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Greetings in Native American Languages of Arizona

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This page contains greetings in native American languages of New Mexico.

Ethnologue lists 245 languages spoken in the United States. 

11  of these languages are Native American languages from Arizona. All 11 of these are listed on this page.

 

   

 

 

 

Apache, Western [apw] (United States of America: east central Arizona.)

Dagot'ee

general greeting

 

Cocopa [coc] (Mexico: Baja California Norte. United States of America: Arizona.)

Auka

general greeting

 

Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai [yuf] (United States of America: Arizona.)

Tchew ko mew

general greeting in the Havasupai dialect

Gam yu

general greeting in the Walapai dialect

Gam yu je?

general greeting in the Walapai dialect

M’hahm jik’gah

general greeting in the Yavapai dialect

 

Hopi [hop] (United States of America: Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico.)

Lolma

general greeting

Lolamai

general greeting

Um waynuma?

literally, "are you around?"

Owí, nu' waynuma

reply to Um waynuma

Um pitu?

literally, "you have arrived?"

Owí

reply to Um pitu

Um hinhinta?

how are you?

Pi nu' qahinta

reply to Um hinhinta

 

Maricopa [mrc] (United States of America: Arizona.)

Ya hoch

general greeting

 

Mohave [mov] (United States of America: Arizona and California.)

  Kamaduu

general greeting

 

Kwichkamaduum

general greeting

 

Navajo [nav] (United States of America: southwestern region.)

 

Yá'át'ééh

general greeting

 

Yá'át'ééh shicheii

greeting spoken to an older man

 

Yá'át'ééh shimá

greeting spoken to an older woman

 

Yá'át'ééh shimá yázhí

greeting spoken to an older woman

 

Yá'át'ééh shiyáázh

greeting spoken to a younger woman

 

Yá'át'ééh shitsóí

greeting spoken to a young child

 

Yá'át'ééh sitsóí

greeting spoken to a young child

 

Tewa [tew] (United States of America: New Mexico and Arizona.)

Sangeriho

general greeting

Bepuwaveh

general greeting

Woa'ah tamu'

morning greeting

 

Tohono O'odham [ood] (United States of America: Arizona.)

S-ke:g taş

general greeting

S-ke:g si'alik

morning greeting

S-ke:g si'alim

morning greeting

Şa:m a'i masma?

how are you?

Şa:p a'i masma?

how are you?

Şa:p a'i masma ñ-nawoj?

how are you? to a friend

Şa:p a'i masma ida hudunk?

how are you? in the evening, literally "how have you been this evening?"

Mana s-ape

reply to Şa:p a'i masma and Şa:p a'i masma ida hudunk

S-ape 'añ

reply to Şa:p a'i masma and Şa:p a'i masma ida hudunk

S-ape 'añ, a:p hig?

reply to Şa:p a'i masma and Şa:p a'i masma ida hudunk

'Añi 'añ ba'e:p m 'ai sape

reply to S-ape 'añ a:p hig

Şa:p kaij?

how are you?, literally "what do you say?"

Pi has

reply to Şap kaij, literally "nothing really"

S-ke:g 'i-jiwadag

welcome greeting

S-ke:g 'em-jiwhidag

welcome greeting

 

Ute-Southern Paiute [ute] (United States of America: Colorado and Utah.)

Maiku

general greeting

Mique wush tagooven

general greeting

Ati'wichgusak

morning greeting

Ati'tog'otaváivinakwayak

afternoon greeting

Ati'tavayaakwiyak'

evening greeting

Manahóo

general greeting spoken in the Owens Valley (California) dialect

	

Yaqui [yaq] (Mexico: Sonora. United States of America: Arizona.)

Lios em chania

general greeting spoken to one person in the Arizona dialect

Lios em chaniavu

general greeting spoken to a group of people in the Arizona dialect

Lios em chiokoe

reply to Dios em chaniabu in the Arizona dialect

Ket che allea?

how are you? spoken to one person in the Arizona dialect

Ket chem allea?

how are you? spoken to a group of people in the Arizona dialect

Ket tu'i

reply to Ket che allea and Ket chem allea in the Arizona dialect

Dios em chania

general greeting spoken to one person in the Sonoran dialect

Dios em chaniabu

general greeting spoken to a group of people in the Sonoran dialect

Dios em chócoe

reply to Dios em chaniabu in the Sonoran dialect

 
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