Sahara
Day 45: Tirelli

Progress round the village is slow, partly because of the heat and partly because of the endless greetings. African greeting is fulsome at the best of times, but a Dogon 'Good Morning' can last several minutes. Dogolu cannot pass anyone without initiating a ritual of questions and responses, delivered in sing-song rhythm and designed to ascertain the health of not just wife, sons, brothers, sisters, daughters, cousins, in-laws and anyone else you might have met in your life, but also house, onion patch, rice supplies, bicycle, dog, donkey and so on. Try it, with rhythm.
aga po (How are you?)
sèwa (Fine)
oumana sèwa (How's the family?)
sèwa (Fine)
ounou sèwa (How are the kids?)
sèwa (Fine)
yahana go sèwa (How's the wife?)
sèwa (Fine)
deh sèwa (How's your father?)
sèwa (Fine)
nah sèwa (How's your mother?)
sèwa (Fine)
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PALIN'S GUIDES
- Series: Sahara
- Day: 45
- Country/sea: Mali
- Place: Tirelli
- Book page no: 141
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