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Find out how the sweetest word 'Mother' is said in different languages around the world!! In case, you know of a way of saying mother in language we missed out please help us enhance this page by writing to us. We shall acknowledge your valuable contribution by writing your name along with the translation of 'mother'. Language Mother Afrikaans Moeder, Ma Albanian N'n', M'm' Arabic Ahm Aragones Mai Asturian Ma Aymara Taica Azeri (Latin Script) Ana Basque Ama Belarusan Matka Bergamasco Mder Bolognese Mder Bosnian Majka Brazilian Portuguese Me Bresciano Madr Breton Mamm Bulgarian Majka Byelorussian Macii Calabrese Matre, Mamma Cal- Bata, Dai Catalan Mare Cebuano Inahan, Nanay Chechen Nana Croatian Mati, Majka Czech Abatyse Danish Mor Dutch Moeder, Moer Dzorati Mre English Mother, Mama, Mom Esperanto Patrino, Panjo Estonian Ema Faeroese M-ir Finnish iti Flemish Moeder French Mre, Maman Frisian Emo, Em, Kantaiti, iti Furlan Mari Galician Nai German Mutter Greek Mna Griko Salentino, Mna Hawaiian Makuahine Hindi - Ma, Maji Hungarian Anya, Fu Icelandic M-ir Ilongo Iloy, Nanay, Nay Indonesian Induk, Ibu, Biang, Nyokap Irish Mthair Italian Madre, Mamma Japanese Okaasan, Haha Judeo Spanish Madre Kannada Amma Kurdish Kurmanji Daya Ladino Uma Latin Mater Leonese Mai Ligurian Maire Limburgian Moder, Mojer, Mam Lingala Mama Lithuanian Motina Lombardo Occidentale Madar Lunfardo Vieja Macedonian Majka Malagasy Reny Malay Emak Maltese Omm Mantuan Madar Maori Ewe, Haakui Mapunzugun uke, uque Marathi Aayi Mongolian `eh Mudns Medra, mama Neapolitan Mamma Norwegian Madre Occitan Maire Old Greek Mytyr Parmigiano Mdra Persian Madr, Maman Piemontese Mare Polish Matka, Mama Portuguese Me Punjabi Mai, Mataji, Pabo Quechua Mama Rapanui Matu'a Vahine Reggiano Mdra Romagnolo Mder Romanian Mama, Maica Romansh Mamma Russian Mat' Saami Eadni Samoan Tina Sardinian (Limba Sarda Unificada) Mama Sardinian Campidanesu Mamai Sardinian Logudoresu Madre, Mamma Serbian Majka Shona Amai Sicilian Matri Slovak Mama, Matka Slovenian Mti Spanish Madre, Mam, Mami Swahili Mama, Mzazi, Mzaa Swedish Mamma, Mor, Morsa Swiss German Mueter Telegu Amma Triestino Mare Turkish Anne, Ana, Valide Turkmen Eje Ukrainian Mati Urdu Ammee Valencian Mare Venetian Mare Viestano Mamm' Vietnamese me Wallon Mre Welsh Mam Yiddish Muter Zeneize Mo