Words for family members and other relatives in Albanian, an Indo-European language spoken mainly in Albania and Kosovo.
| English | Gheg Albanian (Gegnisht) | Tosk Albanian (Toskësisht) |
|---|---|---|
| family | familja | familja [faˈmilja] |
| parents | prindërit | prindër |
| mother | nënë, nëna, nana, mëma | nëna [ˈnɛna] |
| father | atë, babai, ati | babai [baˈbaj], babë |
| children | fëmijët | fëmijë |
| son | djali, biri | djalë [djaˈlɛ], djem |
| daughter | vajzë, bija, bila | vajzë [ˈvaizə], vajza |
| husband | burri, bashkëshorti | bashkëshorti [baʃkəˈʃɔɾti], burrë |
| wife | gruaja, grua, bashkëshortja | bashkëshortja [baʃkəˈʃɔɾtja], grusa |
| brother | vëlla, vëllai | vëllai [ˈvɛlai], vëlla |
| sister | motra, motër | motra [ˈmɔtra], motër |
| uncle | xhaxhai (father's side), daja, dajë (mother's side) | xhaxhai [ˈdʒadʒai] |
| aunt | tezja, tetoja (mother's side), halla, hallë (father's side) emta (universal) |
tezja [ˈtɛzja], halla |
| cousin | kushëri, Familjekushëriri (m), kushërirja (f) | kushëri [kuˈʃɛri] |
| nephew | nip,nipi | nip |
| niece | mbesa, mbesë | mbesë |
| grandparents | gjyshërit | gjyshër |
| grandfather | gjysh, gjyshi | gjyshi [ˈɟiʃi] |
| grandmother | gjyshe, gjyshja | gjyshja [ˈɟiʃja], gjysh |
| grandchildren | nipër, nipërit | gjyshere |
| grandson | nip, nipi | nipi [ˈnipi], nipër |
| granddaughter | mbesë, mbesa | mbesa [mˈbɛsa] |
| father-in-law | vjehërr, vjehërri | vjehrri [vjɛˈhɾi] |
| mother-in-law | vjehër, vjehërra | vjehrra [vjɛˈhɾa] |
| son-in-law | dhëndër | dhëndri [ˈðɛnðɾi] |
| daughter-in-law | nusë | nuse [ˈnuse] |
| sister-in-law | kunatë, kunata | motër në të |
| brother-in-law | kunat, kunati | vëlla në të |
Information provided by Plator Gashi
Family words in Albanian
https://www.lingohut.com/en/v771271/albanian-lessons-family-members
https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Tosk-albanian/Vocabulary/Family-Members
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