Well I have noticed the parents saying that to the kids I teach when they come to pick them up ya baba, ya mama
Do you find it weird?
What do you teach?
No I don't find it weird. I never gave it much thought until one of my friends noticed and then he asked me why my mum called me mama. I realised I couldn't explain the reason myself
No I don't find it weird. I never gave it much thought until one of my friends noticed and then he asked me why my mum called me mama. I realised I couldn't explain the reason myself
I teach Arabic/Quran to kids on the weekends.
I guess they say it to show affection, and from what I have seen it seems more prevalent in Levantian families. I haven't seen the Sudanese or Egyptian families use it.