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Northern English



And Northern Irish.


Personally I hear 'ma' more in Northern Ireland, never heard 'mam' (although maybe I am mishearing).

mam - https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mam#English

ma - https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ma#English


I heard `mammy` on Derry Girls which is supposed to be an Irish show.


Yeah, my Irish family say 'mammy'.


Ah, cool




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