Re: 115 different language to say i luv u....

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, 08:49 AM, Michael Adams wrote:

 > 17> China - Wo ai ni
 > 64> Mandarin Chinese - Wo ai ni

There's a language called 'China'? Or is that supposed to be
standard (Peking?) Chinese with tones lacking due to
ignorance? However, the Chinese pocket dictioanry Henrik
sent me some time ago says _wǒ ài nǐ_

 > 30> Finnish - Mina rakastan sinua

And that's _Minää rakastan sinuä_ or something like that.

 > 46> Icelandic - Eg elska tig

And that must be _Ég elska tig_, where _ég_ is /jEx/ AFAIK,
not /e(:)k/. In my organizer, there's something like that
as well, but they write _big_ instead of _tig_. Hrm.

 > 75> Pig Latin - Iay ovlay ouyay

75a. Hühnersprache (German equivalent of Pig Latin):
Ich-hich-le-fich lie-hie-le-fie-be-he-le-fe
dich-hich-le-fich
75b. Löffelsprache (Another word game like Pig Latin):
Ilefich lielefiebelefe dilefich

111> Mongolia - Bi Charmed heir teh (update by Kent)

That's not a joke?!

Ayeri:
a. Ang tyáyin eváris. (*I* love you)
   /AN 'tja:.in e.'va:.rIs/
b. Sira tyáyang evain (I love *you* [and nobody else])
   /'si.ra 'tja:.jAN 'e.va.in/

I guess a) doesn't make so much sense here.

Daléian:
Ce şi taştad. (I you love)
/se Si 'tAS.tat/

At least they were smart enough to know that there doesn't
exist Belgian ...

Carsten

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