Family, People and Pronouns Flashcards
(31 cards)
How do you say “I / Me”
Ndi / Njye [N-dee / N-jeh]
How do you say “You” (Singular)?
Wowe [Woh-weh]
How do you say “He / She”?
We / Uyu [Weh / Oo-yoo]
How do you say “we”?
Twebwe [Tweh-bweh]
How do you say “You” (plural)?
Mwebwe [Mweh-bweh]
How do you say “they”?
Bo / Babo [Boh / Bah-boh]
How do you say “Family”?
Umuryango [Oo-moo-ryan-go]
How do you say “Father”?
Papa / Data [Pah-pah / Dah-tah]
How do you say “Mother”?
Mama / Nyina [Mah-mah / Nyi-nah]
How do you say “son”?
Umuhungu [Oo-moo-hoon-goo]
How do you say “daughter”?
Umukobwa [Oo-moo-koh-bwah]
How do you say “Child”?
Umwana [Oo-mwah-nah]
How do you say “brother”?
Musaza [Moo-sah-zah]
How do you say “sister”?
Mushiki [Moo-shee-kee]
How do you say “husband”?
Umugabo [Oo-moo-gah-bo]
How do you say “wife”?
Umugore [Oo-moo-goh-reh]
How do you say “parents”?
Ababyeyi [Ah-bah-bye-yee]
How do you say “cousin”?
Mushiki wanjye / Musaza wanjye [Moo-shee-kee wahn-jeh / Moo-sah-zah wahn-jeh]
How do you say “grandmother”?
Nyogokuru [Nyoh-goh-koo-roo]
How do you say “Grandfather”?
Sekuru [Seh-koo-roo]
How do you say “Man”?
Umugabo [Oo-moo-gah-bo]
How do you say “woman”?
Umugore [Oo-moo-goh-reh]
How do you say “friend”?
Inshuti [Een-shoo-tee]
How do you say “neighbour”?
Umuturanyi [Oo-moo-too-rah-nyee]