330 Tribes and Sheikhs.

SUAKIN PROVINCE—*continued*.

| Tribe | Head Sheikh. | Habitat. | Remarks. | | :---------- | :------------------ | :--------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Keniilab ... | Mohammed Abdel Gader | Tokar and Durur | Most go to Tokar for grazing in autumn, rest cultivate. | | Shaiab ... | Mohammed Musa Adam | Tokar and K. Langeb | Cultivate near Tokar. Pay £E150 tribute. | | Rashaida ... | Manshud Saleh | Atbara | In 1900 Manshud's father, formerly Sheikh of this tribe, was imprisoned for slave-dealing and was subsequently expelled from the Sudan. *Vide* also tribes of Berber Province. | UPPER NILE PROVINCE.† Population 150,000 (?).

| Tribe | Head Sheikh. | Habitat. | Remarks. | | :--------------------- | :-------------- | :--------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Agilba | Nadeweir | R. Ghaiala and Agwei (Upper Pibor). | Visited for first time in September, 1904. | | Aïaib | Anok | Left bank of Bahr El Jebel from a little | Said to be a distinct tribe, neither Baris nor Dinkas, but with characteristics of both. Rich in cattle and grain. Visited for first time in April, 1904. | | Anuak (Sobat) ... | Aïwei Agwot | Fatiwangyang ; right bank of Sobat | A poor feeble tribe much down-trodden by the Nuers. | | ,, (Pibor) ... | Okani or Okwai | Shiian Okan | Most of the Anuaks are under Abyssinia. The Sudan Anuaks appear to have lost their individuality and to have become more or less absorbed by the Nuers. | | Bari ... | Geilo† | Itang | These Anuaks are friendly and industrious. Friendly but poor. Government not yet much in touch with any except those near Mongalla. Cultivate a good deal of dura. | | | Lowala (right bank), Leggi (right | Both banks of Bahr El Jebel from | | | | bank), Lado (right bank), Lado Kanga | north latitude 6° to Gondokoro and | | | | Madi (left bank). | south. | | | Beri or Beir (north) | Lom | ... | Government has not yet visited this branch of the tribe (1904). | | ,, (south) | Alikori | J. Lafol, 47 miles east-south-east from | Dinkas of Bor much afraid of Lom. Friendly to Government. Visited by Captain W. N. Borton, May, 1904. | | Dinka (White Nile) | Yol Wad Kur | Moigalla. | The Dinkas are cattle-owners principally, but cultivate a little more than is sufficient for their own needs. They have no head Sheikh, but each section is independent. Their characteristics and language vary considerably according to the locality they inhabit. The sections from 10 miles south of Renk to the White Nile are those living on the White Nile. A census of these sections was made in Febru- | | ,, | Baklit Niok | Right bank of White Nile at and near | _ | | ,, | Salem Banga | Renk. | ary, 1903, and their number was then estimated at 7,300 men, women, and children, possessing 8,000 cattle, 16,000 sheep, and 13,000 goats, on which their taxes are assessed at about £800. | | ,, | Akol Wad Shol | Right bank of White Nile from 1 mile | _ | | ,, | Akol Wad Shol | to 10 miles south of Renk. | _ | | ,, | Aiyung Wad Yar Din | Right bank of White Nile from Elwal | _ | | ,, | Beia | Right bank of White Nile up Khor | _ | | ,, | Niel | Zeraf to Khor Adar. | _ | | ,, | Wol Wad Lual | Right bank of White Nile up Khor | _ | | ,, | Aiïyung Wad Agwot | Adar and near Kodok. | _ | | ,, DunJol (Sobat) | _ | Right bank of White Nile opposite | The Dinkas of the Sobat and Bahr El Jebel are now (1904) being taken in hand, and the headquarters of the Inspector for this district is at Abwong. | | Gnuk Deng | _ | Kodok. | _ | | Maiang | _ | Gojjak to Wang Nait. Right and left | _ | | Rueng | Kur Mantoj | banks. | Pay £E450 taxes, 1904. These two sections own about 7,000 cattle and 7,500 sheep. | | ,, Bilkwai | _ | From Khor Filius across to J. Zeraf | During Mahdia lived near Jebel Iliïri. | | ,, (Bahr El Zeraf) | Twi or Twich | and behind K. Atar. | The chief with whom Mr. Grogan had some difficulty. Appear to be not unfriendly to Government, but are not on good terms with the Dinkas at Bor. | | | _ | Left bank of White Nile near Lake No. | _ | | | _ | opposite to Shambe. | _ |