Greetings in Native American Languages of New Mexico
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Greetings in Native American Languages of New Mexico |
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This page contains greetings in native American languages of New Mexico.
Ethnologue lists 245 languages spoken in the United States.
12 of these languages are Native American languages from New Mexico. All 12 are listed on this page.
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Apache, Jicarilla [apj] (United States of America: Dulce in northern New Mexico.) |
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Dáanzho |
general greeting |
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Dáanzhonl da |
morning greeting |
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Apache, Lipan [apl] (United States of America: Mescalero Reservation in northern New Mexico.) |
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Dagote |
general greeting |
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Apache, Mescalero-Chiricahua [apm] (United States of America: Mescalero Reservation in northern New Mexico.) |
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Dánt’e? |
general greeting |
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Hadínyaa? |
general greeting |
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Dagot'é? |
general greeting |
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Ta na á née see |
general greeting |
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Hopi [hop] (United States of America: Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico.) |
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Lolma |
general greeting |
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Lolamai |
general greeting |
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Is uni, um waynuma? |
literally, "are you around?" |
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Um waynuma? |
literally, "are you around?" |
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Owí, nu' waynuma |
reply to Um waynuma |
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Yaw, um pitu? |
literally, "you have arrived?" |
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Um pitu? |
literally, "you have arrived?" |
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Owí, nu' pitu |
reply to Um pitu |
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Owí |
reply to Um pitu |
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Um hinhinta? |
how are you? |
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Pi nu' qahinta |
reply to Um hinhinta |
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Eshtrura |
general greeting to a person who is sitting |
| Ayempah? | general greeting | |
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Keres, Eastern [kee] (United States of America: Cochiti, New Mexico.) |
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Kuweetzi hopa |
general greeting |
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Kuweetsi |
general greeting |
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Kowaatzi |
general greeting |
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Kowaatzina |
general greeting |
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Rawa |
reply to Kowaatzina |
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Keres, Western [kjq] (United States of America: Acoma, New Mexico.) |
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Guwaadzi |
general greeting |
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Guwaadzi sai hauba |
general greeting spoken to a group |
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Gai daawa tyәdiyaasrka? |
morning greeting |
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Haa'a |
reply to Gai daawa tyәdiyaasrka |
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Navajo [nav] (United States of America: southwestern region.) |
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Yá'át'ééh |
general greeting |
| Aoo' yá'át'ééh | reply to Yá'át'ééh | |
| Yá'át'ééh abíní | morning greeting | |
| Yá'át'ééh ałní'ní'á | noontime greeting | |
| Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į' | evening greeting | |
| Yá'át'ééh shik'is |
greeting spoken to a friend |
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Yá'át'ééh shicheii |
greeting spoken to an older man ("grandfather") |
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Yá'át'ééh shimá |
greeting spoken to an older woman ("mother") |
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Yá'át'ééh shimá yázhí |
greeting spoken to an older woman ("aunt") |
| Yá'át'ééh shitsilí | greeting spoken to a younger brother | |
| Yá'át'ééh shinaaí | greeting spoken to an older brother | |
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Yá'át'ééh shiyáázh |
greeting spoken by a woman to a child |
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Yá'át'ééh shitsóí |
greeting spoken by a man to a child |
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Yá'át'ééh sitsóí |
greeting spoken by a man to a child |
| Háágóóshą? | where are you going? | |
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Tewa [tew] (United States of America: New Mexico and Arizona.) |
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Sangeriho |
general greeting |
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Bepuwaveh |
general greeting |
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Woa'ah tamu' |
morning greeting |
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Tiwa, Northern [twf] (United States of America: Taos, New Mexico.) |
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Hiino a'tsuei |
general greeting |
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Yau |
general greeting |
| Hiyuoho | general greeting | |
| Hiyuoho an'puwá'i | general greeting spoken to a friend | |
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Pui 'u |
general greeting spoken to a friend |
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Taluli |
respectful greeting spoken to an older man |
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Popona |
general greeting spoken to a man of one's own generation or older |
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'Anp'oiwá'i |
general greeting spoken to a man who is younger than the speaker |
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An k'u wa man |
general greeting spoken to one person |
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Man nk'u wa man |
general greeting spoken to two people |
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Man k'u wa man |
general greeting spoken to a group of three or more |
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Tiwa, Southern [tix] (United States of America: Sandia, New Mexico.) |
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Hinu co puyo |
general greeting |
| Pap'ajde |
general greeting spoken to a man of one's own generation or older |
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Keshhi |
general greeting |
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Ke:si |
reply to Keshhi spoken by a man |
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E: |
reply to Keshhi spoken by a woman |
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K'ettsannishhi to' atu |
general greeting |
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Ko'na do' dewanan adeyaye? |
how are you? |
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Ko' do' dewanan deyaye? |
how are you? spoken to one person |
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Ko' don dewanan deyaye? |
how are you? spoken to two people |
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Ko' don dewanan a:deyaye? |
how are you? spoken to three people |
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K'ettsannishhi |
reply to Ko' do' dewanan deyaye, Ko' don dewanan deyaye, Ko' don dewanan a:deyaye |
Last updated on December 30, 2010.