orugyenyi

== Nyankole == === Etymology === Loanword from an extinct Central Sudanic language; compare with Mamvu ogyenya (“little rope, small plaited object”) and Kanuri je (“rope”). Cognate with Nyambo orujenyi and Rwanda-Rundi urugenya. === Noun === orugyenyi class 11 (plural engyenyi class 10, augmentless rugyenyi, plural augmentless ngyenyi) roulettes made by twining two small ropes around each other, doubling the resultant cord, twining again, and then tying off the end. Often used to decorate pottery. === References === Language Shift and its Reflection in African Archaeology: Cord rouletting in the Uele and Interlacustrine regions‎[1], 2009, page 52