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    Funga Alatía is a greeting song sung throughout West Africa that is attributed to the Hausa people of Nigeria. The song's lyrics say "Alatía" which is a Hausa greeting meaning good health and peace be with you. When sung, it is often accompanied by gestures touching the head, extending the arms, then the lips, heart, and showing empty sleeves - which symbolize greeting with thoughts, words, heart, and coming in peace without tricks.

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    Funga Alatía is a greeting song sung throughout West Africa that is attributed to the Hausa people of Nigeria. The song's lyrics say "Alatía" which is a Hausa greeting meaning good health and peace be with you. When sung, it is often accompanied by gestures touching the head, extending the arms, then the lips, heart, and showing empty sleeves - which symbolize greeting with thoughts, words, heart, and coming in peace without tricks.

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    Funga Alafia

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    Funga Alatía is a greeting song sung throughout West Africa that is attributed to the Hausa people of Nigeria. The song's lyrics say "Alatía" which is a Hausa greeting meaning good health and peace be with you. When sung, it is often accompanied by gestures touching the head, extending the arms, then the lips, heart, and showing empty sleeves - which symbolize greeting with thoughts, words, heart, and coming in peace without tricks.

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    Funga Alatía ís a greetíng song sung throughout parts ot West Atríca. Some people
    attríbute ít to the Hausa people trom Nígería. Alatía ís a Hausa greetíngand Asha!j
    means somethínge9uívalent to good health and peace be wíth !jou.The song ís otten
    sung wíth gestures, touchíng the head and extendíng the arms, then the líps, then
    the heart and showíng empt!j sl·eeves. These gestures s!jmbolíze greetíng people wíth
    !j0ur thoughts, wíth ~our words, wíth !jour heart and then assuríng them that !j0U have
    no trícks up ~our sleeve, that ~ou have come ín peace.

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