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In today’s lesson you will be learning the different family members in Igbo.
Learning the different family members will help you to explain more about your life and your story as you build connections with other Igbo speakers.
So without further ado, here are the family members in Igbo.
Family members in Igbo
| Igbo | English |
| Èzínàụ́lọ̀ | Family |
| Èzínàụ́lọ̀ ótù mkpúkè | Nuclear family |
| Èzínàụ́lọ̀ ụ̀bárá mkpúkè | Polygamous family |
| Èzínàụ́lọ̀ ḿbísà | Extended family |
| Ńnà/Pàpá | Father |
| Ńné/Màmá | Mother |
| Pàpá úkwú | Grandpa |
| Màmá úkwú | Grandma |
| Nwá nwókē | Son |
| Nwá nwáànyị̀ | Daughter |
| Óbéré nwā | Baby |
| Dí | Husband |
| Nwúnyè | Wife |
| Nwáńnē ńnē | Uncle/Aunt from mother’s side |
| Nwáńnē ńnà | Uncle/Aunt from father’s side |
| Ọ́gọ̀ | In-law |
| Ọ́gọ̀ nwókē | Father/brother in-law |
| Ọ́gọ̀ nwáànyị̀ | Mother/sister in-law |
| Nwáńnē nwókē | Brother |
| Nwáńnē nwáànyị̀ | Sister |
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