In every language, greetings are really, really important for people. So here are a few expressions:
|
When you arrive |
When you leave |
| Moyo! / Mioyo yenu ayi! Salut! Hi!Wetù awu! Bonjour! Hello! Betù abu! Maalu kaayì? (or bìshi, more colloquial) Malu mimpà* Ndi bimpà* Kàdi wêwa? / Kàdi neenù? Mêma pàànyì, ndi bimpà* /Tudi bimpà* Mapyà** mapyà** kaayì? Kakwena bwalu bupyà** bupyà** |
Kàdi nushiya. Neetù monangana. Je vous laisse. au revoir I’m leaving. Good bye.Waya bimpa* Bon retour Return well Lààla bimpà* Neetù monangana malaba Neetù monangana kabidi Shààla bîmpà*/shààlaayi bîmpà* |
*In Ciluba, depending on the region the speaker is from, they will say “bimpa” or “bimpe”. This is valid for many words. you will come across this kind of word very often.
** The letter P is aspired when place in front of “i” sound. You need to blow a little of air between your lips as you pronounce it.
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