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Off topic: How to say "Mama" in foreign languages Thread poster: Isabel Hohneck
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Hello all,
I'd like to invite you to post here how kids call their mother in your language. The more exotic, the better!
Best,
Isabel
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ozan karakış
Türkiye
Local time: 22:03
English to Turkish
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anne
my son couldn't say that, instead he used 'nenne' for about 2 years
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In our language it's "Anne"
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| In Bahasa Indonesia | Dec 12, 2008 |
The commonly used word for Mama in Indonesia is "ibu". Other words in use here include: bunda, bundo, ibunda, emak, mama(h), mami, umi
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Päivikki Eriksson (X) 
Sweden
Local time: 21:03
Swedish to Finnish
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In my native language: äiti.
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| In Pashto Afghanistan | Dec 12, 2008 |
In Pashto, the most commonly used name is Adee.
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smarinella
Italy
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German to Italian
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| Italian is not exotic enough, I'm afraid... | Dec 12, 2008 |
I tell it all the same:
mamma, mammina, mammina bella,
I like to remember that 'mamma' comes from Lat. 'mamma' = mamma, breast
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sivtufte
Norway
Local time: 21:03
English to Norwegian (Bokmal)
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The Norwegian word is straight out "mamma", but some use the old fashion word: "mor"
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Мама, мамочка (mama, mAmochka) - that's how we call our Moms in Russia
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| Spanish: mamá | Dec 12, 2008 |
Good luck!
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Mama or hakui (stress on first syllable)
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Ama. And the familiar form would be "amatxo".
[Edited at 2008-12-12 23:39 GMT]
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