My nephews and nieces call me Uncle, Tito, Ninong, or Dadad.In the Visayas where I grew up, uncles are called Tiyo (pronounced tee-yo or cho).
Tiyo is reserved for the elder uncles – those born on or before the 60s.
There’s another term which I think is only endemic from where my father grew up.
Uncles are called Ti.
I would have been called Ti Scud if I was born decades earlier.
Ti is actually short for something.
That something is Titi.
Ti Scud now becomes Titi Scud.
Now imagine relatives talking loudly.
Within hearing distance of Tagalog-speaking Pinoys.
Funny? Hilarious? Embarrassing?
Parang makalibog lang ba?
"TI"? For real?
ReplyDeleteStig! I learned something new today.
'Bii, Tyo.
ReplyDeleteay ako naman tita ninang ang tawag sakin ng pamangkin ko :)
ReplyDeletedi ako nagpapatawag ng tito... kuya lang...
ReplyDeletetapos sa mga tiyuhin ko, tawag ko sa kanila, uncle o angkol.
Kapag daw auntie, "KI" ang tawag. O kaya "PI". Ampf.horre
ReplyDeletemy niece calls my brother, her uncle 'ong' short for ninong, because that's how she used to call him when learned to talk.
ReplyDeletenow that's a new term i haven't heard before :D
hahahaha I'm glad my girlfriend's nephew and nieces just call me "uncle" (under the assumption that someday I will be their real uncle).
ReplyDeleteWhich part of the Visayas was your dad from?
bakit iyon ang root word? saan galing iyon?
ReplyDeleteYou mean that word means uncle in your father's dialect? Or it was just a coined term? :p
ReplyDeletePara kang isang naglalakad na....TITI!hahahhaha
ReplyDeleteIngat bro
Haha, good grief! :D
ReplyDeletei think it's somethin' interesting about where you came from.. but im not sure if it's somethin' to be proud of,, ahahahahahaha!!!!
ReplyDeleteim back scud.. =)
nyahaha
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hehe
now that would be very interesting indeed! LOL
ReplyDeleteruss, for real yan. i'm not kidding.
ReplyDeletesonia, bii pod tya. :p
ReplyDeleteprincess dyanie, ayos yan ah. my niece calls my mom ma lo (short for mama lola). nice.
ReplyDeletegillboard, alam ko na kung bakit ayaw mo ng tito. ayaw mo tumanda. hehe.
ReplyDeletegasoline dude, ulitin mo ng dalawang beses ang ki. may ibang meaning yan sa bisaya. :D
ReplyDeletephoto cache, nice one. baka ang mga susunod na pamangkin ong na tawag sa kanya.
ReplyDeletewcs minor circuit, negros area. only a few towns use that term. you won't usually hear it in the city.
ReplyDeleteatticus, di ko alam. pag nakausap ko si papa tanong ko. :D
ReplyDeletelen, the first one. not everyone uses that term though.
ReplyDeletedrake, ayos ka rin mag-comment. hehe.
ReplyDeleteandy, hindi ba ganun sa valencia?
ReplyDeletethe last jedi, aba. you're back nga. for good na ba yan?
ReplyDeleteraft3r, turn off yan. unless sa adult chat rooms. hehe.
ReplyDeleteprinsese musang, interesting talaga. kaiba ang pinoy culture. :D
ReplyDeletenow you completely ruined it for me tsk-tsk haha
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