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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Hello

Cham translation:

salam

Added to glossary by Charles Davis
Jul 30, 2014 00:23
9 yrs ago
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English term

Hello

English to Cham Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
***Audience is the general population in Seattle WA state.

***The purpose of the project is to put these on big street pole banners from Othello to Graham along MLK Jr Way S. The idea is for the banners to help create a sense of place for the neighborhood and the business district.
Proposed translations (Cham)
4 salam
Change log

Aug 1, 2014 07:49: Charles Davis Created KOG entry

Discussion

Charles Davis Jul 30, 2014:
@ Donal I am not going to pretend to be a Cham speaker, but that does seem to be what they say. The page I cited also has "Seam mi?" in Western Cham (not Eastern; from what I've read, they're pretty different and not mutually intelligible), but that means "How are you?".
DLyons Jul 30, 2014:
@Charles I certainly have nothing better to offer. Maybe in Seattle - I'll keep an eye on the News :-)
Charles Davis Jul 30, 2014:
@ Donal Not in some states, perhaps, but Seattle is famously a liberal city, indeed notably left-wing by US standards, and I really don't think there'd be any problem there.
DLyons Jul 30, 2014:
Salaam (aleikum) is a general greeting used across the Muslim world and its meaning "Peace (be with you)" would be very appropriate. But I can't see an Arab word being accepted in the USA (especially when the President has been accused of being a Muslim). Sad, but I think true.

Proposed translations

5 hrs
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salam

In both Western (Cambodian) and Eastern (Vietnamese) Cham, according to this page:
http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/Greetings C.htm#Cham

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Note added at 5 hrs (2014-07-30 05:57:22 GMT)
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This is a useful site:

"Salam,
My name is Isvan, a Cham in Vietnam."
http://www.ling.hawaii.edu/ldtc/languages/cham/index.html

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Note added at 5 hrs (2014-07-30 05:59:01 GMT)
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As you can see in the first reference, there's a Muslim greeting used particularly in Western Cham, "Salamu alaikum" (variant spellings are found).
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