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You might be interested in the article by Larry Trask linked to here: http://languagehat.com/trask-on-mama-and-papa/ http://languagehat.com/trask-on-mama-and-pa
by talideon 10y ago
You might be interested in the article by Larry Trask linked to here: http://languagehat.com/trask-on-mama-and-papa/ http://languagehat.com/trask-on-mama-and-papa/
- infinite8s 10y agoI'm not sure why I was downvoted - Larry Trask's article has the exact same explanation i gave above - mainly that the 'm' and 'p' sounds are the easiest consonant vocalizations that babies can do.