We hope that you mothers and expectant mothers had a wonderful Mother’s Day yesterday!
Minneapolis is a diverse place. In the neighborhoods surrounding our birth center, over 20% of people are foreign born. It is claimed that there are over 100 primary languages spoken in these neighborhoods!
Through this diversity of language and culture, motherhood is a common experience that is shared among women from all walks of life. We see this in how every language has a word for mother.
Language | Mother |
Afrikaans | Moeder, Ma |
Albanian | Nënë, Mëmë |
Arabic | Ahm |
Belarusian | Matka |
Bolognese | Mèder |
Bosnian/ Bulgarian | Majka |
Brazilian/Portuguese | Mãe |
Chechen | Nana |
Croatian | Mati, Majka |
Czech | Abatyse |
Danish | Mor |
Dutch | Moeder, Moer |
English | Mother, Mama, Mom |
Finnish | Äiti |
French | Mère, Maman |
German | Mutter |
Greek | Màna |
Hawaiian | Makuahine |
Hindi | Ma, Maji |
Hungarian | Anya, Fu |
Icelandic | Móðir |
Indonesian | Induk, Ibu, Biang, Nyokap |
Irish | Máthair |
Italian | Madre, Mamma |
Japanese | Okaasan, Haha |
Judeo/Spanish | Madre |
Latin | Mater |
Macedonian | Majka |
Marathi | Aayi |
Mongolian | eh |
Norwegian | Madre |
Oromo | Haadha |
Ojibwe | Nimaamaa |
Persian | Madr, Maman |
Polish | Matka, Mama |
Portuguese | Mãe |
Punjabi | Mai, Mataji, Pabbo |
Romanian | Mama, Maica |
Russian | Mat’ |
Serbian | Majka |
Slovak | Mama, Matka |
Somali | Hooyo |
Spanish | Madre, Mamá, Mami |
Swedish | Mamma, Mor, Morsa |
Swiss/German | Mueter |
Turkish | Anne, Ana, Valide |
Ukrainian | Mati |
Urdu | Ammee |
Welsh | Mam |
Yiddish | Muter |
Zeneize | Moæ |