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
The following are the tribes of the Fúlbe in Jimbálla:—Fíttobe, Sangho,
Uralífoná, Búsurá, Kaya, Úro-Módi, Dugurábe, Tongábe in Séri, Zukkáre,
Toródi (probably settled in the locality called Tórobe) Nar-hau,
Yaffóli. There is besides a tribe of Fúlbe called Dóngo, mixed with
Rumá, settled in four places of Jimbálla, viz. Kurúm on the Máyo balléo,
Sébi, Wáki and Gong. In Sébi, the place mentioned p. 470, resides a
chief of the Rumá, who formerly commanded the whole communication along
the river, and with whom therefore Park had some business to settle—this
evidently being indicated by the words wrongly translated by Mr. Silame,
“that they might cross the way of the river.”
South of Jimbálla is the district Sákkeré, under the dominion of the
Fúlbe, but chiefly inhabited by Zoghorán. Chief place Dóko, one day from
Koisa, and not far from Úro-Búlo.
(B.) Zánkara the district S. of the river, enclosed between the latter
and the districts of Kíso and Jimbálla:—
Tomme, Chángará, Manjebúgo, Ánjau, Jebár, Báko, Bánikan, Jú, Jú-kárimá,
Wáki, Tondo, Jindigatta, Wabango, Kúgu, Bádi, Gom. The capital of this
province is Dári, or Dár e’ Salám, residence of the governor ʿAbd-
Alláhi, son of Sheikh Áhmed. S.E. from Dári is Gannáti, a considerable
market-place.
(C.) In Aússa (the province north of the river between Timbúktu and
Fermágha):—
Tomba, Mékore near Gúndam, Bankoríye, Jango, Akoire-n-éhe, Hammakoire,
Kamba-dumba, Ungurúnne, Nyafúnche, Hardánia or Béllaga, Gnóro, Baba-
danga, Báñaga, Tóndi-dáro, Gubbo, Dháhabi-koire, Síbo, Alwéli-koira,
Gombo, Tommi, Gaudel, Kurbal, Kattáwen, Fadhl-illáhi, Áttora, Núnu,
Nyódogu, Gaude, another Mékore near Kurbal, Kábara-tanda, Duwé-kiré near
Dongoy, Tásakál, Mánkalá-gungu between Dongoy and Kábara, Telfi, Koddi-
sabári; Sobónne, I think, is not the name of a place but of a section of
the Fúlbe settled here.
I also think this a fit place to insert some lists of towns lying along
various routes traversing the territories of Fermágha, the province to
which Yówaru belongs, and Bergu, the province bordering on the former
towards the S., although I cannot fully testify to the accuracy of the
order in which the towns are mentioned. I will here also add, that this
district Bergu, as it is called by some of the natives, the original
form of the name being probably Marka, and of which Yá-saláme is the
chief place, is a very flat country almost destitute of trees and
producing no crops, but on account of its ample supply of water
affording fine pasture grounds. Fermágha, on the contrary, is a well
timbered province. My informant is Dáúd, the brother of the Púllo chief
Mohammed ben ʿAbd-Alláhi, whom I have mentioned in my journal.
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