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This is a phrase from a Ukrainian phrasebook I bought.


He can touch his nose with his tongue.


Він може торкнутися носа власним язиком
Vin mozhe torknutysya nosa vlasnym yazykom

(That's how it appears in the phrasebook. I'm not sure how to gloss or pronounce it - maybe someone could help me??)

At first, I was not sure about the usefulness of such a phrase. But when I googled it, it received far more hits than 'a man is in the tree', which figured in a recent TC.

Waku

Kala etti kia ta nira me tori.
can touch 3s SG nose INSTR tongue
[kala ˈetːi ˈkᵊiːa ta ˈniːɾa mʲeː ˈtoːɾi]

Nizhmel

Yerye c’ip yikna telye
yer-ye c’ip yik-na tel-ye
3s.MASC-ERG nose touch-can tongue-INSTR
[ˈeːrʲeː t͡ɕip ˈiknaː ˈtʰɛlʲeː]

Géarthnuns

Söb la chöi öfetsöit chau ídwönarsaun ba zörsketh kalokh.
3SG-NOM AUX.PRES DEF nose-ACC DEF tongue-INSTR PTCL touch be.able
He can touch his nose with his tongue.

Він може торкнутися носа власним язиком
[vin ˈmɔʒɛ ˈt̪ɔrknutʲɪs̪ʲɐ ˈnɔs̪ɐ wˈɫɑs̪nɪm jɐz̪ʲɪˈkɔm]
3SG-MASC can.3SG-PRS touch.INF nose.GEN own.MSC-INST tongue.INST
"He can touch his nose with his tongue."

While I'm not 100% certain of the pronunciation, the gloss should be accurate.



Mag tekan seinai nasai seinai tuggon.
[mɑx ˈte:kɑn ˈsi:nɛ: ˈnɑsɛ: ˈsi:nɛ: ˈtuŋgo:n]
can.3SG-PRS touch.INF own.DAT nose.DAT own.DAT tongue.DAT
"He can touch his nose with his tongue."

Nidrosian

Is mag tege sin nase med sin tunge.
[is mɑw ˈtʰe:jə si:n ˈnasə mð̩ si:n ˈtʰuŋə]
3SG-MASC can.3SG-PRS touch.INF own nose with own tongue
"He can touch his nose with his tongue."

Low Baltogothic

Is mag tēkāt sīnu nasu sīnu tungi.
[is mak ˈtɛ:ka:t ˈsi:nu ˈnasu ˈsi:nu ˈtuŋgi]
3SG-MASC can.3SG-PRS touch.INF own.ACC nose.ACC own.INS tongue.INS
"He can touch his nose with his tongue."

Vrkhazhian:
ʾIbiḥus ḿar šujaki ʾim tu-šek šujaki.
"His nose is able to be touched by his tongue."

lonmai luna:

romanization: dala pan gail matup lunaik-dala huyosi-taip-dala
interlinear: 3.SG be.able CAUS touch tongue-3.SG smell-organ-3.SG
english translation: he can touch his nose with his tongue

(Teeverb Kuluxem)
Dajna shuteengua, echvieshen echtoken tunasoneeat kuvedeel.
Using the tounge, he can touch his(the subject's) nose.

German

Er kann seine Nase mit der Zunge berühren.
[ʔɛɐ̯ kʰan ˈzaɪ̯nə ˈnaːzə mɪt dɛɐ̯ ˈt͡sʊŋə bəˈʁyːɐ̯n]
3SG_MASC.NOM can.3SG 3SG_MASC.POSS.FEM.ACC nose with DEF.FEM.DAT tongue.DAT touch.INF
He can touch his nose with his tongue.

Yélian

Te tyatriypet to vad fecun to tyoive.
[te t͡ʃɐˈtra̯iːpət to vɐd ˈɸeːkʉn to ˈt͡ʃɔ̯ʊʋə]
3SG.MASC POT-touch-3SG 3SG.MASC.POSS nose with 3SG.MASC.POSS tongue
He can touch his nose with his tongue.

Just an alternative German translation, which might be less accurate but maybe more natural, IMHO.

Er kommt mit seiner Zunge an seine Nase.
[ʔeɐ̯ kɔmtⁿ‿mɪt ˈzaɪ̯.nɐ ˈt͡sʊ.ŋə ʔan ˈzaɪ̯.nə ˈnaː.zə]
er komm-t mit sein-er Zunge an sein-e Nase.
3SG.M.NOM come-3SG.PRS with 3SG.M.POSS-SG.F.DAT tongue on 3SG.M.POSS-SG.F.ACC nose
He can reach his nose with his tongue.

"He can touch his nose with his tongue."

In Itlani:

"Savunit rusova ta luzhurilu chegya makayaror."
(His own nose By means of the tongue to touch he can.")

Ular

他得舌用他的鼻接去能他。

Tōn tā khŭn jūng tōn pō mã lhŭlhù pár tōn.
[tin˧ tɛ˧ kʰun˧˨˩ juŋ˧ tin˧ pɔ˧ mɑ̃˧ ʟu˧˨˩ʟu˩ pɑɹ˥ tin˧]
3SG.MASC TOP tonge use 3SG.MASC GEN nose touch can 3SG.ANIM
He can touch his nose with his tongue.

Pod
Yn kór kór daydpi kór ttråppi poób
[in kɤɹ kɤɹ daidpɪ kɤɹ ʈɹɑpɪ pɑɤpʼ]
IMP 3RD.MASC.NOM 3RD.MASC.ACC nose 3RD.MASC.NOM tongue with
He can touch his nose with his tongue. (lit, he is capable of touching his nose with his tongue)

Lek-Tsaro (romanised)

pra mirmön, firi'e kïm5 hasnopë-ra.
INSTR-OTHER tongue-SG.ACC, touch-ANAPH_OBJ EPIS_POT nose-SG.ACC-PR.ANAPH_SUB.INT

Project Tri 3
Fahga brara rhiniyat el et smikiyat el.
fahg-a brar-a rhini-at el et smiki-at el
be.able\ACT.PRS-3SG touch\CAUS.PRS-3SG nose-POSSD 3SG OBL toungue-POSSD 3SG
He can touch his nose with his tongue. (lit. he is able, he make-touch his nose to his tongue)

That's an interesting clause. It's asking which of the body parts is incorporated.

Swahili:

Anaweza kugusa pua yake kwa ulimi wake.
a-na-wez-a ku-gus-a pua y-ake kwa ulimi w-ake
1-PRES-be.able-Ø INF-touch-Ø nose(9/10) 9-GEN.3s INST tongue(11) 11-GEN.3s

Ganur Lon

Utu nelku pati li'latti.
/ˈu.tu ˈnel.ku ˈpa.ti liˈlat.ti/
can-3SG.NTOP.OBJ INF-touch-3SG.NTOP.OBJ nose-3SG.TOP.POS INS=tongue-3SG.TOP.POS

Yay for unintentional rhymes!

Khan Nilau Khaftim

Ut nelklu tjop-pat les lil-latt les.
/ʊt ˈnel.klʊ tʲɔpˈpat les lilˈlatː les/
can INF-touch-3SG.OBJ ACC=nose self INS=tongue self

Pejlanrau Khaneč Khaftim

Ut nelklu patles lil-lattles.
/ʊt ˈnel.klʊ ˈpat.les lilˈlat.tles/
can INF-touch-3SG.OBJ nose-3SG.RFLX.POS INS=tongue-3SG.RFLX.POS

Gãdũ Fav

Utnavu nerku pati rĩ-ratti.
/utˈna.vu ne˞.ku ˈpa.ti rĩˈrat.ti/
can-3SG.NTOP.OBJ INF-touch-3SG.NTOP.OBJ nose-3SG.TOP.POS INS=tongue-3SG.TOP.POS

Nummiinmaak

Optu nilnelku co-padli li-latti.
/ˈop.tu nilˈnelku coˈpad.li liˈlat.ti/
can-3SG.NTOP.OBJ INF-touch.PRFV-3SG.NTOP.OBJ ACC=nose-3SG.TOP.POS INS=tongue-3SG.TOP.POS

Mandarin

他用他的舌头能碰他的鼻子。
Tā yòng tā de shétou néng pèng tā de bízi.
[tʰa˥ juŋ˥˩ tʰa˥ tə ʂə˨˦tʰɔʊ̯ nəŋ˨˦ pʰəŋ˥˩ tʰa˥ tə pi˨˦t͡sɹ̩]
3SG use 3SG GEN tongue can touch 3SG GEN nose
He can touch his nose with his tongue.

Maybe it's clear enough without the possessives:

他用舌头能碰鼻子。
Tā yòng shétou néng pèng bízi.
[tʰa˥ juŋ˥˩ ʂə˨˦tʰɔʊ̯ nəŋ˨˦ pʰəŋ˥˩ pi˨˦t͡sɹ̩]
3SG use tongue can touch nose
He can touch his nose with his tongue.

Omzinesý wrote:That's an interesting clause. It's asking which of the body parts is incorporated.

Did you refer to a certain translation or this translation thread in general?

griuskant (without the conscript)

raes kan kuja shoip vaezh kith.
/'res kan 'kudʒa 'ʃɔip veʒ 'kiθ/
3SG can touch-V nose with tongue

Kankonian:

Wan wahazas koruk ne*et na wan ba arig na wan.
3s be_able_to-PRS touch nose of 3s with tongue of 3s
He can touch his nose with his tongue.