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GLOSSARY 



A 



Ali Ramazan (a'le ram'a-zan), 

 Arabic — man's name. Name 

 of the expedition's cook. 



B 



banda (ban 'da), Swahili — hut. 



bango (ban'g5), Swahili — wart 

 hog. 



baraza (ba-ra'za), Swahili — 

 originally "veranda," but now- 

 corrupted to mean any large 

 meeting where discussion takes 

 place, from the fact that the 

 natives became accustomed to 

 gathering around the white 

 man's veranda, from the shade 

 of which he dispensed justice. 



bardo kidogo (bar 'do ke-do'go), 

 Swahili — not just yet; after 

 a bit; wait awhile. 



baya sana (by'a sa'na), Swahili 

 — very bad! 



Benogie (ben-6'ge), Ikoma — 

 name of a small river. 



Blangetti (blan-gS'te), Swahili — 

 name of a river. 



boma (bo'ma), Swahili — a thorn 

 inclosure. 



bwana (bwan'a), Swahili — mas- 

 ter. 



Bwana Chai (bwa'na chi), (ex- 

 ception to the rule as given in 

 key, ai as English i), Swahili — 

 Master Tea. 



chakula (chu[as in chuck]-kod'- 



la), Swahili — food, 

 chakula tdari (chu-koo'la [as 



above] ti-ar'e), Swahili — food 



is ready. 



D 



dhow (dou'd), Arabic — a small 



sailing vessel. 

 donga (dSn'ga), Swahili — a 



grass-filled ravine, 

 dik-dik (dik=dik), smaUest of 



the antelopes. 

 duka (d5'ka), Swahili — shop or 



store. 



E 



El Moran (1 mor'Sn), Masai— 

 warrior. 



P 



fani (f^r'oo), Swahili— t\uiioc- 



eros. 

 Filanen-Gidda (fn-a'ne-In=gSd'- 



da), tribal name. 

 Filani (fil-a'ne), tribal name, 

 fisi (fe'se), Swahili — hyena, 

 fundi (foon'de), ^i^a/it7i— skilled 



workman. 



G 



gerenuk (ger'a-nook), Somali — 



Waller's gazelle. 

 ghee (ghe), Hindu — animal oil. 

 Gurmeti (gdor'm6-te), Swahili — 



name of a small river. 



C H 



chai (chl), (see note above), Hausa (hou'za), Hausa- 

 Swahili — tea. name. 



-tribal 



