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

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Taabwa [tap] (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Katanga Province. Zambia: northwest Northern Province.)
	Mwapola	general greeting
	Mwapoleni	general greeting
	Ndi mukwai	reply to Mwapola and Mwapoleni
	Waimunwa	respectful greeting
	Mwaimuka	morning greeting
	Ilapo	evening greeting
	Ilalike	evening greeting
	Eyo	reply to Mwaimuka, Ilalike and Ilapo
	Eyo mwa	reply to Mwaimuka, Ilalike and Ilapo
	Siani?	how are you?

Tabaru [tby] (Indonesia: Maluku.)
	Tabea	general greeting
	Kiaka notagi?	greeting spoken to a person travelling, literally "where are you going?"

Tabassaran [tab] (Russia.)
	Салам алейкум	salam aleikum: general greeting
	Ассаламу алайкум	assalamu alaikum: general greeting
	Сабахаиришри	sabakhairishri: morning greeting
	Гьамусдин хайир	gamusdin hayir: general greeting
	Гвач\|лин хайир	gvachlin hayir: morning greeting
	Гьирин уджван	girin udzhvan: morning greeting
	Йигълу хайир	yiglu hayir: midday greeting
	Йигълу уджван	yiglu udzhvan: midday greeting
	Хъябяхъдин хайир	hyabyahdin hayir: evening greeting
	Хъябяхъдин уджван	hyabyahdin udzhvan: evening greeting
	Фици ва?	fitsi va: how are you?
	Фици вуна?	fitsi vuna: how are you?
	Фици вуяв сагъ?	fitsi vuyav sag: how are you?
	Хушгелди	khushgeldi: welcome greeting

Tabo [knv] (Papua New Guinea: Western Province.)
	Nonolata	morning greeting in the Aramia dialect
	Nolata	evening greeting in the Aramia dialect
	Niyaniyata	morning greeting in the Fly River dialect
	Niyata	evening greeting in the Fly River dialect

Tabriak [tzx] (Papua New Guinea: East Sepik Province.)
	Pan japakupan	general greeting in the Yakwaim dialect
	A'j	general greeting in the Yokoim dialect

Tacana [tna] (Bolivia.)
	A mi saipiave?	general greeting
	Mi saipiave?	general greeting
	Saipiave	reply to Mi saipiave and A mi saipiave
	Saipiave ema	reply to Mi saipiave and A mi saipiave
	Aipi ema	reply to Mi saipiave and A mi saipiave
	Koana saipiave pavi?	how are you?

Tachawit [shy] (Algeria.)
	ⴰⵣⵓⵍ	azul: general greeting
	ⵎⴰⵜⵜⴰ ⵀⵉⵜ ⵉⵏⵓ	matta hit inu: how are you?

Tachelhit [shi] (Algeria and Morocco.)
	ⴰⵣⵓⵍ	azul: general greeting
	ⵙⴰⵍⴰⵎ	salam: general greeting
	ⵍⴰⴱⴰⵙ	labas: general greeting
	ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴼⴻⵍⵍⴰⵡⴻⵏ	azul fellawin: general greeting spoken to a group
	ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴼⴻⵍⵍⴰⴽ	azul fellak: general greeting spoken to a man
	ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴼⴻⵍⵍⴰⵎ	azul fellam: general greeting spoken to a woman
	ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴼⴻⵍⵍⴰⵡⵏ	azul fellawn: general greeting spoken to a group of men
	ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴼⴻⵍⵍⴰⵜⵓⵏ	azul felatun: general greeting spoken to a group of men
	ⵙⴰⵍⴰⵎ ⴰⵍⵉⴽoⵎ	salam alaykum: general greeting spoken to a man
	ⵙⴰⵍⴰⵎ ⵄⵍⵉⴽⵓⵎ	salam ghalaykum: general greeting spoken to a man
	ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵉⵏ	tifawin: morning greeting
	ⵜⵉⵎⴻⵏⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ	timensiwin: evening greeting
	ⵎⴰⵏⵉⴽ ⴰⵏⵜⴳⵉⵜ	manik an tgit: how are you?
	ⵎⴰⵏⵉⴽ ⴰⵏⵜⴳⴰⵎ	manik an tgam: how are you? spoken to a group of men

Tadaksahak [dsq] (Mali.)
	Čə nə ŋkení	morning greeting
	Čə nə nhóɣay	afternoon greeting
	Čə nən čí?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Maná ho da ándi ka?	how are you? spoken to a group of people

Tafi [tcd] (Ghana: east central region)
	Ayenɔ oo	general greeting spoken to one person
	Ayenɔ mɔ oo	general greeting spoken to a group
	Ayĩ oo	general greeting spoken to one person
	Ayĩ mɔ oo	general greeting spoken to a group
	Yawεε, wɔkɔ ní ε	reply to Ayenɔ o and Ayĩ oo
	Nɔ lε mɔ o	reply to Yawεε, wɔkɔ ní ε
	Kpasí oo	reply to Yawεε, wɔkɔ ní ε
	Óyi oo?	morning greeting spoken to one person, "have you woken up?"
	Óyi mɔ oo?	morning greeting spoken to a group, "have you woken up?"
	Óshíí	reply to Óyi oo and Óyi mɔ oo
	Yawɛɛ	reply to Óyi oo and Óyi mɔ oo
	Ótíyi á e?	morning greeting, informal spoken to one person, "have you woken up already?"
	Nótíyi á e?	morning greeting, informal spoken to one person, "have you woken up already?"
	Ee	reply to Ótíyi á e and Nótíyi á e
	Ee, wɔ tsy' óyi á	reply to Ótíyi á e and Nótíyi á e
	Nɔlí á?	how are you?, "are you there?"
	Ee, nɔ tsy' nɔ́lí á	reply to Nɔlí á
	Nɔlí mɔ̌mɔ̌?	how are you?, "are you well?"
	Ee, nɔ tsy ɔ́'lí á	reply to Nɔlí mɔ̌mɔ̌
	W'epí ní e?	greeting spoken to a visitor, "how is your hometown?"
	Wɔ otsirí kilí kábhā oo	greeting spoken to a person who is working, "you are on top of it"
	Yoo	reply to Wɔ otsirí kilí kábhā oo
	Agoo	greeting spoken by a visitor, announcing arrival
	Amee	reply to Agoo, "come in"
	Otsí wɔ ɔɔba?	welcome greeting, "are you coming?"
	Ee	reply to Otsí wɔ ɔɔba
	Atúu	welcome greeting
	Wɔdi oo	welcome greeting
	W'ɔ́ga ée	welcome greeting spoken to a person who arrived on foot

Tagabawa [bgs] (Philippines.)
	Madigár	general greeting
	Madigár sillam kaneko	morning greeting spoken to one person
	Madigár sillam kaniyo	morning greeting spoken to a group
	Madigár mappon kaneko	afternoon greeting spoken to one person
	Madigár mappon kaniyo	afternoon greeting spoken to a group
	Madigár dukillam kaneko	evening greeting spoken to one person
	Madigár dukillam kaniyo	evening greeting spoken to a group
	Áskiyu kannê	greeting to a person arriving, "it's you!"
	Ándayé igtikudan nu?	greeting to a person arriving, "where have you come from?"
	Ándayé sadunan nu?	greeting to a person passing by, "where are you going?"
	Mánda ka?	greeting to a person passing by, "where are you going?"
	Taddô dád	reply to Ándayé sadunan nu and Mánda ka by a person not going far, "just over there"
	Madunna dád tug babà	reply to Ándayé sadunan nu and Mánda ka by a person going downhill, "down there"
	Madunna dád tug daya	reply to Ándayé sadunan nu and Mánda ka by a person going uphill, "just up there"
	Pénék kó	welcome greeting, "come in"

Tagakaulo [klg] (Philippines: Southern Mindanao.)
	Madyaw masolem	general greeting
	Madyaw na maselem	general greeting
	Madyaw na alaw	general daytime greeting
	Madyaw aga	morning greeting
	Madyaw na alasdose	noontime greeting
	Madyaw ambong	afternoon greeting
	Madyaw na ambong	afternoon greeting
	Madyaw gabi	evening greeting
	Madyaw na gabi	evening greeting
	Kumusta kaw?	how are you?
	Kumusta da kaw?	how are you?

Tagalog [tgl] (Philippines.)
	Magandang araw po	formal daytime greeting
	Magandang araw	informal daytime greeting
	Magandang umaga po	formal morning greeting
	Magandang umaga	informal morning greeting
	Magandang tanghali po	formal noontime and early afternoon greeting (until 2 pm)
	Magandang tanghali	informal noontime and early afternoon greeting (until 2 pm)
	Magandang hapon po	formal afternoon and early evening greeting (from about 2 pm until 7 pm)
	Magandang hapon	informal afternoon and early evening greeting (from about 2 pm until 7 pm)
	Magandang gabi po	formal evening and nighttime greeting (after about 7 pm)
	Magandang gabi	informal evening and nighttime greeting (after about 7 pm)
	Halo	informal greeting
	Kumusta po kayo?	how are you? formal
	Mabuti po naman	reply to Kumusta po kayo
	Kumusta ka?	how are you? informal
	Mabuti naman	reply to Kumusta ka
	Mabuhay	welcome greeting
	Maligayang pagdating	welcome greeting

Tagbanwa, Calamian [tbk] (Philippines: Palawan region.)
	Mopyang kaldow	general greeting
	Mopyang temprano	morning greeting
	Mopyang lawi	evening greeting
	Kumustara?	how are you?

Tagish [tgx] (Canada: Yukon.)
	Déht’ā?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Dànìt’ē?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Dànìt’ea?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Shò’ èshli	reply to Dànìt’ē and Dànìt’ea
	Dàht’e?	how are you? spoken to a group of people
	Dàht’ea?	how are you? spoken to a group of people
	Łaht’ē t'ē dàht’ē?	how are you? spoken to a group of people
	Shò îli	reply to Dàht’ē, Dàht’ea and Łaht’ē t'ē dàht’ē

Tahitian [tah] (French Polynesia: Tahiti.)
	Ia ora na	general greeting
	Ia ora na 'oe	general greeting spoken to one person
	Ia ora na 'orua	general greeting spoken to two people
	Ia ora na 'outou	general greeting spoken to a group of people
	E aha te huru?	how are you?
	Maita'i	reply to E aha te huru
	Maita'i roa	reply to E aha te huru
	Maita'i maaruuru	reply to E aha te huru
	Maita'i oe?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Maita'i vau	reply to Maita'i oe
	Maeva	welcome greeting

Tahltan [tht] (Canada: Northwest British Columbia.)
	Hadi	general greeting
	Dūde ānht'ē?	how are you?
	Soga ast’eh	reply to Dūde ānht'ē
	Dude ant'ē?	how are you?
	Soga āst’īn	reply to Dude ant'ē
	Duda ānt’īni?	how are you?, literally "what are you doing?"
	Duda yinte’i?	morning greeting, "how did you sleep?"
	Soga yiste’	reply to Duda yinte’i
	Chachōlon hoti’e	morning greeting, literally "the morning is great"
	Ē, chachōlon hoti’e	reply to Chachōlon hoti’e
	De’ede dīndāłi?	where are you going?
	Soga nenes’īn	welcome greeting, "good to see you"

Tai Dam [blt] (Vietnam. China: Jingping County. Laos: Khammouan Province.)
	Hao khăn quá?	how are you?
	Khăn lók quá?	how are you?
	Khăn sịn lỏ	reply to Khăn lók quá
	Pay cá đaư?	greeting spoken to a person passing by on the street, literally "where are you going?"
	Ao chí pay cá đaư lê?	greeting spoken to a person passing by on the street, literally "where are you going?"
	Khảu má cuông hu ón í	welcome greeting, "come in"
	Năng í	welcome greeting, "sit down"

Tai Dón [twh] (Vietnam. China. Laos.)
	Čãô	general greeting
	Khằn yú yá kã?	how are you?

Tai Nüa [tdd] (China: Dehong Prefecture.)
	Mo de ga tai?	greeting spoken to a person passing by on the street, literally "where are you going?"

Taino [tnq] (United States of America: Florida, and Commonwealth of the Bahamas.)
	Tau	general greeting
	Taiguey	general daytime greeting (good sun)
	Takaji	general daytime greeting
	M'abuica	general daytime greeting
	Tau mautia	morning greeting
	Huisan	nighttime greeting
	Tain tureiro	nighttime greeting
	Taicaraya	general nighttime greeting (good moon)
	Anegwaba?	how are you? to one person
	Anegwaha?	how are you? to a group of people
	Tainwei	reply to Anegwaba and Anegwaha

Tairora, North [tbg] (Papua New Guinea: Eastern Highlands Province.)
	Vaiharave?	general greeting, literally "are you there?"
	Variharave?	general greeting, literally "are you there?", spoken in the Suwaira dialect
	Taaraitio	greeting spoken to two people
	Aanaqo	greeting spoken to a close friend
	Ti vaiiki	greeting spoken by a man to another man in the Aantantara dialect
	Ki vaiinki	greeting spoken by a man to another man in the Arau dialect
	Ti vaiinti	greeting spoken by a man to another man in the Noraikora dialect
	Ti vaiiti	greeting spoken by a man to another man in the Suwaira dialect
	Toqaqi	morning greeting
	Toqaqive	morning greeting
	Toqaqai	morning greeting spoken in the Suwaira dialect
	Toqakaama	morning greeting spoken in the Suwaira dialect
	Toaqmaaqi	morning greeting spoken in the Suwaira dialect
	Ikara	midday greeting
	Ikaraqaa	midday greeting spoken in the Ukarumpa dialect
	Entaqi	nighttime greeting
	Entaqive	nighttime greeting
	Taihaie aniavo?	where have you come from?

Tairora, South [omw] (Papua New Guinea: Eastern Highlands Province.)
	Varirave hiaro?	general greeting ("are you there?") in the Omwunra and Togura dialects
	Ni vaisi	greeting spoken by a man to another man in the Omwunra and Togura dialects
	Ni vainti	greeting spoken by a man to another man in the Haaviqinra dialect
	Ni mpai	greeting spoken by a man to another man in Konkompira, Vinaata, and Veqaura dialects

Tairuma [uar] (Papua New Guinea: Gulf Province.)
	Sa'are meta	general daytime greeting
	Meare meta	morning greeting
	Firoe meta	afternoon greeting
	Eroa meta	nighttime greeting
	A metaka'a a?	how are you?
	Meta papa	reply to A metaka'a a
	Tivi meta papa	thank you

Tajiki [tgk] (Tajikistan.)
	Салом	salom: general greeting
	Ассалому алайкум	assalomu alaikum: greeting used by Muslims
	Ва алайкум ассалом	va alaikum assalom: reply to Ассалому алайкум
	Субҳ ба хайр	subh ba khair: afternoon greeting
	Рўз ба хайр	ruz ba khair: afternoon greeting
	Шом ба хайр	shom ba khair: evening greeting
	Аҳволатон чй тавр аст?	ahvolaton chi taver ast: how are you?
	Раҳмат, бисёр хуб	rahmat biser khub: reply to Аҳволатон чи тавр аст
	Саломатиатон чй тавр?	salomatiaton chi taver: how are you?
	Корҳо чй тавр?	korho chi taver: how are you?
	Шумо чй хел?	shumo chi khel: how are you? formal
	Ту чй хел?	tu chi khel: how are you? informal
	Саломатиатон чй хел?	salomatiaton chi khel: how are you?
	Саломатиатон чй тавр?	salomatiaton chi tavr: how are you?
	Нағз-мй?	naghz mi: how are you?
	Нағз, раҳмат	naghz, rahmat: reply to Шумо чй хел, Саломатиатон чй хел, and Нағз-мй
	Нағз, ташакккур	naghz, tashakkur: reply to Шумо чй хел, Саломатиатон чй хел, and Нағз-мй
	Ҳамаааш нағз, ташакккур	hamaash naghz, tashakkur: reply to Саломатиатон чй хел and Нағз-мй
	Хуш омадед	khush omaded: welcome greeting
	Хайра макдам	khaira makdam: welcome greeting

Takia [tbc] (Papua New Guinea: Madang Province.)
	Oe	general greeting
	Dugo waoda?	greeting spoken to a person passing by, literally "where are you going?"
	Tidom lom mi	morning greeting
	Tidom uyan	evening greeting

Takuu [nho] (Papua New Guinea: Bougainville Province.)
	Teaso tokoreka	daytime greeting
	Polaoi tokoreka	nighttime greeting
	Koe ku a?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Nau e tokoreka	reply to Koe ku e
	Ea koe?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Ea koorua?	how are you? spoken to two people
	Ea kootou?	how are you? spoken to a group of people
	Koe e fano ki fea?	where are you going? spoken to one person
	Koorua e o ki fea?	where are you going? spoken to two people
	Kootou e o ki fea?	where are you going? spoken to a group

Talinga-Bwisi [tlj] (Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo.)
	Mpempa	general greeting
	Olaayo	morning greeting
	Weesaayo	afternoon greeting
	Makulu?	how are you?
	Mekuma?	how are you?
	Milembe	reply to Makulu and Mekuma
	Kutiya?	how are you?
	Oliotiya?	how are you?
	Indiyo	reply to Oliotiya

Talise [tlr] (Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal.)
	Bongibongi	morning greeting in the Poleo dialect [tlr-pol]
	Laulavina	afternoon greeting in the Poleo dialect [tlr-pol]
	Masohatana	evening greeting in the Poleo dialect [tlr-pol]
	Dou bongi	nighttime greeting in the Poleo dialect [tlr-pol]
	Vahavei?	how are you? in the Tolo dialect [tlr-tol]

Talysh [tly] (Azerbaijan: Caspian coast.)
	Səlom	general greeting, also written Сәлом
	Səlom əleykum	general greeting, also written Сәлом алејкум
	Əleykum əsəlom	reply to Səlam əleykum, also written Алејкум әсәлом
	Subh bə xeyr	morning greeting
	Çokoyon?	how are you?
	Ti çokoş?	how are you?, also written Ти чокош
	Çokim	reply to Ti çokoş, also written Чоким
	Qədə-qədə	reply to Ti çokoş, also written Чоким
	Xəş oməş	welcome greeting, also written Хәш омәш

Tamahaq [thv] (Algeria.)
	Azul	general greeting
	Uyyik	general greeting
	Ma ijan?	how are you?
	Man winek?	how are you?
	Ma tuxlaka?	how are you?
	Ma tulit?	how are you?

Tamajaq [ttq] (Niger. Mali. Nigeria.)
	Azul	general greeting
	Uyyik	general greeting
	Oyweem	general greeting spoken in the Nigerian dialect

Tamajeq [thz] (Niger.)
	Azul	general greeting
	Oy ik?	how are you?
	Mani echeghel?	how is your work?
	Mani eghiwan?	how is your family?

Tamang, Eastern [taj] (Nepal.)
	Lhaso	general greeting
	Fyafulla	general greeting
	Eda karangba mula?	how are you?
	Jabon mula	reply to Eda karangba mula
	Sanchon mula?	how are you?
	Laso, sanchon mula	reply to Sanchon mula

Tamang, Southwestern [tsf] (Nepal.)
	Lhaso	general greeting

Tamang, Western [tdg] (Nepal.)
	Lhaso	general greeting

Tamasheq [taq] (Mali and Burkina Faso.)
	Azul	general greeting (written as ⴰⵣⵓⵍ in Tifinagh)
	Ma-tihlaqqa	general greeting
	Taglassad	general greeting
	Matole	general greeting
	Ma d'tolahat	general greeting spoken to a man
	Ma d'tolaham	general greeting spoken to a woman
	Alxer yas	reply to Ma d'tolahat
	Alxer yas al hamdulillahi	reply to Ma d'tolahat
	Ijak alxer da iknam	reply to Ma d'tolahat spoken by an older man
	Minitwixeh	general greeting
	Izot	reply to Minitwixeh
	Oyik	general greeting
	Oiuwan	reply to Oyik
	Ma idjani?	how are you?

Tamazight, Central Atlas [tzm] (Morocco.)
	Azul	general greeting (written as ⴰⵣⵓⵍ in Tifinagh)
	Salam	general greeting (written as ⵙⴰⵍⴰⵎ in Tifinagh)
	Salamu'likum	general greeting spoken by a man to another man
	'Likumsalam	reply to Salamu'likum
	L'ahi'awn	general greeting spoken by a woman or to a woman
	L'ajslm	reply to L'ahi'awn
	Sbaħ lxir	morning greeting
	Mslxir	evening greeting
	Manza kinn?	how are you?
	Bixir	reply to Manza kinn
	Manik an tgut?	how are you?
	Maytasnamt?	how are you?
	Maki ga l-ħal?	how are you?
	Mami ga l-ħal?	how are you?
	Brrkat dar-ngh	welcome greeting

Tamazight, Standard Moroccan [zgh] (Morocco.)
	Azul	general greeting (written as ⴰⵣⵓⵍ in Tifinagh)
	Tifawin	morning greeting (written as ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵉⵏ in Tifinagh)
	Timkliwin	afternoon greeting
	Timnsiwin	evening greeting (written as ⵜⵉⵎⴻⵏⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ in Tifinagh)

Tami [tmy] (Papua New Guinea: Tami Islands in Morobe Province.)
	Bongmong lamec	morning greeting
	Mbung lamec	nighttime greeting

Tamil [tam] (India: Tamil Nadu.)
	வணக்கம்	vanakkam: general greeting
	காலை வணக்கம்	kalai vanakkam: morning greeting
	மதிய வணக்கம்	matiya vanakkam: afternoon greeting
	நீ எப்படி இருக்கிறாய்	ni eppadi irukkiray: how are you?
	நான் நல்லபடியாக இருக்கிறேன்	naan nallapadiyaka irukkenren: reply to நீ எப்படி இருக்கிறாய்
	எப்படி இருக்கீங்க	eppadi irukeenga: how are you?
	நல்லா இருக்கின்றேன்	nallaa irukkenren: reply to எப்படி இருக்கீங்க
	நல்லாவே இருக்கேன்	nallaave irukken: reply to எப்படி இருக்கீங்க
	நன்றாக இருக்கின்றீர்களா?	nanraaga irukkenriirgalaa: how are you?
	நல்லா இருக்கீங்களா?	nallaa irukkengalaa: how are you?
	நான் நன்றாக இருக்கின்றேன்	naan nanraaga irukkendreen: reply to நல்லா இருக்கீங்களா
	நான் நல்லா இருக்கேன்	naan nalla irukkeen: reply to நல்லா இருக்கீங்களா
	வாருங்கள்	vaarungal: welcome greeting
	வாங்க	vaanga: welcome greeting in spoken language

Tampulma [tpm] (Ghana: Damongo district.)
	I dɛ chɔ doo weri dusum tiu?	morning greeting, "did you sleep well last night?"
	Antere	afternoon greeting

Tanacross [tcb] (United States of America: Alaska.)
	Nts'é t'ínt'eh?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Sôgh t'iht'eh	reply to Nts'é t'ínt'eh
	Nts'é t'áht'eh?	how are you? spoken to a group of people
	Sôgh ts'int'eh	reply to Nts'é t'áht'eh
	Nts'é dit'aen?	what are you doing?

Tanaina [tfn] (United States of America: Alaska.)
	Nda'ich' q'u t'int'a?	how are you? spoken in the Coastal-Inland and Nondalton dialects
	Ch'adach' q'u t'ent'a?	how are you? spoken in the Upper Inlet dialect
	Yagheli	reply to Nda'ich' q'u t'int'a and Ch'adach' q'u t'ent'a
	Yagheli eshlan	reply to Nda'ich' q'u t'int'a
	Yagheli ilan du?	how are you? spoken in the Upper Inlet dialect
	Aa' yagheli elan	reply to Yagheli ilan du spoken in the Upper Inlet dialect
	Yaghali du?	how are you? spoken in the Kenai Peninsula dialect
	Aa' yaghali	reply to Yaghali du spoken in the Kenai Peninsula dialect
	Naghe nduninyu	welcome greeting spoken to a visitor in the Nondalton dialect
	Aa', dunshyu	reply to Naghe nduninyu
	Dunilggux, chin'an gheli	welcome greeting ("come in, thanks for coming") in the Nondalton dialect
	Shegh nuninyu	welcome greeting spoken to a visitor in the Nondalton dialect
	Shegh zidu	welcome greeting spoken to a visitor in the Nondalton dialect

Tanana, Lower [taa] (United States of America: Alaska.)
	Do'eent'aa	general greeting
	Eszroonh	reply to Do'eent'aa

Tanana, Upper [tau] (United States of America: Alaska. Canada.)
	Nts'ätdiit'eh	general greeting in the Beaver Creek dialect
	Nohts'eneh'ii tsin'ii choh ts'eninthän	general greeting in the Beaver Creek dialect

Tanapag [tpv] (Northern Mariana Islands: Saipan Island.)
	Olomwaay	general greeting
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Tandaganon [tgn] (Philippines: Tandag.)
	Madayao na adlaw	general daytime greeting
	Madayao na buntag	morning greeting
	Madayao na hapon	afternoon greeting
	Madayao na duyom	evening greeting

Tanema [tnx] (Solomon Islands.)
	Mamabo apika	morning greeting
	Ladome apika	nighttime greeting

Tangale [tan] (Nigeria: Gombe State.)
	Malele	general greeting
	Lee	informal greeting
	Ma pon tom	morning greeting
	Pon tom	morning greeting
	Nkaka?	how are you?
	Nkaka wulele?	how are you?
	Nkaka wuten?	greeting spoken to a person working, "how is the work?"

Tangchangya [tnv] (Bangladesh: Chittagong hills.)
	বন্দনা	bawndawna: general greeting
	মংগল ওক	mawnggawl ouk: general greeting
	হৈ	hoi: informal greeting
	অই	oi: informal greeting
	কেনসান আগ-ইত?	kensan ago-it: how are you?
	কেন আগ-ইত?	ken ago-it: how are you?
	কি খব?	ki hawbaw: how are you?

Tangoa [tgp] (Vanuatu: Tangoa Island.)
	Mo řuhu	general greeting
	Mangorise awoh	morning greeting

Tanimuca-Retuara [tnc] (Colombia: Amazonas.)
	Bi'i ruku?	general greeting
	A'a yi'i	reply to Bi'i ruku

Tanjijili [uji] (Nigeria: Kafin Koro.)
	Vei sawah	general greeting spoken to a group of people
	Maa vuwa	reply to Vei sawah
	Maa bewah	reply to Vei sawah

Tanna, North [tnn] (Vanuatu: north Tanna.)
	Tawɨr	general greeting
	Tawɨr loulaugɨn	general greeting
	Tawɨr lenaiu	nighttime greeting

Tanna, Southwest [nwi] (Vanuatu: southwest Tanna.)
	Rhuvə	general greeting
	Rhuvə namsuk	general greeting
	Thuvə	general greeting in the Vaha dialect
	Thuvə yenpɨgenpɨg	morning greeting in the Vaha dialect

Tapirapé [taf] (Brazil: Mato Grosso.)
	Parexat?	general greeting, "have you arrived?"
	Ỹ, ie ãxat	reply to Parexat
	Pareka?	general greeting, "are you there?"
	Ana ta'e pareka	general greeting spoken to one person
	Ỹ, ie ãka	reply to Pareka and Ana ta'e pareka
	Pee ta'e papeka	general greeting spoken to a group of people
	Y are araka	reply to Pee ta'e papeka
	Parehym?	greeting spoken to a person who is standing
	Ỹ, ie ãhym	reply to Parehym
	Parehỹf	greeting spoken to a person who is sitting
	Ỹ, ie ãhỹj̃	reply to Parehỹj̃
	Parexop?	greeting spoken to a person who is lying down
	Ỹ, ie ãxop	reply to Parexop
	Ỹ	reply to Parexat, Pareka, Ana ta'e pareka, Parehym, Parehỹj̃, and Parexop
	Erewaem ta'e	welcome greeting spoken to a person coming from far away
	Erexari ta'e	welcome greeting spoken to a person coming from far away
	Mamõ ta'e ekwe erea wã?	greeting spoken to a person traveling, literally "where are you going?"
	Mywi ta'e erexat wã?	greeting spoken to a person traveling, literally "where are you coming from?"

Tarahumara, Central [tar] (Mexico: Chihuahua.)
	Kuira	general greeting
	Kuira bá	reply to Kuira
	Riosi kuira	general greeting
	Kuira ganíri bá	general greeting
	Piri vi mure?	morning greeting, literally "what did you dream?"
	Kuira rokógo bá	nighttime greeting

Tarahumara, Western [tac] (Mexico: Guazapres, Urique, and Uruachi.)
	Cuira	general greeting
	Ganiri bá	reply to Cuira
	Cheti che'raca mé?	morning greeting
	Hue a'rá che'rá ne	reply to Cheti che'raca mé
	Coche simé orá mué?	where are you going?

Tariana [tae] (Brazil and Colombia: Vaupés River.)
	Kawhitha phia?	morning greeting, literally "are you awake"
	Kawhinuka	reply to Kawhitha phia
	Piukanihka phia?	greeting spoken to a visitor, "have you arrived?"
	Nukaka	reply to Piukanihka phia
	Aliatha phia?	greeting spoken to a visitor, "do you exist?"
	Alianuka	reply to Aliatha phia
	Pinunihka?	how are you? spoken to a visitor who is arriving ("have you come?")
	Matshanha phia?	how are you?, "are you well?"

Tarifit [rif] (Morocco.)
	Azul	general greeting
	Amek rweh?	how are you?

Tarok [yer] (Nigeria: Plateau State and Taraba State.)
	Ikangkang sang ya	morning greeting
	O fa okangkang a	morning greeting
	Ikangkang	reply to Ikangkang sang ya and O fa okangkang a

Taroko [trv] (Taiwan.)
	Mhowai isu	general greeting
	Embiyax su	general greeting
	Krbuan	morning greeting
	Kjiyanan	afternoon greetiong
	Kmanan	evening greeting
	Embiyax su hug?	how are you?
	Embiyax ku balay	reply to Embiyax su hug
	Malu su hug?	how are you?
	Ye su malu?	how are you? in the Tekedaya dialect [trv-tek]
	Malu ku, mhue su	reply to Ye su malu in the Tekedaya dialect [trv-tek]
	Sndamac su bale	greeting used after a long absense in the Tekedaya dialect [trv-tek]
	Sndamac su bale duri	greeting used after a long absense in the Tekedaya dialect [trv-tek]
	Malu su haw?	how are you? in the Te'uda dialect [trv-te]

Tasawaq [twq] (Niger.)
	Man nin kani	morning greeting
	Man nin hogay	nighttime greeting

Tasmanian [xtz] (Australia: Tasmania.)
	Yah	general greeting
	Yah tahwattywa	greeting spoken in the eastern region (Oyster Bay to Pittwater) in 1855
	Yah nun'oyné	greeting spoken in the southern region (Mount Royal and Bruny Island) in 1855
	Ya	general greeting in the reconstructed Palawa Kani dialect
	Ya tawatja	general greeting in the reconstructed Palawa Kani dialect
	Ya pulingina	welcome greeting in the reconstructed Palawa Kani dialect

Tat, Muslim [ttt] (Russia: Dagestan and Moscow. Iran. Azerbaijani: Qonaqkend and Baku.)
	Салам алейком	salam aleikom: general greeting
	Хошомори	hoshomori: welcome greeting

Tatar [tat] (Russia and China: Tatarstan.)
	Исәнмесез	isenmesez: general greeting
	Исәннәрмесез	isennermesez: general greeting
	Сәламнар	selamnar: general greeting
	Исәнме	isenme: informal greeting
	Сәлам	selam: informal greeting
	Хәерле иртә	kheyerle irte: morning greeting
	Хәерле көн	kheyerle kin: afternoon greeting
	Хәерле кич	kheyerle kich: evening greeting
	Хәлләр ничек?	kheller nichek: how are you?
	Хәлләрен ничек?	kelleren nichek: how are you?
	Яхши	yakhshi: reply to Хәлләр ничек and Хәлләрен ничек
	Нихәл?	nikhel: how are you? informal
	Нихәлләр?	nikheller: how are you? informal
	Рәхим итегез	rakhim itelgez: welcome greeting
	Хуш киләсез	khush kilasez: welcome greeting
	Хуш килдегез	khush kildegez: welcome greeting
	Аман	aman: general greeting used in the Kazan dialect of Astrakhan [tat-mid]
	Аман исян	aman isian: general greeting used in the Kazan dialect of Astrakhan [tat-mid]
	Аман исям	aman isiam: general greeting used in the Kazan dialect of Astrakhan [tat-mid]
	Исянмисез?	isianmisez: how are you? used in the Kazan dialect of Astrakhan [tat-mid]

Tatar, Crimean [crh] (Ukraine. Uzbekistan.)
	Селям	selaam: general greeting
	Мераба	meraba: general greeting
	Мерабанъыз	merabanyz: general greeting
	Селям алейкум	selaam aleikum: general greeting
	Алейкум селям	aleikum salaam: reply to Селям алейкум
	Сабанъыз хайыр	sabanyz hayir: morning greeting
	Саба хайыр олсун	saba hayir olsun: morning greeting
	Саба шерфинъиз хайыр олсун	saba sherfiniz hayir olsun: morning greeting
	Акъшам хайыр олсун	aksham hayir olsun: evening greeting
	Акъшам шерфинъиз хайыр олсун	aksham sherfiniz hayir olsun: evening greeting
	Не яптынъ?	ne yaptyñ: how are you? informal
	Хош келъдинъыз	khosh keldiñiz: welcome greeting
	Хош кельдинъ	khosh keldiñ: welcome greeting

Tatar, Siberian [sty] (Russia: Tyumenskaya, Omskaya, and Novosibirskaya Oblasts.)
	Саумысыс	saumisis: general greeting
	Йаҡшымыс	yaqşimisis: reply to Саумысыс
	Саумыс	saumis: reply to Саумысыс
	Сауларбыс	saularbis: reply to Саумысыс
	Саумы	saumy: informal greeting
	Йақшы	yaqşi: reply to Саумы
	Сау	sau: reply to Саумы
	Йаҡшы йоҡлатығыс	yaqşi yoqlatighis: morning greeting
	Ҡәлләрегес ницек?	qәllәreges nichek: how are you?
	Ницек ҡәлләрегес?	nichek qәllәreges: how are you?
	Ницек ҡәлләр?	nichek qәllәr: how are you?
	Ней ҡәл?	ney kәl: how are you? informal
	Рәҡмәт, йаҡшы	rәqmәt, yaqşi: reply to Ҡәлләрегес ницек, Ницек ҡәлләр, and Ней ҡәл
	Йаҡшы, спайы	yaqşi, spaiy: reply to Ҡәлләрегес ницек, Ницек ҡәлләр, and Ней ҡәл

Tataviam [qe8] (United States of America: California.)
	Hami'kwa umi?	where are you going?

Tatuyo [tav] (Colombia.)
	Mʉ anibapari	general greeting
	Mʉja anibapari	general greeting

Tauade [ttd] (Papua New Guinea: Goilala district in Central Province.)
	Vata kato	morning greeting
	Lavi kato	afternoon greeting
	Kuvit kato	evening greeting

Taushiro [trr] (Peru.)
	Uñuntero	general greeting spoken by a person arriving
	Uñuntero ivu	general greeting spoken by a person arriving

Tausug [tsg] (Philippines: Sulu Archipelago, Palawan Island and Basilan Island. Malaysia: Sabah. Indonesia: Kalimantan.)
	Salam	general greeting
	Asalaamu alaykum	general greeting
	Walaykum usalaam	reply to Asalaamu alaykum
	Marayaw adlaw	general daytime greeting
	Marayaw mainaat	morning greeting
	Ūwa'	greeting spoken by a person arriving at a house
	Ūwa' awn tau	greeting spoken by a person arriving at a house
	Sakat kaw	reply to Ūwa' and Ūwa' awn tau
	Biya diin na kaw?	how are you?
	Maunu'unu na kaw?	how are you?
	Maunu'unu na kaw yan?	how are you?
	Maunu'unu na kita yan?	how are you?
	Amu-amu ra	reply to Maunu'unu na kaw
	Pakain na kaw?	greeting spoken to a person going somewhere, "where are you going?"
	Pakain na kaw yan?	greeting spoken to a person going somewhere, "where are you going?"
	Pakain kaw?	greeting spoken to a person going somewhere, "where are you going?"
	Bakas kaw hari'in?	greeting spoken to a person going somewhere, "where are you going?
	Madtu na aku	reply to Pakain kaw, Pakain na kaw, Pakain na kaw yan, and Bakas kaw hari'in

Tauya [tya] (Papua New Guinea: Madang Province.)
	ʔ^weisinasa-e	morning greeting
	ʔoʔaisa-e	afternoon greeting
	ʔ^weisa-e	evening greeting

Taveta [tvs] (Kenya: Taita district.)
	Urewedi	general greeting

Tawala [tbo] (Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay Province.)
	Tinani	general greeting
	Tinani tam	general greeting spoken to one person
	Tinanihi	general greeting spoken to a group
	Tinani tulau	greeting spoken to a friend
	Tinani bada	greeting spoken to an older man
	Tam tinani	reply to Tinani, Tinani tam, Tinanihi, and Tinani tulau
	Gasi tinani tam	reply to Tinani, Tinani tam, Tinanihi, and Tinani tulau
	Meka u nenae?	greeting to a person on the street, literally "where are you going?"
	Meka e nenae?	greeting to a person on the street, literally "where are you going?"
	Meka o nenae?	greeting to a group of people on the street, literally "where are you going?"
	Meka u nae?	greeting to a person on the street, literally "where have you been?"
	A igohagoha nae	reply to Meka e nenae and Meka u nae, "I'm just walking about"
	A lautowolo nae	reply to Meka e nenae and Meka u nae, "I'm just walking about"
	Miyei u nei?	greeting to a person on the street, literally "where have you been?"
	Tahayagei a nei	reply to Miyei u nei, "I followed the path"
	A talahiyougogem	formal greeting spoken by one person
	To talahiyougogemi	formal greeting spoken by a group
	U meduma	greeting used after an extended absence
	Malatomtom dewadewana	morning greeting, "it is a good morning" (calque from English)
	Ibiga dewadewana	evening greeting, "it is a good evening" (calque from English)
	U meimahi?	how are you? (used to ask if someone is well)
	Sinani	older greeting (historical pronunciation of tinani)

Tày [tyz] (Vietnam: central and northeastern regions.)
	Pá prama	general greeting

Tboli [tbl] (Philippines.)
	Hyu hlafus maam	morning greeting
	Hyu hlafus	morning greeting
	Hyu tungo karaw	afternoon greeting
	Hyu koluy	afternoon greeting
	Hyu kifu	evening greeting
	Kumusta wo'?	how are you?

Teanu [tkw] (Solomon Islands: Vanikolo Island.)
	Momobo wako	morning greeting
	Vonila wako	evening greeting
	Bwogo wako	nighttime greeting

Tedaga [tuq] (Chad: Tibesti.)
	Wossoura	general greeting spoken to one person
	Wassara	general greeting spoken to a group

Tee [tkq] (Nigeria.)
	Dée a yira	general greeting

Tehuelche [teh] (Chile.)
	Waingue	general greeting
	Waiwai	general greeting
	Marímarí	general greeting
	Marímarí peñi	greeting spoken by a man to another man
	Marímarí kanai	general greeting spoken to a friend
	Yenu	general greeting spoken to a friend
	Kusawcawnük yünua	general greeting spoken to a friend
	Kúshu kümümün?	how are you?
	Kümelekaimi?	how are you?
	Kümelen	reply to Kümelekaimi

Teiwa [twe] (Indonesia: Pantar Island in East Nusa Tenggara Province.)
	Bes-bes	morning greeting
	War og	midday greeting
	Ibayar	afternoon greeting
	Iqa'an	nighttime greeting
	Ha mat gi?	where are you going?

Teke-Fuumu [ifm] (Congo.)
	Mbote	general greeting
	Mbore	general greeting
	Uki	morning greeting
	Buki	morning greeting
	Pye lali?	morning greeting, "did you sleep well?"
	Ku ula pi?	how are you?
	Ku ula pye?	how are you?
	Yo	reply to Ku ula pi and Ku ula pye

Teke-Tege [teg] (Gabon: Upper Ogooue. Congo: Ewo, Okoyo, and Abala.)
	Ambulu	general greeting
	Anthiama	general greeting
	Wa silu	morning greeting spoken to one person
	Biè lsilu	morning greeting spoken to a group
	Buori a wè	afternoon greeting spoken to one person
	Buori a biè	afternoon greeting spoken to a group

Tektiteko [ttc] (Guatemala.)
	Je'ky	general greeting
	Sa' taat	general greeting spoken to a man
	Sa' naan	general greeting spoken to a woman
	K'amoj jun limb'il ta atz	formal greeting
	Je'ky titza' atich?	how are you?

Telefol [tlf] (Papua New Guinea: Sandaun Province.)
	Salap aga	morning greeting
	Salap aga o	morning greeting spoken to one person, literally "you slept?"
	Silab aga?	morning greeting spoken to one person, literally "you slept?"
	Silib aga?	morning greeting spoken to a group, literally "you slept?"
	Lbab aga?	afternoon greeting spoken to one person
	Albib aga?	afternoon greeting spoken to a group
	Saal u	nightime greeting spoken to one person
	Siin u	nighttime greeting spoken to a group
	Kapde?	how are you?
	Seno, num seno	greeting spoken to a friend

Telugu [tel] (India: Andhra Pradesh.)
	నమస్కారము	namaskaaram: general greeting
	నమస్కారమండి	namaskaaramandi: general greeting
	ఏమండీ	aemandi: general greeting
	ఇదోవినండి	idovinandi: general greeting
	సుప్రభాతం	suprabhaatam: morning greeting
	శుభ దినం	shubhadhinan: general daytime greeting
	శుభ రాత్రి	shubharaathri: nighttime greeting
	మీరు ఏలా ఉన్నారు?	meeru ela unnaaru: how are you?
	నేను బాగున్నాన	naenu baagunnaanu: reply to మీరు ఏలా ఉన్నారు
	నేను బాగున్నాను, ధన్యవాదములు	naenu baagunnaanu, dhanyavaadhamulu: reply to మీరు ఏలా ఉన్నారు
	నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు?	nuvvu ela unnaaru: how are you? informal
	స్వాగతం	svaagatam: welcome greeting
	సుస్వాగతం	susvaagatam: welcome greeting

Tem [kdh] (Togo: Kara region.)
	Salam alekum	general greeting
	Walekum salam	reply to Salam alekum
	Nyáávíni kaz ɔ	morning greeting spoken to one person
	Bavíni kaz ɔ	morning greeting spoken to one person
	Mɩvíni kaz ɔ	morning greeting spoken to a group
	Nyangυrυ alafia?	morning greeting spoken to one person
	Mangυrυ alafia	reply to Nyangυrυ alafia
	Alafia	reply to Nyangυrυ alafia
	Nyana wísɩ	afternoon greeting spoken to one person
	Na wísɩ	afternoon greeting spoken to one person
	Mɩna wísɩ	afternoon greeting spoken to a group
	Nyana ɖaaníŋa	evening greeting spoken to one person
	Na ɖaaníŋa	evening greeting spoken to one person
	Mɩna ɖaaníŋa	evening greeting spoken to a group
	Nyana nyandíí?	how are you?
	Mana mandí	reply to Nyana nyandíí
	Maala salama	greeting used when arriving
	Maala gafara	greeting used when arriving
	Nooɖé	welcome greeting spoken to one person
	Mɩnooɖé	welcome greeting spoken to a group
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Tembé [tqb] (Brazil: Maranhão, Gurupi, and Guamá.)
	A-inwi	general greeting
	'Êy	informal greeting
	Öy	informal greeting
	Zané ku'ém	morning greeting
	Zané karu	afternoon greeting
	Zané pytun	nighttime greeting
	Azéru'u?	how are you?
	Ihé katu	reply to Azéru'u

Temein [teq] (Sudan: South Kordofan.)
	Ɂja nʈíkɛ nʈóbán?	greeting spoken to one person
	Ɂja kíʈíkɛ konʈóbán?	greeting spoken to a group

Temi [soz] (Tanzania: Arausha region.)
	Na vahumar	general greeting
	Neja nene vahuma hayi	reply to Na vahumar
	A ja vahuma	formal greeting
	Evavai navahumai hau	reply to A ja vahuma

Temiar [tea] (Malaysia: Perak and Kelantan.)
	Hei	general greeting
	Selamat	general greeting
	Malɔɔ?	general greeting, "where?"
	Malɔɔ hamciib?	where are you going?
	Malɔɔ haciib?	where are you going?
	Malɔɔ haciib atɛɛ?	where are you coming from?
	Selamat yehyah	morning greeting
	Selamat layeh	nighttime greeting
	Selamat lagyek	nighttime greeting
	Elok gah?	how are you?
	Gah mej	reply to Elok gah
	Mej	reply to Elok gah
	Hu wal	welcome greeting
	Selamat tibak	welcome greeting

Temuan [tmw] (Malaysia.)
	Mana pegi?	where are you going?
	Hoi, mana pegi?	where are you going?
	Nan kamana?	where are you going?

Tenharim [pah] (Brazil: Amazonas.)
	Patiakwa	general greeting
	Ei	reply to Patiakwa
	Po nde ruri?	greeting to a visitor, "you have come?"

Tenino [tqn] (United States of America: Warm Springs Orgeon.)
	Ai	general greeting
	Niix pachwai	general greeting
	Niix maic'qi	morning greeting
	Niix kwlauit	evening greeting
	Niix sup't	nighttime greeting
	Mishnan au wai	general greeting

Tennet [tex] (USouth Sudan: Eastern Equatoria State.)
	Kizawo	general greeting
	Kizawo oroot	reply to Kizawo
	Gotonogga ki ngonogga	greeting spoken to a friend
	Ogon ku?	how are you?
	Kabunna	reply to Ogon ku
	Okko inna nuga?	where are you going?
	Ivitak ngintu	welcome greeting

Teop [tio] (Papua New Guinea: Bougainville Province.)
	Tea nubunubu mataa	morning greeting
	Nubunubu mataa	morning greeting
	Roava mataa	midday greeting
	Tauravi mataa	afternoon greeting
	Bon mataa	nighttime greeting
	Tea bon	nighttime greeting
	Havee vo?	how are you? informal, "what's up?"
	Havee to nao vuan?	where are you going?

Tepecano [tep] (Mexico: Jalisco.)
	Šavhuvan	general greeting
	Engando šavhuvan	general greeting
	Ahwanape	reply to Šavhuvan and Engando šavhuvan
	Hupanape	reply to Šavhuvan and Engando šavhuvan
	Šavhuvan armano	general greeting
	Šavhuvan api	reply to Šavhuvan armano
	Adius	general greeting
	Aterihuro	nighttime greeting
	Hašto šištomoyn?	how are you? (literally, "what news is there?")
	Nada ni hašto	reply to Hašto šištomoyn

Tepehua, Huehuetla [tee] (Mexico: Huehuetla and Mecapalapa.)
	Xanchi	morning greeting
	Kox at'ap'asa ju chavai atats'is	nighttime greeting

Tepehua, Tlachichilco [tpt] (Mexico: Veracruz.)
	Maqt'unk'un	morning greeting
	Maqltonk'ún	morning greeting
	Tonk'ún	morning greeting
	K'ún	morning greeting
	Maqto'oxáy	afternoon greeting
	Maqlto'oxáy	afternoon greeting
	To'oxáy	afternoon greeting
	Xay	afternoon greeting
	Tis ba sun nu'uncha?	how are you, literally "what do you say?"
	Ba kat'ap'asacha ix pulakna	welcome greeting, "come in"

Tepehuan, Southeastern [stp] (Mexico: Durango.)
	Xiiban	general greeting
	Bhai'p xiiban	reply to Xiiban
	Jachapim jum'ihli'ñ?	how are you?
	Jax japich ji xi'aa'ñ?	how are you?
	Jáxap tu'i?	how are you?
	Jixbhai' dyo	reply to Jáxap tu'i
	Jáxap jum'ihli'ñ?	how are you?
	Siambri jixqui'iñ ji panas	reply to Jáxap jum'ihli'ñ
	Jáxapich jixi'a'ñ?	morning greeting

Terebu [trb] (Papua New Guinea: East Sepik Province.)
	Lumuam wian	morning greeting
	Peikah konom	morning greeting
	Yolah konom	afternoon greeting
	Yukalah honom	evening greeting

Terei [buo] (Papua New Guinea: Southern Bougainville Province.)
	Tongtoge meragu	morning greeting
	Mureugu meragu	evening greeting
	Muro meragu	nighttime greeting

Terêna [ter] (Brazil: Mato Grosso.)
	Únati	general greeting
	Yaáye yeno?	general greeting, "have you come?"
	Eêm, yaáyeke	reply to Yaáye yeno
	Na kéyeeye?	how are you?
	Ápeepo	reply to Na kéyeeye
	Na yéno?	where are you going?
	Ako yónongu	reply to Na yéno, "I'm not going anywhere"
	Mbihópotine	reply to Na yéno, "I'm returning"

Teribe [tfr] (Costa Rica: coastal region.)
	Miga	general greeting
	Kobe	reply to Miga
	Pa yonde?	how are you?
	Ta yone	reply to Pa yonde
	Pa wolleno sorë	morning greeting
	Ta wolleno plue	reply to Pa wolleno sorë
	Ta koc sho'rono orë	morning greeting
	Ta koc rozóctoñ orë	evening greeting
	Ta su orë?	how are you?
	Kobe	reply to Ta su orë

Terik [tec] (Kenya: Rift Valley.)
	Chamgei	general greeting

Termanu [twu] (Indonesia: Nusa Tenggara Timur.)
	Sodamolek	general greeting
	Syalom	general greeting

Ternate [tft] (Indonesia: Maluku.)
	Tabea	general greeting
	Salam	general greeting
	Habar doka 'sa?	how are you?

Teso [teo] (Uganda: Teso Province.)
	Yoga	general greeting
	Yoga noi	reply to Yoga
	Noi noi	reply to Yoga
	Yoga aswam	greeting spoken to a person who is working
	Eyalama aswam	greeting spoken to a person who is working
	Ebo nakonda	reply to Yoga aswam and Eyalama aswam
	Biaibo aswam?	greeting spoken to a person who is working, "how is your work?"
	Biaibo idwe?	greeting spoken to a person who has children, "how are your children?"
	Biaibo yesu?	how are you?
	Biaibo jo?	how are you?
	Ejok	reply to Biaibo aswam, Biabo yesu, Biaibo idwe, and Biaibo jo
	Ejokuna	reply to Biaibo aswam, Biabo yesu, Biaibo idwe, and Biaibo jo
	Tai tai	informal reply to Biabo yesu
	Ijai biai?	how are you? to one person
	Ijaasi biai?	how are you? to a group
	Ejokuna, arai ijo?	reply to Ijai biai
	Ejokuna	reply to Ejokuna arai ijo
	Akwar najokan	evening greeting

Tetela [tll] (Congo-Kinshasha: North Kasaï Oriental Province.)
	Moyo	general greeting
	We la wolu?	how are you?

Tetun [tet] (East Timor.)
	Hae	general greeting
	Loron kmanek	general greeting
	Dadeer kmanek	morning greeting
	Dader di'ak	morning greeting spoken in the Tetun Los dialect
	Dadeer diak	morning greeting spoken in the Tetun Terik dialect
	Loraek diak	afternoon and evening greeting
	Loraik kmanek	afternoon and evening greeting
	Loro kraik diak	afternoon and evening greeting in the Tetun Terik dialect
	Kalan diak	nighttime greeting in the Tetun Terik dialect
	Di'ak ka lae?	how are you?
	O di'ak ka lae?	how are you?
	Di'ak	reply to O di'ak ka lae

Tetun Dili [tdt] (East Timor.)
	Bom dia	morning greeting
	Botarde	afternoon and evening greeting
	Bonoite	evening and nighttime greeting

Tewa [tew] (United States of America: New Mexico and Arizona.)
	Sangeriho	general greeting
	Bepuwaveh	general greeting
	Woa'ah tamu'	morning greeting
	Un sengi tamu'	morning greeting

Thai [tha] (Thailand.)
	สวัสดี	sawatdi: general greeting
	สวัสดีครับ	sawatdi krap: general greeting spoken by a man
	สวัสดีคค่ะ	sawatdi ka: general greeting spoken by a woman
	สวัสดีคจ๊ะ	sawatdi ja: general greeting spoken to a person of lower status
	สบายดีไหม	sabaidi mai: how are you?
	สบายดีไหมครับ	sabaidi mai krap: how are you? spoken by a man
	สบายดีไหมค่ะ	sabaidi mai ka: how are you? spoken by a woman
	สบายดีหรือ	sabaidi reu: how are you?
	สบายดีรึเปล่า	sabaidi reu bplao: how are you?
	สบายดีครับ	sabaidi krap: reply to สบายดีไหมค, สบายดีหรือ, and สบายดีรึเปล่า spoken by a man
	สบายดีค่ะ	sabaidi ka: reply to สบายดีไหมค, สบายดีหรือ, and สบายดีรึเปล่า spoken by a woman
	หวัดดี	watdi: informal greeting
	หวัดดีครับ	watdi krap: informal greeting spoken by a man
	หวัดดีค่ะ	watdi ka: informal greeting spoken by a woman
	กินข้าวหรึอยัง	gin kao reu yang: general greeting, "have you eaten?"
	ไปไหน	pai nai: general greeting, "where are you going?"
	ไปไหนคะ	pai nai ka: general greeting, "where are you going?"
	จะไปไหนคะ	ja pai nai ka: general greeting, "where are you going?"
	ไปธุระ	pai tura: reply to ไปไหน, ไปไหนคะ, and จะไปไหนคะ
	ไปไหนมา	pai nai ma: "where have you been?"
	ไปไหนมาครับ	pai nai ma krap: "where have you been?" spoken by a man
	ไปไหนมาค่ะ	pai nai ma ka: "where have you been?" spoken by a woman
	เป็นอย่างไรบ้าง	pen yang rai bang: how are you?
	เป็นยังไงบ้าง	pen yang ngai bang: how are you?
	เป็นไงบ้าง	pen ngai bang: how are you?
	เป็นไงมั่ง	pen ngai mang: how are you?, informal
	เป็นไง	pen ngai: how are you?, informal
	ก็ดี	ko di: reply to เป็นอย่างไรบ้าง, เป็นไงบ้าง, เป็นไงมั่ง, and เป็นไง
	ก็เรื่อยๆ	ko rueay rueay: reply to เป็นอย่างไรบ้าง, เป็นไงบ้าง, เป็นไงมั่ง, and เป็นไง
	ยินดีต้อนรับ	yindi torn lap: welcome greeting

Thai, Northeastern [tts] (Thailand.)
	สวัสดี	sawatdi: general greeting spoken in the Isaan (ภาษาอีสาน) dialect
	สวัสดีคับ	sawatdi khap: general greeting spoken by a man spoken in the Isaan (ภาษาอีสาน) dialect
	สวัสดีค่ะ	sawatdi kha: general greeting spoken by a woman spoken in the Isaan (ภาษาอีสาน) dialect
	ซำบายดี	sumbaidi: general greeting spoken in the Isaan (ภาษาอีสาน) dialect
	สบายดี	sabaidi: general greeting spoken in the Isaan (ภาษาอีสาน) dialect
	สบายดีบ๊อ	sabaidi boh: how are you? spoken in the Isaan (ภาษาอีสาน) dialect
	สบายดีคับ	sabaidi khap: reply to สบายดีบ๊อ spoken by a man spoken in the Isaan dialect
	สบายดีค่ะ	sabaidi kha: reply to สบายดีบ๊อ spoken by a woman spoken in the Isaan dialect
	ซำบายดีบ๊อ	sumbaidi boh: how are you? spoken in the Isaan dialect (less common than สบายดีบ๊อ)
	ซำบายดีคับ	sumbaidi khap: reply to ซำบายดีบ๊อ spoken by a man spoken in the Isaan dialect
	ซำบายดีค่ะ	sumbaidi kha: reply to ซำบายดีบ๊อ spoken by a woman spoken in the Isaan dialect
	กินเข่ายั่ง	gin kao yang: general greeting, "have you eaten?" in the Isaan (ภาษาอีสาน) dialect
	ไปไส	pai sai: general greeting, "where are you going?" in the Isaan (ภาษาอีสาน) dialect

Thai, Northern [nod] (Thailand.)
	สวัสดีคับ	sawatdi kap: general greeting spoken by a man in Chiang Mai (เชียงใหม่)
	สวัสดีครับ	sawatdi krap: general greeting spoken by a man in Chiang Mai (เชียงใหม่)
	สวัสดีเจ้า	sawatdi jao: general greeting spoken by a woman in Chiang Mai (เชียงใหม่)
	หวัดดีคับ	waddi kap: informal greeting spoken by a man in Chiang Mai (เชียงใหม่)
	หวัดดีครับ	waddi krap: informal greeting spoken by a man in Chiang Mai (เชียงใหม่)
	หวัดดีเจ้า	waddi jao: informal greeting spoken by a woman in Chiang Mai (เชียงใหม่)
	สบายดีก่อ	sabaidi kor: how are you? spoken by a man in the Lanna (คำเมือง) dialect
	สบายดีก่อคับ	sabaidi kor kap: how are you? spoken by a man in the Lanna (คำเมือง) dialect
	สบายดีก่อครับ	sabaidi kor krap: how are you? spoken by a man in the Lanna (คำเมือง) dialect
	สบายดีก่อเจ้า	sabaidi kor jao: how are you? spoken by a woman in the Lanna (คำเมือง) dialect
	สบายดีคับ	sabaidi kap: reply to สบายดีก่อครับ and สบายดีก่อเจ้า spoken by a man
	สบายดีครับ	sabaidi krap: reply to สบายดีก่อครับ and สบายดีก่อเจ้า spoken by a man
	สบายดีเจ้า	sabaidi jao: reply to สบายดีก่อครับ and สบายดีก่อเจ้า spoken by a woman
	กิ๋นข้าวหรือยัง	gin kao reu yang: general greeting, "have you eaten?" in the Lanna (คำเมือง) dialect
	ยังบ่อได้กิ๋น	yang bo dai gin: reply to กิ๋นข้าวหรือยัง, " I haven't eaten yet" in the Lanna dialect
	ไปไหน	pai nai "where are you going?" in the Lanna (คำเมือง) dialect
	ไปไหนมา	pai nai ma: "where have you been?" in the Lanna (คำเมือง) dialect

Thangmi [thf] (India: Himalaya Mountains.)
	Sewa	general greeting
	Apracu hokdu?	how are you?
	Hokdu	reply to Apracu hokdu
	Naŋ kuta yanadu?	where are you going?
	Naŋ isa cyaman?	have you eaten?

Thao [ssf] (Taiwan: Sun Moon Lake.)
	Maqitan	general greeting
	Pyakalinkin	general greeting spoken to a specified group of people or audience (i.e., face-to-face)
	Pashtay pyakalinkin	general greeting spoken to a specified group of people or audience (i.e., face-to-face)
	Yakalinkin	general greeting spoken to an unspecified group of people or audience
	Makalinkin	reply to Pyakalinkin and Yakalinkin
	Maqitan ihu?	how are you?
	Maqitan yaku	reply to Maqitan ihu
	Maqitan yaku mani, anuniza	reply to Maqitan ihu
	Kiminaniza ihu?	general greeting, "have you eaten?"
	Kiminaniza yaku	reply to Kiminaniza ihu
	A muntua ihu?	where are you going?

Thayore [thd] (Australia: Queensland.)
	Wooy	general greeting
	Min yoor	daytime greeting (calque of "good day")
	Nhunt kana?	how are you?
	Nhunt wanthan palyan?	greeting spoken to a person who is going somewhere, "which way are you going?"

Themne [tem] (Sierra Leone: Northern Province.)
	Wan sεkε yo	general greeting
	Wan sεkε	general greeting
	Iyo sεkε	general greeting
	Ŋdirai-i	morning greeting spoken to one person
	Nədirai-i	morning greeting spoken to a group
	Ŋpiari-i	afternoon, evening, and nighttime greeting spoken to one person
	Nəpiari-i	afternoon, evening, and nighttime greeting spoken to a group
	Panemu-o	general greeting spoken to one person who you have seen earlier in the same day
	Panεmu-o	general greeting spoken to a group who you have seen earlier in the same day
	Topε?	how are you?
	Topε mu-a?	how are you?
	Topε andεr-a?	how are you?
	Andεr-a yenki	reply to Topε andεr-a
	A yenki	reply to Topε andεr-a
	Sεkε?	how are you?
	Tetye	reply to Sεkε
	Sεne-o	welcome greeting spoken to one person
	Sεnεnu-o	welcome greeting spoken to a group of people

Thompson [thp] (Canada.)
	ʔéx kʷ n̓	general greeting
	Henłeʔ k^w?	how are you?
	Ye tək snwenwen	morning greeting
	Ye tək sítist	evening greeting

Thulung [tdh] (Nepal: Sagarmatha.)
	Sewo	general greeting
	Dzu həi	general greeting
	Ham bonthalni?	how are you?
	Thik thak nga basi basai bu	reply to Ham bonthalni
	Ham bu inima?	how are you?
	Inima hepmam bu?	how are you?
	Ama wo khalem thok dzeumpa nga bu	reply to Inima hepmam bu
	Balam rokni?	where are you going?
	Duletto rongrom	reply to Balam rokni, "I'm visiting"

Thurawal [tbh] (Australia.)
	Naggangbi	general greeting
	Budyeri kameru	general greeting
	Ngaduyirra bang marang	general greeting
	Gumul kowarna nula	welcome greeting

Tiang [tbj] (Papua New Guinea: New Ireland Province.)
	Lavong rokon	nighttime greeting

Tibetan, Amdo [adx] (China.)
	ཁྱོད་བདེ་མོ་	cho de mo: general greeting
	ཁྱོད་བདེ་མོ་ཡིན་ན།	cho de mo yi na: how are you?
	བདེ་མོ་ཡིན།	de mo yin: reply to ཁྱོད་བདེ་མོ་ཡིན་ན།

Tibetan, Central [bod] (China, Nepal, and India.)
	བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས།	tashi delek: general greeting
	བདེ་མོ།	demo: informal greeting
	སྔ་དྲོ་བདེ་ལེགས།	ngato delek: morning greeting
	གཟིམ་ལཇག་གནང་དགོས་།	simja nango: evening greeting
	ཁྱེད་རང་སྐུ་གཇུགས་བདེ་པོ་ཡིན་པས།	kayrang kusu debo yinbe: how are you?
	ང་བདེ་པོ་ཡིན།	nga debo yin: reply to ཁྱེད་རང་སྐུ་གཇུགས་བདེ་པོ་ཡིན་པས།

Tibetan, Khams [khg] (China: Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.)
	Qa e tal	general greeting
	Chou dhemo yin nam?	how are you?
	Nga dhemo yin	reply to Chou dhemo yin nam
	Chou dhehi eyou?	how are you?
	Chou ghale jiele en?	how are you?
	Ghongmo zang	evening greeting

Ticuna [tca] (Brazil, Peru, and Colombia.)
	Nuxmaxē pa corix	general greeting spoken to a man ("sir")
	Nuxmaxē pa chiurax	general greeting spoken to a woman ("madam")
	Nuxmaxē pa yimax	general greeting spoken to a man ("fellow")
	Nuxmaxē pa woxrecü	general greeting spoken to a woman ("girl")
	Nuxmaxē pa pacüx	general greeting spoken to a young woman ("miss")
	Nuxmaxē pa chomücüx	general greeting spoken to a friend
	Nuxmax	general greeting spoken to a stranger
	Ñuxacü i guxūma?	how are you?
	Ñuxacü nixi i guxūma?	how are you?
	Ñuxacü cuxū naxüpetü?	how are you?
	Meama choxū naxüpetü	reply to Ñuxacü cuxū naxüpetü
	Ngexta cuxū?	where are you going? spoken to one person
	Yea chaxū	reply to Ngexta cuxū
	Ngexta pexī?	where are you going? spoken to a group
	Yea taxī	reply to Ngexta pexī
	Ngexta ne cuxū?	where are you coming from? spoken to one person
	Ngexta ne pexī?	where are you coming from? spoken to a group
	Yea	reply to Ngexta ne cuxū and Ngexta ne pexī
	Yeama	reply to Ngexta ne cuxū and Ngexta ne pexī
	Pichocu rü iperütogü	welcome greeting spoken at a house (literally, "come in and sit down")

Tidong [tid] (Indonesia: East Kalimantan. Malaysia: Sabah.)
	Selamot sumpur	morning greeting
	Selamot mengkadow	midday greeting
	Selamot jualop	evening greeting
	Selamot kiwon	nighttime greeting
	Asalammua alaikum	greeting used by Muslims
	Alaikum salam	reply to Asalammua alaikum

Tiéfo [tiq] (Burkina Faso: Comoe Province.)
	Basã	morning greeting
	Mma	reply to Basã spoken by men
	Mnja	reply to Basã spoken by men
	Mi yigaa?	morning greeting, "did you rise?"
	N ya kũ	reply to Mi yigaa, "I found today"
	Jiyaa ŋmɛ suguna	morning greeting
	N yigaa	reply to Mi yigaa and Jiyaa ŋmɛ suguna
	Etẽ sere	morning greeting
	Yi yaʕa kaba	afternoon and evening greeting
	Yi yaʕa kaba go	reply to Yi yaʕa kaba
	Adogola yaʕa	evening greeting
	Biriʔi joba	nighttime greeting

Tifal [tif] (Papua New Guinea: Sandaun Province.)
	Bilab	afternoon and evening greeting spoken to one person
	Balab	afternoon and evening greeting spoken to one person
	Biliwoo	afternoon and evening greeting spoken to a group

Tigak [tgc] (Papua New Guinea: New Ireland Province.)
	Loyas	general daytime greeting
	Loyas ro	general daytime greeting
	Lamova	morning greeting
	Lamova ro	morning greeting
	Loge ro	afternoon greeting
	Lovung ro	afternoon greeting

Tigre [tig] (Eritrea.)
	ኣሰላም ወዓለይኩም	aselam we'alekum: general greeting
	ወዓለይኩም ኣሰላም	we'alekum aselam: reply to ኣሰላም ወዓለይኩም
	ሰላማት	selamat: general greeting
	ከፎ ወዓልካ	kafo we'alka: general greeting spoken to a man
	ከፎ ወዓልኩም	kafo we'alkum: formal greeting spoken to a man
	ከፎ ወዓልኺ	kafo we'alki: general greeting spoken to a woman
	ከፎ ወዓልኺን	kafo we'alken: formal greeting spoken to a woman
	ከፎ ህሌካ	kafo heleka: how are you? spoken to a man
	ከፎ ህሌኩም	kafo helekum: how are you? formal, spoken to a man
	ከፎ ህሌኺ	kafo heleki: how are you? spoken to a woman
	ከፎ ህሌኺን	kafo heleken: how are you? formal, spoken to a woman

Tigrigna [tir] (Eritrea and Ethiopia.)
	መዓልኩም	mealkum: general greeting
	ሰላም	selam: general greeting
	ሰላማት	selamat: general greeting
	ከመይ ሓዲርካ	kemey haderka: morning greeting spoken to a man
	ከመይ ሓዲርኩም	kemey haderkum: formal morning greeting spoken to a man or group
	ከመይ ሓዲርኪ	kemey haderki: morning greeting spoken to a woman
	ከመይ ሓዲርክን	kemey haderkin: formal morning greeting spoken to a woman or group of women
	ደሓንዶ ሓዲርካ	dehando haderka: morning greeting spoken to a man, "have you slept well?"
	ድሓንዶ ሓዲርኩም	dehando haderkum: formal morning greeting spoken to a man, "have you slept well?"
	ደሓንዶ ሓዲርኪ	dehando haderki: morning greeting spoken to a woman, "have you slept well?"
	ደሓንዶ ሓዲርክን	dehando haderkin: formal morning greeting spoken to a woman or group of women
	ከመይ ዉዒልኻ	kemey we'ilka: afternoon greeting spoken to a man
	ከመይ ዉዒልኩም	kemey we'ilkum: formal afternoon greeting spoken to a man or group
	ከመይ ዉዒልኺ	kemey we'ilki: afternoon greeting spoken to a woman
	ከመይ ዉዒልኺን	kemey we'ilken: formal afternoon greeting spoken to a woman
	ከመይ ኣምሲኻ	kemey amsika: evening greeting spoken to a man
	ከመይ ኣምሲኹም	kemey amsikum: formal evening greeting spoken to a man or group
	ከመይ ኣምሲኺ	kemey amsiki: evening greeting spoken to a woman
	ከመይ ኣምሲኽን	kemey amsiken: formal evening greeting spoken to a woman or group of women
	ከመይ ኣለኻ	kemey aleka: how are you? spoken to a man
	ከመይ ኣለኺ	kemey aleki: how are you? spoken to a woman
	ከመይ ኣለኹም	kemey alekum: how are you? formal, spoken to a man
	ከመይ ኣለኺን	kemey alekin: how are you? formal, spoken to a woman
	ጽቡቅ	tzubuk: reply to ከመይ ኣለኻ and ከመይ ኣለኺ
	አግዚኣብሔር ይመስገን	ezgher yimesgen: reply to ከመይ ኣለኻ and ከመይ ኣለኺ
	እንቋዕ ብደሓን መጻእኩም	ankwa bedahan masa'ekum: formal welcome greeting spoken to a man or a group
	እንቋዕ ብደሐን መጻእካ	ankwa bedahan masa'eka: welcome greeting spoken to a man
	እንቋዕ ብደሐን መጻእኪ	ankwa bedahan masa'eki: welcome greeting spoken to a woman
	መርሓባ	merhaba: welcome greeting

Tikopia [tkp] (Solomon Islands: Tikopia Island.)
	Laoi vasia	general greeting
	E laui te vasia nei	general greeting
	E laui te pongipongi nei	morning greeting
	E laui te aoatea	midday greeting
	E laui te aoatea nei	midday greeting
	E laui te afiafi	evening greeting
	E laui te afiafi nei	evening greeting
	E laui te po	nighttime greeting
	E aue toku soa	greeting spoken to a friend
	O mata mata	greeting spoken by a person passing by to a person sitting down
	Oto mata	greeting spoken by a person passing by to a group of people sitting down
	Pai erau	reply to O mata mata and Oto mata

Tillamook [til] (United States of America: northwestern Oregon.)
	Dəʔ šʔálen̓əxʷš	general greeting

Timbe [tim] (Papua New Guinea: Morobe Province.)
	Hondok olepone	nighttime greeting
	Yet wânân?	where are you going?

Timbisha [par] (United States of America: Death Valley of California.)
	Tsao tüpuninna	morning greeting, "wake up well"
	Nüü tsao hapinnusi	reply to Tsao tüpuninna, "I lay well"
	Nüü tsao üppüinnusi	reply to Tsao tüpuninna, "I slept well"
	Hakaniyu?	how are you?
	Hakaniyun?	how are you?
	Üü hakaniya püü?	how are you?
	Tsawinnüh	reply to Hakaniy, Hakaniyun, and Üü hakaniya püü
	Nüü tsawinnüh	reply to Hakaniy, Hakaniyun, and Üü hakaniya püü
	Nüü tsao nasungkwa'anna	reply to Hakaniy, Hakaniyun, and Üü hakaniya püü
	Haka nukwikkatün?	how are you? informal, "what's happening?"
	Hiiyamma?	how are you? informal, "what kind is it?"
	Kattü'ihantü	welcome greeting, "come and sit down"

Timote [qpj] (Colombia: central highlands.)
	Machimpé	general greeting in the Miguri (Timote-Kuika) dialect
	Machanisá?	how are you? in the Miguri (Timote-Kuika) dialect
	Manupé?	how are you? formal, in the Miguri (Timote-Kuika) dialect
	Uniqueje guez	reply to Machanisá and Amanupé
	Manís	welcome greeting asking a visitor to sit down, in the Miguri (Timote-Kuika) dialect

Timucua [tjm] (United States of America: Florida.)
	Hite	general greeting
	Anta, balu pona cho?	general greeting, "brother, have you returned alive?"
	Antipola	general greeting, contraction of Anta balu pona cho
	Eca	welcome greeting, "come in"
	Echa	welcome greeting, "come in"

Tinani [lbf] (India: Himachal Pradesh.)
	Kä khyan ibiton?	where are you going? spoken to an adult
	Kenu khyan ibitore?	where are you going? spoken to a child

Tinigua [tit] (Colombia.)
	Miáĭ taméa	morning greeting
	Miéxé míxí	morning greeting
	Mixe méa	morning greeting

Tinputz [tpz] (Papua New Guinea: Bougainville Province.)
	Pɔstakah avih	morning greeting
	Pɔstakah rakah	morning greeting
	Potan avih	general daytime greeting
	Poen avih	evening greeting

Tippera [tpe] (Bangladesh: Chittagong.)
	Tumi kemon aso?	how are you?

Tiri [cir] (New Caledonia: La Foa.)
	Boso	general greeting
	Nrâ haru?	how are you?
	Kè fi pré âé?	where are you going?

Tiruray [tiy] (Philippines: Upi, Cotabato, and Mindanao.)
	Feyo gefewen	morning greeting
	Feyo geutoh	noontime greeting
	Feyo temegen	afternoon greeting
	Feyo buteng	nighttime greeting
	Falas seman?	how are you?
	Hon i tidéwo muwe de?	greeting spoken to a person arriving, "where are you coming from?"
	Hon i ayo muwe de?	greeting spoken to a person going somewhere, "where are you going?"
	Dob nan saén	reply to Hon i tidéwo muwe de and Hon i ayo muwe de
	Dob nan	greeting spoken when arriving at a house
	Dob nan gom sa dafo?	greeting spoken when arriving at a house
	Begom wayo	reply to Dob nan and Dob nan gom sa gafo
	Begom wayo	reply to Dob nan and Dob nan gom sa gafo

Titan [ttv] (Papua New Guinea: Manus Province.)
	Maping	general greeting
	Ndrolang	morning greeting
	Ndrolang hien	morning greeting
	Mandralao	morning greeting
	Mandralao awian	morning greeting
	Piaun awian	nighttime greeting
	Phong hien	nighttime greeting

Tiv [tiv] (Nigeria.)
	M sugh	general greeting
	M sugh u	general greeting
	U nder ve?	morning greeting
	U nder nena?	morning greeting
	M nder dedo	reply to U nder ve and U nder nena
	Vihi ga	reply to U nder ve and U nder nena
	En, we kpa u nder ve	reply to U nder ve
	U pande ve?	evening greeting
	U pande nena?	evening greeting
	M pande dedo	reply to U pande ve and U pande nena
	U ngu nena?	how are you?
	Kwagh er ga	reply to U ngu nena
	M sugh tom	greeting spoken to a person who is working
	M sugh kpishi	greeting spoken to a person who is working
	M sugh u kpishi	greeting spoken to a person who is working
	M sugh gbing	greeting spoken to a person who is working
	U hide ve?	welcome greeting spoken to a person who is returning
	M sugh u za van	welcome greeting

Tiwa, Northern [twf] (United States of America: Taos, New Mexico.)
	Hiino a'tsuei	general greeting
	Yau	general greeting
	Hiyuoho	general greeting
	Hiyuoho an'puwá'i	general greeting spoken to a friend
	Pui 'u	general greeting spoken to a friend
	Taluli	respectful greeting spoken to an older man
	Popona	general greeting spoken to a man of one's own generation or older
	'Anp'oiwá'i	general greeting spoken to a man who is younger than the speaker
	Aⁿ k'u wa maⁿ	general greeting spoken to one person
	Maⁿ nk'u wa maⁿ	general greeting spoken to two people
	Maⁿ k'u wa maⁿ	general greeting spoken to a group of three or more

Tiwi [tiw] (Australia: Bathurst and Melville Islands.)
	Awana	general greeting
	Awana mamanta	general greeting spoken to a group of friends
	Ungwana?	how are you?
	Popani	reply to Ungwana
	Awungana?	how are you?
	Awana nginja?	how are you?
	Aya	greeting spoken to a man to get his attention from far away
	Aga	greeting spoken to a woman to get her attention from far away
	Awi	greeting spoken to a group of people to get their attention from far away

Tlingit [tli] (Canada: British Columbia. United States of America: Alaska.)
	Waé ákwé?	general greeting (literally, "is it you?")
	Yak'éi yagiyee	general daytime greeting
	Yak'éi yi ts'ootaat	morning greeting
	Wáa sá iyatee?	how are you?
	Má sá iyatee?	how are you?
	Xat yak'éi	reply to Wáa sá iyatee and Má sá iyatee
	Tlél wáa sá	reply to Wáa sá iyatee and Má sá iyatee
	Yak'éi ixwsiteeni	welcome greeting
	Yak'éi haat yigoodee	welcome greeting
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Toaripi [tqo] (Papua New Guinea.)
	A reha	general greeting
	Ara meha	reply to A reha
	Koti ta reha	general greeting
	Koti ta meha	reply to Koti ta reha
	Sare lareva	general greeting
	Miuri lareva	morning greeting
	Mea feta lareva	afternoon greeting
	Feito lareva	nighttime greeting
	Foiro nareva	nighttime greeting in the Sepoe dialect
	A larevo o kao?	how are you?
	Lareva	reply to A larevo o kao

Tobagonian Creole [tgh] (Tobago.)
	How you goin'?	how are you?
	How?	how are you?
	I arright	reply to How you goin' and How
	Good marnin'	morning greeting

Toba-Maskoy [tmf] (Paraguay.)
	Lheiap nak	greeting spoken to a man in the Enlhet dialect
	Lheia anak	greeting spoken to a woman in the Enlhet dialect
	Hai', ko'o	reply to Lheiap nak and Lheia anak
	Apva'a nak lheiap	greeting spoken to a man arriving
	Ngva'a nak lheia'	greeting spoken to a woman arriving
	Hai', asva'a ie'	reply to Apva'a nak lheiap and Ngva'a nak lheia
	Asvaktaniek ko'o	greeting spoken by a person arriving, "I've come again"
	Hai'	reply to Asvaktaniek ko'o
	Sek ania'a ie'?	how are you?
	Mang ania'a ma'	reply to Sek ania'a ie'

Toba-Qom [tob] (Paraguay. Argentina. Bolivia)
	Lak	general greeting
	La'	general greeting
	La' ỹapa	greeting spoken to a friend
	La' iaqaiañecpi	greeting spoken to a group of relatives or friends, literally "hello brothers"
	Lá idiik	greeting spoken to a friend in an older (19th century) dialect
	Yadayamacté?	how are you? in an older (19th century) dialect
	Ahá, yac ayem detó	reply to Yadayamacté in an older (19th century) dialect

Tobelo [tlb] (Indonesia: Muluku.)
	Tabea	general greeting

Tobian [tox] (Palau: Hatohobei Island.)
	Emoh nimariei	morning greeting
	Emoh nitouhat	afternoon greeting
	Emoh nifahafi	evening greeting
	Ho fafauh?	how are you?
	Ho feitah?	how are you?
	Emoh hotsah	reply to Ho feitah
	Hobito meia?	greeting to a person who is arriving, literally "where are you coming from?"

Toda [tcx] (India: Orissa and Tamil Nadu.)
	Tcha	general greeting
	Tya	general greeting

Tohono O'odham [ood] (United States of America: Arizona.)
	S-ke:g taş	general greeting
	S-ke:g si'alik	morning greeting
	S-ke:g si'alim	morning greeting
	S-ke:g hudnik	evening greeting
	Şa:m a'i masma?	how are you?
	Şa:p a'i masma?	how are you?
	Şa:p a'i masma ñ-nawoj?	how are you? to a friend
	Şa:p a'i masma ida hudunk?	how are you? in the evening, literally "how have you been this evening?"
	Mana s-ape	reply to Şa:p a'i masma and Şa:p a'i masma ida hudunk
	S-ape 'añ	reply to Şa:p a'i masma and Şa:p a'i masma ida hudunk
	S-ape 'añ, a:p hig?	reply to Şa:p a'i masma and Şa:p a'i masma ida hudunk
	'Añi 'añ ba'e:p m 'ai sape	reply to S-ape 'añ a:p hig
	Şa:p a'i kui:ig?	how are you?
	Şa:p kaij?	how are you?, literally "what do you say?"
	Pi has	reply to Şap kaij, literally "nothing really"
	S-ke:g 'i-jiwadag	welcome greeting
	S-ke:g 'em-jiwhidag	welcome greeting

Tojolabal [toj] (Mexico: Chiapas.)
	San	general greeting
	Sa'n	general greeting
	Sa'an	general greeting
	Sa'n tat	general greeting spoken to an older man
	Sa'n nan	general greeting spoken to an older woman
	Sa'n jb'ankila	general greeting spoken to a man of the same age as the speaker
	Sa'n kijtzi'ina	general greeting spoken to a woman of the same age as the speaker
	K'a kumpare	general greeting spoken to a compadre
	K'a kumare	general greeting spoken to a comadre
	Tsa'kul	nighttime greeting
	Jastal 'aya?	how are you?
	Janek' wa x'ek' awuj?	how are you?
	Julela?	welcome greeting, "have you come?"
	Julelon	reply to Jelela, "I've come"

Tokano [zuh] (Papua New Guinea: Eastern Highlands Province.)
	Netekapi	morning greeting
	Netekave	morning greeting
	Holiseve	midday greeting
	Nuvokave	afternoon greeting
	Holukove	evening and nighttime greeting
	Nakalapti vinini?	where are you going?

Tokelauan [tkl] (New Zealand: Tokelau.)
	Tālofa	general greeting
	Tālofa nī	general greeting
	Mālō nī	general greeting
	Manuia te taeao	morning greeting
	Manuia te afiafi	evening greeting
	E ā mai koe?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Ko au e lelei	reply to E ā mai koe
	Ko au e mālohi	reply to E ā mai koe
	Lelei	reply to E ā mai koe
	Feoloolo	reply to E ā mai koe
	E ā mai koulua?	how are you? spoken to two people
	Ko māua e mālolohi	reply to E ā mai koulua
	E ā mai koutou?	how are you? spoken to three or more
	Ko mātou e mālolohi	reply to E ā mai koutou
	Ulu tonu mai	welcome greeting
	Malo te aofia mai	welcome greeting

Tok Pisin [tpi] (Papua New Guinea.)
	Gude	general greeting
	Monin	morning greeting
	Monin tru	morning greeting
	Gutpela monin	morning greeting
	Apinun	afternoon greeting
	Gutpela apinun	afternoon greeting
	Avinun	afternoon greeting
	Avinun tru	afternoon greeting
	Gutpela avinun	afternoon greeting
	Gutpela nait	nighttime greeting
	Gutnait	nighttime greeting
	Yu orait?	how are you?
	Yu stap i orait?	how are you?
	Mi orait	reply to Yu orait and Yu stap i orait
	Yu stap gut?	how are you?
	Mi stap gut	reply to Yu stap gut
	Olsem wanem?	how are you? informal
	Yu go we?	where are you going?
	Yu stap we na yu kam?	where are you coming from?
	Welkam	welcome greeting
	Mipela welkam yupela	welcome greeting

Tokunoshima [tkn] (Japan: Toku-No-Shima Island.)
	キュウガメーラ	kyuugameera: morning greeting
	ヨネガメーラ	yongemeera: evening greeting
	だぁーかいきが	daakaikiga: where are you going?
	モインショレ	moinshore: welcome greeting
	ホーラケ	hoorake: welcome greeting
	ホーライ	hoorai: welcome greeting in the Amagi-cho dialect
	ホーラン	hooran: welcome greeting in the Isen-cho dialect

Tol [jic] (Honduras.)
	Min hak?	how are you?
	Min nucopj tjejyawka?	how are you?
	Min kias tjejyawka?	how are you?

Tolowa [tol] (United States of America: southwestern Oregon.)
	Dv-laa-ha~	general greeting

Tombulu [tom] (Indonesia: Sulawesi.)
	Tabea	general greeting
	Syambae	morning greeting
	Malambae	nighttime greeting
	Kura mo?	how are you?
	Mah'kura mo?	how are you?
	Mange wisako?	where are you going?

Tondano [tdn] (Indonesia: Sulawesi.)
	Tabea	general greeting
	Kumura?	how are you?
	Kumura kabar?	how are you?
	Maleo leoskan	reply to Kumura kabar
	Kumura tole?	how are you?
	Salam ketemu	wlcome greeting

Tonga [tog] (Malawi.)
	Timoneni	general greeting
	Yeawo	reply to Timoneni
	Mwayuka uli?	morning greeting
	Ndayuka umampha	reply to Mwayuka uli
	Mwatandala uli?	afternoon greeting
	Ndatandala umampha	reply to Mwatandala uli
	Mwe uli?	how are you?
	Nde umampha	reply to Mwe uli

Tonga [toh] (Mozambique.)
	Mwabonwa	general greeting
	Mwabona	general greeting
	Wabonwa	general greeting
	Wabona	general greeting
	Twabonwa	reply to Mwabonwa and Wabonwa

Tonga [toi] (Zambia.)
	Mwabuka buti	morning greeting
	Mwalibizya	afternoon greeting
	Mwalibizya buti	afternoon greeting
	Mwayusa	afternoon greeting
	Kwasiya	nighttime greeting
	Kwasiya buti	nighttime greeting
	Muli buti?	how are you?
	Mwapona?	how are you?
	Mwapona buti?	how are you?
	Wapona?	how are you? informal
	Kabotu	reply to Muli buti, Mwapona, Mwapona buti, and Wapona
	Hodi	greeting used when knocking on a door
	Mwatambulwa	welcome greeting
	Mwabonwa	welcome greeting
	Wabonwa	welcome greeting, informal

Tongan [ton] (Tonga.)
	Malo e lelei	general greeting
	Malo e tau lava	general greeting
	Malo e tau ma'u 'a e 'aho' ni	general daytime greeting
	Malo tau ma'u e pongipongi' ni	morning greeting
	Malo e tau lava ki he pongipongi' ni	morning greeting
	Malo tau ma'ue ho'ata ni	afternoon greeting
	Malo tau ma'u e efiafi ni	evening greeting
	Malo e mo'ui	greeting used after a long absence
	Malo e laumalie	greeting used when addressing a large group
	Fefe hake?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Mo fefe hake?	how are you? spoken to two people
	Mou fefe hake?	how are you? spoken to a group of three or more people
	Sai pe	reply to Fefe hake, Mo fefe hake, and Mou fefe hake
	Malo e me'a mai	welcome greeting

Tonkawa [tqw] (United States of America: north central Oklahoma.)
	Hecu:'ay'ik ha:nanoka	general greeting
	To"na silwen'os	reply to Hecu:'ay'ik ha:nanoka

Tonsawang [tnw] (Indonesia: Sulawesi.)
	Tabea	general greeting

Tonsea [txs] (Indonesia: Sulawesi.)
	Tabea	general greeting

Tontemboan [tnt] (Indonesia: Minahasa Peninsula.)
	Tabea	general greeting

Tooro [ttj] (Uganda: Toro Province.)
	Oraire ota	morning greeting
	Oraire ota, omu gurusi	morning greeting spoken to an older man
	Oraire ota, omu kaikuru	morning greeting spoken to an older woman
	Oraire ota, omu oojo	morning greeting spoken to a younger man
	Oraire ota, omu isiki	morning greeting spoken to a younger woman
	Oraire ota, omu aana	morning greeting spoken to a child
	Oraire ota, apuuli	morning greeting spoken to a male child
	Oraire ota, abwooli	morning greeting spoken to a female child
	Ndaire kurungi	reply to Oraire ota
	Osibire ota	afternoon and evening greeting
	Osibire ota, omu gurusi	afternoon and evening greeting spoken to an older man
	Osibire ota, omu kaikuru	afternoon and evening greeting spoken to an older woman
	Osibire ota, omu oojo	afternoon and evening greeting spoken to a younger man
	Osibire ota, omu isiki	afternoon and evening greeting spoken to a younger woman
	Osibire ota, omu aana	afternoon and evening greeting spoken to a child
	Osibire ota, apuuli	afternoon and evening greeting spoken to a male child
	Osibire ota, abwooli	afternoon and evening greeting spoken to a female child
	Nsibire kurungi	reply to Osibire ota
	Amakurru?	how are you?
	Harungi	reply to Amakurru
	Oliyo ota?	how are you?
	Kurungi	reply to Oliyo ota
	Oloho ota?	how are you?
	Ndoho kurungi	reply to Oloho ota
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Toposa [toq] (South Sudan: East Equatoria State.)
	Maata	general greeting
	Maata erobo	reply to Maata
	Maata jiki	reply to Maata
	Maata nabo	general greeting, literally "I greet you again"
	Maata jwijwi	general greeting, literally "I greet you forever"
	Ajok	general greeting
	Kwoni ai?	how are you?
	Ajoko	reply to Kwoni ai
	Ai ilosi yongo?	where are you going?
	Alakara jiki	welcome greeting, "thank you (for coming)"

Toraja [sda] (Indonesia: Sulawesi.)
	Salama'	general greeting
	Salama' melambi'	morning greeting
	Salama' tangallo	daytime greeting
	Salama' makaren	afternoon greeting
	Salama' mabongi	evening greeting
	Apa kareba?	how are you?
	Apa kareba sangmane?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Apa kareba sangbene?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Umba susi kareba?	how are you?
	Kareba melo	reply to Apa kareba and Umba susi kareba
	Melo	reply to Apa kareba and Umba susi kareba
	Umba susi kareba?	how are you?
	Umba nakua kareba?	how are you?
	Manasumoraka	greeting used when visiting a house
	Siriakomi kamarampasan	welcome greeting

Torau [ttu] (Papua New Guinea: Bougainville Province.)
	Moderare atoro	morning greeting
	Moderare	morning greeting
	Rai atoro	afternoon greeting
	Rai	afternoon greeting
	Boni atoro	evening greeting
	Boni atoro soma	evening greeting

Torres Strait Creole [tcs] (Australia: Torres Strait.)
	Wis wei	general greeting
	Wis wei yu	general greeting
	Orait	reply to Wis wei and Wis wei yu
	Gudei	daytime greeting
	Alou	informal greeting

Totonac, Coyutla [toc] (Mexico: Puebla.)
	Tlen	general greeting

Totonac, Highland [tos] (Mexico: Veracruz.)
	Lhen	general greeting spoken in Coxquihui
	Ninkulá wala?	how are you? spoken in Coxquihui
	Lhan kwi, chu wix	reply to Ninkulá wala spoken in Coxquihui
	Skgalhen	general greeting spoken in Ixtepec and Caxhuacán
	Thlén	general greeting spoken in Zozocolco
	La mpuwana?	how are you? informal, "what's up"

Totonac, Ozumatlán [tqt] (Mexico: Tepango, Puebla.)
	Lhan	general greeting

Totonac, Papantla [top] (Mexico: Veracruz and Puebla.)
	Kgalhen	general greeting
	Kao	informal greeting
	Tlan lapat wix?	how are you?
	Akit tlan paxawaya	reply to Tlan lapat wix

Totonac, Xicotepec de Juárez [too] (Mexico: Puebla.)
	Tuncuīlh	morning greeting used before sunrise
	Cuī'ni'	morning greeting used after sunrise
	Kōtanu'	afternoon greeting
	Tzī'sua'	nighttime greeting
	Chī la'ko'ya'?	how are you?
	Chī lakatuncui'?	how did you wake up?
	Tzey	reply to Chī lakatuncui'

Totonac, Yecuatla [tlc] (Mexico: Veracruz.)
	Sitlicaticuy	morning greeting (from 19th century; no longer used)
	Sitlacatanuc	afternoon greeting (from 19th century; no longer used)

Toura [neb] (Côte d'Ivoire: Biankouma.)
	Dòòlèŋ	general greeting
	ŋbhàà, lòŋlâo	reply to Dòòlèŋ
	N dómá see o, lee' kpoo	morning greeting
	Iin o	reply to N dómá see o, lee' kpoo
	Gbei ké nuu ɓíá	morning greeting
	Iin	reply to Gbei ké nuu ɓíá
	Sèî	evening greeting
	Ôòn, î sèî	reply to Sèî
	î sèî yáán wala	evening greeting
	Gbúnggi-meebo ké ɓíá?	how are you?, "are the people of your household well?"
	Iin, ang tó ké kélékèlè-a	reply to Gbúnggi-meebo ké ɓíá

Toura [don] (Papua New Guinea: Central Province.)
	Tabataba namana	morning greeting
	Vabura namana	evening greeting

Trinidadian Creole [trf] (Trinidad.)
	How you goin'?	how are you? spoken to one person
	How yuh goin'?	how are you? spoken to one person
	How allyuh goin'?	how are you? spoken to a group
	How?	how are you?
	I well	reply to How you goin', How yuh going', and How
	I orright	reply to How you goin', How yuh going', and How
	Wha goin' on?	informal greeting, "what's going on?"
	Wha yuh sayin'?	informal greeting, "what are you saying?"
	Wha happen'?	informal greeting, "what's happening"
	Wham now?	how are you?, informal

Trinitario [trn] (Bolivia: Beni.)
	Pejamiko	morning greeting
	Pejamipo	morning greeting
	Koperopo	afternoon greeting

Trió [tri] (Suriname: Tepoe and Alalapadu. Brazil: Para State.)
	Kure manan?	general greeting spoken to one person
	Kure matati?	general greeting spoken to a group of people
	Aha, kure wae	reply to Kure manan and Kure matati
	Ëenta?	early morning greeting spoken to one person
	Aha, jenta	reply to Ëenta
	Ëentati?	early morning greeting spoken to a group of people
	Aha, ainja enta	reply to Ëentati

Triqui, Chicahuaxtla [trs] (Mexico: Oaxaca.)
	Ma yugue'e	greeting spoken by a man to a brother or a man of the same age as the speaker
	Ma yugue'	greeting spoken by a woman to a brother, cousin, or man of same age as the speaker
	Ma dinin	greeting spoken by a man to a sister, cousin, or woman of same age as the speaker
	Ma lé'	greeting spoken by a woman to a sister or woman of same age as the speaker
	Ma da'hui'	greeting spoken by a man to a woman of the same generation as his mother
	Ma dahui'	greeting spoken by a woman to a or woman of the same generation as her mother
	Ma da'nen	greeting spoken by a man to an uncle or man of the same generation as his father
	Ma dane	greeting spoken by a woman to an uncle or man of the same generation as her father
	Ma dadá'	greeting spoken to a father-in-law or older man
	Ma naná'	greeting spoken to a mother-in-law or older woman
	Ma tugun	greeting spoken by a man to his nephew or to a male child
	Ma duguachi'	greeting spoken by a man to his niece or to a female child
	Ma tá'	greeting spoken by a son or daughter to his/her father
	Ma ná'	greeting spoken by a son or daughter to his/her mother
	Ma ta yi'	greeting spoken to a grandfather
	Ma na yi'	greeting spoken to a grandmother
	Ma yako'	greeting spoken to a sister-in-law
	Ma sidá	greeting spoken by a man to a brother-in-law
	Ma da'ni'	greeting spoken by a man to his son
	Ma lú'	greeting spoken by a woman to her son
	Ma mare'	greeting spoken by a man to a comadre
	Ma sumare'	greeting spoken by a woman to a comadre
	Ma pare'	greeting spoken by a man to a compadre
	Ma suma'	greeting spoken by a woman to a compadre
	Guxta'aj wiiaj	morning greeting
	Va'aj na'a kua'aj za'a?	morning greeting, "how did you wake up?"
	Va'a nakua'aj	reply to Va'aj na'a kua'aj za'a
	Va'a nakua'aj so'o u'nga'aj	reply to Va'aj na'a kua'aj za'a
	Wani nga yugue?	how are you? spoken to a brother, cousin, or man of the same age as the speaker
	Wani nga dinin?	how are you? spoken by a man to a sister, cousin, or woman of the same age
	Wani nga lé'?	how are you? spoken by a woman to a sister, cousin, or woman of the same age
	Wani nga dane?	how are you? spoken to an uncle or man of the same generation as his/her parents
	Wani nga dahui?	how are you? spoken to an aunt or woman of the same generation as his/her parents
	Wani nga dadá'?	how are you? spoken to a father-in-law or older man
	Wani nga naná'?	how are you? spoken to a mother-in-law or older woman
	Wani nga tugun?	how are you? spoken to a male child
	Wani nga duguachi'?	how are you? spoken to a female child
	Wani nanj	reply to Wani nga (should include a relationship word such as yugue, duguachi', etc.)

Triqui, Copala [trc] (Mexico: Oaxaca.)
	Güii sa' uxrá	general greeting
	Ranga'	early morning greeting used before sunrise
	Ranga' ne	early morning greeting used before sunrise
	Ranga' ranga'	early morning greeting used before sunrise
	Guun xta' güii	morning greeting
	Ca'anj güii	afternoon greeting
	Caxuj	afternoon greeting
	Caxuj ne	afternoon greeting
	Noco' rihaan güii	afternoon greeting
	Ata' güii	late afternoon greeting
	Ti'nuu rihaan so'	afternoon greeting
	Ti'nuu	nighttime greeting
	Ma tinúú	greeting spoken to a man of the same age as the speaker
	Ma yugue'	greeting spoken to a woman of the same age as the speaker
	Ma ta'nij	greeting spoken to a man of the same generation as the speaker's father
	Ma du'wi	greeting spoken to a woman of the same generation as the speaker's mother
	Ma data	greeting spoken to an older man
	Ma nana	greeting spoken to an older woman
	Ma tucun'	greeting spoken to a male child
	Ma taguachi'	greeting spoken to a female child
	Vaa nocuáá so'?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Vaa nocuáá so' a?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Vaa nocuáá soj na'?	how are you? spoken to a group
	Vaa nocuáá 'unj	reply to Vaa nocuáá so' and Vaa nocuáá so' a
	Sa' ndo'o 'na' soj	welcome greeting
	Xcuaa	older greeting
	Maan	older greeting

Triqui, San Martín Itunyoso [trq] (Mexico: Oaxaca.)
	Ma dinï	greeting spoken to a man of the same age as the speaker
	Ma yugue'	greeting spoken to a woman of the same age as the speaker
	Ma da'nanj	greeting spoken to a man of the same generation as the speaker's father
	Ma du'wi	greeting spoken to a woman of the same generation as the speaker's mother
	Ma dada	greeting spoken to an older man
	Ma nana	greeting spoken to an older woman
	Ma tugun	greeting spoken to a male child
	Ma duguachi	greeting spoken to a female child
	Querengga'	morning greeting
	Quishiqui	morning greeting
	Ne nucua rega?	how are you?
	Huani ne	reply to Ne nucua rega

Tsakonian [tsd] (Greece.)
	Τσες ποίουν	tses poioun: how are you?
	Καούρ εκοκιάτε	kaour ekokiate: welcome greeting
	Καούρ εκάματε	kaour ekamate: welcome greeting
	Καούρ εκάνατε	kaour ekanate: welcome greeting

Tshangla [tsj] (Bhutan: Tashigang and Dungsam.)
	Kuzu zangbo	general greeting
	Kuzu zangbo la	general greeting
	Oai	informal greeting
	Oga dile ya?	where are you going?

Tsikimba [kdl] (Nigeria: Auna and Wara regions.)
	Hoga	general greeting

Tsimané [cas] (Bolivia: Beni Department.)
	Ä	informal general greeting
	Näijjo'	morning greeting
	Näijjoi'	morning greeting
	Äej näijjo'	morning greeting
	Jäem' näijjo' que	morning greeting
	Näijjö' ish	reply to Näijjö' and Äej näijjö'
	Quịchĉanjoi'	midday greeting
	Yómoi'	evening greeting
	Jäem' dyemi?	how are you?
	Jäem' yäe	reply to Jäem' dyemi
	Jäem' yu	reply to Jäem' dyemi
	Jum yï'	reply to Jäem' dyemi
	Sobaki dyajmi	greeting spoken to a visitor, "have you come to visit?"

Tsimshian [tsi] (United States of America: Alaska. Canada: British Columbia.)
	'Niit	general greeting
	Nda wila waan?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Ndaayu wila waan?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Aam wila waalu	reply to Nda wila waan and Ndaayu wila waan
	Nda wila waalsm?	how are you? spoken to a group of people
	Ndaayu wila waalsm?	how are you? spoken to a group of people
	Aam wila waalm	reply to Nda wila waalsm and Ndaayu wila waalsm
	Aam	reply to Nda wila waan and Nda wila waal shim
	Aam dey	reply to Nda wila waan and Nda wila waal shim spoken to a man

Tsoa [hio] (Botswana: Central District.)
	!Kum bara	general greeting
	Nxumoto	morning greeting
	Xomto	evening greeting
	Tzaquika?	how are you?
	Cha nam kho?	greeting to a person who is arriving, "where do you come from?"

Tsogo [tsv] (Gabon: Ngounie Province.)
	Mbodo	general greeting spoken to one person
	Mbodoani	general greeting spoken to a group
	Buokaye	general greeting spoken to a man
	Timogya	general greeting spoken to a woman

Tsonga [tso] (South Africa. Mozambique.)
	Avuxeni	morning greeting
	Rixile	morning greeting
	I nhlikanhi	afternoon greeting
	Ri perile	evening greeting
	Ahee	reply to Avuxeni, Rixile, I nhlikanhi, and Ri perile
	Ku njhani?	how are you? spoken to a peer
	Ndzi kona	reply to Ku njhani
	Mi njhani?	how are you? formal
	Hi pfukile	reply to Mi njhani
	U kwihi?	how are you? informal, literally, "where are you"
	Mi kwihi?	how are you? formal, literally, "where are you"
	Ha mi amukela	welcome greeting

Tsotsitaal [fly] (South Africa: Soweto.)
	Heita	informal greeting
	Eita	informal greeting
	Hola	informal greeting
	Ola	informal greeting

Tsou [tsu] (Taiwan: west central mountains.)
	Aveoveoyu	general greeting
	Yokeoasu	general greeting
	Yokeoasu o'oko	reply to Yokeoasu
	Teko uhnenu?	greeting, "where are you going?"
	Miko umunu?	how are you?
	O'ami'o kozo	reply to Miko umunu

Tsuvadi [tvd] (Nigeria: Niger State and Kebbi State.)
	Iyaho	general greeting

Tswa [tsc] (Mozambique: Inhambane Province.)
	Xewe	general greeting spoken to one person
	Xeweni	general greeting spoken to a group of people
	Gi chile	morning greeting
	A gi cheni	morning greeting
	I ihekana	afternoon greeting
	Gi pelile	evening greeting
	Wahanya?	how are you?
	Wahanya ke?	how are you?
	Wahanya kwatsi ke?	how are you?
	Nzahanya kwatsi, nzi bongile	reply to Wahanya kwatsi ke

Tswana [tsn] (Botswana and South Africa.)
	Dumela	general greeting spoken to one person
	Dumela rra	general greeting spoken to a man
	Dumela mma	general greeting spoken to a woman
	Dumelang	general greeting spoken to a group of people
	Dumelang bo rra	general greeting spoken to a group of men
	Dumelang bo mma	general greeting spoken to a group of woman
	Kgotso	general greeting
	O tsogile jang	morning greeting
	O tslotse jang	afternoon greeting
	O tlhotse jang	evening greeting
	Lumela	general greeting in the Serolong (Secoana) dialect [tsn-rol]

Tswapong [two] (Botswana.)
	Dumela	general greeting

Tu [mjg] (China: East Qinghai Province.)
	Sainiisa	general greeting in the Huzhu Mongghul dialect [mjg-huz]
	Ghai	general greeting in the Huzhu Mongghul dialect [mjg-huz]
	Qi sainiisa?	how are you? in the Huzhu Mongghul dialect [mjg-huz]
	Saini hguaiwa	reply to Qi sainiisa in the Huzhu Mongghul dialect [mjg-huz]
	Sainii	reply to Qi sainiisa in the Huzhu Mongghul dialect [mjg-huz]
	Niudur qi amahgiinga?	how are you today? in the Huzhu Mongghul dialect [mjg-huz]
	Qi niuduri amahgiinga?	how are you today? in the Huzhu Mongghul dialect [mjg-huz]
	Qi gezai bainu?	how are you? in the Minhe Mangghuer dialect [mjg-min]
	Gezai bang	reply to Qi gezai bainu in the Minhe Mangghuer dialect [mjg-min]
	Qi gezai biu?	how are you? in the Minhe Mangghuer dialect [mjg-min]
	Gezai bi	reply to Qi gezai biu in the Minhe Mangghuer dialect [mjg-min]

Tuamotuan [pmt] (French Polynesia.)
	Kia ora	general greeting
	Kia ora na	general greeting
	Kura ora?	how are you?
	Kura ora koe?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Kura ora kotou?	how are you? spoken to a group

Tübatulabal [tub] (United States of America: California.)
	Mãi	general greeting
	Mãʔ	general greeting
	Yuuwu tuuwu taal	general greeting, "have a good day"
	Tu meedak	morning greeting
	Tu tudaal	afternoon greeting
	Tu tagaal	evening and nighttime greeting
	Manaakino-pi?	how are you?

Tucano [tuo] (Brazil: Amazonas. Colombia: Papurí River.)
	Néé	general greeting
	Añuáto	general greeting
	Añutí?	how are you?
	Añú'u	reply to Añutí
	Néé níti?	greeting used when arriving at a house, literally "hello, are you there?"
	Níti musã?	greeting used when arriving at a house, literally "are you all there?"
	Ní'i	reply to Néé níti and Níti musã
	A'tiáti?	greeting spoken to a visitor, literally "you've come?"
	A'tiápu	reply to A'tiáti
	Añuditiáma	greeting spoken by a person visiting, literally "they send greetings"
	Niáti?	reply to Añuditiáma, literally "did they say that?"
	Niáma	reply to Niáti
	Ũu	reply to Niáti
	Wã'cãtí?	morning greeting, literally "did you wake up?"
	Wã'cã'a	reply to Wã'cãtí
	Mu'u quẽ'rã wã'cãtí?	morning greeting, literally "how did you wake up?"
	Añurõ cãrĩ áti?	morning greeting, literally "did you sleep well?"
	Añuáto mu'u acawerérã	general greeting, literally "greetings to your family"
	Añuáto mu'u yá macãcjãrã	general greeting, literally "greetings to the people of your village"

Tugen [tuy] (Kenya.)
	Tunga	general greeting

Tujia [tji] (China: Hunan.)
	尼查	níchár: general greeting
	早光ˇで佳。	zǎogǔdē chà: morning greeting
	泥岔?	ní chà: how are you?
	厄阿岔低岔嘎。	èā chàdīchàgā: reply to 尼查
	泥木兰情莫南？	ní mùlán qíngmònán: how are you? spoken to a group
	胡泥达哈岔低岔嘎。	húní dáhā chàdīchàgā: reply to 泥木兰情莫南
	恩切。	ēn qiè: welcome greeting spoken at a house, "come in"

Tukang Besi South [bhq] (Indonesia: Sulawesi.)
	Mai 'eka	general greeting
	'U ha'a mo?	how are you?
	E	greeting used to call attention

Tuki [bag] (Cameroon: Central Province.)
	Wusi ibesi	general greeting

Tukudede [tkd] (East Timor.)
	Bloi ka tai?	how are you?

Tula [tul] (Nigeria: Gombe State.)
	Malaan shin	general greeting

Tulu [tcy] (India.)
	Namaskaara	general greeting
	Eer encha ullar?	how are you?
	Encha ullaaru?	how are you?
	Encha ullar?	how are you?
	Enchulla?	how are you? informal
	Yaan usaar ulle	reply to Encha ullar and Enchulla
	Yaan saukhyodu ulle	reply to Encha ullar and Enchulla
	Maatergla swaagata	welcome greeting

Tulu-Bohuai [rak] (Papua New Guinea: Manus Province.)
	Cheka ruch	morning greeting
	Ke'en wan	midday greeting
	Pe'en	nighttime greeting

Tumak [tmc] (Chad.)
	Lápà	general greeting

Tumbuka [tum] (Malawi and Zambia.)
	Monire	general greeting
	Monire mose	general greeting spoken to a group of people
	Monire dada	general greeting spoken to a man
	Monire wa dada	general greeting spoken to a man
	Monire wa mama	general greeting spoken to a woman
	Yewo	reply to Monire, Monire mose, Monire dada, Monire wa dada, and Monire wa mama
	Muli uli?	how are you?
	Nili makola	reply to Muli uli
	Mwawuka uli?	morning greeting
	Twawuka makola	reply to Mwatandala uli
	Mwatandala uli?	afternoon greeting
	Natandala makola	reply to Mwatandala uli
	Makola	reply to Muli uli, Mwawuka uli, and Mwatandala uli

Tumleo [tmq] (Papua New Guinea: Sandaun Province.)
	Pung wanien	nighttime greeting

Tunebo [tuf] (Colombia.)
	Eyariki?	general greeting, "are you there?"
	Usatro	reply to Eyariki, "I'm here"
	Ba kat ei kutki?	greeting spoken when meeting someone on the street, "you're here too?"
	As kat uch kutro	reply to Ba kat ei kutki, "I'm here too"
	Bir biki?	where are you going?
	Ak wikya?	morning greeting, "has your soul returned?"
	Ak wihakro	reply to Ak wikya, "my soul returned"
	As ba kin rakiri	greeting spoken by a visitor, "I've come to you"
	Ba wa itai rakiri	greeting spoken by a visitor, "I've come to see you"
	Bar raki?	greeting spoken to a visitor, "have you come?"
	Ba bar wi wa hátaki?	greeting spoken to a visitor, "have you arrived?"
	Rauwatayika?	greeting spoken by a visitor, "may I enter?"
	Rauwi	reply to Rauwatayika, "come in"
	Trákaro	general greeting spoken by a person arriving
	Kériga	general greeting
	Watinige	nighttime greeting
	Biteshko?	how are you? in the Unkasia dialect

Tunen [tvu] (Cameroon: Mbam, Inoubou, and Nkam divisions.)
	Mɛ́ nd'àŋō holi	general greeting, "I greet you"
	Mɛ́ náholi	general greeting, "I greet you"
	Tu nd'àŋō holi	greeting spoken by a group, "we greet you"
	Tu náholi	greeting spoken by a group, "we greet you"
	Mɛ nálùmīn	reply to Mɛ́ nd'àŋō holi, Mɛ́ náholi, Tu nd'àŋō holi, and Tu náholi
	Hə́ni o nakan ē?	where are you going?
	Nóndàs' o wá lìa	reply to Hə́ni o nakan ē, "I've come to your place"

Tungag [lcm] (Papua New Guinea.)
	Tenei vauk	morning greeting
	Tenei ias	midday greeting
	Tenei ngelik	afternoon greeting
	Tenei vong	nighttime greeting
	Tena vauk	morning greeting in the New Hanover Island dialect

Tunica [tun] (United States of America: Louisiana.)
	Sehi lapu	general greeting

Tunzuii [dza] (Nigeria.)
	Kukang	general greeting
	Shammoh	reply to Kukang

Tupi [tpw] (Brazil: São Paulo region.)
	Xé	general greeting
	Ene koema	morning greeting
	Nde koema	morning greeting
	Koen katu	morning greeting
	Yandé koem	morning greeting
	Ara katu	morning greeting
	Ene karuka	afternoon greeting
	Nde karuka	afternoon greeting
	Karu katu	afternoon greeting
	Ene pĩtuna	nighttime greeting
	Nde pĩtuna	nighttime greeting
	Pitun katu	nighttime greeting
	Ndawé	reply to Ene koema, Ene karuka, and Ene pĩtuna
	Ere îkópe katúramo?	how are you?
	Ere îurype?	welcome greeting to a person arriving, "you've come?"
	Pe îurype?	welcome greeting to a group of people arriving, "you've come?"
	T'ereîukatu	welcome greeting

Tupinambá [tpn] (Brazil: Olivenca.)
	Katu ara	morning greeting
	Nde koema	morning greeting
	Katu karuene	afternoon greeting
	Nde karuka	afternoon greeting
	Katu pituna	nighttime greeting
	Nde pituna	nighttime greeting

Tupuri [tui] (Cameroon.)
	Maŋge dɔɔ	general greeting
	Ndɔ naa wɛɛ	morning greeting
	Ndɔ sii wɛɛ	midday and afternoon greeting
	Ndɔ cɔŋ wür wɛɛ	evening greeting
	Ndɔ 'ela?	how are you?
	Ndɔ yaŋ ɓo?	how are you?
	Ndɔ yaŋ mbɔ yawla?	how are you?
	Ndɔ yaŋ mbɔ caw yawla?	how are you?
	Ndi yaŋ mbi	reply to Ndɔ yaŋ mbɔ yawla and Ndɔ yaŋ mbɔ caw yawla
	Süse'e	greeting spoken to a person who is working
	Süse'e mbay da seele	welcome greeting
	See mbɔ le	welcome greeting, "you come"
	See mbay le	welcome greeting, "you come"

Turka [tuz] (Burkina Faso.)
	Tchima	morning greeting
	Bankoo	midday greeting
	Dédéma	evening greeting
	Ǹ jáa ba diɛ-ì?	greeting when arriving at a house, "are you there?"
	Djidoualé	welcome greeting

Turkana [tuv] (Kenya.)
	Ejoka	general greeting
	Ejok	reply to Ejoka
	Ejoka noi	reply to Ejok
	Eiy	reply to Ejoka noi
	Nyanu ngache?	how are you?
	Mam ngache	reply to Nyanu ngache

Turkish [tur] (Turkey and Northern Cyprus.)
	Merhaba	general greeting
	Selam	general greeting
	Iyi gunler	general greeting
	Günaydın	morning greeting
	Tünaydın	afternoon greeting
	İyi günler	afternoon greeting
	İyi akşamlar	evening greeting
	İyi geceler	nighttime greeting
	Nasılsınız?	how are you? formal
	Teşekkür ederim, siz nasılsınız?	formal reply to Nasılsınız
	Nasılsın?	how are you? informal
	İyiyim, sen nasılsın?	informal reply to Nasılsın
	İyiyim	reply to Nasılsınız and Nasılsın
	Çok iyiyim	reply to Nasılsınız and Nasılsın
	Hoş geldin	welcome greeting spoken to one person
	Hoş geldiniz	welcome greeting spoken to a group of people
	Hoş bulduk	reply to Hoş geldin and Hoş geldiniz

Turkmen [tuk] (Turkmenistan.)
	Salam	general greeting
	Salawmaleýkim	general greeting
	Waleýkim	reply to Salawmaleýkim
	Essalwmaleýkim	general greeting
	Waleýkimessalawm	reply to Essalawmaleýkim and Salawmaleýkim
	Salamaleýkim	general greeting
	Waleýkimessalam	reply to Salamaleýkim
	Salamälik	general greeting used by women
	Gurgunmysyň	general greeting used by women
	Ähey	informal greeting
	Ertiriniz hajirli bolsun	morning greeting
	Günaydyn	morning greeting
	Gijängiz rahat bolsun	evening greeting
	Giç ýagşi	evening greeting
	ýagdaýyňyz niçik?	how are you?
	ýagdaýlaryň nähili?	how are you?
	ýagşi, sag bol	reply to ýagdaýyňyz niçik and ýagdaýlaryň nähili
	Işleri nähili?	how are you?
	Işleriň gowymy?	how are you?
	Hawa, gaty gowy	reply to Işleriň gowymy
	Işleriňiz nähili?	how are you?
	Gurgunmyň?	how are you?
	Siz nähili?	how are you?
	Nähili?	how are you?
	Hoş geldiňiz	welcome greeting

Turoyo [Surayt] [tru] (Syria and Turkey.)
	Shlomo	general greeting
	Bshaino	general greeting
	Safro tobo	morning greeting
	Brikh safro	morning greeting
	Brikh tahro	afternoon greeting
	Ramsho tobo	evening greeting
	Brikh ramsho	evening greeting
	Lelyo tobo	nighttime greeting
	Aydarbo hat?	how are you?
	Towono tawdi	reply to Aydarbo hat spoken by a man
	Towtono tawdi	reply to Aydarbo hat spoken by a woman
	Kayisono tawdi	reply to Aydarbo hat spoken by a man
	Kayistono tawdi	reply to Aydarbo hat spoken by a woman
	Latno harbo	reply to Aydarbo hat
	Mun kit mun layt?	how are you? informal
	Bshaino athat	welcome greeting
	Bshaino wbashlomo	welcome greeting
	Brikh methyokh	welcome greeting
	Brax maṭyux	welcome greeting

Tuscarora [tus] (United States of America: New York. Canada: Ontario.)
	Čwé·'n	general greeting
	Nyà·wę čwé·'n ahsk'ę·nę hęh?	formal greeting
	Čwé·'n ahsk'ę·nę hę?	how are you?
	Éhahskę·nę	reply to Čwé·'n ahsk`ę·nę hę
	Ehe, éhahskę·nę	reply to Čwé·'n ahsk`ę·nę hę

Tutchone, Northern [ttm] (Canada.)
	K’ámbé’ sothän	morning greeting
	Dzyan tétl’át sothän	afternoon greeting
	Inyā tondru dòòch’i	evening greeting
	Tondru sothän	nighttime greeting
	Inyā dòòch’i?	how are you?
	Eyan sothän	reply to Inyā dòòch’i
	Däninch’i?	how are you? spoken in the Big Salmon dialect
	Sáw	reply to Däninch’i
	Dàyę yésóots’ enindhän, dàkhwäts’enè’in yū	welcome greeting, "we are happy to see you"

Tutchone, Southern [tce] (Canada.)
	Dzenų shäwkwathän	general daytime greeting
	Intl eyù shäwkwathän	morning greeting
	Jadakhel shäwkwathän	evening greeting
	Dànnch'e?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Shàw iłi	reply to Dànnch'e
	Dännch’e?	how are you? spoken to one person in the Aishihik dialect
	Shäw íli	reply to Dännch'e spoken in the Aishihik dialect
	Dàách’e?	how are you? spoken to two people in the Aishihik dialect
	Shäw íldi	reply to Dàách’e spoken in the Aishihik dialect
	Dànách’e?	how are you? spoken to a group of three or more people in the Aishihik dialect
	Shäw ghàili	reply to Dànách’e spoken in the Aishihik dialect
	Shäw ts’inli	reply to Dànách’e spoken in the Aishihik dialect
	Dänch’ea?	how are you? spoken in the Tàa'an dialect
	Shäw íłį	reply to Dänch’ea spoken in the Tàa'an dialect
	Dákwänī'į yū shä`w ghànīddhän	welcome greeting, "we are happy to see you"
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Tutelo [tta] (United States of America: Mississippi Valley.)
	Jogdelog	general greeting
	Jogdelog widaaxee	general greeting spoken to a friend
	Mecou	general greeting
	Toke kondik'?	how are you?
	Ebí	reply to Toke kondik'
	Bí	reply to Toke kondik'
	Dóokaa yiléewo?	where are you going?

Tuva [tyv] (China, Russia, and Mongolia.)
	экии	ekii: general greeting
	экии шупту	ekii shuptu: general greeting spoken to a group of people
	Кирип моорланар	kirip moorlanar: general greeting
	Эки хүннүң мендизи-биле	eki khünnüng nendizi bile: general daytime greeting
	Эртенгиниң мендизи-биле	ertengining mendizi bile: morning greeting
	Кeжээкиниң мендизи-биле	kezheekining mendizi bile: morning greeting
	Кандыг тур силер?	kandig tur siler: how are you?
	Кайы-хире чоруп тур сен?	kayihire chorup tur sen: how are you?
	Эки-ле-дир силер бе?	ekiledir siler be: how are you?
	Эки-дир бис	eki dir bis: reply to Эки-ле-дир силер бе
	Ажырбас	azhirbas: reply to Эки-ле-дир силер бе
	Менде	mende: general greeting in the Soyot dialect of Russia
	Сан байно	san baino: general greeting in the Tsaatan dialect of Mongolia

Tuvaluan [tvl] (Tuvalu.)
	Fakatalofa atu	general greeting
	Talofa	general greeting
	Talofa mai	general greeting
	Taalofa	general greeting spoken in the Nukulaelae dialect
	Ea koe na?	how are you? spoken in the Funafuti and Vaitupu dialects
	Ea mai koe?	how are you? spoken in the Funafuti and Vaitupu dialects
	E fano koe ki fea?	greeting spoken to a person who is going somewhere, "where are you going?"

Tuwari [tww] (Papua New Guinea: Sandaun Province.)
	Tojso 'ej	morning greeting
	Henele tija	midday greeting
	Tan tija	midday greeting
	Kejsijolo 'ej	afternoon greeting
	Todoli hej	evening greeting

Tuwuli [bov] (Ghana: Volta region.)
	Asukloo	morning greeting spoken to one person
	Miasukloo	general greeting spoken to a group
	Amɔkɔnaa	reply to Asukloo and Miasukloo
	Adzũ	afternoon and evening greeting spoken to one person
	Midzũ	afternoon and evening greeting spoken to a group
	Ayaũ	reply to Adzũ and Midzũ
	ɔtsɛ͂ũ	greeting spoken to a person on their way somewhere ("be travelling")
	Mitsɛ͂ũ	greeting spoken to a group on their way somewhere ("be travelling")
	ɔdzɛ͂ũ	greeting spoken to a person you pass by, who is standing still ("be standing")
	Midzɛ͂ũ	greeting spoken to a group you pass by, who is standing still ("be standing")
	Agoo	greeting spoken by a visitor before entering a house
	Amee	reply to Agoo
	Wo kaya	welcome greeting, "come in"
	Atuu	welcome greeting used while hugging someone who has arrived
	ɔfɔɔ	welcome greeting to a person returning, "welcome back"
	ɔfɔma	welcome greeting to a group returning, "welcome back"
	Aa	reply to ɔfɔɔ

Tuyuca [tue] (Colombia: Comeyaca. Brazil: Terra Indígena Alto Rio Negro and Terra Indígena Apaporis.)
	Sã́a	greeting spoken by a visitor at a house
	Niijãmiĩ?	greeting spoken by a visitor at a house, "are you there?'
	Niijãĩ?	greeting spoken by a visitor at a house, "are you there?'
	Niimiĩ mʉʉ?	greeting spoken by a visitor at a house, "are you there?'
	Atiarĩ?	greeting spoken to a visitor at a house, "have you come?"
	Atijããmiĩ?	greeting spoken to a visitor at a house, "have you come?"
	Atiawʉ	reply to Atiarĩ and Atijããmiĩ
	Wãcãĩ	morning greeting, "have you woken up?"

Twents [twd] (Netherlands: Overijssels Province.)
	Moj'n	general greeting
	Moj	general greeting
	Moi	general greeting
	Oi	general greeting
	Ola	general greeting
	Goei'n dag	daytime greeting
	Goeie nach	nighttime greeting
	Hoe hej't dah?	how are you?
	Hoe hej't d'r met?	how are you?
	Och, geet wa	reply to Hoe hej't d'r met
	Hoe ist er met?	how are you?
	Al'ns goud t'rech jau?	how are you?
	Hoe geet 't met oe?	how are you? in the Rijssens dialect

Twi [twi] (Ghana.)
	Maakye	morning greeting
	Mema wo akye	morning greeting
	Maaha	afternoon greeting
	Mema wo aha	afternoon greeting
	Maadwo	evening greeting
	Mema wo adwo	evening greeting
	Mekyea wo	general greeting, "I greet you"
	Wo ho te sɛn?	how are you? in the Ashanti dialect [aka-asa]
	Mo ho yɛ	reply to Wo ho te sɛn in the Ashanti dialect [aka-asa]
	Mo ho yɛ, me da ase	reply to Wo ho te sɛn in the Ashanti dialect [aka-asa]
	ɛyɛ	reply to Wo ho te sɛn in the Ashanti dialect [aka-asa]
	Wo ho te dɛn?	how are you? in the Akuapem dialect [aka-aku]
	Mo ho ye	reply to Wo ho te dɛn in the Akuapem dialect [aka-aku]
	Mo ho ye, me da wo ase	reply to Wo ho te dɛn in the Akuapem dialect [aka-aku]
	ɛte sɛn?	how are things?
	Bɔkɔɔ	reply to Wo ho te sɛn and ɛte sɛn
	Nyame ado	"by God's grace", reply to Wo ho te sɛn and ɛte sɛn
	Ɔhote sɛn?	how are you? spoken to an elder
	Mpɔ mu te sɛn?	how are you? informal, "how's life?"
	Wo mpɔ mu ɛɛ?	how are you? informal
	Me mpɔ mu deɛ bɔkɔɔ	reply to Wo mpɔ mu ɛɛ
	Adwuma	greeting to a person who is working
	Adwuma oo	greeting to a person who is working
	Adwuma adwuma	greeting to a person who is working
	Adwuma yɛ	reply to Adwuma, Adwuma oo, and Adwuma adwuma
	Na anɔpa yi?	morning greeting, "what's new this morning?"
	Agoo	greeting spoken at a house, "is anyone there?"
	Amee	reply to Agoo
	Akwaaba	welcome greeting
	Akɔaba	welcome greeting
	Yaa agya	reply spoken to an older man
	Yaa letja	reply spoken to an older man
	Yaa ɛna	reply spoken to an older woman
	Yaa nua	reply spoken to a person of the same age as the speaker
	Yaa asɔn	reply spoken to a younger person
	Yaa owura	reply spoken to a young man
	Yaa awuraa	reply spoken to a young woman
	Yaa ɔba	reply spoken by an adult to a child

Tyap [kcg] (Nigeria: Kaduna.)
	N byiat nyin	general greeting
	N byiat ang	general greeting
	Zi byiat nyin	general greeting
	Akwai shansham a?	morning greeting
	Akwa mam kankarang a?	afternoon greeting
	A nyia̱ ni?	how are you?
	Kyang byian bah	reply to A nyiâ ni
	A̱fwun ka li nini?	how are you? ("how is today?")
	A̱fwun ka li ka̱nka̱ra̱ng ba̱t	reply to A̱fwun ka li nini
	Kyang bwak hu nshya shansham a?	how is your family?
	Abwang na fa?	how is your business?
	Teba'a ang mang bai mali zit ka	welcome greeting spoken at a house

Tzeltal [tzh] (Mexico: Chiapas.)
	Bi xchich 'awo'tan	general greeting
	Bi xi' 'awo'tan	general greeting
	Bantxa	general greeting
	Bantxe tate	general greeting spoken to a man
	Bantxe nane	general greeting spoken to a woman
	Mari tat	general greeting spoken to a man
	Mari nan	general greeting spoken to a woman
	Talone tate	general greeting spoken to a man
	Talone nane	general greeting spoken to a woman
	Talonix	greeting spoken by a person arriving, literally "I've arrived" (after a short absence)
	Talemon	greeting spoken by a person arriving, literally "I've arrived" (after a longer absence)
	Lek bal 'ayat?	morning greeting
	Bin awilel?	how are you?
	Lek 'ay on	reply to Lek bal 'ayat and Bin awilel
	Ban 'ayat?	how are you?
	Ban 'ayat mam?	how are you?
	Bin k'ax te k'ahk'al awu'un?	how are you?
	Mauk, lek 'ay	reply to Bin k'ax te k'ahk'al awu'un
	Ban xtalat?	where have you come from?

Tzotzil [tzo] (Mexico: Chiapas.)
	K'usi xi	general greeting
	Mu k'usi xi	reply to K'usi xi
	K'uxi a bo'nton	general greeting to one person
	K'uxi a bo'ntonik	general greeting to a group
	K'uxi	informal greeting
	Mu k'uxi	reply to K'uxi
	Mi li'ote	general greeting
	Li'uni	reply to Mi li'ote
	K'uxi mi li'ote	general greeting
	Mu k'uxi li'one	reply to Ku'xi mi li'ote
	K'usi xi li'ote	general greeting
	Mu k'usi xi li'one	reply to K'usi xi mi li'one
	Mi li 'oyote	general greeting
	Li oyun	reply to Mi li 'oyote
	Mi li 'oyuxuke	afternoon greeting
	Li oyunkutik	reply to Mi li 'oyuxuke
	Mi lek oyot?	how are you?
	Lekun kolabal	reply to Mi lek oyot
	K'uxa elan jo'ote?	how are you?
	K'uxa elan?	how are you?
	Ley oyun jo'ote	reply to K'uxa elan jo'ote and K'uxa elan
	Lek no'ox	reply to K'uxa elan jo'ote and K'uxa elan
	Ley oy li la tale	welcome greeting
	Ley oy li la talike	welcome greeting

Tz'utujil [tzj] (Guatemala.)
	Saqari taa'	general greeting spoken to a man
	Saqari naan	general greeting spoken to a woman
	Utz laj xinaq'a' awk'iin	morning greeting
	Xqa'j q'iij taa'	afternoon greeting spoken to a man
	Xqa'j q'iij naan	afternoon greeting spoken to a woman
	Utz laj nik'akq'iij awk'iin	afternoon greeting
	Utz laj chaq'a' awk'iin	nighttime greeting
	Xoc ak'a	nighttime greeting
	Naj tb'iij?	how are you?
	Naj tb'iij taa'?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Naj tb'iij naan?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Utz aawach?	how are you?
	Utz matyoox	reply to Utz aawach
	Utz aawach taa'?	how are you? spoken to a man
	Utz aawach naan?	how are you? spoken to a woman
	Utz rwach?	how are you? spoken to one person
	La utz rwach?	how are you? spoken to one person
	La utz aawach?	how are you? spoken to one person
	La utz aawach atet?	how are you? spoken to one person
	Utz eewach?	how are you? spoken to a group of people
	La utz eewach?	how are you? spoken to a group of people
	Utz awuuliik	welcome greeting spoken to one person
	Utz ak'ujliik	welcome greeting spoken to one person
	Utz ewuuliik ixix	welcome greeting spoken to a group of people
	Utz ek'ujliik ixix	welcome greeting spoken to a group of people

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