Fortunately, in the course of the 29th a small caravan with corn arrived from Damerghú; and Hámma completed his purchases. He had, however, first to settle a disagreeable affair; for our friend Zúmmuzuk had bought in Hamma’s name several things, for which payment was now demanded. Hámma flew into a terrible rage, and nearly finished the rogue. My Arab and Tawáti friends, who heard that we were to start the following day, though they were rather busy buying corn, came to take leave of me; and I was glad to part from all of them in friendship. But before bidding farewell to this interesting place, I shall make a few general observations on its history. [Footnote 147: I am not quite sure with regard to this place, as I find a note in my memorandum-book, “The name of the place in question is Ingal, on the road to Sókoto, and not Aghíllad.”] [Footnote 148: Delélti is not a Háusa word.] [Footnote 149: It is remarkable that while _ba_ in the Háusa language expresses the masculine in the composition of national names, _ma_ originally served to denote the female; but the latter form seems to be almost lost.] [Footnote 150: I will here only observe, that “bére” is one of those words in the Sónghay language which shows its connection with Sanscrit.] [Footnote 151: The horse of Tawát is as celebrated amongst the Berber tribes of the desert as the Ímanang woman or “the wealth of Tunis.”] [Footnote 152: These red caps, however, are an article quite foreign to the original dress of the Tarki, and are obnoxious to the tribes of pure blood.] [Footnote 153: I have brought home a specimen of these tobes, among various others. The tailelt was my common dress during all the latter part of my journey. A representation of its distinguishing ornaments will be given in the next volume.] [Footnote 154: Who these Turáwa are I shall explain further on.] [Footnote 155: Here also the name of the country is written with an _h_—اهير—as is always done by the Arabs (see what I have said above).] [Footnote 156: ʿAbd el Kerím was the name I adopted from the beginning as my travelling name.] [Footnote 157: من امحاربين والظالمين.] [Footnote 158: I follow the translation of the learned Rev. G. C. Renouard.] [Footnote 159: The Rev. G. C. Renouard, in interpreting this passage, has evidently made a mistake in translating “the Minister _of the_ Sultan,” and adding in a note that Emír “is here a title given to the Emír el Núr,” while it is to be referred to the sultan himself.] [Footnote 160: By the expression “el fókarah” the Sultan certainly meant us, who were not travelling for trading purposes, but rather like dervishes.] [Footnote 161: All the tribes in Central Africa, who wear the large tobes or shirts, tuck their sleeves up when about to undertake any work, or going to fight.]