Ukama
Ambuya
Grandmother
What it means
One's grandmother; also used, in another sense, for a mother-in-law.
Anodaidzwa kuti
Muzukuru
Verenga zvimwe
DzoseBabamukuruThe father's older brother; in Shona custom treated as something close to a...BabamuniniThe father's younger brother; likewise treated as something close to a second...SekuruThe mother's brother; the same term used for a grandfather is extended to a...TeteThe father's sister; holds an important ceremonial role, particularly in...