Expressing love is a common human expertise, and the African continent is dwelling to a various vary of languages, every with its distinctive manner of claiming “I like you.” Among the commonest phrases embrace:
- Afrikaans: Ek is lief vir jou
- Amharic: (ewudehalehu)
- Arabic: (uhibbik)
- Bambara: M’bi d (ma bee doe)
- Berber: Nek kec (nek kesh)
- Chewa: Ndikukonda (njee koo kon da)
- Ewe: Me d gb (could doe gbo)
- Fula: Maayo leydi (ma-yo ley-dee)
- Hausa: Ina sonki (ee-na son-kee)
- Igbo: Ahurum gi n’anya (a-hoo-room gee n’ahn-yah)
- Kikuyu: Nkhngke (nee-koo-hoon-goo-kay)
- Lingala: Nalingi yo (na-lin-gee yo)
- Luganda: Nkukyagala (n-koo-ky-ah-gah-lah)
- Malagasy: Tiako anao (tee-ah-ko ah-nah-oo)
- Mandinka: Ma saa (ma sah-nyah)
- Oromo: Maatii (mah-tee-ee)
- Sesotho: Ke a rata (kay ah rah-tah)
- Shona: Ndinokuda (n-dee-no-koo-da)
- Somali: Waan ku jeclahay (waan koo heck-la-hay)
- Swahili: Nakupenda (nah-koo-pen-da)
- Wolof: Ma tey (mah tey)
- Yoruba: Mo nf r mi (mo nee-feh oh-reh mee)
- Zulu: Ngiyakuthanda (n-gee-yah-koo-than-da)
The great thing about these phrases lies of their range, reflecting the wealthy cultural heritage of Africa. Whether or not it is the lyrical stream of Swahili or the rhythmic tones of Yoruba, every language presents a novel method to specific the depth of human emotion.
