76 THE NON-ARAB RACES OF DARFUR i. 4. viii

stem some centuries ago since the language of the one is all but

incomprehensible to the other^.

It is well established that the Dagu were at one time the pre-

dominant race in central Darfur, the earliest known founders of a monarchy there, and that they were supplanted by the Tungur about

the sixteenth century-. The coming of the Tungur resulted in the

restriction of the Dagu to the districts where they still live.

The main divisions of the Dagu of Darfur are the following:

A. To the east—

TuLiNDjiGERKE, the royal house, Sumbinange holding the nahds Buharke Chortinenge, closely related to Dufug^

the Tulindjigerk6 Damboge^ Kalwake

B. Round Nyala and south of it—

TUMBUG^ TaRUNUNGE Keiawarke Doruninge Adajunge

The Dagu use either of two brands on their animals, namely the ''kindireV or the " lohonei." The former is

shaped as (a) and the latter as (/;). TD

a b

^ The following list of common words collected at random shews the extent of the difference. The corresponding words in the Bayko dialect are also added.

English Darfur Dagu Sula Dagu Bayko one