; p0 C: j' p% D# {1 J3 w# _7 `
Kurdish : Ez te hezdikhem
' b9 J2 ^/ b1 ?0 E( L0 }! K
7 C) o: e! ~4 @Lao : Khoi hak jao
4 H- L' K: }2 P, a o3 n& P; Z; j' s : Khoi mak jao lai ("I love you very much")* m/ w6 K( s5 o0 x f/ K' V
: Khoi hak jao lai ("I like you very much")
9 H% X, b& h) X, `, j' P3 C0 z : Khoi mak jao (This means "I prefer you",
9 q+ l. d2 x; n7 ^. q1 o# k but is used for "I love you".)
# s/ R& F8 p9 rLatin : Te amo+ \1 D# @$ L; W( W6 H# X+ V
: Vos amo3 A: x' k9 N2 b: G: z
Latin (old) : (Ego) Amo te ('Ego', for emphasis)
% m* @. q: E. d0 z+ |0 ]Latvian : Es tevi milu (pronounced 'es tevy meelu')4 k, t w+ ]/ H
('i in 'milu' has a line over it,( x( C) O4 x' p
a 'long i')7 _" B3 `( [0 x
: Es milu tevi (less common)
( ^# D! K% X. y+ {, tLebanese : Bahibak8 V0 \: b% c* H* o" [. z
Lingala : Nalingi yo
# }, r$ L! [* PLisbon lingo : Gramo-te bue', chavalinha!. S) o& B1 Q9 T( X% S- G. c
Lithuanian : Tave myliu (Ta-ve mee-lyu)
/ f& I' h+ L0 r* V) q/ n, \ : Ash mir lutavah6 `# \& M3 m; q$ j% @4 j3 Z/ Z
Lojban : Mi do prami- H- ^5 d) g: |. Y" [. M
Luo : Aheri. `0 ?( C; S5 T
Luxembourgish : Ech hun dech ga"r
+ o0 s1 W/ O2 C1 Y) Z: n, r- b8 p# U8 j" `) [! J
Maa : Ilolenge
8 ]8 j+ t- \& L; V2 Z9 @& e0 pMacedonian : Te sakam (a little stronger than "I like you")
, {2 r* J) ?% R4 u5 b1 f : Te ljubam ("I really love you")
9 Y& N" j# k* u. z : Jas te sakam ('j' sounds like 'y' in May). \9 _( I9 \; ^' d" L- `
: Pozdrav ("Greetings")5 y v7 {! I; A6 C+ \
Madrid lingo : Me molas, Tronca!
( X( n/ o' {* F. z/ v8 JMaiese : Wa wa4 q; ^$ Q$ Y% c3 j: T2 h% @
Malay/Indonesian : Saya cintakan kamu (grammatically correct)
* v2 N( }' ^0 x7 M, G3 H8 q : Saya cinta akan kamu(expanded version of above)- v0 I/ Z% E+ ~4 Z
: Saya sayangkan kamu (grammatically correct)
) W& Z. V4 c9 ^1 N7 e) C : Saya sayang akan kamu (expanded version)7 M# F6 I" U& b; k: _
: Aku cinta pada mu (most direct translation)
: ~- k0 l/ p8 } : Saya cintakan awak
2 G; z( f% X, ^8 R0 {: I : Aku cinta pada kau
9 C o0 y# B6 e. d& G3 G+ ]# X6 p : Saya cinta pada mu (best, most commonly used)
" K2 k' K- i4 W4 C( | : Saya sayangkan engkau ('engkau' often shortened
5 u) T* q9 F& I5 [9 Y: D# g to 'kau', 'engkau' is informal form and should
8 u/ q' x U- J2 p t z only be used if you know the person _really_
# \( {+ m$ G# F" _ well)
1 h% b8 f% S- A$ l : Saya sayang pada mu$ B6 t l, {+ }( H5 @% @
: Aku sayangkan engkau$ ~5 J4 d8 {1 X( k
: Saya sayang pada mu
" L* m3 R5 Y, E, @! n# U L : Aku menyintai mu
" `7 B" a, z/ L : Aku menyayangi mu& T4 a; u* |/ S. |! E, ]5 y4 z Y, L
: Aku kasih pada mu7 C' j+ D* U- Z& w
: Aku jatuh cinta pada mu
# K3 U b) P1 x' ?: ?6 z+ Z4 ?Malayalam : Ngan ninne snaehikkunnu6 v8 @, ]+ |5 a! M- w9 h- F! i2 B
: Njyaan ninne' preetikyunnu
# r8 E, ?3 d. z& o/ _9 u : Njyaan ninne' mohikyunnu9 A. N% \4 T- V9 d: {& i$ c: s
Maltese : Jien inhobbok
+ v9 s+ \5 f5 |Marathi : Mi tuzya var prem karato# y/ t$ j# p& V. B F% L9 n. d# x7 Z
: Me tujhashi prem karto (male to female)
3 U q9 Q) B9 H2 A% d$ X4 U% r7 j : Me tujhashi prem karte (female to male)
0 G& L, G) X; y" S0 e* O, bMarshallese : Yokwe yuk (sort of multi-purpose, like Aloha,
" ?2 `' L- d5 k1 d4 y. h6 O2 h literally "Love to you, my friend")
/ C, O! O# X' r$ d3 a3 }Mohawk : Konoronhkwa* P8 Y C6 i6 ?; b
Mokilese : Ngoah mweoku kaua
( ~% L1 n* s* N, f6 R' H9 }Moroccan : Kanbhik (both mean the same, but spoken)3 r' S) P/ Y0 R
: Kanhebek (in different cities)
3 N$ T+ \& ` a m1 g: m6 }0 k$ S4 u% ?3 t- A9 M
Navaho : Ayor anosh'ni3 Y. l0 V/ [8 u, q" u9 T
Ndebele : Niyakutanda8 j$ s. @/ d8 o; w: }
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg (Bokmaal)8 M5 T8 J( [: |) T0 g& X" ]& Z* {
: Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)
: q+ Z" ~$ B! f- w : Jeg elsker deg (Riksmaal: outdated, formerly
h7 x5 ?. ?/ C7 Z% x& s used by upper-class and0 [- z4 M6 L k5 j
conservative people). C3 ^+ h+ _. q- d- } W. t
Nyanja : Ninatemba- Z. f4 h3 R% I/ U$ b5 a! }: ?
6 r0 M) g* s* O- a' _) zOp : Op lopveop yopuop+ O2 O- s% i& k' X2 Y$ n
Osetian : Aez dae warzyn2 Q' r) @8 i. d$ A( C
, y% r* X( s5 M$ x9 H& E" KPakistani : Mujhe tumse muhabbat hai( x) s1 ?7 v, C% T2 w$ I, K: Q
: Muje se mu habbat hai
* X. l8 t# P V! `Papiamento : Mi ta stima'bo# R% I8 ~4 d1 O" R/ n E- g2 a9 f
Pig Latin : Ie ovele ouye3 r; `8 N+ O& j- n! R- o; F
Pilipino : Mahal kita
( a, T8 U) e, x7 n- X( B! h& m : Iniibig kita
- A2 D" Q* J' `8 i6 \2 F3 z; p5 s' w$ APolish : Kocham cie
9 q7 t0 a/ t6 _3 c : Kocham ciebie
# ~' U$ z7 }% @ a. R& I : Ja cie kocham (slang, not commonly used)4 V( t' p0 J0 ]3 _2 w5 S
Portuguese/Brazilian : Eu te amo (pronounced 'eiu chee amu'): F/ U& G) p' {2 ?
: Amo te) t% V! B0 N3 Z) u% f
Pulaar : Mbe de yid ma (mbe: d: yidh ma). ^; [, m1 L! i
(Pronounced as two words,
4 p7 K' K: z% W1 K) {% g8 B "Mbe deyidma". 'b' and second; _5 { U1 ^" s$ `1 x
'd' have bars through the stems! Y8 s8 a. B9 O
indicating affrication, the ':'& u' ~5 q7 `( @3 E7 R4 N9 W" O
indicate minute pauses)" M* W. B1 d, |3 n4 U
Punjabi : Main tainu pyar karna
& R, F( M4 _9 z0 ]6 { : Mai taunu pyar karda
; x2 M* b* ?1 L- r7 M8 N : Mein nu terey na�l piyaar ay (pronounced:
' a% N# H# ^' q* b' r "meinu therei naal piya'rei", th as in bath)/ {: @. O1 q. f% X* L% A8 _
' = stressed syllable
2 r) h8 i3 W. {6 k7 {$ ~Pushto : Mung jane' (pronounced: "puxto: mu'ng jane'")% V" b6 L6 Y0 f3 j/ j0 A8 o# d
" G6 L. U/ O) E* t8 @. Z- r. R) e, o' AQuenya : Tye-mela'ne1 I; j" y, q8 U; X/ r9 Z: D9 J2 }% A
1 L/ E- ^, G6 Y. K4 K5 YRaetoromanisch : Te amo
; \4 { T2 A: u4 L. |! iRomanian : Te iubesc
/ I! X3 L6 Y1 i N P : Te ador (stronger)
# b: j8 Q) J' dRussian : Ya vas lyublyu (old fashioned)/ I5 k8 w2 g3 ]
: Ya tyebya lyublyu (best); `* h/ g8 F. L1 @
: Ya lyublyu vas (old fashioned)* q3 e# f2 x+ b) z
: Ya lyublyu tyebya
$ I( N9 w8 ]) J6 W& O
, h F5 k9 h, K ^; rSamoan : Ou te alofa outou
7 \: U# a# Q+ @ : Ou te alofa ia te oe( p' q# O2 f0 ?! P( j+ |
: Talo'fa ia te oe ("Hello, from me to you")
+ j! K. A- k/ t8 a7 Z% g8 QSanskrit : Anurag (a higher love, like the love of music
T4 p( X1 f: g* G or art)2 v! t5 k4 \; O$ M
Scot-Gaelic : Tha gradh agam ort
+ b0 @; w! s. ZSerbian (formal) : Ja vas volim (used in proper speech)
2 O" u" I0 G7 q9 |7 O : Volim vas (used in common speech)
' A* E- m: d8 u9 X8 k3 }9 H : Ljubim te (in todays useage, "I kiss you",, E, l8 _, [( A8 N5 `7 Z; n
'lj' pronounced like 'll' in
( u; O8 A7 M" i9 i! `- r Spanish, one sound, 'ly'ish)
& o% v* r' `( {5 h* C* [Serbian (familiar) : Ja te volim (used in proper speech): s. z* J& h& h, t; Q5 z. f
: Volim te (used in common speech)
6 E% f( n' j! g9 l* uSerbian (old) : Ljubim te (may still be found in poetry)
# f$ P7 _5 p3 K4 {) {Serbocroatian : Volim te0 W; ~7 _8 w/ y; @ a+ a4 N
: Ljubim te$ G1 N, H. w* J) i& D
: Ja te volim ('j' sounds like 'y' in May)
, F% A5 K2 L+ m) O- BShona : Ndinokuda i, \/ x; p+ G1 h* j# M Q" s
Sinhala : Mama oya'ta a'darei. k- v, m5 Q1 R" ]# P9 J1 Q
Sioux : Techihhila
: ^, x) D: G+ F5 {. mSlovak : Lubim ta
8 `) h! w( P: I$ Z3 c9 m. A+ D# oSlovene : Ljubim te$ D( m1 I% s' g$ A7 ~1 H' ~4 x' }
Spanish : Te amo
3 m7 [8 Q' a# i% h : Te quiero
0 v0 F# [# i% z0 M- r : Te adoro ("I adore you")
/ E$ W' \5 G8 s2 f- F% | m : Te deseo ("I desire you")8 b5 Q4 Z; |, Y5 ^$ H% X
: Me antojis ("I crave you")
# K+ v3 j6 ]- i( oSrilankan : Mama oyata arderyi
! S! a! f( y! Q6 W3 `. U& L+ B0 pSwahili : Nakupenda; ]2 _8 o6 @1 X% ]
: Naku penda (followed by the person's name). B5 ?4 C! O% j) `' m5 f1 z8 T/ u
: Ninikupenda: o" q" w7 L; N+ n4 r k
: Dholu'o6 ]6 C! s d1 C, M2 i" B* D
Swedish : Jag a"lskar dig ('dig' pronounced like 'day')
. i0 b% X/ {% c0 z# Y! SSyrian/Lebanese : Bhebbek (male to female)4 h9 M8 p9 z/ p6 [( N
: Bhebbak (female to male)2 V; R$ Y" A9 |! _3 H
: H( Z& L9 ~/ ?% s. ^1 E1 W8 O+ s$ u
Tagalog : Mahal kita% D' `2 L; S9 c, u
Tahitian : Ua here au ia oe1 q* p" A; I) n/ v. V. E7 x6 q
: Ua here vau ia oe
( ^; ~. f% @" ?$ G* D6 eTamil : Naan unnai kadalikiren+ `7 U. O. w+ e, C* ]- G
: Nan unnai kathalikaren$ \1 v3 L% T# F+ S
: Ni yaanai kaadli karen ("You love me")
. A3 M1 [: `" J3 Y( i& R : N�an unnaki kathalikkinren ("I love you")1 {9 S/ s/ \) [- _
: Nam vi'rmberem6 {, D% J! l5 [- O; R* W1 l
Telugu : Ninnu premistunnanu2 @! k, n9 Q; k$ M- s4 L
: Neenu ninnu pra'mistu'nnanu+ `: D3 ?, ~2 D8 }
: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
% S( t8 g* m: b6 a& Z) iThai (formal) : Phom rak khun (male to female)0 N$ e. Z7 O- k, L
: Phom ruk koon ( " )
# P) @4 g! s0 S& n : Ch'an rak khun (female to male)
. h* F/ b5 g+ L& x- U% z5 q : Chun ruk koon ( " )
: S0 U& ?) a& z0 i4 r& hThai : Khao raak thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving) I# @; p% \1 _. z( F m
Tswana : Dumela, c! A; X# n% a. V4 N# |8 \: M2 [
Tunisian : Ha eh bak
8 i/ d! w' e: {9 i0 A+ _$ C; CTurkish (formal) : Sizi seviyorum
# Q* _, ^" B0 T. tTurkish : Seni seviyorum( Q" v1 h' G# L
: Seni begeniyorum ("I adore you")1 ^/ y% S1 O+ b
(g has a bar on it)
8 E; l; g1 j9 J& E7 a" ~Twi : Me dowapaa. C4 V+ h. h- Z; X
4 J9 }/ ?5 }0 U% u; a7 O- @* K3 o0 vUkrainian : Ya tebe kokhayu
7 P# Q# t$ m+ W$ D1 _) e) h9 J' | : Ja tebe kokhaju (real true love)
" G, ^( {0 L A# Y : Ja vas kokhaju
# c t! c r, G( W1 q; t- n : Ja pokokhav tebe) S( Y; U9 w: W, S/ ` V
: Ja pokokhav vas
f$ S9 |% s1 L) ^3 r" }3 m" C9 ZUrdu : Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon/ X H/ v0 Z; G' l+ y
: Mujhe tumse mohabbat hai
; r3 a; G m* v9 E0 q" D : Mujge tumae mahabbat hai+ ?3 Z8 h5 u+ j" h' d
: Kam prem kartahai1 ?4 Y! z" v/ G9 J7 X: _
: Mujhe tum se piyaar hai (pronounced:; Y% X" I: W$ ^/ T
"mujhei' Oo'm se' piya'r ha'e")( X& D" Y- w% o& ?& w" r. Z$ v; R
: Mujhe tum se muhabbat hai (pronounced:
" D) t. K9 C2 \( G* `2 D "mujhe'i Oo'm se' mohub:u'th ha'e", th as0 x1 ]- Y, U3 o# k! K8 H( d6 y5 |& L5 ]
in bath)9 Q7 @% N7 ~5 T
' = stressed syllable, Oo' = o like in bold8 F6 _1 g% G7 `( Q1 `1 a; J
; a- i1 _& i. S3 p( `5 }) E
Vai : Na lia
9 T" ^+ X$ i. [% |3 LVdrmldndska : Du dr gvrgo te mdg% f1 Q3 s0 I$ r# ]) A
Vietnamese : Anh ye�u em (male to female)
7 {) U; d( |* |3 I' p : Em ye�u anh (female to male)
1 L( b0 {% I3 U7 v3 w8 W : Toi yeu em
/ m8 e: @2 ^: X0 R( x( ]! AVolapa"k : La"fob oli5 W3 _0 E' |; ^ [
Vulcan : Wani ra yana ro aisha- e. [( ~5 R* W& [% W2 f
' v; o- [) E/ i6 wWelsh : Rwy'n dy garu di
' h' [/ k8 B$ a : Yr wyf i yn dy garu di (chwi)
8 V8 z, X0 z* T/ }Wolof : Da ma la nope
4 m" w! W3 a+ Y& F2 w& r : Da ma la nop (da ma'lanop)6 {& {0 ?% i/ N- B/ I5 j
, Y; o# }3 v# J) q- _5 ^2 i
Yiddish : Ikh hob dikh lib
- E, t2 W" h3 W h0 d5 A8 @ : Ich libe dich
, H9 D& D* d' H8 g& S. \0 S. J, I : Ich han dich lib
\) U, }( N, t* k( D0 Z: m : Kh'hob dikh lib' T% ~9 J; d0 j5 C; {# B) L0 X
: Kh'ob dikh holt5 R$ Y: ~: |) |: ~- k$ n
: Ikh bin in dir farlibt0 q4 e; n8 J" i3 e" o8 K1 z
Yucatec Maya : 'in k'aatech (the love of lovers)
" ~9 B$ w; C5 c5 E, ?" _ : 'in yabitmech (the love of family, which, U5 q, K3 B/ N" K9 F. Y6 t c
lovers can also feel; it
# ]: `. ^" h& \8 X! w! g) @2 z indicates more a desire to
2 [# W8 ~& c+ q8 z3 i+ m; S spoil and protect the other! D& A4 Y7 H- k' j+ o
person)
5 a0 C/ P3 b3 u! \6 p( mYugoslavian : Ja te volim
# D0 ~; E$ Q( o# Z' @4 R0 A
+ p+ x" Z) N3 n6 @& s) b+ iZazi : Ezhele hezdege (sp?)
2 O' x' h9 X8 x0 t- P9 E! LZulu : Mena tanda wena! M) l% Q4 D& N
: Ngiyakuthanda!4 m# K" Q$ g; @3 g! R& r7 {* U
Zuni : Tom ho' ichema
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. W+ U9 S0 L5 J% M' j
5 e& ^0 u4 [) ~, x' k$ @) ?
2 a6 E4 K# L: X- N, H. PExplanation of Languages' Y1 h# i b H8 U$ w5 H4 w
------------------------
7 n1 F$ w6 C1 y/ ~$ E mAfrikaans -> spoken by people of Dutch heritage in South Africa
5 a$ b% t" U' }6 r6 w! RAlentejano -> language spoken in Portugal
, q# \9 e+ Z E5 ]- D/ JAlsacien -> French/German dialect (live in France, but speak5 F: k% H# ~! ~* B, I O5 k
like Germans)9 q1 u1 I6 U+ o$ Y
Amharic -> Official language spoken in Ethiopia. Just one of; L( o( p: x }3 y6 V* W% J0 y# E
over 80 languages spoken there.8 U9 p3 I) l; s5 P/ }
Apache -> North American Indian Nation rangeing from the plains
) @& v7 |& f5 A! q4 X( t states to the eastern Rocky Mountains and from the
* [- x2 n1 J" U Canadian to Mexican borders
% U+ f3 G2 I, S9 Y8 u, bArabic -> language spoken in the Arab countries including) a; J5 J6 I/ ~: J% }; m! R# m
but not limited to Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,% C8 t: J9 \' B& O) b" c* D3 o
Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and
( Y9 S# \& \' A the region of Palestine.
4 {- e2 v( _. M% f3 |9 e" XAshanti/Akan/Twi-> Ashanti is the most popular and predominate of
0 g4 ?" O- ]7 T- P$ i0 g/ q many dialects spoken in Ghana. The Ghanan language
0 n4 V) }! L4 }5 p is generally refered to as either Akan or Twi.1 ]! D% W% }7 ^: ]( o
Assamese -> language spoken in the state of Assam, India; |$ C) H* P6 w9 j. D
Bassa -> language spoken in Africa! Z; E `% m8 h
Batak -> language spoken in the northern Sumatra province of
- u& S% @/ Q K5 q& l4 G Indonesia4 p! j7 z9 j# \4 B
Bavarian -> language spoken in the state of Bavaria, southern, ~$ s/ S- E: g, i0 J9 U7 q
Germany (actually a German dialect)3 [/ J$ |* K6 ~' X' y
Bemba -> language spoken in Africa8 S3 z3 w+ `9 ^8 V' c
Bengali -> language spoken in the state of West Bengal, India,
/ M) k3 b; T) D% X# h- A5 V4 B as well as almost all people of Bangladesh
1 Z E; K6 j u1 f7 {6 KBicol -> dialect spoken in the Philippines
: J) S4 E: m7 I' I2 l/ eBraille -> The alphabet represented by patterns of raised dots.6 ?/ d, N" T& @% k1 i
It is 'read' by touch.
0 {# s* T- j9 ^: [7 Q7 I* @: UCajun -> French dialect spoken by people who migrated from3 R$ L% Y1 H* _
Acadia, Canada, to the Louisiana, USA, area.
4 H7 I- B$ I. i. v9 `" r5 q: F Acadia is in an Atlantic province.) }2 D/ I. y- D. F1 R* P
Cebuano -> language spoken in Philipines near the town of Cebu
+ f+ ^/ k7 ?% DCherokee -> North American Indian tribe) q; e/ C u5 y! Q8 P
Cheyenne -> North American Indian tribe, part of the Apache
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Chichewa -> language spoken in Malawi, Central Africa
( S' F5 v; R; V" E' UChickasaw -> North American Indian tribe (southeastern Oklahoma)
, b1 |+ n* D; U9 x- T2 ^+ WCreol -> French dialect spoken by people from Haiti. It is
, V" e, v. `! ^) J! D& r# S basicly French with a little English and German.
6 z2 A* E: X7 w# z4 Q6 r9 ?7 S5 rDusun -> language spoken by the Dusun tribe, one of the largest& Y: ^( p2 _. y7 g4 M' B# o" G
in North Borneo) u2 i* N! K& p5 P* p U9 l
Dutch -> language spoken in the Netherlands and the provinces& Q, \) }: f3 s1 x# D5 r* [
of East- and West-Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and
1 R8 X/ k1 z6 a Flemmish-Brabant, Belgium
& G4 x( L+ m/ Q) _ z5 IEsperanto -> The International Language. An 'artificial' language.8 p/ D2 }. h2 R1 q, i: B
Farsi -> language spoken in Iran. Dialects of Farsi spoken in& J; g- ~' P ]- r g) w! Y* y
Pakistan and Afghanestan. Farsi is sometimes called
1 L9 s6 i0 C6 Q3 A6 `( J9 b- T% T Persian.
* f- `3 `; ^( ~0 SFranconian -> German dialect spoken by the citizens of Franken or! ^4 N! v- m8 U1 E
Franconia which is part of Bavaria in the area6 _4 [1 U4 n9 h. c! j d% ]
around Nuremberg
( Q+ V1 h/ ~$ y$ R* _French -> language spoken in France, Canada, and the provinces
9 U2 P+ |% @( _& ^) d8 m of Luxembourg, Namur, Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-
( f9 j6 G. ^! r+ |6 u Walloon(Brabant of the Walloons), Belgium
$ }- B0 e+ Z$ GFriesian -> language spoken in northern Holland, northern S) T% i" n/ u! T7 O h
Germany, and in some parts of Denmark
6 X' J+ q6 Q2 W: E5 l (mainly west coast)0 z- J0 x- r5 y
Gaelic -> language spoken in Ireland4 F" D/ d; a4 v+ \. u' B) F
Gronings -> Dutch dialect
3 R: e' H) E$ v0 F9 MGuarani' -> one of the two official languages in Paraguay, G: t3 y# v, O3 f# D
Gujrati -> language spoken in the state of Gujrat, India, and
% p) \, O) a+ q% G Pakistan
. b: o7 M0 l' C3 IHakka -> Chinese dialect from Manchuria% u, A9 E$ N6 I" @0 _- c4 s
Hausa -> language spoken in Nigeria
& V: d' B4 C9 y8 @) E5 u; `Hebrew -> language spoken in Israel and by Jewish people
; D, A2 J1 g7 ]3 ]Hindi -> language spoken in the northern states of India
) i) }- w' w0 R# q, q3 XHopi -> North American Indian tribe (southwest, Arizona)
& V. R1 n0 H9 J$ gIbaloi -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot% e3 S6 a( |, \' p7 G
natives, specifically the Ibaloi's9 f& E$ G# Q! h" b
Ilocano -> dialect spoken in the Philippines0 K; p$ s5 ]' V) e
Interglossa -> An 'artificial' language invented by Lancelot Hogben,
3 c* N+ R1 L# o/ v0 @ circa 1940.
! a- b) F: J) j+ z1 h* xKankana -> dialect spoken in the Philippines by the Igorot
2 [, m* K4 N- d Q* o natives, specifically the Kankana-ey's
1 d6 { ?: l6 A6 W# z8 oKannada -> language spoken in the state of Karnataka,- b! z$ O# \4 F5 I+ B
southern India
/ A8 X' ~9 u* b$ O2 U5 r* TKikongo -> language spoken in Zaire, Africa
5 J7 r, q+ d: BKlingon -> Spoken in Star Trek. Proper term for the language! L5 d3 G) _ [# |2 B; L
is "tlhIngan Hol". The Klingon homeworld is0 M) r# n( q x& f' l9 s7 U& C
Qo'noS, in English it's Kronos.
4 l) \6 p, `7 M6 d% aKpele -> language spoken in Africa9 V* O) \. J; B! \& i: G6 }
Lao -> language spoken in Laos and by the Laotian people
' ]( W e+ g* g living in northern Thailand
$ X% Q5 E3 B3 o* c5 Y, yLuo -> language spoken in Kenya
5 p3 x! U# g8 M( F: |9 XLuxembourgish -> language spoken in Luxembourg and in the border areas
% \0 ^! M8 c( q/ O- c/ T in Belgium (Arlon), France (Thionville), and Germany.8 B4 z: t9 k, L6 e" s1 P0 P
A mixture of French and German, with the emphasis on
% F& Z4 O0 x' S( T' S9 C German.
. v# h& O0 F* v0 ]& T0 D* o {. n$ {3 pMaa -> language spoken in Africa; p/ ]+ d2 ]& k1 c9 P) ?8 `
Malayalam -> language spoken in the state of Kerala, India
5 f+ u; y" S1 s Q3 DMaltese -> language spoken on Malta, a small independent island
/ v, P$ i. x- N9 z9 x0 G# ~ in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy with around* ~* m, g% C0 Z5 \4 c4 u
400,000 inhabitants. Maltese is a mixture of Arabic
/ x. q2 D6 p l1 L and Italian mostly.( H" ^# m% D" d9 R$ p- i% S! M% B
Marathi -> language spoken in the state of Maharastra, India @ T7 r6 h7 V _
(Bombay is the capital city)
/ b& `/ Q- A8 ]; S, K6 iMarshallese -> language spoken on the Marshall Islands) `/ W$ q% W, }2 C
Mohawk -> North American Indian tribe (New England, maybe one of
$ j. \+ u. C3 B, _7 c) z the Seven Nations/Iriquois?)2 K1 R9 ?6 Y# q7 n) n) B5 E
Mokilese -> language spoken on Mokil and Ponape (Pohnpei)
% [/ V- Q" ]. {/ Y7 o, lMoroccan -> language spoken in Morocco, North Africa
, E, o4 U$ L$ m/ bNavaho -> North American Indian tribe (southwest)
$ i5 E# c5 }2 {# B3 D# x2 F! bNdebele -> language spoken in Zimbabwe9 {. G I c W! e: j/ C; l4 l
Nyanja -> language spoken in Africa7 M2 N' U- y9 F5 B
Papiamento -> language spoken on the island of Aruba5 O9 Q8 w1 Z K! Y2 ]8 S$ t0 p) D" H* R
Pulaar -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Fulani people1 ?: S5 Q9 m- {+ G
Punjabi -> language spoken in the state of Punjab, northern India
: z2 m/ J: R7 b2 n' tQuechua -> language spoken by Incan Indians (South America)
* g6 l3 @% f, V; ?7 M0 PQuenya -> Elvish language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien for his: |, x7 C' k* O( a7 n
books. Notably, "The Lord of the Rings".
4 B& S+ M8 y9 F" XShona -> language spoken in Zimbabwe
) F! f8 E" f; ^ G; ~- bSinhala -> Language of the non-Tamil (majority) people of- K; a" J* j: Z5 s5 M& ^
Sri Lanka. Also spoken in Ceylon.6 y X; x, R7 n- F4 w4 b
Sioux -> North American Indian tribe (upper midwest); u. J4 ^3 i6 w P1 W: c. F
Swahili -> language spoken by some indigenous tribes of East
4 z2 ^8 S! t/ }: ]0 {/ X9 l Africa& q9 {! b, z6 V! y7 s! T
Tagalog -> dialect spoken in the Philippines R* k' {9 j4 B# y, c9 x1 F
Tamil -> language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India,
, b6 T0 ~- k4 a; A' V6 u and in Sri Lanka(by a low percentage of the people),
8 p8 G# Y5 O+ Z g6 Z9 w" B3 ~( h Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritus1 M5 h9 c. }5 X: w# I
Telugu -> language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India" `1 |' {! F" q7 u+ I% u+ \: C' N& i
(eleventh most spoken language in the world)
! d/ K' P$ e8 _# XTswana -> language spoken in Africa& S& [2 Y& U C4 {$ c9 x' ^( ?
Twi/Akan -> language spoken in Ghana. See also Ashanti.
! ?) n. |! X8 o$ ~Urdu -> language spoken in Pakistan and India
. _/ ~/ g5 [% H9 K. Y1 {6 JVai -> language spoken in Africa
; t. Y$ p% a! e# v2 p$ hVdrmldndska -> language spoken in the Vdrmland(Vaermland), Sweden,6 f* E% B" P: V) j2 r9 D# P8 ^1 O
region north of Lake Vdnern.The real Vdrmldndska
! w# N$ G T! C( a language is spoken to the northwest of Lake Vdnern
3 v7 ~6 H5 J; \% f5 ?% [ up to the border of Norway and in northern Vdrmland
1 p( f6 b7 I. A$ o around the town of Torsby by about 270,000 people,. f$ d- t# o" B3 L
90,000 of which consider it to be their mother
4 d6 M% F0 i5 J8 ? language. It is a mixture of Swedish and Norwegian: X6 m, b9 S3 L1 ^* p; d
with some borrowed words from the many Valloonian k8 D" k* {; K7 p7 c) h
people who went there to work as engineers in the
4 U6 F, f- _% [6 T( r' A/ Y mining industry during the 17th century.
x" }0 Z* |0 R; M1 wVolapa"k -> An 'artificial' language invented by August Schleyer,
( E; ]) a9 t8 b9 m circa 1880.
. M0 Y9 \, t0 }( S& t% X6 L- G) S/ d/ FVulcan -> Spoken in Star Trek by Mr. Spock and others from
4 G- p) C7 H2 E5 j5 M2 o! q the planet Vulcan
& s& b V& z6 P3 w7 xWalloon -> literally Welsh(not English Welsh), a little used
5 R+ l R/ Z: o French dialect with certain German influences
4 O, o7 e0 k% ~, s spoken in the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur,+ r' V* Q) g: I# y; Y6 u: M! Y
Liege, Hainault, and Brabant-Walloon(Brabant of9 j8 E' [! V3 y
the Walloons), Belgium$ n5 p& X1 b6 n. u6 q( N$ F9 l( U
Wolof -> dialect spoken in Senegal by the Wolof people6 ]1 ?( F4 x. @
Yucatec Maya -> language spoken by indigenous people of the Yucatan
( G {6 ^; f1 a" { peninsula in Mexico
, F) U* C; I. wZazi -> Kurdic dialect" j$ L/ n- s4 e- o3 N
Zuni -> North American Indian tribe3 L7 L' O7 u* F- ~ |( k
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- I' s3 a) O1 ]a' -> 'a' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 160): |4 ]. }, U6 {! o2 x% f; M6 o
a" -> 'a' with two dots (Umlaut) (ASCII code 132)
7 [9 k: _) v2 ^* F+ Qa? -> elongated vowel (e.g. 2 a's)3 A8 [8 N0 b9 j9 V0 H
e? -> ?above e3 @4 W& n w8 ]8 h+ o7 `
e' -> 'e' with the acute accent (') over it (ASCII code 130 |
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