Languages
She speaks to your mother in your mother's tongue.
Meenira speaks eleven Indian languages — not a translation, the real thing, with the respectful forms and each language's own word for mother. Pick a language below to hear a sample call and read it with an English translation.
In most of these languages the words change shape depending on who is speaking and who is being spoken to. The verb your father uses is not the verb your mother uses; the way you address an elder is not the way you address a friend. Meenira knows the difference, and she calls your mother by the word your family does: Bou in Odisha, Aai in Maharashtra, Bebe in Punjab, Amma in the south.
| Language | What she calls your mother | Sample call |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | माँ (Maa) | Hear it |
| Bengali | মা (Ma) | Coming soon |
| Marathi | आई (Aai) | Coming soon |
| Telugu | అమ్మా (Amma) | Hear it |
| Tamil | அம்மா (Amma) | Hear it |
| Gujarati | બા (Ba) | Coming soon |
| Kannada | ಅಮ್ಮ (Amma) | Coming soon |
| Malayalam | അമ്മ (Amma) | Hear it |
| Punjabi | ਬੇਬੇ (Bebe) | Hear it |
| Odia | ବୋଉ (Bou) | Hear it |
| Assamese | মা (Ma) | Coming soon |
All eleven sample calls can be played on the home page today. Six languages have a page of their own so far; the rest are being added three at a time.
If she switches language mid-call
Many parents move between their own language, Hindi and English in one sentence. Meenira begins in the language you chose and follows your parent: if your mother answers in Hindi or English, Meenira replies in that language and stays in it as long as she does.
Your summary is in English
Whatever language the call is in, the message you receive and the notes on your Home page are in plain English, with the parent's own words kept in their script where they matter.