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[–] TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

This is what I’ve heard as well. Ba/~~Da~~/Ma/Pa are the first sounds we interpret as “words” coming from babies.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 44 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My first words were "boba" and "kiki" but my parents were both abstract two-dimensional shapes so that might have affected things.

[–] gooballer@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

not Da as that is not bilabial

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 4 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

What about dad's labia?

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 30 minutes ago) (3 children)

Is Ma?

According to (German) Wikipedia M is not part of the list of bilabial sounds

Edit: I'm told, I'm just blind, so forget it o⁠:⁠-⁠)

[–] gooballer@lemmy.today 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

how is M not a bilabial sound!?

a bilabial consanant is one made with only your lips.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_bilabial_nasal

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 1 points 20 hours ago

Args, actually wanted to comment here

https://sopuli.xyz/comment/25031727

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you can make an ‘m’ sound with only one lip I would certainly like to hear it.

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 29 minutes ago) (1 children)

I was thinking the same

But I've never heard that word before and just looked it up in Wikipedia. And there they state to list all of them, but I didn't see an 'm' - which I would put in as well, if I understood the definition correctly

That's my point, I'm not sure, if I miss something here or the article just isn't correct/complete

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilabial

Edit: seems, I'm just blind

[–] wieson@feddit.org 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 1 points 30 minutes ago* (last edited 28 minutes ago)

Ah, sorry, war blind o⁠:⁠-⁠)

Danke!