tjaou

Braereth

Pronunciation & Variants

Official	Classical	Tenibvreth	Eomentesa	Merineth
/ˈʧau̯/	[ˈʨau̯]	[ˈʨau̯] ⟪tjaou⟫	[ˈʃau̯] ⟨xao⟩	[ˈsalu] ⧼salu⧽

Etymology

From Latin sclavus, via Italian ciao.

Cognates & Comparisons

• chao (Spanish)
• tchao (French)
• ciao (Italian)

Interjection

tjaou

1. hello
2. good-bye

   In the Merineth dialect this is sometimes pronounced as salut, with influence from salute, though it actually comes from sauve.