Yobe Greetings
GREETINGS IN THE YOBE LANGUAGES
Bade
![](http://aflang.humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bade_greeting.jpg)
The two videos below are examples of typical Bade greeting sequences. They were taped in Dogona, Yobe State in July 2004. Dagona is in the Western dialect area. Click on the link below the videos for a transcript and translation.
Transcript and explanation of the greetings videos.
Bole
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The movie below lets you hear some typical Bole greeting exchanges.
Karekare
![](http://aflang.humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/karekare_greeting.jpg)
The movie below lets you hear some typical Karekare greeting exchanges.
Ngamo
![](http://aflang.humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ngamo_greeting.jpg)
The movie below lets you hear some typical Ngamo greeting exchanges.
Ngizim
The movie below lets you hear some typical Ngizim greeting exchanges.
![](http://aflang.humanities.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ngizim_greeting.jpg)