Q1.
‘Papa’ is a commonly used word in English to address one’s ‘father’. Say aloud the word you use for ‘father’ in your language. Make a list of such words in your notebook. Share them with the class.
Answer
How to do it:
- Say aloud the word you use at home for your father.
- Write it in your notebook, first in your own script and then in English letters.
- Ask five classmates what they say at home, and add their words to your list.
- Read your list to the class, saying each word clearly.
Sample answer — a list from one classroom:
| Language | Word for ‘father’ | Language | Word for ‘father’ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindi | pitaji, papa, babuji | Tamil | appa |
| Bengali | baba | Telugu | nanna |
| Marathi | baba | Kannada | appa |
| Gujarati | bapuji | Malayalam | achan |
| Punjabi | bapu, pita ji | Odia | bapa |
| Assamese | deuta | Urdu | abbu, walid |
| Kashmiri | mool | Santali | apa |
What to notice: Many of these words begin with the sounds p, b or a — papa, bapu, baba, appa, abbu. These are the easiest sounds for a small baby to make, so in language after language they became the word for ‘father’. Different languages, but the same first sounds.