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jamii - family Swahili
Hi Swahili Learners! 😃
➡ In today's lesson we will learn some useful words related to Family Members in Swahili.
Happy learning!
Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson: Feelings and Emotions, Parts of the Body, Animal & Body.
Family words[edit | edit source]
| English | swahili |
|---|---|
| baby | mtoto mchanga |
| boy | mtoto wa kiume |
| brother | kaka |
| child / children | mtoto / watoto |
| dad | baba |
| daughter(s) | binti / mabinti |
| father | baba |
| friend(s) | rafiki / marafiki |
| girl | mtoto wa kike |
| grandfather | babu |
| grandmother | nyanya, bibi |
| guest(s) | mgeni / wageni |
| husband | mume |
| lover(s) | mpenzi / wapenzi |
| maternal aunt | mama mdogo, mama mkubwa |
| maternal uncle(s) | mjomba / wajomba |
| mom | mama |
| mother | mama |
| neighbor(s) | jirani / majirani |
| parents | wazazi |
| paternal aunt(s) | shangazi / mashangazi |
| paternal uncle | baba mdogo, baba mkubwa |
| relative(s) | ndugu |
| sister(s) | dada |
| son(s) | mwana / wana |
| twin(s) | pacha / mapacha |
| wife / wives | mke / wake |
Videos[edit | edit source]
Family Members in Swahili[edit | edit source]
The Names of Family Members in Kiswahili[edit | edit source]
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- Fruits
- Countries and Continents
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- Useful Sentenses
- Languages Lugha
- Days of the Week
- Adjectives
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