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This page contains greetings in the languages listed below, which begin with the letter A.

There are 235 languages on this page.


Aari [aiw] (Ethiopia: North central Omo region.)
	Laqimiu?	how are you?
	Laqimi'	reply to Laqimiu

Abadi [kbt] (Papua New Guinea: Central Province.)
	Gabagaba nonoa	morning greeting
	Rani nonoa	morning greeting
	Lavilavi nonoa	afternoon greeting
	Shavishavi nonoa	afternoon greeting
	Vabuga nonoa	nighttime greeting

Abai Sungai [abf] (Malaysia: Sabah.)
	Ia anu kabar mu?	how are you?
	Ombo ingkiat mu?	where are you going?
	Ombo ingkiat asalmu?	where have you come from?

Abau [aau] (Papua New Guinea: Green River in Sandaun Province.)
	Leisnon yaprue-ar	morning greeting
	Arawh yaprue-ar	evening greeting
	Hunkwe yaprue lwak o?	how are you?, "are you well?"
	Hunkwe perey ley ley?	where are you going?
	Hunkwe perey ley ey so?	where are you going?

Abaza [abq] (Russia: Karachay-Cherkess Republic.)
	Мыш бзи	mysh bzi: general greeting
	Умш бзи	umsh bzi: general greeting
	Щымта бзи	schymta bzi: morning greeting
	Хъвлапын бзи	khvlapyn bzi: evening greeting
	Ууысква шпаъу?	uuyskva shpau?: how are you, spoken to a man
	Буысква шпаъу?	buyskva shpau?: how are you, spoken to a woman
	Бзила	bzila: fine (reply to Ууысква шпаъу and Буысква шпаъу)

Abé [aba] (Côte d'Ivoire: Southern Department, Agboville, and Tiassale.)
	Bomé	general greeting
	Eli o	general greeting
	A hein ho	general greeting

Abenaki, Eastern [aaq] (United States of America: Maine.)
	Kuai	general greeting
	Kuai kuai	general greeting

Abenaki, Western [abe] (Canada: Quebec along the St. Lawrence River. United States of America: Vermont and New Hampshire.)
	Kwai	general greeting
	Kwai kwai	general greeting
	Paakuinôgwzian	general greeting
	Tôni kd'ollôwzin?	how are you?
	N'wôwlôwzi	reply to Tôni kd'ollôwzin
	N'wôwlôwzi pita	reply to Tôni kd'ollôwzin
	Wliwni	thank you, literally "it's good"
	Wliwni	thank you, literally "good wishes to you"
	Kd'alamihigen	thank you, literally "you please me"
	K'wijokagamit	thank you, literally "you are helpful"

Abipón [axb] (Argentina.)
	Ariáíe eneogá ayañierman	general greeting
	Ariayé eneogá ayañierman	general greeting
	Ariayé neotá ayañierman	general greeting
	Ygui miñí tarí?	how are you?
	Grijó tetarí	reply to Ygi miñí tarí
	Alimioá	welcome greeting, "come in"
	Nalinioá	welcome greeting, "come in", informal
	Añiguiñí	welcome greeting, "sit down"
	Añichiriñí	welcome greeting, "sit down"

Abkhaz [abk] (Georgia: Abkhaz Republic.)
	Мшыбзиа	mshybzia: general greeting
	Мшыбзиакуа	mshybziakua: general greeting
	Уа, мшы бзиа	ua, mshy bzia: general greeting
	Бзиараш бай	bziarash bai: general greeting
	Бзиара убааит	bziara ubaait: greeting spoken to a man
	Бзиара ббааит	bziara bbaait: greeting spoken to a woman
	Бзиара зәбааит	bziara zabaait: greeting spoken to a group
	Щижьыбзиа	schizhybzia: morning greeting
	Шьыжьыбзиа	shyzhybzia: morning greeting
	Шьыжьыбзиакуа	shyzhybziakua: morning greeting
	Уа, шьыжьы бзиа	ua, shyzhy bzia: morning greeting
	Xулыбзиа	khulybzia: evening greeting
	Xулыбзиакуа	khulybziakua: evening greeting
	Уа, х'әылбзиа	ua, khәylbzia: evening greeting
	Бзиа збаша!	bzia zbasha: reply to greetings
	Бускуа бао?	buskua bao?: how are you? spoken to a man
	Аускуа бао?	auskua bao?: how are you? spoken to a woman
	Азамана	azamana: reply to Бускуа бао and Аускуа бао
	Быспакоу?	byspakou?: how are you? spoken to a woman
	Успакоу?	uspakou?: how are you? spoken to a man
	Бзиала шәаабеит	bziala shwaabeit: welcome greeting
	Бзиала уаабеит	bziala uaabeit: welcome greeting spoken to a man

Abron [abr] (Ghana: southwestern region. Côte d'Ivoire: Tanda and Boundoukou.)
	Akye oo	morning greeting
	Akwaaba	welcome greeting

Abui [abz] (Indonesia: East Nusa Tenggara.)
	Wah	general greeting
	Nefeela	greeting spoken to a friend, literally "my friend"
	Feela	greeting spoken to a friend, literally "friend"
	Ma a teng yaae?	where are you going?
	A teng yaae?	where are you going?
	A te mia yaari?	where are you coming from?

Abun [kgr] (Indonesia: Papua Barat.)
	Sidundo	morning greeting
	Kamdo	afternoon greeting
	Grando	evening greeting
	Norundo	nighttime greeting
	Ben sumane?	how are you?

Aceh [ace] (Indonesia: Sumatra.)
	Saleum	general greeting
	Saleum meuturi	general greeting
	Saleum seujahtera	general greeting
	Assaleumoe aleikoem	Muslim greeting
	Waleikoem saleum	reply to Assaleumoe aleikoem
	Seulamat beungoh	morning greeting
	Seulamat coet uroe	daytime greeting
	Seulamat seupot	evening greeting
	Seulamat malam	nighttime greeting
	Peuhaba?	how are you?
	Haba get	reply to Peuhaba
	Haba djroeh	reply to Peuhaba
	Ulon djroeh manteng	reply to Peuhaba
	Get, teurimeung geunaseh	reply to Peuhaba
	Teurimeung geunaseh	thank you
	Seulamat neuteumuléh	welcome greeting
	Seulamat teuka	welcome greeting
	Seulamat troek teuka	welcome greeting
	Seulamat troeh teuka	welcome greeting

Achagua [aca] (Colombia: Meta River.)
	Ái jiya já'a?	are you there?
	Ái jiá'a	reply to Ái jiya já'a
	Jiwáayu	welcome greeting, "have a seat"
	Wamáayu	nighttime greeting, "let's sleep"

Aché [guq] (Paraguay.)
	Cho ekõma	general greeting

Achi' [acr] (Guatemala: Baja Verapaz.)
	Sakla tat	early morning greeting spoken to a man
	Sakla nan	early morning greeting spoken to a woman
	Xla tat	morning greeting spoken to a man
	Xla nan	morning greeting spoken to a woman
	Utzilaj aniim	morning greeting
	Utz tzilaj aniim	morning greeting
	La'ij tat	afternoon greeting spoken to a man
	La'ij nan	afternoon greeting spoken to a man
	Utzilaj ke'kq'iij	evening greeting
	Utz tzilaj ke'kq'iij	evening greeting
	La'ab' tat	evening greeting spoken to a man
	La'ab' nan	evening greeting spoken to a woman
	Utzilaj chaq'ab'	nighttime greeting
	Utz tzilaj chaq'ab'	nighttime greeting
	Cha'anmalaa	afternoon and evening greeting used by a married person to another married person
	Taa'	greeting spoken by a child or unmarried person to a married man
	Aay	greeting spoken by a child or unmarried person to a married woman
	Utz a wach?	how are you?
	Utz, mantiox, yet?	reply to Utz a wach: good, thank you, and you?
	Utz, mantiox	reply to Utz, mantiox, yet: good, thank you
	Mantiox chawe	thank you
	Sa'anoom?	how are you?

Acholi [ach] (Uganda and Sudan.)
	Moreme	peace (general greeting)
	Morembe	peace (general greeting)
	A pwoyi	general greeting
	An bene a pwoyo	reply to A pwoyi
	Itye?	how are you?, "are you?"
	Atye	reply to Itye, "I am"
	Itye maber?	how are you?
	Atye maber	reply to Itye maber
	Itye nining?	how are you?
	Wutye wunu maber?	how are you? spoken to a group
	Ibuto	morning greeting
	Abuto	reply to Ibuto
	Ibuto maber?	morning greeting
	Abuto maber	reply to Ibuto maber
	Ichiyo ni nin?	morning greeting
	Achiyo maber	reply to Achiyo maber
	Irii nining?	afternoon and evening greeting
	Arii maber	reply to Irii nining
	Iri?	afternoon and evening greeting
	Ari	reply to Iri
	Iriyo?	afternoon and evening greeting
	Ariyo	reply to Iriyo
	Apwoyo bino	welcome greeting to one person
	Apwoyo binowu	welcome greeting to a group

Achterhoeks [act] (Netherlands: Gelderland.)
	Goeiendag eem	general greeting
	Moj	general greeting
	Moi	general greeting
	Mai	general greeting
	Hallo	general greeting
	Goojemarn	morning greeting
	Goeiemarregen	morning greeting
	Goeiemèèrege	morning greeting in the Ketsheuvel dialect
	Goeijemurruge	morning greeting in the Nijmeegs dialect
	Goejemerrege	morning greeting in the Nijmeegs dialect

Achuar-Shiwiar [acu] (Peru and Ecuador: Amazon region.)
	Wiñámek?	greeting spoken to a visitor
	Wiñájai	reply to Wiñámek
	Pujámek?	greeting spoken by a visitor
	Pujájai	reply to Pujámek
	Ja ái, pujájai	reply to Pujámek
	Taáumek?	greeting spoken to a visitor arriving from far away
	Ja ái, táajai	reply to Taáumek
	Táajai	reply to Taáumek
	Amékitam?	greeting spoken to a visitor arriving after a long absence
	Ja ái, wiítjai	reply to Amékitam
	Tsawárumek?	morning greeting
	Péngkerak tsawárum?	morning greeting
	Péngkerak pujám?	how are you?
	Ja ái, péngker pujájai	reply to Péngkerak pujám
	Maketai	thank you
	Yuuminsame	thank you

Achumawi [acv] (United States of America: northeastern California.)
	Tusi uwi	general greeting in Homawi dialect

Adhola (Dhopadhola) [adh] (Uganda: East, Tooro District.)
	Yoga	general greeting
	Yoga bende	reply to Yoga
	Initye nedi?	how are you?
	Anitye maber, kosa ini	reply to Initye nedi
	Maber, kosa ini	reply to Initye nedi
	Abende ameno	reply to Maber, kosa ini
	Ichiewi nede	morning greeting

Adi [adi] (India: Arunachal Pradesh.)
	Alduye	general greeting in the Pailibo dialect [adi-pai]
	No haiduye?	how are you? in the Pailibo dialect [adi-pai]
	No alduye?	how are you? in the Pailibo dialect [adi-pai]
	No haidung-do?	how are you? in the Bori dialect [adi-bor]
	No kapéla?	how are you? in the Karko dialect [adi-kar]
	No kapé idun?	how are you? in the Karko dialect [adi-kar]
	Kape no la?	how are you? in the Padam dialect [adi-pad]
	Kape no aidun?	how are you? in the Padam dialect [adi-pad]
	Ngo aidung	reply to Kape no aidun in the Padam dialect [adi-pad]
	Aidung	reply to Kape no aidun in the Padam dialect [adi-pad]

Adi, Galo [adl] (India: Arunachal Pradesh.)
	No aldure?	general greeting in the Lare dialect
	Aldure?	general greeting in the Lare dialect

Adnyamathanha [adt] (Australia: Southern region.)
	Nhangka	general greeting
	Nhangka warntu?	how are you?
	Nhangka nhina?	how are you?
	Ngai warntu	reply to Nhangka nhina
	Ngai althaaltha	reply to Nhangka nhina
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Adyghe [ady] (Russia: northern Caucasus.)
	Фэсапщи	fesapshi: general greeting
	Фасапщи	fasapshi: general greeting
	Уи пщэдджыжь ф\|ыуэ	ui pshedgij fiue: morning greeting spoken to one person
	Уи махуэ ф\|ыуэ	ui mahue fiue: afternoon greeting spoken to one person
	Уи пщыхьэщхьэ ф\|ыуэ	ui pshiuashe fiue: evening greeting spoken to one person
	Уи жэщ ф\|ыуэ	ui zhesh fiue: nighttime greeting spoken to one person
	Уи пщэдджыжь ф\|ы ухъу	ui pshedgij fi uhu: morning greeting spoken to one person
	Уи махуэ ф\|ы ухъу	ui mahue fi uhu: afternoon greeting spoken to one person
	Уи пщыхьэщхьэ ф\|ы ухъу	ui pshiuashe fi uhu: evening greeting spoken to one person
	Уи жэщ ф\|ы ухъу	ui zhesh fi uhu: nighttime greeting spoken to one person
	Фи пщэдджыжь ф\|ыуэ	fi pshedgij fiue: morning greeting spoken to a group of people
	Фи махуэ ф\|ыуэ	fi mahue fiue: afternoon greeting spoken to a group of people
	Фи пщыхьэщхьэ ф\|ыуэ	fi pshiuashe fiue: evening greeting spoken to a group of people
	Фи жэщ ф\|ыуэ	fi zhesh fiue: nighttime greeting spoken to a group of people
	Фи пщэдджыжь ф\|ы ухъу	fi pshedgij fi uhu: morning greeting spoken to a group of people
	Фи махуэ ф\|ы ухъу	fi mahue fi uhu: afternoon greeting spoken to a group of people
	Фи пщыхьэщхьэ ф\|ы ухъу	fi pshiuashe fi uhu: evening greeting spoken to a group of people
	Фи жэщ ф\|ы ухъу	fi zhesh fi uhu: nighttime greeting spoken to a group of people
	Сыд уфэд?	sid wofad: how are you?
	Зэк\|э дэгъу, опсэу	zeke degu, wopseu: reply to Сыд уфэд
	Сыд уикъэбархэ?	sid uikebarhe: how are you? spoken to one person
	Сыд шъуикъэбархэ?	sid shuikebarhe: how are you? spoken to a group of people
	Сыдэу ущыт?	sideu uschit: how are you?
	Тхьауегъэпсэу	thauegepseu: thank you, spoken to one person
	Тхьашъуегъэпсэу	thashuegepseu: thank you, spoken to a group
	Опсэу	wopseu: thank you
	Къеблагъ	qeblag: welcome greeting
	Шъукъеблагъ	shwqeblag: welcome greeting

Adzera [adz] (Papua New Guinea: Morobe Province.)
	Tata bini	morning greeting
	Namnufan bini	evening greeting
	Sivu bini	nighttime greeting
	Ugamisang?	how are you? ("are you all right?")

Aeka [aez] (Papua New Guinea: Oro Province.)
	Oro, oro, oro	general greeting

Aekyom [awi] (Papua New Guinea: Western Province.)
	Ukan duwa	morning greeting
	Ukan duwa kire	morning greeting
	Aku duwa	afternoon greeting
	Hunen duwa	nighttime greeting

Afar [aar] (lowlands of Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti.)
	Assalaamu qaleykum	general greeting
	Waqalaeykumu salaam	reply to Assalaamu qaleykum
	Nagayna sin amol tanay	general greeting
	Nagayna sin amol kaadu tamay	reply to Nagayna sin amol tanay
	Maacisse?	morning greeting spoken to one person
	Meqe maaca gey	reply to Maacisse
	Maacisseni?	morning greeting spoken to a group of people
	Meqe maaca geya	reply to Maacisseni
	Nagay asse?	evening greeting spoken to one person
	Meqe assima gey	reply to Nagay asse
	Naga'sse?	evening greeting spoken to one person
	Meq'assima	reply to Naga'sse
	Nagay asseni?	evening greeting spoken to a group of people
	Meqe assima geya	reply to Nagay asseni
	Nagay tanito?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Nagay tanto?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Nagay an	reply to Nagay tanito and Nagay tanto
	Nagay tanitooni?	how are you? spoken to a group of people
	Nagay taniini?	how are you? spoken to a group of people
	Nagay nanno	reply to Nagay tanitooni and Nagay taniini
	Miqto?	how are you?
	Gadda ge	thank you

Afrikaans [afr] (South Africa.)
	Goeie dag	general greeting
	Hallo	general greeting
	Haai	informal greeting
	Goeie môre	morning greeting
	Goeie middag	afternoon greeting
	Goeie naand	evening greeting
	Goeienag	nighttime greeting
	Hoe gaan dit?	how are you?, how's it going?
	Hoe gaan dit met u?	how's it going with you? (formal)
	Hoe gaan dit met jou?	how's it going with you? (informal)
	Baie goed, dankie	reply to Hoe gaan dit, Hoe gaan dit met u, and Hoe gaan dit met jou
	Goed, dankie	reply to Hoe gaan dit, Hoe gaan dit met u, and Hoe gaan dit met jou
	Dankie	thank you
	Baie dankie	thank you very much
	Welkom	welcome greeting

Agarabi [agd] (Papua New Guinea: Kainantu District in Eastern Highlands Province.)
	Akura ino	morning greeting
	Inuran mino	evening greeting
	Waapó?	greeting spoken by a visitor at a house, "are you there?"
	Nahi iyaapó?	greeting, what are you doing?

Aghem [agq] (Cameroon: northwestern region.)
	Wun bi	morning greeting
	Wun bwi	morning greeting
	Wun zi	afternoon greeting

Aghul [agx] (Russia: Dagestan.)
	Салам	salam: general greeting
	Салам алейкум	salam aleikum: general greeting
	Валейкум салам	valeikum salam: reply to Салам алейкум
	Иджи гьузурив	idzhi guzuriv: morning greeting
	Сабах хайир	sabah hayir: morning greeting (borrowing from Arabic)
	Апкьанин хайир	apkanin hayir: midday and afternoon greeting
	Уьнурта хайир	unurta hayir: midday and afternoon greeting
	Ахшам хайир	ahsham hayir: nighttime greeting
	Гедже хайир	gedzhe hayir: nighttime greeting
	Фиштиа курар?	fishtia kurar: how are you?
	Чугь сагул иджеая	chugh aghul idzheaya: reply to Фиштиа курар

Agta, Casiguran Dumagat [dgc] (Philippines: Sierra Madre.)
	Masampat a edow de ikaw	general daytime greeting
	Masampat e abi-abi	morning greeting
	Masampat ta abi-abi	morning greeting

Agta, Central Cagayan [agt] (Philippines.)
	Umanu ka lā?	how are you?
	Fo	general greeting spoken by a visitor approaching a house
	Ā ikamuy mantu	reply to Fo, literally "ah, it's you"
	Simarok kām	reply to Fo, literally "come on inside"
	Ittay yakoey	general greeting spoken by a visitor, "I'm here"
	Ittā kānan	general greeting spoken to a visitor, "you're here"
	Hād nagafum?	general greeting, "where are you coming from?"
	Hād eyām?	general greeting, "where are you going?"
	Hād eyām muy?	general greeting, "where are you going?"
	E yāk lā ten	reply to Hād eyām and Hād eyām muy, literally "I'm just walking there"
	E yāk ta agyān muy	reply to Hād eyām and Hād eyām muy, literally "I'm going to your place"

Agta, Dupaningan [duo] (Philippines: northeast Luzon, Cagayan, and Isabela.)
	Angayam?	where are you going? spoken to one person
	Angayan mo?	where are you going? spoken to one person
	Angayan moy?	where are you going? spoken to a group
	Umetnod ka agat	welcome greeting, "please have a seat"

Agta, Umiray Dumaget [due] (Philippines: Aurora and Quezon.)
	Masampat a dow	general daytime greeting
	Masampat a abi-abi	morning greeting
	Masampat a udto	midday greeting
	Masampat a apon	afternoon greeting
	Masampat a abi	evening greeting
	Kamusta ka mo di?	how are you?
	Nadeno ka?	where are you going?
	Dino ka po agow?	where are you going?

Agutaynen [agn] (Philippines: Agutaya Island.)
	Muyang kaldaw	general greeting
	Muyang damal damal	morning greeting
	Muyang koto	midday greeting
	Muyang apon	afternoon greeting
	Muyang labi	evening greeting
	Muya ka	reply to greetings
	Muya ka kaman	reply to greetings
	Tagbalay	greeting used when arriving at a house
	Dayon	reply to Tagbalay, "come in"
	Ariapa nagalin?	greeting used to a person arriving, "where are you coming from?"
	Ariamopa nagalin?	greeting used to a group of people arriving, "where are you coming from?"
	Ariapa paning?	greeting used to a person going somewhere, "where are you going?"
	Ariamopa paning?	greeting used to a group of people going somewhere, "where are you going?"
	Atan lamang	reply, "over there"
	Paningo ong nindio	reply, "I'm going to your place"
	Pamisitao lamang	greeting spoken by a visitor, "I have come to visit"
	Yawa pala	greeting used to a person arriving, "it's you"
	Pakayata	welcome greeting, "come on up"
	Paleda	welcome greeting, "come in"
	Pakaronga	welcome greeting, "have a seat"

Agwagwune [yay] (Nigeria: Akamkpa LGA.)
	Ávènì	morning greeting spoken in the Agwagwune dialect [yay-agw]
	Áyèré	morning greeting spoken in the Abini dialect [yay-abi]
	Áwèlèní	morning greeting spoken in the Adim dialect [yay-adi]
	Áyìlènì	morning greeting spoken in the Erei dialect [yay-ere]
	Áfèré	morning greeting spoken in the Etono dialect [yay-etu]
	Sòtáyóá?	how are you? spoken in the Agwagwune dialect [yay-agw]
	Sòráyá?	how are you? spoken in the Agwagwune dialect [yay-agw]
	Ékpòkpórì	reply to Sòtáyóá and Sòráyá in the Agwagwune dialect [yay-agw]
	Sótékpòkpórì	reply to Sòtáyóá and Sòráyá in the Agwagwune dialect [yay-agw]
	Sólékpòkpólì	reply to Sòtáyóá and Sòráyá in the Erei dialect[yay-ere]
	Sóràmékpòkpórì	reply to Sòtáyóá and Sòráyá in the Agwagwune dialect [yay-agw]
	Sólàmékpékém	reply to Sòtáyóá and Sòráyá in the Adim dialect [yay-adi]
	Sóràmékpèmlúpkém	reply to Sòtáyóá and Sòráyá in the Etono dialect [yay-etu]
	Gbáhágbáhá érè	reply to Sòtáyóá and Sòráyá in the Agwagwune dialect [yay-agw]
	Gbáhágbáhá étè	reply to Sòtáyóá and Sòráyá in the Abini dialect [yay-abi]

A-Hmao [hmd] (China: Northwest Guizhou.)
	Njiaok nzod	greeting to a person arriving, literally "you arrived quickly"
	Sheud nzod	morning greeting, literally, "you're up early"
	Hib nzod	reply to Njiaok nzod and Sheud nzod, literally "not early"
	Diek raot niob?	how are you?
	Raot dub?	how are you?
	Raot	reply to Diek raot niob and Raot dub
	Raot dangl njial	reply to Diek raot niob and Raot dub
	Da niob	welcome greeting, "come in, sit down"
	Cwd niob	welcome greeting, "please be seated"
	Naox zhaot	greeting used at a meal, literally "eat your fill"

Ahanta [aha] (Ghana: southwest coast.)
	Me ma wo ahee	morning greeting

Ahirani [ahr] (India: Maharashtra and Gujarat.)
	Tu kasa she?	how are you?

Ahom [aho] (India.)
	Mau sung kha	general greeting
	Boi kom	general greeting
	Khruptang	formal greeting, literally "kneel down"
	Mau shung kang nau kha	morning greeting
	Mau shung kang wan kha	afternoon greeting
	Mau shung kang kham kha	evening greeting
	Mau shung yao mon mon kha	nighttime greeting
	Udine?	how are you?
	Tang lai di u	reply to Udine
	Di yu na?	how are you?
	Yu di	reply to Di yu na
	Ni yu na?	how are you?
	Yu ni	reply to Ni yu na

Ahtena [aht] (United States: Alaska.)
	Nts'e dit'ae?	how are you? spoken to one person in Chistochina dialect
	Ugheli 'elaen	reply to Nts'e dit'ae
	Nts'e doht'ae?	how are you? spoken to a group in Chistochina dialect
	Ugheli tsi'laen	reply to Nts'e doht'ae
	Tsin'aen	thank you

Aikanã [tba] (Brazil: Rondônia.)
	Ja meneno	morning greeting
	Chaocane	reply to Ja meneno

Ainu [ain] (Japan: Kuril Islands and Hokkaido. Russia: southern Kuril Islands and South Sakhalin Island.)
	イランカラプテ。	irankarapte: general greeting spoken in the Saru (沙流) dialect
	ウウェランカラプアンナー。	uwerankarap an na: formal greeting in the Saru (沙流) dialect
	エ・イワンケヤー？	e iwanke ya: how are you? spoken to one person in the Saru (沙流) dialect
	ク・イワンケワー。	ku iwanke wa: reply to エイワンケヤ in the Saru (沙流) dialect
	エー、ク・イワンケワー。	e ku iwanke wa: reply to エイワンケヤ in the Saru (沙流) dialect
	イワンケノエチ・オカヤー？	iwankeno eci oka ya: how are you? to a group in the Saru (沙流) dialect
	イワンケノオカ・アシワー。	iwankeno oka as wa: reply to イワンケノエチ・オカヤー in the Saru (沙流) dialect
	イランカラプテ。	iyairaykere: thank you in the Saru (沙流) dialect
	ヒオーイオイ。	hioy'oy: thank you (informal) in the Saru (沙流) dialect
	イショロレー。	isyorore: general greeting in the Obihiro (帯広市) dialect
	イシオロレ。	issiorore: general greeting in the Tokachi (十勝) dialect
	イッソロレ。	issorore: general greeting used in the Kushiro (釧路市) dialect
	イナンカラプテ。	inankarapte: general greeting spoken in the Tokachi (十勝) dialect
	エチ・イワンケヤ？	eci iwanke ya: how are you? in the Tokachi (十勝) dialect
	クアニアナクネ。	kuani anakne: reply to エチ・イワンケヤ in the Tokachi (十勝) dialect
	Иранкарапте	irankarapte: general greeting in the Russian dialect
	Ирамкарапте	iramkarapte: general greeting in the Russian dialect
	Е-iванке я?	e iwanke ya: how are you? spoken to one person in the Russian dialect
	Ияйрайкере	iyairaikere: thank you in the Russian dialect
	Ирамкараптэ	iramkarapte: general greeting spoken in the Ezo (蝦夷, Эдзо) dialect [ain-hok]
	Э-иванкэ я?	e iwanke ya: how are you? spoken to one in the Ezo (蝦夷, Эдзо) dialect [ain-hok]

Aja [ajg] (Benin.)
	Ŋ do egbe	general greeting
	Ŋ xò egbe	reply to Ŋ do egbe
	È fɔn nyíɖé à?	morning greeting spoken to one person
	Mí fɔn nyíɖé à?	morning greeting spoken to a group
	Ɛɛ, ŋ fɔn nyíɖé	reply to È fɔn nyíɖé à and Mí fɔn nyíɖé à
	O kuɖi ègbé	morning greeting
	Aɖo ègbé	reply to O kuɖi ègbé
	O kuɖo fiɛfi	evening greeting
	O kuɖo èzàn	nighttime greeting
	Yoo	reply to O kuɖo fiɛfi and O kuɖo èzàn
	È lè ɖò wé à?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Mí lè ɖò wé à?	how are you? spoken to a group
	Ɛɛ, ŋ lè ɖò wé	reply to È lè ɖò wé à and Mí lè ɖò wé à
	È lè nyíɖé à?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Mí lè nyíɖé à?	how are you? spoken to a group
	Ɛɛ, ŋ lè nyíɖé	reply to È lè nyíɖé à and Mí lè nyíɖé à
	Ozon	welcome greeting spoken to one person
	Ozon ke	welcome greeting spoken to one person
	Ozon loo	welcome greeting spoken to one person
	Ozon keke	welcome greeting spoken to one person
	Mí ozon	welcome greeting spoken to a group
	Yoo	reply to Ozon, Ozon ke, Ozon loo, Ozon keke, and Mí ozon

Ajië [aji] (New Caledonia: Houailou.)
	Böyu	general greeting
	Böyoa	general greeting
	Âriké	general greeting
	Âriké na e?	how are you?
	Ne pa pari re	greeting spoken when arriving at a house
	Gè vi na wè?	where are you going?

Ajyíninka Apurucayali [cpc] (Peru: Pachitea River.)
	Kitaitirivi	general greeting
	Ari nopoki	spoken by a visitor who is arriving

Aka-Bea [abj] (India: Andaman and Nicobar islands.) Note: all phrases listed below for Aka-Bea are farewells, used when someone is leaving. Greetings were not traditionally used in Aka-Bea when meeting and no translations for this type of greeting are available.
	Do ɔnke	"I go," spoken by a person who is leaving (followed by one of the two phrases below)
	Kam wai dol	"indeed I'm here," spoken by a person who is leaving
	Kam wai mɔlɔichik	"indeed we're here," spoken by a group who is leaving

Akaselem [aks] (Togo: Tchamba.)
	Idokula	morning greeting
	Newway	afternoon greeting
	Nkojobo	evening greeting
	Sinsibena?	how are you?
	Alafia	reply to Sinsibena

Akawaio [ake] (Guyana: Mazaruni River. Venezuela: Bolivar State. Brazil: Roraima State.)
	Miyarɨ	general greeting
	Sarɨ	reply to Miyarɨ
	Ɨ'rɨ pe nai?	how are you?

Akateko [knj] (Guatemala: San Miguel Acatán.)
	Hanik'	general greeting
	Wenus dias	morning greeting (from Spanish)
	Watx' mi q'ejb'i hawu?	how are you?
	Ta watx' k'al awet xaac ti?	how have you been?
	Watx'	reply to Watx' mi q'ejb'i hawu and Ta watx' k'al awet xaac ti
	Watx' k'al wet an	reply to Ta watx' k'al awet xaac ti

Akei [tsr] (Vanuatu: Southwestern Santo.)
	Ran panihi	morning greeting
	Poni panihi	evening greeting
	Mo panihi tahu?	how are you?

Akha [ahk] (China, Thailand, and Myanmar.)
	Uq duq tanq ma	u du ta ma: general greeting. Also written Oohv doohv tahv mah
	Uq duq tanq ma de	u du ta ma de: general greeting. Also Oohv doohv tahv mah de
	Jaol sal dovl mil-a lol?	jah sah doh mia loh: how are you? Also written Jawr sar dovr mir-a lor
	Ngal jaol sal dovl mil-a	ngah jah sah doh mia: reply to Jaol sal dov mil-a lol
	Jaol sal dovl mil-a	jah sah doh mia: reply to Jaol sal dov mil-a lol
	Rhaoq zaq hhaq maq lol?	hah dzah gah ma lo: "have you eaten yet?". Also written Hawq dzaq hgaq maq lor

Akhvakh [akv] (Russia. Azerbaijan.)
	Салам	salam: general greeting

Akkadian [akk] (Iraq and Syria.)
	Shalamu	general greeting
	Shulmu	general greeting
	Lu shulmu	general greeting
	Lu shulmu ana belia	general greeting
	Lu shulmu ana kuati	general greeting
	Lu shulmu ana mukhkhikum	general greeting spoken to a group of people
	Shalmu	general greeting in the Old Babylonian dialect

Akoose [bss] (Cameroon: southwestern region.)
	Ň lèntè wè	general greeting spoken to one person
	Ň lèntè yé	general greeting spoken to a group
	Àsàngé	morning greeting
	Àsàngé sàh	morning greeting spoken to a man
	Àsàngé mà	morning greeting spoken to a woman
	Chân é kúnê?	morning greeting, "how did you sleep?"
	Bwâm	reply to Chân é kúnê
	Àhíné	afternoon and evening greeting
	Àhíné sàh	afternoon and evening greeting spoken to a man
	Àhíné mà	afternoon and evening greeting spoken to a woman
	Éh	reply to Àsàngé and Àhíné
	Chán màn?	how are you? (literally, "how are things?")
	Chán màn kàké?	how are you? (literally, "how are things going?")
	Màn kè bwâm	reply to Chán màn and Chán màn kàké
	Chân?	how are you? (literally, "how?")
	Ékâ bwâm	reply to Chân
	Yé dè hέ óh	greeting spoken by a person arriving somewhere, "are you there?"
	Éh, è pídé?	reply to Yé dè hέ óh, "yes; you have come?"
	È pè bwâm	welcome greeting
	È pè bwâm sàh	welcome greeting spoken to a man
	È pè bwâm mà	welcome greeting spoken to a woman

Akoye [miw] (Papua New Guinea: Gulf Province.)
	Naakapa	general greeting
	Awi naakapa	general greeting
	Nkam na nawanyate?	where are you going?

Akpes [ibe] (Nigeria : Akoko North LGA.)
	Ǹ bó yẹn	morning greeting
	Ǹ bó nẹ̀wù	afternoon greeting
	Ǹ d̀ẹ o?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Àn dẹ o?	how are you? spoken to a group of people
	Àn dẹ íṣo èéni o?	how are you in this house?
	Ǹ bó ni isumù	greeting spoken to a person who is working
	Àǹ bó ni isumù	greeting spoken to a group who is working
	Ǹ bó natṣingi	welcome greeting

Alaba K'abeena [alw] (Ethiopia.)
	Garee galti?	morning greeting
	Garee hossi?	evening greeting

Alabama [akz] (United States of America: Alabama-Coushatta Reservation in southeastern Texas.)
	Chíkmàa	general greeting
	Chisáhmíⁿ	general greeting
	Chisáhmina	reply to Chíkmàa and Chisáhmíⁿ
	Chakáanobi	reply to Chíkmàa and Chisáhmíⁿ
	Alíila	thank you
	Kano	thank you
	Kanobi	thank you
	Tá	thank you (informal)
	Alíilamoolo	thank you very much
	Kanoomoolo	thank you very much
	Kanopalammoolo	thank you very much
	Ontitoka	welcome greeting to a visitor
	Ontitokaaha	welcome greeting to a visitor

Alago [ala] (Nigeria: Nassarawa State.)
	Ogbo shini?	how are you? spoken in the morning, "are you well?"
	Eno yoni?	how are you? spoken in the afternoon, "how goes the day?"
	Gbo lafia?	how are you?, "are you healthy?"

Alagwa [wbj] (Tanzania: Dodoma Region.)
	Laowe	morning greeting
	Masere	afternoon greeting
	Maserade	reply to Masere

Alamblak [amp] (Papua New Guinea: East Sepik Province.)
	Hifa dbhayer	morning greeting
	Hifa yifunger	evening greeting
	Mi sangwana?	where are you going? in the Karawari dialect
	Pambin	reply to Mi sangwana, "up river"
	Maswer	reply to Mi sangwana, down river"

Alangan [alj] (Philippines: north central Mindoro.)
	Maalen pag umaga	morning greeting
	Maalen paagrateng	welcome greeting

Alanic [xln] (formerly spoken in the northeastern Caucasus, the Iberian Peninsula, and north Africa in the 5th through 11th centuries.)
	Καλή 'ήμερα σου	kali imera sou: morning greeting
	Тαπαγχας	tapankhas: afternoon greeting

Albanian, Arbëreshë [aae] (Italy: southern region.)
	Mirdita	general greeting
	Te fala	general greeting
	Falem	general greeting
	Mirë menatë	morning greeting
	Mirë mbrëma	evening greeting
	Si je?	how are you (informal)
	Si rrì?	how are you (polite)
	Shumë	reply to Si rri and Si je
	Jam shumë mirë	reply to Si rri and Si je
	Ndutu mirë	reply to Si rri and Si je
	Çë bën?	how are you?
	Si rrini?	how are you? (polite), Sicilian dialect [aae-sic]
	Si jini?	how are you? (polite), Sicilian dialect [aae-sic]
	Jam shumë mirë	reply to Si rrini, Si jini, and Si rri

Albanian, Gheg [aln] (Albania, Kosovo, and Serbia.)
	Mirmjes	morning greeting
	Mirmengjes	morning greeting
	Mirëmëngjesi	morning greeting spoken in the Kosovo dialect
	Mirmngjesi	morning greeting spoken in the Kosovo dialect
	Nadja e mirë	morning greeting spoken in the Shkodër dialect (northwest Albania)
	Mirdita	afternoon greeting
	Mirnroma	evening greeting
	Mirmrama	evening greeting spoken in northern Albania and Kosovo
	Mirmroma	evening greeting spoken in central Albania
	Tungatjeta	general greeting
	Tungat	informal greeting spoken in the Kosovo dialect
	Tung	informal greeting spoken in the Kosovo dialect
	Qysh jeni?	how are you?
	Qysh je?	how are you?, informal
	Mirë faleminderit	reply to Qysh je and Qysh jeni
	Ç'ka bone?	how are you?, informal, spoken in Kosovo
	A je lodhë?	how are you?, informal, spoken in Kosovo and Macedonia
	A je lodhë ti?	how are you?, informal, spoken in Kosovo and Macedonia
	A ka najsen të re?	how are you?, "is there any news?"
	Jo, krejt me të vjetra	reply to A ka najsen të re
	Mirëserdhët	welcome greeting in the Kosovo dialect

Albanian, Tosk [als] (Albania.)
	Mirëmëngjes	morning greeting
	Mirëdita	afternoon greeting
	Mirëmbrëma	evening greeting
	Tungjatjeta	general greeting
	Njatjeta	informal greeting
	Si jeni?	how are you?
	Si je?	how are you?, informal
	Mirë	reply to Si jeni and Si je
	Unë jam mirë	reply to Si jeni and Si je
	Unë jam mirë, faleminderit	reply to Si jeni and Si je
	Ç'kemi?	how are you?, informal
	Ç'kena?	how are you?, informal
	Ndonjë të re?	what's new?
	Mirëseerdhe	welcome greeting
	Mirë se vini	welcome greeting
	Mirë se vjen	welcome greeting, informal
	Mirenestrasse	morning greeting from 15th century dialect
	Miretzebeen	afternoon greeting from 15th century dialect
	Mireprama	nighttime greeting from 15th century dialect
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Alekano [gah] (Papua New Guinea: Eastern Highlands Province.)
	Ambo	general greeting
	Netekale	morning greeting
	Holinakale	noontime greeting
	Holisakave	noontime greeting
	Únakale	afternoon greeting
	Holugule	nighttime greeting

Aleut [ale] (Russia: Siberia. United States of America: Alaska.)
	Aang	general greeting
	Aang huzuchix	greeting spoken to a group of people in the Atkan dialect
	Aang ingan	informal greeting in the Eastern dialect
	Aang agitaadang	greeting spoken to a friend
	Qilam ixamnaa	morning greeting
	Qilachxizax	morning greeting
	Angaliichxizax	afternoon greeting
	Amgiichxizax	evening greetin
	Angali kingachxicax	nighttime greeting
	Alqutaxt?	how are you?
	Maqagilakaq	reply to Alqutaxt
	Qaqaasakung	thank you
	Qaqaasakuq	thank you
	Alqutaltxin?	how are you?
	Alqutaadaltxin?	how are you?
	Ixamnaxtalix	welcome greeting
	Qaĝaasakung huzuu haqakux	welcome greeting

Algonquin [alq] (Canada: Quebec and Ontario.)
	Kwe	general greeting
	Kwe kwe	general greeting
	Mino kidjebawak	morning greeting
	Minwakijigan	afternoon greeting
	Ki mino pimadiz na?	how are you?
	Sá kir winkan?	how are you? in the Coastal dialect
	Kupi	reply to Sá kir winkan

Alladian [ald] (Cote d'Ivoire.)
	E hika	morning greeting
	E hika lô	evening greeting
	Ô kuoê	welcome greeting

Altai, Northern [atv] (Russia: Gorno-Altai Mountains.)
	Эзендер	ezender: general greeting
	Эзен	ezen: general greeting
	Jакшылар	yakshilar: general greeting
	Јакшы кондоор бо?	yakshi kondoor bo: morning greeting
	Jакшы копыган	yakshi koligan: nighttime greeting
	Јакшы ба?	yakshi ba: how are you?
	Јакшы	yakshi: reply to Јакшы ба and Јакшы кондоор бо
	Не табыш?	ne tabish: how are you? informal
	Jок	yok: reply to Не табыш
	Jок, слерде не табаш	yok slerde ne tabash: reply to Не табыш
	Не бар не jок?	ne bar ne yok: how are you?
	Быйан болзын	bïyan bolzïn: thank you

Altai, Southern [alt] (Russia: Gorno-Altai Mountains.)
	Эзендер	ezender: general greeting
	Эзен	ezen: general greeting
	Якшылар	yakshilar: general greeting
	Якши ба?	yakshi ba: how are you?
	Якши	yakshi: reply to Якши ба
	Не табыш?	ne tabish: how are you? informal

Alune [alp] (Indonesia: West Seram Island.)
	Hlamate	general greeting
	Hlamate kenami	general greeting
	Hlamate kwata ne	general daytime greeting
	Hlamate beleti ne	morning greeting
	Kuebe akeu etekare?	where are you going?
	Ale ono saisa?	what are you doing?

Alur [alz] (Uganda and Congo-Kinshasha.)
	Morembe	general greeting
	Wafoyo	general greeting

Alyawarr [aly] (Australia: Northern Territory and Queensland.)
	Mwerrang awelheyel?	how are you?

Ama [amm] (Papua New Guinea: East Sepik Province)
	Moti kuo	morning greeting
	Nono kuo	evening greeting

Amahuaca [amc] (Peru. Brazil: Acre State.)
	Sharaa rá?	how are you?
	Sharaa múnú	reply to Sharaa rá
	Miyara min?	greeting spoken to a person arriving

Amami-Oshima, Northern [ryn] (Japan: Amami-Oshima Island.)
	うがみんしょうら	ugaminshoura: general greeting
	うがみんしょうらん	ugaminshouran: general greeting
	うがみしょうら	ugamishoura: general greeting
	うがみしょうらん	ugamishouran: general greeting
	いもりんしょーれ	imorinshoore: welcome greeting
	いもーれ	imoore: welcome greeting

Amami-Oshima, Southern [ams] (Japan: Amami-Oshima Island.)
	うがみじょうらん	ugaminjoora: general greeting

Amanab [amn] (Papua New Guinea: Sandaun Province)
	Leana	general greeting
	Ne asim ako?	where are you going?

Amarakaeri [amr] (Peru.)
	Ijtiaki	general greeting
	'Urubada	general greeting
	Menpa' dak i'e?	how are you?
	Pa' dak i'e?	how are you?
	Huadakda ijje'i	reply to Menpa' dak i'e and Pa' dak i'e

Amarasi [aaz] (Indonesia: East Nusa Tenggara.)
	Taabe	general greeting
	Taabe tua	general greeting
	Saloom	general greeting

Ambae, East [omb] (Vanuatu: Ambae Island.)
	Rani karea	morning greeting
	Zerobong karea	morning greeting
	Bon karea	evening greeting

Ambrym, North [mmg] (Vanuatu: northern Ambrym Island.)
	Fangren	evening greeting

Ambrym, Southeast [tvk] (Vanuatu: southern Ambrym Island.)
	Bos minuk	general greeting
	Bos makoe	morning greeting
	Bos vongien	nighttime greeting
	Bos wongien	evening greeting in the Eastern dialect

Ambulas [abt] (Papua New Guinea: East Sepik Province.)
	Ménéwa yaakwa	greeting spoken to a man who is arriving, in the Maprik dialect [abt-map]
	Nyénéwa yaakwa	greeting spoken to a woman who is arriving, in the Maprik dialect [abt-map]
	Gunéwa yaakwa	greeting spoken to a group of people who are arriving, in the Maprik dialect [abt-map]
	Ménéwa rakwa	greeting spoken to a man who is sitting down, in the Maprik dialect [abt-map]
	Nyénéwa rakwa	greeting spoken to a woman who is sitting down, in the Maprik dialect [abt-map]
	Gunéwa rakwa	greeting spoken to a group sitting down, in the Maprik dialect [abt-map]
	Yaga méné yu?	greeting spoken to a man who is going somewhere, "where are you going?"
	Yaga nyéné yu?	greeting spoken to a woman who is going somewhere, "where are you going?"
	Yaga guné yu?	greeting spoken to a group of people going somewhere, "where are you going?"
	Waba wuné yu	general reply to Yaga méné / nyéné yu, "I am going there"
	Wuné dawuliyu	reply to Yaga méné / nyéné yu spoken by a person who is going downhill
	Wuné waaru	reply to Yaga méné / nyéné yu spoken by a person who is going uphill
	Wuné dayu	reply to Yaga méné / nyéné yu spoken by a person who is going downstream
	Wuné wayu	reply to Yaga méné / nyéné yu spoken by a person who is going upstream

Amele [aey] (Papua New Guinea: Madang Province.)
	Feele	general greeting
	Feele bahic	general greeting
	Qasil me	morning greeting (calque from English)
	Qasil me bahic	morning greeting (calque from English)
	Wesu me	afternoon greeting (calque from English)
	Wesu me bahic	afternoon greeting (calque from English)
	Witic me	nighttime greeting (calque from English)
	Witic me bahic	nighttime greeting (calque from English)

Amharic [amh] (Ethiopia, Israel, and Egypt.)
	ጤና ይስጥልኝ	teanastëllën: general greeting
	ታዲያስ	tadiyaas: informal greeting
	ሰላም	selam: informal greeting
	አንደምን፡አደሩ	indemin adderu: morning greeting (respectful)
	እንደምን፡አደርክ	indemin adderk: morning greeting, spoken to a man
	እንደምን፡አደርሽ	indemin addersh: morning greeting, spoken to a woman
	እንዴት፡አደርክ?	indet adderk: morning greeting, spoken to a man
	እንዴት፡አደርሽ?	indet addersh: morning greeting, spoken to a woman
	አንደምን፡ዋሉ?	indemin walu: afternoon greeting (respectful)
	እንደምን፡	indemin walk: afternoon greeting, spoken to a man
	እንደምን፡ዋልሸ?	indemin walsh: afternoon greeting, spoken to a woman
	እንዴት፡ዋልክ?	indet walk: afternoon greeting, spoken to a man
	እንዴት፡ዋልሸ?	indet walsh: afternoon greeting, spoken to a woman
	አንደምን፡አመሹ	indemin ameshu: evening greeting (respectful)
	አንደምን፡አመሸህ?	indemin amesheh: evening greeting, spoken to a man
	አንደምን፡አመሸሸ?	indemin ameshesh: evening greeting, spoken to a woman
	እንዴት፡አመሸህ?	indet amesheh: evening greeting, spoken to a man
	እንዴት፡አመሸሸ?	indet ameshesh: evening greeting, spoken to a woman
	እንደምን፡አለህ፧	indemin alleh: how are you? spoken to a man
	እንደምን፡አለሸ፧	indemin allesh: how are you? spoken to a woman
	እንደምን፡አላችሁ፧	indemin allachihu: how are you? spoken to a group
	ደህና፡ነኝ	dehna nenye: reply to እንደምን አለህ፧, እንደምን አለሸ፧, and እንደምን አላችሁ፧
	አመሰግናለሁ	ameseginalehugn: thank you
	ጣም አመሰግናለሁኝ	betam ameseginalehugn: thank you very much
	ደህና፡?	dehina neh: how are you? spoken to a man
	ደህና፡ነሸ?	dehina nesh: how are you? spoken to a woman
	ደህና፡?	dehina newot: how are you? spoken to a group
	እንደምን፡ነህ?	indemin neh: how are you? informal, spoken to a man
	እንደምን፡ነሸ?	indemin nesh: how are you? informal, spoken to a woman
	እንዴት፡ነህ?	indet neh: how are you?, informal
	እንኳን፡ደህና፡መጣህ	inkuan dehna metah: welcome greeting spoken to a man
	እንኳን፡ደህና፡መጣሸ	inkuan dehna metash: welcome greeting spoken to a woman
	እንኳን፡ደህና፡መጡ	inkuan dehna metachu: welcome greeting spoken to a group of people

Amis [ami] (Taiwan: Hualien and Taitung.)
	Naruwan	general greeting
	Nga'ayho	general greeting
	Nga'ayho papacem	morning greeting
	Mga'ay ranam	morning greeting
	Nga'ayho kalahokan	afternoon greeting
	Nga'ay lahok	afternoon greeting
	Nga'ayho dadaya	evening greeting
	Nga'ay lafi	evening greeting
	Nga'ayho ko miso?	how are you?
	Mama'an aca	reply to Nga'ayho ko miso
	Nga'ayho ho nomiso?	how are you?
	Nga'ayho kiso?	how are you?
	Hay, nga'ayho	reply to Nga'ayho kiso
	Nga'ayayto aray	reply to Hay, nga'ayho
	Kapah haw kiso?	how are you?
	Hay, kapah kako	reply to Kapah haw kiso
	To kako aray	reply to Hay kapah kako
	Masamaan to kamo?	how are you?
	Mamaan aca	reply to Masamaan to kamo
	Inabayan	general greeting spoken in the Peinan dialect [ami-sou]

Amis, Nataoran [ais] (Taiwan: Hualien and Fenglin.)
	Hemanan to	general greeting
	Kapah haw kiso?	how are you?
	Maman to kiso?	how are you?
	Mahazatu	general greeting in the Sakizaya dialect [ais-sak]
	Malaman	morning greeting in the Sakizaya dialect [ais-sak]
	Malabok	afternoon greeting in the Sakizaya dialect [ais-sak]
	Malabi	evening greeting in the Sakizaya dialect [ais-sak]
	Mahica kiso?	how are you? in the Sakizaya dialect [ais-sak]
	Mahica, kiso yi	reply to Mahica kiso in the Sakizaya dialect [ais-sak]
	Kokay, caay to kahica kako	reply to Mahica kiso yi in the Sakizaya dialect [ais-sak]

Amo [amo] (Nigeria: Plateau State.)
	Ishanta	general greeting

Amuzgo, Guerrero [amu] (Mexico: Guerrero and Oaxaca.)
	Xmaⁿndyu'	general greeting
	Xmaⁿndyu' nomxjoo	greeting spoken to an older woman
	Xmaⁿndyu' leii	reply to spoken Xmaⁿndyu' nomxjoo to a younger man
	Xmaⁿndyu' xcoo	reply to spoken Xmaⁿndyu' nomxjoo to a younger man
	Xuaⁿnu'	general greeting
	Ya tyixuenu'	morning greeting

Amuzgo, San Pedro Amuzgos [azg] (Mexico: San Pedro Amuzgos.)
	Nö'öⁿ	general greeting
	No' bi'	reply to Nö'öⁿspoken to a younger man or woman
	Maru' lú	reply to Nö'öⁿspoken to a younger man
	Maru' ñiâ	reply to Nö'öⁿspoken to a younger woman
	Ndyo'o w'aa	greeting spoken when arriving at a house, "I've come"
	Ndyo'	reply to Nydo'o w'aa, "come in"
	Yuu w'aa wja'?	where are you going?
	Yuu wja'?	where are you going?

Andaandi [kzh] (Sudan: Dongola.)
	'Er masaan baykomondo	morning greeting spoken to one person
	Ir masaan baykomondo	morning greeting spoken to a group
	'Er minay bu?	how are you?
	'Er minay bun?	how are you?

Andi [ani] (Russia: southwestern Dagestan.)
	Вуч\|ч\|иде	vuchchide: general greeting
	Вуч\|ч\|ид	vuchchid: general greeting
	Ссалам	ssalam: general greeting used by Muslims
	Ассалам алейкум	assalam aleikum: general greeting used by Muslims
	Валейкум ассалам	valeikum assalam: reply to Ассалам алейкум


Andoque [ano] (Colombia: Amazonas.)
	Pabūnoheh	morning greeting
	Hakspūnoheh	afternoon greeting


Andra-Hus [anx] (Papua New Guinea: Manus Province.)
	Apo cheka?	how are you?

Aneityum [aty] (Vanuatu: Aneityum Island.)
	Kik epu	general greeting
	Nujalang dupni	morning greeting
	Intschupura dupni	evening greeting
	Et echa?	how are you?

Angal [age] (Papua New Guinea: Southern Highlands Province.)
	Hora	general daytime greeting
	Sep homb	morning greeting
	Mbono	afternoon greeting
	Epipini	afternoon greeting
	Somma	nighttime greeting

Angloromani [rme] (United Kingdom, United States, and Australia.)
	Sastipe	general greeting
	Kushti divvus	daytime greeting
	Kushti rardi	nighttime greeting
	Sarshen?	how are you?
	Sashin?	how are you?
	Mandi adusta kushti	reply to Sashin
	Lach ittur ydyues	general greeting in a 16th-century dialect
	Lachira tu	nighttime greeting in a 16th-century dialect
	Maysta ves	welcome greeting in a 16th-century dialect

Angkamuthi [avm] (Australia: Queensland.)
	Iyurrah	general greeting, "I am here"

Angolar [aoa] (São Tomé and Príncipe.)
	Bon ja ô	general greeting
	Bó tari ô	afternoon greeting
	Bó notchi ô	nighttime greeting
	Má ô sá?	how are you?
	Má bô cê ca passa?	how are you?

Angor [agg] (Papua New Guinea: Sandaun Province.)
	Karihapisi	morning greeting
	Karihasi	evening greeting

Anii [blo] (Benin. Togo.)
	Na galaɩ	general greeting
	Tarewere	general greeting spoken in the Gibayakuja dialect

Anindilyakwa [aoi] (Australia: Northern Territory.)
	Ngambu-wa?	where are you going?
	Ngeniyerriya	literally, "thank you"

Anjam [boj] (Papua New Guinea: Madang Province.)
	Kaiye	general greeting
	O kaiye	general greeting

Ankave [aak] (Papua New Guinea: Gulf Province.)
	Gɨ'mɨnɨ warɨŋɨnɨ?	where are you going?
	Gɨ'mɨgɨ yarɨŋoɨ?	where have you come from?

Anmatyerr [amx] (Australia: Northern Territory.)
	Wenh arteh ntwang awelhem?	how are you?

Antigua-Barbuda Creole [aig] (Antigua and Barbuda.)
	Marning	morning greeting
	How tings?	how are you?
	You alright?	how are you?
	Wah a gwarn?	how are you?
	Me yah	reply to You alright and Wah a gwarn

Anuak [anu] (South Sudan: Jonglei. Ethiopia: Gambella.)
	Derijot	general greeting
	Derijot nye	general greeting
	Piny bede nidi?	how are you?, literally, "how is your land?" or "how is the earth?"
	Piny ber yak	reply to Piny bede nidi

Anufo [cko] (Ghana. Togo. Benin.)
	Nja ahiŋ óó	morning greeting spoken to a man
	Mbo ahiŋ óó	morning greeting spoken to a woman
	Dahiŋ nja	reply to Nja ahiŋ óó and Mbo ahiŋ óó spoken to a man
	Dahiŋ mbo	reply to Nja ahiŋ óó and Mbo ahiŋ óó spoken to a woman
	A ti shɛ?	informal morning greeting
	N ti laifiɛ	reply to A ti shɛ
	A da shɛ?	informal morning greeting
	N da laifiɛ	reply to A da shɛ
	Dabri di?	informal morning greeting
	Dabri da laifiɛ	reply to Dabri di
	Nja ahóó	afternoon greeting spoken to a man
	Mbo ahóó	afternoon greeting spoken to a woman
	Wiɛsu ti shɛ?	informal afternoon greeting
	Wiɛsu ti laifiɛ	reply to Wiɛsu ti shɛ
	Naasɔ ti shɛ?	informal afternoon greeting
	Naasɔ ti laifiɛ	reply to Naasɔ ti shɛ
	Nja adóó	evening greeting spoken to a man
	Mbo adóó	evening greeting spoken to a woman
	Ã shɛ ni ba	welcome greeting

Anuki [aui] (Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay Province.)
	Didibara maisena	early morning greeting

Anyin [any] (Côte d'Ivoire: Aboisso Department.)
	Añi o	general greeting
	Yo	reply to Añi o
	Mvre o	reply to Añi o
	Ndya	general greeting
	Kã lo ndè kre mi	general greeting, "tell me what's happening"
	Kã ñgyasi kre mi	general greeting, "tell me the news"
	Àhín	morning greeting
	Àhín óó	morning greeting
	Èyolè óó	reply to Àhín óó
	Èjàá, èhelé óó	reply to Àhín óó
	Ñdremu?	morning greeting
	Ñgremu ri?	morning greeting
	Ñgremu ni?	morning greeting
	Üanu?	midday greeting
	Üanu ri?	midday greeting
	Awà óó	afternoon greeting
	Éyouà óó	reply to Awà óó
	Ànú óó	evening greeting
	Awosi óó	reply to Ànú óó
	Mati o	evening greeting
	Yo, ya nati o	reply to Mati o
	Kõgwe?	nighttime greeting
	Kõgwe ni ri?	nighttime greeting
	Ahi o	morning greeting in Idenie dialect
	Akwaabo	reply to Añi o and Ahi o
	Dumwa	general greeting spoken to the person who arrives first at a place
	Asyĩ	reply to Dumwa spoken by the person who arrives first at a place
	Dumwa o	general greeting spoken to the person who arrives first at a place
	Asyĩ o	reply to Dumwa o spoken by the person who arrives first at a place
	Dumwa mo	general greeting in the Sanvi dialect
	Ayo, arisyi o	reply to Dumwa mo and Dumwa o
	Ndya, lo ri?	how are you?, "what's the news?"
	Lo ri?	how are you?, "what's the news?"
	Ye wu brè sò	reply to Lo ri
	Ye wa sò o	reply to Lo ri
	Ndya mvre o	welcome greeting
	Akwaabo	welcome greeting in the Sanvi dialect

Apache, Jicarilla [apj] (United States of America: Dulce in northern New Mexico.)
	Dáanzho	general greeting
	Dáanzhonl da	morning greeting
	Ha annsi?	how are you?
	Doo annsi	reply to Ha annsi

Apache, Kiowa [apk] (United States of America: Caddo County in western Oklahoma.)
	Hàchò	general greeting
	Tana ánéesee?	how are you?

Apache, Lipan [apl] (United States of America: Mescalero Reservation in northern New Mexico.)
	Dagote	general greeting

Apache, Mescalero-Chiricahua [apm] (United States of America: Mescalero Reservation in northern New Mexico.)
	Dánt’e?	general greeting
	Dagot'é?	general greeting
	Hadínyaa?	general greeting, literally "where are you going?"

Apache, Western [apw] (United States of America: east central Arizona.)
	Dagot'ee	general greeting
	Dǫw'dęh	general greeting

Apalaí [apy] (Brazil: Pará.)
	Moehno?	general greeting
	Apakano	morning greeting
	Sataxikane	nighttime greeting
	Synyhne	nighttime greeting

Apatani [apt] (India: Arunachal Pradesh.)
	Knii miidu?	general greeting spoken to one person, "what are you doing?"
	Niinyi knii miidu?	general greeting spoken to two people, "what are you two doing?"
	Danyo dasu da	reply to Knii miidu spoken by a person who is sitting
	Hiila dasu da	reply to Knii miidu spoken by a person who is sitting
	Ene dasu da	reply to Knii miidu spoken by a person who is sitting
	Danyo dusu du	reply to Knii miidu spoken by a person who is standing
	Hiila dusu du	reply to Knii miidu spoken by a person who is standing
	Ene dusu du	reply to Knii miidu spoken by a person who is standing
	Dasu da ha?	general greeting spoken to a person who is standing up, "you are standing there"
	Iin	reply to Dasu da ha
	Noh inpa?	where are you going?
	Noh hokii?	where did you come from?
	Noh inte he?	where have you been?
	No ayasiido ha?	how are you?
	No niitan do?	how are you?
	No niitan?	how are you?
	Ngo aya do	reply to No niitan do and No niitan
	Alyi ha?	welcome greeting spoken to a person arriving at a house
	Iin, dusu dulo	reply to Alyi ha spoken by a visiting arriving at a house
	Alo aya	daytime greeting, rarely used (literal translation from English)
	Aro aya	morning greeting, rarely used (literal translation from English)
	Alyin aya	evening greeting, rarely used (literal translation from English)

Apinayé [apn] (Brazil: Tocantins.)
	Taro hma?	general greeting, literally "are you here"
	Na ka ra pôj	greeting spoken to a person arriving, "you've come"
	Ỳ, na pa ra ô	reply to Na ka ra pôj
	Pa	greeting spoken to a man
	Ka	greeting spoken to a woman
	Négalinio	morning greeting
	Ka na ka ra akrã kato?	morning greeting, "have you woken up?"
	Ỳ na pa ra ixkrã kato	reply to Ka na ka ra akrã kato
	Aríni	afternoon and evening greeting
	Nêramuclí	nighttime greeting
	Ka na ka ra gõr?	nighttime greeting spoken at a house, "are you sleeping?"
	Mã kormã, inhõt kêt nẽ, axá	reply to Ka na ka ra gõr
	Nhỹ'ỹm na ka mõ?	where are you going?

Ap Ma [kbx] (Papua New Guinea: East Sepik Province.)
	Wap yauro	morning greeting
	Wau yauro	midday greeting
	Bundan yauro	evening greeting
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Apma [app] (Vanuatu: Central Raga Island.)
	Tsuubung mwamak	morning greeting in the Suru Mwerani dialect [app-mel]
	Ren mwamak	afternoon greeting in the Suru Mwerani dialect [app-mel]
	Bung mwamak	evening greeting in the Suru Mwerani dialect [app-mel]
	Mak oh	informal greeting in the Suru Mwerani dialect [app-mel]
	Kom gabis?	how are you? in the Suru Mwerani dialect [app-mel]
	Te gabis nge	reply to Kom gabis in the Suru Mwerani dialect [app-mel]
	Ko ban ibeh?	where are you going? in the Suru Mwerani dialect [app-mel]
	Ko tepma ibeh?	where have you come from? in the Suru Mwerani dialect [app-mel]
	Ko ban imbeh?	where are you going? in the Suru Rabwanga dialect [app-sur]
	Ko tepma imbeh?	where have you come from? in the Suru Rabwanga dialect [app-sur]
	Kom kabis?	how are you? in the Suru Rabwanga and Suru Kavian dialects [app-sur]
	Te kabis nge	reply to Kom kabis in the Suru Rabwanga dialect [app-sur]
	Te kabis nga	reply to Kom kabis in the Suru Kavian dialect
	Ko ban al beh?	where are you going? in the Suru Kavian dialect
	Kot vama al beh?	where have you come from? in the Suru Kavian dialect

Apurinã [apu] (Brazil: Amazonas.)
	Waikai?	general greeting, literally "are you here?"
	Waikarãnu	reply to Waikai
	Waikarãnuta	reply to Waikai
	Waikai pite?	general greeting, literally "are you here?"
	Waikarãnu nota	reply to Waikai pite
	Aranggai?	general greeting, literally "are you there?"
	Kipa pytxananyta?	general greeting, "what are you doing?"
	Kone, nakakamareno	reply to Kipa pytxananyta, "no, I'm not doing anything"
	Hỹkanỹka	welcome greeting, "come in," "come on up"
	Pukanũkowata	welcome greeting, "come in," "come on up"

Arabana [ard] (Australia: South Australia.)
	Arru	general greeting
	Arru anpa?	how are you?
	Antha ngurku	reply to Arru anpa

Arabela [arl] (Peru: Arabela River.)
	Cua rupuesanona	general greeting
	Quiaate qui yajaa?	how are you?
	Quiyani	reply to Quiaate qui yajaa
	Taate quia quiyani?	how are you?
	Mannia quiyajaanijia	reply to Taate quia quiyani
	Maínini tí	general greeting
	Maínini	reply to Maínini tí

Arabic, Modern Standard [arb] (literary language in various countries throughout the Middle East and northern Africa.)
	السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ	assalām aleikom: general greeting
	وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ	wa aleikom assalām: reply to السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
	وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ	wa aleikom assalām wa raḥmatullāhi: reply to االسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
	وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَركاتُه	wa aleikom assalām wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu: reply to السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
	السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ	assalām aleikom wa raḥmatullāh: general greeting
	وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ	wa aleikom assalām wa raḥmatullāhi: reply toالسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ
	وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَركاتُه	wa aleikom assalām wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu: reply to السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ
	السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَركاتُه	assalām aleikom wa raḥmatullāh wa barakātuhu: general greeting
	وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَركاتُه	wa aleikom assalām wa raḥmatullāh wa barakātuhu: reply to السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَركاتُه
	سَّلام	salām: general greeting
	وَعَلَيْكُمُ	wa aleikom: reply to سلام
	مَرْحَبًاً	marḥaba: general greeting
	مَرْحَبًا	marḥaban: general greeting
	أَهْلاً	ahlan: informal greeting
	صَبَاْحُ الْخَيْرِ	ṣabāh al-khayr: morning greeting
	صَبَاْحُ النور	ṣabāh an-nuur: reply to صَبَاْحُ الْخَيْرِ
	عِمْ صَبَاْحًا	im ṣabāḥan: morning greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
	عِمْتَ صَبَاْحًا	imta ṣabāḥan: morning greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
	عِمِيْ صَبَاْحًا	imī ṣabāḥan: morning greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
	عِمْتِ صَبَاْحًا	imti ṣabāḥan: morning greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
	مَسَاْءُ الْخَيْرِ	masā al-khayr: afternoon greeting
	مساء النور	masā an-nūr: reply to مَسَاْءُ الْخَيْرِ
	عِمْ مَسَاْءً	im masā'an: evening greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
	عِمْتَ مَسَاْءً	imta masā'an: evening greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
	عِمِيْ مَسَاْءً	imī masā'an: evening greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
	عِمْتِ مَسَاْءً	imti masā'an: evening greeting spoken to a man in Classical Arabic
	تُصْبِحُ عَلَىْ خَيْرٍ	tuṣbiḥ alā-khayrin: nighttime greeting spoken to a man
	تُصْبِحِيْنَ عَلَىْ خَيْرٍ	tuṣbiḥēn alā-khayrin: nighttime greeting spoken to a woman
	ليلَةً هَاْنِئَةً	laylatan hāni'a: nighttime greeting
	کَيْفَ ٱلْحَال؟	kaif alhal: how are you?
	الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ	alhamdulillah: reply to کَيْفَ ٱلْحَال
	كَيْفَ حَاْلُكَ؟	kaifa haluk: how are you? spoken to a man
	كَيْفَ حَاْلُكِ؟	kaifa haluki: how are you? spoken to a woman
	كَيْفَ حَاْلكم؟	kaifa halkum: how are you? spoken to a group
	أَنَاْ بِخَيْرٍ	ana bikhayrin: reply to كَيْفَ حَاْلُكَ and كَيْفَ حَاْلُكِ
	أَنَاْ بِخَيْرٍ ، شُكْرًا	ana bikhayrin shukran: reply to كَيْفَ حَاْلُكَ and كَيْفَ حَاْلُكِ
	شُكْرًا	shukran: thank you
	شُكْرًا جزيلا	shukran jazilan: thank you very much
	أَهْلاً وَسَهْلاً	ahlan wa sahlan: welcome greeting
	أَهْلاً بيكِ	ahlan bek: reply to أَهْلاً وَسَهْلاً spoken to a man
	أَهْلاً بيك	ahlan beki: reply to أَهْلاً وَسَهْلاً spoken to a woman

Arabic, Algerian [arq] (Algeria.)
	Essalaamu 'likum	general greeting
	Wa'likum essalām	reply to Essalaam 'likum
	Marhba	general greeting
	Saha	general greeting
	'Eslāma	informal greeting
	Labas	informal greeting
	Ṣava	informal greeting (from French)
	Axir	morning greeting
	Ṣbaḥ alxir	morning greeting
	Ṣbaḥ annur	reply to Ṣbaḥ alxir
	Masa alxir	afternoon greeting
	Masa annur	reply to Masa alxir
	Taṣbah bxir	nighttime greeting
	Waš rak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Waš raki?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Ki rak?	how are you? spoken to a man in the western dialect
	Ki raki?	how are you? spoken to a woman in the western dialect
	Labas	reply to Waš rak, Waš raki, Ki rak, and Ki raki
	Marḥaba	welcome greeting
	Marḥaba bīk	welcome greeting spoken to one person
	Marḥaba bīkum	welcome greeting spoken to a group

Arabic, Algerian Saharan [aao] (Algeria.)
	Essalāmulikum	general greeting
	Ṣabaḥ alxir	morning greeting
	Ṣabaḥ annur	reply to Ṣabaḥ alxir
	Masa alxir	afternoon greeting
	Masa annur	reply to Masa alxir
	Marḥaba	welcome greeting
	Marḥaba bīk	welcome greeting spoken to one person
	Marḥaba bīkum	welcome greeting spoken to a group

Arabic, Baharna [abv] (Bahrain and Oman.)
	Assalām 'alēkum	general greeting
	Salām	general greeting
	Salāmun 'alēkum	general greeting
	Salāmun 'alēčim	general greeting used in rural areas
	Ḥayyalla	general greeting
	Ṣābaḥ ilxēr	morning greeting
	Tiṣbiḥ 'ala xēr	nighttime greeting
	Ma'ġūr	greeting spoken to a person who is working
	Kēf ilḥāl?	how are you?
	Šōnik?	how are you?
	Aḥwālik kidd ayšo?	how are you?
	Aḥwālič kidd ayšō?	how are you? used in rural areas
	Wēš aḥwālik?	how are you?
	Hudār	reply to Wēš aḥwālik
	Hūdār	reply to Wēš aḥwālik
	Ha šinu fi?	how are you? informal
	Hala	welcome greeting
	Yā hala yā ġimā'a	welcome greeting spoken to a group
	Yā hala	welcome greeting
	Yā hala yā ġimā'a	welcome greeting spoken to a group
	Ahlan	welcome greeting
	Ahlan wa sahlan	welcome greeting

Arabic, Chadian [shu] (Chad.)
	Salâm alêk	c
	Salâm alêki	general greeting to a woman
	Salâm alêku	general greeting to a group
	Al-salâm alêk	general greeting to a man
	Al-salâm alêki	general greeting to a woman
	Al-salâm alêkum	general greeting to a group
	Wa alêk al-salâm	reply to **Al-salâm alêk, Al-salâm alêki, and Al-salâm alêkum**
	Lâlê	informal greeting (from Kanuri)
	Lâlêk	informal greeting spoken to a man
	Lâlêki	informal greeting spoken to a woman
	Lâlêku	informal greeting spoken to a group
	Use	informal greeting (from Fulfulde)
	Asbahta âfe	morning greeting
	Sbah l xêr	morning greeting
	M'sel xêr	afternoon greeting
	Amsêtu âfe	evening greeting
	Asbuhu ale l xêr	nighttime greeting
	Kēfin nak?	how are you?
	Kēf ahal	how are you?
	Afe, alhamdulilah	reply to Kēf ahal
	Kēf ḥalkun?	how are you?
	Inta âfe?	how are you? are you healthy? spoken to a man
	Inti âfe?	how are you? are you healthy? spoken to a woman
	Intu âfe?	how are you? are you healthy? spoken to a group
	Intu âfe wallâ?	how are you? are you healthy? spoken to a group
	Ana âfe	reply to Inta âfe, Inti âfe, and Intu âfe
	Âfe	reply to Inta âfe, Inti âfe, and Intu âfe
	Taybin?	how are you? is everyone helathy?
	Aywâ, taybin	reply to Taybin
	Jîtan jît	welcome greeting spoken to a man
	Jîtan jîti	welcome greeting spoken to a woman
	Jîtan jîtu	welcome greeting spoken to a group
	Mabrúk al-jayye	welcome greeting

Arabic, Cypriot [acy] (Cyprus: Kormakiti, Nicosia, and Limassol.)
	Šlomo	general greeting

Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi [avl] (Egypt: Sinai. Jordan: eastern region. Syria: southwestern region.)
	As-salaam 'alēk	greeting used when you haven't seen someone for a while
	W'aleek as-salaam	reply to As-salaam 'alēk
	Salamik	general greeting
	Gawwak	greeting spoken to a man
	Gawwkiy	greeting spoken to a woman
	Gawwkuw	greeting spoken to a group of men or of men and women
	Gawwkin	greeting spoken to a group of women
	Marḥaba	reply to Gawwak, Gawwkiy, Gawwkuw, and Gawwkin
	Wal guwwa	general greeting
	Allah ygawwik	reply to Wal guwwa
	Gawwak allah	reply to Wal guwwa
	Hayyak allah	general greeting
	Wal 'awāf	general greeting
	Allah y'āfik	reply to Wal 'awāf
	Alāmuḳ?	how are you?
	Māluḳ?	how are you?
	Alla ihayyik	welcome greeting
	Hala	welcome greeting used in eastern Jordan
	Hala gwīt	welcome greeting used in eastern Jordan

Arabic, Egyptian [arz] (Egypt.)
	Assalām 'aleykum	general greeting
	Wa 'aleykum assalām	reply to Assalām aleykum
	Ahlan	informal greeting
	Sabāh elxer	morning greeting
	Sabāh ennur	reply to Sabāh elxir
	Sabāh ilištā	morning greeting, literally "morning of cream", used in rural areas
	Sabāh elassal	reply to Sabāh ilištā, "morning of honey", used in rural areas
	Sabāh ilful	morning greeting, literally "morning of jasmine", used in rural areas
	Misā' elxer	afternoon greeting
	Misā' ennur	reply to Misā' elxer
	Nahārak sa'īd	late morning to early afternoon greeting, spoken to a man
	Nahārik sa'īd	late morning to early afternoon greeting, spoken to a woman
	Nahārak sa'īd mubārak	late morning to early afternoon greeting, spoken to a man
	Nahārik sa'īd mubārak	late morning to early afternoon greeting, spoken to a woman
	Izzayyak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Izzayyik?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Izzayyuku?	how are you? spoken to a group
	Izzayyukum?	how are you? spoken to a group
	Izzayy ilaḥwāl?	how are you? informal
	Izzayy issiḥḥa?	how are you?, "how is your health?"
	Izzayy ḥadritak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Izzayy ḥadritik?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Kwayyis, alḥamdulillāh	reply to Izzayyak, spoken by a man
	Kwayyisa, alḥamdulillāh	reply to Izzayyik, spoken by a woman
	Ana kwayyis, alḥamdulillāh	reply to Izzayyak, spoken by a man
	Ana kwayyisa, alḥamdulillāh	reply to Izzayyik, spoken by a woman
	Alḥamdulillāh	reply to Izzayyak and Izzayyik
	Alḥamdulillāh tamām	reply to Izzayyak and Izzayyik
	Kullu tamām	reply to Izzayyak and Izzayyik
	'Āmil eih?	how are you? informal, spoken to a man
	'Āmla eih?	how are you? informal, spoken to a woman
	'Āmlīn eih?	how are you? informal, spoken to a group
	Eih axbār?	how are you? informal
	Axbārak eih?	how are you? informal
	Ahlan wa sahlan	welcome greeting
	Ahlan bīk	reply to Ahlan wa sahlan spoken to a man
	Ahlan bīki	reply to Ahlan wa sahlan spoken to a woman
	Ahlan bīkum	reply to Ahlan wa sahlan spoken to a group

Arabic, Gulf [afb] (Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.)
	As salām alaikom	general greeting
	Wa alaikom as salām	reply to As salām alaikom
	Salām	general greeting
	Marḥaba	general greeting
	Guwwa	general greeting spoken in the coastal region
	Gawwik	reply to Guwwa
	Allah igawwik	reply to Guwwa
	Gawwhum	general greeting spoken in Basra
	Ya halla	informal greeting
	Halaw	informal greeting
	Halaw walla	informal greeting used in Saudi Arabia
	Sabāḥ al-khayr	morning greeting
	Sabākḥ	morning greeting spoken to one person
	Sabāḥkum	morning greeting spoken to a group
	Masā al-khayr	afternoon greeting
	Kēf ḥalik?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Kēf ḥalich?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Kēfik?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Kēfich?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Šlōnik?	how are you? spoken to a man in Qatar and Kuwait
	Šlōnich?	how are you? spoken to a woman in Qatar and Kuwait
	Šlōnkum	how are you? spoken to a group in Qatar and Kuwait
	Šlonak?	how are you? informal, spoken to a man in Iraq
	Šlonach?	how are you? informal, spoken to a woman in Iraq
	Bkheir, alhamdulillah	reply to Šlonak and Šlonach
	Cheef lḥaal?	how are you? spoken in the United Arab Emirates
	Išḥalek?	how are you? spoken in the United Arab Emirates
	Ya ḥāla fīk?	how are you? spoken in Kuwait
	Ša ḥālak?	how are you? spoken in Kuwait and United Arab Emirates
	Šakbaarikh?	how are you? informal, spoken to a man in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait
	Šakbaarich?	how are you? informal, spoken to a woman in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait
	Šekbaarakh?	how are you? informal, spoken to a man in Qatar
	Šekbaarekh?	how are you? informal, spoken to a woman in Qatar
	Šaku māku?	how are you? informal, spoken in Iraq
	Aššoonak?	how are you? informal, spoken in northern Iraq
	Ahlan wa sahlan	welcome greeting
	Ahleen u sahleen	welcome greeting

Arabic, Hadrami [ayh] (Yemen: eastern region.)
	Assalām 'alaykum	general greeting
	Salām 'alaykum	general greeting
	Walaykum salām	reply to Assalām 'alaykum and Salām 'alaykum
	Marḥaba	general greeting
	Yā ḥayyā	general greeting
	Gwīt	general greeting
	Allāh yiḥayyik	general greeting spoken to a man
	Allāh yiḥayyiš	general greeting spoken to a woman
	Allāh yisallimak	general greeting, "may God bless you"
	Ṣabaḥtū	morning greeting
	Kēf ṣabaḥt?	morning greeting
	Kēf alḥāl?	how are you?
	Alḥamdilillāh bikhayr	reply to Kēf alḥāl and Kēf ṣabaḥt
	Salam hālak	reply to Kēf alḥāl
	Kēf ḥālak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Kēf ḥāliš?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Ahlan wa sahlan	welcome greeting
	Ahlan bīk	relply to Ahlan wa sahlan
	Ḥayyā bak	welcome greeting
	Ḥayyā lak	welcome greeting

Arabic, Hijazi [acw] (Saudi Arabia and Eritrea.)
	W'alēkum assalām	reply to Assalāmu 'alēkum
	Marḥāba	general greeting
	Ṣabāḥ alkhēr	morning greeting
	Ṣabāḥ annūr	reply to Ṣabāḥ alkhēr
	Masā' alkhēr	evening greeting
	Masā' annūr	reply to Masā' alkhēr
	Kif hālak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Kif hālik?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Kif hālakum?	how are you? spoken to a group
	Kifak?	how are you? informal spoken to a man
	Kifik?	how are you? informal spoken to a woman
	Ṭayyib	reply to Kif hālak spoken by a man
	Ṭayyiba	reply to Kif hālik spoken by a woman
	Ṭayyibīn	reply to Kif hālakum spoken by a group
	Alḥamdu lillāh	reply to Kif hālak, Kif hālik, Kif hālakum, Kifak, and Kifik
	Šlōnak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Šlōnik?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Šlōnakum?	how are you? spoken to a group
	Zēn	reply to Šlōnak spoken by a man
	Zēna	reply to Šlōnik spoken by a woman
	Ya hala	welcome greeting
	Ahlan wa sahlan	welcome greeting
	Ahlan bīk	welcome greeting spoken to a man
	Ahlan bīki	welcome greeting spoken to a woman
	Ahlan bīkum	welcome greeting spoken to a group

Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi [yhd] (Israel and Iraq.)
	Yahhala	general greeting
	Ašlonik?	how are you?

Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan [aju] (Israel.)
	שלמה	shlama: general greeting
	שלמה עליכ	shlama 'lik: general greeting
	אשכברכ	ash ihbark: how are you?
	לבש, מרסי	labash, mersi: reply to אשכברכ
	לבש, המדול'ילה	labash, hamdulillah: reply to אשכברכ
	לבש	labash: reply to אשכברכ

Arabic, Judeo-Tripolitanian [yud] (Israel. Italy. Libya.)
	Slam	general greeting
	Ša halak?	how are you?

Arabic, Judeo-Yemeni [jye] (Israel. Yemen.)
	Ḥālhā	general greeting
	Marḥabā	reply to Ḥālhā
	Ḥayyā	general greeting
	Gowwā	general greeting

Arabic, Libyan [ayl] (Libya.)
	Salam 'alekum	general greeting
	Wa 'alekum es salam	reply to Salam 'alekum
	Xeer	informal greeting
	Ahlēn	informal greeting
	Sabah al-kher	morning greeting
	Sabah an-nur	reply to Sabah al-kher
	Misa' al-kher	afternoon greeting
	Tisbah 'ala kher	evening greeting spoken to a man
	Tisbahi 'ala kher	evening greeting to a woman
	Tisbahu 'ala kher	evening greeting, to a group
	Kif halak?	how are you?
	Anta kwayyes?	how are you?
	Kwayyes	reply to Kif halak and Anta kwayyes
	Ša halak?	how are you?
	Šin halak?	how are you?
	Šin azzow?	how are you?
	Šinu fi?	how are you? informal
	Marḥba	welcome greeting

Arabic, Mesopotamian [acm] (Iraq.)
	Assalāmu alaikum	general greeting
	Wa alaikum assalām	reply to Assalāmu alaikum
	Marḥaba	general greeting
	Sabāh al-khair	morning greeting
	Sabāh an-nu	reply to Sabāh al-khair
	Tisbāh ala-khair	nighttime greeting spoken to a man
	Tisbāhiin ala-khair	nighttime greeting spoken to a woman
	Tisbāhuun ala-khair	nighttime greeting spoken to a group
	Halaw	informal greeting
	Gowwa	informal greeting
	Kēf ik?	how are you?
	Šlōn issihha?	how are you?
	Šlōnak?	how are you? informal, spoken to a man
	Šlōnič?	how are you? informal, spoken to a woman
	Šlōnkum?	how are you? informal, spoken to a group
	Bkheir, ilhamdulillah	reply to Šlōnak, Šlōnič and Šlōnkum
	Zēn, ilhamdulillah	reply to Šlōnak, Šlōnič and Šlōnkum
	Ahlan wa sahlan	welcome greeting

Arabic, Moroccan [ary] (Morrocco.)
	Salam 'leykum	general greeting
	Assalam 'leykum	general greeting
	Assamalu 'aleykum	general greeting in the Jebli dialect [ary-jeb]
	Salam	general greeting in Casablanca [ary-rab], Oujda [ary-ouj], and Tangier [ary-tan]
	Ahlan	general greeting in Marrakesh
	Ṣbaḥlkhir	morning greeting
	Ṣbaḥnuur	reply to Ṣbaḥlkhir
	Mselkhir	afternoon greeting
	Teṣbaḥ 'la khir	afternoon greeting
	Lla yemsek 'la khir	nighttime greeting
	Kif halek?	how are you?
	Labas, barak llahu fik	reply to Kif halek
	Chani halek?	how are you? spoken in the Tangier dialect [ary-tan]
	Labas?	how are you?
	Labas 'lik?	how are you?
	Labas alik?	how are you? spoken in the Casablanca (Ad-Dar Al-Bayda) dialect [ary-rab]
	Labas	reply to Labas, Labas 'lik and Labas alik
	Labas alhamdulillah	reply to Labas, Labas 'lik and Labas alik
	Bikhir alhamdulillah	reply to Labas, Labas 'lik and Labas alik
	Aš khbarek?	how are you? spoken in the Marrakesh dialect [ary-mar]
	Ki dayer?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Ki dayra?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Ki dayrin?	how are you? spoken to a group
	Kif ek?	how are you? informal
	Wafīn?	how are you? informal
	Bikhayr?	how are you? spoken in the Jebli dialect [ary-jeb]
	Kif ntin?	how are you? spoken in the Jebli dialect [ary-jeb]
	Kif ntinah?	how are you? spoken in the Jebli dialect [ary-jeb]
	Amandrah?	how are you? spoken in the Jebli dialect [ary-jeb]
	Rak šbab?	how are you? spoken in the Oujda dialect [ary-ouj]
	Rak ġaya?	how are you? spoken in the Oujda dialect [ary-ouj]
	Ki rak?	how are you? spoken in the Oujda dialect [ary-ouj]
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Arabic, Najdi [ars] (Saudi Arabia.)
	Assalāmu alaykum	general greeting
	Walaykum assalām	reply to Assalāmu alaykum
	Marḥab	general greeting
	Allah yjammil ḥālik	general greeting
	Halaw	informal greeting
	Ṣabāḥ alkhair	morning greeting
	Ṣabāḥ annōr	reply to Ṣabāḥ annōr
	Ṣabbaḥk allah balkhair	morning greeting
	Ṣabbaḥk allah bannōr	reply to Ṣabbaḥk allah balkhair
	Masā' alkhair	evening greeting
	Masā' annōr	reply to Masā' alkhair
	Masāk allah balkhair	evening greeting
	Masāk allah bannōr	reply to Masāk allah balkhair
	Tiṣbėh 'alā khair	nighttime greeting spoken to a man
	Tiṣbėhēn 'alā khair	nighttime greeting spoken to a woman
	Išlonak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Išlonki?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Tsayf ḥālak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Tsayf ḥālets?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Šḥālik?	how are you?
	Almu'ūnah	reply to Šḥālik
	Allah y'īnik	reply to Šḥālik
	Allah yāfik	reply to Allah y'īnik
	Mājūr	reply to Allah yāfik
	Wešlonak?	how are you? informal, spoken to a man
	Wešlonki?	how are you? informal, spoken to a woman
	Wiš wag'ik?	how are you?, "what is your situation?", spoken to a man
	Tsayf amsit?	evening greeting, "how are you this evening?"
	Halā	welcome greeting
	Halā w sahla	welcome greeting
	Yā halā	welcome greeting
	Yā halā fīk	welcome greeting
	Yā halā w'marḥabā	welcome greeting
	Ḥayyāk allāh	welcome greeting

Arabic, North Levantine [apc] (Syria. Lebanon.)
	Assalam aleykum	general greeting
	Wa aleykum assalam	reply to Assalam aleykum
	Marḥaba	general greeting
	Marḥabten	reply to Marḥaba
	Marāḥib	reply to Marḥaba
	Bonjur	general greeting used in Beirut (borrowed from French)
	Bonjuren	reply to Bonjur used in Beirut (borrowed from French)
	Bonjurik	general greeting spoken to a man in Beirut (borrowed from French)
	Bonjurak	general greeting spoken to a woman in Beirut (borrowed from French)
	Bonjurkon	general greeting spoken to a group in Beirut (borrowed from French)
	Bonswar	evening greeting used in Beirut (borrowed from French)
	Bonswaren	reply to Bonswar used in Beirut (borrowed from French)
	Ṣabāḥ ilkhēr	morning greeting
	Ṣabāḥ innōr	reply to Ṣabāḥ ilkhēr
	Masā ilkhēr	morning greeting
	Masā innōr	reply to Masā ilkhēr
	Naharak sā'id	afternoon greeting
	Naharak sā'id mbārek	afternoon greeting
	Kīf ḥālak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Kīf ḥālik?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Kīfak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Kīfik?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Kīfkon?	how are you? spoken to a group
	Mnih	reply to Kīfak spoken by a man
	Ana mnih	reply to Kīfak spoken by a man
	Mniha	reply to Kīfik spoken by a woman
	Ana mniha	reply to Kīfik spoken by a woman
	Ahlēn	reply to Kīf ak and Kīf ik
	Šlōnak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Šlōnek?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Šlōnkon?	how are you? spoken to a group
	Kīf ilhāl?	how are you?
	Kīf iṣṣiḥḥa?	how are you?
	Šlōn ṣiḥḥatak?	how are you?
	Ilḥamdulillāh	reply to Kīf ilhāl, Kīf iṣṣiḥḥa, and Šlōn ṣiḥḥatak
	Šufīh mafīh?	how are you? informal
	Ahla wa sahla	welcome greeting
	Ahlan wa sahlan	welcome greeting
	Ahlan fik	reply to Ahlan wa sahlan spoken to a man
	Ahlan fiki	reply to Ahlan wa sahlan spoken to a woman
	Ahlan fikum	reply to Ahlan wa sahlan spoken to a group

Arabic, North Mesopotamian [ayp] (Iraq: Mosul.)
	Assalāmu alaikum	general greeting
	Wa alaikum assalām	reply to Assalāmu alaikum
	Marḥaba	general greeting
	Sabāh alkhair	morning greeting
	Sabāh annur	reply to Sabāh alkhair
	Ašonak?	how are you? informal, spoken to a man
	Ašonki?	how are you? informal, spoken to a woman
	Ašonkum	how are you? informal, spoken to a group
	Mliḥ	reply to Ašonak and Ašonkum spoken by a man
	Mliḥa	reply to Ašonki and Ašonkum spoken by a woman

Arabic, Omani [acx] (Oman.)
	Assalam alaykum	general greeting
	Wa alaykum assalam	reply to Assalam alaykum
	Marḥaban	general greeting
	Marḥabtēn	reply to Marḥaban
	Ahlan	informal greeting
	Sabah elkhēr	morning greeting
	Sabah elnur	reply to Sabah elkhēr
	Masā elkhēr	evening greeting
	Masā elnur	reply to Masā elkhēr
	Šlōnak?	how are you? informal, spoken to a man
	Šlōnič?	how are you? informal, spoken to a woman
	Mulḥal?	how are you? informal
	Mu axbār	how are you? informal, spoken to a woman
	Kaif halak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Kaif halik?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Zēn alhamdulillah	reply to Kaif halak and Kaif halik spoken by a man
	Zēn šukran	reply to Kaif halak and Kaif halik spoken by a man
	Zēna šukran	reply to Kaif halak and Kaif halik spoken by a woman
	Chef barak?	how are you?
	Chef inta?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Chef inti?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Ahlan wa sahlan	welcome greeting
	Ahlan fiyk	reply to Ahlan wa sahlan spoken by a man
	Ahlan fiyki	reply to Ahlan wa sahlan spoken by a woman

Arabic, Sa'idi [aec] (Egypt.)
	Assalam 'aleykum	general greeting
	Wa 'aleykum assalam	reply to Assalam 'aleykum
	Sa'ida	informal greeting
	Sabaah el-kheer	morning greeting
	Sabaah el-nurr	reply to Sabaah el kheer
	Misae' el-kher	afternoon greeting
	Misae' elnur	reply to Misae' el kher
	Naharak	afternoon greeting

Arabic, Sanaani [ayn] (Yemen: northwestern region.)
	Assalāmu alēkum	general greeting
	Wa alēkum assalām	reply to Asssalāmu alēkum
	Marḥaba	general greeting
	Salām	general greeting
	Ḥayyā	general greeting
	Ṣabbaḥkum allāh	morning greeting
	Sabāḥ alkhēr	morning greeting
	Yā ṣabāḥ alriḍā	reply to Sabāḥ al khēr
	Sabāḥ annūr	reply to Sabāḥ al khēr
	Ṣbaḥtū	morning greeting (older, mostly used by women)
	Ṣabbaḥak allāh balkhēr	reply to Ṣbaḥtū spoken to a man
	Ṣabbaḥak allāh balkhēr wal'āfiyih	reply to Ṣbaḥtū spoken to a man
	Ṣabbaḥak balkhēr wal'āfiyih	reply to Ṣbaḥtū spoken to a man
	Ṣabbaḥaš allāh balkhēr	reply to Ṣbaḥtū spoken to a woman
	Ṣabbaḥaš allāh balkhēr wal'āfiyih	reply to Ṣbaḥtū spoken to a woman
	Ṣabbaḥaš balkhēr wal'āfiyih	reply to Ṣbaḥtū spoken to a woman
	Ṣabbaḥkum allāh balkhēr	reply to Ṣbaḥtū spoken to a group
	Ṣabbaḥkum allāh balkhēr wal'āfiyih	reply to Ṣbaḥtū spoken to a group
	Ṣabbaḥkum balkhēr wal'āfiyih	reply to Ṣbaḥtū spoken to a group
	Naḥmid allāh ṣbaḥt	reply to Ṣbaḥtū
	Naḥmid allāh ṣbaḥnā	reply to Ṣbaḥtū
	Māsa alkhēr	evening greeting
	Msētū	evening greeting (older, mostly used by women)
	Ka-msētū	evening greeting (older, mostly used by women)
	Māsa alkhēr wal'āfiyih	reply to Ka-msētū and Māsa alkhayr
	Māsa annūr wal'āfiyih	reply to Ka-msētū and Māsa alkhayr
	Māsa anna'īm wal'āfiyih	reply to Ka-msētū and Māsa alkhayr
	Māsakum allāh balkhēr	reply to Ka-msētū and Māsa alkhayr
	Māsakum allāh balkhēr wal'āfiyih	reply to Ka-msētū and Māsa alkhayr
	Salām taḥiyyih	greeting spoken to a large group of people
	Kēf alḥāl?	how are you?
	Alḥamdilillāh bikhēr	reply to Kēf alḥāl
	Kēf ḥālak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Kēf ḥāliš?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Bikharyrih	reply to Kēf ḥālak and Kēf ḥāliš
	Kēf ṭab'ak	how are you? spoken to a man
	Nāhī lḥamdilillāh	reply to Kēf ṭab'ak
	Mā lukum ši?	how are you? informal
	Mā lanā ši	reply to Mā lukum ši
	Kēf addunyā?	how are you?, literally "how is the world?"
	Addunyā sābir	reply to Kēf addunyā
	Kēf ant?	how are you? informal
	Mā bitsawwi?	how are you? informal
	Ma ṣbaḥt	morning greeting spoken in the Tihamah dialect
	Bagītū	general greeting spoken in the im-Mattah dialect
	Gawhim	general greeting spoken in the im-Mattah dialect
	Guwwīt	general greeting spoken in the Sa'ada dialect
	'Ilmak?	what is your news? spoken by a visitor, east of Sana'a
	Hayyāk allāh	welcome greeting spoken to a man
	Hayyāš allāh	welcome greeting spoken to a woman
	Ahlan wa sahlan	welcome greeting

Arabic, Shihhi [ssh] (United Arab Emirates.)
	Assalam aleikum	general greeting
	Wa aleikum assalam	reply to Assalam aleikum
	Hala	informal greeting
	Marrḥiba	general greeting
	Sabah elkhēr	morning greeting
	Sabah ennōr	reply to Sabah elkhēr
	Masa' elkhēr	evening greeting
	Masa' ennōr	reply to Masa' elkhēr
	Chaif ḥalik?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Chaif ḥalich?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Iš ḥalik?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Iš ḥalich?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Šḥalik?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Šḥalich?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Alḥamdellah	reply to Chaif ḥalik, Chaif ḥalich, Iš ḥalik, Iš ḥalich, Šḥalik, and Šḥalich
	B'khēr alḥamdellah	reply to Chaif ḥalik, Chaif ḥalich, Iš ḥalik, Iš ḥalich, Šḥalik, and Šḥalich
	Tamam	reply to Chaif ḥalik, Chaif ḥalich, Iš ḥalik, Iš ḥalich, Šḥalik, and Šḥalich
	Ahla w sahla	welcome greeting
	Ya ḥayyik	welcome greeting

Arabic, South Levantine [ajp] (Jordan. Lebanon. Palestine.)
	Marḥaba	general greeting
	Marḥabtayn	reply to Marḥaba
	As salām 'alaykom	general greeting
	Wa 'alaykom as salām	reply to As salam 'alaykom
	Sabah al-khayr	morning greeting
	Sabah an-nur	reply to Sabah al-khayr
	Kīf 'aṣbaḥet?	morning greeting, "how are you this morning?", used in Israel
	Masā al-khayr	afternoon greeting
	Kīf hālak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Kīf hālik?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Kīf hālkum?	how are you? spoken to a group
	Mabṣūt, ilḥamdilla	reply to Kīf hālak, Kīf hālik, and Kīf hālkum
	'Ana mabṣūt, ilḥamdilla	reply to Kīf hālak, Kīf hālik, and Kīf hālkum
	Kīf ak?	how are you? informal, spoken to a man
	Kīf ik?	how are you? informal, spoken to a woman
	Mnih	reply to Kīf ak spoken by a man
	Ana mnih	reply to Kīf ak spoken by a man
	Mniha	reply to Kīf ik spoken by a woman
	Ana mniha	reply to Kīf ik spoken by a woman
	Ahlēn	reply to Kīf ak and Kīf ik
	Šu akhbārak?	how are you?
	Washuh fih andak?	how are you? informal
	Ya hayyalla	welcome greeting
	Ya halla w marḥaba	welcome greeting
	Ahla wa sahla	welcome greeting
	Ahlan wa sahlan	welcome greeting
	Ahlan fik	reply to Ahlan wa sahlan spoken to a man
	Ahlan fiki	reply to Ahlan wa sahlan spoken to a woman
	Ahlan fikum	reply to Ahlan wa sahlan spoken to a group

Arabic, Sudanese [apd] (Sudan.)
	Salām 'alēkun	general greeting
	Assalām 'alēkun	general greeting
	Wa alēkun messalam	reply to Salām 'alēkun and Assalām 'alēkun
	Salām wa arrahma	reply to Salām 'alēkun and Assalām 'alēkun
	Salām 'alēk	general greeting
	Sabāh alkhēr	morning greeting
	Sabāh annūr	reply to Sabāh alkhēr
	Masā alkhēr	afternoon greeting
	Masā annūr	reply to Masā alkhēr
	Izayak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Izayik?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Izayakum?	how are you? spoken to a group of people
	Kēf ḥālak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Kuwais	reply to Kēf ḥālak
	Kēf ḥālik?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Kuwaisa	reply to Kēf ḥālik
	Kēf ḥālkun?	how are you? spoken to a group of people
	Kuwaisēn	reply to Kēf ḥālkun
	Kēfinnak?	how are you?
	Inta šadid?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Inti šadida?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Alhamdo lillaah	reply to Inta šadid and Inti šadida
	Intū ṭaiyibīn?	how are you? in the Kabābīsh dialect
	Mā thābirnī?	what is the news? in the Misīrīya dialect
	Akhbaar kum?	how are you? informal
	Elhassel šenu?	how are you? informal
	Khabar šenu?	how are you? informal
	Marḥab ḥabābak	welcome greeting
	Ḥabābak ḥabābak	welcome greeting

Arabic, Sudanese Creole [pga] (Sudan.)
	Salaam taki	general greeting
	Salaam aleikum	general greeting
	Aleikum salaam	reply to Salaam aleikum
	Salaam	general greeting
	Ahlen	reply to Salaam
	Ze ak	general greeting
	Shela kweis	general greeting
	Akuwê	informal greeting in the Malakia dialect
	Saba el-kher	morning greeting
	Saba el-noor	reply to Saba el-kher
	Ita num kweis?	morning greeting, "did you sleep well"
	Ita saba kefin	morning greeting in the Malakia dialect
	Ita gelu kefin	afternoon greeting in the Malakia dialect
	Ita kweis?	how are you?
	Ana kweis	reply to Ita kweis
	Ai, ana kweis	reply to Ita kweis
	Ai, ma bataal	reply to Ita kweis
	Kef?	how are you?
	Ita kef?	how are you?
	Tamam?	how are you?
	Tamam	reply to Kef and Tamam
	Kweis	reply to Kef and Tamam
	Shukran	thank you
	Shukran jazilan	thank you very much
	Ahlen	welcome greeting

Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni [acq] (Yemen: southwestern region.)
	Salām	general greeting
	Salām alēkum	general greeting
	Assalām alēkum	general greeting
	Wa alēkum assalām	reply to Assalām alēkum
	Marḥba	general greeting
	Marḥbtēn	general greeting
	Hayyā	general greeting
	Sabāh alkhēr	morning greeting
	Sabāh annūr	reply to Sabāh alkhēr
	Masa lkhēr	evening greeting
	Masa nnūr	reply to Masa lkhēr
	Tusbih ala khēr	nighttime greeting spoken to a man
	Tusbihi ala khēr	nighttime greeting spoken to a woman
	Tusbihu ala khēr	nighttime greeting spoken to a group
	Wanta kamān	reply to Tusbih ala khēr spoken to a man
	Wanti kamān	reply to Tusbih ala khēr spoken to a woman
	Wantu kamān	reply to Tusbih ala khēr spoken to a group
	Kēfak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Kēfik?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Kēf ḥalak?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Kēf ḥalik?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Kēf ḥalkum?	how are you? spoken to a group
	Ṭayyib	reply to Kēf ḥalak
	Ṭayyib, wa anta kēfak bi kher?	reply to Kēf ḥalak
	Naḥna bi kher alḥamdulillāh	reply to Kēf ḥalak
	Bi kher alḥamdulillāh	reply to Kēf ḥalak
	Ahlan	welcome greeting
	Agdum	welcome greeting spoken in Mansuriyyah (Hudaydah District)

Arabic, Tajiki [abh] (Afghanistan and Tajikistan.)
	As-salaam 'alaykhom	general greeting
	As-salaam u 'alaykhom	general greeting

Arabic, Tunisian Spoken [aeb] (Tunisia: Degache.)
	'Aslāma	general greeting
	'Aslima	general greeting
	Ysallmik	reply to 'Aslima and 'Aslāma
	Assalām 'alaykum	general greeting
	Sahet	general greeting
	'Ahla	informal greeting
	'Ahla bik	informal greeting
	Sbāḥ ilkhīr	morning greeting
	Nhārik zīn	reply to Sbāḥ ilkhīr
	Sbā khīr	morning greeting
	Msā ilkhīr	evening greeting
	Missīk	evening greeting
	Missīkkum	evening greeting
	Allah yeselmk	reply to Missīkkum
	Wiši hālik?	how are you?
	Nija hālik?	how are you?
	Kīf innik?	how are you?
	Šnu akhbārak?	how are you? informal
	Šniya ḥwālak?	how are you? informal, spoken to a man
	Šniya ḥwālik?	how are you? informal, spoken to a woman
	Šnuwa ḥwālak?	how are you? informal, spoken to a man
	Šnuwa ḥwālik?	how are you? informal, spoken to a woman
	Labās?	how are you? informal
	Labās ḥamdulla	reply to Labās, Šnuwa ḥwālak, and Šnuwa ḥwālik
	Labās elḥamdulilla	reply to Labās, Šnuwa ḥwālak, and Šnuwa ḥwālik
	Sa va?	how are you? informal (borrowed from French)
	Mreḥba bik	welcome greeting spoken to one person
	Mreḥba bikum	welcome greeting spoken to a group
	Leyshk	reply to Mreḥba bik and Mreḥba bikum
	Āhlān	welcome greeting
	Āhlān wā sāhlān	welcome greeting
	Bārakallāhū fīk	reply to Ahlan wa sahlan

Arabic, Uzbeki Spoken [auz] (Uzbekistan.)
	Asalom u alaykhum	general greeting

Aragonese [arg] (Spain: Aragon.)
	Ola	general greeting
	Salú	general greeting
	Buen diya	morning greeting
	Güen diya	morning greeting, in spoken language
	Buena tardi	afternoon greeting
	Güena tardi	afternoon greeting, in spoken language
	Buena neui	evening and nighttime greeting
	Güena neui	evening and nighttime greeting, in spoken language
	Qué tal plantas?	how are you?
	Plantas fuerte?	how are you?
	Bien, grazias	reply to Qué tal plantas and Plantas fuerte
	Biemplegau	welcome greeting
	Bienveniu	welcome greeting
	Bienvenius	welcome greeting

Araki [akr] (Vanuatu: Araki Island, south Santo.)
	Nahoran ju	morning greeting
	Jojo ju	evening greeting
	Om r̄o r̄o?	how are you?, literally "what are you doing?"

Arakwal [rkw] (Australia: New South Wales.)
	Jingi walla	welcome greeting
	Jingi wahul	welcome greeting

Aralle-Tabulahan [atq] (Indonesia: Sulawesi.)
	Salama' mating	gemeral greeting

Aramaic, Imperial [arc] (Assyrian and Persian Empires: seventh through fourth centuries BC.)
	Šlām	general greeting

Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian [tmr] (Iraq: Babylon, 200-1200 CE.)
	Šlama	general greeting
	Šelama	general greeting

Aramaic, Palestinian [jpa] (Galilee: third through sixth centuries.)
	Šlām lākh	general greeting spoken to a man
	Šlām lēkh	general greeting spoken to a woman
	Šlām lekjōn	general greeting spoken to a group of men
	Šlām lekhēn	general greeting spoken to a group of women
	Nāh bāʻē mīšāʼl bešlāmākh	general greeting spoken by a man to another man
	Nāh bāʻē bešlāmākh	general greeting spoken by a man to another man
	Nāh šāʼēl bešlāmākh	general greeting spoken by a man to another man
	Nāh bāʻē mīšāʼl bešlāmēkh	general greeting spoken by a man to a woman
	Nāh bāʻē bešlāmēkh	general greeting spoken by a man to a woman
	Nāh šāʼēl bešlāmēkh	general greeting spoken by a man to a woman
	Nāh bāʻē mīšāʼl bešlāmkhōn	general greeting spoken by a man to a group of men
	Nāh bāʻē bešlāmkhōn	general greeting spoken by a man to a group of men
	Nāh šāʼēl bešlāmkhōn	general greeting spoken by a man to a group of men
	Nāh bāʻē mīšāʼl bešlāmkhēn	general greeting spoken by a man to a group of women
	Nāh bāʻē bešlāmkhēn	general greeting spoken by a man to a group of women
	Nāh šāʼēl bešlāmkhēn	general greeting spoken by a man to a group of women
	Nāh bāʻeyyāh mīšāʼl bešlāmākh	general greeting spoken by a woman to a man
	Nāh bāʻeyyāh bešlāmākh	general greeting spoken by a woman to a man
	Nāh šāʼlāh bešlāmākh	general greeting spoken by a woman to a man
	Nāh bāʻeyyāh mīšāʼl bešlāmēkh	general greeting spoken by a woman to another woman
	Nāh bāʻeyyāh bešlāmēkh	general greeting spoken by a woman to another woman
	Nāh šāʼlāh bešlāmēkh	general greeting spoken by a woman to another woman
	Nāh bāʻeyyāh mīšāʼl bešlāmkhōn	general greeting spoken by a woman to a group of men
	Nāh bāʻeyyāh bešlāmkhōn	general greeting spoken by a woman to a group of men
	Nāh šāʼlāh bešlāmkhōn	general greeting spoken by a woman to a group of men
	Nāh bāʻeyyāh mīšāʼl bešlāmkhēn	general greeting spoken by a woman to a group of women
	Nāh bāʻeyyāh bešlāmkhēn	general greeting spoken by a woman to a group of women
	Nāh šāʼlāh bešlāmkhēn	general greeting spoken by a woman to a group of women
	Māh lākh?	how are you?, informal, spoken to a man
	Māh lēkh?	how are you?, informal, spoken to a woman
	Māh lekhōn?	how are you?, informal, spoken to a group of men
	Māh lekhēn?	how are you?, informal, spoken to a group of women

Araona [aro] (Bolivia: Manupari River.)
	Midya sha	general greeting
	Do ja mi	general greeting
	Midya tso suipa dyatsio?	how are you?
	Jaihue sahua	reply to Midya tso suipa dyatsio

Arapaho [arp] (United States of America: Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, and western Oklahoma.)
	Hee	general greeting spoken by a man to another man
	Heebe	general greeting spoken by a man to another man
	Tous	general greeting spoken to a woman or spoken by a woman to a man
	Nii'ooke	morning greeting
	Tóotousííni?	how are you?, what's happening?
	Hoowúúni	reply to Tóotousííni
	Koonííni’ííni?	how are you?, are things okay?
	Níí’ííni	reply to Koonííni’ííni
	Hee, níí’ííni	reply to Koonííni’ííni spoken by a man
	Oo, níí’ííni	reply to Koonííni’ííni spoken by a woman

Arapesh [aon] (Papua New Guinea: East Sepik Province.)
	Yapubi wab	general greeting
	Yapubi	general greeting
	Ruwahep	general greeting
	Ruwahep bio	general greeting
	Nape wosik ah?	how are you?
	Wosik ah?	how are you?
	Aik nape wosik	reply to Nape wosik ah and Wosik ah

Arawak [arw] (Venezuela and Suriname.)
	Boili	general greeting
	Halika ba?	how are you?
	Halika diako ba?	how are you?
	Sakoa da	reply to Halika ba and Halika diako ba
	Dei sakoa ma	reply to Halika ba and Halika diako ba
	Amâkhoro, damuthenkhanko da	reply to Halika ba and Halika diako ba
	Wandabothe	greeting spoken by a visitor
	Handathe	welcome greeting
	Sâboro ha andun	welcome greeting
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Arbore [arv] (Ethiopia: Omo region.)
	Baḍáakó barite?	morning greeting spoken to one person
	Baḍáakón barite?	morning greeting spoken to a group
	Bariy baḍáakó?	morning greeting spoken to one person
	Bariy baḍáakón barite?	morning greeting spoken to a group
	Bariy baḍánḍa nágganna	reply to Bariy baḍáakón barite
	Baḍáakó ʔolle?	afternoon greeting spoken to one person
	Baḍáakón ʔolle?	afternoon greeting spoken to a group
	ʔolmay baḍáakó?	afternoon greeting spoken to one person
	ʔolmay baḍáakó ʔolle?	afternoon greeting spoken to a group
	Náw gal?	afternoon greeting spoken to a person tending cattle
	ʔín áw galḍa?	afternoon greeting spoken toa group tending cattle
	Fayyá	reply to Náw gal and ʔín áw galḍa
	Baḍáakó galsate?	evening greeting spoken to one person, "have you brought the cattle home well?"
	Baḍáakón galsate?	evening greeting spoken to a group, "have you brought the cattle home well?"
	Galsum baḍáakó?	evening greeting spoken to one person, "have you brought the cattle home well?"
	Galsum baḍáakó galsate?	evening greeting spoken to a group, "have you brought the cattle home well?"
	Baḍáaḍa	reply to Baḍáakó and Baḍáakón greetings
	Nalo hadukó?	how are you?
	Fayyá	reply to Nalo hadukó
	Ḳabokó?	how are you? spoken to one person
	ʔín ḳabokó?	how are you? spoken to a group
	ʔa ké kẹʔẹtakó?	how are you? spoken to an elderly person
	Ḳaboḍa	reply to Ḳabokó, ʔín ḳabokó, and ʔa ké kẹʔẹtakó
	Foolás ḳaboḍa	reply to Ḳabokó, ʔín ḳabokó, and ʔa ké kẹʔẹtakó

Archi [aqc] (Russia: Dagestan.)
	Салам алейкум	salam aleikum: general greeting
	Варч\|ами	warchami: general greeting

Argobba [agj] (Ethiopia.)
	Wägär haddärkum ǝmma?	morning greeting
	Dimma haddäräk?	morning greeting
	Kämäy nah?	how are you?

Are [mwc] (Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay.)
	Enosaire	general greeting
	Kaiwa	general greeting
	Pom gairena	nighttime greeting

Arhuaco [arh] (Colombia.)
	Du zano?	general greeting
	Du zano teti?	general greeting spoken to a man
	Du zano guati?	general greeting spoken to a woman
	Du me'zano	general greeting
	Du	reply to Du zano
	Azi me'zare?	how are you?
	Azi neki ma	reply to Azi me'zare

Arigidi [aqg] (Nigeria: Ondo State.)
	Àlatu	morning greeting
	Káárò	morning greeting (from Yoruba)
	Àrẹèṣẹn	afternoon greeting
	Káàsón	afternoon greeting (from Yoruba)
	Èréré	nighttime greeting
	Káalẹ	nighttime greeting (from Yoruba)

Arikara [ari] (United States of America: North Dakota.)
	Čiíra	general greeting spoken by a man
	Nawáh	general greeting spoken by a woman
	Wah	general greeting spoken by a woman
	Tunahe tiíni	general greeting, "it is a good day"
	Wetatiína	greeting spoken by a visitor, "I have come"
	Wetatiihwísa	greeting spoken by a visitor, "I have arrived"
	Wah tiweneetiína	greeting spoken by a visitor, "now here I have come"
	Tatohnaakeerišá	greeting spoken by a visitor, "I came to see you"
	Nawáh weteenaxiína	greeting spoken to a visitor, "now you have arrived"
	Wah weteenaxiína	greeting spoken to a visitor, "now you have arrived"
	Hąą', weneetiína	reply to Nawáh weteenaxiína and Wah weteenaxiína
	Hąą', neeneetiína	reply to Nawáh weteenaxiína and Wah weteenaxiína
	Tiíni tiweneešiína	greeting spoken to a visitor, "now you have arrived"
	Nawáh tiišiineetoohnuníkux	greeting spoken to a visitor, "we are waiting for you here"
	Tiwenaxiína štoh	greeting to a person arriving, "here you've come again"
	Tiweneetiína štoh	reply to Tiwenaxiína štoh
	Tičé wenaxuú'ut?	how are you?

Armenian [hye] (Armenia, Iran, Turkey, Russia, and Azerbaijain.)
	բարև ձեզ	barev dzez (Eastern, [hye-ear]) and parev tsez (Western, [hye-war]): formal greeting
	բարեւ	barev (Eastern) and parev (Western) and bariev (Ankara dialect): informal greeting
	Ողջույն	ogjuyn: general greeting
	Պրիվետ	privet: informal greeting in the Eastern dialect (from Russian)
	բար իօր ձեզ	pari'or tsez: general greeting in the Karabagh dialect [hye-krb]
	բարի լույս	bari luis (Eastern) and pari luis (Western): morning greeting
	բարի օր	bari or (Eastern) and pari or (Western): afternoon greeting
	բարի երեկո	bari yereko: evening greeting in the Eastern dialect [hye-ear]
	բարի իրիկուն	pari irigun: evening greeting in the Western dialect [hye-war]
	բարի իրկուն	par'irgun: evening greeting in the Eastern dialect of Aslanbeg [hye-ear]
	Ինչպես եք	inchbes ek (Eastern) and inchpes ek (Western): how are you?, formal
	Դուք ինչպէս էք	tuk inchbes ek (Eastern) and duk inchpes ek (Western): how are you?, formal
	Ինչպես ես	inchbes es (Eastern) and inchpes es (Western): how are you?, informal
	Ոնց ես	vonts es (Eastern): how are you?, informal [hye-ear]
	շատ լավ	shat lav: reply to Ինչպես եք, Ինչպես ես, and Ոնց ես
	Լավ եմ, շնորհակալություն	lav em shnorhakaloutyun: formal reply to Ինչպես եք in the Eastern dialect [hye-ear]
	Լաւ եմ, շնորհակալ եմ	lav em shnorhagal em: formal reply to Ինչպես եք in the Western dialect [hye-war]
	Լավ, մերսի	lav mersi: informal reply to Ինչպես ես, and Ոնց ես
	Շնորհակալություն	shnorhakaloutyun: thank you in the Eastern dialect [hye-ear]
	Շնորհակալ եմ	shnorhagal em: thank you in the Western dialect [hye-war]
	Մերսի	mersi: informal thank you in the Eastern and Western dialects
	Բարի գալուստ	bari galoust (Eastern) and pari kalousd (Western): welcome greeting
	Բարի՜ եկաք	pari yegak (Western): welcome greeting [hye-war]
	Parev	general greeting in the Hemşince dialect
	İnçbes ek?	how are you? formal, in the Hemşince dialect
	İnçbes es?	how are you? informal, in the Hemşince dialect
	Bedk im	reply to İnçbes ek and İnçbes es
	Bedk im, sagol	reply to İnçbes ek and İnçbes es
	Soyes ta?	how are you? in the Hemşince dialect
	İnçpe is?	how are you? in the Artvin dialect [hye-art]

Armenian, Classical [xcl] (Armenia, Iran, Turkey, Russia, and Azerbaijain: 405-1700 AD.)
	ողջո՜յն	oljoyn: general greeting
	ողջո՜յն քեզ	oljoyn k'ez: general greeting
	ողջո՜յն ընդ քեզ	oljoyn ənd k'ez: general greeting
	կեցցե՛ս	kec'c'es: general greeting
	ողջո՞յն իցէ քեզ	oljoyn ic'e k'ez: how are you?
	ողջոյն է	oljoyn e: reply to ողջո՞յն իցէ քեզ
	ողջո՞յն է քեզ	oljoyn e k'ez: how are you?
	ողջո՞յն է	oljoyn e: how are you?
	զիա՞րդ կեաս	ziard keas: how are you
	բարեաւ եկիք	bareaw ekik': welcome greeting

Aromanian [rup] (Greece. Albania. Bulgaria. Romania.)
	Bună dzua	general greeting
	Bună dimineatsa	morning greeting
	Bună seara	evening greeting
	Cumu eshci?	how are you?
	Cumu eshti?	how are you?
	Cumu hits?	how are you?
	Cum eshts?	how are you?
	Cum hii?	how are you?
	Io hui ghini	reply to Cum eshts and Cum hii
	Haristo	thank you
	Haristo multu	thank you very much
	Ghine vinishi	welcome greeting spoken to one person
	Ghine vinit	welcome greeting spoken to a group

Arosi [aia] (Solomon Islands.)
	Maia	general greeting

Arop-Lokep [apr] (Papua New Guinea: Madang and Morobe Provinces.)
	Muntu dook	morning greeting (calque from "good morning")
	Muntu dook mata	morning greeting (calque from "good morning")
	O bong dook	nighttime greeting (calque from "good night")
	O bong dook mata	nighttime greeting (calque from "good night")
	Tool kiau	greeting, literally,"my friend"
	Si kuwud dookoot	welcome greeting, "come in and sit down"
	Kula pang ngai?	where are you going?

Arpitan [frp] (France. Switzerland)
	Bonjo	general greeting in the Bresan dialect [frp-lyo]
	Buna na	nighttime greeting in the Bresan dialect [frp-lyo]
	Adiô	general greeting in the Saviése dialect [frp-val]
	Bonjorn	morning greeting in the Saviése and Valêsan dialects [frp-val]
	Bonjhorn	morning greeting in the Savoyard dialect [frp-sav]
	Bon vépro	afternoon greeting in the Saviése dialect [frp-val]
	Bôna nuét	nighttime greeting in the Saviése dialect [frp-val]
	Coment tè va-t-el?	how are you? in the Saviése dialect [frp-val]
	Coment tè va-t-el hué?	how are you? in the Saviése dialect [frp-val]
	Bonju	general greeting in the Savoyard dialect [frp-sav]
	Buna ne	nighttime greeting in the Savoyard dialect [frp-sav]
	Bondzo	general greeting in the Valêsan dialect [frp-val]
	Coment alad-vos?	how are you? in the Valêsan dialect [frp-val]
	Yo véso ben	reply to Coment alad-vos in the Valêsan dialect [frp-val]
	Benvegnua	welcome greeting in the Savoyard dialect [frp-sav]

Arrarnta, Western [are] (Australia: Northern Territory.)
	Werte?	how are you?
	Ware	reply to Werte
	Kele mwarre	general greeting

Arrernte, Eastern [aer] (Australia: Northern Territory.)
	Werte marda	general greeting
	Werte?	how are you?
	Ware	reply to Werte
	Iwenhe aperte?	how are you?
	Ayenge mwerre	reply to Iwenhe aperte
	Ayenge mwerre anthurre	reply to Iwenhe aperte
	Unte mwerre?	are you alright?
	Ye, ayenge mwerre	reply to Unte mwerre
	Ye, ayenge mwerre anthurre	reply to Unte mwerre
	Nthenhe-werne unte alheme?	where are you going?
	Werte mwarre	general greeting in the Mpwarntwe dialect [aer-mpa]
	Unte mwarre?	are you alright? in the Mpwarntwe dialect [aer-mpa]
	Ye, ayenge mwarre	reply to Unte mwerre in the Mpwarntwe dialect [aer-mpa]

Aruamu [msy] (Papua New Guinea: Madang Province.)
	Dughiar aghuim	general greeting
	Mɨzarazir aghuim	morning greeting
	Dɨmagarir aghuim	evening greeting

Asas [asd] (Papua New Guinea: Madang Province.)
	Sahoup'	morning greeting in the Asas dialect
	Sapiai	morning greeting in the Asas dialect
	Sapiar	morning greeting in the Karoba dialect
	Saijom	afternoon greeting in the Asas and Karoba dialects
	Sainap'	nighttime greeting in the Asas dialect
	Sainar	nighttime greeting in the Karoba dialect

Ashaninka [cni] (Peru: Apurimac River region.)
	Aviro	general greeting
	Avirón	general greeting
	Narobé	reply to Avirón
	Norové	reply to Avirón
	Nakabé	general greeting
	Kitáíteri	morning greeting
	Kitáípiri	morning greeting
	Kitáíteribe	morning greeting
	Kitíteri	morning greeting
	Títeri	morning greeting
	Chintéri	noontime greeting
	Ishááviníji	afternoon greeting
	Sháávini	afternoon greeting
	Sháviteni	afternoon greeting
	Chiténiri	evening greeting
	Tsireniri	nighttime greeting
	Kaméétsa?	how are you?
	Kaméétsampa?	how are you?
	Je, kaméétsatake	reply to Kaméétsa and Kaméétsampa

Ashéninka, Pajonal [cjo] (Peru: Gran Pajonal.)
	Aviro	general greeting
	Kitaitirivi	morning greeting
	Kitaiterivee	morning greeting
	Tsireniteenivee	afternoon greeting
	Kameethatake?	how are you?
	Jee, kameethatake	reply to Kameethatake
	Ipaitaka?	how are you? informal
	Pokaemi?	general greeting spoken to a person arriving
	Pokaemi, aarini?	greeting spoken to a man arriving, who is about the same age as the speaker
	Pokaemi, eentyo?	greeting spoken to a woman arriving, who is about the same age as the speaker
	Jee, pokaana	reply to Pokaemi, Pokaemi aarini, and Pokaemi eentyo

Ashéninka, Perené [prq] (Peru: Alto Perené.)
	Naakavé	general greeting
	Aviro	reply to Naakavé
	Kitáitiri	morning greeting
	Kitáiteri	morning greeting
	Kitáiterivé	morning greeting
	Sheteneri	afternoon greeting
	Sheeteni	afternoon greeting
	Tsiteneri	evening greeting
	Ari pipoki?	greeting spoken to a person who is arriving
	Ari nopoki?	greeting spoken to a person who is arriving
	Pipoki paita?	how are you?

Ashéninka, Pichis [cpu] (Peru: Alto Perené.)
	Aviroka?	general greeting in the Alto Perené dialect
	Kitaitirí	morning greeting in the Alto Perené dialect
	Shiitiiní	afternoon greeting in the Alto Perené dialect
	Tsitiniri	nighttime greeting in the Alto Perené dialect
	Kitaiterivé	morning greeting in the Alto Perené dialect
	Sheeteenivé	afternoon greeting in the Alto Perené dialect
	Tsirenirivé	nighttime greeting in the Alto Perené dialect
	Eeroka?	greeting spoken to a visitor
	Naakavé	reply to Eeroka
	Ari pipoki?	greeting spoken to a person who is arriving
	Jee, ari nopoki	reply to Ari pipoki

Ashéninka, Ucayali [cpb] (Peru: Ucayali River. Brazil: Acre State.)
	Kiteheri	morning greeting

Asmat, Casuarina [asc] (Indonesia: Papua.)
	Nder momo	general greeting
	Bari akato?	how are you?

Assamese [asm] (India: Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Bangladesh.)
	নমস্কাৰ	namaskaara: general greeting
	অস্সলামু অলযকুম	assalamu alaikum: Muslim greeting
	সুপ্ৰভাত	subrabhaata: morning greeting
	শুভৰাত্ৰী	subaraatri: nighttime greeting
	আপুনি কেনে আহে?	aapuni kene aache: how are you?
	ম‍ই ভালে আছোঁ	mai bhaale aachum: reply to আপুনি কেনে আহে
	ভালে আছো ধন্যবাদ৷	bhaale aachu dhanyabaad: reply to আপুনি কেনে আহে
	স্বাগতম	swaagatam: welcome greeting to a visitor

Assangori [sjg] (Chad.)
	Wasora	general greeting
	Kala?	how are you?
	Wassou	reply to Kala

Assiniboine [asb] (Canada: Saskatchewan. United States: Montana.)
	Hau	general greeting spoken by a man
	Hau kona	greeting to a friend spoken by a man
	Han	general greeting spoken by a woman
	Han mikona	greeting to a friend spoken by a woman
	Doken ya u?	how are you?
	Doken ya shka?	how are you?
	Daya ya u?	how are you? ("are you well?")
	Daya wa u	reply to Daya ya u
	Tin u	welcome greeting, "come in"
	Iyodanga	welcome greeting, "sit down"

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic [aii] (Iraq, Armenia, Iran, Syria, and Israel.)
	Shlama	general greeting in the Eastern dialect
	Shlama alukh	general greeting spoken to a man in the Eastern dialect
	Shlama alakh	general greeting spoken to a woman in the Eastern dialect
	Shlama umukh	general greeting spoken to a man in the Eastern dialect
	Shlama umakh	general greeting spoken to a woman in the Eastern dialect
	Shlama alokhun	general greeting spoken to a group of people in the Eastern dialect
	Shlama amkhon	general greeting in the Eastern dialect
	Brikh sâpra	morning greeting spoken in the Eastern dialect
	Brikh sâprakh	morning greeting spoken to a man in the Eastern dialect
	Brikh sâprekh	morning greeting spoken to a woman in the Eastern dialect
	Brikh safru	morning greeting in the dialect of Qamishli, Syria
	Qedemtookh brikhtaa	morning greeting spoken to a man in the Eastern dialect
	Qedemtaakh brikhtaa	morning greeting spoken to a woman in the Eastern dialect
	Qedemtohkhoon brikhtaa	morning greeting spoken to a group of people in the Eastern dialect
	Brikh tahra	afternoon greeting in the Eastern dialect
	Brikh ramsha	evening greeting in the Eastern dialect
	Dakhit?	how are you? in the Eastern dialect
	Dakhi wit?	how are you? spoken to a man in the Eastern dialect
	Dakhi wat?	how are you? spoken to a woman in the Eastern dialect
	Dakhi woton?	how are you? spoken to a group of people in the Eastern dialect
	Spaay, basima	reply to Dakhit, Dakhi wit, Dakhi wat, and Dakhi woton
	Tawa win tawdi	reply to Dakhit, Dakhi wit, Dakhi wat, and Dakhi woton spoken by a man
	Tawta win tawdi	reply to Dakhit, Dakhi wit, Dakhi wat, and Dakhi woton spoken by a woman
	Dakhi la kaipookh?	how are you? in the Eastern dialect
	Hawit basima, raba spaay	reply to Dakhi la kaipookh
	Basima	thank you in the Eastern dialect
	Basimta	thank you spoken by a woman in the Eastern dialect
	Basimeh	thank you spoken by a group in the Eastern dialect
	Hawit basima chim raba	thank you very much in the Eastern dialect
	Mersi	thank you in the Eastern dialect
	Kaipookh spaay la?	how are you? in the Eastern dialect
	He, chim spaay	reply to Kaipookh spaay la
	Mu it mu layt?	how are you? informal in the Eastern dialect
	Pshina tilokh	welcome greeting spoken to a man in the Eastern dialect
	Pshina tilakh	welcome greeting spoken to a woman in the Eastern dialect
	Pshina tilokhon	welcome greeting spoken to a group of people in the Eastern dialect
	Shlomo	general greeting in the Western dialect
	Shlomo 'laykun	general greeting in the Western dialect
	Shlomo lokh	general greeting in the Western dialect
	Shlomo ellokh	general greeting in the Western dialect
	Shlomo 'allokh	general greeting in the Western dialect
	Brikh safro	morning greeting in the Western dialect
	Safro tobo	morning greeting in the Western dialect
	Brikh tahro	afternoon greeting in the Western dialect
	Brikh ramsho	evening and nighttime greeting in the Western dialect
	Aydarbo hat?	how are you? in the Western dialect
	Towo no, tawdi	reply to Aydarbo hat spoken by a man in the Western dialect
	Towto no, tawdi	reply to Aydarbo hat spoken by a man in the Western dialect
	Kayiso no, tawdi	reply to Aydarbo hat spoken by a woman in the Western dialect
	Kayisto no, tawdi	reply to Aydarbo hat spoken by a woman in the Western dialect
	Latno harbo	informal reply to Aydarbo hat spoken in the Western dialect
	Aykan ithayk?	how are you? in the Western dialect
	Tob no, tawdi	reply to Aykan ithayk
	Mun kit mun layt?	how are you? informal in the Western dialect
	Tawdi	thank you in the Western dialect
	Bshayno wbashlomo	welcome greeting in the Western dialect

Asturian [ast] (Spain: Princedom of Asturias.)
	Hola	general greeting
	Bonos díes	morning greeting
	Bon día	morning greeting
	Bona tarde	afternoon greeting
	Bones tardes	afternoon greeting
	Bona nuechi	evening and nighttime greeting
	¿Cómo ta?	how are you?
	Bonu	reply to Cómo ta spoken by a man
	Bona	reply to Cómo ta spoken by a woman
	Gracies	thank you
	Bienveníu	welcome greeting
	Bienveníu	welcome greeting
	Bienvenida	welcome greeting
	Salú	general greeting in the Lleonese dialect [ast-leo]
	Buenos días	morning greetingg in the Lleonese dialect [ast-leo]
	Buonas dies	morning greetingg in the Lleonese dialect [ast-leo]
	Buenas ñueites	nighttime greetingg in the Lleonese dialect [ast-leo]
	Buonas ñuoites	nighttime greetingg in the Lleonese dialect [ast-leo]

Asu [asa] (Tanzania: Kilimanjaro region.)
	Hira	general greeting
	Chedi	reply to Hira
	Urewedi	general greeting
	Ndewedi	reply to Urewedi
	Washindathe	morning greeting
	Washinjiaze	morning greeting
	Murevuka	morning greeting
	Evawa?	how are you? spoken by a man to a man
	Evawa	reply to Evawa
	Eava	how are you? spoken by an elder man to a man
	Emcheku?	how are you? spoken by a man to a woman
	Eeapae	how are you? spoken by a woman to a man
	Wavuka mama	how are you? spoken by a young woman to an older woman
	Navuka mwanawavuka	how are you? spoken by an elder woman to a woman
	Nirewedi	reply to Emcheku
	Murevedi?	how are you? spoken to a group
	Turevedi	reply to Murevedi
	Nijedi?	how are you? informal
	Havache, nijedi	reply to Nijedi
	Urewedi?	how are you?
	Chedi	reply to Urewedi
	Yedi	reply to Urewedi
	Karibu mno	welcome greeting

Asuriní, Tocantins [asu] (Brazil: Tocantins River and Pará.)
	Asan nepyri	greeting used when arriving at a house
	Eresan	reply to Asan nepyri
	Eresan pa	reply to Asan nepyri
	Eresan sepyri	reply to Asan nepyri
	Oron nepyri	greeting used when arriving at a house with a group
	Pesan	reply to Oron nepyri

Asuriní, Xingú [asn] (Brazil: Xingu River.)
	Ažarambe tyka	greeting used when arriving at a house
	Erežarambe pe	greeting to a person who is arriving at a place

Atakapa [aqp] (United States of America: Louisiana and Texas.)
	N'atnax a?	how are you?

Atanque [qji] (Colombia.)
	Suminyánuku	general greeting

Atayal [tay] (Taiwan.)
	Lokah su'	general greeting
	Lokah sima kwara	general greeting to a group of people
	Mziboq su'	morning greeting
	Mziboq su' uzi	reply to Mziboq su'
	Blaq 'nbiyn su?	morning greeting ("did you sleep well?")
	Lokah su' ga?	how are you?
	Aw, lokah ku'	reply to Lokah su' ga
	Lokah su' sawni ga?	how are you today?
	Belung su?	how are you?
	Lawkah su quw?	how are you? in the Mayrinax dialect
	Lawkah su 'sawni' quw?	how are you today? in the Mayrinax dialect
	Lawkax su	general greeting in the Wenshui dialect
	Lawkax kuwing	reply to Lawkax su
	Ya su ramas?	how are you? in the Wanda dialect
	Mhuway su'	thank you
	Mhuway su' balay	thank you
	Hway	thank you (informal)

Atikamekw [atj] (Canada: Montreal and Quebec.)
	Kwei	general greeting
	Tan e ici matisiin?	how are you?

A'tong [aot] (India: Assam.)
	Salam	general greeting
	Nem aydonga ma?	how are you? ("are you well?")
	Nem aydonga ba	reply to Nem aydonga ma
	Na'a bisang ray' aydonga?	greeting, "where are you going?"
	Bisang re'engwa?	greeting, "where are you going?"
	Bisang?	greeting, "where are you going?"
	May sa'akma?	greeting, "have you eaten rice?"

Attié [ati] (Cote d'Ivoire.)
	Hanin ooh	general greeting
	Ahin	greeting in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod]
	Aalɛ	reply to Ahin
	Mu ahin	greeting in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod]
	Mɛ le mu ahin	greeting in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod]
	Matin	midday greeting in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod]
	Ehua	reply to Matin
	Ehwia	reply to Matin
	Anu	evening greeting in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod]
	Aosu	reply to Anu
	Bia	greeting spoken to a person working in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod]
	Mmo	greeting spoken to a person working in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod]
	Budzhan gbɛngbɛn?	how are you? in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod]
	Ao, mɛdzhan gbɛngbɛn	reply to Budzhan gbɛngbɛn

Au [avt] (Papua New Guinea: Sandaun Province.)
	Ekrit yaaim	morning greeting
	Tii ano nein?	where are you going?

'Auhelawa [kud] (Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay.)
	Yauwedo	general greeting
	Auge, yauwedo	greeting to a friend
	Haidova u lalau?	greeting to a person who is going somewhere: where are you going:?
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Austral [aut] (French Polynesia.)
	Ia ora	general greeting
	Ia ora na	general greeting
	Aroga	general greeting
	Karoga	general greeting

Avatime [avn] (Ghana: Amedzofe.)
	Ayé	general greeting
	Yawɔεn ɔlɔkpasi	reply to Ayé
	Yawɔεn wɔlɔkpasia	reply to Ayé
	Ɔkpasi	reply to Yawɔεn ɔlɔkpasi and Yawɔεn wɔlɔkpasia
	Ayigbɔ o	general greeting spoken to one person
	Yawɔεn wɔkɔ o	reply to Ayigbɔ o
	Ayimɔ o	general greeting spoken to a group
	Wɔpamé o	reply to Ayimɔ o
	Kpasi o	reply to Yawɔεn wɔkɔ o and Wɔpamé o

Avar [ava] (Russia: Dagestan.)
	Ворчами	vorch'ami: general greeting spoken to a man
	йорч\|ами	yorch'ami: general greeting spoken to a woman
	Рорч\|ами	rorch'ami: general greeting spoken to a group of people
	Салам г\|алейкум	salam yaleikum: general greeting
	салам	salam: general greeting
	Радал лъик\|	radal lik': morning greeting
	Кин вугев йигей?	kin vugev yigei: how are you?
	Кин вугев?	kin vugev: how are you?
	иш кин бугеб?	ish kin bugeb: how are you?
	Хабар щиб бугеб?	khabar schib bugeb: how are you?
	Щиб х\|ал бугеб?	shib hal bugeb: how are you?
	лъик\| буго	lik' bugo: reply to Щиб хIал бугеб and иш кин бугеб
	Лъик\| щварал	lik' shvaral: welcome greeting

Avestan [ave] (Iran.)
	Tova tav	general greeting
	Pötórva tav	morning greeting
	Mutórva tav	afternoon greeting
	Pöwála tav	evening greeting
	Neva tav	nighttime greeting
	Mouk	informal greeting
	Anelwäl	general greeting in older dialect from 500 BC
	Mokwiö	general greeting in older dialect from 950-1700 AD

Avikam [avi] (Côte d'Ivoire: Avikam Canton.)
	Yanela	general greeting
	Ayoka	general greeting
	Okonia	general greeting
	M saɔn, ɔn sa lɛ loo	general greeting spoken to a group of men
	Sa ma màɔn, ɔn sa lɛ loo	general greeting spoken to a group of men and women
	A ŋlɛ tàn?	morning greeting
	Ɛɛn	reply to A ŋlɛ tàn
	Taflɔ	morning greeting
	Bisèìn	midday greeting

Awa-Cuaiquer [kwi] (Colombia and Ecuador: western Andes.)
	Kaazhi	general greeting
	Wat kɨntai	morning greeting used when the weather is good
	Wat kɨntɨte	morning greeting used when the weather is good
	Watsal kɨntɨte	morning greeting used when the weather is nice
	Kai kɨntɨte	morning greeting used when the weather is clear
	Wantish kɨntɨte	morning greeting used when it is cloudy
	Tilkwil kɨntɨte	morning greeting used when the weather is dark
	Alu kɨntɨte	morning greeting used when it is raining
	Alu kɨntaikane	morning greeting used when it is raining
	Paktam kɨntɨte	morning greeting used when the weather is wet
	Inkwa kɨntɨte	morning greeting used when it is windy
	I kɨntɨte	morning greeting used when the weather is hot
	Wat nashtui	afternoon greeting used when the weather is good
	Watsal nashtui	afternoon greeting used when the weather is nice
	Kai nashtui	afternoon greeting used when the weather is clear
	Wantish nashtui	afternoon greeting used when it is cloudy
	Tɨlkwil nashtui	afternoon greeting used when the weather is dark
	Alu nashtui	afternoon greeting used when it is raining
	Alu nashtuki	afternoon greeting used when it is raining
	Paktam nashtui	afternoon greeting used when the weather is wet
	Inkwa nashtui	afternoon greeting used when it is windy
	I nashtui	afternoon greeting used when the weather is hot
	Kai apu	reply to any weather-related greetings
	Tilpamatu kana	nighttime greeting used after dark
	Amtaparikane	nighttime greeting
	Mizha chas?	how are you?
	Watmin	reply to Mizha chas

Awabakal [awk] (Australia: New South Wales.)
	Ella	general greeting
	Alla	general greeting
	Wontakalowa	general greeting
	Ngaba, wontakalowa	reply to Wontakalowa
	Yantibi kataan	general greeting, "have a good day"
	Wau	greeting used to get someone's attention
	Kaayi	greeting used to get someone's attention

Awad Bing [bcu] (Papua New Guinea: Astrolabe Bay in Madang Province.)
	Oe	general greeting

Awadhi [awa] (India and Nepal.)
	Bhor bhaye	morning greeting
	Tu kaise aha?	how are you?
	Hum theek ahi	reply to Tu kaise aha

Awajún [agr] (Peru: Marañon River area.)
	Amekaitam	general greeting, literally "are you you?"
	Witajai	reply to Amekaitam, "I am I"
	Ayú	general greeting
	Minámek?	greeting spoken to a visitor
	Minájai	reply to Minámek
	Pujámek?	greeting spoken by a visitor
	Pujájai	reply to Pujámek
	Pégkejak pujám?	how are you?
	Ehé, pégkeg pujájai	reply to Pégkerak pujám
	Makek pujám?	how are you?
	Shig pégkeg pujájai	reply to Makek pujám
	Seé	thank you
	Tsawájumek	morning greeting
	Pégkeg tsawáje	morning greeting
	Pégkeg káshik	morning greeting
	Pégkeg agkuáwai	afternoon and evening greeting
	Pégkeg agkuántai	afternoon and evening greeting
	Pégkeg káshi	nighttime greeting
	Amekaitam makek pujam	welcome greeting

Awakateko [agu] (Guatemala: Huehuetenango.)
	Keech	general greeting
	Tzu ta'	general greeting to a man
	Ta'j	general greeting to a man
	Tzu na'	general greeting to a woman
	Na'j	general greeting to a woman
	Sna'j	general greeting to a woman
	B'alaj jalchan	morning greeting
	B'alaj kwe'nq'ej	evening greeting
	B'a'n pe' wutzu'?	how are you?
	B'a'n, ko b'a'n teru'	reply to B'a'n pe' wutzu
	Ate'pe'u' xe ka'l?	greeting used when approaching a house (is anyone home?)

Awar [aya] (Papua New Guinea: Madang Province.)
	Tumban yandi	morning greeting
	Rao vevi yandi	midday greeting
	Bivimin yandi	afternoon greeting
	Mu yandi	nighttime greeting

Awara [awx] (Papua New Guinea: Morobe Province.)
	Tukhande	general greeting
	Tukwande	morning greeting
	Tebana	morning greeting
	Säne kugaläk?	where are you going?

Aweer [bob] (Kenya, Somalia.)
	Faide	general greeting
	Andula	general greeting
	Niso	general greeting
	Roiga	general greeting
	Fayuma	general greeting

Awing [azo] (Cameroon.)
	Abela	general greeting

Awiyaana [auy] (Papua New Guinea: Eastern Highlands Province.)
	Fenómpinka	afternoon and evening greeting


Awngi [awn] (Ethiopia: Amhara region.)
	Dikitima?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Deketkama?	how are you? spoken to a group

Awtuw [kmn] (Papua New Guinea: Sandaun Province.)
	Gut moning nau	morning greeting (from Tok Pisin)
	Owo, gut moning	reply to Gut moning nau
	Apinun tru	afternoon greeting (from Tok Pisin)
	Owo, apinun	reply to Aprinun tru
	Gutnait nau	nighttime greeting (from Tok Pisin)
	Owo, gutnait	reply to Gutnait nau
	Yen yipke wæyre?	where are you going? spoken to one person
	Om yipke wæyrem?	where are you going? spoken to a group

Ayabadhu [ayd] (Australia: Cape York, Queensland.)
	Tonki ninä ngai y'aŋkuŋä	welcome greeting in the Yintyingka dialect ("you come, I'm here")

Aymara, Central [ayr] (Bolivia, Peru, and Chile: Altipano region.)
	Kamisaraki?	how are you?
	Kamisaki?	how are you?
	Kamisatasa?	how are you?
	Kamisakisktasa?	how are you?
	Kunamastasa?	how are you?
	Waliki	reply to Kamisaraki and Kamisaki
	Walisumawa	reply to Kamisaraki and Kamisaki
	Walikistwa	reply to Kamisaraki and Kamisaki
	Walikisktati?	how are you? spoken in Morocomarca
	Walikisktwa	reply to Walikisktati
	Juspajaraña	thank you
	Juspajar	thank you
	Juspajarkatam	thank you
	Yuspagarkatam	thank you, spoken at Lake Titicaca
	Yuspagaratam	thank you, spoken at Lake Titicaca
	Yusulupay	thank you, spoken in Tihuanacu
	Taata	general greeting spoken to a man in Huancané
	Maama	general greeting spoken to a woman in Huancané
	Tatay	general greeting spoken to a man in Morocomarca and Calacala
	Mamay	general greeting spoken to a woman in Morocomarca and Calacala
	Tatalay	greeting spoken by a child to an adult man in Morocomarca
	Mamalay	greeting spoken by a child to an adult woman in Morocomarca
	Suma urukiya	general daytime greeting
	Suma urukipana	general greeting used in Sullka Tunka
	Suma urupanay	general greeting used in Sullka Tunka
	Suma urupan	general greeting used in Pica
	Suma jayp'u	afternoon greeting
	Suma jayp'ukiya	afternoon greeting
	Suma aruma	nighttime greeting
	Suma arumakiya	nighttime greeting
	Suma diosar churata, tatay	greeting spoken to a man in Morocomarca
	Suma diosar churata, mamay	greeting spoken to a man in Morocomarca
	Suma urukipan	general greeting used in Jopoqueri
	Yusak ma churatama	general greeting used in Jopoqueri
	Aski churatam	general daytime greeting
	Aski urukipan	general daytime greeting
	Aski jayp'ukipan	afternoon greeting
	Aski arumakipan	nighttime greeting
	Askiru churata tatay	older greeting spoken to a man, no longer used
	Askiru churata mamay	older greeting spoken to a woman, no longer used
	Kamisas karakta?	how are you?, used on Isla del Sol in Lake Titicaca
	Kawksats puriskta?	where are coming from? spoken in La Paz
	Kawkituqita jumaxa?	where are coming from? spoken in Huancané
	Kawkits purjta?	where are coming from? spoken in Jopoqueri
	Kawkits jutata?	where are coming from? spoken in Jopoqueri
	Kawkitraj jutanta?	where are coming from? spoken in Morocomarca
	Kawkitraj purta?	where are coming from? spoken in Morocomarca
	Kawks sarata?	where are going? spoken in La Paz and Huancané
	Kawkirus sarjta?	where are going? spoken in Jopoqueri
	Kawkirurakisti sarakta?	where are going? spoken in Morocomarca
	Winus tiyus	morning greeting spoken in La Paz (borrowed from Spanish)
	Winas tartis	afternoon greeting spoken in La Paz (borrowed from Spanish)
	Jallallt'atapxtawa	welcome greeting

Aymara, Southern [ayc] (Bolivia, Peru, and Chile: Altipano region.)
	Kamisaki?	how are you?
	Waliki	reply to Kamisaki
	Kamisaraki?	how are you? used in Calacoa
	Kunamaskarajta?	how are you? used in Salinas
	Walikiwa	reply to Kunamaskarajta and Kamisaraki
	Kunamsjtas?	how are you? used in Jopoqueri
	Walikisjtwa	reply to Kunamsjtas
	Maraptis	general greeting used in Calacoa
	Simpikaw	reply to Maraptis used in Calacoa
	Dios askiy churata	general greeting used in Juli
	Askiy churata	general greeting used in Torata and Moquegua
	Kawkits jutta?	where are coming from? spoken in Juli
	Kawkits purinta?	where are coming from? spoken in Juli
	Kawkits purta?	where are coming from? spoken in Calacoa
	Kawkitraj purta?	where are coming from? spoken in Salinas
	Kawkitraj jutta?	where are coming from? spoken in Salinas
	Kawkits purtax?	where are coming from? spoken in Sitajara
	Kawks sarata?	where are going? spoken in Juli
	Kawks saratax?	where are going? spoken in Juli
	Kawkirurak saranta?	where are going? spoken in Salinas
	Kawkirurak saranda?	where are going? spoken in Salinas
	Waynus tiyas	morning greeting spoken in Sitajara (borrowed from Spanish)
	Waynas tartis	afternoon greeting spoken in Sitajara (borrowed from Spanish)

Ayoreo [ayo] (Bolivia: Gran Chaco. Paraguay: Chaco.)
	Uerate dirí	general daytime greeting spoken in the Rincón del Tigre dialect
	Uerate diraisé	morning greeting spoken in the Rincón del Tigre dialect
	Uerate guedé gatocoró	afternoon greeting spoken in the Rincón del Tigre dialect
	Uerate guedé noringai	evening greeting spoken in the Rincón del Tigre dialect
	Uejate dijí	general daytime greeting spoken in the Tobité dialect
	Je choique uaya?	how are you?

Ayta, Abellen [abp] (Philippines: Luzon.)
	Komohta?	how are you?
	Way ihtew ka ibat?	where are you coming from?
	Way ihtew ka makew?	where are you going?
	Ihtew bengat	reply to Way ihtew ka ibat and Way ihtew ka makew
	Apo	greeting used when approaching a house
	Tao	greeting used when approaching a house
	He	greeting used when approaching a house
	Manik kao	welcome greeting, "come on up"
	Homlep kao	welcome greeting, "come inside"
	Mikno kao	welcome greeting, "have a seat"

Ayta, Mag-antsi [sgb] (Philippines: Luzon.)
	Bapa wa	greeting used when approaching a house
	Dara wa	greeting used when approaching a house
	Hika aod dara	reply to Bapa wa and Dara wa, "it's you!"
	Ay-iri ka ubat?	where are you coming from?
	Ay-iri ka munta?	where are you going?
	Bayron bêngat	reply to Ay-iri ka munta, "over there"
	Munta ko kamoyu	reply to Ay-iri ka munta, "I'm going over to your place"
	Nagpasyal akong bêngat	greeting spoken by a visitor, "I've just come to visit"
	Munik ka dara	welcome greeting, "come on up"
	Humoên ka dara	welcome greeting, "come in"
	Mikno ka dara	welcome greeting, "have a seat"

Ayta, Mag-Indi [blx] (Philippines: Luzon.)
	Mahampat umabiyak	morning greeting
	Mahampat nin mahambak kumuyu	morning greeting
	Mahampat nin kaawat kumuyu	afternoon greeting
	Mahampat nin yabi kumuyu	evening greeting
	Antuy ubatan mu?	where are you coming from?
	Ubat aku du	reply to Antuy ubatan mu, "I came from there"
	Antuy lakun mu?	where are you going?
	Hayri kainin maglaku?	where are you giong?
	Sumun kayna	welcome greeting, "come inside"
	Miknu kayna	welcome greeting, "have a seat"
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Azerbaijani [azj] (Azerbaijan and Iran.)
	Salam	general greeting. Written as Салам in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Yaxşi gün	general greeting. Written as Яхшы гюн in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Salam ələyküm	general greeting. Written as Салам алейкум in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Ələyküm salam	reply to Salam ələyküm. Written as Алейкум ассалам in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Sabahınız xeyir	morning greeting. Written as Сабаһыныз хејир in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Sabahın xeyir	informal morning greeting. Written as Сабаһын хејир in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Səhəriz xeyir	morning greeting used in Iran. Written as Сәһәриз хејир in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Gün aydın	afternoon greeting. Written as Гюн айдын in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Gününüz xeyir	afternoon greeting. Written as Гюнунуз хејир in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Axşamınız xeyir	evening greeting. Written as Ахшамыныз хејир in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Axşamız xeyir	evening greeting. Written as Ахшамыз хејир in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Axşamın xeyir	informal evening greeting. Written as Ахшамын хејир in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Necəsiz?	how are you? Written as Неджясиз in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Necəsən?	how are you? Written as Неджясян in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Siz necəsiniz?	how are you? Written as Сиз неҹәсиниз in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Sağ olun, yaxşıyam	reply to Necəsiz, Necəsən, and Siz necəsiniz. Саг олун, яхшыйам in Cyrillic.
	Nə var nə yox?	what's new? written as Не вар не йох in the Cyrillic alphabet
	Sağ olun	thank you. Written as Саг олун in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Sağ ol	thank you. Written as Саг ол in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Təşəkkür edirəm	thank you. Written as Тящяккюр эдирям in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Çox sağ olun	thank you very much. Written as Чох саг олун in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Çox sağ ol	thank you very much. Written as Чох саг ол in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Nə var, nə yox?	how are you? informal. Written as Не вар, не йох in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Xoş gəlmisiniz	welcome greeting Written as Хош кәлмисиниз in the Cyrillic alphabet.
	Xoş gəldiniz	welcome greeting. Written as Хош кәлдиниз in the Cyrillic alphabet.

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