Forms of Greetings

Question 1

Response:

Mwabuka?

Answer 1

Ndabuka

I have risen

Question 2

Meaning:

Mwabuka buti

Answer 2

How have you risen?

Question 3

Response:

Mwabuka buti?

Answer 3

Kabotu.

Fine

Question 4

Meaning:

Wabuka

Answer 4

Less formal of Mwabuka buti. Used for friends or familiar people.

Question 5

Meaning:

Mwakotoka

Answer 5

Are you finished with your work?

-Midday greeting

Question 6

Response:

Mwakotoka

Answer 6

Ndakotoka.

Yes, I am finished with my work.

Question 7

Meaning :

Mwalibizya

Answer 7

You still have life as the sun is sinking?

-mid day greeting

Question 8

Response:

Malibizya

Answer 8

Ndalibizya (I still have life!)

Question 9

Meaning:

Kwasiya

Answer 9

It is dark. (Be careful it is getting dark.)

Question 10

Response:

Kwasiya

Answer 10

Kwasiya

Yes, it’s getting dark

Question 11

Response:

Kwasiya buti?

Answer 11

Kabotu. Kwasiya buti?

Fine. How are you in the dark

Question 12

Meaning:

Moona?

Answer 12

How have you slept?

Maybe use this in a bad circumstance. Have you pulled through your circumstances from the day before?

Question 13

Response:

Moona?

Answer 13

Ndoona

Question 14

Response

Moona buti?

Answer 14

Kabotu.

Use this only w a friend and if you want A real answer.

Question 15

Meaning

Woona?

Answer 15

How have you slept?

Maybe use this in a bad circumstance. Have you pulled through your circumstances from the day before?

Question 16

Response

Woona?

Answer 16

Ndoona

Question 17

Response

Woona buti?

Answer 17

(Nda Ona)Kabotu

Question 18

Meaning

Mwabuka mapenzi?

Answer 18

Giving condolences.

Question 19

Response

Mwabuka mapenzi

Answer 19

Nkawaali

Yes, many problems…always the answer

Question 20

Meaning:

Mwabonwa

Answer 20

Welcome

You are seen

Question 21

Response

Mabonwa

Answer 21

Ndabonwa

Question 22

Meaning

Mwatambulwa

Answer 22

You are most welcome. Please feel at home.

Question 23

Response

Mwatambulwa

Answer 23

Ndalumba

Question 24

Meaning

Mwayusa

Answer 24

You have sheltered yourself from the sun?

Yusa is an insult to hard working people

Question 25

Response | Mwabuka

Answer 25

Ndayusa | I have sheltered myself from the sun

Question 26

Meaning: | Mwatiila?

Answer 26

Have you joined in shedding tears? (Often after a death) | Showing sorrow

Question 27

Response: | Mwatiila?

Answer 27

Ndatiila | Twatiila for a group

Question 28

Meaning: | Mwaaleya

Answer 28

(Leya to give way) Have you managed to bypass problems in the night?

Question 29

Response: | Mwaaleya

Answer 29

Twaaleya | Yes. We've not been carried away.

Question 30

Meaning: | Mwabuka

Answer 30

``` Have you risen? Morning greeting (Good morning) ```