Contionary:mama

Soc'ul'

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma˧ma˧]

Noun

mama 2 (plural/indefinite ez' mama)

1. father

   Cuoj mama, xen je xen āhñ'in' hex xaúx naman?

   Dad, why do birds not have teeth?

2. (term of address, fathers) child

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Synonyms

(father):

• cé
• cóc

Derived terms

• mamabai

Descendants

• Central Isles Creole: mama

Knrawi

Wacag logograph

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

⫽ma˥ma⫽

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ma˥mɛ]
  
• (Royal) IPA^(key): [ŋʷa˥ŋʷə]
  
• (Urban Anajrn) IPA^(key): [mä˥mæ]
  
• (Ufhewat) IPA^(key): [ma˥mə]
  
• (Zjiiama) IPA^(key): [ma˥mə]

Noun

mama

1. father

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2. (term of address, fathers) child

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3. Mama, the second cycle of the Knrawi calendar

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mama inflection

	sg				pl/indef
	sgv		ptv		sgv		ptv
		gen		gen		gen		gen
nom/dat	mamág	mamâg	mamári	mamâri	mamàg	mamâg*	mamàri	mamâri*
acc	mama	mâma	zimama	zîmama	màma	mâma*	zìmama	zîmama*
loc	sg mamág	sĝ mamâg	sr mamári	sr̂ mamâri	sg̀ mamàg	sĝ mamâg*	sr̀ mamàri	sr̂ mamâri*
*low falling tone in some regions

Descendants

• → Soc'ul': cóc (calque)

Central Isles Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma˥ma˥]

Noun

mama h

1. father

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Toki Pona

Etymology

Georgian: მამა (mama); father. Created by Sonja Lang pre-pu.

Pronunciation

(Toki Pona) IPA: /ˈma.ma/

Content Word

ma

1. parent, father, mother, creator, originator
2. sire, nanny, parent, take care of