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Greetings & Phrases


Ahkoh okpeh (insert your name here) neyeh?..........May (insert your name here)serve you?
Tyuskinyan wancinyankelo..........................................I am happy to have met you.
Ake iyuskinyan wancinyankelo...................................I'm glad to see you again.
Le lah pe lah mah yah....................................................Thank you very much
Ashoge or pila maye......................................................Thank you
Howa................................................................................You are welcome
*Hou................................................................................Greetings
Wine da...........................................................................Let's go visit.
Techila.............................................................................I love you.
Hvya huska.....................................................................He will die.
Egasinu............................................................................You go to sleep.
Hanta yo..........................................................................Clear the way
Wayuha eyahyah nasah wateh...................................May the hunt be good.
Lot kunk sni....................................................................by the way
Na ce ce...........................................................................I suppose
To ka ho?........................................................................What's wrong?
Lo wa cin.........................................................................I'm hungry.
He cu sni ye!...................................................................Don't do that!(woman speaking)
He cu sni yo!...................................................................Don’t do that!(man speaking)
Ka dish day.................................................................... Farewell
Ya eh cuwi.......................................................................Welcome back
Ego ga han.......................................................................Until we meet again
 


Words for parts of the body


arm............................................isto
back..........................................cuwi
belly..........................................tezi
breast,woman's ........................ aze
body.........................................tancan
buttocks...................................tigwali
cheek........................................tapon
chin...........................................iku
ear.............................................nuge
eye............................................kata
eyes..........................................dikata
face...........................................ite
foot...........................................tsuna
hand.........................................uwayi
hands.......................................diwayi
leg.............................................hu
mouth.......................................ahali
neck..........................................ta hu
penis.........................................ce
penis,erect...............................cezin
shoulder...................................hinyete
thigh.........................................sechon
toes..........................................seepah
tongue.....................................cezi
vagina......................................san

Colors


black.....................................*sapa
blue.......................................sahani
brown....................................wadigai
gray.......................................unega eusti
green.....................................itse
orange...................................zisa
red.........................................*sa
white......................................unega
yellow....................................dalonega


Numbers


saquu
tali
tsoi
nvgi
hisgi
sudali
galquogi
tsanela
sonela
skohi