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Clay Grinder
Lotlapa lo lo silang letsopa
description by association:
Bopa - create, shape, form
collection of terms
Boraga - stiff mud
Letlapa - A stone/rock
Kgabisa - To decorate/to make beautiful
Kgaba - To dress well/beautifully
Besiwa - Is being baked/fired in a kiln
Epiwa - being dug
Mmu - Soil, dirt, earth
Thuga - To pound/break/crush (with a stone)
Letsopa - Clay
Thubega - To break/shatter/crack
Khuti - A dug hole
Bankanya - To fix/repair
Baya - To put (away)
Sekotlolo - A dish/plate/bowl
Molapong - At the river
Sila - To grind/make fine
Lotlapa lo lo silang letsopa
description by association:
Bopa - create, shape, form
collection of terms
Boraga - stiff mud
Letlapa - A stone/rock
Kgabisa - To decorate/to make beautiful
Kgaba - To dress well/beautifully
Besiwa - Is being baked/fired in a kiln
Epiwa - being dug
Mmu - Soil, dirt, earth
Thuga - To pound/break/crush (with a stone)
Letsopa - Clay
Thubega - To break/shatter/crack
Khuti - A dug hole
Bankanya - To fix/repair
Baya - To put (away)
Sekotlolo - A dish/plate/bowl
Molapong - At the river
Sila - To grind/make fine
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Grain Crusher
(Mortar and Pestle)
Kika le Motshe
collection of terms
Kika - Mortar (of a mortar and pestle: used especially for grinding i.e meat, sorghum, etc)
Nama - Meat
Tshotlho - Meat pulp/shredded beef/pulled beef/pounded beef Tlhobola - to remove husks; pound grain in a mortar; to remove roughage.
Motshe - Pestle (of a mortar and pestle: used especially for grinding i.e meat, sorghum, etc)
Dilo - Things
(Mortar and Pestle)
Kika le Motshe
collection of terms
Kika - Mortar (of a mortar and pestle: used especially for grinding i.e meat, sorghum, etc)
Nama - Meat
Tshotlho - Meat pulp/shredded beef/pulled beef/pounded beef Tlhobola - to remove husks; pound grain in a mortar; to remove roughage.
Motshe - Pestle (of a mortar and pestle: used especially for grinding i.e meat, sorghum, etc)
Dilo - Things
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Meat Crusher
(Mortar and Pestle)
Kika Le Motshe
description by association:
Mmidi - That which has sprouted/germinated…
collection of terms
Tlhobola - to remove husks; pound grain in a mortar; to remove roughage.
Mmidi - mealies; maize
Botlhokwa - Important, significant
Tshotlho - Meat pulp/shredded beef/pulled beef/pounded beef
Nama - Meat
(Mortar and Pestle)
Kika Le Motshe
description by association:
Mmidi - That which has sprouted/germinated…
collection of terms
Tlhobola - to remove husks; pound grain in a mortar; to remove roughage.
Mmidi - mealies; maize
Botlhokwa - Important, significant
Tshotlho - Meat pulp/shredded beef/pulled beef/pounded beef
Nama - Meat
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Grain Crusher
(Mortar and Pestle)
Kika Le Motshe
collection of terms Ikgopotsa - To remind oneself
Nama - Meat
Setampa - Samp
Phaletshe - maize meal; porridge
Mabele - sorghum; grain
Motogo wa mabele - Sorghum porridge
Motogo wa ting - slightly fermented sorghum porridge
Hehera/Fefera - sift or winnow grain; shake up in a winnowing basket.
Moroko - husks of grain after stamping / chaff
Thoga - TBA
Tlosa - Remove
Hatshe - On the ground/floor
Namile - Spread out; stretch oneself, as in sleep/rest
(Mortar and Pestle)
Kika Le Motshe
collection of terms Ikgopotsa - To remind oneself
Nama - Meat
Setampa - Samp
Phaletshe - maize meal; porridge
Mabele - sorghum; grain
Motogo wa mabele - Sorghum porridge
Motogo wa ting - slightly fermented sorghum porridge
Hehera/Fefera - sift or winnow grain; shake up in a winnowing basket.
Moroko - husks of grain after stamping / chaff
Thoga - TBA
Tlosa - Remove
Hatshe - On the ground/floor
Namile - Spread out; stretch oneself, as in sleep/rest
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Meat grinder
Kika le Motshe
Kika le Motshe
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Meat grinder
Kika le Motshe
Kika le Motshe
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Grain Crusher
(Mortar and Pestle)
Kika Le Motshe
collection of terms
Kika: Mortar (of a mortar and pestle: used especially for grinding i.e meat, sorghum, etc); a hollowed out pounding block
Motshe: Pestle (of a mortar and pestle: used especially for grinding i.e meat, sorghum, etc); a stamping/pounding stick
(Mortar and Pestle)
Kika Le Motshe
collection of terms
Kika: Mortar (of a mortar and pestle: used especially for grinding i.e meat, sorghum, etc); a hollowed out pounding block
Motshe: Pestle (of a mortar and pestle: used especially for grinding i.e meat, sorghum, etc); a stamping/pounding stick
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Basket
Tlatla
collection of terms
Tlatla - A basket/bowl weaved/plaited from grass (mokhasi), used for storage
Oumama - Grandmother
Mokhasi/mokhase - A type of rush (found by rivers) used to make an assortment of Tswana artefacts (i.e motlhotlho, moseme)
Tlhaga - Grass
Oumamagagwe - His/her grandmother
Tlatla
collection of terms
Tlatla - A basket/bowl weaved/plaited from grass (mokhasi), used for storage
Oumama - Grandmother
Mokhasi/mokhase - A type of rush (found by rivers) used to make an assortment of Tswana artefacts (i.e motlhotlho, moseme)
Tlhaga - Grass
Oumamagagwe - His/her grandmother
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Basket
Tlatla
collection of terms
Tlatla - A basket/bowl weaved/plaited from grass (mokhasi), used for storage
Motlhotlho - A filter; A beer strainer
Tshelwa - Poured in…
Mabele - Sorghum
Dinawa - Beans/peas
Logwa - Braided/weaved
Mabogo - Hands (by hand)
Motlhare - Plant
Molapong - At the river/stream
Tlatla
collection of terms
Tlatla - A basket/bowl weaved/plaited from grass (mokhasi), used for storage
Motlhotlho - A filter; A beer strainer
Tshelwa - Poured in…
Mabele - Sorghum
Dinawa - Beans/peas
Logwa - Braided/weaved
Mabogo - Hands (by hand)
Motlhare - Plant
Molapong - At the river/stream
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Cow Hide rope/riem
Kgwele
description by association:
Setilo - A place to sit, stay…
collection of terms
Dikgwele - Rhiems (Strips of rawhide)
Shugiwa/Sugiwa - To bray skins, or (plait) rhiems
Kgomo - Cow
Dikologa - To go around (something), to revolve, to turn
Mahura/mafura - Fat
Kao - A rhiem used for fastening an animal's legs.
Hapang - Ties, binds, wraps around
Smoko - A whip
Letlalo - Skin
Kgwele
description by association:
Setilo - A place to sit, stay…
collection of terms
Dikgwele - Rhiems (Strips of rawhide)
Shugiwa/Sugiwa - To bray skins, or (plait) rhiems
Kgomo - Cow
Dikologa - To go around (something), to revolve, to turn
Mahura/mafura - Fat
Kao - A rhiem used for fastening an animal's legs.
Hapang - Ties, binds, wraps around
Smoko - A whip
Letlalo - Skin
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Cow hide whip
Seme sa kgwele/’Smoko’
Seme sa kgwele/’Smoko’
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Cow Hide Whip
Seme sa kgwele/’smoko’
description by association:
Tlhaga - that which appears, is alert, stands
collection of terms
Smoko/Seme - whip
Logong/Legong - wood; timber
Setlhare - a tree; a medicine
Tlhaga - grass; standing grass; pasture
Tsewa - Retrieved (from); taken (from)
Molapong - at the river
Seme sa kgwele/’smoko’
description by association:
Tlhaga - that which appears, is alert, stands
collection of terms
Smoko/Seme - whip
Logong/Legong - wood; timber
Setlhare - a tree; a medicine
Tlhaga - grass; standing grass; pasture
Tsewa - Retrieved (from); taken (from)
Molapong - at the river
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Grain Sieve
Leselo/Loselo
collection of terms
Leselo/Loselo - Wide flat winnowing basket; A basket sieve
Mabele - sorghum; grain
Olosa/fefera/hehera - winnow/sift
Dinawa - beans
Tsenya - put in, insert
Kolomaka - to clean
Hatshe - On the ground/floor
Namile - Spread out; stretch oneself, as in sleep/rest
Leselo/Loselo
collection of terms
Leselo/Loselo - Wide flat winnowing basket; A basket sieve
Mabele - sorghum; grain
Olosa/fefera/hehera - winnow/sift
Dinawa - beans
Tsenya - put in, insert
Kolomaka - to clean
Hatshe - On the ground/floor
Namile - Spread out; stretch oneself, as in sleep/rest
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Grain Sieve
Leselo/Loselo
collection of terms
Leselo/Loselo - Wide flat winnowing basket; A basket sieve
Bona - See
Leselo/Loselo
collection of terms
Leselo/Loselo - Wide flat winnowing basket; A basket sieve
Bona - See
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Rural Futurisms / 2024