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How to greet and introduce yourself in Umbundu

Welcome!	Okuiya Kuwa!
Good Morning	Omele yiwa
Good Afternoon	Utanya uwa
Good Evening \| Good Night	Uteke uwa
See you later	Ndopo tulisanga
See you tomorrow	Hela tulisanga
Have a nice day	Eteke liwa
Have a nice trip	Ungende uwa

So how can you introduce yourself?

What is your name?	Onduko yove helie?
My name is ____	Onduko yange ____
Where are you from?	Kuove pi? Kuene pi?
I am from ____	Kuange ko ____
Where do you live?	Ondjo yove py?
I live in ____	Kondjo yange ko ____
Nice to meet you	Calinga esamju okukukuliha
How old are you?	Okwete alima angami?
I am ____ years old	Ndikwete ____ kalima
Where were you born	Py wacitiwa?
I was born in ____	Nda citiwa ko ____
Where do you work?	Py upange wove?
I work at ____	Upange wange ko ____

How to check if someone is okay

How are you? Whats up?	Okasi ndati? Okasi ciwa?
I'm good We are good ..and you?	Ngasi ciwa Tukasi ciwa ..ove?
I'm so so	Andi hinse
I'm not good	Sikasi ciwa
I could be better	Ndikala ciwa
I'm annoyed	Ame ndatema
I'm tired	Ame ndakava
I'm hungry	Ndikuete onjala
I'm sick	Ndivela
I'm a bit sick	Ndivelapo kamue
Did you sleep well?	Walale ciwa?
I slept well	Ndalale ciwa
I didnt sleep well	Sialale ciwa
What will you do?	Okalinga nye?
What are you doing?	Okasi lokulinga nye?
What did you do?	Walinga nye?
I am not doing anything	Sikasi okulinga cimue
I am working	Ndikasi okulinga upange
I will work	Ndenda kupange
I worked	Ndalinga upange
I am resting	Ndikasi lokupuluyuka
I will rest	Ndikapuluyuka
I was resting	Ndakala okupuluyuka
I am busy	Ndikasi okulinga cimue
I will be busy	Ndikapanga cimue
I was busy	Ndakala okulinga cimue

Learn Umbundu

Greetings & Introductions
How to greet and introduce yourself in Umbundu

Family
How can you describe your family in Umbundu?

Numbers
How to count in Umbundu

Days of the week
How to say days of the week in Umbundu

Months of the year
How to say months of the year in Umbundu

Time Concepts
How say early, late, always and other concepts in Umbundu

Question Words
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? How Much?

Traveling
Need to get to travel somewhere? Learn how to do it in Umbundu

Shopping
Let's go shopping and see how to buy items in Umbundu

Important Verbs
To be, To Have, To Do, To Say, To Go, To Know, To Want, To Can & To Use

Media
List of music, dances and movies in Umbundu

Phrases
Extra phrases in Umbundu that may be handy

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