Swahili
mlamu
um-LA-moo
How to say it
Swahilimlamuum-LA-moosoon
Englishsibling-in-lawsoon
Frenchbeau-frère/belle-sœursoon
Meaning
an in-law of the opposite sex, such as one's spouse's sibling or one's sibling's spouse.
Good to know
Kinship term (plural walamu); a woman's mlamu is her husband's brother or her brother's wife, and vice versa for a man.
Examples
- Mlamu wangu alikuja kutembelea jana.My sibling-in-law came to visit yesterday.
- Je, mlamu wako anaishi wapi?Where does your sibling-in-law live?
- Sikumwona mlamu wangu wikendi hii.I did not see my sibling-in-law this weekend.
- Watamkaribisha mlamu wao kwenye harusi.They will welcome their sibling-in-law at the wedding.
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