What's your name?

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:eng:

What's your name?

My name is Beautiful Flower.

What's that thing called?

It's called a "colander".


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E mweko kera no? / E mwei kera tewa no?
[e ˈmˠɘːko ˈkɘːra ŋoː] / [e mˠɘi̯ ˈkɘːra ˈt̻eːwɒ ŋoː]
PRS how call 2s / PRS what call PURP 2s

E kera mai me Eina Lala. / E kera Eina Lala tewa mai.
PRS call 1s INSTR Flower Beautiful / PRS call Flower Beautiful PURP 1s
[e ˈkɘːra mʲai̯ mʲeː ˈei̯n̻a ˈl̻aːl̻a] / [e ˈkɘːra ˈei̯na ˈl̻aːl̻a ˈt̻eːwɒ mʲai̯]

E mweko kera taima?
PRS how call DEM
[e ˈmˠɘːko ˈkɘːra ˈt̻ai̯ma]

E kera taima me «raitippa»
PRS call DEM INSTR colander
[e ˈkɘːra ˈt̻ai̯ma mʲeː rai̯ˈt̻ipʲːa]
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Kala:

ke ata tayo ka
P name 2sg.POSS Q
What's your name?

Ayahua ke ata nayo a
beautiful-flower P name 1sg.POSS to.be
My name is Beautiful Flower.

ke uatla ata ka
P that to.be.named Q
What's that thing called?

etla ke tlaue ata
P.4sg OBJ colander to.be.named
It's called a "colander".
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:eng:
1) What's your name?

2) My name is Beautiful Flower.

3) What's that thing called?

4) It's called a 'knife'.[/i]

:con: Zidhgebzhail - Assuming that Beautiful Flower is a woman. 'Name' can be made gramatically feminine if the speaker so wishes.

1) What's your name?
smukh[a]-daera ha-kweb[a]?
smukh-Ø-[a]-d-ae-ra ha-kweb-Ø-[a]?
name-ABS[.SG.M]-[SG.F]-2-GEN-SG.F COP1-what_INAN-ABS[.SG.M]-[SG.F]?
What is your name?

2) My name is Beautiful Flower.
smukh[a]-vaera ha-Delieda Rraetysa.
smukh-Ø-[a]-v-ae-ra ha-Delied-Ø-a Rraet-y-s-a.
name-ABS[.SG.M]-[SG.F]-1-GEN-SG.F COP1-flower-ABS-SG.F beauty-ABS-ADJ-SG.F
My name is Beautiful Flower.

3) What's that thing called?
bwukh kwoeng ha-kwAgvoustend?
bwukh-Ø kw-oeng ha-kw-Ø-Agvouste-nd?
INAN_DISTAL_DEMONSTRATIVE_PRONOUN-ABS.SG.M Q-ESSIVE.SG.M PASSIVE-Q-PRS-called-STATIVE
What is yonder thing called as?

3) It's called a 'knife'
my 'vounaupoeng' h[ar]-Agvoustend
m-y 'voun-aup-oeng' h[ar]-Ø-Agvouste-nd
3.INAN-ABS.SG.M 'blade-tool-ESSIVE.SG.M PASSIVE-PRS-called-STATIVE
It is called as blade-tool.
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:eng:

What's your name?

My name is Beautiful Flower.

What's that thing called?

It's called a "colander".


:con: Rireinutire

tano ime yoki yakayo:
ta-no ime-0 yoki-0 ya-ka-yo
2S-GEN name-NOM what.Q-NOM be-PRS-Q
What is your name?

mano ime yayarire yakava:
ma-no ime-0 yaya-rire-0 ya-ka-va
1S-GEN name-NOM beautiful-flower-NOM be-PRS-SENS
My name is Beautiful Flower.

sakina karuna yokipe imekayo:
saki-na karu-na yoki-pe ime-ka-yo
that-PTV thing-PTV what.Q-TRANSL name-PRS-Q
What do they call that thing?

sakina payipe imekave:
saki-na payi-pe ime-ka-ve
that-PTV strainer-TRANSL name-PRS-HSY
They call it a "colander".

sakino ime payi yakava:
saki-no ime-0 payi-0 ya-ka-va
that-GEN name-NOM strainer-NOM be-PRS-SENS
Its name is "colander".
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:rus:

Как тебя зовут?
как тебя зов-ут
how 2s.ACC call*.IMPERF-3p

Меня зовут Прекрасный Цветок.
меня зов-ут прекрасн-ый цветок-Ø
1s.ACC call*.IMPERF-3p beautiful-MASC flower-MASC

Как это/эта вещь называется?
как эт-о/эт-а вещ-ь называ-ет-ся
how this-NEUT / this-FEM thing-FEM call**.IMPERF-3s-REFL

Это называется «дуршлаг».
эт-о называ-ет-ся дуршлаг-Ø
this-NEUT call**.IMPERF-3s-REFL colander-MASC

*This word is used for people's names. You can extend it to objects if you want to anthropomorphize it.
**This word is used for the definition of things (What is that profession called?-Doctor.) and place names (What is this place called?-Uley.)
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:con: Martian (Helene Smith) -



Ké né che viniâ?
/kɛ nɛ ʃe væ̃ .ɳɒ/
[INT be-3sg 2sg-POSS.m name]
What is your name?

êzi viniâ né Cêné Misaïmé.
/ɛ.zi væ̃.ɳɒ nɛ sɛ̃.nɛ mi.zɒ.i.mɛ/
[1sg-POSS name be-3sg beautiful.f flower]
my name is Beautiful Flower.

Tès, ké né bi viniâ?
/te, kɛ nɛ bi væ̃.ɳɒ /
[DEM.m.sg INT be-3sg 3sg-POSS.m name]
What is that called?

Tès né misé ousti.
/te nɛ mi.zɛ u:.sti/
[DEM.m.sg be-3sg INDEF.sg.f boat]
That's a boat.
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:swe:

Vad heter du?
what be.named 2s
[vɒː ˈheːtɛɾʊ]
What's your name?

Jag heter Vacker Blomma.
1s be.named beautiful flower
[jɒː ˈheːtɛ ˈvakɛ ˈblʊma]
My name is beautiful flower

Vad kallas det där?
what call.PASS DEM DIST
[vɒː ˈkʰalas dɛ dæːɾ]
What's that (thing) called?

Det kallas för "durkslag".
3s.NEUT call.PASS PURP colander
[deː ˈkʰalas fœ‿ˈɖɵɾkslɒːg]
It's called a "colander".
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Coptic (Sahidic) -

NIM ЄPNTK;
/ nim e.rən.tək/
[INT be called.2sg.m.REFL]

NIM ΠЄ ΠЄKPAN;
/ nim pe pek.rɒn/
[INT BE.sg.m DEF.2sg.m.name]


AϢ ΠЄ ΠЄKPAN;
/ aʃ pe pek.rɒn/
[INT BE.sg.m DEF.2sg.m.name]
What's your name (m)?

NIM ΠЄ ΠЄPAN;
/ nim pe pek.rɒn/
[INT BE.sg.m DEF.2sg.f.name]


AϢ ΠЄ ΠЄPAN;
/ aʃ pe pe.rɒn/
[INT BE.sg.f DEF.2sg.f.name]
What's your name (f)?

OYϨPHPЄ NCAIH AϢ ΠЄ ΠPAN.
/ʔu.hri.re nə.sɛj.ʔi pe prɒn/
[INDEF.flower REL..beautiful BE.sg.m DEF.1sg.m.name]
My name's Beautiful Flower.


OY ΠЄ ΦAI;
/ ʔu: pe fɛj/
[INT BE.sg.m DEM.m]
What's that? or What's this?


ΠIOYAI ΠIOYAI;
/ pi.wɛj pi.wɛj /
[BE.sg.m INT BE.sg.m INT]
What the heck it that?!

OYCѠΛϤ ΠЄ ΦAI;
/ʔu:.so:lf pe fɛj/
[INDEF.sieve BE.sg.m DEM.m]
It's a sieve.
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Mekoshan

Vōcügēkeud?
[voːʧʰyˈɡeːkʰɛu̯t]
vōcü-gē-keu-d
2SG.Q-PASS-call-PASS

Egēkeud t'Proi Fōvra.
[eˈɡeːkʰɛu̯t tʰpʰχɒi̯ ˈfoːwɑ]
e-gē-keu-d t=Proi Fōvra
1SG-PASS-call-PASS DAT=Pretty Flower

Vōoigēkeud lē laiñ?
[voːʔɔi̯ˈɡeːkʰɛu̯t leː lai̯ɲ]
vōoi-gē-keu-d lē laiñ
3SG.N.Q-PASS-call-PASS that thing

Oigēkeud t'kaunrašrenra.
[ɔi̯ˈɡeːkʰɛu̯t tʰkʰau̯nɑːˈʃχɛnɑː]
oi-gē-keu-d t=kaunrašrenra
3SG.N-PASS-call-PASS DAT=colander
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asa epaka tana?
2s call<PAS> what
what's your name?

evu epaka kxereš yowayat / evu epaka kxereš enai yowa
1s call<PAS> flower be.beautiful-PART / 1s call<PAS> flower REL be.beautiful
my name is beautiful flower

eyo epaka tana?
DEM call<PAS> what
What's this called?
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:dan:
Hvad hedder du?
[ʋa ˈhe̝ð̞ˀɐ ɾu]
hvad hedd-er du
what be.called-PRS you
"What's your name"

Jeg hedder Smukke Blomst.
[jɑ he̝ð̞ɐ ˈsmɔɡ̊ə ˈb̥lʌmˀsd̥]
jeg hedd-er smuk-ke blomst
I be.called-PRS beautiful-DEF flower
"My name is Beautiful Flower"

Hvad kalder man sådan én?
[ˈʋa kʰalɐ man ˈsʌd̥n̩ ˈe̝ːˀn]
hvad kald-er man sådan én
what call-PRS 4p.PRN such one
"What is such a thing called?"

Den kalder man "et dørslag".
[ˈd̥ɛ̝nˀ kʰalɐ man e̝d̥ ˈd̥œ̞ɐ̯ˌslæːˀ]
den kald-er man et dørslag
that call-PRS 4p.PRN a collander
"That's called a collander"
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:hrv: Croatian
A literal translation [->]
Koje je tvoje ime?
/kojɛjɛ tv̞ɔjɛ imɛ/
koj-e=je tvoj-e ime
which-N=be.3SG.PRS your-N name

What's your name?

A non-literal translation [->]
Kako se zoveš?
/kakɔsɛ zɔv̞ɛʃ/
kako se z<o>v-eš
how=REFL be.called<EPENTHETIC>-3SG.PRS

What's your name?
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:con: Rozwi-

1. wod ye vogen ihmu?
[INTERR.NEU be-3SG name 2SG-POSS]
/ʊɔd je vo.gen ʔiɣ.mu/

2. Vogen inu ye θyeuθi weyeu.
[name 1SG-POSS be-3SG flower pretty]
/vo.gen ʔi.nu je θjɛʊ.θi wɛ.jɛʊ/

3. θo wod ye vogen eikagu?
[DEM INTERR.NEU be-3SG name 3SG.n-POSS]
/θo ʊɔd je vo.gen ʔɛj.kɐ.gu/

4. θo ye ktaktūbum.
[DEM be-3SG sift.tool]
/θo je ktɐk.tu:.bum/
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:con: Aloha:

Yre Nearrah?
/ɹɛ nəærʌh/
Q call.2sg?
(Lit: You are named...?)

Yre nearka teha sat?
/ɹɛ nəærkə təhæ sætʰ/
Q namer, what be.3sg?
(Lit: Namer is what?/[Your] identity is what?)
Sikatāyām kaṇam lokasya darśasi, svargam phale vanye ca.
See a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower.
Ānantam tava karatalena darasi, nityatām ghaṇṭabhyantare ca.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.
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:con: HyPry

C óérou A βetʃàèsrezo?
DEF state[2SG]-2SG general_timeline what-state[abstract psychological]-name-ORNITIVE-STAT_LIT ?
With what name are you endowed?

or

Co óérourou A vet cıb βètʃe'æs?
DEF-ERG state[2SG]-ERG-2SG general_timeline possession DEF-ACC-what what-state[abstract psychological]-ACC-name ?
What name do you possess?

or

Ce óérœ'œrou A áés cœb βelouıh?
DEF-ERG_PASS(don't ask) state[2SG]-ERG_PASS-2SG general_timeline name.PASS DEF-INSTRUCTIVE-what what-INSTRUCTIVE-manner ?
How are you named?


I find it a little funny that as the English versions got progressively shorter, the HyPry translations got progressively longer. Go figure. [:S]
Edit: Substituted a string instrument for a French interjection.

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:con: Rutān
Cun tnimut ruspta tut tes?
cun tni-mut ruspta tut tes
what be.3SG-NPST.PASS name[NOM.SG] GEN 2SG.OBL
"What's your name?"

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:con: Jordgubbska

Sea akkan sadh dan?
2p.GEN name what be
[sɛː ˈɑːkən sɛɪ̯ dæn]
What's your name?

Men akkan heygan maed dan.
1s.GEN name beautiful flower be
[mɛn ɑːkən hiːən mɛɪð dæn]
My name is beautiful flower.

Hanme kas asgeyn markins ledh?
people DEM thing call how
[ˈhæmːə kɑːs ˈæzgɪn ˈmɑːkɪnz liː?]
What is that thing called?

Hanme kas asgeyn markins "hirdinsownd"
people DEM thing call collander
[ˈhæmːə kɑːs ˈæzgɪn ˈmɑːkɪnz ˈhəːðɪnzən]
It's called a "collander".
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:con: Pøplish

Rob fad ak ex kuts?
[rɔb fad ʔak ʔɛks kuts]
name GEN 2SG be what
What's your name?

Rob fad ne ex tjon vurm
[rɔb fad ne ʔɛks tçɔn vurm]
name GEN 1SG be nice flower
My name is beautiful flower.

Rob fad trosh ex kuts?
[rɔb fad trɔʃ ʔɛks kuts]
name GEN 3SG be what
What is that thinbg called?

Rob fad trosh ex "syp-fad-hurt".

[rɔb fad trɔʃ ʔɛks zyp fad hurt]
name GEN 3SG be "bowl-GEN-hole"
It's called a "colander".
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:con: Alahithian

Ux in-i zedoy-t?
INT 2s.FORM-REFL. identify-PRS
[ux 'o.ɳo 'ze.dojt]
What's your name?

Om-o zedoy-t ol valis dozhe.
1s-REFL indentify-PRS PR flower beautiful.
['o.mo 'ze.dojt oɭ 'va.ɭis 'do.ʐe]
My name is beautiful flower.

Ux zedoy-t bak?
INT identify-PRS that
[ux oɳ 'ze.dojt bak]
What is that thing called?

Zedoy-t bak fopac kam.
identify-PRS that colander as
['ze.dojt bak 'fo.paʈʂ kam]
It's called a "colander".
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:fin:

written:
Mikä on nimesi?
mikä on nimi-si
what is name-SG2

spoken:
Mikä sun nimi on?
what your name is

written:
Mikä olet nimeltäsi?
mikä ole-t nimi-ltä-si
what COP-SG2 name-ABL-SG2

spoken:
Mikä sä oot nimeltäs?
mäkä sä oo-t nimi-ltä-s
what you COP-SG2 name-ABL-SG2

------

written:
(Minun) nimeni on Kaunis kukka.
minu-n nimi-ni on kaunis kukka
SG1-GEN name-SG1 is beautiful flower

spoken:
Mun nimi on Kaunis kukka.
my name is beautiful flower

-------

written:
Miksi tällaista kutsutaan?
mikä-ksi tällainen-ta kutsu-ta-an
what-TRNSL this.kind-PART call-PASS-PERS.END

spoken:
Miks tällästä kututaan?
mi-ks tälläs-tä kutu-ta-an
what-TRSL this.kind-PART call-PASS-PERS.END

------------

written:
Sitä kutsutaan läviköksi.
se-tä kutsu-ta-an lävikkö-ksi
it-PART call-PASS-PERS.END callander-TRNSL

spoken:
Sitä sanotaan sih(d)iks.
se-tä sano-ta-an sihti-ks
it-PART say-PASS-PERS.END collander-TRSL
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