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Swahili Braiding Terms

Here are a few braiding related terms in Kiswahili (Swahili). If you'd like to learn more for free, visit the Kamusi Project.

hair	unyele (plural nyele), unywele (plural nywele)
grey hair (canities)	mvi
head	kichwa
comb	kitana
hair wax, hair grease	bedani, behedani
oil	uto
braids (of hair, plural)	kikoto, mashore
braid (of hair, singular)	shore
dreadlocks	mavunga ya mashungi (? not sure, but it means bundled locks of hair)
locks (of hair)	mashungi

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