The people closest to you — parents, siblings, grandparents, and the rest.

• mamamotheralso a respectful term of address for any woman
• babafatheralso a respectful term of address for any man
• dadasisterfrom Arabic; sister of any age (specify with dada mkubwa / dada mdogo); also a polite address for a young woman
• kakabrotherbrother of any age (specify with kaka mkubwa / kaka mdogo); also a polite address for a young man
• dada mkubwaolder sisterlit. 'big sister'
• dada mdogoyounger sisterlit. 'little sister'
• kaka mkubwaolder brotherlit. 'big brother'
• kaka mdogoyounger brotherlit. 'little brother'
• ndugusibling / relativegender-neutral; a relative or kin of the same generation; also 'comrade'
• bibigrandmotheralso means 'lady/madam' and, in some regions, 'wife'
• babugrandfatheralso a respectful term for an elderly man
• nyanyagrandmothervery common everyday word for grandmother (also means 'tomato')
• mtotochildgeneral word for child; plural watoto
• mwanachild / offspringmore formal/literary; 'son or daughter of'; plural wana (everyday plural for children is watoto, from mtoto)
• mtoto wa kikedaughterlit. 'child of the female'; Swahili builds 'daughter' from mtoto + gender
• mtoto wa kiumesonlit. 'child of the male'; Swahili builds 'son' from mtoto + gender
• shangaziaunt (paternal)specifically father's sister
• mama mdogoaunt (maternal, younger)lit. 'little mother'; mother's younger sister
• mama mkubwaaunt (maternal, older)lit. 'big mother'; mother's older sister
• mjombauncle (maternal)specifically mother's brother
• baba mdogouncle (paternal, younger)lit. 'little father'; father's younger brother
• baba mkubwauncle (paternal, older)lit. 'big father'; father's older brother
• familiafamilythe common modern word
• binamucousingender-neutral; used for any cousin