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because, although many of the inhabitants of Tollogo understand Latuka, their language, the formation of their skulls, their manners, customs, and arms, show that they really are Bari. The foot of the mountains has been converted into terraces, which are protected by stone walls from the destructive action of water, and are most carefully cultivated, as is also the bottom of the valley. A narrow path, lined on either side by the stems of the ragged Boswellia papyrifera, leads through the fields in the direction of Jebel Lohe, which appears to shut in the valley entirely. In the upper part of the valley the path is much obstructed by rocks which have rolled down the hillsides, and the vegetation being more vigorous, it would not be so easy to meet the attack of an invading force. TF ortunately, the people just now have something else to do, and this pass is reputed perfectly safe. A sharp turn to the left, clearly marked on Heuglin’s old map, brought us out of the Tollogo valley, and then led us along the foot of Jebel Tollogo (here known as Liria) and over rocky declivities, strewn with enormous boulders and intersected by deep ravines.

The geographical nomenclature in this part of the country is so confused that 1t may be as well to explain the true state of things, for the benefit of future travellers. The whole range of mountains, including Jebel Kajumbo, Jebel Molere, Jebel Tollogo, Jebel Oppone, Jebel Lohe, &c., are designated by the natives under the general name of the Lokoya mountains. Where this name originated is not clear to me; perhaps it was introduced by the Danagla, who call Jebel Remo in the Madi district Madi-Lokoya, and the name also figures on Speke’s map. What koya may mean in the language of Dar Mahas, or some other Nubian “ Dar,” I cannot say: here this word, in the language of the Danagla, signifies razzia or “raid.” There is no doubt that words first introduced by the Danagla have been incorporated in the Negro languages, and are now current throughout the country. As instances I may mention meryen. (woman, female), nyerkwk (child, young), and vagian (proud, obstinate), which must be familiar to any one who has travelled through the regions of the White Nile or the Bahrel-Ghazal.

But to return to the mountains. The country occupied by the