Like any language, there are several ways to show thanks and greet others. These are some of the phrases used in Ic̣aa'yanşi.

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Greetings

General

Ḳumaṭaxu?

ˈǂu.ma-ˈǃa.xu

POS.2S.II-how

Your condition?

Ninsaṭaxu?

ˈni.ⁿsa-ˈǃa.xu

POS.3S.II-how

Its (the day's) condition? How's it going?

Ŋkamii nṭiḳi.

ˈⁿka.miː ˈⁿǃi.ǂi

peace ALL.2S

Peace to you.

Ninsamuyyu.

ˈni.ⁿsa-ˈmu.jːu

POS.3S.II-happiness

Its (the day's) happiness (to you)

Times of the Day

Morning

'Amyaşu'a muyyu.

ʔa-ˈmja.ʃu.ʔa ˈmu.jːu

ATTR-morning happiness

Good morning

Ninsamuyyu myaşu'a.

ˈni.ⁿsa-ˈmu.jːu ˈmja.ʃu.ʔa

POS.3S.II-happiness morning

Morning's happiness/goodness/celebration

Ninsaṭaxu myaşu'a.

ˈni.ⁿsa-ˈǃa.xu ˈmja.ʃu.ʔa

POS.3S.II-what.condition morning

What condition of the morning? How is the morning?

Daytime

'Amyataw muyyu.

ʔa-ˈmja.taw ˈmu.jːu

ATTR-day happiness

Good day

Ninsamuyyu myataw.

ˈni.ⁿsa-ˈmu.jːu ˈmja.taw

POS.3S.II-happiness day

Day's happiness/goodness/celebration

Ninsaṭaxu myataw.

ˈni.ⁿsa-ˈǃa.xu ˈmja.taw

POS.3S.II-what.condition day

What condition of the day? How is the day?

Evening

'Amyayu'a muyyu.

ʔa-ˈmja.ju.ʔa ˈmu.jːu

ATTR-evening happiness

Good evening

Ninsamuyyu myayu'a.

ˈni.ⁿsa-ˈmu.jːu ˈmja.ju.ʔa

POS.3S.II-happiness evening

Evening's happiness/goodness/celebration

Ninsaṭaxu myayu'a.

ˈni.ⁿsa-ˈǃa.xu ˈmja.ju.ʔa

POS.3S.II-what.condition evening

What condition of the evening? How is the evening?

Night

'Ansuŋkaa muyyu.

ʔa-ˈⁿsu.ⁿkaː ˈmu.jːu

ATTR-night happiness

Good night

Ninsamuyyu nsuŋkaa

ˈni.ⁿsa-ˈmu.jːu ˈⁿsu.ⁿkaː

POS.3S.II-happiness night

Night's happiness/goodness/celebration

Ninsaṭaxu nsunkaa.

ˈni.ⁿsa-ˈǃa.xu ˈⁿsu.ⁿkaː

POS.3S.II-what.condition night

What condition of the night? How is the night?

Goodbye.

Kiki.

ki-ki

again-again

(Let's do this) again.

Ki'i'aari.

ki-ˈʔi.ʔaː.ri

again-near.time

(Let's do this) again soon.

Ki'iŋki.

ki-ˈʔi.ⁿki

again-near.happening

(Let's do) this again

Ḳii'aŋkwa.

ˈǂiː.ʔa-ⁿkwa

reunion.PFV-WIL

A (willing) reunion.

Ḳii'anşuŋkwa.

ˈǂiː.ʔa-ⁿʃu-ⁿkwa

reunion.PFV-VOL-WIL

A willing & intentional reunion. We will meet again (willingly & intentionally)

Kaaḳuniḳi faŋkwa.

ˈkaː.ǂu-ni-ˈǂi fa-ⁿkwa

1DI.E.1DI.A-RECIP-reunite PFV-WIL

We (you & I) will reunite.

Ḷaakwaniḳi faŋkwa.

ˈǁaː.kwa-ni-ˈǂi fa-ⁿkwa

1PI.E.1PI.A-RECIP-reunite PFV-WIL

We (all of us) will reunite.

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Thank you

Formal

Ninsu faaxi 'u ŋkaana (ma fiŋki).

ˈni-ˈⁿsu faː-xi ʔu ˈⁿkaː.na (ma ˈfi.ⁿki)

3S.A-fill PFV-GIVI ABS gratitude (LOC every.happening)

Gratitude fills (me) (always/every time).

Informal

'Aŋkaana nsuu'a.

ʔa-ˈⁿkaː.na ⁿsuːʔa

ATTR-gratitude filled

Filled with gratitude. (Grateful.)

• This is sometimes shortened in speech to just 'aŋkaana for a more informal “thanks”.

Other options

Niaŋwa faaxi (ap̣i).

ˈni-ˈa.ŋwa faː-xi (ˈa.ʘi)

3S.A-please PFV-GIVI (DAT.1S)

It pleases me.

Nip̣umiŋkaana sulaaŋku.

ˈni-ˈʘu.mi-ˈⁿkaː.na sulaː-ⁿku

3S.A-POS.1S.IA-gratitude IPFV-GIVO

My gratitude exists (for you).

Niŋkaana nsu sulaaxi.

ˈni-ˈⁿkaː.na ⁿsu sulaː-xi

3S.A-gratitude fill IPFV-GIVI

It gratitude-fills (for me)

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You're welcome.

Aasufa 'aŋku.

ˈaː.su-ˈfa ʔa-ⁿku

1S.E.3S.A-do PFV-GIVO

I did it for you.

P̣umaŋkaanai.

ˈʘu.ma-ˈⁿkaː.na-i

POS.1S.II-gratitude-EMPH

My pleasure

Ninşuuŋki

ˈni-ˈⁿʃuː.ⁿki

3S.A-no.happening

It's nothing.

C̣ic̣i

ǀi-ǀi

DIM-DIM

It's nothing.

This is just the diminutive prefix reduplicated. It is often shortened to just two dental clicks in casual speech.