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🤗 Yaqui Greetings for Everyday Life

Hi Yaqui learners! 😃

Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Yaqui?

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

While the majority of the Yaqui Indians live in northern Mexico in the state of Sonora, a number of them have settled in southwestern Arizona, in the United States, following the conflicts which opposed them to the Mexican government at the end of the 19th century.

If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Yaqui, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

Let’s get started! 🤗

Take a moment to explore these relevant pages as you conclude this lesson: Colors, Counting and Numbers & Months of the Year.

Greetings[edit | edit source]

English	Yaqui
general greeting spoken to one person in the Arizona dialect - Greetings! (to one person, to more than one: Lios em chaniavu) (lit. "God preserves you!", Lios is a very early borrowing of the Spanish "Dios")	Lios em chania
general greeting spoken to a group of people in the Arizona dialect	Lios em chaniavu
reply to "Dios em chaniabu" in the Arizona dialect - the reply to the above, lit. "God pardons you!"	Lios em chiokoe
how are you? spoken to one person in the Arizona dialect	Ket che allea?
how are you? spoken to a group of people in the Arizona dialect	Ket chem allea?
reply to Ket che allea and Ket chem allea in the Arizona dialect	Ket tu'i
general greeting spoken to one person in the Sonoran dialect	Dios em chania
general greeting spoken to a group of people in the Sonoran dialect	Dios em chaniabu
reply to Dios em chania in the Sonoran dialect	Dios em chócoe
reply to Dios em chania in the Sonoran dialect	Dios em chócoete
how are you? in the Sonoran dialect	Ketchi allea?
how are you? in the Sonoran dialect	Haise'e 'emo bicha?
be acquainted	tuisi eu weche
I extend my greetings	aman ne tevote em yevihnewi
how are you?	Haisempane
good	tu'I
not good	ka tu'I
Thanks (formal)	liohbwana
goodbye	Lios emak (weye)
goodnight	alleaka yeu matchune
yes	heewi
no	kaa
excuse me	ta chuvala ne hiokoe
How kind!	Kettu'I
May you rejoice	Empo allea
Lios em chania (respond)	Lios em chiokoe (responding)
haisempane? (respond)	tu'i, ka tu'i (responding)
Creator help you (all)	Lios enchi(m) aniabu
May you rejoice! (lit. "In you happy", 'allea' is said to be from the Spanish 'alegre', meaning 'happy')	Empo allea