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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Grandmother #51412 01/01/2002 11:57 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 In Maaori, grandmother is tipuna wahine ... The Maaori word for grandfather is koro. How odd that one would be so much longer than the other. Max, is there any story behind this? Ayleurs, are there other languages with a like disparity? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Grandmother Angel 01/01/2002 7:37 PM Re: Grandmother wwh 01/01/2002 8:31 PM En Español consuelo 01/01/2002 8:53 PM Re: Grandmother wow 01/01/2002 9:15 PM . Max Quordlepleen 01/01/2002 11:05 PM Re: Grandmother Keiva 01/01/2002 11:57 PM . Max Quordlepleen 01/02/2002 1:07 AM . Max Quordlepleen 01/02/2002 6:31 PM Re: Grandmother Bingley 01/17/2002 5:07 AM Re: Grandmother Sparteye 01/01/2002 10:42 PM Re: Grandmother nancyk 01/02/2002 2:46 AM Re: Grandmother in Italy emanuela 01/02/2002 8:09 AM Re: Grandfother in Italy wwh 01/17/2002 2:32 PM Re: Grandmother of troy 01/02/2002 1:07 PM Re: Grandmother WhitmanO'Neill 01/02/2002 4:00 PM Re: Grandmother Angel 01/03/2002 1:29 PM Re: Grandmother musick 01/03/2002 6:45 PM A grandmother by any other name... wofahulicodoc 01/04/2002 12:58 AM Re: A grandmother by any other name... francais31415 01/17/2002 1:12 AM Re: Grandmother Bean 01/17/2002 12:03 PM Re: Grandmother Angel 01/24/2002 12:58 PM Re: Grandmother -- Congratulations wow 01/24/2002 2:50 PM Congrats. Kids=fun, zodiacs aside :-) (nt) Bryan Hayward 01/24/2002 11:35 PM Re: Grandmother Sparteye 01/24/2002 3:49 PM Re: Grandmother Jackie 01/24/2002 4:22 PM Re: Grandmother Fiberbabe 01/24/2002 4:57 PM Re: Grandmother nancyk 01/25/2002 1:30 AM Re: Grandmother wwh 01/25/2002 2:30 AM Re: Grandmother Bobyoungbalt 01/25/2002 2:37 AM Re: Grandmother WhitmanO'Neill 01/25/2002 3:16 AM Re: Grandmother Jackie 01/25/2002 12:35 PM Re: Grandmother Flatlander 01/25/2002 12:52 PM Grandfather Sparteye 01/25/2002 3:29 PM Re: Grandfather belMarduk 01/26/2002 2:28 AM Re: Grandmother Bingley 01/26/2002 11:28 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,310 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,158 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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