Yakan - babu'

babu'

Aunt.

Kinship term of reference and address for female siblings and cousins of one’s parents’ generation that are older than oneself.

Bakas bittu'u babu'kun di'ilew mayaman aku.

My aunt was here yesterday to visit me.

Babu' Endeng pages manamal maghinang.

Aunt Endeng is very hardworking.

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Auntie (vocative; respectful term of address for any woman older than oneself).

Ambannun babu'?

Where do you come from Auntie?

si'it abu'