The treasury of languages

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A dialect of Kaffir, somewhat allied to Mpongwe, spoken on the R. Gaboon, W. Africa. See Vocabulary in Latham, p. 561.

Baladea.

The native name of New Caledonia. The language is allied to Annatom, also called Duaura. See [Aneiteum].

Bali.

An insular dialect of Javanese, vernacular in the Indian Archipelago. See Crawfurd’s Dissertation in “Malay Grammar,” p. 75. ☞

Balu.

African: a dialect allied to the Bakele, vernacular on the R. Gaboon.

Bambarra.

African: a division of the Mana class, spoken on the Upper Niger; including also the Jallunka, the Sokko, and the Susu. It is bounded on the E. by the Songho of Timbuctu, with which a new class begins.

Bamon.