South Africa

Hello my name is Lauren. I have only have one granny. I love her so much. I call her granny. Her name is Sheila. My granny taught me to knite. we like to go for walks.

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Hallo my name is Kerri Leigh. I call my mom's mom granny and my dad's mom nana. My gran is special because she makes me smile and she teaches me how to knit and sew. My nana is special because she is nice and always smiles and many other things. fromKerri Leigh

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Hello my name is Kirsty I call my Granny Gran or Granny I like my Granny she always is nice and she always lets me go to bed later and she hugs me when I'm sad. She buys me me nice things. I love my granny.

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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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