When it comes to African hairdo, or at least the most popular ones, identifying what they are called is fairly simple across all regions of the world.
Braids is braids, Afro hair is afro, Corn rows is corn rows, sometimes cane rows, and so one.
But there is one hairdo, in particular, that doesn’t abide by these characteristics. In fact according to social media users, when asked what the hairdo was called in their country, almost everyone had a different name.
The hairstyle is executed in many ways, the most common is having small afro puffs pulled in segments.
Another way is having your braids coiled up in buns. In Ghana, the hairstyle is popularly known as Nteku Nteku, in Nigerian, it is called ku-ku.
Surprisingly, the name is different in almost every corner of the earth.
Check out some terms used to describe it around the world:
Ghana – Nteku Nteku
St Lucia – Pepper Seed
Curacao – Siboyo
SA, Xhosa – Amancanca
USA/Zambia – Bantu Knots
Cameroon – Bikidi/Les Rouleaux
St. Vincent – Hog Bubby
Guinea – Choux
Surinam – Motjo Cumba
Ethiopia – Kabu Kabu
Congo – Fioti Fioti
Jamaica – Chiney Bumps
UK – China Bumps
Guadeloupe – Caca Cabrit
Sudan – Kakat
South Africa – Maphondo
Liberia – Chicken Pupu (not s
Malawi – Zingongo
Togo – Boyebesse
Uganda – Bututua
Kenya/Swahili – Matutu
Madagascar – Dodoko
Trinidad – Cork Screws
Cape Verde – Carapita
See a few looks of the African hairdo below…..
