Hello,

I write children's books and I'm working on one that has a charcter who is from Lagos visiting her granddaughter in the UK.
My question is, what would a girl call her Yoruban Grandmother? The Grandmother is her father's mother.

My research leads me to think it might be Iyagba, but I can't tell for sure.

What do you think?

Thanks,
Elen

elenwriter: Hello,

I write children's books and I'm working on one that has a charcter who is from Lagos visiting her granddaughter in the UK.
My question is, what would a girl call her Yoruban Grandmother? The Grandmother is her father's mother.

My research leads me to think it might be Iyagba, but I can't tell for sure.

What do you think?

Thanks,
Elen

You can still stick with 'Grandma', except if you're writing the book in Yoruba language, or you portray the granddaughter as a stark illiterate in the book. However though, you can rather use terms like 'Big Mummy/Granny/Mama'.

Thanks for the help