Lexicographical Neighbors of Kanzus
Literary usage of Kanzus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Handbook of the Swahili Language, as Spoken at Zanzibar by Edward Steere, Arthur Cornwallis Madan (1908)
"Hen's kanzus are white or of a brown j-ellow colour, with ornamental work ...
Women's kanzus are generally shorter, and are made of every variety of stuff ..."
2. The Rise of Our East African Empire: Early Efforts in Nyasaland and Uganda by Frederick John Dealtry Lugard (1893)
"... WORK IN CAMP—SELIM ARRIVES. set of kanzus (or jerseys) of blue calico were in
process of being made to replace the ..."
3. The Man who Did the Right Thing: A Romance by Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston (1921)
"A Swahili butler and footman clothed in long white kanzus, with white " open-work "
skull-caps, ..."
4. Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: 1804 by Reuben Gold Thwaites (2001)
"... 246 " " " " Grand River 254 " " " " kanzus River 366 " " " " 2nd Old Village of ..."
5. Some African Highways: A Journey of Two American Women to Uganda and the by Caroline Kirkland (1908)
"Other boys, barefooted, and clad in long white gowns (kanzus) and white caps,
were flitting back and forth between the cook-house and the main residence. ..."
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