How do you call mother in your language ?

Question

if you aren't British of course?
i call: mãe !

Answer 1

mãe ...

Answer 2

In almost all the languages in the world, the word for mother starts with 'm' or contains 'm'. I have always wondered about it. I suppose this is because a mother is the main caregiver, and the 'm' sound is most easily made by a baby. If there are any other theories about this, I would like to hear them.

Answer 3

Here are a couple of ways of calling mother in the Philippines. In the north, Nanang and Inang. In the south, Inay and Nanay. Modern day Filipinos would be Mom, Mama, Mommy and Mother.

Answer 4

In Fulfulde (the language of the Fulani), it's Daada.
In Hausa, it's Mama, as in most languages.
In Bambara (the main language of Mali), it's Ba.
In Fante (spoken in Ghana), it's Maame.

I'm actually English, but I lived in West Africa for a total of 17 years.

Answer 5

Mother.

Answer 6

In American English: Mom

In Québec French: Maman

Answer 7

Mom = English
Mama = Spanish
Mama = Russian

Answer 8

I was born in Malta and we call our mothers over there ma.I live in the UK now because I'm married to an English man and over here we call them mum.

Answer 9

MaTb- mother in Russian sounds like mah-ch.
In sign language you extend all your fingers so your hand looks like a fan, and put the thumb to the chin and extend it forward from the chin.

Answer 10

Mama, Mamita, Mami.

Answer 11

my daughter calls me in German "mutti"
I call my mother mom or mommy but in the country I live, Japan, here are a few ways:
haha, hahaue, okaa-san, okaa-chan, ka-san, ka-chan, mama, okaasama, o ka, okayan, ofukuro, ofukuro-san, and hahaoya meaning female parent when talking to someone else about your mother... so there is a list, and probably I've missed several if we start using dialects!