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🤗 Hopi Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Hopi learners! 😃
Hopi is a language spoken in the United States, in Northeastern Arizona. It is still very alive even though its use is declining.
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 Northeastern Arizona or are trying to learn Hopi, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
| English | Hopi |
|---|---|
| general greeting | Lolma |
| general greeting | Lolamai |
| literally, "are you around?" | Is uni, um waynuma? |
| literally, "are you around?" | Um waynuma? |
| reply to Um waynuma | Owí, nu' waynuma |
| literally, "you have arrived?" | Yaw, um pitu? |
| literally, "you have arrived?" | Um pitu? |
| reply to Um pitu | Owí, nu' pitu |
| reply to Um pitu | Owí |
| how are you? | Um hinhinta? |
| reply to Um hinhinta | Pi nu' qahinta |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Hopi 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/