Dictionary/Hair

Hair

body

4 translations across African languages✓ Verified

Pre-colonial context

“Hairstyles carry cultural meaning, marking age, status, and occasion.”

Translations

Kikuyu (Gikuyu)
Njuürü
Luhya
Liswi
Hair of head in collective sense; obwoyo 'hair on body or limbs'; eshirefu 'beard'
Wanga · KE
Maasai (Maa)
Elpapit
Swahili
Nywele
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