As nouns the difference between amia and amma
is that amia is the bowfin, Amia calva while amma is mother.
amia
English
Noun
(
en noun)
The bowfin, Amia calva .
----
amma
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .
Usage notes
* Widely used in English-speaking expat communities.
See also
* amah
Etymology 2
(
lena) amma, probably of interjectional or imitative origin: compare (
etyl) ama, German Amme, nurse, Basque (
ama) mother, (
etyl), (
etyl).