Hi
Isn`t "taid" the north Welsh word for grandfather?
Sylvia
From: "Dewi Evans" <d_gen(a)gmx.de>
Reply-To: monmouthshire(a)rootsweb.com
To: monmouthshire(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [MON] Nain, Taid, etc
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:35:48 +0200
my brother and I used to call both our grandfathers "Taid", whereas, our
grandmothers were known as "Nain" and "Nana". No idea why - perhaps
the men
were used to responding to all names under the sun - they just knw
instinctively when they were being spoken to.
Here in Germany, my now 3 year old daughter doesn't have that problem - my
parents are now Nain and Taid, and my wifes are Oma and Opa.
Referring to the language aspect - it is important to me that my daughter
speaks Welsh, it is important for her that she also learns English, and with
growing up in Germany, and having a German mother, it is also important to
speak German.
So she is growing up with all 3. Granted she took a bit longer to start
speaking than her cousin who is 2 days older, but she did have to process 3
languages instead of just the 1. Now she understands all 3 and if I tell her
something in Welsh, she turns round and repeats it word for word in German
to her Oma and Opa.
I can only concur with Brian that children know instinctively which language
to use with whom.
Dewi
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Datum: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:42:08 -0400
Von: Brian Davies <bedavies(a)bellsouth.net>
An: monmouthshire(a)rootsweb.com
Betreff: Re: [MON] Blaenavon
Other events in my life have kept me from paying much attention to
this
thread - but -the most commonly used affectionate term for 'grandfather'
in south Wales is/was (in my experience) Bamp or Bampa. I always used
the former term in Newport and our daughters in Aberystwyth the latter
term for my wife's father from Dowlais. With a grand daughter imminent
in London this is, as they say, 'under active consideration' here in
Dixie land.
Learning languages early? It is common experience that young children
seem to know instinctively which language is which, certainly in Wales.
Brian Davies
Emeritus Professor B E Davies PhD, C. Chem, FRSC
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