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Old 2013-01-20, 15:24   Link #6625
Vexx
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Age: 66
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Originally Posted by Kudryavka View Post
Why is mother "mama" in about every language?
It is a matter of linguistics and that "ma" is one of the first syllables a baby can pronounce. Babies come equipped to make every sound of every language on Earth. They listen and by the time they're 2 or 3, they've unwired all the sounds not in their native language.
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