Bahr El Ghazal. 163 believe, universal, and has probably its origin in Sun worship. The natural human instinct for religion is probably as deeply rooted in the Bahr EI Ghazal as elaewhere, and manifests itself perhaps in the readiness with which these tribes embrace Islam, when they learn about it in Sudanese regiments or as servants to Moslem masters.

They would seem to offer a hopeful and legitimate field for judicious missionary work,* as they are far from being the savages, destitute of ideas and beliefs, that they appear on a superficial view.

English. Dinka.

12. A Short Dinka and Bongo Vocabulary. ■\' Bongo. English. Dinka.

Bongo.

Bad Aragj.

Meat (flesh) Rink Mihi.

Beads Gwet Kira. Milk Kyap or Tia. Boat Aryan Kobbu.

Morning Miak. Bracelets Melang TUu. Moon Pai. Bread Mb Mun. Much Ajwid.

Bring Bei Gimma. Near Atiok. Brother Wakmat Guma. Night Akan. Buffalo Anyar Kobi. Nile Warr. Bull Tono Wong.

Oil Miuk yum. Yabumulla. Butter Miuk-chak Dibusha. Path Kwerr. aoth Alad Mabiu. Pool Auol. fBwam. Porter Munkinashiel (a). Budu tukba. Clothes •< Bium. Raid Kito tora.

I. Bum. River Kjir.

Come Baa Aiba.

Salt Awai.

Taddu.

Cow Wong.

Sheep Tup or Amul.

Minya.

Crocodile Anyang Hyango. Sheikh (headman) Baindit.

Day Akol. Star Kwel. Donkey Akajaa.

Spear Tong.

Dura (bread) Rab Mun. Start Gerud.

Tubba terch. Elephant Akon Kiddi. Stone Kur.

Landa. Evening Aten.

Stop Kaja.

Egg Tong. Station (post) Lobai. Indebba kor. Far Amet. Take Muk.

Tobba. Father Wadet Bukabbada. Tobacco Tab.

Tab. Fire Mach Fudda.

To-day Akoli. Giraffe Mir. To-morrow Miak. Girl Nia. Track Dulik.

Kunga.

Give me Bidegin Wadi gimma. Tree Amat. Goat Kaiou.

Village Pauda. Go, go on Lok Indeba. I want Bei.

Gimma. Grass Ual Totj. Water Ku, Muni. Gun Akol Kuddah. Wind Jm. Hippo Rau. Wilderness Ror. Horse Dunkur. Well Jit. Iron Lung. Woman Tik. Is there ? Ata-ta. Wood Tim. Kagga. Little Akur. Where?

Aiyu.

Nabba. Man Mutj. Yesterday Koloai.

Many Adjokje.

I.

For brief description of Dar Fertit, now partly in the Bahr EI Ghazal and partly m French temtory, mde p.

256.

Very little is known about it definitely.

* Tlie Koman Catliolic Missionaries who visited the Golos and Bongos in the spring of 1904, and who now have statioua in their wuntry, west of Wau, express themselves as well satisfied with the outlook from their point of view.

+ Compiled from information furnished by Captain S.

L.

Cummins (R.A.M.C.)

and Mr.

K.

Turstig.