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African History Glossary - Zulu Terms - Headressess - uPhaphe

 Related Zulu Terms:
 Headressess
• isiCoco/iziCoco
• iGwalagwala
• iNdwa
• iNtshe
• uPhaphe/oPhaphe
• iPhovela/amaPhovela
• umQhele/imiQhele
• iSakabuli
 
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• Zulu War Vocabulary
• Glossary of Zulu Terms
• A Short Note About Zulu Nouns
 

uPhaphe (plural: oPhaphe) - Zulu name for the feathers used to decorate the headdress. (See igwalagwala, isakabuli, indwa, and intshe)


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