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Runyankore
Greetings
| Runyankore | English |
|---|---|
| Oraire ota, Ndaire gye | Good morning, how are you? (singular) I’m fine |
| Murire muta, Turyaho or turiregye | Good morning, how are you? (group) We’re fine |
| Oriregye? (singular) Muriregye? (plural) | Good morning, did you sleep well? |
| Osiibirota (singular) Musee-bur-ota? (plural) | Good afternoon |
| Musiibiremuta? | How are all of you? |
| Osiibire gye? Kare | Good afternoon, are you okay? Ok, all right, same to you |
| Wasibota? (wasi-wota) Nasibagye (nasi- wah-jyeh) | Good afternoon, how was the day? Fine, good |
| Mwasibamuta ba-nyabo (women) Mwasibamuta na ba-sebo (men) | How are all of you? (afternoon) |
| Oraragye (ora-rejyeh) | Have a good night |
| Turebane Bwanyima Turebane nyenkyakare (Nyen-cha-ka-ray) | See you later See you tomorrow |
| Turebane nyenkyakare akasheshe Turebane nyenkyakare omwihangye | See you tomorrow (morning) See you tomorrow (afternoon) |
| Nashemererwa kukureba Ninye nakira | Nice to see you here Nice to see you as well |
| Nashemererwa kubareba Nitwe twakira | Nice to see you (more than one) Nice to see you as well |
| Nashemererwa okushanga | Nice to see you (said by the person arriving to the person already there |