Makto zong!

[Prrton]

     Makto zong. (That's the quick, colloquial version of Mivakto nìzawnong., 'take care.', 'travel safely.')

Based on the context of the way it was used in the note to me, «Makto zong.» functions very much like a general parting greeting in the semantic range of just "Take care."

I asked him to explain the cultural context on his blog when he gets a chance to do that.

[Kemaweyan]

Irayo nìtxan, ma tsmukan

Slä txo oe new pilvlltxe teri tìsop letìran? Txo tuteo ke makto, ki tìran fa peyä mehinam, tsun fko pivlltxe san Tìran zong sìk fu san Tivìran nìzawnong sìk?

[Prrton]

Irayo nìtxan, ma tsmukan

Slä txo oe new pilvlltxe teri tìsop letìran? Txo tuteo ke makto, ki tìran fa peyä mehinam, tsun fko pivlltxe san Tìran zong sìk fu san Tivìran nìzawnong sìk?

Fu skxakep tsun sivar na fwa lì'fyavi alu Sivop nìzawnong, kefyak?

Oel fpìl futa zene fko pivawm tsakrr a pol tivìng vurit a'änsyem fa pìlok peyä. Zusawkrr, zusawkrr...

Etrìpa tsaskxomìri, oe kop pereiey nìprrte'.

[Kemaweyan]

Wou! Pawlìl ngerop vurit amip srak? Tsaw lu sìltsana fmawn Tam, oe mllte ngahu furia zene fko pivey

[Txonä Unil Stä'nìyu Rolyusì]

San makto zong sìk srak? Tsa'u prrte' lu oeru Oe zene tsa'ut ziverok. Ulte tewti! Ayvur amip nì'ul ta Karyu Pawl? Txantsan! Ke tsun pivey oe. Peyä ayvur leiu tskxekeng atxantsan fpi oeyä numtseng Tskxekengvi NgayNumeyä!

-Txonä Rolyu

[Prrton]

Wou! Pawlìl ngerop vurit amip srak? Tsaw lu sìltsana fmawn Tam, oe mllte ngahu furia zene fko pivey

Tsaral a lu uo tsalì'u alu «vur» lu tsavur a oeyktìng teri lì'utsim fìlì'fyaviyä sì fya'o a fkol tsat sar nì'aw, ma smuk.  

Zenke fko tivung futa fkeyä txe'lan spivä fìtxan nìkxayl!  

[Txonä Unil Stä'nìyu Rolyusì]

Tsaral a lu uo tsalì'u alu «vur» lu tsavur a oeyktìng teri lì'utsim fìlì'fyaviyä sì fya'o a fkol tsat sar nì'aw, ma smuk.  

Zenke fko tivung futa fkeyä txe'lan spivä fìtxan nìkxayl!  

Pivey....Ngal perlltxe futa Karyu Pawl ke pamrel seri ayvur amip srak?

-Txonä Rolyu

[Tsamsiyu92]

Irayo nìtxan, ma tsmukan

Slä txo oe new pilvlltxe teri tìsop letìran? Txo tuteo ke makto, ki tìran fa peyä mehinam, tsun fko pivlltxe san Tìran zong sìk fu san Tivìran nìzawnong sìk?

Kxawm tsa'u lu fì'u a nì'ìnglìsì fko syaw *idiomatic*.

[Prrton]

Tsaral a lu uo tsalì'u alu «vur» lu tsavur a oeyktìng teri lì'utsim fìlì'fyaviyä sì fya'o a fkol tsat sar nì'aw, ma smuk.  

Zenke fko tivung futa fkeyä txe'lan spivä fìtxan nìkxayl!  

Pivey....Ngal perlltxe futa Karyu Pawl ke pamrel seri ayvur amip srak?

-Txonä Rolyu

Nìlaw pol ngiyevop ayvurit amip, slä zenke fko fpivìl futa ye'rìn layu ayoengar pota 'uo nìpxi natkenong vur Txewìyä. Fa fwa solar tsalì'uti alu «vur» oel karman ralit alu «tìoeyktìng» a teri tsakrr Na'vil täftxu tsalì'fyavit alu «Makto zong» nemfa tìpusängkxo letrrtrr.*

Ngaytxoa!

[Txonä Unil Stä'nìyu Rolyusì]

Nìlaw pol ngiyevop ayvurit amip, slä zenke fko fpivìl futa ye'rìn layu ayoengar pota 'uo nìpxi natkenong vur Txewìyä. Fa fwa solar tsalì'uti alu «vur» oel karman ralit alu «tìoeyktìng» a teri tsakrr Na'vil täftxu tsalì'fyavit alu «Makto zong» nemfa tìpusängkxo letrrtrr.*

Ngaytxoa!

Ahh, tslivam set ulte txoa lu ngaru ma Prrton Oe tslolam nìkeyawr srekrr.

-Txonä Rolyu

[Meynari Ke'nawm]

oh, cool! I was looking for a short and efficient, but original way of saying kìyevame. I found it. 

[kewnya txamew'itan]

oh, cool! I was looking for a short and efficient, but original way of saying kìyevame. I found it. 

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