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VLEXICONS · PONTICΛΕΞΙΚΑ · ΠΟΝΤΙΑΚΑDraft under review
NOUN · KINSHIP AND FAMILY
μαμμή
mammi
ONE SOURCE
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Compiled and edited by Kyriakos Gold, with meanings written by him. Each entry is attested by the published sources it names. The entries have not yet been reviewed by the editorial board.
IN STANDARD GREEKγιαγιά
IN ENGLISHgrandmother
ORIGIN, AS THE SOURCE GIVES ITAncient Greek μάμμη
CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
PLACEOf region, Muslim-speaking Romeyka; original excerpt incompletely accessible
SOURCE 1Peter Mackridge (1999), Η ελληνοφωνία στην περιοχή του Όφη (Πόντος), indexed excerpt, discussion of Ofis kinshipopen
COMPILED BYKyriakos Gold (2026), Pontic Lexicon. Compiled and edited, with meanings written by the compiler.
PRONUNCIATIONThe source gives no IPA. We do not fill it in from guesswork.