South Africa

Artist: Loretta


Hello my name is Loreta
I call my granny Nana. I love my granny because she helps me with my homework when I am stuck like my maths or if I get hurt she doctors me.

My gran

Hello, my name is Katelyn I call my gran Nana. Once when my gran went out my brother stole some of her sweets!

Katelyn A
Grade 3B

Springfield Convent Junior school
SOUTH AFRICA
http://www.computers4kids.co.za/sfcj.htm

The way of saying grandmother in Afrikaans is Ouma (Ou as in obe, Ma as in Margaret)

The word for "grandmother" in Xhosa is umakhulu - pronounced "ooo maa koo lu"

The Zulu for GrandMom is Gogo, not as in "go for a walk" but as in the "o" in order.

Carolynn B
South Africa

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