+Argento+, Monti dell (D. Lopez), supposed “Silver Mountains” (Serra da Prata) near Kambambe. +Ari+, or Hary, a district, 9.0 S., 15.5 E. _See_ Ngola Ari. +Armada+, its destruction in 1588, xiv, 169 +Armistice+ of 1609-21, 170; or 1641, 171 +Augoykayango.+ _See_ Agoa Kaiongo. +Austin Friars+ in Kongo, 114 +Axila mbanza.+ _See_ Shilambanza. +Ayaka+ (Aiacca), 7.5 S., 18.0 E., their invasion of Kongo, 120; are not identical with Jaga, 149 +Bagamidri.+ D. Lopez calls it a river, separating Mataman and Monomotapa, but it is clearly _Bege meder_ of Abyssinia gone astray. +Bahia das Vaccas+, 12.9 S., 13.4E., 16, 29, 160 +Bailundo+ (Mbalundu), 12.2 S., 19.7 E., 172 +Bakkebakke+ (Mbakambaka), diminutive of Mbaka, dwarf, and according to Dennett, also the name of a fetish _Shibingo_ which prevents growth. _See_ Matimba. +Bamba.+ _See_ Mbamba. +Bamba ampungo.+ _See_ Mbamba a mpungu. +Bambala+ (Mbala, Mbambela), a district, 10.6 S., 14.5 E., 22 +Bamba-tunga+ (Mbamba-tungu), soba, 9.6 S., 14.4 E., 147, 158 +Bananas+, 68 +Bancare+ (D. Lopez), a tributary of the Kongo, east of Nsundi. +Bangala+, the people of the Jaga, 9.5 S., 13.0 E., 84, 149 +Bango aquitambo+ (Bangu a Kitambu), missionary station, 9.1 S., 14.9 E. +Bango-bango.+ _See_ Bangu-bangu. +Bangono+, mani, in hills north of Dande River, 8.5 S., 13.6 E., 12 +Bangu+, kingdom, “trunk” of Kongo, 24; perhaps _Bangu_ on the river Mbengu. Bangu signifies an acclivity, and the name occurs frequently. +Bangu+, a soba in Angola, 164 +Bangu-bangu+, soba near Nzenza a ngombe, 168 +Banna+ (Banya), river, 3.5 S., 11.0 E., 53 +Banyan-tree+, 18, 76, 77 +Baobab+, 24, 68, 71 +Baptista+, João, bishop, 118 +Baptista+, Manuel, bishop, 118, 121, 122 +Barama.+ _See_ Bramas. +Barbara+, Kambe, sister of Queen Nzinga, 166, 173, 176 +Barbela+ (Berbela), river, a tributary of the Kongo, which flows through Mpangu. According to L. Magyar (_Peterm. Mitt._ 1857, p. 187); the south arm of the Kongo opposite Mboma, is known as Barbela. +Barkcloth+, 18, 28, 77 +Barros+, Gonzalo Borges de, 181 +Barros+, João de, quoted, 108 +Barreira+, F. Balthasar, Jesuit, 144, 147 +Barreiras+, “cliffs.” _Barreiras vermelhas_, north of Zaire, 5.3 S.; _Ponta das barreiras_, 3.2 S. +Bastian+, Dr. A., quoted, 51, 52, 72, 73, 78, 104, 204 +Bateke+, tribe are identical with the Mundequetes, Anziquetes, Anzicanas, etc., 109 +Batta+ (Mbata), province, Mbanza, 5.8 S., 15.4 E., 39, 104, 120 +Battell+, Andrew, character of his narrative, x; chronology of his voyages, xiii; account of “adventures,” 1-70; notes on the religion and customs, 71-87 +Batumba+, in Kongoese, a dwarf. _See_ Matimba. +Bavagul.+ _See_ Bravagul (D. Lopez). +Beads+, as ornaments, 9, 17, 32