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@livinguktaiwan@livinguktaiwan (81)3d

I see, that makes perfect sense. We also call our cousins from our dad's brothers as brother and sisters because we all have the same surname. And likewise, we have 7 different names for the 8 aunties depending on the relationship to us. Only the wives of our mother's brothers are called the same. We call all other aunties different names depending on whether they're younger or older than our mum or dad, and whether they're a sibling or married to a sibling.

So yours is not too complex, don't worry😄. It may sound so for other westerners where aunty and uncle is a catch all name for everyone. But I think our and your system is much clearer, and we know immediately how people are related.

Let's go and confuse them all now 🤣

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  • @bibana(70)· 3d

    Ahahaha, I love the idea! (@topcomment) If you want a good trip without any hassle or spending money, just read about all the interesting things from our countries. 😅🤣

    Such a clever system! You know exactly who someone is talking about when they mention them, so there's no need for a long explanation. We only have to specify which kind of tetka (aunt) we mean. In Turkish, you have hala and teyze, so you know exactly who it is. But when it comes to the third person, the gender is never specified, you must "read" it from the context. That's where their system falls a little short. 🤣 Ours are better!