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|reply | |general greeting spoken by a man | ||
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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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