Related Zulu Terms:  Headressess • isiCoco/iziCoco • iGwalagwala • iNdwa • iNtshe • uPhaphe/oPhaphe • iPhovela/amaPhovela • umQhele/imiQhele • iSakabuli

Related Features • Zulu War Vocabulary • Glossary of Zulu Terms • A Short Note About Zulu Nouns

iGwalagwala - Zulu name for thr Knysna Lourie and Purplecrested Lourie – which have a green to greenish black tail feather (eight inches long) and crimson/metallic purple feathers from wings (four inches). Bunches of these feathers were used for the headdresses of very high ranking warriors.