Maternal Family
Amai
What is mother in Shona?
Baba
What is father in Shona?
We have no ________ only brother's and sisters.
Cousins
Side of the family responsible for your hunhu
Maternal
Is a sister responsible for her sister's children?
yes
Amainini
What is your mother's younger sister in Shona?
Babamunini
What is my father's younger brother
We don't marry an individual person we marry a whole
family
Side of the family responsible for your financial upkeep
Paternal
Why do Africans say "motherland" and Europeans say "fatherland"?
Because we know that the land belongs to women.
Name for male maternal uncle and grandfather
Sekuru
My father's sister
Tete
These people provide cooking and comic relief at funerals
daughters in law
Who do I tell when I want to get married?
Father's sister or Tete
Why did the king give inheritance to his sister's son and not his own.
because he is sure that his sister's son is related to him and that his sister will always love him.
My mother's maiden name is Eubanks. Her Nephew John Eubanks is my....
Grandfather
My father's sister's children are my...
children
It's Mainini's job to make sure you can clean a house. Who makes sure you know how and when to use deoderant
Tete
Why is bride price an incorrect term?
Because you are not buying someone.
How are you addressed (what are you called) after you have children?
Amai (and the name of your child)
My children will call my father's sister _______
Maiguru
My paternal cousins are my....
siblings
Is it ok to marry someone who has your totem?
No, they are related to you.
Sarapavana is
The person left to care for your children after you die
who comes to a gathering to solve family/clan problems
Dare (gathering of elders from the family)