Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855, Volume 4Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858 - Africa, Central |
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Page vii
... Hamlets . Avoid Támkala . - Short Marches . — Tóndifú . — Reach the Niger . - Aspect of the River . Large Canoes . Town and Market of Say . - State of - - - -- - - Market . Traffic . - Governor of Say . No Songhay Interpreter . - - CHAP ...
... Hamlets . Avoid Támkala . - Short Marches . — Tóndifú . — Reach the Niger . - Aspect of the River . Large Canoes . Town and Market of Say . - State of - - - -- - - Market . Traffic . - Governor of Say . No Songhay Interpreter . - - CHAP ...
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... hamlet of Kalíluwá , in the scanty shade of a baúre , when I felt unbounded delight in finding myself once more in the open country , after a residence of a couple of months in the town , where I had but little bodily exercise ...
... hamlet of Kalíluwá , in the scanty shade of a baúre , when I felt unbounded delight in finding myself once more in the open country , after a residence of a couple of months in the town , where I had but little bodily exercise ...
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... hamlets left the impression of ease and comfort . But we had great difficulty in find- ing the right track among the number of small foot- paths diverging in every direction ; and in avoid- ing the northern route , which we knew would ...
... hamlets left the impression of ease and comfort . But we had great difficulty in find- ing the right track among the number of small foot- paths diverging in every direction ; and in avoid- ing the northern route , which we knew would ...
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... hamlet , consisting of about thirty cottages , inhabited by Fúlbe , or Felláta , of the tribe of the Hillega , the same tribe whom we have met in A'damáwa . They seemed to possess a considerable number of cattle , and appeared to lead a ...
... hamlet , consisting of about thirty cottages , inhabited by Fúlbe , or Felláta , of the tribe of the Hillega , the same tribe whom we have met in A'damáwa . They seemed to possess a considerable number of cattle , and appeared to lead a ...
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... hamlet . The way in which the komádugu , assisted pro- bably by artificial means , spreads over this whole region is very remarkable . The passage of the country at the present season of the year , covered as it is with the thickest ...
... hamlet . The way in which the komádugu , assisted pro- bably by artificial means , spreads over this whole region is very remarkable . The passage of the country at the present season of the year , covered as it is with the thickest ...
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A'hmed Bábá A'hmedu adorned Alí appearance Arab arrived Bélé belonging bernús Bórnu called camels cattle CHAP character chief clay considerable consisting corn cotton cross cultivated deléb palms distance district dúm palms emír encampment entered forest formed former Fúlbe Gágho Galaijo Gando ghaladíma Góberáwa governor greatly ground Gurma Hamda-Alláhi hamlet Háusa horses huts inhabitants Jolof journey Kábara Kanó Kátsena Kebbi latter Leo Africanus Mandingo Másina miles Mohammed Mohammedan morning Morocco Mósi mosque Mungo Park native Negroland Niger Othmán passed present province Púllo quarters rain rainy season reached region residence river road rocky ruler scarcely seemed sent sheet of water Sheikh Sheikh el Bakáy shells side Sídi situated Sókoto Songhay Songhay empire Songhay language Spanish dollars stay sultan swampy tamarind Tawárek tent Timbúktu tion town tract tribe valley village Waláti wall whole Wurno Zinder