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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Famous quotes containing the words angry, speech and/or register:
“A hungry man is an angry man.”
—English proverb, no. 13, collected in James Howell, Proverbs (1659)
“If we should swap a good library for a second-rate stump speech and not ask for boot, it would be thoroughly in tune with our hearts. For deep within each of us lies politics. It is our football, baseball, and tennis rolled into one. We enjoy it; we will hitch up and drive for miles in order to hear and applaud the vitriolic phrases of a candidate we have already reckoned we’ll vote against.”
—Federal Writers’ Project Of The Wor, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“In 1872 I received a request like this and I did register and vote, for which I was arrested, convicted and fined $100. Excuse me if I decline to repeat the experience.”
—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)