Comparative Bantu Pottery Vocabulary

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  • namunwa
    Language: bukusu Translation: ritual pot used in ceremonies associated with the birth of twins
  • kupakha
    Language: bukusu Translation: fermenting the clay
  • lususi"
    Language: bukusu Translation: an old grinding stone, where the clay is put on to start potting
  • engoro"
    Language: bukusu Translation: wooden mallet, used to repeatedly strike a lump of clay
  • ekhupilo"
    Language: bukusu Translation: wooden mallet, used to repeatedly strike a lump of clay
  • lukaraya"
    Language: bukusu Translation: an old metal trough, where a pot is made in, which acts as a turntable
  • lusala"
    Language: bukusu Translation: stick to smoothen the outer surface of the pot to make sure that the coils are properly fixed
  • embako"
    Language: bukusu Translation: hoe
  • bisariro
    Language: bukusu Translation: big and small tool to decorate the neck of a pot (roulette?)
  • engara/chingara"
    Language: bukusu Translation: shallow rings from grass or banaleaves formerly used as turntables for very large pots
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