Grandmother definition in English

Grandmother is the mother of one’s father or mother.

Grandmother/ grandma in Swahili

Nyanya is the most common word for grandmother/grandma in Swahili.

Nyanya is pronounced as nyah-NYAH.

Example

Nyanya yangu ni mgonjwa. (My grandmother is ill.)

Nyanya yangu anapika chakula kitamu sana. (My grandmother cooks very delicious food.)

Bibi: Bibi is also another Swahili word for “grandmother.” It is pronounced bee-BEE.

Example

Nampenda sana bibi yangu. (I love my grandmother so much.)

Nitaenda kwa bibi yangu kesho. (I’m going to my grandmother tomorrow.)

Nana: Nana is also another Swahili word for grandmother. It is pronounced as: na-na.

Example

Nana yangu ananipikia. (My grandmother cooks for me.)

Mama mkuu: Another word for grandmother in Swahili is mama mkuu, in swahili it means “a mother who gave birth to your mother or father.”

Example

Mama mkuu wangu alikuwa mtu mzuri sana. (My grandmother was a very good person.)

Maana ya nyanya katika Kiswahili/ Nyanya definition in Swahili

Ni mzazi wa kike aliyemzaa baba au mama. (It is the female parent who gave birth to the father or mother.)

Synonyms for grandmother in Swahili. Visawe vya nyanya:

• Bibi
• Nana
• Mama mkuu