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After greeting, you can ask each other's names by saying:

Dexi namo bu... = My name is...

'Dexi' means 'Of I' (the possessive form) and it translated as 'My'. It is possessive, so it ends in I. 'Xo' is the basic word for 'I' but since saying 'I name is...' is grammatically incorrect, using 'De-' before 'Xo' is necessary. 'Namo' is almost the same as 'name'. 'Bu' means is.

Wato bu deyi namo? = What is your name?

'Wato' means 'What' and makes the sentence a query. It will end in O. 'Deyi' is the same scenario as 'Dexi'. It begins with 'De-' and ends in 'yi'. 'yi' comes from 'Yo' which means 'you'.

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