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balansin(suspended) swing, see-saw
balatatype of tree (Manilcara bidentata, Mimusops balataunspec. var.Cruegeri)
balennwhale; konpè balenn Brer Whale (in Anansi stories)
baliziany member of the species Heliconia
balkonbalcony
balotéto stagger (along), syn banlansé
balsintype venomous snake (Bothrops atrox), also known as valsin in TE (DECTT); syn fè di lanssynfè1? Given its final vowel, F valsant (DECTT) seems unlikely.
balyébroom; to sweep
ban1form of bay 1., 2. before a nasal l
ban2bench, pew; bank, shored-up earth on which to plant
banbou1bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris)
banbou2in tanbou banbou (obs.) musical instrument made from bamboo, formerly used at carnival
bandéto bandage
bandjóbanjoTE banjo, from Afr. (DECTT)
bank1embankment
bank2bank
banmbanmbottom, buttock
bann1strip, band (of cloth, colour etc.); bann bouden bellybandsynbelibann
bann2in bay bann to list (of boat)synlabann
bann3band ,e.g. carnival band), group of people
bannannin bannann vèt green banana, bannann mi ripe banana, but see fig; plantain; clapper (of bell); bolt (of lock); kind of fish (Elops saurus)synmaratj
bannyèbanner; square sail
baptisBaptist
baréto bar, put up a barricade
baribarrel, cask; vat for fermenting rum