Milayo ya muvhili - MILAYO OF THE BODY

 
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the pregnancy tonsure, in which only the hair on top of the head is left unshaven):
Ngowa
mushroom [a modern alternative is 'umbrella'].
182

the eyes:
Matshelela-kule
they wander far afield.
183

the ears:
Ndilwana dza vhana
wooden platters for children.
184

the teeth:
Misendo ya
small Venda axes for planing wood.
185
Fhasi ha magopwa
under the armpits:
tsha haya
the small bush at home.
186
musidzana
a girl's breast:
Gumba phou
an ostrich egg.
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Makuse
pubic hair:
Tshihule tsha mmbwenda
a bundle of cut grass.

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