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Marathi [mar] (India: Maharashtra.)

नमस्कार namaskār: general greeting
नमस्ते namaste: general greeting
तू कसा आहेस?  thu kasa āhesa: how are you? spoken to a man  
  तू कशी आहेस?  thu kaśī ahesa: how are you? spoken to a woman
तुम्ही कसे आहात?  tumhī kase āhāt: how are you? formal
आपण कसे आहात? apana kase ahatha: how are you? formal
मी ठीक आहे mi thika āhe: reply to तू कसा आहेस, तू कशी आहेस, and आपण कसे आहात
मी मजेत आहे mi majaet āhe: reply to तू कसा आहेस, तू कशी आहेस, and आपण कसे आहात
शुभ रात्री  śubh ratri: nighttime greeting
स्वागत svaagat: welcome greeting

Marghi [mrt] (Nigeria.)

Use general greeting

Mari, Eastern [mhr] (Russia.)

Салам salam: general greeting in the Lugovo (Meadow) dialect
Салам лийже salam liyzhe: general greeting in the Lugovo (Meadow) dialect
Поро лийже poro liyzhe: general greeting in the Lugovo (Meadow) dialect
Поро кече poro kéch'e: general greeting in the Lugovo (Meadow) dialect
Поро кече лийж poro kéch'e liyzhe: formal greeting in the Lugovo (Meadow) dialect
Поро эр poro er: morning greeting in the Lugovo (Meadow) dialect
Поро эр лийже poro er liyzhe: formal morning greeting in the Lugovo (Meadow) dialect
Поро кас poro kás: evening greeting in the Lugovo (Meadow) dialect
Поро кас лийже poro kás liyzhe: formal evening greeting in the Lugovo (Meadow) dialect
Пашада кузе кая? pashada kuze kaya: how are you? in the Lugovo (Meadow) dialect
Кузе иледа? kuze ileda: how are you? in the Lugovo (Meadow) dialect
Кузе илет? kuze ilet: how are you? informal in the Lugovo (Meadow) dialect
Тау, сайын tau, saiyn: reply to Кузе иледа and Кузе илет in the Lugovo (Meadow) dialect
Пагален ӱжына! pagalen uzhyna: welcome greeting in the Lugovo (Meadow) dialect

Mari, Western [mrj] (Russia.)

Салам лижы salam lizhy: general greeting in the Gorno-Mariy (Hill) dialect
Пуры лижы pury lizhy: general greeting in the Gorno-Mariy (Hill) dialect
Пуры кечы  pury kechy: afternoon greeting in the Gorno-Mariy (Hill) dialect
Пуры вады pury vady: evening greeting in the Gorno-Mariy (Hill) dialect
Порын вашлийын puryn vashliyin: welcome greeting in the Gorno-Mariy (Hill) dialect

Maria [mds] (Papua New Guinea: Marshall Lagoon.)


Pogi pogi namana
evening greeting

Maricopa [mrc] (United States of America: Arizona.)

Ya hoch general greeting

Marquesan, North [mrq] (French Polynesia: Marquesas Islands.)

Kaoha general greeting
Kaoha nui general greeting
Taloha general greeting

Marquesan, South [mqm] (French Polynesia: Marquesas Islands.)

Kaoha general greeting
Kaoha nui general greeting
Kaoha nui oe general greeting

Marshallese [mah] (Marshal Islands and Nauru.)

Yokwe yuk general greeting
Yokwe general greeting
Yokwe yokwe general greeting
Yokwe in jibbon morning greeting
Yokwe in raelep afternoon greeting
Yokwe in jota evening greeting
Ej et am mour? how are you?
Emman ke am mour?  how are you?
Emman reply to Ej et am mour and Emman ke am mour

Martiniquan Creole [gcf] (Martinique.)

Kontan vinezot? how are you?