Talk:Philippine kinship

I have removed a post by a retired editor who recommended that this article be moved because it was too short. This article has been lengthened and more reference has been added, and thus should be considered as new when evaluating. I would also like to note that in my research on this subject I have been able to find very few authoritative references on the Tagalog language and its colloquial use of familial terms. I see new references popping up all the time and will revisit this article in a few months and see if I can add more good citations and informative references. Feel free to do so if you have access to anything that will help.

HaztechGuy (talk) 03:48, 22 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I think your edits are good, and really help expound upon the topic. Thanks! - Alvincura (talk) 18:41, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

incorrect ascription of origin of term
This article mentions Cantonese as the source of some of the Kinship terms. That is incorrect. The source is Hokkien. The term kuya is from Hokkien kuya (姑爺), and was originally used by in-laws to call their son-in-law.

It would also be good if the page explained that kapatid, kapatid na lalake, etc. are dervied and not basic terms. The root and affixes could be explained.

112.204.3.76 (talk) 11:33, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

References for this article?
Where are the references for this article especially in the introduction? 136.158.57.18 (talk) 23:13, 19 December 2022 (UTC)