[Paul G]

We are working to put more resources and information online for students and teachers.

I get asked all the time by school children, how do you say hello. I thought that would be a fun page to put together--a list of different tribe's greetings.

So how do you say hello in your tribe's language?

Or how do you greet others?

Thanks!

[Choctaw Keith]

Halito - Choctaw

[Josiah]

Osiyo - Cherokee

[soopashinaab]

Boozhoo - Ojibwe/Chippewa
Aaniin - Ojibwe/Chippewa

[NancyJo]

Hersci - Creek

[Paul G]

Thanks, keep'em coming!

[IyanHoks'ila]

Hau - Lakota

[yaahl]

Originally Posted by Paul G

Thanks, keep'em coming!

Paul, not to rain on your parade but many languages do not have a phrase to simply say hello. Perhaps you might want to change the title of the thread to Greetings.

In my languages, depending on who it is I'm addressing the phrase will alter in context and meaning. I would never ask a seemingly well person, "How are you?" for fear that they might think I see something unhealthy about them. Social context is everything when speaking a greeting.

The word Hello, wasn't even part of the English language until approximately 1833 when it appeared in (Anonymous) The Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, of West Tennessee. New York: J. & J. Harper, 1833. p. 144 The word resurfaced in 1877 where it won out over the word "Ahoy" for use with the telephone. Our greetings are much older than that.

[Paul G]

Originally Posted by yaahl

Paul, not to rain on your parade but many languages do not have a phrase to simply say hello. Perhaps you might want to change the title of the thread to Greetings.

In my languages, depending on who it is I'm addressing the phrase will alter in context and meaning. I would never ask a seemingly well person, "How are you?" for fear that they might think I see something unhealthy about them. Social context is everything when speaking a greeting.

The word Hello, wasn't even part of the English language until approximately 1833 when it appeared in (Anonymous) The Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, of West Tennessee. New York: J. & J. Harper, 1833. p. 144 The word resurfaced in 1877 where it won out over the word "Ahoy" for use with the telephone. Our greetings are much older than that.

Great suggestion!

[Josiah]

Greetings and Salutations - English

[soopashinaab]

Originally Posted by Josiah

Greetings and Salutations - English

Well, I grew up with a lot of Pima boys, and where I don't know their language, I do know their greeting was a combonation of thing, First was the throwing back of the head with a quick "Shh" and an almost un-understandable, "SupDu", (which was a combination of "What's Up Dude") and again followed by another quick "shh". No really, this is how I was greeted everyday from the boys.

[2lineCarrandMorgan]

Kway Abenaki

[RDNKJ]

Well, it's not my language, but up on the Crow reservation people greeted me with ka-hay (sp?).

[APACHEFIRE]

Originally Posted by yaahl

Paul, not to rain on your parade but many languages do not have a phrase to simply say hello. Perhaps you might want to change the title of the thread to Greetings.

In my languages, depending on who it is I'm addressing the phrase will alter in context and meaning. I would never ask a seemingly well person, "How are you?" for fear that they might think I see something unhealthy about them. Social context is everything when speaking a greeting.

The word Hello, wasn't even part of the English language until approximately 1833 when it appeared in (Anonymous) The Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, of West Tennessee. New York: J. & J. Harper, 1833. p. 144 The word resurfaced in 1877 where it won out over the word "Ahoy" for use with the telephone. Our greetings are much older than that.

GOOD POINT! glad you posted this.
My CHEROKEE GRANDMOTHER always said ‘Ho, or A’ho…as beginnings or ‘endings’.again depending...

[wyo_rose]

Haaah (with a nasal ending) - Shoshone

Ha Ba (hello friend, male/male) - Arapaho

Dos Ba (hello friend, female/female or female/male) - Arapaho

[Chevy_truckin_NDN]

No body said "How" yet like Tonto? What is this? hahahahahahaaaa.

[7pointbull]

Originally Posted by yaahl

The word resurfaced in 1877 where it won out over the word "Ahoy" for use with the telephone. Our greetings are much older than that.

Wow. now I'm gonna be using "Ahoy"... thanks

[Kakeeya]

Originally Posted by Chevy_truckin_NDN

No body said "How" yet like Tonto? What is this? hahahahahahaaaa.

from an earlier post:

IyanHoks'ila
"Hau - Lakota"

[NorthofAda]

Chukma, chin chukma. Hello, how are you? ---- Chickasaw