Related Zulu Terms:  Basic Costume • iBeshu/amaBeshu • isiNene/iziNene • umNcedo/abaNcedo • umuTsha/imiTsha

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

isiNene (plural: iziNene) - Zulu name for the twisted strips of either civet, green monkey (insamango), or genet fur hanging as 'tails' in front of the genitals as part of the umutsha. Senior ranked warriors would have a multi-coloured isinene made from two or more different furs twisted together.