Family Words

Level 2

nne, nna, nwanne; nne ochie, nna ochie.

How It Works

Family words follow the same patterns as other nouns.

Word	Meaning
nne	mother
nna	father
nwanne	brother or sister
nwanne nwoke	brother
nwanne nwanyị	sister
nne ochie	grandmother
nna ochie	grandfather

Add the owner after: nne m “my mother”.

Nne and nna are mother and father. Nwanne means a brother or sister, so nwoke or nwanyị after it says which. Ochie means “old”, so nne ochie is an old mother, that is, a grandmother.

Examples (4)

nne m
my mother
M shows the owner.
nna ya
his or her father
Ya shows the owner.
nwanne nwanyị
sister
Nwanyị says which.
Nne ochie m na-asụ Igbo.
My grandmother speaks Igbo.
The owner follows the whole phrase.

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Family WordsLevel 2

Learn This First

Family words join with nwoke, nwanyị and nwa, so those nouns come first.

Man, Woman, Child: nwoke, nwanyị, nwaMan, Woman, Child
Know nwoke, nwanyị and nwa, because they join with family words: nwanne nwoke “brother”.
Level 1

Words in This Pattern

nwannenwokenwanyịochie

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