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In Chinese the terms will also distinguish whether the brother/sister is older or younger than your parent is.
by thaumasiotes 2y ago
In Chinese the terms will also distinguish whether the brother/sister is older or younger than your parent is.
- noisy_boy 2y agoBengali does that too and even allows for age based relative positioning by using a "prefix" + "relationship_name": - Father's side: Uncle: Older than father (age_position_prefix + Jethu): 1. Eldest: Boro Jethu 2. After him: Mejo Jethu 3. After him: Sejo Jethu 4. After him: Chhoto Jethu Younger than father (age_position_prefix + Kaaku): 5. Eldest: Boro Kaaku 6. After him: Mejo Kaaku 7. After him: Sejo Kaaku 8. After him: Chhoto Kaaku Aunt: Same age_position_prefix as above but common suffix: Pishi - Mother's side: Uncle: Same age_position_prefix as that on the father's side but common suffix: Maama Aunt: Same age_position_prefix as that on the father's side but common suffix: Maashi Boro means eldest Mejo means middle Sejo means younger than the middle Chhoto means youngest So men on the father's side have more dedicated words than others.