The dialect spoken in ancient Bactria (modern Balkh), now commonly supposed to be identical with the literary language called Zend. It is not at all certain, however, that Bactria was the country in which Zend was spoken. But there can be no doubt that Bactrian was a very ancient form of Aryan speech. G. R. See [Zend].
Bagba.
An African dialect allied to the Bakele of the R. Gaboon.
Bagbalan.
A dialect of Kouri, vernacular in Central Africa. See small Vocabulary in Latham, p. 584.
Bagherme, see [Begharmi].
Bagnon.
A native dialect, vernacular in W. Africa, spoken on the W. coast, S. of the R. Nunez; long Vocabulary in “Mémoires de la Société Ethnologique,” Paris, 1845.
Bago.