i- (TH)
ingaran/ inngaran,
mengi-
mengingechan or mengingaran/ manngangaran/ engingaran,
may-
mayngechan or mayngaran/ emangkaingaran/ iyayngaran
To give a name to someone
Maria i piyan ton ingaran cha anak to.
‘Maria’ is what she wants to name her child.
Ngoy nainta-gway mod ahin inam a bii?
What do you call your mother’s sister? [kinship relationship]
Ngoy nainngaran mo nem tetbalen mo?
How do you address her when you talk to her?
-an (LOC)
ngechanan or ngaranan/ ngechani or ngarani/ ngichanan,
me--an
mengechanan/ emangkengarani/ engechanan or engaranan
To name someone or something; used for naming things, e.g. places, days of the week.
Piyan ton ngechanan i anak to na Mari.
She wanted to name her child ‘Maria’.
Idi chanchani diy timpo na piyasta na Hodjos a engaranan na Piyasta na Ingkada-bas, kimowan si Jesus cha Jerusalem a kad-an niwa piyasta.
When it was nearly the time of the festival of the Jews which was named the Festival of the Being-Passed-by, Jesus went to Jerusalmen which was the location of the festival.
Gwariy sa-kin toon into-non Afo Chiyos a iyanngaran na John a Naemonjag.
There was a certain person whom God sent who was named John the Baptist.