Balinese Names
1. Wayan
2. Putu
3. Gede
4. Made
5. Kadek
6. Nengah
7. Nyoman
8. Komang
9. Ketut
10. Balik
Popularity of Use
A % E % I % O % U %
7 70% 5 50% 1 10% 2 20% 2 20%
B % C % D % F % G %
1 10% 0 0% 3 30% 0 0% 3 30%
H % J % K % L % M %
1 10% 0 0% 4 40% 1 10% 3 30%
N % P % Q % R % S %
4 40% 1 10% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
T % V % W % X % Y %
2 20% 0 0% 1 10% 0 0% 2 20%
Z %
0 0%
Popularity of use
70% A:
50% E, A:
40% K, N, E, A:
30% M, G, D, K, N, E, A: Kadek, Made, Gede,
20% U, Y, O, T, M, G, D, K, N, E, A: Ketut, Komang, Nyomang,
Nyoman, Wayan,
10% H, I, B, L, P, W, U, Y, O, T, M, G, D, K, N, E, A: Balik, Nengah,
Putu,
0% F, C, J, Q, R, S, V, X, Z
Conclusion
I'm going to assume by the phonetics in 30%, the Balinese naming conventions originally begins with three brothers (Ka-de, Ma-de, and Ga-de)?
This is at odds with the first son (Wayan), second son, third son, fourth son... naming convention that is in current use by Balinese peoples.
Hyang is an ancestral spirit regarded as the beginning of Balinese mythos. Hyang comes in at 10% and is likely a reflection of the ng- phonetic (*ng*, *y*ng) at 10%-20%.
So... who were the three brothers? There is a legend of three brothers hunting deer in the forest. One of them, having killed a deer, encounters a giant. The brother climbs a tree to hide from the giant, while the giant eats the deer and departs... he remains up the tree until his brothers arrive and help him out of the tree by climbing on each other's shoulders.
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