Whether you celebrate the beginning of a new year on January 1st, February 12th with Lunar New Year, February 29th with Hoobiiyee, or during another time of the year, you may be wondering about different options for expressing your beginning of year cheer! Here are some FirstVoices language sites that have entries about their new year's greetings. If you're a language administrator who hasn't added any entries about the new year yet, please feel free to add the content to your language site and then email us at hello@firstvoices.com so that we can add your words or phrases to this list.
| cíyci tək swúxʷt | new year | nłeʔkepmxcin |
| Hoobiiyee | Welcome, new year | Gitsenimx̱ |
| Drin Cho zhìt shò ä̀hłąy. | Happy New Year. (May you all be happy during New Years) | Hän |
| Drin cho zhìt shò ìnląy. | Happy New Year (one person). | Hän |
| Drin cho zhìt shò ä̀hłąy. | Happy New Year (group). | Hän |
| bonani | happy New Years | Tache-Stuart Lake |
| Ó:ia' kenh nón:wa nahó:ten ensehsate'nién:ten ahsátswa'te? | Will you try a new activity this year? | Kanien'kéha (Mohawk) [Eng] |
| Ohserá:se! | Happy New Year! | Kanien'kéha (Mohawk) [Eng] |
| Drin Choo | New Years | Vuntut Gwich'in |
| Amaa ḵ'oom̓aḵ'askw n̓uum̓ ahl Sii K'uuhl. | Best wishes (from us) for the New Year. | Nisga'a |
| Amaa ḵ'oom̓aḵ'askw n̓iiy̓ loon ahl sii k'uuhl. | Best wishes for the New Year. | Nisga'a |
| Amaa Sii K'uuhl (as n̓iin)! | Happy New Year (to you). | Nisga'a |
| Sii K'uuhl | New Year | Nisga'a |
| Onhwa’ ya’ndënionhchase’ iyenh. | Now, it’s a new year. | Huron-Wendat [Eng] |
| Yin lhënedïndzit | New Years Day | Witsuwit’en |
| Nkwlltiýanacu | Happy New Year | Splatsin (Eastern dialect) |
| Nkwlltiyanacu | New Year | Splatsin (Eastern dialect) |
| Ha'li'awa̱n | Christmas eve or New Year’s eve | Sm'algya̱x |
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