从1600种语言的问候语看语言的变音直译

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Alta, Southern [agy] (Philippines: Nueva Ecija.)


Mahampat umabiyak
morning greeting

Mahampat nin mahambak kumuyu morning greeting
Mahampat nin kaawat kumuyu afternoon greeting
Mahampat nin yabi kumuyu evening greeting

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Altai, Northern [atv] (Russia: Gorno-Altai Mountains.)


Эзендер
ezender: general greeting

Эзен
ezen: general greeting

Јакшы кондоор бо  yakshi kondoor bo: morning greeting

Јакшы ба? yakshi ba: how are you?

Јакшы yakshi: reply to Јакшы ба

47 Altai, Southern [alt] (Russia: Gorno-Altai Mountains.)


Эзендер
ezender: general greeting

Эзен
ezen: general greeting


Якши ба?
yakshi ba: how are you?


Якши
yakshi: reply to Якши ба

Не табыш? ne tabish: how are you? informal

48 Alur [alz] (Uganda and Congo-Kinshasha.)


Morembe
general greeting

Wafoyo general greeting

49
Amahuaca [amc] (Peru.)


Sharaa rá?
how are you?


Sharaa múnú
reply to Sharaa rá

Miyara min? greeting spoken to a person arriving

50

Amarakaeri [amr] (Peru.)


Ijtiaki
general greeting


'Urubada
general greeting


Menpa' dak i'e?
how are you?

Pa' dak i'e?
how are you?


Huadakda ijje'i
reply to Menpa' dak i'e and Pa' dak i'e

51 Ambae, East [omb] (Vanuatu: Ambae Island.)


Rani karea morning greeting

Bon karea evening greeting

52
Ambulas [abt] (Papua New Guinea: East Sepik Province.)


Ménéwa yaakwa greeting spoken to a man who is arriving, in the Maprik dialect

Nyénéwa yaakwa greeting spoken to a woman who is arriving, in the Maprik dialect
Gunéwa yaakwa greeting spoken to a group of people who are arriving, in the Maprik dialect
Ménéwa rakwa greeting spoken to a man who is sitting down, in the Maprik dialect

Nyénéwa rakwa greeting spoken to a woman who is sitting down, in the Maprik dialect
Gunéwa rakwa greeting spoken to a group of people who are sitting down, in the Maprik dialect
Yaga méné yu? greeting spoken to a man who is going somewhere, "where are you going?"
Yaga nyéné yu? greeting spoken to a woman who is going somewhere, "where are you going?"
Yaga guné yu? greeting spoken to a group of people who are going somewhere, "where are you going?"
Waba wuné yu  general reply to Yaga méné / nyéné yu, "I am going there"
Wuné dawuliyu reply to Yaga méné / nyéné yu spoken by a person who is going downhill
Wuné waaru reply to Yaga méné / nyéné yu spoken by a person who is going uphill
Wuné dayu reply to Yaga méné / nyéné yu spoken by a person who is going downstream
Wuné wayu reply to Yaga méné / nyéné yu spoken by a person who is going upstream

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Amele [aev] (Papua New Guinea: Madang Province.)


Feele bahic
general greeting

54
Amharic [amh] (Ethiopia, Israel, and Egypt.)


Teanastëllën
general greeting


Tadiyaas
informal greeting


Selam
informal greeting


Indemin adderu
morning greeting (respectful)


Indemin adderk
morning greeting, spoken to a man


Indemin addersh
morning greeting, spoken to a woman


Indemin adderachihu
morning greeting, spoken to a group of people


Indemin walu
afternoon greeting (respectful)


Indemin walk
afternoon greeting, spoken to a man


Indemin walsh
afternoon greeting, spoken to a woman


Indemin walachichu
afternoon greeting, spoken to a group of people


Indemin ameshu
evening greeting (respectful)


Indemin amesheh
evening greeting, spoken to a man


Indemin amesheish
evening greeting, spoken to a woman


Indemin ameshachu
evening greeting, spoken to a group of people