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Greetings through the day
The day is cut into speech: morning to about nine, late morning to eleven, afternoon, and evening. Each window has its own greeting.
- Who
- Anyone who meets another
- When
- From dawn through evening
- Where
- Wherever people meet
- Why
- Time of day is part of respect.
The author’s paper does not say whether this is still practised today, so no status is shown.
Summarised from Professor Petrus Angula Mbenzi’s Oshiwambo forms of greeting.
This is a doorway, not the full account. The complete description stays with Professor Petrus Angula Mbenzi until he releases it. Read it in his books.