# What to call Grandma in Hawaiian

In Hawaiian, grandma is usually Tūtū (said TOO-too) and grandpa is Tūtū kāne (said TOO-too KAH-neh). Tūtū can mean grandparent of either gender; Tūtū wahine is grandma specifically. Spellings and pronunciations vary by region and by family, so ask which version yours uses.

## Is Tūtū the only word?

Families make these words their own. Many use a nickname a toddler first said, and that's the name that sticks. Ask your family which they use.

## Grandma

- Tūtū

## Grandpa

- Tūtū kāne

## Decode Grandma's name

One of you has the code, the other has the key. Together you'll spell what Grandma is called in Hawaiian.

AGrandparent's clues

Your decoder key

| 1 A | 2 B | 3 C | 4 D | 5 E | 6 F | 7 G |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 H | 9 I | 10 J | 11 K | 12 L | 13 M | 14 N |
| 15 O | 16 P | 17 Q | 18 R | 19 S | 20 T | 21 U |
| 22 V | 23 W | 24 X | 25 Y | 26 Z |  |  |

BGrandkid's clues

Your secret numbers

The secret code:

20 21 20 21

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