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3. The Guhayna Group {continued) 271

1. The Bakkara ....... 271

{a) The Beni Seh'm ...... 276

{b) The Awlad Hamayd 277

(c) The Habbania 278

{d) The Hawazma . . . . , .280

{e) The Messi'ria, Humr, Ta'elba, Hoti'a, Sa'ada and Tergam 284

(/) The Rizaykat 290

{g) The Ta'ai'sha ...... 292

{h) The Beni Helba 293

{j) The Beni Khuzam 295

{k) The Beni Husayn 296

(/) The Bashi'r 296

(w) The Salamat, Beni Rashid and Ziud . . 296

2. The Nawaiba, Mahria, Mahami'd, 'Eraykat and 'Atayfat . . . . . . ' . . 298 Appendix. The Genealogical Trees of the Bakkara (I-V) 301

4. The Guhayna Group {continued) 307

{a) The Kababish 307

{b) The Mogharba or Moghrabin . . . 316

{c) The Hamar 319

5. The Kawahla Group 324

{a) The Kawahla 324

{b) TheAhamda 328

{c) The Hasani'a and the Husaynat . . .329

6. The Kenana and Deghaym 330

7. The Rikabi'a 333

8. The Hawawir, Gellaba Howara, Wahia and Korobat 335

9. The 'Ababda and Kerrarish 338

10. The Kerriat 340

11. The Southern Mahass 341 Appendix on certain Burial Customs on the Blue Nile 342

12. The Hamran 344

13. {a) The Rashaida and Zebaydi'a.... 345

{b) The Hadareb and Hudur .... 346