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🤗 Adangme Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Adangme learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Adangme?
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 Adangme, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
| English | Adangme |
|---|---|
| morning greeting | I nga mo |
| morning greeting | Ta mɛ |
| reply to Ta mɛ | A nguɔ |
| morning greeting | Mo he manye |
| afternoon greeting | I haa mo |
| evening greeting | I taa mo ama |
| reply to I taa mo ama | Yoo, we mi saa |
| how are you? | Kɛ o ngɛ kɛɛ? |
| how are you? | Nye ngɛ saminya lo? |
| reply to Kɛ o ngɛ kɛɛ and Nye ngɛ saminya lo | I ngɛ saminya |
| reply to Kɛ o ngɛ kɛɛ and Nye ngɛ saminya lo | Saminya, mo tsumi |
| how are you? | Kɛ o hwɔ kɛɛ? |
| reply to Kɛ o hwɔ kɛɛ | I hwɔ saminya |
| how are you? | O nye saminya lo? |
| reply to O nye saminya lo | Aee |
| how is your family, literally "how is the bed in your house?", in the Krɔbɔ dialect | O wemi sa? |
| reply to O wemi sa, "it is cool (no one is sick)", in the Krɔbɔ dialect | E jɛ |
| welcome greeting | Mo yee |
| welcome greeting | Mo hee e |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Adangme 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/