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Uswii
Kamba
English:
Hair
body
7 translations across African languages
✓ Verified
Pre-colonial context
“Hairstyles carry cultural meaning, marking age, status, and occasion.”
In other languages
Maasai (Maa)
Elpapit
Correct
Luhya
Liswi
Hair of head in collective sense; obwoyo 'hair on body or limbs'; eshirefu 'beard'
Wanga · KE
Correct
Kikuyu (Gikuyu)
Njuürü
Correct
Swahili
Nywele
Correct
Kalenjin
Sumek
Correct
Luo
Yier
Correct
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“Liswi (Luhya)” also means
Hair of head
hair of head, in collective sense
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