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Native Greetings of Alabama

Here are some native greetings in the tribal languages of Alabama:

Alabama: Chikmaa! (pronounced "chick-mah")
Biloxi: He he! (pronounced "hay hay")
Cherokee:

(pronounced "oh-see-yo")
Chickasaw: Chokma! (pronounced "choke-mah")
Choctaw: Halito! (pronounced "hah-lih-toh")
Coushatta: Ciká'nó! (pronounced "chee-kah-no")
Muskogee: Hesci! (pronounced "heese-chee")

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