HOW TO SAY HELLO IN SEVERAL AFRICAN LANGUAGES

Part of the thrill of foreign travel is experiencing another

country's culture, and the best way to do that is to interact with the local people. Communicating can be difficult in Africa, a continent with between 1,500 and 2,000 African languages. But even a few words or phrases go a long way, and the best place to start is at the beginning, with "hello." In this article, we look at some of the greetings used across the continent, organized by country to make the list easy to navigate. Most African nations employ countless different greetings, with each one representing a different race, people or tribe.

Here, we've listed the most commonly used greetings, some of which may be repeated from one country to the next.

Note: Where multiple languages are spoken, only the official or most prominent language is included.

How to Say "Hello" In...

ANGOLA

PORTUGUESE: Olá (Hello), Bom dia (Good morning), Boa tarde (Good afternoon), Boa noite (Good evening)

BOTSWANA

SETSWANA: Dumela mma (Hello to a woman), Dumela rra (Hello to a man) ENGLISH: Hello

BURKINA FASO

FRENCH: Bonjour (Hello) MOSSI: Ne y yibeogo! (Good morning) DYULA: ​I ni sogoma (Good morning)

CAMEROON

FRENCH: Bonjour (Hello) ENGLISH: Hello

COTE D'IVOIRE

FRENCH: Bonjour

EGYPT

ARABIC: As-Salaam-Alaikum (Peace be unto you)

ETHIOPIA

AMHARIC: Teanastëllën (Hello, formal), Tadiyass (Hello, informal)

GABON

FRENCH: Bonjour (Hello) FANG: M'bole (Hello to one person), M'bolani (Hello to several people)

GHANA

ENGLISH: Hello TWI: Maakyé (Good morning)

KENYA

SWAHILI: Jambo (Hello), Habari (How's it going?) ENGLISH: Hello

LESOTHO

SESOTHO: Lumela (Hello to one person), Lumelang (Hello to several people) ENGLISH: Hello

SENEGAL

FRENCH: Bonjour (Hello) WOLOF: Nanga def (How are you?)

LIBYA

ARABIC: As-Salaam-Alaikum (Peace be unto you)

SIERRA LEONE

ENGLISH: Hello KRIO: Kushe (Hello)

MADAGASCAR

MALAGASY: Salama (Hello), M'bola tsara (Hello) FRENCH: Bonjour (Hello)

SOUTH AFRICA

ZULU: Sawubona (Hello) XHOSA: Molo (Hello) AFRIKAANS: Hallo (Hello) ENGLISH: Hello

MALAWI

CHICHEWA: Moni (Hello) ENGLISH: Hello

SUDAN

ARABIC: As-Salaam-Alaikum (Peace be unto you)

MALI

FRENCH: Bonjour (Hello) BAMBARA: I ni ce (Hello)

ESWATINI

SWATI: Sawubona (Hello) ENGLISH: Hello

MAURITANIA

ARABIC: As-Salaam-Alaikum (Peace be unto you) HASSANIYA: Aw'walikum (Hello)

TANZANIA

SWAHILI: Jambo (Hello), Habari (How's it going?) ENGLISH: Hello

MOROCCO

ARABIC: As-Salaam-Alaikum (Peace be unto you) FRENCH: Bonjour (Hello)

TOGO

FRENCH: Bonjour (Hello)

TUNISIA

FRENCH: Bonjour (Hello) ARABIC: As-Salaam-Alaikum (Peace be unto you)

MOZAMBIQUE

PORTUGUESE: Olá (Hello), Bom dia (Good morning), Boa tarde (Good afternoon), Boa noite (Good evening)

UGANDA

LUGANDA: Oli otya (Hello) SWAHILI: Jambo (Hello), Habari (How's it going?) ENGLISH: Hello

NAMIBIA

ENGLISH: Hello AFRIKAANS: Hallo (Hello) OSHIWAMBO: Mwa lele po (Hello)

ZAMBIA

ENGLISH: Hello BEMBA: Muli shani (How are you?)

NIGERIA

ENGLISH: Hello HAUSA: Sànnu (Hello) IGBO: Ibaulachi (Hello) YORUBA: Bawo (Hello)

RWANDA

KINYARWANDA: Muraho (Hello) FRENCH: Bonjour (Hello) ENGLISH: Hello

ZIMBABWE

ENGLISH: Hello SHONA: Mhoro (Hello) NDEBELE: Sawubona (Hello)

Source: https://www.tripsavvy.com/sayhello-in-several-african-languages-1454474