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Re:Are Any Words the Same in All Languages? by mikepavone on Friday September 08, 2023 @12:04AM (#37429153)
Japanese has mama and papa, but only as relatively recent loanwords. The closest (at least phonetically, though not necessarily in usage) native equivalents are haha and chichi
Re:Are Any Words the Same in All Languages? by ashleney on Friday September 08, 2023 @01:22AM (#37429681)
Worth noting they evolved from papa and titi.