guama/ˈɡwɐ.ma/EtymologyFrom Hokkien 外媽 /外妈 (gōa-má, “maternal grandmother”). Compare Tagalog guwama.nounmaternal grandmother; maternal grandma“"Your family, friends, and connections are your real treasure." says my guama 外婆 (in Hokkien) or grandmother, Hermiña. I was only around six years of age when she said it. Yet I still hear it in my ears now and then. That and the quote, "Tell me your company, and I will tell you what you are." from the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.”