| Here are some greetings
in Samala. They may have combinations of sounds that are
more complicated than you've learned so far, but you've been introduced
to the sounds themselves. |
 haku |
"hello" |
|
haku,
  ant k |
"hello, friend" |
| haku
tikali? |
"hello, how"s it going?" |
| pa
ki heki |
"OK" literally "just
like so" |
milimol |
| na
tikali hi pi? |
"and how"s it going with you?" |
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| pa
ki heki
nani |
"OK too" literally
"just like so also" |
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  olit
hi nono’ |
“it’s going very
well for me”
|
ixpan |
| kaqinaš |
“thanks” —
literally “I’m grateful” — not a traditional
expression, but a translation of English "thanks" |
 |
 |
kiwanan
|
“goodbye” —
literally “I’m going for a bit” |
| alitaxan |
"take heart" "bear
up, take courage!" |
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| Here are some other
conversational phrases. You'll find more on the next page. |
ayapis |
| he |
"yes" |
|
| inu |
"yes; (it's) true" |
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| insil |
"no" |
| o
— oho
|
"good" (You"ll learn about
later.) |
paxat |
| axmk |
"bad, in poor condition" |
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