Every interaction or conversation begins with the statutory greetings; which have quickly become referred to as mulu bwangying amongst ourselves. • Moni Achemwele / Amayi / Abambo (hello sister, mother, brother) • Mulu Bwanji? • Ndili Bueno, kaya inu? • Ndili Bueno, Zikomo Often that is the interaction in its entirety; people in the street call out to you as you pass Moni achemwale, mulu bwanje…..yesterday a man I passed on the street waved as many people do (there are relatively few white people here and we stand out like beacons and have some kind of strange celebrity status) and shouted his customary greeting and when I replied he broke into a huge grin and got up walked from where he’d been relaxing with his daughters and shook my hand went through the whole process and
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