Comparative Bantu Pottery Vocabulary

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  • ak&ol
    Language code: A71 Language: eton
    Translation: motor tire roulette decoration pattern
  • nk&on
    Language code: A71 Language: eton
    Translation: soap bar roulette decoration pattern
  • mbEn"
    Language code: A71 Language: eton
    Translation: any design that may occur on any vessel
  • mimpend"
    Language code: A71 Language: eton
    Translation: handles of a pot
  • eyani
    Language code: A71 Language: eton
    Translation: to dry in the sun
  • iyamibi"
    Language code: A71 Language: eton
    Translation: palm nut husk fibers which are put in the bark pointed or 'podal' structure which is build over the stacked pottery for firing purposes
  • akom"
    Language code: A71 Language: eton
    Translation: Bridelia ferruginea tree, of which the bark is used to make solution for application on pot after firing
  • ivok"
    Language code: A71 Language: eton
    Translation: palm tree bark brush sprinkled onto the heated vessels, producing a sizzling effect. Pottery so treated has a mottled dark reddish (from stain) and light (original clay surface) appearance
  • lessui
    Language code: A71 Language: eton
    Translation: remove the vessels from the ash
  • nton"
    Language code: A71 Language: eton
    Translation: long pole used to remove the vessels from the ash