Beauty & Grooming

1. Sisi

   Hair

   Usage

   Hair of the head; "sisi la ku mutu" means "the hair on the head"

   Grammar Note

   "sisi" takes li- agreement (sisi lake = her hair)

2. Nkhope

   Face

   Usage

   Face; name it when asking for facial care

   Grammar Note

   "nkhope" is the noun for face; the owner follows, as in "nkhope yake" (her face)

3. Kutowa

   Beauty

   Usage

   Beauty; a noun made from the adjective "-kutowa" (beautiful)

   Grammar Note

   "kutowa" is "beautiful" as a noun; as an adjective it appears as "-kutowa", as in "ŵakutowa" ("beautiful ones")

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