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Arief Wibowo Let me give a tongue twister that stretches from Indonesia to Philippines:
kuku kaki kakak kakekku kaku
kuku kaki kakak kakekku kaku
Arief Wibowo Mini points (not big enough to win though :p ) will be given to those who can pronounce it 10 times in a row without mistake
Christian James Meredith kaki = leg/foot
kakak = elder sibling
kakek = grandpa?
kaku = ?
kuku = ?
(the something) of my grandpa's elder sibling's leg (does something).
kakak = elder sibling
kakek = grandpa?
kaku = ?
kuku = ?
(the something) of my grandpa's elder sibling's leg (does something).
Arief Wibowo By the way, all guesses are correct, although there's a small debate as to what kakak means...
Mostly kakak means elder sister (female), but curiosly in Java island, it means elder sibiling (either gender, as you said).
Mostly kakak means elder sister (female), but curiosly in Java island, it means elder sibiling (either gender, as you said).
Arief Wibowo I made a small mistake, the "does something" isn't a verb, but an adjective.
Hint:
* (obviously) "the something" is a part of most legs (missing in some animal legs)
* The "does something" part is a state, which is actually the default state of "the something"
Hint:
* (obviously) "the something" is a part of most legs (missing in some animal legs)
* The "does something" part is a state, which is actually the default state of "the something"
Arief Wibowo Nope, a male "kakak" would be awkward 
It's "abang" (shortened to "bang"), which is still understood in Java, just not used that often.
It's "abang" (shortened to "bang"), which is still understood in Java, just not used that often.Arief Wibowo I remember once I was flying from Yogyakarta to Kuala Lumpur, and upon arrival, I saw a foreigner trying to call a porter by saying "mas" (Javanese "abang")
Christian James Meredith Oh whoops, OK, (yada yada yada) (*is* described somehow)
The toes (yada yada) are smelly?
The toes (yada yada) are smelly?
Marius Vincenzii Dennischter I think the correct phrases should b kuku-kuku kaki kakak kakekku kaku-kaku 
Arief Wibowo Vincensiu Denis, that one is valid too, but I was trying to make it correct Tagalog, but I am unfamiliar with Tagalog plurals
Christian James Meredith, yeap, kuku → (a) toenail, kuku-kuku → toenails
Now all you need to do is work out the last part
Christian James Meredith, yeap, kuku → (a) toenail, kuku-kuku → toenails
Now all you need to do is work out the last part
Arief Wibowo Nope, it's the default adjective to describe toenails... Consider this:
Toenails are ...?
Toenails are ...?
Arief Wibowo By the way, I have to apologize, I can no longer found the link that list the tongue twister in Tagalog... I made some vocabulary searches, and none corresponds... This is not Tagalog.
Arief Wibowo But before declaring you as winner, I wonder how you will put them together into one sentence
Arief Wibowo More Indonesian (and other languages) sentences to make your tongue go kaku: http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/in.htm
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