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 Wasua
hili 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 prac
tised 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. Dagara ; 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.