Klingon love and other "I Love U" translations in bizarre languages

I was so amused when I discovered that Klingons actually say "I love you"!

If you're a sci-fi junkie and a Star Trek fan, you may already know that Vulcans and Klingons have their own language. But have trekkies really seen any episode showing two flirty Klingons gnarling I love yous at each other?  Disturbing sight, really.

What's most amazing is that there is a Klingon Language Institute that promotes Klingon lingo (their motto: Speak Forcibly). Bizarro.


I'ts not surprising really since a variety of fictional languages were born from sci-fi films. I mean, it would certainly be cool if you can speak Elven or Vulcan, even if they are creations of the mortal imagination... or even rescucitate a dead language (who knows?).

So here goes my list of "I Love You" translations in the most unusual of languages (with notes in parenthesis and links to resources that other lists do not have).

Akkadian
(Dead language / Babylonian)
Iaka Lakaovakae Yakaou

Elven (Sindarin)
(From J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings)
Amin sinta lle

Esperanto
Mi amas vin

Gibberish
idaguy lidaguv yidagoo

Goth
(Extinct Germanic language)
Idugi Ludugove Udagu

Guir
(Unknown, probably old Welsh)
Kari Bari (guy to girl)
Krai-Brai (girl to guy)

Ishkibibble
(Absolutely fictional; something to do with hamsters and Lord Roscoe)
Ibi Libove Yibou

Klingon
(Star Trek fictional alien race)
qud'end
qaparha' (depends from where you are in the galaxy)

Vulcan
(Star Trek fictional humanoid race)
Taluhk nash-veh ( I cherish thee)
Ashaya (love)

Lancish
(Language game)
I Lovole Youan

Lojban
mi do prami

Naguan
(What the..? Probably bird talk or something)
Mawaca bimcheepee

Op
(Secret language game)
I Lopovope Yopou

Pig Latin
(English language game)
Ie Ovele Ouye (I-ay Ovel-ay Ouy-ay)

Quenya
(Elven dialect)
Tye-melan'ne

Sliggish
(Language game)
Iish loveish youish

Spencish
(Another language game?)
I Lovany Yoof