EXPLANATION OF NAMES AND TERMS.
Ambadj; native name for the pith-tree, which lines the banks of the Nile about 7° north latitude.
Bajra; the Indian name for a grain (Penicillaria spicata), grown in Africa.
Byre; the jujube-tree, Zyzyphus jujuba, called M'konazee in Wasuahili language, and Kalembo by Wezees. The fruit is the size of a marble, with a hard sweet-tasting rind and large stone. In Abyssinia it is converted into a cake, and in Egypt it is sold in the markets. Begaree; a system of porterage from village to village, formerly practised in India.
Bomah; a fence of branches made round an encampment.
Boee; a species of red-legged partridge found at 2° south latitude.
Burzah; a summer-house or place of reception.
Budja; the name of one of the officers of the King of Uganda.
Bogo; native name for a wild buffalo.
Bana; Sir! or Master!
Bandwa or Wichwezee; a class of gentle beggars.
Buggera; the people of Madi and the ivory-hunters call their cattle by this name.
the late father of the King of Karague.
Ensete; a species of wild plantain discovered by Bruce the Abyssinian traveller, called M'seegwah and M'tembeh by natives, who make necklaces of its seeds.
Florikan or floriken; a bird of the bustard family, found in cultivated open places.
Gonjeh; the name which the Seedees apply to the otter.
Gnamæra, or Nyamæra; a heartebeest antelope.
Inteh; the name for a cow at Karague.
Jowari; a grain, vide sorghum.
Kousee; the name given at Zanzibar to the south-east trade-winds.