shangazi
shah-NGAH-zee
How to say it
Swahilishangazishah-NGAH-zee
Englishpaternal aunt (father's sister)
Frenchtante paternelle
Meaning
A woman who is the sister of your father, one of the close relatives who often helps raise and advise a child.
Good to know
Same form in the plural, with the agreement of a person: shangazi yangu, my aunt; shangazi zangu, my aunts. A mother's sister is mama mdogo or mama mkubwa.
Examples
- Shangazi yangu anaishi Tanga.My aunt lives in Tanga.
- Tulikwenda kumtembelea shangazi siku ya Jumamosi.We went to visit our aunt on Saturday.
- Shangazi alinipa kitabu kama zawadi.My aunt gave me a book as a present.
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