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Talking about your family (Chisemuka) in Chokwe

The Family	Chisemuka
Mother	Mama
Father	Tata
Parents	Atata
Sister	Ndumbu wa pwo
Brother	Ndumbu wa lunga
Son	Mwanami wa lunga
Daugther	Mwanami wa pwo
Husband	Lunga liami
Wife	Pwo liami
Aunt	Tata pwo
Uncle	1) Natu 2) Tata Lunga
Grandmother	Kaka wa pwo
Grandfather	Kaka wa lunga

How to talk about your family with examples in the plural case

My children	Hana jami amalunga
His parents	Atato jeni
Your wives	Ma pwo jo
The mothers here do not speak Portuguese	Ha mama a hano keshi kuhajika potu

How to talk about your family with examples in the singular case

My wife is on the farm	Pwo liami kali ku mawande
Your husband speaks too much	Lunga lie kakuhaika chinji
The uncle of an acquaintance has a lot of girlfriends	Natu ya mwenyembo wami kali ni tujila hadji
Our daughter is cooking funge	Mwanetu wa pwo kanahika nshima

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Important Verbs
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