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Greetings: Various sentences used in the 3 major Nigerian Languages, Yoruba, Ibo and Hausa


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Greetings: Good Morning
reply: Good Morning/morning
Ekaaro/Ekuojomo
Ekaaro?Ekuojomo (O)
Ina Kwana
Ina kwana
Ibolachi
Ibolachi
How are you?
Fine, thank you/I'm fine
Se daadaa ni/Salaafia ni?
Adupe
 Yaya dai/Kana Lafiya?
Lafiya lau
 Kedu Ka di
Odi mma
Greeting Good afternon
Reply: Good afternoon
 Ekaasan
Ekaasan(O)
 Ina wuni
Ina wuni
 Ezigbo ehihi
Ezigbo ehihie
How are you?
Fine, thank you.
 Salaafia ni/Sedaadaa ni?
Adupe
 Yaya dai/Kana Lafiya?
Lafiya lau
 Kedu Ka di
Odi mma
Greeting: Good Evening
Reply: Good evening
 Ekuirole (Ekaale from 7pm)
Ekuirole (O) (Ekaale o)
 Ina wuni
Ina wuni
 Mgbede Oma
Mgbede Oma
How are you?
Fine, thank you.
 Se daadaa ni/Salaafia ni?
Adupe
 Yaya dai/Kana Lafiya?
Lafiya lau
  Kedu Ka di
Odi mma
Greting: Goodnight
Reply: Goodnight
 Odaaro
Odaro (O)
 Sai da safe/sai gobe
Saida safe/sai gobe
 Kachifo
Ka obo o
Have a nice sleep  Orun n re lao sun  Mu kwana lafiya  Hie ura Ofuma/nkeoma
My friend  Ore mi  Aboki na  Enyim
How is Work?  Bawo nise/ise n ko?  Yaya aiki  Kedu Maka Olu?
How is family?  Awon ebi n ko?  Ya ya iyali  Kedu maka ezinulo gi?
How is wife?  Iyawo re n ko?  Ya ya matan ka?  Kedu maka nwunye gi?
How is husband?  Oko re n ko?  Ya ya mijin ki?  Kedu maka digi?
How is everything?  Bawo ni n nkan?  Ya ya komi da komi  Kedu Ka ihe di?
Come and eat  Wa jeun  Zo ka ci abinci  Bia rie nri
Thanks you.  Ese/Aagbabire  na gode  Dalu