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The banana is rotten 
Kitoke kissi kairi. 
Banana beer (fermented) . 
Muenge 
Banana beer (unfermented palm 
wine ..... 
Ssandi. 
Sorghum beer (unknown in Ug- 
anda and made in Unyoro 
out of Eleusine) . 
Merua. 
Banana fruit .... 
Kitoke (pi. bitoke). 
Banana-tree .... 
Kitoke (pi. bitoke). 
Bark-cloth (with a black pattern) 
Mtone. 
Basin, lake, river (seldom) 
Niandja. 
Basket . . . . . 
Kibo. 
Bat 
Mbuggu-mbuggu. 
Batalas edulis (sweet potatoes) 
Biata. 
To bathe ..... 
Kunaba. 
To bathe oneself 
Kuenaba. 
Glass beads .... 
Kuansi. 
Bed glass beads 
Ssaggama. 
White glass beads . 
Moero. 
Green glass beads 
Bkonge. 
Sky-blue glass beads 
Gallama. 
Beard ..... 
Mlldju. 
Beard ..... 
Mlisu. 
Beautiful, good 
Burungi. 
Because ..... 
Allai. 
Bed (stretcher) 
Ntabbu. 
Bee 
Udsoki. 
Where hast thou just been ? 
Ua nolai. 
Behind 
Nio. 
Bellows 
Nsi. 
Belly ..... 
Nda. 
Big, high . . . 
Mkurru. 
To bind 
Kubbua. 
Bird 
Njunni. 
The bird sings .... 
Njunni aksiolia. 
Bitter, salty . 
Kissara. 
Black ..... 
Meragusu. 
Blatta orientalis 
Njenge. 
Blind 
Pimpite. 
Blood ..... 
Ssaggama. 
Blood-brother .... 
Mfiimbiro. 
Boat, ship .... 
Mvato. 
Body ..... 
Mobirri. 
Bone 
Kugulu (pi. magulu). 
Bones 
Gumba (pi. magumba). 
Borassus jEthiopum 
Betugu. 
Where were you born ? 
Ua uerai. 
Bosom ..... 
Maweri. 
Bow ..... 
Kitta, butta. 
Box ...... 
Terekere. 
Boy 
Modjo. 
Brass ..... 
Muheri. 
