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Native Greetings of Kansas

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

Arapahoe: Hebe! (pronounced "heh-beh")
Cheyenne: Haáhe! (pronounced "hah-heh")
Comanche: Maruawe! (pronounced "mah-ruh-ah-way")
Kansa: Ho! (pronounced "hoe")
Kiowa: Hacho! (pronounced "hah-cho")
Osage:

(pronounced "hoh-wah")
Otoe and Missouri: Aho! (pronounced "ah-hoe")
Pawnee: Nawah! (pronounced "nah-wah")
Wichita: Aah! (pronounced "ah")

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