338 THE NATIVE MANUSCRIPTS iv.ds. xviii.

XVIII Another is the 'Irakab, who live at el Nuri. Their ancestor,

el 'Iraki, came from el 'Irak, and it is said they are Ashraf, and God knows best; but people are to be believed as to their pedigrees and what good is apparent in them, for their progenitors were learned

and pious men, as were also the Hammattuwiab.

XIX Among the Shaikia too are the Dwayhia. Their ancestor was DwAYH, of the stock of el Ghulam el Rikabi; and they and the

RiKABiA have a common descent to our lord 'Okayl ibn Abu TaUb.

XX Among the Shaikia too are the Terayfia, the inhabitants of el Ghariba and Korti and the neighbourhood. Their ancestor el Terayfi came from Darfur as a trader and settled in the country [of the Shaikia] and begot there his offspring.

XXI Among the ShaIkia, again, are the Halanka, the inhabitants of Um Bakol. Their ancestor came from el Taka and settled here.

XXII The Bedayri'a are of the stock of Abu Merkha, the ancestor of the 'Abbasia, Shaikia and others, and every genealogical record mentions them.

XXIII Living in the Shaikia country too are the Fellalit, the sons of Fellati. Their ancestor came from the Fellata country as a pilgrim, and settled near Uska on the west of the Shaikia country.

XXIV Other tribes are the Shelufab and the Shirayshab, and the Takarir who live near el Ghazali and el Duaym, west of Merawi.

XXV The ancestor [of these Takarir] came from Hausaland and settled in the country [of the Shaikia] and mingled with the people of the land and adopted their habits {^trviH '>:!>•')' ^^^ their complexions changed from very black to brown (samra) by reason of

intermarriage {lit. "women").

XXVI The remnants of all tribes we have mentioned are still occupy-

ing these regions, excepting the tribe of Fung. These latter have dis-

appeared and left no trace excepting the sons of their daughters, the

'Adlanab\ the sons of Muhammad "the younger" {el sughayr) son of Shaik.

XXVII The kings of the Fung were bold and cunning, oppressive and unjust, and when the Shaikia came and established their power the authority of the Fung was dispersed, their kingdom brought to nought and their rule destroyed, and they and their progeny went away altogether by reason of the cry of the oppressed. . .(there follow a few pious reflections).. . .

XXVIII The above is what I have found and copied and heard, and God knows best the truth, and to Him do all men return.

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