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What Are The Different Names for *Locs* in African countries???

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Shemsi en Tehuti
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Posted: Wednesday May 2nd, 2007 03:31

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I think we should move away from referring to our hair in this particular style as *locs*. We all know it stems from the term *dreads* or *dreadlocks*. It would be nice to start referring to *locs* with an African term.

I would prefer to use a word in a Sudanic or Nilotic language given earliest records of them are in that valley, but any of the African languages to describe locs would be better than derivation from "dreads".

Here are a few terms from the ancient Mtw Ntr of Kemet for locs in case any of these terms interest anyone. One thing of interest to me is that the word hensek-t, denotes the locs that Heru (Horus) had in Kemetic mythos...

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Posted: Wednesday May 2nd, 2007 07:51

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I believe the term for locks in Yoruba is 'DADA'

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Posted: Wednesday May 2nd, 2007 12:15

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blessingfromgod wrote: I believe the term for locks in Yoruba is 'DADA'

I wonder if this is the reason our fellow BNV member named himself Dada, if it is true he has locs or dadas.

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Posted: Wednesday May 9th, 2007 09:25

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We say Raamo in Somali (for dreads or locks)

Timo for hair

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