Stage 2: Catching up ritual

- How are you doing?
vro luva
[how you]

- How have you been?
mnema vro luva
['progressive particle' how you?]

- How have you been, since we last met?
mnema vro luva, gyelo vidurdel
['progressive particle' how you, in meantime?]

- Are you still doing well?
eyi luva krunqe yurior
['question particle' you still well?]

- Are you doing better, than last time we met?
eyi luva yurior’di de qe kliva olge
['question particle' you better than last time?]

- How is your family doing?
vro luvan runlo
[how your family?]

- Well (good)
yurior
[good]

- Not well (bad)
ti yurior
[not well]

- I am doing well fortunately
yiva yurior vida (mnelo) deya'ni
[I good thanks (to) gods]

- I have been well fortunately
mnema yiva yurior vida (mnelo) deya'ni
['progressive particle' I good thanks (to) gods]

- I have been well fortunately, since we last met
mnema yiva yurior vida (mnelo) deya'ni, gyelo vidurdel
['progressive particle' I good thanks (to) gods, in meantime]

- Yes, I am still doing well fortunately
ra, yiva krunqe yurior vida (mnelo) deya'ni
[yes, I still well thanks (to) gods]

- Yes, I am doing better fortunately, since last time we met
ra, yiva yurior’di vida (mnelo) deya'ni, gyelo vidurdel
[yes, I better thanks (to) gods, in meantime]

- My family is doing well fortunately
yivan runlo yurior vida (mnelo) deya'ni
[my family well thanks (to) gods]

- I am not doing good unfortunately
yiva ti yurior, temiqa'ni Eviyra'la
[I not well, tears of Eviyra]

- I have not been well unfortunately
mnema yiva ti yurior, temiqa'ni Eviyra'la
['progressive particle' I not well, tears of Eviyra]

- I have not been well unfortunately, since we last met
mnema yiva ti yurior, gyelo vidurdel, temiqa'ni Eviyra'la
['progressive particle' I not well, in meantime, tears of Eviyra]

- No, I am still not doing well unfortunately
ti, yiva krunqe ti yurior, temiqa'ni Eviyra'la
[no, I still not well, tears of Eviyra]

- No, I am not doing better unfortunately, since last time we met
ti, yiva ti yurior’di, gyelo vidurdel, temiqa'ni Eviyra'la
[no, I not better, in meantime, tears of Eviyra]

- My family is not doing well unfortunately
yivan runlo ti yurior, temiqa'ni Eviyra'la
[my family not well, tears of Eviyra]