Language/Attie/Vocabulary/Greetings
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Attié (Akie, Akye, Atche, Atie, Atshe) is a language of uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family. It is spoken by perhaps half a million people in Ivory Coast.
Here are some phrases to use when you meet someone:
general greeting | Hanin ooh |
greeting in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod] | Ahin |
reply to Ahin | Aalɛ |
greeting in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod] | Mu ahin |
greeting in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod] | Mɛ le mu ahin |
midday greeting in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod] | Matin |
reply to Matin | Ehua |
reply to Matin | Ehwia |
evening greeting in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod] | Anu |
reply to Anu | Aosu |
greeting spoken to a person working in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod] | Bia |
greeting spoken to a person working in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod] | Mmo |
how are you? in the Bodin dialect [ati-bod] | Budzhan gbɛngbɛn? |
reply to Budzhan gbɛngbɛn | Ao, mɛdzhan gbɛngbɛn |
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