While Arabic may be the dominant language in the Middle East and North Africa, there are of course many other languages spoken throughout the region.

Here is a handy guide of how to say "hello" in 10 of them. After reading this, you'll be able to impress locals wherever you go.

1. Kurdish

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Say: "Rozh-bash"

2. Turkish

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Say: "Merhaba"

3. Farsi

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Say: "Salâm" or "Dorood"

4. Armenian

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Say: "Parev" or "Parev tsez" (western) and "Barev" or "Barev dzez" (eastern)

5. Somali

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Say: "Is ka warran"

6. Azerbaijani

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Say: "Salam" or "Salam əleyküm"

7. Eastern Assyrian

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Say: "Shlamaloukh" to men, "Shlamalakh" to women and "Shlamalokhoun" to a group

8. Berber

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Say: "Azul" or "Salam fellawen"

9. Syriac-Aramaic

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Say: "Shlama" (eastern) or "Shlomo" (western)

10. Circassian

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Say: "Salamun alejkum" or "Salam"