Hello, How Are You?

The first words you learn in any language are the ones you use to meet someone. In Gayogohó:nǫ', those words carry the whole philosophy of the greeting — to ask how someone is, to acknowledge their presence, to open a door. This is where language begins: in the space between two people.

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