Salutations and farewells

[Susana Moraleda-Dragotto]

Time ago, somewhere in Mexico I heard (and quickly noted)
NILTZE for hello, and
TOHTA for good-bye

but have no foundation for this.

Susana


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chi:chi:ltic Coyo:tl" <notoca at HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <NAHUAT-L at LISTS.UMN.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: Salutations and farewells


Panoltij = hola, buenos dias, buenos noches, buenos tardes
Panoltijtsino (rev)  = buenos dias, buenos noches, buenos tardes
Kaki = oye, hey

nicca    - hello, hi, hey there, hey, you
niltze   - hello, hi, hey there, hey, you
nopohtze   - hello, hi, hey there, hey, you
netle   - hello, hi, hey there, hey, you
hui   - hello, hi, hey there, hey, you
tahui   - hello, hi, hey there, hey, you
ayo   - hello, hi, hey there, hey, you
yeccue   - hello, hi, hey there, hey, you
ane   - hello, hi, hey there, hey, you
tocne   - hello, hi, hey there, hey, you

nocni:uh = my friend

quen otitlathuili? = como amaneciste?
cualli tlazohcamati = well thanks
noihqui cualli, tlazohcamati = I am well thanks

quen ocemilhuitihuac?  como paso el dia?

tinocneuh = hola amigo

tipactica? = estas bien?

Quenin timoyetztica?  How are you?

cenca cualli, tlazohcamati = very well thanks

cualli tlanezi = good day
cualli teotlac = good afternoon
cualli yohualli = good night
quen timohuica? = how are you going?
tlen mitzpanti?  What's up?
tlen pano? What's happening? What's up? What's new?

ma xipahtinemi (this appears to be said when saying goodbye to someone you
are likely to see again.) the spanish is que estes bien!




-------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
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