Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa, Vol. 5 (of 5) : $b being a journal of an expedition undertaken under the auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the years 1849-1855Barth, Heinrich
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Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa, Vol. 5 (of 5) : $b being a journal of an expedition undertaken under the auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the years 1849-1855
Barth, Heinrich
Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Africa, North -- Description and travel
I here add a short list of the towns and villages between Kúna, the
place where the river is ordinarily crossed in proceeding from Sofára to
the island of Másina Proper, and Móbti:—From Kúna, about six miles E.,
is Néma, situated on the E. side of the river; from Néma, Tikkétiá, on
the W. side of the river; Sáre-béle, on the E., Sáre-méle, on the W. of
the river, N. of Tikkétiá; Gómi, a large town on the bank of the river;
Móbti, on the E. side, with large fortifications, if I have understood
right, of an ancient date, where the two branches join; Nymitógo, on the
E. side of the river.
The distance from Tenéngu, is also a day and a half, and between them
lie the following places, beginning with Tenéngu:—Takanéne, Chúbe, a
hamlet inhabited by slaves, Kumbel, Ingelléye, Taíkiri, Kóllima, and
Warángha.
From Jafarábe upwards along the river, are situated the places:—
Kongunkoro, “old Kongu.”
Kóno.
Jóru.
Síbila.
Maddína.
Sansándi (this is the Songhay form), or Sansánne (the Mandingo form),
the well-known starting point of Mungo Park’s voyage down the river. Mr.
Cooley supposes that “di” is a contraction of ding, meaning “little.”
K.—_From Hamda-Alláhi to Kábara by land by way of Sʿa._
1 day. Niyakóngo, a large town at a considerable distance from the
river; much cultivation.
1 day. Denéngu (?), a place inhabited by Fúlbe and Songhay, the latter
being more numerous than the former; near the bank of the river.
1 day. Úro-Búlo, a place inhabited by Fúlbe on the E. side of the Débu.
1 day. Sʿa, a large place, inhabited chiefly by Bámbara, the seat of a
governor, as was also the case in former times, on the E. side of the
Máyo dhannéo or Bara-Ísa. Many dúm-palms, or rather deléb-palms, grow in
this neighbourhood, from whence Timbúktu is supplied with rafters. The
floods of the lake and the various branches or creeks are so
considerable during the rainy season, that at that period of the year, a
person cannot reach Hamda-Alláhi in less than six days.
1 day. Kóma, a small town of Bámbara, at a considerable distance E. from
the river.
1 day. Chiay, close to the bank of the Máyo dhannéo.
1 day. Sáre-feréng, a Bámbara place. The road leads all the way along
the S.E. bank of the river.
1 day. Jangináre, a Bámbara place.
1 day. Árkoja, a town partly inhabited by Bámbara, partly by Songhay,
the former prevailing.
1 day. Dári, a large place of Fúlbe, who call it Dár e’ Salám. No
Bámbara inhabitants.
1 day. Bongesémba, a village inhabited by Fúlbe Sudúbe, close to the
point of junction, called Ísofay, of the two branches of the Dhiúliba,
the white (dhannéo) and the black (balléo), the quality of their waters
being totally different, one being full of crocodiles, hippopotami, and
fish, and the other containing nothing of the kind, just as is the case
with the Tsád. The water of the black river overwhelms the white water
of the dhannéo. Cross the river.
1 day. Tindírma, a large Songhay place. A long day.
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