“Niece” is a word that refers to the daughter of one’s sibling. It’s a term of familial affection and connection, found in every culture. In this article, we’ll explore how the word for “niece” is expressed in different languages around the world, from the most commonly spoken languages to some of the lesser-known ones.
Here is a list of how to say “niece” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Mbesa | Pronunciation: Mbe-sa
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – ابنة الأخ/الأخت (Ibnat al-akh/al-akht) | Pronunciation: Ib-nat al-akh/al-akht
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – զարմուհի (Zarmuhi) | Pronunciation: Zar-moo-hee
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Qardaş qızı / Bacı qızı | Pronunciation: Gar-dash ghee-zuh / Bah-juh ghee-zuh
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Iloba | Pronunciation: Ee-lo-ba
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Пляменніца (Plyamyennitsa) | Pronunciation: Plya-men-nit-sa
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – ভাইজি/বোনঝি (Bhaiji/Bonji) | Pronunciation: Bhai-jee/Bon-jee
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Bratična / Sestračna | Pronunciation: Bra-ti-chna / Ses-tra-chna
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Племенница (Plemennitsa) | Pronunciation: Ple-men-nit-sa
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Neboda | Pronunciation: Ne-bo-da
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Neteř | Pronunciation: Ne-tesh
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Niece | Pronunciation: Nee-eh-seh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Nicht | Pronunciation: Nikht
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Niece | Pronunciation: Nees
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Õetütar / Vennatütar | Pronunciation: Uh-eh-tu-tar / Ven-na-tu-tar
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – خواهرزاده (Khaharzade) | Pronunciation: Kha-har-za-deh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Sisaren-/Veljentytär | Pronunciation: Sis-uh-ren- / Vel-yen-tu-tar
- French (🇫🇷) – Nièce | Pronunciation: Nee-es
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ძმისშვილი/დასშვილი (Dzmis-shvili/Das-shvili) | Pronunciation: Dz-mis-shvi-li / Das-shvi-li
- German (🇩🇪) – Nichte | Pronunciation: Nik-teh
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Ανιψιά (Anipsia) | Pronunciation: A-nip-sia
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – אחיינית (Achyanit) | Pronunciation: Ach-ya-nit
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – भतीजी/भांजी (Bhatiji/Bhanji) | Pronunciation: Bha-tee-jee / Bhaan-jee
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Unokahúg | Pronunciation: Oo-no-ka-hoog
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Frænka | Pronunciation: Frain-ka
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Keponakan perempuan | Pronunciation: Ke-po-na-kan pe-rem-pu-an
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Neacht | Pronunciation: Nyacht
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Nipote | Pronunciation: Nee-po-teh
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 姪 (Mei) | Pronunciation: May
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Жиен (Jien) | Pronunciation: Zhee-en
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ប្អូនស្រី (Bpaoun srey) | Pronunciation: P-own srey
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 조카딸 (Jokatdal) | Pronunciation: Cho-kat-dal
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Keçika xwişkê / Keçika bira | Pronunciation: Ke-chi-ka khwish-keh / Ke-chi-ka bri-a
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Жээн (Jeeñ) | Pronunciation: Zhe-en
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ລູກສາວເອື້ອຍ/ນ້ອງ (Luksao eui/nong) | Pronunciation: Look-sao u-ee / nong
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Māsasmeita / Brāļameita | Pronunciation: Mah-sas-mei-ta / Brah-lja-mei-ta
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Dukterėčia | Pronunciation: Dook-te-re-chi-a
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Niess | Pronunciation: Nee-ess
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Внука (Vnuka) | Pronunciation: Voo-ka
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Anak saudara perempuan | Pronunciation: A-nak sau-da-ra pe-rem-pu-an
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Neputija | Pronunciation: Ne-poo-tee-a
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 侄女/外甥女 (Zhínǚ / Wàishengnǚ) | Pronunciation: Juh-nyoo / Wai-shung-nyoo
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – भाची (Bhachi) | Pronunciation: Bha-chee
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Зээ охин (Zee ohin) | Pronunciation: Ze-oh-hin
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – भान्जी (Bhanji) | Pronunciation: Bhaan-jee
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Niese | Pronunciation: Nee-eh-seh
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – وراره (Wrara) | Pronunciation: Wra-ra
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Siostrzenica / Bratanica | Pronunciation: Syost-she-ni-tsa / Bra-ta-ni-tsa
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Sobrinha | Pronunciation: So-breen-ya
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Nepoată | Pronunciation: Ne-po-ah-tuh
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Племянница (Plemyannitsa) | Pronunciation: Ple-myann-ni-tsa
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Сестраница (Sestránica) | Pronunciation: Ses-tra-ni-tsa
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ඈල්ල (Alla) | Pronunciation: Aa-la
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Neter | Pronunciation: Ne-ter
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Nečakinja | Pronunciation: Ne-cha-kin-ya
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Ina habreed / Ina abti | Pronunciation: I-na hab-reed / I-na ab-ti
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Sobrina | Pronunciation: So-bree-na
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mpwa wa kike | Pronunciation: Mpwa wa kee-keh
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Systerdotter / Brorsdotter | Pronunciation: Syster-dot-ter / Brors-dot-ter
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Ҷияни духтар (Jiyani dukhtar) | Pronunciation: Jee-ya-nee dukhtar
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – அண்ணித்தி (Anni-thi) | Pronunciation: An-nee-thi
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – మేనకోడలు (Menakodalu) | Pronunciation: Meh-na-ko-da-lu
- Thai (🇹🇭) – หลานสาว (Lansao) | Pronunciation: Lan-sao
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Yeğen | Pronunciation: Yeh-en
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Племінниця (Plemínnytsya) | Pronunciation: Ple-min-ny-tsa
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – بھانجی / بھتیجی (Bhanji / Bhatiji) | Pronunciation: Bhaan-jee / Bha-tee-jee
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Jiyan | Pronunciation: Jee-yan
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Cháu gái | Pronunciation: Chow gai
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Nith | Pronunciation: Neeth
- Yoruba (🇳🇬) – Ọmọ aburo | Pronunciation: Oh-mo ah-boo-ro