Comparative Bantu Pottery Vocabulary
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Language code:
S21
Language name:
venda
Translation:
beer pot / the big beer-pot is between 2 and 3 feet in diameter; a large size can hold five gallons of beer. This type is only used for storing beer, and is kept in the special beer hut (Some chiefs also keep stores of beer in large holes sunk in the ground and lined with clay, which can contain many gallons).
Noun class:
9-10
Tonality:
-
Reference:
Davison 1985:74; Stayt 1931:52
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