Family words in Xhosa

Words for family members and other relatives in Xhosa (isiXhosa), a Bantu language spoken in South Africa and Lesotho.

  Xhosa
family usapho
parents abazali
father ubawo; utata
mother umama
children bamntwana
son nyana
daughter intombi
husband umyeni
wife inkosikazi
brother ubhuti; ubhradha
umkhuluwa (older)
umninawa (younger)
sister usista; udade
uncle umalume
aunt udadobawo (father's sister)
umakazi (mother's sister)
cousin umzala
nephew umtshana
niece umtshana
grandfather utatomkhulu
grandmother umakhulu
grandson umzukulu
granddaughter umzukulu

Information about Xhosa | Phrases | Numbers | Colours | Family words | Tower of Babel | Books about Xhosa on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]

Information about family words in Xhosa
http://ilanguages.org/xhosa_vocabulary.php
https://quizlet.com/4600101/xhosa-people-and-family-flash-cards/
http://www.gononda.com/xhosa/

Family words in Bantu languages

Xhosa, Zulu

Family words in other languages

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