A good day always starts in the morning, and there's something truly wonderful about exchanging greetings during this time.
In Africa, the beauty of diversity is reflected in the various ways people say "good morning."
I've put together a compilation of how people greet each other in the morning in different African languages.
Explore the richness of African cultures and discover the warm ways we exchange pleasantries in the morning:
| Language | Good Morning in different languages |
| Dholuo | Oyawre |
| Kikuyu | Úhoro wa rúciní |
| Maasai | Kejaa enkakenya inno |
| Shona | mangwani akanaka |
| Ndebele | slivukile |
| Runyankole | oreiregye |
| Bemba | mwashibukeni |
| Acholi | Ibutu maber |
| Sukuma | Ng’wangaluka. |
| Nyiha | Utwa nzanchi |
| Chaga | Shimbonyi |
| Suba | Vukieye / Vukiere |
| Gogo | Zanyamtondo |
| Jita | jakatondo |
| Ngoni | Habari za lukela |
| Nyamwezi | Habari ya ndiyu |
| Haya | Agolaileyo |
| Pare | Habari shaisandha. |
| Tugen | Chamngee nebo karon |
| Makua | Habari chochisu |
| Hehe | Kamwene |
| Kimeru/Kirwa | Kwa ntwa aree |
| Kimaragoli | Bushiere |
| Kitharaka | Abari ya rûûkîrî |
| Abatiriki | Vushere |
| Olutsotso | Vushiere |
| Luganda | Amakya amalungi/wasuze otya. |
| Kerewe | Mwanagilamota |
| Ekegusii | Bwakire |
| Giriama | Udzalamkadze |
| Kamba | Waamûka ata |
| Kipsigis | Chamgei |
| Silozi | Muzuhile |
| Setwana | Dumelang/Dumela |
| Teso | Kwenyuti biyayii |
| Bafaw-Balong | Buma yâh eh |
| Kagulu | Mwinuka nuni |
| Swahili | Habari ya asubuhi |
| Abawanga | Busheree mnoo |
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