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From: mmar@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Mitchell Marks)
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Subject: re: false cognates (actually universal tendencies for mother/father words)
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Date: Sat, 6-Jul-85 02:00:23 EDT
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Sorry if this is not of general interest.  I tried a direct reply, but it
didn't get through.

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This isn't exactly on your false cognates question, but on the
mother/father generalization.  I think R. Jakobsen gets the credit
for suggesting it, before there even were any psycholinguists.
   In any case, Georgian provides a wonderful exception.  They have
`mama' meaning father and `deda' meaning mother!

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            -- Mitch Marks @ UChicago 
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