Comparative Bantu Pottery Vocabulary
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Language code:
S41
Language name:
xhosa (mpondo)
Translation:
bag-shaped pot with short, straight everted neck formed with a well-defined point of inflection, cut rim and flattened base. Height about 22cm. Decorated with graphic design and colour. Used for small amounts of foodstuffs, such as grain used in beermaking, thin porridge, or light beer; for use by important people
Noun class:
9-10
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Reference:
Lawton 1967:36
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