The Pokot people have their own language, although some of the words used are similar to Swahili. The basics are as follows, with apologies for the spellings:
poghsio (pronounced poy-shhuh) - hello
poghsio nyoman (pronounced poy-shhuh nya-man) - hello (in response to a greeting)
karam nyoman - hello (friendly, in response to a greeting)
lenteneana - how are you?
karibu - welcome
karibu kau (pronounced kari-boo cow) - welcome to my home
mzuri - good
karam - very good
wena - a call to get someone's attention, to a man
weno - a call to get someone's attention, to a woman
kariama (pronounced karry-arma) - goodbye
kariama sieth (pronounced karry-arma see-eth) - see you tomorrow
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