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|reply to Kaśa āhēnta, Kaśa āhēsa, and Kaśa hāysa
|general greeting spoken by a man
|Mī bēś hāy
|Ndaa
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|general greeting spoken by a woman
|Aa
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|morning greeting
|Lotsha
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|evening greeting
|Lokovhela
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|morning greeting
|Ndi matsheloni
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|reply to Ndi matsheloni
|Ndi matsheloni avhuḓi
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|afternoon greeting
|Ndi masiari
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|reply to Ndi masiari
|Ndi masiari avhuḓi
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|late afternoon and early evening greeting
|Ndi mathabama
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|reply to Ndi mathabama
|Ndi mathabama avhuḓi
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|evening greeting
|Ndi madekwana
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|reply to Ndi madekwana
|Ndi madekwana avhuḓi
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|reply to Ndi matsheloni, Ndi masiari, and Ndi madekwana
|Avhuḓi
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|greeting spoken to a person who is returning from somewhere
|Vhadali
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|greeting spoken to a person who is working
|Vhashumi
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|how are you? ("was your day good?")
|Vho twa?
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|how are you? ("was your day good?")
|Vho twa hani?
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|reply to Vho twa and Vho twa hani
|Ndo twa
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|reply to Vho twa and Vho twa hani
|Ndo twa zwavhudi
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|how are you?
|Hu rini?
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|how are you? informal
|Hu ita hani?
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|reply to Hu rini and Hu ita hani
|Ndi hone
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|how are you? ("what do you say?")
|Uri mini?
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|how are you? ("what do you say?")
|Uri mini fhedzi?
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|reply to Uri mini and Uri mini fhedzi
|A thi ambi
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|how are you? used in the morning ("how did you wake up?")
|Vho vuwa?
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|how are you? used in the morning ("how did you wake up?")
|Vho vuwa hani?
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|reply to Vho vuwa and Vho vuwa hani
|Ndo vuwa
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|reply to Vho vuwa and Vho vuwa hani
|Nṋe ndo takala vhukuma
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|how are you? used in the morning (contraction of Vho vuwa hani)
|Avuwani
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|reply to Avuwani
|Avuwa
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|welcome greeting
|Vho tanganedzwa
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