Swahili Vocabulary: Family and friends

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Swahili language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Swahili with their translation in English, on the topic of family and friends. Ideal to help you boost your Swahili vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	SWAHILI
the great-grandfather	babu mkubwa
the great grandmother	bibi mkubwa
the grandfather	babu
the grandmother	bibi
the grandson	mjukuu
the granddaughter	mjukuu
the grandchildren	wajukuu
the father	baba
the mother	mama
the parents	wazazi
the child	mtoto
the children	watoto
the son	mwana
the daughter	binti
a baby	mtoto
a teenager	kijana
the adults	watu wazima
the brother	ndugu
the sister	dada
half-brother	ndugu wa kambo
half-sister	dada wa kambo
a twin	pacha
the uncle	mjomba
the aunt	shangazi
the cousin	binamu
the nephew	mpwa
the niece	mpwa
a friend	rafiki
the boyfriend	mpenzi
the girlfriend	mpenzi
the fiancé	mchumba
the groom	bwana harusi
the husband	mume
the wife	mke
the parents-in-law	wakwe
father-in-law	baba mkwe
the mother-in-law	mama mkwe
the brother-in-law	shemeji
the sister-in-law	shemeji
the son-in-law	mkwe
the daughter-in-law	mkwe
a family member	mwanafamilia
adopted	antog
only son	mwana pekee

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