Binamu (Cousins)

Binamu (Cousin / Cousins)
For clarification, the German translation is used for the more distant cousinly terminologies since the official Swahili forms follow the German pattern of consanguinity. The English terms are abbreviated with a code. For example: 1Cousin-1 = First cousin once removed, 2Cousin-3 = Second cousin thrice removed, 3Cousin-4 = Third cousin four times removed, and so on and so forth. When translating from English and the exact relation is not known, one can use a more-direct form of translation (e.g.: First cousin twice removed > binamu wa kwanza wa kuondolewa mara mbili) Otherwise, it could turn out as either mjomba-mkubwa wa mbili or mpwa-mjukuu wa mbili. However, since in Swahili, familial terms usually extends across one single generation, it is best to use the chart above. The terms are in their most abbreviated forms, and for full clarification can be lengthened with hatua level/degree, such as: mpwa-kitukuu wa tano could also be written as mpwa-kitukuu wa hatua wa tano or mpwa-kitukuu wa hatua tano, and by the English system as binamu wa tano wa kuondolewa mara mbili fifth cousin twice removed. Also note that this chart features only the mother's side of the family, which is why mjomba uncle and mbiomba aunt are the terms used.)

Baba	Father
Babu	Grandfather
Babu-mkuu	Great-grandfather
Babu-mkuu-mkuu	Great-great-grandfather
Binamu wa kwanza	First cousin
Binamu wa mbili	Second cousin
Binamu wa nne	Third cousin
Binti	Daughter
Dada	Sister
Kaka	Brother
Kilembwe	Great-great-great-grandchild
Kilembwekeza	Great-great-great-great-grandchild
Kinying'inya	Great-great-grandchild
Kitojo	Great-great-great-great-great-grandchild
Kitukuu	Great-grandchild
Mama	Mother
Mbiomba	Aunt (maternal)
Mjomba	Uncle (generic & maternal)
Mjomba wa mbili	Onkel 2. Grades (1Cousin-1)
Mjomba wa nne	Onkel 4. Grades (3Cousin-1)
Mjomba wa tatu	Onkel 3. Grades (2Cousin-1)
Mjomba-mkubwa	Granduncle
Mjomba-mkubwa wa mbili	Großonkel 2. Grades (1Cousin-2)
Mjomba-mkubwa wa tatu	Großonkel 3. Grades (2Cousin-2)
Mjomba-mkubwa-mkuu	Great-granduncle
Mjomba-mkubwa-mkuu wa mbili	Urgroßonkel 2. Grades (1Cousin-3)
Mjomba-mkubwa-mkuu-mkuu	Great-great-granduncle
Mjomba-mkubwa-mkuu-mkuu-mkuu	Great-great-great-granduncle
Mjukuu	Grandchild
Mpwa	Nephew / Niece
Mpwa wa mbili	Neffe 2. Grades (1Cousin-1)
Mpwa wa nne	Neffe 4. Grades (3Cousin-1)
Mpwa wa tatu	Neffe 3. Grades (2Cousin-1)
Mpwa-kilembwe	Great-great-great-grandnephew
Mpwa-kilembwe wa mbili	Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 2. Grades (1Cousin-5)
Mpwa-kilembwe wa nne	Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 4. Grades (3Cousin-5)
Mpwa-kilembwe wa tatu	Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 3. Grades (2Cousin-5)
Mpwa-kilembwekeza	Great-great-great-great-grandnephew
Mpwa-kilembwekeza wa mbili	Ur-Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 2. Grades (1Cousin-6)
Mpwa-kilembwekeza wa nne	Ur-Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 4. Grades (3Cousin-6)
Mpwa-kilembwekeza wa tatu	Ur-Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 3. Grades (2Cousin-6)
Mpwa-kinying'inya	Great-great-grandnephew
Mpwa-kinying'inya wa mbili	Ur-Urgroßneffe 2. Grades (1Cousin-4)
Mpwa-kinying'inya wa nne	Ur-Urgroßneffe 4. Grades (3Cousin-4)
Mpwa-kinying'inya wa tatu	Ur-Urgroßneffe 3. Grades (2Cousin-4)
Mpwa-kitojo	Great-great-great-great-great-grandnephew
Mpwa-kitojo wa mbili	Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 2. Grades (1Cousin-7)
Mpwa-kitojo wa nne	Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 4. Grades (3Cousin-7)
Mpwa-kitojo wa tatu	Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 3. Grades (2Cousin-7)
Mpwa-kitukuu	Great-grandnephew
Mpwa-kitukuu wa mbili	Urgroßneffe 2. Grades (1Cousin-3)
Mpwa-kitukuu wa nne	Urgroßneffe 4. Grades (3Cousin-3)
Mpwa-kitukuu wa tatu	Urgroßneffe 3. Grades (2Cousin-3)
Mpwa-mjukuu	Grandnephew
Mpwa-mjukuu wa mbili	Großneffe 2. Grades (1Cousin-2)
Mpwa-mjukuu wa nne	Großneffe 4. Grades (3Cousin-2)
Mpwa-mjukuu wa tatu	Großneffe 3. Grades (2Cousin-2)
Mwana	Son
Nafsi	Self
Nyanya / Bibi	Grandmother
Nyanya-mkuu	Great-grandmother
Nyanya-mkuu-mkuu	Great-great-grandmother

Familia (Family)

Familia (Family)
(Notes: In this family tree, Daudi's relations are written in black, whereas the words for Imani's relation's are written in red. You can find others' relations written in various other colors which relate back to the family member with a circle of the same color situated to the right of their picture.)
Shangazi is a generic term one can use for aunt, when the exact relation is not known. Similarly, mjomba is used for uncle, while shemeji can be used to refer to basically any sibling-in-law, if the exact relation is not known. Shemeji is most approriately used when referring to a relation of the opposite sex through marriage, for example: Imani's husband's brother is her shemeji, because she is a woman, and the sibling-in-law relation is of the opposite sex. Likewise, Daudi's wife's sister is his shemeji, because he is a man and his wife's sister is of the opposite sex. Similarly, mlamu is used when referring to a relation of the same sex. Wifi is a specifically feminine word used for the husband's sister and brother's wife.)

Ami	Uncle (paternal)
Ami-mkubwa	Granduncle (paternal)
Baba	Father
Baba mkwe	Father-in-law
Baba wa kambo	Stepfather
Babu	Grandfather
Babu mkuu	Great-grandfather
Babu na bibi	Grandparents
Bibi / Nyanya	Grandmother
Binamu	Cousin (male)
Binti	Daughter
Binti mkwe	Daughter-in-law
Binti wa kambo	Stepdaughter
Bintiamu	Cousin (female)
Dada	Sister
Dada wa kambo	Stepsister
Halati	Aunt-in-law (mother's brother's wife)
Halati-mkubwa	Grandaunt-in-law (mother's uncle's wife)
Kaka	Brother
Kaka wa kambo	Stepbrother
Kinying'inya	Great-great-grandchild
Kitukuu	Great-grandchild
Kivyere wa kike	Child's mother-in-law
Kivyere wa kiume	Child's father-in-law
Mama	Mother
Mama mkwe	Mother-in-law
Mama wa kambo	Stepmother
Mbiomba	Aunt (maternal)
Mbiomba-mkubwa	Grandaunt (maternal)
Mhavile	Uncle-in-law (Father's sister's husband)
Mhavile-mkubwa	Granduncle-in-law (father's aunt's husband)
Mjomba	Uncle (maternal & generic term)
Mjomba-mkubwa	Granduncle (maternal)
Mjukuu wa kike	Granddaughter
Mjukuu wa kiume	Grandson
Mke	Wife
Mke wa zamani	Ex-wife
Mkwe	Son-in-law
Mlamu	Brother-in-law (sister's husband)
Mlamu	Brother-in-law (wife's brother)
Mlamu	Sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)
Mpwa wa kike	Niece
Mpwa wa kiume	Nephew
Mpwa wa mbili	First cousin once removed
Mpwa-mjukuu wa mbili	First cousin twice removed
Mume	Husband
Mume wa zamani	Ex-husband
Mwana	Son
Mwana wa kambo	Stepson
Mwanyumba	Brother-in-law (wife's sister's husband)
Nusu-dada	Half-sister
Nusu-kaka	Half-brother
Nyanya mkuu	Great-grandmother
Shangazi	Aunt (paternal)
Shangazi-mkubwa	Grandaunt (paternal)
Shemeji	Brother-in-law (husband's brother)
Shemeji	Brother-in-law (husband's sister's husband)
Shemeji	Sister-in-law (wife's brother's wife)
Shemeji	Sister-in-law (wife's sister)
Wacheja	In-laws
Wajukuu	Grandchildren
Watoto	Children
Wifi	Sister-in-law (brother's wife)
Wifi	Sister-in-law (husband's sister)