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Siswati

Sesotho

Grandfather

Mkhulu

Ntate-moholo

Grandmother

Gogo

Nkhono

Father

Babe

Ntate

Mother

Make

‘M’e/mme

Son

Indvodzana

Mora

Daughter

Indvodzakati

Morali

Brother

Umnaketfu, bhuti

Khaitseli, moholoane/abuti (elder brother), moena (younger brother), more (speaker should be male referring to his brother)

Sister

Dzadzewetfu, sisi

Khaitseli, moholoane/ausi (elder sister), moena (younger sister)

Grandson

Umtukulu

Setloholo

Granddaughter

Umtukulu

Setloholo

Uncle

Malume (the word is restricted to mother’s brother only)

Malome (mother’s brother)

Babelomkhulu (father’s elder brother)

Ntate-moholo (father’s elder brother)

Babelomncane (father’s younger brother)

Rangoane (father’s younger brother)

Aunt

Babekati/Anti (refers to father’s sister)

Rakhali - (father’s sister)

Makelomkhulu (mother’s elder sister)

Nkhono (mother’s elder sister)

Makelomncane (mother’s younger sister)

Mmangoane (mother’s younger sister)

Malumekati (wife of one’s mother’ brother)

Malome (wife of one’s mother’ brother)

Cousin

Umzala/Mzala (restricted to one’s mother’s brother’s child and father’s sister’s child only)

Motsoala (restricted to one’s mother’s brother’s child and father’s sister’s child only)

Nephew

Umshana (speaker should be male referring to his sister’s child)

· Mochana (speaker should be male referring to his sister’s child)

· Ngoana oa more (speaker should be male referring to his brother’s child

· Ngoana oa khaitseli (speaker should be female referring to her brother’s child)

· Ngoana oa ngoaneso; ngoana oa nnake (speaker should be elder sister referring to her younger sister’s child)

Niece

Umshana (speaker should be male referring to his sister’s child)

· Mochana (speaker should be male referring to his sister’s child)

· Ngoana oa more (speaker should be male referring to his brother’s child

· Ngoana oa khaitseli (speaker should be female referring to her brother’s child)

· Ngoana oa ngoaneso; ngoana oa nnake (speaker should be elder sister referring to her younger sister’s child)

Father-in-law

Babetala

Ntate-matsale (of the husband);

mohoe (of the wife)

Mother-in-law

Maketala

Mme-matsale (of the husband);

mohoehali (of the wife)

Son-in-law

Umkhwenyana

Mokhoenyana (daughter’s husband)

Daughter-in-law

Makoti

Ngoetsi/makoti (son’s wife)

Brother-in-law

Sbali (speaker should be male or female referring to their sister’s husband)

Skoni (speaker should be male referring to his brother’s wife)

Soare (speaker should be male referring to sister’s husband/wife’s brother)

Sister-in-law

Skoni (speaker should be male or female referring to their brother’s wife

Molamo (speaker should be female referring to husband’s sister/brother’s wife)