Talk:mama
From Toki Pona
raising a kid is what makes you a parent, not conceiving the kid.
a person who watches over, nourishes and protects ...
To procreate (offspring) as the male parent.
{vt}
- to procreate
- to nurture
to act as a parent to To watch over, nourish, and protect maternally.
give birth to, to father
- ancestor;
2 a person from whom one is descended; ancestor, matriarch, patriarch
- elder; a person old enough to be a grandparent
a person who is at least one generation older
a member of an older generation within a family or people
mama suli = an important or notable ancestor, often mentioned or taking a lot of place in the collective memory etc; patriarch, matriarch
mama sona = knowledgeable ancestor, elder mama mama also used for anybody old enough to be a grandparent
elder, grandparent, ancestor
parent of a pata a person from the generation of the speaker's parents or older a relative of the generation of one's parents person of a generation older than the speaker, a person who is one generation older
elder; (venerable) = mama sona, mama sewi
a member of an older generation person at least one generation older old person
N originator
origin?, source?
MOD kulupu mama = family
related by blood, marriage or adoption
jan mama = a relative
relative = One related by kinship, common origin, or marriage.
kinship not only by blood, but also by marriage, adoption, or living together etc.
Connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage.
a person connected by blood or marriage
"transmitter of memes" too
{named} (when the ancestor's name becomes the name of the people, the originator can be called mama to avoid ambiguity)
what about: cause? reason? sike mama = egg
wawa/ken unpa = fertility?
telo mama = motherly fluid = milk
telo unpa = sperm
kulupu mama = family, tribe, clan
MAMA PARENT mama parent mama mother mama father mama of the parent mama parental mama maternal mama fatherly kulupu mama family mama ma Nature (personified) mama mama grandparent mama meli mother mama mije father nena lili pi nena mama nipples nena mama breasts pini pi nena mama nipple sike mama egg telo mama jan human breast milk telo mama soweli dairy milk from cows (goats)
god = mama sewi (up-high father)
A woman who holds a position of authority or responsibility similar to that of a mother: ?
