| A | B |
| Hutu and Tutsi | Burundi's dominant ethnic groups |
| Lake Tanganyika | African "Great Lake" bordering Burundi |
| Germany and Belgium | Two European nations that colonized Burundi |
| Inanga | A traditional Burundian instrument -- a "trough zither" |
| Whisper songs | Unique syle of Burundian singing, in a throaty whisper |
| Kingdom of Burundi | Empire that ruled Burundi before colonialism |
| Bujumbura | Capital of modern Burundi |
| Ruanda-Urundi | What the joined Rwanda-Burundi territory was called when Belgium ruled |
| 1962 | The year Burundi became independent |
| Ingoma | Burundian word referring to a wide variety of drums |