Angry Speech Register
The angry register is unique to Bicol languages as it cannot be found in other Austronesian Languages inside and outside the Philippines. It is generally used only among same-age speakers or by older speakers to younger listeners, as usage by younger speakers in addressing their elders would constitute great disrespect. On occasion, the angry register is used in sarcasm or humor, but the majority of its usage is in anger.
Rinconada Bikol has contributed much to this unique feature of spoken languages of Bicolanos.
Examples:
| Normal Register | Angry Register Sinabukid pronunciation |
Angry Register Sinaranəw pronunciation |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| eye | matā | malsək | malsok |
| clothing | badô | lamakdô | lamakdô |
| eat | kaən | ablô / gətək | ablô / gotok |
| mouth | ŋaŋā | ŋurapak | ŋurapak |
| sleep | turog | tusmag | tusmag |
| drink | inom | til-ab / lablab | til-ab / lablab |
| child | igin | wagə^ | wagû |
| chicken | manok | sultok | sultok |
| dog | ayam | damayə^ | damayô |
| throw | baribad | barambaŋ | barambaŋ |
| mountain | bukid | luskid | luskid |
| run | dalagan | kurībaw | kurībaw |
| water | tubig | kal-eg | kal-eg |
| rain | uran | dunag | dunag |
| rice | bəgas | lasgas | lasgas |
| hungry | aləp | gəsləp / gəlsək | guslop / gulsok |
| woman | babayī | babaknit / siknit | babaknit / siknit |
| cry | burâ | ŋakŋak | ŋakŋak |
| old | guraŋ | gusnab / gusgos | gusnab / gusgos |
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“Tell X that speech is not dirty silence
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