Salutations and farewells

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NAHUATL PHRASES
 
 
Hello:
 
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexico, El Salvador)       Tlathuil
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mex., El Salv.] [informal] Niltze
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexico, El Salvador)       Ma cualli tlaneci
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexico, El Salvador)       Cualli tlanextli
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexico)                                    Cualli tlaneci
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexico)                    Cualli ohtli
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexico)                    Cualli tonalli
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexico) [afternoon]        Cualli tetlac
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexico) [evening]          Ma cualli yohualli
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexico, El Salvador)       Quen timohuica?
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexico, El Salvador)       Quen otlathuililoc?
Náhuatl [Aztec] [formal] (Mex., El Salv.]  Quen otimotlathuilti?
Náhuatl [Aztec] [formal] (Mex., El Salv.]  Quen otimotlahuiltitzino?
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salvador)      Quen otlathuililoc?
Náhuatl [Aztec] [answer to Quen...]        Cualli
Náhuatl [Aztec](Puebla Mexico)             Mopanolti
Náhuatl [Aztec](Puebla Mexico)             Mopanoltihtzino
Náhuatl [Aztec](Veracruz Mexico)           Piali
Náhuatl [Aztec](Veracruz Mexico)           Piale
Náhuatl [Aztec](Veracruz Mexico) [to male] Pial tate
Náhuatl [Aztec](Veracruz Mexico) [female]  Pial nane
Náhuatl [Aztec Empire][to person arriving] Otiquihiyohuih
Náhuatl [Aztec Empire][to person sitting]  Tla ximehuiltihtiecan
 
Others:
 
Quenamihcatzintli = respectful greeting
 
Tetlahpaloliztli = greeting
 
Teotlaquiltihtzinoh = good afternoon
 
 
 
 
Goodbye:
 
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salvador]      Titotazqueh
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salvador]      Totazqueh
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mex., El Salv.] (plural)  Ti totatzinozqueh
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salvador]      Cualli ca quin occepa
Náhuatl (Mexico) [see you tomorrow]        Amoxtla
Náhuatl (Mexico) [see you tomorrow]        Hasta moztla
Náhuatl [old: Aztec Empire]                Ma moyolicatzin
Náhuatl [old: Aztec Empire]                Ma totecuiyo amechmopieli
Náhuatl [old: Aztec Empire]                Ma totecuiyo mitzmohuiquili
 
 
Others:
 
Mazqui, Mazque, Maciuhqui = so long, goodbye
 
Please:
 
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexico, El Salvador)       Tla
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mex., El Salvad.) [formal] Nimitzmotlahtlauhtilia
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mex., El Salvad.) [formal] Nimitzmotlatlauthtilia
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexico, El Salvador)       Nimitztlatlauhtia
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexcio, El Salvador)[inf.] Tlatlauhtilia
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexico, El Salvador)[inf.] Tlatlautia
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mexcio, El Salvador)[inf.] Tlatlahtia
Náhuatl [Aztec](Mex., El Salvad.) [plural] Nanmechtlatlauhtia
 
Thankyou:
 
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico)                   Tlazoh kamati
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico)                   Tlazohcamati
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico)                   Icnelia
Náhuatl [old: Aztec Empire]                Nictlazohcamati
 
 
What is your name?:
 
Náhuatl (Mexico, El Salvador)              Ken motoka?
Náhuatl (Mexico, El Salvador) [formal]     Kenin motokatzin?
 
 
My name is:
 
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salvador)      Nehuatl notoka...
 
 
Do you speak english?:
 
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salvador]   Cuix inglestlahtoa? 
 
 
I don't understand;
 
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salvador]      Ahmo nicahciquimati
 
 
Yes:
 
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salvador)      Queme
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salvador)      Quemacatzin
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salv.) [true]  Nelli
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salv.) [true]  Nelle
 
 
No:
 
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salvador)      Amo
 
 
Welcome:
 
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salvador]  Ximocehuitzino
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salvador]  Ma moyolihcatzin
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico) [plural]      Nanmoyolihcatzin
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico, El Salvador)  Ahuiyacan
Náhuatl [old: Aztec Empire] [come in]  Xicalaquican
 
 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Nahua language and culture discussion
Date: Friday, 12 December 2003 10:40:47 PM
To: NAHUAT-L at LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: Salutations and farewells
 
Fritz,
 
I cast out the old michmecatl last year on this listserv with an identical
request and caught very few fish.
 
I'll see if I can find what I got. Maybe not. Things get poloa-ed.
 
Michael
 
 
 
On Fri, 12 Dec 2003, John F. Schwaller wrote:
 
> I am finishing up the first semester with my Nahuatl students. They have
> asked for common salutations, greetings, and farewells. To be perfectly
> frank given the way I learned Nahuatl, I never learned these things. Would
> any of you be willing to share the "hellos", "Good byes" and "how ya'
> doin's" with us all? I'll collect them and post them on the web.
>
> J. F. Schwaller
> List owner
>
>
> John F. Schwaller
> Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean
> 315 Behmler Hall
> University of Minnesota, Morris
> 600 E 4th Street
> Morris, MN 56267
> 320-589-6015
> FAX 320-589-6399
> schwallr at mrs.umn.edu
>
>
>