[190] The Buduma, who derive their legendary origin from the Fulahs whom they resemble in physique, worship the _Karraka_ tree (a kind of acacia). P. A. Talbot, "The Buduma of Lake Chad," _Journ. Roy. Anthr. Inst._ XLI. 1911. The anthropology of the region has lately been dealt with in _Documents Scientifiques de la Mission Tilho_ (1906-9), _Republique Francaise, Ministere des Colonies_, Vol. III. 1914; R. Gaillard and L. Poutrin, _Etude anthropologique des Populations des Regions du Tchad et du Kanem_, 1914. [191] III. p. 194. [192] _Sahara and Sudan_, II. p. 628. [193] II. pp. 382-3. [194] That is "Kanem-men," the postfix _bu_, _be_, as in _Ti-bu_, _Ful-be_, answering to the Bantu prefix _ba_, _wa_, as in _Ba-Suto_, _Wa-Swahili_, etc. Here may possibly be discovered a link between the Sudanese, Teda-Daza, and Bantu linguistic groups. The transposition of the agglutinated particles would present no difficulty; cf. Umbrian and Latin (_Eth._ p. 214). The Kanembu are described by Tilho, who explored the Chad basin, 1906-9. His reports were published in 1914. _Republique Francaise Ministere des Colonies, Documents Scientifiques de la Mission Tilho_ (1906-9), Vol. III. 1914. [195] Barth draws a vivid picture of the contrasts, physical and mental, between the Kanuri and the Hausa peoples; "Here we took leave of Hausa with its fine and beautiful country, and its cheerful and industrious population. It is remarkable what a difference there is between the character of the ba-Haushe and the Kanuri--the former lively, spirited, and cheerful, the latter melancholic, dejected, and brutal; and the same difference is visible in their physiognomies--the former having in general very pleasant and regular features, and more graceful forms, while the Kanuri, with his broad face, his wide nostrils and his large bones, makes a far less agreeable impression, especially the women, who are very plain and certainly among the ugliest in all Negroland" (II. pp. 163-4). [196] See Nachtigal, II. p. 690. [197] For recent literature see Lady Lugard's _A Tropical Dependency_, 1905, and the references, note 3, p. 58. [198] These are the same people as the _Tunjurs_ (_Tunzers_) of Darfur, regarding whose ethnical position so much doubt still prevails. Strange to say, they themselves claim to be Arabs, and the claim is allowed by their neighbours, although they are not Muhammadans. Lejean thinks they are Tibus from the north-west, while Nachtigal, who met some as far west as Kanem, concluded from their appearance and speech that they were really Arabs settled for hundreds of years in the country (_op. cit._ II. p. 256). [199] A. H. Keane, "Wadai," _Travel and Exploration_, July, 1910; and H. H. Johnston, on Lieut. Boyd Alexander, _Geog. Journ._ same date.