Tutu wahine is Hawaiian for Grandmother.
"Tutu" is a common term used by grandchildren to refer to their grandmother in Hawaiian. It is an affectionate term that reflects the close and loving relationship between the two individuals.
Grandmother in the Ashanti language is "Nana" for maternal grandmother and "Maame" for paternal grandmother.
"Nani" is a term for grandmother in the Hindi language.
The word for grandmother in Hawaiian is "kūpuna wahine" or simply "kūpuna" for short.
The word for grandmother in Frisian language is "beppa" or "beppe".
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Aloha: Kupuna wahine (formal); tutu or kuku (lovingly)
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"the hawaiian word for grandparent is kapuna"It is not. The word is kuku wahine for grandmakukukane for grandpa. (archaic) 'tutu is a contemporary local term.There is no such word in the Hawaiian language as kapuna.There is, however a word signifying someone older who has more wisdom, that would be "kupuna". "tutu is ofteh used for grandmother but the hawaiian language has no "t's" so this may actually be from Samoan or another language" The Hawaiian language DID have the letter T. It is interchangeable with the letter K. The written language created by Missionaries changed much back then.
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"Tutu" in Maori refers to a small native New Zealand shrub that produces purple or black berries. These berries are toxic if consumed by humans.
"Grandma" in the Miskito language is "bimura" or "wanakira".
"Nani" is a term for grandmother in the Hindi language.
Amma means Grandmother in UP, India.
Nyogokuru means Grandmother in Kinyarwanda, which is the main language in Rwanda.
"Nana" means grandmother in many languages, including English, Spanish, and Italian.
"Gigi" means grandmother in both French and Italian.