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(inf.) = informal
| LANGUAGE | HELLO | GOOD DAY | SOURCE (PUBLISHER) DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish | dav (inf.) | goddag | Just enough Scandinavian (Passport) 1986 |
| hej (inf.) | Staff | ||
| Dutch | hallo | Multilingual phrase book (Passport) 1983 | |
| Finnish | hyvää päivää | Berlitz European phrase book (Berlitz) 1985 | |
| French | salut (inf.) | bonjour | Multilingual phrase book (Passport) 1983 |
| German | guten Tag | Berlitz European phrase book (Berlitz) 1985 | |
| Hawaiian | aloha | Let's speak Hawaiian (University of Hawaii) 1974 | |
| Italian | ciao (inf.) | buon giorno | Multilingual phrase book (Passport) 1983 |
| Japanese | konnichi wa | Essential Japanese (Berlitz) 1994 | |
| Navaho | yá'át'ééh | Navaho made easier (Northland) 1967 | |
| Norwegian | morn | god dag | Just enough Scandinavian (Passport) 1986 |
| Portuguese | olá | bom dia | Multilingual phrase book (Passport) 1983 |
| Serbo-Croat | zdravo (inf.) | dobar dan | Multilingual phrase book (Passport) 1983 |
| Spanish | hola | Multilingual phrase book (Passport) 1983 | |
| Spanish | buenas días | Staff | |
| Swahili | salamu | Swahili for travellers (Berlitz) 1974 | |
| habari gani | Staff | ||
| Swedish | hej (inf.) | Just enough Scandinavian (Passport) 1986 | |
| goddag | Staff | ||
| Vietnamese | tiêng chào buôi trua | Vietnamese-English phrase book of everyday language (Ungar) 1975 |
|
| chào | Vietnamese phrasebook (Lonely Planet) 1996 | ||
| Welsh | prynhawn da | Teach yourself Welsh (NTC) 1991 |
Languages which are not written using the Latin alphabet are not included in this list, due to the unavailablity in HTML of the appropriate characters.
A possible additonal source is: Greetings in more than 615 languages by Jennifer Runner
Verified by: DS 6/00
Disclaimer:
While the Library has verified the information presented in these files in what it considers to be reliable and authoritative sources, it cannot take responsibility for nor guarantee the accuracy of the information presented.