kitukuu
kee-too-KOO-oo
How to say it
Swahilikitukuukee-too-KOO-oo
Englishgreat-grandchild
Frencharrière-petit-enfant
Meaning
The child of one’s grandchild, three generations down.
Good to know
Ki/vi class noun with wa agreement, plural vitukuu: watoto, wajukuu na vitukuu, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The next generation is kilembwe; kisukuu in the dictionary points here.
Examples
- Bibi yangu ana wajukuu kumi na vitukuu watano.My grandmother has ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
- Aliishi muda mrefu hadi akaona kitukuu wake.He lived long enough to see his great-grandchild.
- Kitukuu wake alizaliwa mwezi uliopita.His great-grandchild was born last month.
Forms
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