Family
Family relationships
Taata
Father / Dad
Maama
Mother / Mum
Jjajja
Grandparent
Muganda
Brother / Sister
Omwana
Child
Omukyala
Wife
Omusajja
Husband
Kojja
Uncle
Ssenga
Paternal aunt
Kaaka
Grandmother
Jjajja omusajja
Grandfather
Mwana wa taata
Half-sibling (father's side)
Omuzzukulu
Grandchild
Omukirayi
Tenant / Lodger
Ab'eka
Family members
Erimu
Together / One unit
Omusibo
Clan / Lineage
Omulamu
The living / Alive
Omulenzi
Boy
Omwali
Girl
Taata
Father / Dad
Maama
Mother / Mum
Muganda
Sibling (same sex)
Mwannyina
Sibling (opposite sex)
Omwana
Child
Mutabani
Son
Muwala
Daughter
Omukyala
Wife
Omusajja / Baze
Husband
Mwana wa taata
Half-sibling (father's side)
Mwana wa maama
Half-sibling (mother's side)
Abaana
Children
Abazadde
Parents
Olubuto lumu
Full siblings / Same womb
Omukwano
Loved one / Friend
Ab'eka
Family / Household members
Eka waffe
Our home / Family
Bulamu bwange
My life (used for a spouse)
Mugole
Newlywed (Bride/Groom)
Ow'enju
Member of the house/family
Jjajja
Grandparent
Kaaka
Grandmother
Jjajja omusajja
Grandfather
Omuzzukulu
Grandchild
Abazzukulu
Grandchildren
Ssenga
Paternal aunt
Kojja
Maternal uncle
Taata muto
Paternal uncle (father's younger brother)
Maama muto
Maternal aunt (mother's younger sister)
Kizibwe
Cousin (cross-cousin)
Muganda (Cousin)
Parallel cousin (father's brother's child / mother's sister's child)
Omwana wa ssenga
Cousin (aunt's child)
Omwana wa kojja
Cousin (uncle's child)
Mulangira
Prince (Royal family)
Mumbejja
Princess (Royal family)
Luganda
Kinship / Relationship
Olubu
Lineage / Descendants
Kika
Clan
Totemu
Totem (Kiroto/Omuziro)
Essiga
Branch of a clan
Muko
In-law (Son-in-law/Brother-in-law)
Ssezaala
Father-in-law
Nnyazaala
Mother-in-law
Mulamu
Sibling-in-law (same sex to spouse's)
Mukoddomi
Brother-in-law (Sister's husband)
Muka mwana
Daughter-in-law
Bako
In-laws (general plural)
Kya muko
Bride wealth / Dowry (Mutwalo)
Kwanjula
Introduction ceremony
Mbaga yabafumbo
Wedding
Omugole omusajja
Groom
Omugole omukazi
Bride
Mujjawe
Co-wife
Bukadde
Old age (Parents' old age)
Mutabani w'amaka
Heir
Lubuto
Pregnancy
Kuzaala
To give birth
Omwana omuwere
Infant / Baby
Mulaalo
Herdsman in the family (traditional role)
Mukadde wange
My parent/elder
Buganda
Brotherhood / Kinship
Okwagalana
Loving each other (family love)
Okutegeeragana
Understanding each other
Okuyambagana
Helping each other
Buzadde
Parenthood
Bwana
Childhood
Okwabya lumbe
Last funeral rite (family gathering)
Kuziika
Funeral / Burial
Okusika
To inherit
Ebisigalira
Remains / Estate (of a deceased)
Okulabirira
To care for / Raise
Okukuza
To raise (a child)
Ekirowoozo
Memory / Thought (of loved ones)
Nsiimba
Generations
Bulombolombo
Family traditions
Katonda
God (Head of all families)
Kugatta
To unite / Join together
Njuki
Family unity (idiomatic: swarm)
Kulajana
To wail / Mourn (as a family)
Sanyu lya famire
Family joy
Kibumba
Firstborn (idiomatic structure of clan)
Mutabani ow'obuberyeberye
Firstborn son
Muggalanda
Lastborn child
Balongo
Twins
Waswa
Firstborn twin (Male)
Nnakato
Secondborn twin (Female)
Salongo
Father of twins
Nnalongo
Mother of twins
Ssaalongo
Revered father of twins
Kiggya
Ancestral burial ground
Mizimu
Spirits of ancestors
Lubaale
Guardian spirit / Deity of the family
Muganda wo
Your brother/sister
Amaka
Home / Family estate
Okwaniriza
To welcome (into the family)
Mukwano gwa nnamaddala
True family friend
Bukulu bwa kika
Clan eldership
Nsonga y'eka
A family matter
Emirembe gya famire
Family peace
Omusaayi gukula
Blood ties (blood is thicker than water)