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Native Greetings of Missouri

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

Cherokee: (pronounced "oh-see-yo")
Chickasaw: Chokma! (pronounced "choke-mah")
Illinois: Aya! (pronounced "ah-yah")
Iowa: Aho! (pronounced "ah-hoe")
Kickapoo: Ho! (pronounced "hoe")
Missouria: Aho! (pronounced "ah-hoe")
Osage: (pronounced "hoh-wah")
Otoe: Aho! (pronounced "ah-hoe")
Quapaw: Hawé! (pronounced "hah-way")
Sac and Fox: Ho! (pronounced "hoe")
Shawnee: Bezon! (pronounced "bay-zone")

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