In Reply to: Help needed - pronunciation of names posted by sunset on Saturday, 20. August 2005 at 22:28 Bali Time:
Hi, you are right 'I' is for men and 'Ni' is for women.
Wayan(wy-an)or Putu is first born
Made (ma-day) or Kadek is second born
Nyoman (Nyo-man) or Komang is third born
Ketut (Ke-tut)is number 4
then it goes back to Wayan as 5th born then Made as 6th and so-on.
But if you are talking to someone older than yourself call a man 'Bapak' or 'Pak' and call a Woman 'Ibu'. Anyone younger call them by there name like 'Nyoman','Komang' or whatever .