ami

Borrowed from Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm, “paternal uncle”).


familia

Borrowed from Portuguese família, ultimately from Latin familia.


dada

Coordinate term: kaka


mama

Respectful term of address for an older woman.


abu

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū), construct state of أَبْ (ʔab).


kani

a celebration (often, a wedding celebration)


bibi

Borrowed from Omani Arabic بيبي (bībi), from Persian بیبی (bi-bi).

lady; mistress (female master or the female equivalent of a gentleman)


nyanya

(Kenya) grandmother (mother of someone's parent)


ndugu

relative, kinsman, sibling (family member)


shangazi

shangazi (canonical)
shangazi (plural)
mashangazi (plural)


binamu

binamu (canonical)
binamu (plural)
mabinamu (plural)

From Arabic اِبْن (ibn) + Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm).

cousin (any relation who is not a direct ancestor or descendant, and more distantly related than an aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, etc.)


mke

inh

*mʊ̀káí ~ *mʊ̀ké


mtoto yatima

sw-noun

mtoto yatima (m-wa class, plural watoto yatima)


mzazi

parent (person from whom one is descended)


oa

-oa (canonical)
kuoa (infinitive)
kuoa (infinitive)
kutooa (infinitive negative)
oa (imperative singular)
oeni (imperative plural)
huoa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lioa (past)
negative subject concord + -kuoa (negative past)
ninaoa (first-person present singular)
naoa (first-person present singular)
tunaoa (first-person plural present)
unaoa (present second-person singular)
mnaoa (plural present second-person)
anaoa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaoa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naoa (present third-person)
sioi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuoi (first-person negative plural present)
huoi (negative present second-person singular)
hamwoi (negative plural present second-person)
haoi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaoi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -oi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taoa (future)
negative subject concord + -taoa (future negative)
nioe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuoe (first-person plural subjunctive)
uoe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwoe (plural second-person subjunctive)
aoe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waoe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -oe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sioe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeoa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeoa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalioa (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalioa (irrealis negative past)
naoa (first-person gnomic singular)
twaoa (first-person gnomic plural)
waoa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaoa (gnomic plural second-person)
aoa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waoa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waoa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaoa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laoa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaoa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaoa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaoa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaoa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaoa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waoa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaoa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paoa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaoa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meoa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaoa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaoa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kioa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipooa (if-not-form)
kaoa / positive subject concord + -kaoa (consecutive)
positive subject concord + -kaoe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nioa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuoa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuoa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waoa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuoeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waoeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwoa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waoa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uoa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ioa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lioa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaoa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kioa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vioa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ioa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zioa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uoa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuoa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paoa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muoa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jioa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-oaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-oayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-oalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-oayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-oacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-oavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-oayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-oazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-oako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-oapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-oamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeoa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ooa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ooa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yooa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-looa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yooa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chooa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyooa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yooa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zooa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ooa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kooa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pooa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mooa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

-olewa

to marry (of a woman, to take a husband)


bwana harusi

bwana harusi (ma class, plural mabwana harusi)


fariki

-fariki (canonical)
kufariki (infinitive)
kufariki (infinitive)
kutofariki (infinitive negative)
fariki (imperative singular)
farikini (imperative plural)
hufariki (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifariki (past)
negative subject concord + -kufariki (negative past)
ninafariki (first-person present singular)
nafariki (first-person present singular)
tunafariki (first-person plural present)
unafariki (present second-person singular)
mnafariki (plural present second-person)
anafariki (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafariki (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafariki (present third-person)
sifariki (first-person negative present singular)
hatufariki (first-person negative plural present)
hufariki (negative present second-person singular)
hamfariki (negative plural present second-person)
hafariki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafariki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -fariki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafariki (future)
negative subject concord + -tafariki (future negative)
nifariki (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufariki (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufariki (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfariki (plural second-person subjunctive)
afariki (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafariki (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -fariki (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifariki (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefariki (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefariki (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifariki (irrealis past)
nafariki (first-person gnomic singular)
twafariki (first-person gnomic plural)
wafariki (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafariki (gnomic plural second-person)
afariki (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafariki (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafariki (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafariki (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafariki (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafariki (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafariki (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafariki (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafariki (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafariki (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafariki (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafariki (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafariki (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafariki (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefariki (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafariki (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafariki (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifariki (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofariki (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafariki (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifariki (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufariki (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufariki (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafariki (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufarikini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafarikini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfariki (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafariki (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufariki (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifariki (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifariki (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafariki (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifariki (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifariki (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifariki (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifariki (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufariki (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufariki (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafariki (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufariki (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifariki (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-farikiye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-farikio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-farikio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-farikiyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-farikilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-farikiyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-farikicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-farikivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-farikiyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-farikizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-farikio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-farikiko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-farikipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-farikimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefariki (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofariki (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofariki (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofariki (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofariki (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofariki (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofariki (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofariki (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofariki (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofariki (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofariki (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofariki (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofariki (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofariki (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kambo

mama wa kambo

baba wa kambo

step- (not a blood relative, related through marriage)


taliki

-taliki (canonical)
kutaliki (infinitive)
kutaliki (infinitive)
kutotaliki (infinitive negative)
taliki (imperative singular)
talikini (imperative plural)
hutaliki (habitual)
positive subject concord + -litaliki (past)
negative subject concord + -kutaliki (negative past)
ninataliki (first-person present singular)
nataliki (first-person present singular)
tunataliki (first-person plural present)
unataliki (present second-person singular)
mnataliki (plural present second-person)
anataliki (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanataliki (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nataliki (present third-person)
sitaliki (first-person negative present singular)
hatutaliki (first-person negative plural present)
hutaliki (negative present second-person singular)
hamtaliki (negative plural present second-person)
hataliki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawataliki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -taliki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tataliki (future)
negative subject concord + -tataliki (future negative)
nitaliki (first-person singular subjunctive)
tutaliki (first-person plural subjunctive)
utaliki (second-person singular subjunctive)
mtaliki (plural second-person subjunctive)
ataliki (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wataliki (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -taliki (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sitaliki (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngetaliki (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singetaliki (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalitaliki (irrealis past)
nataliki (first-person gnomic singular)
twataliki (first-person gnomic plural)
wataliki (gnomic second-person singular)
mwataliki (gnomic plural second-person)
ataliki (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wataliki (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wataliki (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yataliki (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lataliki (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yataliki (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chataliki (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyataliki (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yataliki (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zataliki (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wataliki (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwataliki (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pataliki (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwataliki (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -metaliki (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshataliki (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jataliki (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kitaliki (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipotaliki (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kataliki (consecutive subjunctive)
-nitaliki (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tutaliki (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kutaliki (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wataliki (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kutalikini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-watalikini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mtaliki (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wataliki (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utaliki (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-italiki (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-litaliki (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yataliki (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kitaliki (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vitaliki (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-italiki (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zitaliki (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utaliki (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kutaliki (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pataliki (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mutaliki (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jitaliki (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-talikiye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-talikio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-talikio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-talikiyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-talikilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-talikiyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-talikicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-talikivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-talikiyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-talikizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-talikio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-talikiko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-talikipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-talikimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yetaliki (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-otaliki (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-otaliki (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yotaliki (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lotaliki (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yotaliki (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chotaliki (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyotaliki (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yotaliki (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zotaliki (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-otaliki (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kotaliki (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-potaliki (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-motaliki (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


nyumba ya uzazi

nyumba ya uzazi (n class, plural nyumba za uzazi)


pata jiko

-pata jiko (canonical)
kupata jiko (infinitive)


kifungua mimba

kifungua mimba (ki-vi class, plural vifungua mimba)


baba wa kambo

baba wa kambo (n class, plural baba wa kambo)


kaka wa kambo

kaka wa kambo (n class, plural kaka wa kambo)


dada wa kambo

dada wa kambo (n class, plural dada wa kambo)


mama wa kambo

mama wa kambo (n class, plural mama wa kambo)


auladi

Borrowed from Arabic أَوْلَاد (ʔawlād), plural of وَلَد (walad).


bibi harusi

bibi harusi (ma class, plural mabibi harusi)