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Three out of those four are Indo-European, and indeed the similarity between mother, madre & mata is no coincidence.
by wtbob 10y ago
Three out of those four are Indo-European, and indeed the similarity between mother, madre & mata is no coincidence.
- klipt 10y agoEnglish: mom, dad Arabic: ami, ab Chinese: ma, ba Zulu: umama, ubaba
- xufi 10y agoIT's interesting how they all use the same vowels for the names they use to call mother/father. IS there a reason they use vowels vs say consonants?
- AstralStorm 10y agoSmall children have trouble with pronouncing most consonants. Unformed palate, small tongue, lack of teeth.