Greetings

Question 1

Piyali

Answer 1

Hello, Goodbye

Question 2

Tlen kihtoa moyollo?

Answer 2

What does your heart say?/How are you?

Question 3

Niyowa

Answer 3

Im leaving now/I’m going

Question 4

Niahsikoya

Answer 4

Im home now.
(literally - I’ve arrived already)

Question 5

Neka nionyaw

Answer 5

Im going over there

Question 6

Nikanika niyaw

Answer 6

Im just going around here

Question 7

Nimitslahpaloa

Answer 7

Greetings (between two people/hand greeting)

Question 8

Keniwki tiitstok?

Answer 8

How are you?

Question 9

Wenoh

Answer 9

Good/okay

Question 10

Timoittaseh

Answer 10

We’ll see each other

Question 11

Tiitstihkak?

Answer 11

Are you home?

Question 12

Kwaltitok

Answer 12

Very good

Question 13

Mostlayok

Answer 13

Until tomorrow

Question 14

Weyixochitlahpalolli!

Answer 14

Congratulations!(big flowery greeting)

Question 15

Panolti

Answer 15

Hello (central Nawatl)

Question 16

Greeting someone on the road, while alone

Answer 16

G: Neka nionyaw
R: wenoh

Question 17

Greeting on the road, with someone

Answer 17

G:Neka tionyowih
R:Wenoh

Question 18

Handshake greeting

Answer 18

G:Nimitstlahpalos
R:Nimitstlahpalos

Question 19

General greeting

Answer 19

Piyali

Question 20

Greeting a male by another male on the road.

Answer 20

G: Timomelawah
R: Timomelawah

Question 21

Saying goodbye (we’ll see each other)

Answer 21

G: timoittaseh
R: wenoh

Question 22

Saying goodbye (until tomorrow)

Answer 22

G: mostlayok
R: kena, mostlayok

Question 23

Leaving home

Answer 23

Ya niyaw/niyowa

Question 24

Arriving home

Answer 24

Niahsikoya