NATURAL HISTORY VOCABULARY 47 



Njasa (njase) .... Thatch. The leaves of thi.s palm 



are sewn together bent over 

 two sticks, and so make mats 

 2x1 feet or more, which are 

 laid on a roof like tiles. Njasa 

 is also applied to otlier thatch. 



Kewe (kewe) .... Fan palm. Grows only in grass 



land. Bears large golden 

 fruits in clustei's on a single 

 stalk. The stringy pericarp is 

 used as a thirst quencher. {^Bor- 

 ass7is flabeJliformis — Pahnae.) 



Pu-lola (pu-lului) . . Lit. Whiteman's nut. Cocoa-nut 



palm. (Cocos mirifera — 

 Pahnae.) 



Kavu(kavui)or Kavulu A palm with very slender leaves 

 (kavului)i and stem. The frOnd ends in 



a very long whip-like exten- 

 sion. [Calamus harteri — 

 Pahnae.) 



Pamba (pambe) . . . Screw-pine. Grows usually in 



swamps. {Pandamus randela- 

 hruin — Pandanareae.) 



Semi (semi) .... Bamboo. Grows in swamps. 



Called in Sierra Leone Eng- 

 lish a "cane." What is called 

 " Bamboo " in Sierra Leone is 

 the Xduvui. {^Damhusa vid- 

 (jaris — ). 



Keni (keni) .... Bamboo. Corruption of " cane." 



Keri (keri) .... A bastard date palm, with sharp 



pointed leaves. Grows on edge 

 of brackish water. Used for 

 making mats. [Plioenix ie- 

 clinafa or PlioenLc spinosa — 

 P(dniae.) Not a pure Mende 

 word possil)ly. 



