"Hello" in Asia


Akha (China, Southeast Asia)               Udutahma
Amungme (Indonesia)                        Amole
Arabic (North Africa, Middle East)         Marhaba
Arabic (North Africa, Middle East)         Es-salaam aleikum
Arabic (North Africa, Middle East)         A salaam aleikom
Arabic [response to A salaam aleikom]      Wa ha leikom a salaam
Arabic (North Africa, Middle East)         Salaam
Arabic (N Africa, Middle East) [morning]   Sabaah al-khayr
Arabic (N Africa, Middle East) [afternoon] Masaa al-khayr
Arabic (Algeria) [informal]                Labass
Arabic (Iraq) [informal]                   Halaw
Arabic (Morocco)                           Ahlen
Armenian (Armenia, Middle East, Egypt)     Voghdzuyin
Armenian (Armenia, Middle East, Egypt)     Parev
Assyrian (Syria) [said by male]            Shlamaluk
Assyrian (Syria) [said by female]          Shlamalak
[Azeri, see Azerbaijani]
Azerbaijani [Azeri] (Azerbaijan, Iran)     Salaam aleihum
Azerbaijani [Azeri] (Azerbaijan, Iran)     Nahardansonia xeyir
Bengali (Bangladesh, India)                Nomoskar
Bengali (Bangladesh, India)                Ei je
Bengali (Bangladesh, India)                Assalamualaikum
Bengali (Bangladesh, India) [morning]      Shu pravat
Bengali (Bangladesh, India) [afternoon]    Shuvo oporanho
Bisu (Thailand, Burma)                     Nang lakéung é-éu
Burmese (Burma)                            Mingala ba
Burushaski (Central Asia)                  Asalam aleykum
[Cambodian, see Khmer]
Cebuano (Philippines)                      Maqayu
Chechen (North Caucasus)                   Marsha voghiila
Chinese [Cantonese] (China)                Nei hou ma
Chinese [Cantonese] (China)                Ho yat
Chinese [Cantonese] (China) [morning]      Jo san
Chinese [Cantonese] (China) [afternoon]    Ngh on an san
Chinese [Fu-chou] (China)                  Eh ho meh
Chinese [Hokkien] (Singapore, Indonesia)   Jia ba liao buay
Chinese [Hokkien] (Singapore, Indonesia)   Ho bo
Chinese [Hokkien] (Taiwan)                 Li ho
Chinese [Hokkien] (Taiwan)                 Chiah pa bue
Chinese [Hokkien] (Taiwan) [afternoon]     Chiah-tau iah bue
Chinese [Hokkien] (Taiwan) [morning]       Gau za
Chinese [Hokkien] (Taiwan)                 Peng-an
Chinese [Kuo Yu] (China)                   Ni hau ma
Chinese [Mandarin] (China)		   Nî hâo
Chinese [Mandarin] (China) [formal]	   Nín hâo
Chinese [Mandarin] (China) [many people]   Nîmen hâo
Chinese [Mandarin] (China) [morning]       Zao an
Chinese [Mandarin] (China) [afternoon]     Wu an
Chinese [Mandarin] (China) [evening]       Wanan
Chinese [Taiwanese] (Taiwan)               Nin hao
Chinese [Taiwanese] (Taiwan) [morning]     Zao
Chinese [Teochiu] (China)                  Ho mo 
Chukchee (Russia) [most common]            Ye'ti
Chukchee (Russia)                          Ge'et-i-git
Chukchee (Russia)                          Toro'ma
Dari (Afghanistan)                         Chotor asty
Farsi (Persia)                             Salaam
Filipino (Philippines) [morning]           Magandang umaga
Filipino (Philippines) [afternoon]         Magandang hapon
Filipino (Philippines) [evening]           Magandang gabi
Tagalog (Philippines)                      Kumustá
Georgian [Kartuli] (Georgia)               Gamardzhobut
Gong [Ugong](Thailand)                     Nàwng a náwng kàwwê
Gujarati (India)                           Khem cho
Hebrew (Israel) [formal]                   Shalom
Hebrew (Israel) [informal]                 Ma nishma
Hebrew (Israel) [informal]                 Hi
Hebrew (Israel)                            Boker tov
Hebrew (Israel) [to male]                  Ma shlomcha
Hebrew (Israel) [to female]                Ma shlomech
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Namasté
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Namaskaar
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Hanji
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Ramarama
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Kaise hain
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Vanakam
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname)         Shubh dhin
Hindi (India, E Asia, Suriname) [morning]  Shubha prabhaat
Hmong [Miao] (Laos, Thailand)              Nyob zoo
Hmong [Miao] (Laos, Thailand)              Lus siv txais qhua
Hmong [Miao] (Laos, Thailand)              Koj puas nyob zoo
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname)           Selamat
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname) [morning] Selamat pagi
Indonesian (Indoensia, Suriname)[afternoon]Selamat sore
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname) [evening] Selamat malam
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname)           Salam
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname)           Apa kabar
Indonesian (Indonesia, Suriname)           Menyapa
Japanese (Japan)                           Konnichi wa
Japanese (Japan)[morning]                  Ohayo gozaimasu
Japanese (Japan)[evening]                  Konban wa
Javanese (Indonesia)                       Piye kabare
Javanese (Indonesia)                       Selamat
Kannada (India)                            Hegiddira
Kannada (India)                            Haagu iddira
Kannada (India)                            Namaskaara
[Kartuli, see Georgian]
Kazakh (Kazakstan, Central Asia, China)    Salam
Kazakh (Kazakstan, Central Asia, China)    Asalam aleykum
Kazakh (Kazakstan, Central Asia, China)    Salamatsyz ba
Khmer [Cambodian] (Cambodia)               Sok sabai jie te
Khmer [Cambodian] (Cambodia)               Suor sdei
Khmer [Cambodian] (Cambodia)               Choum reap suor
Kirgiz (Kyrgyzstan)                        Salaam matszbe
Kirgiz (Kyrgyzstan)                        Salam aleykum
Kirgiz (Kyrgyzstan)                        Salam
Konkani [Konknni] (India)                  Namaskaaru
Konkani [Konknni] (India)                  Kashi assa
Korean (Korea)                             Annyoung hasimnikka
Korean (Korea) [informal]                  Annyoung hase yo
Korean (Korea) [informal]                  Annyoung
Koryak (Russia)                            Yati
Koryak (Russia)                            Toro'va
Lahu (China, Burma, Thailand)              Cheh sha la
Lao (Laos)                                 Sabai dii
Lao (Laos) [used if meeting on the street] Pai sai
Lisu (Thailand)                            Ali nga 
Malay (Malaysia, Brunei)                   Selamat
Malay (Malaysia, Brunei)                   Apa kabar
Malay (Malaysia, Brunei) [morning]         Selamat pagi
Malay (Malaysia, Brunei) [afternoon]       Selamat petang
Malay (Malaysia, Brunei) [evening]         Selamat malam
Meithei [Manipuri] (India)                 Karam touri
[Miao, see Hmong]
Mien [Yao] (Laos, Thailand)                Meih yiem longx nyae
Mien [Yao] (Laos, Thailand)                Yiem long yei
Mien [Yao] (Laos, Thailand)                Yiem long yei sa
Mon (Burma, Thailand)                      Mangera 7aw
Mongolian (Mongolia, China)                Sain bainu
Mpi (Thailand)                             Na hà yé
Nepali (Nepal, Bhutan)                     Nameste
Newari (Nepal)                             Mahphulaa
Oriya (India)                              Kemitee choo
Pakistani (Pakistan)                       Khush amadeed
Pashto (India)                             Senga yai
Pho Karen (Thailand)                       Ná àw hsàw hà
Sanskrit (ancient India)                   Namo namah
Sanskrit (ancient India)		   SusvAgataM
Sgaw Karen (Thailand)                      Ná ô hsû há
Shina (Central Asia)                       Asalam aleykum
Sinhalese (Sri Lanka)                      Ayubowan
Sundanese (Indonesia)                      Kumaha
Sundanese (Indonesia)                      Damang
Tagalog (Philippines)                      Halo
Tagalog (Philippines)                      Huy
Tagalog (Philippines)                      Magandang hapon po
Tagalog (Philippines) [morning]            Magandang umaga
Tagalog (Philippines) [evening]            Magandang gabi
Tagalog (Philippines)                      Mabuhay
Tajik (Tajikistan)                         Salom
Tajik (Tajikistan)                         Assalom u aleykum
Tamang (Nepal)                             Lhaso
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia)              Vanakam
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia)              Saukhyama
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia)              Enna vishayan
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia)              Vaanga
Tartar (Russia)                            Isenmesez
Telugu (India)                             Baagundara
Telugu (India)                             Namaskaaramandi
Thai (Thailand)                            Sawatdi
Thai (Thailand) [by male]                  Sawatdi kap
Thai (Thailand) [by female]                Sawatdi ka
Thai (Thailand)				   Sawaddee
Thai (Thailand) [by male]                  Sawasdee krap
Thai (Thailand) [by female]                Sawasdee ka
Thai (Thailand)                            Pai mai
Tibetan (Tibet, China)                     Kam sangbo dugay
Tibetan (Tibet, China)                     Tashidelek
Tsaatang (Mongolia)                        San baino
Tulu (India)                               Yencha ullere
Tulu (India)                               Namaskaara
Turkish (Turkey, Cyprus)                   Merhaba
Turkish (Turkey, Cyprus)                   Selam
Turkish (Turkey, Cyprus) [morning]         Günaydin
Turkish (Turkey, Cyprus) [morning]         Iyi gunler
Turkish (Turkey, Cyprus) [evening]         Iyi aksamlar
Turkish (Turkey, Cyprus) [night]           Iyi geceler
Turkmen (Turkmenistan)                     Salam
Turkmen (Turkmenistan)                     Salam aleykum
Udmurt (Russia) [polite]                   Dzhiechburiesh
Udmurt (Russia) [familiar, to one person]  Dzhiechbur
Udmurt (Russia) [fam., to several people]  Dzhiechburiesh
[Ugong, see Gong]
Urdu (Central Asia, Pakistan)              Salaam aleekum
Urdu (Central Asia, Pakistan)              Adaab
Uyghur (Central Asia)                      Asalam aleykum
Uzbek (Central Asia)                       Asalom u alaykhum
Uzbek (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan)            Salaam aleikhem
Uzbek (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan)            Salom
Vietnamese (Vietnam)                       Nuchu
Vietnamese (Vietnam)                       Chào
Vietnamese (Vietnam)                       Chào-ban
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to man]              Chào ông
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to woman]            Chào ba
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to young woman]      Chào co
Wakhi (Central Asia)                       Asalam aleykum
[Yao, see Mien]
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