The following are the proper titles of immediate and extended family members:
|
Kiswahili |
|
|
Jamaa/familia |
Family |
|
Mwanamke |
Woman |
|
Mwanaume |
Man |
|
Msichana |
Girl |
|
Mvulana |
Boy |
|
Kijana |
Young person |
|
Mzazi |
Parent |
|
Mzee |
Elder |
|
Mume |
Husband |
|
Mke/Bibi |
Wife |
|
Bin |
Son of |
|
Binti |
Daughter of |
|
Baba |
Father |
|
Mama |
Mother |
|
Kaka |
Brother |
|
Dada |
Sister |
|
Ndugu |
Sibling |
|
Mtoto/Watoto |
Child/Children |
|
Mjomba/Ami |
Uncle |
|
Shangazi |
Aunt |
|
Binamu |
Cousin |
|
Mpwa |
Nephew |
|
Babu |
Grandfather |
|
Nyanya/Bibi |
Grandmother |
|
Mjukuu |
Grandchild |
|
Kitukuu |
Great Grandchild |
|
Mkwe [baba mkwe & mama
mkwe] |
In-law [father-in-law &
mother-in-law] |
|
Shemeji/Mwamu |
Relative by marriage |
|
Kifungua mimba |
Firstborn |
|
Kitinda mimba |
Last born |
|
Baba wa kambo |
Non-biological-father |
|
Mama wa kambo |
Non-biological-mother |
Mifano katika sentensi
1. Nina ndugu watano. [I have five siblings]
2. Baba na mama yako bado wako hai? [Are your father and mother still alive?]
3. Ndio, bado wako hai. [Yes, they are still alive.]
4. Babu yako ana miaka mingapi? [How old is your grandfather?]
5. Babu yangu ana miaka themanini na minane. [My grandfather is eighty-eight years old.]
6. Familia yetu ilisafiri jana. [Our family travelled yesterday.]
7. Babu na nyanya waliwaona wajukuu wao. [Grandfather and grandmother saw their grandchildren.]
8. Mtoto wa dada yangu ni mgonjwa. [My sister’s child is sick.]
9.
Dada yako anaitwa
nani? [What is your sister's name?]
Exercise:
Write a passage talking about your family members. Include the extended members as well.