The word Hello has a translation in pretty much every language. I wanted to find out 100 ways of saying hello but actually stumbled upon 800 ways at Elite Net.
Here is a sample from the A languages:
Abenaki (Maine USA, Montreal Canada) Kwai
Abenaki (Maine USA, Montreal Canada) Kwai kwai
Acateco (San Miguel Acatán Guatemala) Hanik'
Aceh (Sumatra) Saleum
Aceh (Sumatra) Assalamoe aleikoem
Achareta (South Asia) 'O
Achareta (South Asia) 'E
Achí (Baja Verapaz Guatemala) [to man] Xla, ta
Achí (Baja Verapaz Guatemalal) [to woman] Xla, nan
[Achinese, see Aceh]
Acholi (Uganda, Sudan) Moreme
Acholi (Uganda, Sudan) Morembe
Achuar (Peru) Wiña jai
Achuar (Peru, Ecuador) Wiñamek
Achuar (Ecuador) Pujamik?
Acjachemem (San Juan Capistrano Calif. USA) Mija
Acjachemem (San Juan Capistrano Calif. USA) Miiya
[Adare, see Harari]
[Adnyamathanha, see Yura Ngawarla]
Adyghe (Middle East) Fasapshi
Adyghe (NW Caucasus) Fesapshi
Adyghe (NW Caucasus) Wimafa shoo
Afar (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti) Mahisse
Afrikaans (Southern Africa) Goeie dag
Afrikaans (Southern Africa) Hallo
Aguacateco (Huehuetenango Guatemala)[to man] Tzu ta'
Aguacateco (Huehueten. Guatemala) [to woman] Tzu na'
Aguaruna (Peru) Ayú
Aguaruna (Peru)[to a person who is arriving] Minámek?
Aguaruna (Peru)[answer by a person arriving] Minájai
Ainu [Chitose dialect](Japan)[after absense] [person's name]...he
Ainu [Saru dialect] (Japan) Irankarapte
Ainu (Japan) Irankaratte
[Akan, see Asante and Fante]
Akha (China, Southeast Asia) U du tah ma
Akha (China, Southeast Asia) [answer] U du tah ma de
Aklanon (Philippines) Kumasta
[Akwa'ala, see Paipai]
Alabamu (Texas USA) Chíkmàa
Alabamu (Texas USA) Chisáhmín
Alabamu (Texas USA) [response] Chisáhmina
Alabamu (Texas USA) [response] Chakáanobi
Alabamu (Texas USA) [old] Boso
Albanian (Albania, Yugoslavia) Tungjatjeta
Albanian (Albania, Yugoslavia) Allo
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