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Re:Distant languages have similar sounds for common words by wtbob on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @08:24PM (#12544486)
Three out of those four are Indo-European, and indeed the similarity between mother, madre & mata is no coincidence.
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Re:Distant languages have similar sounds for common words by klipt on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @08:59PM (#12544662)
English: mom, dad

Arabic: ami, ab

Chinese: ma, ba

Zulu: umama, ubaba

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Re:Distant languages have similar sounds for common words by xufi on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @02:23PM (#12550862)
IT'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?
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Re:Distant languages have similar sounds for common words by AstralStorm on Thursday September 22, 2016 @02:44AM (#12554943)
Small children have trouble with pronouncing most consonants. Unformed palate, small tongue, lack of teeth.
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