Baby Growing Up with Grandma in Rural Area Doesn't Understand English, SA Reacts

• A baby boy raised by his grandmother in a rural village captured the hearts of South Africans in a viral TikTok video, responding to his mom with "iMnandi" ("It's nice")
• The video garnered thousands of views and supportive comments, praising the preservation of his indigenous language
• Netizens expressed admiration for the child's cultural heritage, calling him cute and beautiful

A baby boy raised by his grandmother in a rural village captured the hearts of South Africans.

In a video posted by @kristenlouw0, the toddler responds to his mom's encouragement to eat by saying "iMnandi," which means "It's nice" in his native language.

The video quickly went viral, amassing thousands of views and eliciting a wave of affectionate and supportive comments from netizens.

See the video on TikTok below:

Read also

Educators flaunt cars to motivate learners, spark online praise

SA impressed by the baby speaking his native language

Many expressed their admiration for the child’s ability to speak his indigenous language fluently, seeing it as a preservation of cultural heritage.

Ashliya Jones 💋 echoed the sentiments of many viewers who found the boy’s response endearing:

"Oh he's too cute then 😭😍"

SiphiweLPhiri highlighted the importance of maintaining native languages in the face of growing globalisation:

"It's a good thing... African languages run Supreme."

Mimi simply wrote:

"Beautiful baby ❤️"

While Miss_T_Zulu added:

"What a cutie ❤️"

Tyla, who seems to know the family personally, commented:

"Aunty's baby, yuuuh, the way I miss him🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺"

Mcebisi Mhlawuli praised the grandmother’s role in the child's upbringing and the teachings of his native language, saying:

"It's a good thing to learn his language and be proud of it."

Read also

Red Ants at work in Johannesburg, stunning house bulldozed: "This is so heartbreaking"

KerryB added a simple but heartfelt:

"🥰🥰"

Woman’s baby comes from grandma dirty after arriving spotless, SA amused by TikTok video

Briefly News reported that one woman showed people the consequences of leaving her adorable son with his grandmother.

In a TikTok video, the lady captured the before and after of her child after spending time with his grandmother. Many people were thoroughly amused by the woman who captured the chaos after the child went to grandma.

Source: Briefly News