How have my Kankanaey folks say "Good Morning", "How are you?", etc.

Of course I heard some Kankanaey folks say "Good morning!", "Good afternoon!", etc.  as they are said in English.  They are not really uttered as Kankanaey lines.

The reality amongst us, kins, when we see each other, is that we do not necessarily say "Good morning", "Good day!" or the like.  Rather than a verbal greeting, facial expressions are made to let someone feel the welcome.  Instead of saying "Good morning", you get an eye-to-eye contact or a smiley face from a kin and that suffices to feel the sincere  greetings.  In some cases, the welcome look is followed up by query statements like "[Intoy] napu-am?" which literally means "Where were you before coming here?" but an allusion to "It is good that you are here." Sometimes you are asked "[Ka]datdateng mo?" which literally means "Have you just arrived?" but just the same an allusion to "It is nice that you here."

Together with my siblings and parents, we do farming work back then. Some old folks would pass by us.  The pathway (called "danan") from the town to the far abodes stretches along farms (called "nem-a") including ours.  People, most of whom are relatives, would walk to and from town to their homes.  Vehicles were limited then.

A passing folk would say "Malabasak" [I am passing by] and we would say "Aw" [Yes!].  The dialogue is essentially a concrete  form of the hypothetical "How are you?-Fine thank you-Take care" dialogue.

Some of the old folks would let you notice the weather situation as they pass by. ("Nay mayat di sesegitan na" = The sunshine is nice;  "Doy umal-ali udan"= The rain is coming; "Enggay nasdem"= Its is already late afternoon).  Such is their way of saying, "enjoy the day" or "take care".