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 other languages
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