"Hello" in over 500 languages

Abenaki (Maine USA, Canada)                Kuai
Abenaki (Maine USA, Canada)                Kwai
Abenaki (Maine USA, Canada)                Kweh
Achenese (Sumatra)                         Saleum
Ach? (Guatemala) [to man]                  Xla, ta
Ach? (Guatemala) [to woman]                Xla, nan
[Acholi, see Ganda]
[Adare, see Harari]
Adyghabze (N.Caucasus, Mideast, Turkey)    Fasapshi
Adyghabze (N.Caucasus, Mideast, Turkey)    Wimafa shoo
Adyghabze (Northern Caucasus) [morning]    Wipchadiz shoo
Adyghabze (Northern Caucasus) [morning]    Femahoophoh
Adyghabze (Northern Caucasus) [evening]    Wipchiha shoo
Adyghabze (Northern Caucasus) [evening]    Chashra-hat-gublugo
Afar (Djibouti)                            Mahisse
Afrikaans (Southern Africa)                Goeie dag
Afrikaans (Southern Africa)                Hallo
Afrikaans (Southern Africa) [morning]      Goeie m?re
Afrikaans (Southern Africa) [afternoon]    Goeie middag
Aguacateca (Guatemala) [to man]            Tzu ta'
Aguacateca (Guatemala) [to woman]          Tzu na'
Ainu [Saru dialect] (Japan)                Irankarapte
Ainu (Japan) [how are you?]                Eiwanke ya?
Ainu (Japan) [I'm fine]                    Kuiwanke wa
Akan (Ivory Coast, Ghana)                  Maaha
Akan (Ivory Coast, Ghana) [evening]        Maagyo
Akateka (San Miguel Acat?n Guatemala)      Hanik'
Akateka (San Miguel Acat?n Guat.) [night]  Watx' mi q'ejb'i hawu?
Akateka (San Miguel Acat?n Guat.) [answ.]  Watx'
Akha (China, Southeast Asia)               U du tah ma de
Aklanon (Philippines)                      Kumasta
Aklanon (Philippines) [morning]            Mayad nga agahon
Aklanon (Philippines) [good afternoon]     Mayad nga hapon
Aklanon (Philippines) [good evening]       Mayad nga gabi-i
Alabama [a native American lang.] (USA)    Ch?km?a
Alabama [a native American lang.] (USA)    Chis?hm?
Alabama [a native American lang.] (USA)    Boso
Albanian (Albania, Yugoslavia)             Tungjatjeta
Albanian (Albania, Yugoslavia)             Allo
Albanian (Albania, Yugoslavia) [morning]   Mir?m?ngjes
Albanian (Albania, Yugoslavia) [afternoon] Mir?dita
Albanian (Albania, Yugoslavia) [evening]   Mir?mbr?ma
Aleut (Aleutian Islands Alaska)            Aang
Aleut (Aleutian Islands Alaska) [morning]  Qilachxizax
Alutiiq (Alaska)                           Cama'i
Amharic (Ethiopia)                         Teanastellen
Amharic (Ethiopia) [morning, to male]      Indemin adderk
Amharic (Ethiopia) [morning, to female]    Indemin addersh
Amharic (Ethiopia) [morning, to several]   Indemin adderachihu
Amharic (Ethiopia) [afternoon, to male]    Indemin walk
Amharic (Ethiopia) [afternoon, to female]  Indemin walsh
Amharic (Ethiopia) [afternoon, to several] Indemin walachihu
Amungme (Indonesia)                        Amole
Anglo-Saxon (old England)                  God d?g
Anglo-Saxon (old England) [morning]        God morgen
Anglo-Saxon (old England) [evening]        God ?fen
[Anishinaabe, see Ojibwe]
Apache (Arizona USA) [not usually used]    Dagot'ee
Apache (Arizona USA)                       Yatasay
Arabic (North Africa, Middle East)         Marhaba
Arabic (North Africa, Middle East)         Ahalan
Arabic (North Africa, Middle East)         Es-salaam aleikum
Arabic (North Africa, Middle East)         A salaam aleikom
Arabic [response to A salaam aleikom]      Wa ha leikom a salaam
Arabic (North Africa, Middle East)         Salaam
Arabic (N Africa, Middle East) [morning]   Sabaah al-khayr
Arabic (N Africa, Middle East) [afternoon] Masaa al-khayr
Arabic (Algeria) [informal]                Labass
Arabic (Egypt)                             Ahlan beek
Arabic (Egypt)                             Ahlan wa sahlan
Arabic (Egypt) [answer by male]            Ahlan bik
Arabic (Egypt) [answer by female]          Ahlan biki
Arabic (Iraq) [informal]                   Halaw
Arabic (Lebanon) [morning]                 Sabah el-khayr
Arabic (Lebanon) [afternoon]               Masaa el-khayr
Arabic (Morocco)                           Ahlen
Aramaic (Mesopotamia) [old]                Shal?m
[Araucano, see Mapuche]
[Arawak, see Taino]
Armenian (Armenia, Middle East, Egypt)     Voghdzuyin
Armenian (Armenia, Middle East, Egypt)     Parev
Armenian (Armenia) [morning]               Pari louyce
Armenian (Armenia) [evening]               Pari yerego
Armenian (Armenia) [evening]               Pari irigun
Armenian (Armenia) [night]                 Pari geshare
Aromunian (Greece, Serbia, Romania)        Bun? dzua
Aromunian (Greece,Serbia,Romania)[morning] Bun? dimineatsa
Aromunian (Greece,Serbia,Romania)[evening] Bun? seara
Asante [Ashanti] (Ghana)                   Maakye
Asante [Ashanti] (Ghana) [reply]           Yaa
Assyrian (Iran, Iraq) [plural]             Shlama alokhun
Assyrian (Iran, Iraq) [said by male]       Shlama alukh
Assyrian (Iran, Iraq) [said by female]     Shlama alakh
Assyrian (Iran, Iraq) [said by male]       Shlaamaaumookh
Assyrian (Iran, Iraq) [said by female]     Shlaamaaumaakh
Assyrian [Eastern Assyrian] (Assyria)      Shlama 'lokhun
Assyrian [Western Assyrian] (Assyria)      Shlomo 'laykun
Asturian (Spain)                           Bonos d?es
Asturian (Spain)                           Bon d?a
Asturian (Spain) [afternoon]               Bona tarde
Asturian (Spain) [afternoon]               Bones tardes
Asturian (Spain) [evening]                 Bona nueche
Asturian (Spain)                           Hola
Atuona (Marquesas Islands)                 Ka oha
[Austrian, see German (Austria)]
Aymar? (Bolivia, Peru, Chile)              Kamisaraki?
Aymar? (Bolivia, Peru, Chile)              Kamisaki?
Aymar? (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) [answer]     Waliki
Aymar? (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) [informal]   Laphi
Aymar? (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) [morning]    Winus tiyas
Aymar? (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) [afternoon]  Vinas tartis
Aymar? (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) [afternoon]  Vinas tartis
Azerbaijani [Azeri] (Azerbaijan, Iran)     Salaam aleihum
Azerbaijani [Azeri] (Azerbaijan, Iran)     Salam ?l?yk?m
Azerbaijani [Azeri] (Azerbaijan, Iran)     Nahardansonia xeyir
Azerbaijani [Azeri] [morning]              Sabahiniz xeyir
Azerbaijani [Azeri] [afternoon]            Salam
Azerbaijani [Azeri] [evening]              Axshaminiz xeyir
[Azeri, see Azerbaijani]
[Aztec, see N?huatl]
Bafia (Cameroon)                           Wayumbe
Bakitara (Central Africa) [morning]        Oirwota?
Bakitara (Central Africa) [answer]         Ndabanta
Bakitara (Central Africa) [afternoon]      Ogorobere?
Bakitara (Central Africa) [answer]         Ndiho
Bakitara (Central Africa) [after absense]  Mirembe
Bambara (Mali)                             I ni bara
Bambara (Mali) [to several people]         Aw ni bara
Bambara (Mali)                             I ni ce
Bambara (Mali)                             Ebede
Bambara (Mali) [morning]                   I ni sogoma
Bambara (Mali) [morning to several people] Aw ni sogoma
Bambara (Mali) [midday]                    I ni tilenna
Bambara (Mali) [midday]                    I ni tile
Bambara (Mali) [afternoon]                 I ni su
Bambara (Mali) [evening]                   I ni wonla
Bambara (Mali) [evening]                   I ni wula
Banaban (Kiribati)                         Tiabo
Banyankole (Central Africa) [morning]      Orairegye?
Banyankole (Central Africa)[after absense] Kaizhe buhorogye?
Banyankole (Central Africa) [answer]       Kaizhe buhoro
Banyankole (Central Africa) [by elder]     Mphoro
Banyankole (Central Africa) [answer]       Eh
Banyankole (Central Africa) [by child]     Erirege
Bapunu (Gabon)                             Um bolo
Bapunu (Gabon)                             Maram bouga
Bapunu (Gabon) [answer]                    Ay nandejoua
Bariba (Benin)                             Ka weru
[Basa Sunda, see Sundanese]
Bashkir (Russia)                           Kheyerle irte
Bashkir (Russia) [morning]                 Khaumyhyghyz
Bashkir (Russia) [evening]                 Kheyerle kis
Bashkir (Russia) [informal]                Selem
Basque (France, Spain)                     Kaixo
Basque (France, Spain)                     Agur
Basque (France, Spain)                     Ongi etorri
Basque (France, Spain) [morning]           Egun on
Basque (France, Spain) [evening]           Arratsalde on
Basque (France, Spain) [informal]          Eup
Basque (France, Spain) [informal]          Epa
Basque (France, Spain) [informal]          Iepa
Basque (France, Spain) [informal]          Aupa
Basque-Icelandic Pidgin (Iceland)          Ungetorre
Batak (Indonesia)                          Horas
[Bavarian, see German (Bavaria)]
Bellonese [Rennellese] (Solomon Islands)   Gaoi
Belorussian [Byelorussian] (Belarus)       Pryvit?ni
Belorussian [Belarussian] (Belarus)        Vitaj
Belorussian [Belarussian] (Belarus)[inf.]  Zdarow
Bemba (Zambia)                             Mwapoleni
Bemba (Zambia)                             Mukwai
Bengali (Bangladesh, India)                Nomoskaar
Bengali (Bangladesh, India)                Ei je
Bengali (Bangladesh, India)                Aadaab
Bengali (Bangladesh, India)                Assalamualaikum
Bengali (Bangladesh, India) [morning]      Nomoskaar, shu pravat
Bengali (Bangladesh, India) [afternoon]    Nomoskaar, shuvo oporanho
B?t? (Cameroun)                            Ayo
Biloxi (North America)                     Hi ha'
Biloxi (North America)                     He' ha
[Bisayan, see Visayan]
Bislama (Vanuatu)                          Hello
Bislama (Vanuatu) [morning]                Monay
Bisu (Thailand, Burma)                     Nang lak?ung ?-?u?
Bisu (Thailand, Burma) [answer]            Ga leu-ng?
Blackfoot (North America)                  Oki
Blin (Ethiopia) [did you enjoy the night?] Aja kruKwma?
Blin (Ethiopia) [yes, good morning]        MerHaba, aja kruKwma
Blin (Ethiopia) [have a nice day]          Aja ergruKw'ma?
Blin (Ethiopia) [answer - same to you]     MerHaba aja ergruKw'ma
Blin (Ethiopia) [evening]                  Aja kunduKw'ma?
Blin (Ethiopia) [answer - in the evening]  MerHaba aja kunduKw'ma
Bobo Fing (Burkina Faso)                   Ka fo
Bapounu (Gabon)                            Maram bouga
Bapounu (Gabon) [answer]                   Ay nandejoua
Bosnian (Bosnia and Hercegovina)           Zdravo
Bosnian (Bosnia and Hercegovina) [morning] Dobro jutro
Bosnian (Bosnia and Herceg.) [afternoon]   Dobar dan
Bosnian (Bosnia) [morning, by Muslims]     Sabah hajrula
Breton (France)                            Demat
Breton (France)                            Salut
Breton (France) [formal or plural]         Demat deoc'h
Breton (France) [formal or plural]         Salut deoc'h
Breton (France) [informal]                 Demat dit
Breton (France) [informal]                 Salut dit
Breton (France) [evening]                  Noz vat
Bukusu (Kenya)                             Mlembe
Bukusu (Kenya)                             Oreina
Bukusu (Kenya)                             Kamakhuwa
Bulgarian (Bulgaria)                       Zdraveite
Bulgarian (Bulgaria) [informal]            Zdravei
Bulgarian (Bulgaria) [informal]            Zdrasti
Bulgarian (Bulgaria) [morning]             Dobrutro
Bulgarian (Bulgaria) [afternoon]           Dobar den
Bulu (Cameroon)                            Mb?l?
Bura (Nigeria)                             Usa
Burmese (Myanmar)                          Mingala ba
Burmese (Myanmar) [have you eaten?]        T'amin sa pi bi la?
Burmese (Myanmar) [reply: I have eaten]    Sa pi ba bi
Burmese (Myanmar) [where are you going?]   Beh thwa malo leh?
Burmese (Myanmar) [reply: around here]     Di na le beh
Burushashki (Northern Pakistan)            Asalam aleykum
Burushashki (Northern Pakistan)            Leh
Burushashki (Pakistan)                     Leh
Busoga (Central Africa)                    Balio
[Byelorussian, see Belorussian]
Cahuilla (USA) [to call attention]         W?a
Cajun (Louisiana United States)            Bon jour
[Cambodian, see Khmer]
Cantonese [Chinese] (China)                N?ih h?u
Cantonese [Chinese] (China)                Neihou
Cantonese [Chinese] (China)                Neilhou
Cantonese [Chinese] (China)                Lay ho
Cantonese [Chinese] (China)                Ho yat
Cantonese [Chinese] (China)                Ngh on
Cantonese [Chinese] (China) [morning]      Jo san
Cantonese [Chinese] (China) [afternoon]    Ngh on an san
Caribe (Guatemala)                         Bu?ti bin?fi
Catalan (Andorra, Spain, France)           Hola
Catalan (Andorra, Spain, France)           Bon dia
Catalan (Andorra, Spain,France)[afternoon] Bona tarda
Cayuga (Canada)                            Sga-noh
Cayuga (Canada)                            Sge:no
[Cebuano, see Visayan]
Cham (Southeast Asia)                      Salam
Chamorro (Guam)                            Hafa
Chamorro (Guam)                            Hafa adai
Chamorro (Guam)                            Buenas dihas
Chatino (Tataltepec Mexico) [morning]      Cua nque' msaa
Chatino (Tataltepec Mexico) [afternoon]    Cua nque' xlyaa
Chatino (Tataltepec Mexico) [night]        Cua nque' sii
Chechen (North Caucasus)                   Marsha voghiila
Cherokee [Tsalagi] (North America)         O-si-yo
Cherokee [Tsalagi] (North America) [inf.]  Si-yo
Cherokee [Tsalagi] (North America) [inf.]  Si-yu
Cherokee [Tsalagi] (N.America) [morning]   Os-da-su-na-le
Cherokee [Tsalagi] (N.America) [afternoon] Os-da-su-hi-ye-i
Cheyenne (USA) [man to another man]        Haaahe
Cheyenne (USA) ["what a great day"]        Haaah, epivah-wuh-ennah
Chichewa (South Africa, Malawi)            Moni
Chichewa (Malawi) [good morning]           Mwadzuka bwanji
Chichewa (Malawi) [good evening]           Mwaswela bwanji
Chickasaw (United States)                  Halito
[Chinese, see dialects: Cantonese, Fu-chou, Hokkien, Kuo Yu, Mandarin,
Taiwanese, and Teochiu]
Chinook Jargon (North America)             Klahowya
Chinyanja (Zambia, Mozambique)             M?n?
Chinyanja (Zambia, Mozambique) [morning]   Mwadzuka bwanji
Chinyanja (Zambia, Mozambique) [evening]   Mwaswela bwanji
[Chippewa, see Ojibwe]
[Chisona, see Shona]
Chitumbuka (Malawi)                        Monire
Choctaw (Oklahoma United States)           Halito
Chontal (Guatemala)                        X?sa
Chort? (Guatemala)                         C'oten
Chorti (Guatemala) [response to C'oten]    Chiquento
Chuj (Guatemala)                           Buenos d?a
Chukchee (Russia) [most common]            Ye'ti
Chukchee (Russia)                          Ge'et-i-git
Chukchee (Russia)                          Toro'ma
Chumash (Santa Barbara California USA)     Haku
Chuuk [Chuukese] (Micronesia)              Ran annim
Chuvash (Russia)                           Salam
Chuvash (Russia) [morning]                 Yra ir pultar
Chuvash (Russia) [evening]                 Yra kach
Chuvash (Russia) [informal]                Salam
Cochimi (Mexico)                           Auka
Cocopa (Mexico)                            Auka
Comanche (North America)                   Haa
Comanche (North America)                   Maruawe
Comanche (North America)                   Maruawe, haitsi
Comorian (Comoro Islands)                  Bariza djioni
Comorian (Comoro Islands)                  Habari
Congo (Cuba)                               Malembe mpolo
Congo (Cuba)                               Malembe yay?
Congo (Cuba)                               Malombo
Congo (Cuba)                               Mambote
Congo (Cuba)                               Matoko lukaya
Congo (Cuba)                               Tukaise nguei
Congo (Cuba) [good afternoon]              Malembe nyale
Congo (Cuba) [good night]                  Kabungo yay?
Connemara (Ireland)                        Conas ta
Coos (Oregon United States)                Ta'i
Cornish (Great Britain)                    You
Cornish (Great Britain)                    Dydh da
Cornish (Great Britain)                    Durdatha why
Cornish (Great Britain) [morning]          Myttin da
Cornish (Great Britain) [evening]          Gorthugher da
Corsican (France)                          Bongiorno
Corsican (France)                          Bonghjornu
Corsican (France) [evening]                Bona sera
Costanoan [Mutsun] (California USA)        Pasip-inyi
Cree (Canada)                              T?nisi
Cree (Canada)                              T?n'si
Cree (Canada)                              W?ciye
Cree (Turtle Mountain Canada)              Tawnshi
Creek [Muskogee] (Oklahoma & Florida USA)  Hensci
Creole (Caribbean)                         Bonjou
Creole (Caribbean)                         Mbondia
Creole (Dominican Republic) [morning]      Bon jou
Creole (Dominican Republic) [afternoon]    Bonn apw? midi
Creole (Haiti)                             Bonjou
Creole (Haiti)                             Alo
Creole (Haiti) [morning]                   Bon maten
Cr?ole (Seychelles)                        Bonzour
Crioulo (Guinea-Bissau)                    Kuma
Crioulo (Guinea-Bissau)                    Bom dia
Croatian (Croatia, Bosnia)                 Zdravo
Croatian (Croatia, Bosnia) [informal]      Bok
Croatian (Croatia, Bosnia) [morning]       Dobro jutro
Croatian (Croatia, Bosnia) [afternoon]     Dobar dan
Croatian (Croatia, Bosnia) [evening]       Dobro veche
Crow (North America)                       Kah?
Czech (Czech Republic)                     Dobr? den
Czech (Czech Republic)                     Nazdar
Czech (Czech Republic) [informal]          Ahoj
Czech (Czech Republic) [morning]           Dobr? jitro
Czech (Czech Republic) [afternoon]         Dobr? odpoledne
Czech (Czech Republic) [evening]           Dobry vecher
Dagaare (Ghana, Burkina Faso)              Fo be song
Dagaare (Ghana, Burkina Faso) [morning]    Fo angsoma
Dagaare (Ghana, Burkina Faso) [afternoon]  Fo ngmenaa
Dakota (North America)                     Hau
Danish (Denmark, Greenland)                God dag
Danish (Denmark, Greenland) [informal]     Hejsa
Danish (Denmark, Greenland) [informal]     Hej
Danish (Denmark, Greenland)                Hallo
Danish (Denmark, Greenland) [informal]     Davs
Danish (Denmark, Greenland) [morning]      God morgen
Danish (Denmark, Greenland) [before noon]  God formiddag
Danish (Denmark, Greenland) [noon]         God middag
Danish (Denmark, Greenland) [afternoon]    God eftermiddag
Danish (Denmark, Greenland) [evening]      God aften
Danish (Denmark, Greenland) [night]        God nat
Dari (Afghanistan)                         Chotor asty
[Delaware, see Lenape]
Deg Xinag (Alaska)                         Ade'
Diegue?o (Southern Califorina USA)         Howka
Diegue?o (Southern California USA)         Haawka
Dinka (Sudan)                              Ci yi bak
Diola (Senegal)                            Safi
Dioula (Burkina Faso)                      Kassoumai
Dioula (Burkina Faso) [good morning]       I ni sogoma
Dioula (Burkina Faso) [good evening]       I ni wula
Dhivehi (Maldives)                         Assalaam u alaykum
Dhivehi (Maldives) [informal]              Kihineh
Djabugay (Australia)                       Djirri-nyurra
Douala (Cameroon)                          Obusi
Drehu (New Caledonia)                      Bozo
Dumna Yokuts (San Joaquin River Calif.USA) Hawaan
Dutch (Netherlands)                        Hallo
Dutch (Netherlands)                        Hoi
Dutch (Netherlands)                        Dag
Dutch (Netherlands)                        Goeiendag
Dutch (Netherlands)                        Goedendag
Dutch (Netherlands) [afternoon]            Goede middag
Dutch (Netherlands) [morning]              Goedemorgen
Dutch (Netherlands) [evening]              Goedenavond
Dutch (Belgium)                            Dag
Dutch (Belgium)                            Hallo
Dutch (Belgium) [informal by youth]        Helaba
Dutch (Belgium) [informal by youth]        Yoe
Dutch (Belgium) [informal by youth]        Hiya
[Dyerma, see Zarma]
Ejagham (Cameroon)                         Nkuba
Enga (Papua New Guinea)                    Kot?ka
Enga (Papua New Guinea) [good morning]     Yong?ma
Enga (Papua New Guinea) [good morning]     Yong?mo
Enga (Papua New Guinea) [good night]       Kak?ma
English (America) [informal]               Hi
English (America, Australia, UK)           Hello
English (Australia)                        G'day
English (Australia)                        Hiya
English (America, Australia, UK) [morning] Good morning
English (Amer., Australia, UK) [afternoon] Good afternoon
English (America, UK) [formal]             Good day
English [Strine dialect] (Australia)       Hay gaan
English [Strine dialect] (Australia)       Hezza gaan
English [Middle English] (old England)     Gode dai
English [Middle English] (old England)     Gode dei
English [Middle English] [morning]         Gode morweninge
English [Middle English] [evening]         Gode ?fen
English [Old English] (old Britain)        Ic grete ?e
English [Texan] (Texas United States)      Howdy
[Eskimo, see Inuktitut, Inuttut and Yupik]
Esperanto (international use)              Saluton
Esperanto (international use) [morning]    Bonan matenon
Esperanto (international use) [afternoon]  Bonan tagon
Esperanto (international use) [evening]    Bonan vesperon
Esselen (California United States)         Saleki asatsa
Esselen (California United States) [night] Saleki itsu
Estonian (Estonia)                         Tervist
Estonian (Estonia)                         Tere
Estonian (Estonia)                         T嵻u
Estonian (Estonia) [morning]               Tere hommikust
Estonian (Estonia) [afternoon]             Tere p?evast
Estonian (Estonia) [evening]               Tere ?htust
Ewe (Ghana, Togo)                          Nilyenia
Ewe (Ghana, Togo) [response]               Mile
Ewe (Ghana, Togo)                          Wayzo
Ewondo (Cameroon)                          Mbebekiri
Ewondo (Cameroon)                          Mbemb? kidi
Fang (Gabon)                               Mb?lo
Fang (Gabon) [to one person]               M'bole
Fang (Gabon) [to more than one person]     M'bolani
Fante (Ghana, Burkina Faso)                Daa daa oo
Fante (Ghana, Burkina Faso)                Modofo
Faroese (Faroe Islands) [morning]          Go?an morgun
Faroese (Faroe Islands) [afternoon]        Go?an dag
Faroese (Faroe Islands) [evening]          Gott kv?ld
Faroese (Faroe Islands)                    Hallo
Faroese (Faroe Islands) [informal]         Hey
Faroese (Faroe Islands) [when surprised]   P?ka sjey
Farsi (Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan)      Salaam
Farsi (Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan)      Sa'lam
Farsi (Iran, Afghan., Tajik.) [morning]    Sobh beh'khayr
Farsi (Iran, Afghan., Tajik.) [afternoon]  Roz beh'khayr
Farsi (Iran, Afghan., Tajik.) [evening]    Shab beh'khary
Fijian (Fiji)                              Bula
Fijian (Fiji)                              Ni sa bula
Fijian (Fiji)                              Bula vi naka
Fijian (Fiji)                              Ni sa bula vi naka
Fijian (Fiji Islands) [to two people]      Drau bula
Fijian (Fiji Islands) [to a group]         Dou bula
Fijian [many people, stranger or superior] Nn bula
Fijian (Fiji Islands) [morning]            Yadra
Fijian (Fiji Islands) [morning]            Ni sa yadra
Fijian (Fiji Islands) [evening]            Ni sa bogi
[Filipino, see Tagalog and Visayan]
Finnish (Finland) [formal]                 Hyv?? p?iv??
Finnish (Finland) [morning]                Hyv?? huomenta
Finnish (Finland) [evening]                Hyv?? iltaa
Finnish (Finland)                          P?iv??
Finnish (Finland)                          Terve
Finnish (Finland) [informal, common]       Moi
Finnish (Finland) [informal, common]       Hei
[Flemish, see Dutch (Belgium)]
Fon (Benin, Togo) [morning]                Afon ghangia
Fon (Benin, Togo) [evening]                Kodo bada
Fore (Papua New Guinea)                    Kag??
Fore (Papua New Guinea)                    Kwar?g?n?
Fore (Papua New Guinea) [good morning]     ?bayaw?
Fore (Papua New Guinea) [good afternoon]   Atam?in?
Fore (Papua New Guinea) [good evening]     ?sekan?
Fore (Papua New Guinea) [good evening]     ?sekwan?
French (Europe, Africa, Canada)            Bonjour
French (Europe, Africa, Canada)            Salut
French (Europe, Africa, Canada) [morning]  Bonne matin?e
French (Europe, Africa, Canada) [evening]  Bonne soir?e
French (Europe, Africa, Canada) [night]    Bonne nuit
French (France, Canada) [informal]         All?
Frisian (Netherlands, Germany) [morning]   Moarn
Frisian (Netherlands, Germany) [morning]   Goemoarn
Frisian (Netherlands, Germany) [afternoon] Middei
Frisian (Netherlands, Germany) [afternoon] Goemiddei
Frisian (Netherlands Germany) [evening]    Goej?n
Frisian [Westerlauwer] (Netherlands)       Goeie
Frisian [Westerlauwer] (Netherlands)       Goedei
Frisian (Schleswig-Holstein Germany)       God dai
Frisian (Schleswig-Holstein) [evening]     God iinj
Friulian (northern Italy)                  Bund?
Friulian (northern Italy) [evening]        Buines?re
Fu-chou [Chinese] (China)                  Eh ho meh
Fulani [Pular] (West Africa)               A jaraama
Fulani [Pular] (West Africa)               No wayi
Fulani [Pular] (West Africa)               N'jallama
Fulani [Pular] (West Africa)               Sadu
Fulani [Pular] (West Africa)               Darama
Fulani [Pular] (West Africa) [morning]     Jam waali
Fulani [Pular] (West Africa) [afternoon]   Jam ?alli
Ga (Ghana)                                 Mingabu
Gabriele?o (California USA)                Ava'aha
Gabriele?o (California USA)                Ah-vah-ah-hah
Gagauz (southern Moldova)                  G?n aydin
Gagauz (southern Moldova) [morning]        Sabaa khair olsun
Gagauz (southern Moldova) [evening]        Avsham khair olsun
Gagauz (southern Moldova) [informal]       Selam
Galician (Spain)                           Hola
Galician (Spain) [morning]                 Bom d?a
Galician (Spain) [morning]                 Bos d?as
Galician (Spain) [morning]                 Bons d?as
Galician (Spain) [afternoon]               Boa tarde
Galician (Spain) [afternoon]               Boas tardes
Galician (Spain) [evening/night]           Boas noites
Ganda [Luganda] (Uganda)                   Otya nno
Ganda [Luganda] (Uganda)                   Osiibye otya nno
Ganda [Luganda] (Uganda) [morning]         Wasuze oyta nno
Ganda [Luganda] (Uganda)                   Wasizotya nyabo
Ganda [Luganda] (Uganda) [informal]        Ki kati
Ganda [Luganda] (Uganda)                   'Abaff?
Ganda [Luganda] (Uganda)                   'Ab?nge
Ganda [Acholi] (Uganda)                    Moreme
Ganda [Acholi] (Uganda)                    Morembe
Ganu (Malaysia)                            Guana mu lenin sihak dok
Gascon (France)                            Salut
Gbhanda (Liberia)                          Yanela
Gbhanda (Liberia)                          Okonia
Georgian [Kartuli] (Georgia)               Gamardzhobut
Georgian [Kartuli] (Georgia)               Gamarr djobah
German (Central Europe)                    Guten Tag
German (Central Europe) [morning]          Guten Morgen
German (Central Europe) [evening]          Guten Abend
German (Central Europe)                    Hallo
German (Central Europe) [informal]         Gr?? dich
German (Central Europe) [informal]         Tag
German (Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenst.) Hoi
German (Austria, Bavaria, Wurttemburg)     Gr?? Gott
German (Vienna Austria) [in spoken lang.]  Griass God
German (Vienna Austria) [in spoken lang.]  Seavas
German (Vienna Austria) [morning] [spoken] Gun moang
German (Vienna Austria) [afternoon]        Dere
German [Bavaria] [in spoken language]      Griass di
German [Bavaria] [in spoken language]      Griass enk
German [Bavaria] [morning] [spoken]        Guatn Moagn
German [Bavaria] [evening] [spoken]        Guatn Abend
German [Southern Bavaria]                  Servus
German [Northern Germany]                  Moin
German [Northern Germany]                  Moin moin
German (Switzerland) [morning] [spoken]    Guet? Morg?
German (Basel Switzerland) [polite]        Griezi
German (Bern Switzerland) [spoken]         Gr?-essech
German (Bern Switzerland) [spoken]         Gr?-esdi
German (Bern Switzerland)[morning][spoken] Gu-ete Morge
German (Bern Switzerland)[evening][spoken] Gu-eten Abe
German (Chur Switzerland) [polite form]    Grazi
German (Chur Switzerland) [polite form]    Gruiazi
German (Chur Switzerland) [familiar form]  Ciao
German (Schaffhausen Switzerland)[spoken]  Gr?azi
German [S?d-Tirol/South Tyrol] (Italy)     Ers Gott
German (Zurich Switzerland) [polite]       Gr?ezi
German (Zurich Switzerland) [spoken]       Gu-?te Tag
German (Zurich Switzerland) [spoken]       Gu-et? Tag
German (Zurich Switzerland) [morning]      Gu-?te Morg?
German (Zurich Switzerland) [morning]      Gu-et? Morge
German (Zurich Switzerland) [evening]      Gu-?ten Aabig
German (Zurich Switzerland) [evening]      Gu-et? Naabig
German (Zurich Switzerland)[old fashioned] Tag wohl
German (Zurich Switzerland) [old: morning] Morg?
German (Zurich Switzerland) [old: evening] Aabig
German (Zurich Switzerland) [polite]       Grueziwohl
German (Zurich Switzerland)[familiar form] Hoi
German (Zurich Switzerland) [school kids]  Hoa
German (Zurich Swizterland) [school kids]  Ha
German (Saarland) [in spoken language]     Un
Gerung (Nepal)                             Namaste
Gerung (Nepal)                             Bindi mu
Gong [Ugong](Thailand)                     N?wng a n?wng k?ww?
Gong (Thailand) [answer]                   Ng? kaw?ng di-o
Greek [Hellenic] (Greece, Cyprus)          Geia sou
Greek [Hellenic] (Greece, Cyprus)          Geia sas
Greek [Hellenic] (Greece, Cyprus)          Geia
Greek (Greece, Cyprus) [morning]           Kalimera
Greek (Greece, Cyprus) [afternoon]         Kalispera
Greek (Greece, Cyprus) [afternoon]         Kal? mesim?ri
Greek (Greece, Cyprus) [evening/night]     Kalinishta
Guanche (Canary Islands)                   Tamaragua
Guarani (Paraguay)                         Maitei
Guarani (Paraguay)                         Mba'?ichapa
Gujarati (India)                           Kem cho
Gujarati (India) [morning]                 Shubh prabhaat
Gungarri (Australia)                       Gnunha yinda murdi
Guugu Yimithirr (Australia)                Ngauthaan-thirr, gadiiwawu-wi
Gwich'in (Alaska, Canada)                  Nen?nk?k n?t?yd?k h?jit sh? tr?'nlay

Gwich'in [H?n] (Alaska, Canada)            Nahhwan?nkak nahokhwad?l geenjit sh?
n tr'iinlii
[Gypsy, see Romani]
Haida (Queen Elizabeth Island Canada)      Kii-te-daas a
[Hal-Pulaar, see Fulani]
Harari [Adare] (Ethiopia)                  Aman
Hassiniya (West Africa)                    Aw'walikum
Hassiniya (West Africa) [morning]          Saloma alaykom
Hassiniya (West Africa) [evening]          Masa elher
Hausa (West Africa)                        S?nnu
Hausa (West Africa) [response]             Y?uwa s?nnu
Hausa (West Africa) [response]             Sannu kadai
Hausa (West Africa) [morning]              Bark? d? kwana
Hausa (West Africa) [reply]                Bark? k?dai
Hausa (West Africa) [morning]              Ina kwana
Hausa (West Africa) [response]             Lapiyalo
Hausa (West Africa) [morning]              Barka da safe
Hausa (West Africa) [response]             Barka kadai
Hausa (West Africa) [midday]               Bark? d? rana
Hausa (West Africa) [afternoon/evening]    Bark? d? y?mma
Hausa (West Africa) [evening]              Ina ini
Hausa (West Africa) [to superior]          R?nk? y? dade
Hausa (West Africa) [answer]               Y?uwa
Hausa (West Africa) [by Muslims]           S?lam? ?laik?n
Hawaiian (Hawaii)                          Aloha
Hawaiian (Hawaii)                          Aloha mai
Hawaiian (Hawaii)                          Welina
Hawaiian (Hawaii)                          Welina mai
Hebrew (Israel) [formal]                   Shalom
Hebrew (Israel) [informal]                 Ma nishma
Hebrew (Israel) [informal]                 Hi
Hebrew (Israel) [morning]                  Boker tov
Hebrew (Israel) [afternoon]                Yom tov
Hebrew (Isreal) [evening]                  Erev tov
Hebrew (Isreal) [night]                    Laila tov
Hebrew (Israel) [to male]                  Ma shlomcha
Hebrew (Israel) [to female]                Ma shlomech
Hebrew (Israel) [slang by young people]    Alan
[Hellenic, see Greek]
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Namast?
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Namaskaar
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Namashkar
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Hanji
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Ramarama
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Kaise hain
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Vanakam
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Shubh dhin
Hindi (India, E Asia, Suriname) [morning]  Shubha prabhaat
Hindi (India, E Asia, Suriname) [morning]  Canakkam
Hindi (India, E Asia) [used by Muslims]    Asalaam alequm
[Hindu, see Hindi]
Hindustani (Guyana, Suriname, Carribean)   Raz ba-aish
Hittite (Anatolia, Syria) [old]            Ashshuli
Hmong [Miao] (Laos, Thailand)              Nyob zoo
Hmong [Green Hmong, Hmong Njua, Miao]      Zoo hwv lauv
Hmong [Green Hmong, Hmong Njua, Miao]      Nyob zoo tsi zoo
Hmong [White Hmong] [to person arriving]   Tuaj los
Hmong [Miao] (Laos, Thailand)              Lus siv txais qhua
[Hmoob, see Hmong]
H??h?u [Otom?] (Mexico)                    Haxajua
H??h?u [Otom?] (Mexico)                    Tehatse
H??h?u [Otom?] (Mexico)                    Hatse
Hocak Wazijaci (United States)             Haho
Hokkien [Chinese] (Singapore, Indonesia)   Jia ba liao buay
Hokkien [Chinese] (Singapore, Indonesia)   Ho bo
Hokkien [Chinese] (Taiwan)                 Li ho
Hokkien [Chinese] (Taiwan)                 Chiah pa bue
Hokkien [Chinese] (Taiwan) [afternoon]     Chiah-tau iah bue
Hokkien [Chinese] (Taiwan) [afternoon]     Ehbpo
Hokkien [Chinese] (Taiwan) [morning]       Gau za
Hokkien [Chinese] (Taiwan)                 Peng-an
Hopi (United States)                       Um waynuma?
Hopi (United States) [ans. to Um waynuma?] Ow?, nu' waynuma
Hopi (United States)                       Um pitu?
Hopi (United States) [answer to Um pitu?]  Ow?
Huastec (San Luis Potosi Mexico) [morning] Tahk'ane:nek
Huastec (Mexico) [afternoon]               Waklane:nek
Huastec (Mexico) [night]                   Thamk'une:nek
Huichol (West Mexico)                      Ke ?ku
Hungarian [Magyar] (Hungary)               J? napot
Hungarian [Magyar] (Hungary)               J? napot k?v?nok
Hungarian [Magyar] (Hungary)               Szervusz
Hungarian [Magyar] (Hungary) [morning]     J? reggelt
Hungarian [Magyar] (Hungary) [evening]     J? est?t
Hungarian [Magyar] (Hungary) [night]       J? ?jszak?t
Huron [Wyandott] (North America)           Tu ough qua no u
[Ibo, see Igbo]
Icelandic (Iceland)                        G??an daginn
Icelandic (Iceland)                        Hall?
Icelandic (Iceland) [evening]              Gott kv?ld
Icelandic (Iceland) [to many people]       Komi? ?i? s?l
Icelandic (Iceland) [to a woman]           Komdu s?l
Icelandic (Iceland) [to a woman]           S?l
Icelandic (Iceland) [to a man]             Komdu s?ll
Icelandic (Iceland) [to a man]             S?ll
Ido (international use)                    Bona jorno
Ido (international use) [morning]          Bona matino
Ido (international use) [afternoon]        Bona posdimezo
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria)                       Ibaulachi
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria)                       Ezigbo ubosi
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria)                       Ubosi oma
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria) [morning]             Isala chi
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria) [morning]             Ezigbo ututu
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria) [afternoon]           Ezigbo efife
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria) [afternoon]           Imela efife
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria) [evening]             Kachifo
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria) [evening]             Ezigbo mgbede
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria)                       Nde?wo
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria)                       Kedu
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria)                       Kelou
Ilokano (Philippines) [morning, formal]    Naimbag a bigatyo
Ilokano (Philippines) [morning, informal]  Naimbag a bigatmo
Ilokano (Philippines) [noon, formal]       Naimbag ?ga aldawyo
Ilokano (Philippines) [noon, informal]     Naimbag ?ga aldawmo
Ilokano (Philippines) [afternoon, formal]  Naimbag a malemyo
Ilokano (Philippines) [afternoon informal] Naimbag a malemmo
Ilokano (Philippines) [evening, formal]    Naimbag a rabiiyo
Ilokano (Philippines) [evening, informal]  Naimbag a rabiimo
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname)           Selamat
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname)           Selamat siang
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname) [morning] Selamat pagi
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname)[afternoon]Selamat sore
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname) [evening] Selamat malam
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname)           Salam
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname)           Apa kabar
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname)           Menyapa
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname)           Hai
Ingush (Russia)                            Salam
Ingush (Russia) [morning]                  Wiira dika xajla hwa
Ingush (Russia)                            Wassalaam walejkum
Interlingua (constructed)                  Salute
Interlingua (constructed)                  Bon die
Interlingua (constructed)                  Bon jorno
Interlingua (constructed) [morning]        Bon matino
Interlingua (constructed) [evening]        Bon vespere
[Inuit, see Inuktitut]
[Inupiaq, see Inuktitut]
Inuktitut (Baffin Island, Canada)[morning] Ullaakkut
Inuktitut (Baffin Is., Canada) [afternoon] Unnusakkut
Inuktitut (Baffin Is., Canada) [night]     Unnukkut
Inuktitut (Arctic) [to one person]         Aksunai
Inuktitut (Arctic) [to two people]         Aksutik
Inuktitut (Canada)                         Asujutidli
Inuktitut (Canada)                         ?m?
Inuttut (Greenland)                        Aluu
Inuttut (Greenland)                        Haluu
Inuttut (Greenland)                        Kutaa
Inuttut (Greenland)                        Inuugujoq
Inuttut (Greenland) [morning]              Iterluarit
Irish Gaelic (Ireland, Britain)            Dia dhuit
Irish Gaelic (Ireland, Britain)            Dia is Muire dhuit
Irish Gaelic (Ireland, Britain)            Go mbeanna? Dia duit
Irish Gaelic (Ireland, Britain)            Go mbeanna? Dia is Muire duit
Irish Gaelic (Ireland, Britain) [morning]  Maidin mhaith
Irish Gaelic (Ireland, Britain) [morning]  Dia dhuit ar maidin
Italian (Cent. Europe, E Africa)[familiar] Salve
Italian (Cent. Europe, E Africa) [morning] Buon giorno
Italian (Cent. Europe, E Africa) [evening] Buona sera
Itzaj [Itz? Maya] (Guatemala)              Te'yoos
Ixcatec (Mexico)                           Tami
Ixil (Guatemala) [to man]                  Cha'lax pap
Ixil (Guatemala) [to woman]                Cha'lax nan
Jacalteca (Guatemala) [to man]             C'ul mama'
Jacalteca (Guatemala) [to woman]           C'ul miay
Jain (India)                               Jai jinendra
Japanese (Japan)                           Konnichi wa
Japanese (Japan)[morning]                  Ohayo gozaimasu
Japanese (Japan)[evening]                  Konban wa
Japanese [Kansai Ben](Kansai, Osaka Japan) Mokarimakka
Japanese [Kansai Ben] (Kansai) [answer]    Bochi bochi denna
Japanese [Uchinaaguchi] (Okinawa Japan)    Chuuwoga
Japanese [Nosaka Ben] (Nosaka-machi Japan) Oshimai nasai mashi
Japanese [Nosaka Ben] (Nosaka-machi Japan) O agan nasai mashi
Japanese [Tohoku Ben] (Northeast Japan)    Ohayo-sama
Japanese [Tohoku Ben] (Northeast Japan)    Konnyeje wa
Javanese (Indonesia)                       Piye kabare
Javanese (Indonesia)                       Selamat
J?rriais (Jersey)                          Bouonjour
Jirrbal (Australia)                        Nginda wnyjangum
[Judeo-Espanyol, see Ladino]
[Jula, see Dyula]
Jutlandish (Denmark)                       Daw-daw
Kabyle (Algeria)                           Azul
Kala Kawaw Ya (Australia)                  Ngi midh
Kala Lagaw Ya (Australia)                  Sew ngapa
Kalasha (India)                            Ishpada
Kalenjin (Kenya)                           Subaa
Kalmyk (Russia)                            Mendvt
Kalmyk (Russia) [informal]                 Mend
Kanienkehaka [Mohawk] (Canada, USA)        Kwe
Kanienkehaka [Mohawk] (Canada, USA)        Kwe kwe
Kanienkehaka [Mohawk] (Canada, USA)        She:kon
Kanienkehaka [Mohawk] (Canada, USA)        Se:koh
Kanienkehaka [Mohawk] (Canada, USA)        Wa'tkwanowera:ton
Kanjobal (San Pedro Soloma Guatemala)      Janik'
Kannada (India)                            Namaskaara
Kannada (India)                            Hegiddira
Kannada (India)                            Haagu iddira
Kanuri (Nigeria)                           Ush?-ush?
Kapampangan (Philippines) [morning]        Mayap ayabak
Kapampangan (Philippines) [afternoon]      Mayap a gatpanapun pu
Kapampangan (Philippines) [evening]        Mayap a bengi pu
Kapingamarangi (Pacific Islands)           Malia goe
Karaim (Trakai Lithuania)                  Tan jachshy
Karaim (Trakai Lithuania) [morning]        Kiun jachshy
Karaim (Trakai Lithuania) [evening]        Kiech jachshy
Karelian (Finland, Russia)                 Terveh
Karelian (Finland, Russia)                 Terveh teile
Karen (Burma)                              Mu eri
[Kartuli, see Georgian]
Kasen (Ghana, Burkina Faso) [morning]      De N zezenga
Kasen (Ghana, Burkina Faso) [morning]      De N de zezenga
Kasen (Ghana, Burkina Faso) [afternoon]    De N wea
Kasen (Ghana, Burkina Faso) [afternoon]    De N de wea
Kashmiri (Pakistan)                        Salam
Katchi (Uganda)                            Keayom
K?te (Papua New Guinea)                    Mu zheri d?ng
Kaurareg (Australia)                       Ni midhikidh
Kazakh (Kazakstan, Central Asia, China)    Salam
Kazakh (Kazakstan, Central Asia, China)    Asalamu alaykim
Kazakh (Kazakstan, Central Asia, China)    Salamatsyz ba
Kazakh (Kazakstan, Central Asia, China)    Khayrly k?n
Kazakh (Kazakstan) [morning]               Khayrly tanj
Kazakh (Kazakstan) [evening]               Khayrly kesh
Kazakh (Kazakstan) [informal]              Selem
Kebu (Zaire, Uganda)                       Ngoni
Kekchi [K'ekch?] (Guatemala) [to man]      Ch'owa'
Kekchi [K'ekch?] (Guatemala) [to woman]    Ch'ona'
Khmer [Cambodian] (Cambodia)               Sok sabai jie te
Khmer [Cambodian] (Cambodia)               Suor sdei
Khmer [Cambodian] (Cambodia)               Choum reap suor
Khmer [Cambodian] (Cambodia)               Johm riab sua
Kichagga (Africa)                          Kufyenda
Kichori (Africa)                           Kopang'o
Kickapoo (United States, Mexico)           Hau
Kigogo (Africa)                            Bokwanyu
Kihaya (Africa)                            Wasbotaige
Kihehe (Africa)                            Kamwene
Kikongo (Africa)                           Mbote
Kikuyu (Kenya)                             Natya
Kikuyu (Kenya)                             Ni kwega
Kikuyu (Kenya) [to one person]             Wemwega
Kikuyu (Kenya) [to more than one person]   Muriega
Kikuyu (Kenya) [good morning]              Wi muhoro
Kikuyu (Kenya) [good night]                Raara uhoro
Kiluba (Zaire)                             Ke mwinya
Kimanda (Africa)                           Monili
Kimbolo (Africa)                           Saita
Kimeru (Kenya)                             Uri umwiiga
Kinuguja (Africa)                          Che che
Kinya Kyosa (Africa)                       Ogonile
Kinyamwezi (Africa)                        Mwaadela
Kinyaramba (Africa)                        Wiliani
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)                       Muraho
Kinyaturu (Africa)                         Amocha
Kipemba (Africa)                           Kibesa
Kipsigis (Kenya)                           Chamegei
Kirgiz (Kyrgyzstan)                        Salaam matszbe
Kirgiz (Kyrgyzstan)                        Salam aleykum
Kirgiz (Kyrgyzstan)                        Salam
Kiribati (Pacific Is.)                     Mauri
Kiribati (Pacific Is.) [singular]          Kona mauri
Kiribati (Pacific Is.) [plural]            Kama na mauri
Kirundi [Rundi] (Burundi)                  Bwaakeeye
Kirundi [Rundi] (Burundi) [formal]         Mwaramutse
Kirundi [Rundi] (Burundi) [informal]       Jakeye
Kiswahili [Swahili] (Africa)               Hujambo
Kiswahili [Swahili] [response to Hujambo]  Sijambo
Kiswahili [Swahili] (Africa)               Habari
Kiswahili [Swahili] (Africa)               Salaama
Kiswahili [Swahili] (Africa)               Jambo
Kiswahili [Swahili] [response to Jambo]    Msuri
Kiswahili [Swahili] (Africa) [formal]      Jambo sana
Kiswahili [Swahili] (Africa) [to elders]   Shikamu
Kiswahili [Swahili] (Africa) [by elders]   Marahaba
Kiswahili [Swahili] (Africa) [morning]     Habari za asubuhi
Kiswahili [Swahili] (Africa) [morning]     Habari ya asubuhi
Kiswahili [Swahili] (Africa) [afternoon]   Habari za mchana
Kiswahili [Swahili] (Africa) [afternoon]   Habari ya mchana
Kiswahili [Swahili] (Africa) [evening]     Habari za jioni
Kituba (Africa)                            Mbote
Kituba (Africa) [good morning]             Mbote na nge
Kiwapogoro (Africa)                        Kiamoka
Kizaramo (Africa)                          Kugonaze
Klallam (N. America) [to person arriving]  Sha shel ?a? chin st?chi
Koasati (Alabama & Oklahoma USA)           Bos?
Koasati (USA) [to several people]          Hacik?'n?
Koasati (USA) [to one person]              Cik?'n?
Kohistani (Central Asia)                   Asalaam aleikum
Komi [Permyak] (Russia)                    Olat-v?at
Komi [Zyryan] (Russia)                     Bidza olannyd
Komi (Russia) [morning]                    Bur asyv
Komi (Russia) [evening]                    Bur ryt
Komi-Permyak (Russia) [informal]           Privyet
Komi-Zyryan (Russia) [informal]            Chol?m
Konkani [Konknni] (India)                  Namaskaaru
Konkani {Konknni] (India)                  Paypadta
Konkani [Konknni] (India) [morning]        Dev boro dis dium
Korean (Korea)                             Annyoung hasimnikka
Korean (Korea) [informal]                  Annyoung hase yo
Korean (Korea) [informal]                  Annyoung
Korean (Korea) [morning]                   Annyoung hashimnika
Koryak (Russia)                            Yati
Koryak (Russia)                            Toro'va
Kosraean (Micronesia)                      Lwen wo
Kosraean (Micronesia)                      Kulo malulo
Kosraean (Micronesia) [morning]            Lotuwo
Kosraean (Micronesia) [afternoon]          Lenwo
Kosraean (Micronesia) [evening]            Ekewo
Kosraean (Micronesia) [night]              Fongwo
Kreyol (Haiti)                             Bonjou
Krio (Sierra Leone)                        Kushe
Krioulu (Cape Verde)                       Bon dia
Krioulu (Cape Verde)                       Ola
Kumiai (Mexico)                            Auka
Kuo Yu [Chinese] (China)                   Ni hau ma
Kurdish (Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria)        Rozhbash
Kurdish (Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria) [ans.] Bashem
Kurdish (Middle East) [morning]            Sibebash
Kurdish (Middle East) [evening]            Evarbash
Kwakwaka'wakw [Kwakiutl] (Canada)          Gila kasla
Lacandon (Mexico)[before entering a house] Taringrech
Lacandon (Mexico) [answer= come in]        Or ken
Ladin (Trentino-Alto Adige Italy)          Bon di
Ladin (Trentino-Alto Adige Italy)[evening] Bona s?ira
Ladino (Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, USA)     Shalom
Ladino (Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, USA)     Ke habar
Ladakhi (Pakistan)                         Djule
Lahu (China, Burma, Thailand)              Cheh sha la
Lakhota (North America)                    Hau
Lakhota (North America)                    Onkw?ho
Lakhota (North America) [by male]          Hau, ko'la
Lakhota (North America) [by female]        Han, mish'ke
Lao (Laos)                                 Sabaai-dii
Lao (Laos) [used if meeting on the street] Pai sai
Lao (Laos) [answer]                        Pai nyaang lmn
Lao (Laos) [have you eaten?]               Kin kh`p lbew baw?
Lao (Laos) [accept invitation]             Nyang
Lao (Laos) [negative answer]               Kin lbew
[Lappish, see Saami]
Latin (ancient Rome, Vatican)[most proper] Ave
Latin (ancient Rome, Vatican)              Salve
Latvian (Latvia)                           Sveiki
Latvian (Latvia)                           Labas
Latvian (Latvia) [morning]                 Labrit
Latvian (Latvia) [afternoon]               Labdien
Latvian (Latvia) [evening]                 Labvakar
Lenape [Delaware] (Delaware United States) H?
Lepcha (India, Nepal, Bhutan)              Kh?mr?
Limbe (Sierra Leone)                       Wali-wali
Lingala (Zaire, Congo)                     Los?ko
Lingala (Zaire, Congo)                     Mbot?
Lingua Franca (Mediterranean)              Salute
Lisu (Thailand)                            Ali nga?
Lisu (Thailand)[answer-if you aren't busy] Atdor nat niaq nga
Lisu (Thailand)[answer-if you aren't busy] Alshit lil mat yi niaq
Lisu (Thailand) [answer-if you are busy]   Tei zil mit atkel cat niaq nga
Lithuanian (Lithuania) (said to male)      Sveikas
Lithuanian (Lithuania) (said to female)    Sveika
Lithuanian (Lithuania) (several people)    Sveiki
Lithuanian (Lithuania)                     Labas
Lithuanian (Lithuania) [morning]           Labas rytas
Lithuanian (Lithuania) [afternoon]         Laba diena
Lithuanian (Lithuania) [evening]           Labas vakaras
Lithuanian (Lithuania) [night]             Labas naktis
Livonian (Latvia, Estonia)                 J?va p?va
Livonian (Latvia, Estonia) [morning]       J?va uom?g
Livonian (Latvia, Estonia) [evening]       J?va ?d?g
Lokpa (Benin)                              Alafiawe
[Low German, see Low Saxon]
Low Saxon (Eastern Friesland)              Gode Dag
Low Saxon (Eastern Friesland)              Goden Dag
Low Saxon (Eastern Friesland) [morning]    Gode Morgen
Low Saxon (Eastern Friesland) [morning]    Goden Morgen
Low Saxon (Eastern Friesland) [evening]    Gode Avend
Low Saxon (Eastern Friesland) [evening]    Goden Avend
Low Saxon [Northern Low Saxon] (Germany)   Goden Dag
Low Saxon [Northern Low Saxon] (Germany)   Gouden dag
Low Saxon [Northern Low Saxon] (Germany)   Dag
Low Saxon [Northern Low Saxon] [answer]    Dag ok
Low Saxon [Northern Low Saxon] [answer]    Dag ouk
Low Saxon [Northern] (Germany)             Moin
Low Saxon [Northern] (Germany)             Moin moin
Low Saxon [Northern] (Germany) [morning]   Morgen
Low Saxon [Northern] (Germany) [morning]   Goden Morgen
Low Saxon [Northern] (Germany) [morning]   Gouden morgen
Low Saxon [Northern] (Germany) [evening]   Avend
Low Saxon [Northern] (Germany) [evening]   Goden Avend
Low Saxon [Northern] (Germany) [evening]   Gouden avend
Low Saxon (North Germany, Netherlands)     Moi
Low Saxon [Westphalian] (Germany)          Gueden Dag
Low Saxon [Westphalian] (Germany)[morning] Gueden Muorgn
Low Saxon [Westphalian] (Germany)[evening] Gueden Abend
Lua [T'in] (Southeast Asia)                Mah pen si'ee
[Luganda, see Ganda]
Luise?o (Southern California USA)          Miiyu
Luise?o (California USA) [to several p.]   Miiyuyam
Luo (Sudan, Kenya)                         Misawa
Luxembourgish (Luxembourg)                 Moi?n
Luxembourgish (Luxembourg)                 Bonjour
Luxembourgish (Luxembourg)                 Gudde Moi?n
Luxembourgish (Luxembourg)                 Gudde M?tteg
Luxembourgish (Luxembourg) [morning]       Gudden Muergen
Luxembourgish (Luxembourg) [afternoon]     Gudden Nom?tteg
Luxembourgish (Luxembourg) [evening]       Gudden Owend
Maasai [Maa] (Kenya, Tanzania)             Supa
Maasai [Maa] (Kenya, Tanzania) [morning]   Subaa
Mabuiag (Australia)                        Ni midhikidh
Macedonian (Macedonia)                     Zdravo
Macedonian (Macedonia)                     Dobar den
Macedonian (Macedonia) [morning]           Dobro utro
Macedonian (Macedonia) [evening]           Dobra vecher
Macedonian (Macedonia) [informal]          Alo
[Magyar, see Hungarian]
Maidu (California United States)           Hei
Makah (Washington United States)           Hooy
Malagasy (Madagascar)                      Manao ahoana
Malagasy (Madagascar)                      Manao ahoana tompoko
Malay (Malaysia, Brunei)                   Selamat
Malay (Malaysia, Brunei)                   Apa kabar
Malay (Malaysia, Brunei) [morning]         Selamat pagi
Malay (Malaysia, Brunei) [afternoon]       Selamat petang
Malay (Malyasia, Brunei) [afternoon]       Selamat tengah hari
Malay (Malaysia, Brunei) [evening]         Selamat malam
Malay (Malaysia, Brunei)                   Helo
Malayalam (India)                          Namaskaram
Malink? (Mali)                             I be di
Maltese (Malta)                            Bongu
Maltese (Malta) [morning]                  L-ghodwa t-tajba
Maltese (Malta) [evening]                  Bonswa
Maltese (Malta) [evening]                  Bona sira
Mam (Guatemala) [to man]                   Buenos diias, taat
Mam (Guatemala) [to woman]                 Buenos diias, naan
Mam (Guatemala) [hello]                    Jay
Mam (Guatemala) [hello]                    Jey?
Mampruli (Ghana) [morning]                 Dasuba
Mandarin [Chinese] (China)                 N? h?o
Mandarin [Chinese] (China) [formal]        N?n-h?o
Mandarin [Chinese] (China) [many people]   N?men h?o
Mandarin [Chinese] (China) [morning]       Zao an
Mandarin [Chinese] (China) [morning]       Zao chen hao
Mandarin [Chinese] (China) [afternoon]     Wu an
Mandarin [Chinese] (China) [evening]       Wanan
Mandarin [Chinese] (China) [evening]       Wan shang hao
Mandinka (West Africa)                     Kayira be
Mandinka (West Africa) [morning]           Isama
Mandinka (West Africa) [morning]           Ge Iwurara
Mandinka (West Africa) [evening]           Iworara
Manx (Britain)                             Laa mie
Manx (Britain)                             Failt erriu
Manx (Britain)                             Dy bannee dhyt
Manx (Britain) [morning]                   Moghrey mie
Manx (Britain) [evening]                   Fastyr mie
Maohi (South Pacific)                      Ia orana
Maori (New Zealand) [to one person]        Tena koe
Maori (New Zealand) [to two people]        Tena korua
Maori (New Zealand) [to three or more]     Tena koutou
Maori (New Zealand)                        Kia ora
Maori (New Zealand)                        Haere mai
Maori (Cook Islands)                       Kia orana
Mapuche (South America)                    Mari mari
Mapuche (South America)                    Foche
Mapuche (S America) [after a long absense] F?ta kuyfi
[Mapudungun, see Mapuche]
Marathi (India)                            Namaskar
Mari [Hill Mari] (Russia) [morning]        Pury irok
Mari [Hill Mari] (Russia) [afternoon]      Pury kechy
Mari [Hill Mari] (Russia) [evening]        Pury vady
Mari [Meadow Mari] (Russia)                Salam liyzhe
Mari [Meadow Mari] (Russia) [morning]      Poro er
Mari [Meadow Mari] (Russia) [afternoon]    Poro keche
Mari [Meadow Mari] (Russia) [evening]      Poro kas
Mari [Meadow Mari] (Russia) [informal]     Kuze ilet
Maringe (Solomon Islands)                  Keli fara
Maringe (Solomon Islands)                  Hameron keli
Marshallese (Marshal Islands)              Yokwe yuk
Marshallese (Marshal Islands)              Yokwe
Marshallese (Marshal Islands) [morning]    Yokwe in jibbon
Marshallese (Marshal Islands) [afternoon]  Yokwe in raelep
Marshallese (Marshal Islands) [evening]    Yokwe in jota
[Masai, see Maasai]
Masongo (Gabon)                            Maram bouga
Masongo (Gabon) [answer]                   Ay nandejoua
[Mayan, see Ach?, Aguacateca, Akateka, Chort?, Chuj, Ixil, Jacalteca,
Kanjobal, Kekchi, Lacandon, Mam, Mop?-maya, Pocomch?, Quich?, Tzotzil,
and Yucatec Maya]
Mayangna [Panamahka] (Nicaragua)           Parastah
Mazahua (Mexico)                           Jyasm?
Mazahua (Mexico)                           Jyasm?ji
Mazahua (Mexico)                           Jyas'u
Mazatec (Mexico)                           'Ntano
Medingo (Liberia)                          Mesect
Medingo (Liberia) [afternoon]              Mesomme
Mehinaku (Brazil) [first person to speak]  Pitsupai
Mehinaku (Brazil) [answer]                 Natupai
Meithei [Manipuri] (India)                 Karam touri
Mende (Sierra Leone)                       Bianaoh
Mende (Sierra Leone)                       Ndiamo, biwa
Mende (Sierra Leone)                       Ah wanna-e?
Meriam Mir (Australia)                     Nako manali
Miami (Oklahoma USA)                       Aya aya
[Miao, see Hmong]
Michif [Turtle Mt. Chippewa Cree] (Canada) Tawnshi
Michif [Turtle Mt. Chippewa Cree] (Canada) Boonzhoor
Mien [Yao] (Laos, Thailand)                Yiem longx nyei
Mien [Yao] (Laos, Thailand)                Meih yiem haix daaih?
Mien [Yao][answer to Meih yiem haix daaih] Yie daaih nziaauc
Mina (Togo)                                Sobedo
Minomini (North America)                   A:neE na:p
Mingo (North America)                      Sk?n?
Mingo (North America)                      Hae'
Mingo (North America)                      Hau'
Mingo (North America) [informal]           Kuwe
Miskito (Nicaragua)                        Nak'sa
Mixe (Mexico)                              Za jiatzy
Mixe (Mexico) [morning]                    Mai
Mixe (Mexico) [afternoon]                  Eshn?sh
Mixe (Mexico) [afternoon]                  E徱?sh
Mixe (Mexico) [evening]                    Mogutzou
Mixe (Mexico) [at a house]                 Estagai y?psna
Mixe (Mexico) [on road:we see each other]  Hana be?kten
Mixtec (Chalcatongo Mexico) [morning]      T?n?ndi
Mixtec (Chalcatongo Mexico) [morning]      T?ndi
Mixtec (Chalcatongo Mexico) [noon]         T?n?shi?
Mixtec (Chalcatongo Mexico) [noon]         T??shi?
Mixtec (Chalcatongo Mexico) [afternoon]    T?n??ini
Mixtec (Chalcatongo Mexico) [afternoon]    T??ini
Mixtec (Chalcatongo Mexico) [night]        T?n?kwa
Mixtec (Sta. Cat. Estetla Mex.)[morning]   Kobaad?n
Mixtec (Sta. Cat. Estetla Mex.)[answer]    Kobadi?tu
Mixtec (Sta. Cat. Estetla Mex.)[afternoon] Kobaad?n sakwaa
Mixtec (Sta. Cat. Estetla Mex.)[answer]    Kobadi?tu sakwaa
Mixtec (Sta. Cat. Estetla Mex.)[evening]   Aras?o
[Mixteco Bajo, see ?ui?e]
[Mohawk, see Kanienkehaka]
Mohican (North America)                    Aquai
Mohican (North America)                    Quin'a month'a
Mohican (North America) [in the morning]   Weegwasun
Mon (Burma, Thailand)                      Mangera 7aw
Monegasque (Monaco)                        Bon giurnu
Monegasque (Monaco) [evening]              Bona sera
[Mong, see Hmong]
Mongolian (Mongolia, China)                Sain bainu
Moore [Mossi] (Burkina Faso)               Ne yi beogo
Moore [Mossi] (Burkina Faso) [morning]     Yibero
Moore [Mossi] (Burkina Faso) [evening]     Nezabri
Mop?-maya (Guatemala)                      Dioos
Mordvin (Russia)                           Shumbrat
Mordvin (Russia) [morning]                 Paro valske
Mordvin (Russia) [evening]                 Paro chokshne
Mordvin (Russia) [informal]                Syukprya
[Mossi, see Moore]
[??h?u, see H??h?u]
N?huatl [Aztec](Mexico, El Salvador)       Tlathuil
N?huatl [Aztec](Mex., El Salv.] [informal] Niltze
N?huatl [Aztec](Mexico) [good morning]     Cualli tlanextli
N?huatl [Aztec](Mexico) [good morning]     Cualli tlaneci
N?huatl [Aztec](Mexico) [good day]         Cualli tonalli
N?huatl [Aztec](Mexico) [good day]         Cualli tonaltin
N?huatl [Aztec](Mexico) [afternoon]        Cualli tetlac
N?huatl [Aztec](Mexico) [afternoon]        Cualli teotlactin
N?huatl [Aztec](Mexico) [evening]          Cualli yohualtin
N?huatl [Aztec](Puebla Mexico)             Mopanolti
N?huatl [Aztec](Puebla Mexico)             Mopanoltihtzino
N?huatl [Aztec](Veracruz Mexico)           Piali
N?huatl [Aztec](Veracruz Mexico)           Piale
N?huatl [Aztec](Veracruz Mexico) [to male] Pial tate
N?huatl [Aztec](Veracruz Mexico) [female]  Pial nane
N?huatl (Guerrero Mexcio) [on street]      K?n tiaw
N?huatl [classical][Aztec Empire][morning] Ma cualli tlaneci
N?huatl [classical][Aztec Empire][evening] Ma cualli yohualli
N?huatl [Aztec Empire][to person arriving] Otiquihiyohuih
N?huatl [Aztec Empire][to person sitting]  Tla ximehuiltihtiecan
Nandi (East Africa) [most common]          Chamgei
Nandi (East Africa) [elder to younger man] Sopai
Nandi (East Africa) [younger to elder man] Epa
Nandi (East Africa) [elder to young woman] Takwenya
Nandi (East Africa) [younger to elder wom.]Igo
Nandi (East Africa) [man to woman]         Takwenya, chepioso-chu
Nandi (East Africa) [woman to man]         Takwenya, mur?n-ju
Nandi (East Africa) [woman to young boy]   Sopai
Nandi (East Africa) [man to young girl]    Takwenya
Naskapi (Quebec Canada)                    Waachiyaa
Navajo (United States)                     Y?'?t'??h
Ndebele (Zimbabwe)                         Litshonile
Ndebele (Zimbabwe)                         Salibonani
Nenets (Russia)                            Andorovo
Nepali (Nepal, India) [polite]             Namaskaar
Nepali (Nepal, Bhutan)                     Namaste
Newari (Nepal)                             Mahphulaa
Newari (Nepal)                             Namaste
Nganasan (Russia)                          Doroba
Ngizim (Nigeria)                           ?s?i
Niuean (Niue Island)                       Fakaalofa atu
Norwegian [Nynorsk] (Norway)               Goddag
Norwegian [Bokmaal] (Norway)               Hei
Norwegian [Bokmaal] (Norway)               Heisann
Norwegian [Bokmaal] (Norway)               God dag
Norwegian [Bokmaal] (Norway)               Morn
Norwegian (Norway)                         Hallo
Norwegian (Norway) [morning]               God morgen
Norwegian (Norway) [afternoon]             God aften
Norwegian (Norway) [evening]               God kveld
Ntomba (Africa)                            ?mw?
Ntomba (Africa)                            B?mw?
?ui?e [Mixteco Bajo] (Mexico)[child>adult] Ke'?m
?ui?e [Mixteco Bajo] (Mexico)[adult>adult] Xna
?ui?e [Mixteco Bajo] (Mexico) [informal]   A'eyo
Nukuoro (Pacific Islands)                  Danuaa
Nupe (Africa)                              Ok?
Nupe (Africa) [good morning]               Ok? b? l?z? nyi
Nupe (Africa) [good evening]               Ok? b? l?z? nyi
Nupe (Africa) [good night]                 S?v? l?z?
[?uu Savi, see Mixtec]
Nyankore (Uganda)                          Osibirega
[Occitan, see Provencal]
Ofo (North America)                        He' ha
Ojibwe [Chippewa] (United States, Canada)  Aaniin
Ojibwe [Chippewa] (United States, Canada)  Aanii
Ojibwe [Chippewa] (United States, Canada)  Boozhoo
Ojibwe [Ojibway] (Manitoba Canada)         Aneen
Oluta (Mexico)                             Chu'xmooy'e
Oneida (Canada)                            Sekoli
Oneida (Canada)                            Sheko:li
Oriya (India)                              Kemitee choo
Oromo [Galla] (Kenya, Somalia)             Ashshaamad'd'a
Oromo [Galla] (Kenya, Somalia) [morning]   Nagambulte
Oromo [Galla] (Kenya, Somalia) [morning]   Garitoli
Oromo [Galla] (Kenya, Somalia) [night]     Garitibulle
[Otom?, see H??h?u]
Pai Pai (Mexico)                           Auka
Paiute (North America) [I am your friend]  Tu-cubin-noonie
Paiute (N America) [reply]                 Noonie-tu-cubin
Paiute (N America) [answer to respondant]  Iooie, iooie
Paiute (North America) [hello friend]      Mike-tu-cubin
Pakistani (Pakistan)                       Khush amadeed
Palaun (Palau)                             Alii
Palaun (Palau)                             Alii, kauangerang
Pali (India) [morning]                     Suppabhaatam te
[Panjabi, see Punjabi]
Pao (Burma, Thailand)                      Na aw hsaw ha
Papiamentu (Dutch Antilles, Aruba)         Kon ta bai
Papiamentu (Dutch Antilles, Aruba)         Bon dia
Papiamentu (Antilles, Aruba) [afternoon]   Bon tardi
Papiamentu (Antilles, Aruba) [evening]     Bon nochi
Pashto (Afghanistan, Pakistan)             Senga yai
Pashto (Afghanistan, Pakistan)             Assalam u alaikum
Pashto (Afghanistan, Pakis.)[reply]        Wa alaikum ussalam
Passamaqoddy (Maine USA)                   Tan kahk
Paugusett (North America)                  Saygo
Phorh?pecha [Pur?pecha] (Michoac?n Mexico) N?ri j?mashaki
Phorh?pecha [Pur?pecha] (Michoac?n Mexico) J?ndi
Phorh?pecha [Pur?pecha] (Michoac?n Mexico) Nashki
Phorh?pecha [Pur?pecha] (Michoac?n Mexico) Nark
Phorh?pecha [Pur?pecha] (Michoac?n Mexico) Ts?
Phorh?pecha [Pur?pecha] (Michoac?n Mexico) J?ndi ts?
Phorh?pecha [Pur?pecha] (Mexico) [morning] Na er?ntsku
Phorh?pecha [Pur?pecha] (Mexico) [morning] Nats er?ntsku
Phorh?pecha [Pur?pecha] (Mexico) [morning] K?rinsini
Phorh?pecha [Pur?pecha](Mexico)[afternoon] Nar ch?sku
Phorh?pecha [Pur?pecha] (Mexico) [evening] Na ch?riski
Phorh?pecha [Pur?pecha] (Mexico) [evening] S?s ch?riski
[Pidgin English, see Pijin and Tok Pisin]
Pijin (Solomon Islands) [morning]          Monay
Pijin (Solomon Islands) [afternoon]        Gud aftanun
Pijin (Solomon Islands)                    Halo
Pipil (El Salvador)                        Bwenas dias
Pitkern (Pitcairn Island)                  Wut-a-way you
Plattdeutsch (N. Germany, Ostfriesland)    Moin
Plattdeutsch (N. Germany, Nordfriesland)   Moin moin
Plattdeutsch (Germany)                     G'n dach
Plattdeutsch (Germany) [morning]           G'n morje
Plattdeutsch (Germany) [evening]           G'n owend
[Plautdietsch, see Plattdeutsch]
Pocomch? (Guatemala) [to man]              C'alen jau
Pocomch? (Guatemala) [to woman]            C'alen tut
Pohnpeian (Micronesia)                     Kaselehilia
Polish (Poland)                            Czesc
Polish (Poland)                            Dzien dobry
Polish (Poland)                            Witaj
Polish (Poland)                            Czolem
Polish (Poland)                            Serwus
Polish (Poland) [evening]                  Dobry wiecz?r
Pomo (United States)                       Pasip-inyi
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) [morning]    Bom dia
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) [afternoon]  Boa tarde
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) [evening]    Boa noite
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)              Ol?
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) [informal]   Oi
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) [informal]   Como vai
Potawatomi (North America)                 Hau
Potawatomi (North America)                 Ahaw
Potawatomi (North America)                 Nijena
Potawatomi (N.Amer.)[meeting for 1st time] Bozho
Provencal [Occitan] (France)               Adiu
Provencal [Occitan] (France)               Adieu
Provencal [Occitan] (France)               Bon jorn
Provencal [Occitan] (France) [formal]      Adieussiatz
Provencal [Occitan] (France) [afternoon]   Bon v?spre
Provencal [Occitan] (France) [evening]     Bonser
[Pular, see Fulani]
Pulawat (Micronesia) [good morning]        Nesor ?llim
Pulawat (Micronesia) [good evening]        Le h??pwuniy?l allim
Pulawat (Micronesia) [good evening]        Leek?niy?n allim
Punjabi (India)                            Sat siri akal
Punjabi (India)                            Sat sri akal
Punjabi (India)                            Sat sri akal je
[Purepecha, see Phorh?pecha]
[Q'anjob'al, see Kanjobal]
Quechua Ancashino (Ancash Peru)            Winchis
Quechua Ayacuchano (Ayacucho Peru)         Rimaykullayki
Quechua Ayacuchano (Ayacucho) [morning]    Allin p'unchay
Quechua Ayacuchano (Ayacucho) [morning]    Winus diyas
Quechua Ayacuchano (Ayacucho) [afternoon]  Allin sukha
Quechua Ayacuchano (Ayacucho) [afternoon]  Winas tardis
Quechua Ayacuchano (Ayacucho) [evening]    Allin ch'isi
Quechua Ayacuchano (Ayacucho) [after dark] Allin tuta
Quechua Ayacuchano (Ayacucho) [evening]    Winas nuchis
Quechua Boliviano (Bolivia)                Imaynalla
Quechua Cochabambino (Bolivia) [morning]   Allin p'unchaj
Quechua Cochabambino (Bolivia) [afternoon] Allin sukha
Quechua Cochabambino (Bolivia) [night]     Allin tuta
Quechua Cuzque?o (Cuzco Peru)              Allillanchu?
Quechua Cuzque?o [answer to Allillanchu]   Allillanmi
Quechua Cuzque?o (Cuzco Peru) [morning]    Allin p'unchaw
Quechua Cuzque?o (Cuzco Peru) [morning]    Wenos d?as
Quechua Cuzque?o (Cuzco Peru) [afternoon]  Wenas tardis
Quechua Cuzque?o (Cuzco Peru) [evening]    Allin tuta
Quechua Cuzque?o (Cuzco Peru) [evening]    Wenas nuchis
Quechua Cuzque?o (Cuzco Peru)              Napaykullayki
Quechua Cuzque?o (Cuzco Peru)              Napaykuyin
Quechua Cuzque?o (Cuzco Peru) [informal]   Raphi
Quich? [K'iche] (Guatemala) [formal]       Chila jukla
Quich? [K'iche] (Guatemala) [to man]       Sakaric, tat
Quich? [K'iche] (Guatemala) [to man]       S?q?rik, tata'ib
Quich? [K'iche] (Guatemala) [to woman]     Sakaric, nan
Quich? [K'iche] (Guatemala) [to woman]     S?q?rik, nana'ib
Quich? [K'iche] (Guatemala) [evening]      Xe q'ij
Quichua (Ecuador) [good day]               Alli punzha
Quichua (Ecuador) [good day]               Alli puncha
Quichua (Ecuador) [good night]             Alli tuta
Quichua (Ecuador)                          Causanquichu?
Quichua (Ecuador) [when entering a house]  Mincachihuai
Rapanui (Easter Island)                    'Iorana
Rapanui (Easter Island)                    Pehe koe
[Raramuri, see Tarahumara]
Rarotongan (Rarotonga)                     Kia orana
[Rennellese, see Bellonese]
Romani [Vlax] [Gypsy] (Central Europe)     Ej
Romani [Romanes] [Gypsy] (Central Europe)  Sastimos
Romani [Romanes] [Gypsy] (Central Europe)  Sastip?
Romani [Gypsy] (Central Europe)            Lasho des
Romani [Gypsy] (Central Europe) [morning]  Lashi de tehara
Romani [Gypsy] (Central Europe) [evening]  Lashi rachi
Romani [Gypsy, Gitano] (Spain)             H?lo
Romani [Gypsy, Gitano] (Spain)             Mey
Romanian (Romania)                         Bun?
Romanian (Romania)                         Bun? ziua
Romanian (Romania)                         Salut
Romanian (Romania)                         Bun?
Romanian (Romania) [morning]               Bun? dimineata
Romanian (Romania) [evening]               Bun? seara
Romanian (Romania)                         Noroc
Romansch (Switzerland)                     Allegra
Romansch [Puter] (Switzerland) [morning]   Bun di
Romansch [Puter] (Switzerland) [evening]   Buna saira
Romansch [Puter] (Switzerland) [night]     Buna notg
Romansch [Puter] (Switzerland)[colloquial] Ciao
Rotuman (Pacific Islands)                  Noa'ia
[Rumauntsch, see Romansch]
[Runasimi, see Quechua]
[Rundi, see Kirundi]
Russian (Russia)                           Zdravstvuite
Russian (Russia) [informal]                Zdravstvui
Russian (Russia) [informal]                Zdorovo
Russian (Russia) [informal]                Privet
Russian (Russia) [morning]                 Dobroye utro
Russian (Russia) [afternoon]               Dobry den
Russian (Russia) [evening]                 Dobry vyecher
Russian (Russia) [night]                   Dobroi nochi
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia)              Buris baive
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia)              Buore baeve
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia)              Buorre beaivvi
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia) [morning]    Buorre idit
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia) [evening]    Buorre eahket
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia)              Buurist
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia)              Buores
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia)              Bures
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia)              Dearvva
Saami [Inari Saami] [Lappish](Scandinavia) Tierva
Saami [Skolt Saami] [Lappish](Scandinavia) Ti?rv
[Saame, see Saami]
[Sami, see Saami]
Samoan (Samoa)                             Talofa
Samoan (Samoa)                             Talofa lava
Sangha (Mali) [morning]                    Agapo
Sangha (Mali) [evening]                    Digapo
Sango (Central African Republic)           Bara ala kwe
Sango (Central African Republic)           Balao
Sanskrit (ancient India)                   Namo namah
Sanskrit (ancient India)                   SusvAgataM
Sara (Chad)                                Dabanyoa
Sara-Ngambay (Chad)                        L?ph?a
Sara-Ngambay (Chad) [answer]               L?ph?a ya
Sardinian (Italy)                          Bonas dies
Sardinian (Italy) [evening]                Bonas tardas
Sasak (Indonesia)                          Selamat siang
Sasak (Indonesia) [where are you going?]   Mb? yam la??
Scottish Gaelic (Scotland)                 Madainn mhath
Scottish Gaelic (Scotland) [evening]       Feasgar mhath
Scots (Scotland) [morning]                 Guid mornin
Scots (Scotland) [afternoon]               Guid efternuin
Scots (Scotland) [evening]                 Guid eenin
Scots [Ulster] (Northern Ireland)[morning] Guid moarn
Scots (Northern Ireland) [aftern/evening]  Guid een
Seneca (North America)                     Se'kon
Senoufo (C?te d'Ivoire, Mali) [morning]    Foyena
Senoufo (C?te d'Ivoire, Mali) [evening]    Changwana
Sepedi [Northern Sotho] (South Africa)     Dumela
Sepedi [Northern Sotho] (South Africa)     Thobela
Serbian (Bosnia, Yugoslavia)               Zdravo
Serbian (Bosnia, Yugoslavia)               Dobar dan
Serbian (Bosnia, Yugoslavia) [morning]     Dobro jutro
Serbian (Bosnia, Yugoslavia) [evening]     Dobro veche
Serrere (West Africa)                      Na fio
Sesotho (Lesotho, South Africa)            Lumela
Sesotho (Lesotho, South Africa)            Dumela
Sesotho (Lesotho, South Africa)            Helele
Sesotho (Lesotho, South Africa) [peace]    Kgotso
Sesotho (Lesotho, S. Africa) [to man]      Lumela ntate
Sesotho (Lesotho, S. Africa) [to woman]    Lumela 'me
Sesotho (Lesotho, S. Africa) [equal man]   Lumela abuti
Sesotho (Lesotho, S. Africa) [equal wom.]  Lumela ausi
Sesotho (Lesotho, South Africa) [morning]  Mmoro
Sesotho (Lesotho, South Africa) [evening]  Fonane
Sesotho (Lesotho, South Africa) [plural]   Dumelang
Sesotho (Lesotho, South Africa) [plural]   Kgotsong
Sesotho (Lesotho, S Afr.) [plural-morning] Mmorong
Sesotho (Lesotho, S Afr.) [plural-eveing]  Fonaneng
Sesotho (Lesotho, South Africa)            Hai
Setswana (Botswana, South Africa)(to male) Dumela rra
Setswana (Botswana, South Africa) (female) Dumela mma
Setswana (Botswana, South Africa)          Dumela
Setswana (Botswana, South Africa)          Kgotso
Shangaan (South Africa)                    Abusheni
Shimasiwa (Comoros)                        Salama
Shimasiwa (Comoros) [good day]             Bariza
Shimasiwa (Comoros) [response]             M'bona
Shimwali (Comoros)                         Habari
Shina (India, Central Asia)                Asalam aleykum
Shina (India, Central Asia)                Ala
Shingazdja (Comoros)                       Ufanyihadjei
Shinzuani (Comoros)                        Jeje
Shona (Southern Africa)                    Mhoroi
Shona (Southern Africa)                    Hevoi
Shona (Southern Africa)                    Kwaziwai
Shona (Southern Africa)                    Uribo
Shona (Southern Africa) [morning]          Mangwanani
Shona (Southern Africa) [morning by women] Mangw?nan? sh?we
Shona (Southern Africa) [morning by men]   Mangw?nan? chiromb?we
Shona (Southern Africa) [morning to women] Mangw?nan? m?i
Shona (Southern Africa) [morning to men]   Mangw?nan? bab?
Shona (Southern Africa) [midday by women]  Mas?kat? sh?we
Shona (Southern Africa) [midday by men]    Mas?kat? chiromb?we
Shona (Southern Africa) [afternoon]        Masikati
Shoshoni (North America)                   Tsaangu beaichehku
Shuswap [Secwepemc] (Canada)               Yeytk
Shuswap [Secwepemc] (Canada)               Weytk
Sicilian (Sicily Italy)                    Sa'benerica
Siglit Inuvialulktum  (Canada)             Aganna
Sindhi (Pakistan)                          Salam
Sindhi (Pakistan)                          Kehro hal aahei
Sinhalese [Sinhala] (Sri Lanka)            Ayubowan
Sinhalese [Sinhala] (Sri Lanka)            Koheede yanne
Sinhalese [Sinhala] (Sri Lanka)            Aaybovan
Sinhalese [Sinhala] (Sri Lanka) [informal] Kohamede
Sinhalese [Sinhala] (Sri Lanka) [answer]   Vaaredak nhe
Sinkyone [Lholankok] (California USA)      Ninsuk koontcun nalkoo'n
Sinkyone [Lholankok] (California USA)      Yein yac
Siswati [Swazi] (Swaziland) ["I see you"]  Sawubona
Siswati [Swazi] (Swaizland) [plural]       Sanibona
Siswati [Swazi] (Swaziland)                Yebo
Siswati [Swazi] (Swaziland) [how are you]  Kunjani?
Siswati [Swazi] (Swaziland) [fine]         Kulungile
Slovak (Slovakia)                          Dobr? den
Slovak (Slovakia)                          Ahoj
Slovak (Slovakia) [morning]                Dobr? r?no
Slovak (Slovakia) [afternoon]              Dobr? popoludnie
Slovak (Slovakia) [evening]                Dober vecher
Slovenian (Slovenia) [said to male]        Pozdravljeni
Slovenian (Slovenia) [said to female]      Pozdravljena
Slovenian (Slovenia)                       Zhivjo
Slovenian (Slovenia)                       Zdravo
Slovenian (Slovenia) [morning]             Dobro jutro
Slovenian (Slovenia) [afternoon]           Dober dan
Slovenian (Slovenia) [evening]             Dober vecher
Somali (East Africa)                       Galab wanaqsan
Somali (East Africa)                       Iska waran
Somali (East Africa)                       Nabat
Somali (East Africa)                       Kelmad laysku salaamo
Somali (East Africa)                       Maxad shegtay
Soninke (West Africa)                      Angujam
Soninke (West Africa)                      Oh moho
Soninke (Mali, Senegal)                    Beeta
Sorbian (eastern Germany)                  Dobry dzen
Sorbian (eastern Germany) [morning]        Dobre ranje
Sorbian (eastern Germany) [evening]        Dobry wjechor
[Sotho, see Sepedi and Sesotho]
Spanish (America, Spain)                   Hola
Spanish (America, Spain) [morning]         Buenos d?as
Spanish (America, Spain) [afternoon]       Buenas tardes
Spanish (America, Spain) [night]           Buenas noches
Spanish (South America)                    Buen d?a
Spokane (United States)                    'A
Sranan (Suriname)                          Odi
Sranan (Suriname)                          Gi odi
Sranan (Suriname) [morning]                Gu morgu
Sranan (Suriname) [night]                  Gu neti
Sudovian [Jatvingian] (Baltic region)      Kailas
Sudovian [Jatvingian] (Baltic region)      Laban deinan
Sudovian (Baltic reigon) [morning]         Kailas anksteinai
Sudovian (Baltic reigon) [evening]         Laban b?tan
Sundanese (Indonesia)                      Kumaha
Sundanese [Basa Sunda] (Indonesia)         Damang
Sursilvan (Switzerland)                    Bien gi
Susu (Guinea) [morning]                    Tena mari
Susu (Guinea) [evening]                    Tena mafeyen
Swabian (Central Europe)                   Gr?? Gott
[Swahili, see Kiswahili]
[Swazi, see Siswati]
Swedish (Sweden, Finland)                  God dag
Swedish (Sweden, Finland)[formal; morning] God morgon
Swedish (Sweden, Finland)[afternoon]       God middag
Swedish (Sweden, Finland)[formal; evening] God afton
Swedish (Sweden, Finland)[formal; evening] God kv?ll
Swedish (Sweden, Finland) [most common]    Hej
Swedish (Sweden, Finland)                  Hejsan
Swedish (Sweden, Finland) [very informal]  Tja
Swedish (Sweden, Finland) [very informal]  Tjenare
Swedish (Sweden, Finland) [very informal]  Tjena
Swedish (Sweden, Finland)                  Hall?
Swedish (Sweden, Finland) [informal]       Morsning
Swedish (Sweden, Finlnad) [call attention] Hall? d?r
Swedish (Finland)                          Morjens
Tachi Yokuts (California United States)    H?u
Tagalog (Philippines)                      Halo
Tagalog (Philippines)                      Huy
Tagalog (Philippines)                      Magandang hapon po
Tagalog (Philippines)                      Magandang tanghali po
Tagalog (Philippines) [morning]            Magandang umaga
Tagalog (Philippiens) [at noon]            Magandang tanghali
Tagalog (Philippines) [afternoon]          Magandang hapon
Tagalog (Philippines) [evening]            Magandang gabi
Tagalog (Philippines)                      Mabuhay
Tagalog (Philippines)                      Kumust?
Tahitian (Tahiti)                          Ia ora na
Tahitian (Tahiti)                          E hate huru
Taino [Arawak] (Caribbean, Florida USA)    Tau
Taino [Arawak] (Caribbean, Florida USA)    Taiguey
Taiwanese [Chinese] (Taiwan)               Nin hao
Taiwanese [Chinese] (Taiwan) [morning]     Zao
Taiwanese [Chinese] (Taiwan) [morning]     G?o-ch?
Taiwanese [Chinese] (Taiwan)               Chi?h-t?u i?h bo?
Tajik (Tajikistan)                         Salom
Tajik (Tajikistan)                         Assalom u aleykum
Tajik (Tajikistan) [answer]                Valaykum assalom
Taki-taki (French Guyana)                  Weki
[Tamahoq, see Tamashek]
Tamang (Nepal)                             Lhaso
Tamashek (West Africa) [informal]          Oyik
Tamashek (West Africa)                     Oiuwan
Tamashek (West Africa)                     Minitwixeh
Tamashek (West Africa) [response]          Izot
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia)              Vanakkam
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia)              Saukhyama
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia)              Enna vishayan
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia)              Vaanga
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia) [morning]    Gud marning
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia) [afternoon]  Gud aftarnun
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia) [evening]    Gud iivning
Tarahumara [Rar?muri] (Mexico)             Kuira-b?
Tarahumara [Rar?muri] (Mexico)             Cuira
[Tarasco, see Phorh?pecha]
Tashkorghani (northwestern China)          Assalamu ?l?ykum
Tashkorghani (northwestern China)          Assalam alaykum
Tashkorghani (northwestern China) [reply]  Wa'?l?ykumu salam
Tatar (Russia)                             Isenmesez
Tatar (Russia) [morning]                   Kheerle irte
Tatar (Russia) [evening]                   Kheerle kich
Tatar (Russia) [informal]                  Selam
Telugu (India)                             Namaskaaramandi
Telugu (India)                             Baagundara
Temne (Sierra Leone)                       Wan, sekke yo
Teochiu [Chinese] (China)                  Ho mo
Tetum (East Timor)                         O diak ka lae?
Tetum (East Timor) [answer]                Diak
Tetum (East Timor)                         Bondia
Thai (Thailand)                            Sawatdi
Thai (Thailand) [by male]                  Sawatdi kap
Thai (Thailand) [by female]                Sawatdi ka
Thai (Thailand)                            Pai mai
Thai (Thailand) [morning]                  Sawatdi torn chao
Thai (Thailand) [on street]                Pai nci?
Thai (Thailand) [answer]                   Pai thnaw
Thai (Chiang Mai Thailand) [by female]     Sawatdi jau
Tibetan (Tibet, China)                     Kam sangbo dugay
Tibetan (Tibet, China)                     Tashidelek
Tibetan (Tibet, China)                     Oloy
Tibetan (Tibet, China) [morning]           Nga-to delek
Tigrinya (Ethiopia)                        Selam
Tigrinya (Ethiopia) [to male friend]       Dahando w'alka
Tigrinya (Ethiopia) [to female friend]     Dahando w'alki
Tigrinya (Ethiopia) [morning- to male]     Dehan haderka
Tigrinya (Ethiopia) [morning- to female]   Dehan haderki
Tigrinya (Ethiopia) [evening- to male]     Kemey we'ilka
Tigrinya (Ethiopia) [evening- to female]   Kemey we'ilki
Tlingit (Canada) [morning]                 Juk'e-ri-tsu-tat
Tlingit (Canada) [night]                   Juk'e-ri-tat
Tojolobal (Guatemala)                      San jb'ankila
Tokelauan (Tokelau Islands)                Taloha
Tok Pisin (Papua New Guinea)               Gude
Tok Pisin (Papua New Guinea) [morning]     Monin
Tok Pisin (Papua New Guinea) [afternoon]   Apinun
Tok Pisin (Papua New Guinea) [night]       Gut nait
Toltichi Yokuts (California USA)           Xawaxan
Tongan (Tonga, Pacific Islands)            Malo e lelei
Tongan (Tonga, Pacific Islands) [morning]  Malo tau ma'u e pongipongi ni
Tongan (Tonga, Pacific Islands)[afternoon] Malo tau ma'u e ho'ata ni
Tongan (Tonga, Pacific Islands) [evening]  Malo tau ma'u e efiafi ni
Torres Strait (Australia)                  Wis wi yu
Totonac (Veracruz Mexico) [to man]         Katlen kumpali
Tsaatang (Mongolia)                        Aqua
Tsaatang (Mongolia)                        San baino
[Tsalagi, see Cherokee]
Tschiluba (Kasai Occidental Region, Zaire) Moyo wenu
Tschiluba (Kasai Occidental Region, Zaire) Moyo
Tschiluba (Kasai Occ.Reg., Zaire) [answer] Eh moy
[Tswana, see Setswana]
[Tuareg, see Tamashek]
T?batalabal (California United States)     M?i
Tulu (India)                               Namaskaara
Tulu (India)                               Yencha ullere
[Tumbuka, see Chitumbuka]
Tupi [Temb? Tenet?har] (Amazon Brazil)     '?y
Tupi [Temb? Tenet?har] (Amazon Brazil)     ?y
Turkish (Turkey, Northern Cyprus)          Merhaba
Turkish (Turkey, Northern Cyprus)          Selam
Turkish (Turkey, Northern Cyprus)          Iyi gunler
Turkish (Turkey, Cyprus) [morning]         G?naydin
Turkish (Turkey, Cyprus) [afternoon]       Iyi ?-glenler
Turkish (Turkey, Cyprus) [evening]         Iyi aksamlar
Turkish (Turkey, Cyprus) [night]           Iyi geceler
Turkmen (Turkmenistan)                     Salam
Turkmen (Turkmenistan)                     Salam aleykum
Turkmen (Turkmenistan) [morning]           Ertiriniz haj?rl? bolsun
Turkmen (Turkmenistan) [night]             Gij?ngiz rahat bolsun
Tuscaroras (United States)                 J'wan
Tutchane [Northern Tutchane] (Canada)      D?n?n ts'?n huy?j??l
Twi (Ghana)                                A kwaaba
Twi (Ghana) [morning]                      Maching
Twi (Ghana) [morning]                      Mma ache
Twi (Ghana) [good afternoon]               Mma ah?
Twi (Ghana) [good evening]                 Mma adw?
Twi (Ghana) [response]                     Yemu
Twi (Ghana)                                Memawu aha
Twi (Ghana)                                Ma akye
Twi (Ghana)                                Maakye
Twi (Ghana) [answer]                       Yaa
Twi (Ghana) [fine]                         Me ho ye
Tzotzil (Chiapas Mexico)                   K'uxi
Tzotzil (Chiapas Mexico)                   K'usi xi
Tzotzil (Chiapas Mexico)                   Cusi aw otan
Udmurt (Russia)                            Ziech bures
Udmurt (Russia) [familiar, to one person]  Ziech bur
Udmurt (Russia) [polite or to several]     Ziech buriesh
Udmurt (Russia) [morning]                  Ziech chuknaen
Udmurt (Russia) [evening]                  Ziech zhyten
Udmurt (Russia) [informal]                 Salam
[Ugong, see Gong]
Ukrainian (Ukraine)                        Pryvit
Ukrainian (Ukraine)                        Dobri den
Ukrainian (Ukraine)                        Zdorovenkni
Ukrainian (Ukraine)                        Vitayu
Ukrainian (Ukraine) [morning]              Dobri ranok
Ukrainian (Ukraine) [morning]              Dobroho ranki
Ukrainian (Ukraine) [afternoon]            Dobri den
Ukrainian (Ukraine) [evening]              Dobry vechir
Ukrainian (Ukraine) [informal]             Zdrastuy
Umatilla (Washington United States)        Nich-che-coogh
Urdu (India, Pakistan)                     Salaam aleekum
Urdu (India, Pakistan)                     Salaam alaikum
Urdu (India, Pakistan)                     Adaab
Urdu (India, Pakistan)                     Adaab arz
Uyghur (Central Asia)                      Asalam aleykum
Uyghur (Central Asia)                      ?ssalamu ?l?ykum
Uyghur (Central Asia) [answer]             W?'?l?ykum ?ssalam
Uyghur (Central Asia)                      Hoy
Uzbek (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan)            Salaam aleikhem
Uzbek (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan)            Asalom u alaykhum
Uzbek (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan) [reply]    Tinch b?ling
Uzbek (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan)            Salom
Uzbek (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan)            Yakhshimisiz
Valencian (Spain)                          Hola
Valencian (Spain) [morning]                Bon dia
Valencian (Spain) [afternoon]              Bona vesprada
Valencian (Spain) [night]                  Bona nit
Venda (South Africa) [said by man]         Ndaa
Venda (South Africa) [said by woman]       Aah
Veps (western Russia)                      Tervhen el?d
Veps (western Russia) [morning]            H?v?d  homendest
Veps (western Russia) [evening]            H?v?d ehtad
Vietnamese (Vietnam)                       Ch?o
Vietnamese (Vietnam)                       Ch?o ban
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to man]              Ch?o ?ng
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to woman]            Ch?o b?
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to young woman]      Ch?o c?
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to a man you know]   Ch?o anh
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to a women you know] Ch?o chi
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to a young person]   Ch?o em
Vietnamese (Vietnam)                       Nuchu
Visayan (Philippines)[where are you going?]Asa ka mo muadto?
Visayan (Philippines) [morning]            Maayong buntang
Visayan (Philippines) [noon]               Maayong udto
Visayan (Philippines) [afternoon]          Maayong hapon
Visayan (Philippines) [evening]            Maayong gabii
Visayan (Philippines)                      Maqayu
[Vlaams, see Dutch (Belgium)]
Votic (Russia)                             ?v? p?iv??
Votic (Russia)                             Terveh
Votic (Russia)                             Terve?z
Wakhi (Central Asia)                       Asalam aleykum
Wakhi (Central Asia)                       Asalaam aleikum
Wali (Northern Ghana) [morning]            Ansomaa
Wali (Northern Ghana) [afternoon]          Antere
Wali (Northern Ghana) [evening]            Anola
Welsh (Wales)                              Dydd da
Welsh (Wales)                              Prynhawn da
Welsh (Wales)                              Shwmae
Welsh (Wales) [morning]                    Bore da
Welsh (Wales) [afternoon]                  Pnawn da
Welsh (Wales) [evening]                    Noswaith da
Welsh (Wales)                              Hylo
Welsh (Wales)                              Helo
Wik-mungkan (Australia) [to one person]    Niiyalang
Wik-mungkan (Australia) [to two people]    Nipalang
Wik-mungkan (Australia) [to man]           Yaa thanchiy
Wik-mungkan (Australia) [to man]           Yaawey thanchiy
Wik-mungkan (Australia) [to woman]         Yaa menth
Wik-mungkan (Australia) [to woman]         Yaawey menth
Wintu [Winnemem Wintu] (California USA)    Hestum
Wolof (West Africa)                        Jama ngaam
Wolof (West Africa)                        Nanga def
Wolof (West Africa) [morning]              Jama nga fanaan
Wolof (West Africa) [morning]              Yamanga fanin
Wolof (West Africa) [afternoon]            Jama nga yendoo
Wolof (West Africa) [evening]              Yamanga yenlo
Wolof (West Africa)                        Salamalekum
Wolof (West Africa)                        Malekumsalam
[Wyandott, see Huron]
Xhosa (South Africa, Lesotho)              Molo
Xhosa (South Africa, Lesotho)              Molweni
Yacouba (C?te d'Ivoire) [morning] [man]    Unzhu babo
Yacouba (C?te d'Ivoire) [morning] [woman]  Na babo
Yacouba (C?te d'Ivoire) [evening] [man]    Unzhu attoir
Yacouba (C?te d'Ivoire) [evening] [woman]  Na attoir
Yanomami [Yanomam?] (Venezuela, Brazil)    Eou
[Yao, see Mien]
Yap [Yapese] (Micronesia)                  Mogethin
Yaqui (Mexico, Southwestern United States) Di?s 'emchi?kue
Yiddish (Europe)                           Ah guten tog
Yiddish (Europe)                           Sholem aleykhem
Yiddish (Europe) [morning]                 Ah gut morgen
Yiddish (Europe) [evening]                 Ah gutn ovnt
Yitchogo (Gabon) [to women]                Timogya
Yitchogo (Gabon) [to men]                  Buokaye
Yokuts (California United States)          Hide
Yokuts [Dumna] (California United States)  Hawaan
Yokuts [Tachi] (California United States)  H?u
Yokuts [Toltichi] (Calif. United States)   Xawaxan
Yoruba (West Africa) [morning] [honorific] E k??r?
Yoruba (West Africa) [morning] [non-hon.]  O k??r?
Yoruba [morning] [to same age or younger]  Ku aro
Yoruba [morning] [to older person]         E ku aro
Yoruba (West Africa) [afternoon][honor.]   E k??s?n
Yoruba (West Africa) [afternoon][non-hon.] O k??s?n
Yoruba [afternoon] [to same age/younger]   Ku osan
Yoruba [afternoon] [to older person]       E ku osan
Yoruba [evening] [to same age or younger]  Ku irole
Yourba [evening] [to older person]         E ku irole
Yoruba (Nigeria, West Africa)              Bawoni
Yucatec Maya (Mexico) [to one person]      Biix a beel?
Yucatec Maya (Mexico) [good evening]       Taal teelo'
Yucatec Maya (Yucatan Mexico)              ?la
Yucatec Maya (Yucatan Mexico)              Olaj
Yucatec Maya (Yucatan Mexico)              Bwenas
Yugambeh (Australia)                       Jingiwalli wahlu
Yuki (United States)                       'On tat
Yuki (United States)                       He?, he?
Yup'ik (Alaska USA)                        Waqaa
Yup'ik (Central Alaska)                    Chamai
Yup'ik (Coastal Alaska)                    Camai
Zapotec (Juchitan Mexico)                  Shitalsha
Zapotec (Juchitan Mexico)                  Sicaru siado
Zapotec (Teotitl?n Mexico) [afternoon]     Zac chil
Zapotec (Tehuantepec Mexico) [arriving]    Hu'
Zapotec (Villa Alta Mexico)                Padiull
Zapotec (Yulalag Mexico)                   Padiuzhe
Zarma [Dyerma] (West Africa) [morning]     Matinkeni
Zarma [Dyerma] (West Africa) [evening]     Matinhiri
Zjerma (Niger)                             Fofo
Zulu (South Africa, Lesotho)               Sawubona
Zulu (South Africa, Lesotho)               Moeo
Zu?i (Southwestern United States)          Keshi
Zu?i (Southwestern United States)          K'eccannishshi to' 'a-tu