Re: Does every language family contain one with "ma-" "da-" "ta-" words for parents?
| From: | Daniel Hicken <daniel_hicken@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, May 11, 2006, 14:22 |
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While I was only able to glance at the whole thread, it is interesting
that nearly all of them use the principle stops of a baby, /m/, /d/,
/t/, /b/, /p/. Even the Euskaran example of /aita/ has the vocalic with
the stop attached. Interesting. Which leaves one to wonder, did the
"short names" of mama, papa, dada, etc. come from babies? Curious!
Daniel Hicken
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