I name/call? my child "Antonio". in Tetun
Ha'u hanaran ha'u nia oan naran "Antonio".
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Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nia'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Lita: Nia naran António ka? Ina: Lae, nia naran José.Lita: Is his name António? Ina: No, his name is José.
- Nia naran sarani "Nelson Alves da Cunha", baibain ema bolu "Ason".His full name given at baptism is "Nelson Alves da Cunha", but people usually call him "Ason".
- Nia naran jentiu "Naha Risi", maibé iha eskola bolu tuir naran sarani, "Manuel dos Santos".His traditional name is "Naha Risi", but at school he is called by his Christian name "Manuel dos Santos".
- Nia naran Atai.His name is Atai.
- Nia naran saa?What is his/her name?
- Ó ne'e ha'u nia oan doben.You are my beloved child.