orujenyi

== Nyambo == === Etymology === Loanword from an extinct Central Sudanic language; compare with Mamvu ogyenya (“little rope, small plaited object”) and Kanuri je (“rope”). Cognate with Nyankole orugyenyi and Rwanda-Rundi urugenya. === Noun === orujenyi 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