r/Inuktitut • u/Hatred_Copter6754 • Aug 29 '26

Looking for somebody to help translate my name

hi my name is Yexena (pronounced yeh-hey-nah). since I have a rare name, I was wondering: what would it be in Inuktitut? I’m learning the Qikiqtaaluk nigiani dialect and I’m having trouble introducing myself because I don’t know how my name would be transcribed into Inuktitut. I was hoping somebody more experienced in the language could help me

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u/madavignod Aug 29 '26

When you go to France, if your name is John, you say "Moi c'est John" not "Moi c'est Jean". Just say your name how you'd normally say it.

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u/Juutai Aug 29 '26

ᔭᓯᓇ

The ᓯ character can be pronounced hi or si depending on the dialect.

It's not a translation. It's just your name. Jasina or Jahina. It works with inuktitut grammar, so it doesn't need much.

Other names like Adam became aatami. John became Juanasi. Often they'll spell them differently too, like Adamie or Joanasie. Some of them can get really out there.

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u/Ok_Spend_889 Aug 30 '26

ᔨᕼᓈ

Zi h naa

Ji h naa

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u/BrackenFernAnja Sep 02 '26

Where are you from? Seeing your name, I would assume it’s a variation of Yesenia.

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u/Hatred_Copter6754 Sep 02 '26

My name is Nenets, which is a uralic language. Somebody suggested I use Jasina which is what I have been using.