Batlapi. Bantu Negroes of Bechuana stock, near Vryburg.
Batonga or Batoka. Bantu Negroes of Zambesia, Manicaland and Tongaland.
Battaks. A pre-Malay race of North Sumatra, probably allied to the [Polynesians] (q.v.).
Batwas. A [pygmy] (q.v.) Negrito race south of Congo, allied to Bushmen.
Batwanas. Bantu Negroes of North Bechuanaland.
Bavarians. A branch of the High German stock of the Teutonic family, in Bavaria.
Bayansis. Bantu Negroes of Middle Congo, on Kwa River. Strong negro element.
Bechuanas. A main stock of Bantu Negroes, occupying what is known as British Bechuanaland. The name is of European origin, and has no native significance as applied to the race, but is a convenient general term.
Bedawi or Bedouins. Nomadic [Arabs] (q.v.) who inhabit the deserts of Arabia and the neighbouring countries, and live by stock-breeding and robbery. Their breed of horses is world-famous. They are independent, chivalrous and hospitable. They correspond to the Biblical Ishmaelites, whose race and customs they preserve practically unchanged.
Bejas. A race of Eastern Hamites, of splendid physique, occupying the eastern seaboard of Africa north of Massowah, including Bisharis, Hadendowas, and other tribes.