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Bengali does that too and even allows for age based relative positioning by using a "prefix" + "relationship_name": - Father's side: Uncle:
by noisy_boy 2y ago
Bengali 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.