exactly but I also think about how the Wampanoag would ask the Puritans of New England to name them instead of ever providing the tribe’s intimate names for people and things

That is how the famous chiefs ended up being called King Philip and Alexander. 

You can learn a lot about invaders and colonists by asking them to provide names to tell you about how they see things, such as yourself, instead of trying to translate the inside jokes and private nicknames of your vulnerable society for outsiders to learn about you

It’s a solid intelligence practice