"Mama kaa"

Translation:Mother, sit

April 29, 2017

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/killearn

Since kukaa also means to stay, should 'mother stay' not also be a valid answer?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/BenMack8

Why can't I put "Mother sit down"? There is no difference in the meaning


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/billhatcher

Could mama also be translated simply as mama, keeping essentially the same meaning?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AGreatUserName

I suppose so, but saying "mama" in English is reasonably uncommon in most dialects, but it's often a family-by-family thing, like how my grandmother was "nanna", not "grandma" or "granny" or any of the other possible words. So, yeah, I guess ... but then that kind of opens it up to "mommy", "mummy", "mammy", "mumsy", "momma", "momma bear" and whatever other words people call their mothers. I have a feeling that "mother", "mum" and "mom" are basically enough.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/savannalope

I had the some question, I think it should be able to be translated as Mama as well


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/frank856835

mama sit is not acceptable????why


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Konrad-Michal

What does mother sit mean in English?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/BurleighBl

It's a command to your mom to sit down.

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