Neapolitan/greetings

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Neapolitan Primer

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[edit] Ll'alleverènzia (greetings)

English	Neapolitan
hello, good day	bonnì
hi	cia', uè (guè)
good evening	bonasèra
good night	bonanòtte
goodbye, be well	stàtte bbuóno

This is just the grammatical form of Neapolitan's greetings. Because, for their civilty, Neapolitans are very friendly when they greet, so you will have a very long greet, for example:

"Uè Gennà, comme staje, 'a quantu tiempo ca nun ce sentimmo, tutto 'a posto, â casa tutt'a posto, mugliereta, mammeta, figlieta? Jammece 'a piglià nu cafè, però pav'io, nun mettere 'a mana ô portafoglio! Mamma e comme te sî fatto bello, ecc...." The greet can also last longer, because, as explained earlier, Neapolitans are very friendly people.