How do you say Uncle?

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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I have many nephews from various parts of the world who call me "Uncle" Bill in their native tongue. Off the top of my head here are a few:

Updated 10-12-99


Mandarin -- Bill Jiu Jiu
Cantonese -- Bill Soag Soag
Turkish -- Bill Amca
Japanese -- Bill oji-chan
Italian -- Tio Bill
Spanish -- Tio Bill
German -- Onkel Bill
Malaysian -- Pakcik Bill
Indian -- Kaka Bill
Nepali -- Mama Bill or kaka
Urdu -- Kaka Bill
Vietnamese -- Bac Bill
Punjabi -- Kaka
Ukrainian -- Dyad"ko Bill
Czech--Stryc Bill
Indonesian (Javanese) - Paman Bill
Indonesian (Minangkabau) - Mamak Bill
Cherokee -- Edutsi Bill.

I know I have fogotten a few but I'll post them up as they filter through the damaged memory circuits.

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Uncle Bill
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[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 12 October 1999).]
 
Kaka - in Punjabi as well. Hindi and Punjabi have a lot of words in common. Only difference is in the script (written form).
 
Actually, it is Kaka in Nepali also. Paternal uncle is called Kaka, maternal uncle is Mama.

And Arvind, nice to see another desi guy around. Whenever I think of Kaka in Punjabi, the first thing that comes to my mind is Kake-da-Dhaba in Delhi
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- Sonam
 
In Ukrainian, it would be Dyad'ko Bill or more properly, Dyad'ko Wasyl.

Harry

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"Khukuris are my obsession and I'm late for therapy!"

[This message has been edited by Kozak (edited 13 October 1999).]
 
Hello Uncle Bill

You are also known as:

Czech--Stryc Bill

Russsian--Dyadya Bill (transliterated from the Cyrillic alphabet)

Latin--Avuncular Bill(on mother's side)
Latin--Patruus Bill (on father's side)

 
Pakcik Bill, Arvind & Sonam.
I think Uncle Bill in Urdu is not Kaka Bill but Chacha Bill! It is pronunce as CHAR + CHAR BILL.

Indonesian (Javanese) - Paman Bill
Indonesian (Minangkabau) - Mamak Bill
 
Thanks, Sonam. And yes, in Delhi, I've heard of a dhaba called Kake Da Dhaba although I've never eaten there. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only desi guy on here hehe. Drop me a mail sometime dude.
 
I know Kaka, my wife keeps telling me the same thing. Actually I like to kid around myself once in a while. It's good to have a sense of humor, especially in my field which is full of craziness..
 
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VhVh,laughter is good medicine
Edutsi Bill.

Figured I had oughta throw in the Cherokee word for Uncle as well.
Although I don't know if it is just "uncle","your" uncle or "my" uncle.
Althugh "my" uncle would probably be Agiedutsi.
Dau-um Tsalagi is a hard language.

Did you know that almost everyone knows one Cherokee word although theyaren't aware of it.
The word is vhvh.or uhuh.It means "yes."


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Cornbread ain't s'possed ta be sweet!....Dagnabit gurl,whut did they teach you way up north in ....;) hehehe.

 
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