He can touch his nose with his tongue

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He can touch his nose with his tongue

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This is a phrase from a Ukrainian phrasebook I bought.

:eng:
He can touch his nose with his tongue.

:ukr:
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.

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

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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]
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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.
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:ukr:

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.

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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."

:got: :con: 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."

:got: :con: 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."
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Vrkhazhian:
ʾIbiḥus ḿar šujaki ʾim tu-šek šujaki.
"His nose is able to be touched by his tongue."
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:con: 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
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Dajna shuteengua, echvieshen echtoken tunasoneeat kuvedeel.
Using the tounge, he can touch his(the subject's) nose.
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:deu: 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.

:con: 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.
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Just an alternative German translation, which might be less accurate but maybe more natural, IMHO.
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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.
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"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.")
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:con: 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.
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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)
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:con: 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
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:con: 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)
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That's an interesting clause. It's asking which of the body parts is incorporated.
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:tan: 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
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:con: 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!

:con: 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

:con: 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

:con: 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

:con: 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
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:chn: 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.
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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?
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:con: griuskant (without the conscript)

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