Greetings and introducing in Lango.

In Lango culture, communication which is kubere in Lango language is essential whether formal or informal.

Words are formulated to make sentences and sentences are formulated to make full meaning of what we intend to make, receive or send out.

Communication means kubere in Lango language. 

Below are some words related to communication;-

Examples of communications;- 

Greetings.     

Greeting is very important in Lango culture. Greeting means ‘amot’ in Lango language. 

As a sign of respect, boys greet elders by doubling their hands(left hand on right hand wrist) as they shake hands and girls greet by kneeling down.

A person who passes people without greeting them is always talked bad things about. 

A person who greets people is said to be a good person always and is given respect by others.

Below are some of the related words used for such people;-

a) Greeting one person; 

When greeting one person, the word 'yin' is used meaning singular word for ‘you’.

And when answering, the word ‘a/an a’ is used meaning ‘am/i am'.

 For example;-

In most cases, when the words are translated to Lango language,the   arrangement starts from the last word to the first word as seen below;-

    1.    2.   3. ? -   3.    2.    1. ?

b) Greeting many people;
Here, many people are greeted by one person or group of people. When greeting many people, the word ‘wu / wun/ wunu’ is added/used meaning plural word for ‘you’. 

And when answering, the word ‘o / wan’ is added/used meaning plural word for ‘a/an’ . 

For example;-

c) Greeting a second person;
A second person in Lango is represented by the word ‘yin kono’ for singular meaning ‘what about you’. And for plural is ‘wun kono’.

And the answer is by adding the word ‘an dang’ for singular meaning ‘i'm also'. And ‘wan dang’ for plural meaning ‘we are also’.

We use the word 'yin kono' at the beginning of the sentence to greet a person as a second person.

d) Greeting a third person;
Third person is referred to as ‘en' for singular meaning ‘he/she’.

And ‘gin’ for plural meaning ‘them/they’. Hence, we use the word ‘en/gin’ at the beginning of a sentence to refer to a third person.

For example;-

Introduction 
An introduction is important when you meet somebody new. It is the first step to get to know somebody and for them to get to know you. Introduction means nyute in Lango language.

Luckily, introductions are usually made up of a few fixed phrases that you will find in the tables below! 

Furthering a Conversation 
After you have learnt somebody's name, it's a good idea to get to know them more. 

Below are some useful questions that can be used to start a conversation after first introductions.

Ending an Introduction 
When your first conversation with somebody comes to an end, there are many different ways you can say goodbye to them. 

Below are more examples in the table;- 

Introducing a friend 
You can talk about somebody to people or a friend in a nice way so that they get to know your friend. 

Below are more examples in the table;-