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Re:Are Any Words the Same in All Languages? by jjav on Friday September 08, 2023 @02:15AM (#37430054)
> How about "mama" and "papa"?

And then finnish is (of course) quite different. Mom = äiti, Dad = isä

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Re:Are Any Words the Same in All Languages? by stevekemp on Friday September 08, 2023 @05:03AM (#37431266)
All the Finnish children I know use äiti for mother, but I've seen a lot of variation with regards to naming fathers: isä, isi, and iska.

I must admit I've always meant to look at the differences, and see where they come from, but I've never quite remembered.

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Re:Are Any Words the Same in All Languages? by askonomm on Friday September 08, 2023 @05:11AM (#37431320)
Dad in Estonian: isa, issi Mom in Estonian: ema, emme
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Re:Are Any Words the Same in All Languages? by euroderf on Friday September 08, 2023 @01:45PM (#37436878)
ema,emme is interesting. Finnish has (as a variant form of "mother") "emo", as in "emolevy" motherboard.
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Re:Are Any Words the Same in All Languages? by askonomm on Sunday September 10, 2023 @02:56PM (#37458833)
In Estonian motherboard is emaplaat.
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