setilo

description by association:
Setulo/Setilo: A place of rest, to sit, to stay
Dula: To stay, sit, rest, occupy (a habitat)

Sebetlwa sa Tau
Letsopa

description by association:
Betla - to shape or define
Betlile - has carved or shaped (something) with precision.
Sebopiwa - relates to creation and being formed. A creature. A created thing.
Bopa - create, shape, form
Tau - Lion associated with bravery

collection of terms
Letsopa - That (substance) which is formed/shaped…
Mmopa - (Letsopa synonym):That (substance) which is formed/shaped…
Mmopi - One who gives form, a creator/maker
Ntlo -  Shelter, abode, home, house
Ntlhantlha - First-first, the beginning, at the very start…
Go dira - To make, build, do, craft, work…

Adapted Hut
Ntlwana e e fetotsweng ya mmu

collection of terms
Tlhaga - That which has sprouted/grown/appeared… grass.
Setena/Ditena - Solid, cast… A brick
E dirilwe - It has been formed/built…
Mmu - Soil, earth…

Hut Wall
Lobota lwa ntlwana ya mmu/bojang

Hut Wall
Lobota lwa ntlwana ya mmu/bojang

Wall Detail
Go (Plaster) gwa lobota

Hut (adapted)
Ntlwana e e  fetotsweng ya mmu

Hut Wall Detail
Lobota lo lo kaetsang matlapa le ditena

Hut Roof Rafters
Ditlhomeso tsa lerulelo lwa ntlwana ya mmu/bojang

description by association:
Maotwana - ‘Legs’, supports, stability, integrity, structure
Maoto - ‘Legs’, supports, stability, integrity, structure
Ditlhomeso - Elements/structure that roof/cover, support, stability
Go tlhomesa - To cover/roof, to ensure stability…
‘Tlhoma’? - Fix, establish, plant…

collection of terms
Dipale - poles
Remiwang - …being chopped, hacked, cut with an axe.
Setlhareng - …derived from (the) tree.

Adapted hut with a roofing membrane
Ntlwana ya mmu e e ruletsweng ka lotha

Adapted hut with corrugated sheeting walls
Ntlwana e e fetotsweng ya mmu e e nang le mabota a lesenke

Wall Detail
Lobota lo bontshitswe ka bogaufi

Hut Window
Lotlhabapefo lwa ntlwana ya mmu

Fence
Logora

Fence Detail
Logora lo bontshitswe ka bo gaufi

Hut
Ntlwana ya mmu/bojang

Rectangular hut
Ntlwana ya mmu/bojang e e khultonne

Hut
Ntlwana ya mmu/bojang

description by association:
‘Maintaina’: care, protect, tend to regularly…(babalela, tlhokomela)
Ruta: impart, educate, teach…
Dira - to make, build…
Dirilwe - has been built…
‘Archive’ - bobolokelo/mabolokelo(pl) - where things are kept safe… cared for, preserved, protected…(boloka)

collection of terms
Kgale - …from a long time ago
Wele - …fell…its supports failed it…lost integrity…
Bojang - grasses, the field…

Hut
Ntlwana ya mmu/bojang

description by association:
Motheo - a start, a planning/plan
Thaya - to start, to make a beginnning, to plan

collection of terms
Saga - a saw
Semente - cement
Terata - wire
Faondeishene - foundation
Ditlharetlhare - Lots of leafy branches, lots of plants
Bofa - to tie or bind together
Tshwara - hold
Kitlane - made compact, joined tightly together

Chair with Cow Hide Rope
Setilo sa Dikgwele

description by association:
Setulo/Setilo - A place of rest, to sit, to stay
Dula - To stay, sit, rest, occupy (a habitat)

collection of terms: Kgwele/Dikgwele - A rhiem (a strip of rawhide)
Seme - A whip
Kika - Mortar (of a mortar and pestle)
Logong - A piece of wood/timber
Thapo/Dithapo - A string, cord, rope
Polanka - Plank

Chair with Cow Hide Rope
Setilo sa Dikgwele

description by association:
Setulo/Setilo - A place of rest, to sit, to stay
Dula - To stay, sit, rest, occupy (a place)
Nna - To stay, sit, occupy (a place)

collection of terms:
Phate - A carpet/rug (typically made from cow hide), which you can sleep or/sit on
Tshipi - Metal, A bell
Kika: Mortar (of a mortar and pestle: used especially for grinding i.e meat, sorghum, etc)
Tlhobola - to remove husks; pound grain in a mortar; to remove roughage.

Mud hut with roof membrane
Ntlwana ya mmu e e ruletsweng ka lotha

Mud hut wall detail
Lobota la ntlwana ya mmu lo botshitswe ka bo gaufi