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我们都知道，汉语中“爸爸”的发音是baba，而妈妈的发音是mama，我们也同样知道英语口语中妈妈的发音是mum，爸爸的发音是daddy。但是在其他语言中，“爸爸”和“妈妈”的发音也是极其相似的，例如，法语口语中爸爸的发音为papa，妈妈的发音为maman，阿拉伯语中的爸爸发音为baibai，妈妈的发音为mama，而西班牙语、意大利语、日语和德语中“爸爸”“妈妈”的发音都为papa和mama。
We all know, in Chinese language the pronunciation of father is ‘baba’,and ‘mama’ is the pronunciation of mother. we also know that in spoken English the pronunciation of mother is ‘mum’, and ‘daddy‘ is the pronunciation of father. In other languages, the words ‘father’ and ‘mother’ have a similar pronunciation as those in other languages. For example, in oral French, the pronunciation of father is ‘papa’, while mother’s pronunciation is ‘maman’. In Arabian language, the pronunciation of father is ‘baibai’, the pronunciation of mother is ‘mama’.In Spanish, Italian, Japanese and german language, the words ‘father’ and ‘mother’ all have the same pronunciation as ‘papa’ and ‘mama’.

从世界范围内来看，各种语言之间的差异甚远，但例外的是对“爸爸”“妈妈”发音是极其惊人的一致。目前，人类6000多种口语中有许多发音相近、意义类似的名词，特别是像“妈妈”和“爸爸”这类指代亲属的词。一些语言学家推测，这些词汇从古人类语言开始形成以来传承至今，至少已经被说了5万年。
On a worldwide basis, there are a lot of differences among various languages. The only exception is the surprisingly consistent pronunciation of the word ‘father’ and ‘mother’. At present human being has many Nouns of similar pronunciation and meaning, extant in more than 6000 spoken words, particularly, the words that indicate the relatives, like ‘mother’ and ‘father’. Some linguists assume that these words have been spoken for at least 50,ooo years up to now since the beginning of palaeanthropic language.
一些语言学家推测，这些词汇从古人类语言开始形成以来传承至今，至少已经被说了5万年。人类学家一直在通过各种方法推测人类最初的语言形式。法国语言学和史前人类学研究联合会的科学家曾对“爸爸”一词进行了考察。他们发现，人类现在的14个主要语系中基本上都存在这个词，而在71％的被研究语言中，“爸爸”一词的意思都是父亲或者是父亲一方的男性亲属。负责此项研究的科学家认为，对于“爸爸”在各种语言中的统一性可能只有一个解释：“爸爸”是人类祖先最先会说的一个词。各种语言之中，“爸爸”“妈妈”的发音极其相似，这主要是由婴儿发音的特点和对温饱基本本能需要的一致性造成的，“妈妈”是最简单的发音，是婴儿张嘴吐气的自然结果，第二个最简单的发音就是“爸爸”


Anthropologists always speculate the preliminary language form of human being. Scientists studying French linguistics and protohistory used to investigate the word ‘father’. They find that 14 major language systems of human being have this word.71% of studied languages; the word ‘father’ means father or male relatives on father’s side. Scientists in charge of this study believe that only one explanation can be used in the consistency of the word ‘father’ among various languages. The word ‘father’ is the very earliest word that our ancestors can speak. In different languages, the word ‘father’ has the similar pronunciation as the word ‘mother’ due to the consistency between the characteristics of infant vocalization and the fundamental requirement of food and clothing.The word ‘Mother’ has the simplest pronunciation, which is the natural consequence of aspiration. The second simplest pronunciation is father.

We all know that the pronunciations of father and mother are respectively “baba” and “mama” in Chinese. We also know that in oral English they say mum and daddy. However, in other languages, the pronunciations of father and mother are similar to each other. For example, in French, the father sounds like “papa” and the mother sounds like “maman”; in Arabic, the pronunciation of father is “baibai” and mother is “mama”. And so do Spanish, Italian, Japanese and German.
Seeing globally, the pronunciation of each language is essentially different from others, except for that of “baba” and “mama”. At present, there are many nouns of more than 6000 oral languages similar to each other in both sound and meaning. Especially the words mean a member of a family, such as father and mother. Some linguists predict that these words already have been used for 50000 years at least since the ancient language of human beings appeared till now. The scientists of French Linguistics and Protohistory Research Association have ever studied on the word “daddy”. They found that in the 14 main existent language families all have this word. And in 71% of the studied languages, “baba” always means the father or the male relative of father. The scientists who take charge of this research think that there is only one explanation of the unity of “daddy” in each kind of language. That is “daddy” is the first word which the ancient started to speak. In each language, the sound of “daddy” is similar to “mommy”. These may be mainly caused by the unity of the characters of the infants’ pronunciation and the instinctive demand for food. “Mama” is the simplest sound and it’s the result of the infant’s open-mouth breath. The second simplest word is “baba”.


参考文献：我自己翻译的，虽然有不足，但至少比机译要好一点。

On translating Homer 'We all know that Chinese in "Dad" pronunciation is baba, and her mother's pronunciation is mama, we also know that the mother of Spoken English pronunciation is mum, and my father's pronunciation is daddy. But in other languages, the "father" and "mother" is extremely similar to the pronunciation of, for example, French spoken in his father's pronounced papa, her mother's pronunciation for maman, the father of Arabic pronunciation for baibai, her mother's voice for mama, and the Spanish, Italian , Japanese and German "father" and "mother" of all the pronunciation and MAMA papa.
From a worldwide perspective, the differences between the various languages is far, but the exception is the "father" and "mother" pronunciation is extremely alarming consistency. Currently, more than 6,000 kinds of human oral there are many similar pronunciation, meaning similar terms, in particular as "Mom" and "Dad" These words refer to the relatives. Some linguists speculated that these terms ancient human language has begun to take shape since the inheritance, has been said that at least five million years. Anthropologists have been through a variety of methods speculate human form of the original language. French Linguistics and Prehistoric Anthropology Research Consortium scientists had "Dad" for the inspection. They found that the mankind is now in 14 major languages the word basically exist, and in 71% of the study languages, "Daddy" is the meaning of the father or the paternal side male relatives. The study, scientists believe, "Daddy" in various languages in unity there is only one possible explanation: "Father" is the first human ancestors would say one word. In various languages, "Dad," "Mom" sounds very similar, largely by the characteristics and baby pronunciation basic instinct of food and clothing needs of the consistency, "Mom" is the most simple pronunciation, baby-mouth ASSET is the natural result, the second is the simplest pronunciation "Daddy"