Your search: semantic domain greetings and polite expressions
Index order: alphabetical | text frequency
Writing system: no hyphens | hyphens
chuuehl well, goodbye, so be it
chuue' well, goodbye, come on
hoyeee oh!, hey!, hello!
koweeshcho' thank you, thanks, I am grateful
mueschen really, truly, true, yes, truly
ney greeting between women
neyen greeting between women
nowoh
pee'wo' why not!, you're welcome!, sure!, okay
tos child!
wokhlew be glad, thank you, thanks, I give thanks, I am grateful
wor mode of address by a man to his wife
'aiyekwee' alas!, I am sorry, a formal salutation of departure, formerly used "chiefly as farewell to the dead, etc.", hello!, long for, miss
'ey yes
'ohlkuem of course, you're welcome
'oyeee hey!, hello!, oh!
'oyuuekwee' hey!, hello!, oh!
nowoh • excl • greeting between men • Variant now
Lexicon record # 2238 | Source reference(s):
R231
Semantic
domain: greetings and polite expressions
Sentence example (1)
Kwesee 'o ge's kue 'we-rahcheen, Paa, now, nek kwelekw neemoksue megelok'.
Then his friend thought, No, friend, I will not go with you.
— Florence Shaughnessy, "The Young Man from Serper" (LA16-7, 1951)