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🤗 Eastern Maroon Creole Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Eastern Maroon Creole learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Eastern Maroon Creole?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Eastern Maroon Creole, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings[edit | edit source]
| English | Eastern Maroon Creole |
|---|---|
| morning greeting | U weki oo |
| reply to U weki oo | Iya, u weki yee |
| morning greeting | U molugu oo |
| morning greeting | Molugu oo |
| morning greeting | Molugu |
| general greeting, "we meet" | U miti |
| general greeting, "we meet" | U miti oo |
| reply to U miti oo | Iya, u miti yee |
| general greeting, "we meet again" | U miti baka oo |
| reply to U miti oo | Iya, u miti baka yee |
| evening greeting | Kuneti |
| late evening and nighttime greeting | A tapu wi oo |
| late evening and nighttime greeting | A tapu u oo |
| reply to A tapu u oo | Iya, a tapu u yee |
| late evening and nighttime greeting | A tapu u baka oo |
| reply to A tapu u baka oo | Iya, a tapu u yee |
| nighttime greeting | Naafu |
| how are you? | Fa i tan? |
| how are you? | Fa a e go? |
| reply to Fa i tan and Fa a e go | Saaflio |
| reply to Fa i tan and Fa a e go | Saafsaafi |
| reply to Fa i tan and Fa a e go | Mi de |
| how are you? | On fa |
| reply to On fa | Mi de |
| how are you? | Sani bun |
| reply to Sani bun | Ya, ala sani bun |
| reply to Sani bun | Ya, ala sani bun na mi |
| how are you? ("then we exist?") | Da u de? |
| how are you? spoken to an elder man | Dda, da u de? |
| how are you? spoken to an elder woman | Mma, da u de? |
| reply to Da u de | Iya, u de yee |
| respectful greeting in older dialect, used around 1970 | A kiin un baka |
| reply to A kiin un baka | A kiin un baka ye baa |
Sources[edit | edit source]
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Eastern Maroon Creole lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/