Maame
The Twi word for mom is Maame.
The phrase is used to refer to a person's female parent.
Which one should you use?
Maame and Maa are both informal ways to say mom, whereas Ɛna is the form used in formal contexts.
Did you know?
- In traditional Akan culture, the 'mother's side' of the family is the primary source of inheritance and lineage, making the role of the Maame central to legal and social identity.
- The term Maame can also refer to a female deity or a spiritual mother in certain traditional Akan beliefs.
- If you call a woman Maame in a marketplace, you might not be calling her your mother, but rather showing her respect as an elder or a woman of status.
Examples in context
- Maame, medaaseMom, thank you.
- Maame bɛba fie.Mom will come home.
- Me maame yɛ ɔdwumafoɔ.My mom is a worker.
Example conversation
Afia and Kwesi are talking about their family.
- AfiaKwesi, wo Maame kɔɔ fie?Kwesi, did your mom go home?
- KwesiAane, ɔkɔɔ fie.Yes, she went home.
- AfiaMe Maame nso rekɔ saa.My mom is also going there.
- KwesiƐyɛThat is fine.
