PRONOUNS

  • HE/HIM

  • SHE/HER

  • SIYA/NIYA

DO NOT refer to me with they/them please. Ever. you've got 3 options here come on dude

this morning, siya went to the park.
i went with siya.
and siya brought niya frisbee.
at least i think it was kaniya.
by the end of the day, siya started throwing the frisbee to sarili niya.

SUBJECTOBJECTPOSSESSIVE DETERMINERPOSSESSIVE PRONOUNREFLEXIVE
siyasiyaniyakaniyasarili niya
/ˈʃa//ˈʃa//ɲa//kaɲa//saˈɾili ɲa/

while i fully support neopronouns, keep in mind that siya/niya aren't neopronouns. they're simply tagalog pronouns imported into english.

HONORIFICS

OKAY TO USE!

  • [NO HONORIFIC]

  • MR.

  • SIR

  • MAMSER

  • KING

  • KUYA

  • GINOO

  • DON

  • HARI

ONLY JOKINGLY

  • MISS

  • MA'AM

  • QUEEN

  • ATE

  • DOÑA

  • REYNA

DON'T! AT ALL!

  • MX.

  • MADAM

  • GINANG

  • BINIBINI

NOUNS

OKAY TO USE!

  • PERSON

  • GUY

  • LALAKI

  • DUDE

  • BRO

  • KAPATID

ONLY JOKINGLY

  • MAN

  • BOY

  • GIRL (LIKE THE WAY SAILORS CALL BOATS SHIT LIKE "OLD GIRL")

DON'T! AT ALL!

  • WOMAN

  • BABAE

  • LADY

  • SIB

NOUNS FOR RELATIONS

  • FRIEND

  • PARTNER

  • BOYFRIEND

  • HUSBAND

  • WIFE

  • JOWA

  • ASAWA

  • ESPOSA

  • GIRLFRIEND

  • JOYFRIEND

  • DATEMATE

  • KISSMATE

  • ANYTHING ALONG THESE LINES COME ON MAN THERE'S SO MANY OTHER OPTIONS

ADJECTIVES

  • HANDSOME

  • BEAUTIFUL

  • PRETTY (BUT LIKE. IN THE PRETTYBOY WAY)

  • GWAPO

  • POGI

  • GANDA

  • ANY SEXUAL ADJECTIVES

when using gendered demonyms (filipino, latino, chinito, etc) default to masculine.in tagalog you can also refer to me with both the feminine and masculine forms of insults like gaga/gago if were on "joking insult" terms of familiarity.