Mother in different languages: Msg for Ms. Pat Moore

["K. B. Kale" <kbkale@CBN.NET.ID>]

Dear Pat,
I sent this msg twice to your e-mail address above but it bounced back. So
sending on the open net. Hope you get it....
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Here are words for "mother" in the following languages:
["aa" indicates pronunciation like "a" in "alpha"]
Hindi: Maa (with an added nasal pronunciation)
Marathi: Aai *
Gujerati: Baa *
Kannada: Taayi *
Indonesian: Ibu (Also in Malaysian)
French: mère (with a "l'acsent grave" on the first e)
Japanese: Haahaa (when you refer to your mother while talking to others.)
           : Okaasaan" or "Okaasaamaa (When you address your own mother)
* Marathi, Gujerati and Kannada are regional languages of three states in
India, viz. Maharashtra, Gujerat and Karnataka respectively.
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K. B. KALE
JAKARTA, INDONESIA
<kbkale@cbn.net.id>