Umdeni nezihlobo (Extended family) Flashcards
parent(s)
umzali / abazali
relative(s)
isihlobo / izihlobo
mother’s brother (uncle)
umalume
mother’s brother’s wife (aunt by marriage)
umalumekazi
father’s elder brother (uncle)
ubabomkhulu
father’s younger brother (uncle)
ubabomncane
father’s sister (aunt)
ubabekazi / u-anti
mother’s older sister (aunt)
umamkhulu
mother’s younger sister (aunt)
umamncane
cousin
umzala
nephew / niece
umshana(kazi)
grandchild
umzukulu
daughter
indodakazi
daughter-in-law
umakoti / umalokazana / umlobokazi
son
indodana
son-in-law
umkhwenyana
wife’s mother (mother-in-law)
umkhwekazi
husband’s mother (mother-in-law)
umamezala
husband’s father (father-in-law)
ubabezala
mother
umama
father
ubaba
grandfather
umkhulu
grandmother
ugogo
(my/our) sister
usisi / udade(wethu)