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What is the Tuvaluan word for hello?

The Tuvaluan word for "hello" is "Malo e lelei".

It is pronounced roughly as "mah-loh eh lay-lay".

This phrase literally translates to "Good day" or "Good morning", but it's used as a general greeting in Tuvalu, much like "hello" in English.

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