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2.1.2 Titles
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Titles are words used before a person's name, as in
(16) and (17), or before the word by which a person is
called, as in (18).
16. Si Amin mantong bak sikula.
Title Amin still at school
'Amin is still at school.'
17. Teungku Taleb guree kamoe.
Title Taleb teacher(for religion) weexc
'Teungku Taleb is our religious teacher.'
18. Supo aneuk si dara nyan?
Whose child title girl that
' Whose child is that girlT
A person's name or the word by which a person is called
is never used without a title. Some title words are nouns,
such as kinship terms, words for respected professions or
trades, etc. The titles, except ai/ are sometimes used to
address a person without mentioning the person's name. It is
politer to call an older or respected person by his title
than to mention his name; calling his name may be considered
rude unless the caller is at the same age and status or it
is necessary to mention the name. Respected persons are
often called by his place, for example, Teungku di Bavu