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11/15/2005

Zulu has the best greetings of any language

Filed under: — adrian @ 11:36 pm

I was struck today by how Zulu has the best greetings of any language.

Particularly (and their translations):
Sowubona – I see you (used as “hello”)
Hamba kahle – Go well (as “goodbye”)
Sala kahle – Stay well (as “goodbye”)

I guess “God be with ye” which is what “goodbye” came from is alright, but there’s some thing so simple and elegant, yet personal about the Zulu greetings.

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