Exchanging names

Different ways to ask for someone's or something's name

• Tion gar gai? What is your name?

• Tion kaysh gai? What is their (singular) name?

• Tion val gai? What is their name?
  (Use this when asking about the name of a group of people.)

• Tion bic gai? What is its name?
  (Use this only to ask for the name of a place or nonliving thing.)

• Tion'gai? Name?
  (This might be accompanied by a gesture to indicate who's name the speaker wants to know.)

Some of the more popular ways to give the name of someone or something; if the speaker believes that the listener knows what is being names, then the speaker might simply give the name

• Ner gai ... My name is ...

• Kaysh gai ... Their (singular) name is ...

• Val gai ... Their (group) name is ...

• Bic gai ... Its name is ...
  (Use this only to ask for the name of a place or nonliving thing.)

• Gai ... Name is ...
  (This might be accompanied by a gesture to indicate who the speaker is talking about.)

• Ni [name]. I am [name].

• Kaysh [name]. They (singular) are [name].

• Val [name]. They (group) are [name].

• Bic [name]. It is [name].
  (Use this only to ask for the name of a place or nonliving thing.)

• Ke gaigotalu ni [name]. Designate me [name].

• Ke gaigotalu kaysh [name]. Designate them (singular) [name].

• Ke gaigotalu val [name]. Designate them (group) [name].

• Ke gaigotalu bic [name]. Designate it [name].
  (Use this only to ask for the name of a place or nonliving thing.)