Travis 228 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Does Auntie mean one of your parents siblings or can it also mean something else? Link to post Share on other sites
davehud 528 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Yes and yes. It means your aunt. It can also mean any older unrelated woman. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
oztony 36,121 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 More often than not it is shortcutted to Ate. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 228 Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 Thank you gents Link to post Share on other sites
Woolf 8,555 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 47 minutes ago, oztony said: More often than not it is shortcutted to Ate. Ate is sister in cebuano most often the eldest sister, can also be used for a woman that is older than you that is my understanding 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator +Dafey 17,927 Posted December 8, 2017 Administrator Share Posted December 8, 2017 Ate is a tag used to show respect to an older, (than you), female. Sometimes sounds like auntie but different. That being said Aunt or uncle is used pretty freely even for those that are close but may not be related. Kuya, (pronounced fast sounds like cleo) is the tag for showing respect to an older male. I get a kick out of hearing a 3 year old call a 5 year old Ate! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
lamoe 15,622 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 10 minutes ago, Dafey said: That being said Aunt or uncle is used pretty freely even for those that are close but may not be related. Last time at Bohol Charity: Oh look, there's my Auntie, come meet her Me: Mother or facther's sister? Her: No, just friend to them. Link to post Share on other sites
RogerDat 3,482 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 My pronunciation is ah tee, it is one expression of respect. There are many here. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
SkyMan 26,652 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 3 hours ago, Dafey said: Ate is a tag used to show respect to an older, (than you), female. Sometimes sounds like auntie but different. That being said Aunt or uncle is used pretty freely even for those that are close but may not be related. Kuya, (pronounced fast sounds like cleo) is the tag for showing respect to an older male. ^^^ This. Just note that Ate and Kuya are Tagolog though used commonly in the Visayas. The Cebuano terms for not necessarily related older female/male are Manang (Nang) and Manoy. And often besides Aunt and Uncle (which are also not necessarily related and sometimes Uncle is shortened to just the last syllable Cull) you often hear Tita/Tito which are Spanish. The real Cebuano for aunt/uncle are iyaan/uyoan. An old enough elder may be called Lola or Lolo (or just Lo) but the real cebuano for grandparent is apohan as a grandchild is an apo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
oztony 36,121 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 4 hours ago, Woolf said: Ate is sister in cebuano most often the eldest sister, can also be used for a woman that is older than you that is my understanding 3 hours ago, Dafey said: Ate is a tag used to show respect to an older, (than you), female. Sometimes sounds like auntie but different. That being said Aunt or uncle is used pretty freely even for those that are close but may not be related. Kuya, (pronounced fast sounds like cleo) is the tag for showing respect to an older male. I get a kick out of hearing a 3 year old call a 5 year old Ate! Our border , who is younger than my wife calls her Ate , my wife refers to all of her aunts as Ate ... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator +Dafey 17,927 Posted December 8, 2017 Administrator Share Posted December 8, 2017 I forgot...Buang Cano is a show of respect for an american expat...they call me that all the time!!! 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites
bernadette 378 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Dafey said: I forgot...Buang Cano is a show of respect for an american expat...they call me that all the time!!! really? as in Buang Cano is a show of respect for an american expat?! i don't think so because in my understanding it means Crazy American...Buang is Cebuano Term for Crazy 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites
SkyMan 26,652 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 13 minutes ago, bernadette said: really? as in Buang Cano is a show of respect for an american expat?! i don't think so because in my understanding it means Crazy American...Buang is Cebuano Term for Crazy Shhhh, let Dafey live in his world. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Soupeod 9,370 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I've only been called his imperial Majesty Kano. /Grins 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator +Salty Dog 78,729 Posted December 8, 2017 Administrator Share Posted December 8, 2017 7 hours ago, soupeod said: I've only been called his imperial Majesty Kano. /Grins You wanna bet... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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