<html><style>p {margin: 0px}</style><body style='font-size:9pt; font-family:Verdana; font-family: Verdana' ><P><STYLE>p {margin: 0px}</STYLE>Here are a few more variations for comparison, all noted down in the mid 70s.</P><P> </P><P>1. Amatlán de los Reyes, Veracruz</P><P>Two people of equal status passing each other:<BR>A: Manioh<BR>B: Cuale xiahteh</P><P> </P><P>A child greeting an older male:<BR>Child: Manioh notlayeh (uncle)<BR>Man: Cuale xiahteh conetl</P><P> </P><P>A child greeting an older female:<BR>Child: Manioh nauieh (aunt)<BR>Woman: Cuale xiahteh conetl</P><P><BR>2. Zongolica, Southern Veracruz</P><P>Two people of equal status passing each other:<BR>A: Panolti<BR>B: Panolti</P><P> </P><P>A child greeting an older male:<BR>Child: Panolti tata<BR>Man: Panolti</P><P> </P><P>A child greeting an older female:<BR>Child: Panolti nana<BR>or<BR>Child: Panolti pipi (elder sister)<BR>Woman: Panolti</P><P> </P><P>Alternatively the man or woman could answer:<BR>Panolti choco (to a male youth)<BR>Panolti taco (to a female youth)</P><P><BR>3. In the Huasteca</P><P>Two people of equal status meeting:<BR>A: Quetpano<BR>B: Quetpano<BR>or<BR>A: Quetpano<BR>B: Achquentzi</P><P><BR>4. In many regions<BR>One person joining a group:<BR>Person arriving: Nican nancateh?<BR>Group answers: Nican ticateh</P><P> </P><P>One person joining another person:<BR>Person arriving: Nican ticah?<BR>Other answers: Nican nicah</P><P> </P><P>These last examples fit in with Jonathan Amith's comment about "acknowledgements rather than greetings".</P><P> </P><P>5. Back to Amatlán:<BR>This is not a greeting, but it's something students like to learn and use.<BR>Xicmomaceue! Can be said by someone<BR> - inviting another to drink ( = Cheers!)<BR> the answer is Manicmomaceue<BR> - inviting someone to start eating ( = Que aproveche, Bon appetit, etc.)<BR> the answer is Manontlacua</P><P> </P><P>6. For "See you tomorrow" we used to hear<BR>hasta moztla<BR>hasta ma que moztla<BR>moztla timotazque</P><P> </P><P>David Gloster</P><P>Ottobrunn, near Munich, Germany</P></body></html>