Kinship terms

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Shona kinship terms and who calls whom what.

BabaOne's father.AmaiOne's mother.SekuruOne's grandfather.AmbuyaOne's grandmother; also used, in another sense, for a mother-in-law.BabamukuruThe father's older brother; in Shona custom treated as something close to a second father.BabamuniniThe father's younger brother; likewise treated as something close to a second father.SekuruThe mother's brother; the same term used for a grandfather is extended to a maternal...TeteThe father's sister; holds an important ceremonial role, particularly in marriage and...AmaiguruThe mother's older sister.AmaininiThe mother's younger sister.AmbuyaThe mother of one's spouse.TezvaraThe father of one's spouse.MukomaAn older sibling of either the same or an adjacent generation, depending on context.SisiAn older sister.Munin'inaA younger sibling.MurumeOne's husband.MukadziOne's wife.MwanaA baby, or a child in relation to a parent.MukundaOne's daughter.MwanakomanaOne's son.MusikanaA girl, generally an unmarried young woman.MukomanaA boy, generally an unmarried young man.MuzukuruA nephew is a son of a person's sibling, and a niece is a daughter of a person's...HanzvadziThe term a person uses for a sibling of the opposite sex; in the classificatory kinship...MurooraA son's wife, regarded as belonging to her husband's whole family.MukuwashaA daughter's husband, who owes his wife's family lasting duties of assistance and respect.VamweneAn alternate term for a husband's mother, used especially by a daughter-in-law; distinct...MuramuA spouse's brother or sister; the relationship allows a joking, teasing familiarity...SahwiraA close non-blood friend bound to a family by a lasting covenant of mutual help, who...NevanjiThe relative who inherits a deceased person's name, role, or responsibilities, such as a...

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