266 THE GUHAYNA GROUP III. 2. XXX.

the same country as the Kawahla and Dar Hamid in Kordofan, but

they have in addition numerous settlements near the White Nile.

According to the ''nishas" they are closely related to the Dar Hamid group. It is said that they severed their connection v^ith

these in the eighteenth century and some took up their abode near

Shatt and Zerayka, west of the White Nile^, and others joined the Kababish congeries in the north.

A few Shenabla also joined the Hamar and are known as the Gikhaysat. These are a rich camel-owning section of nomads and

are to be found from el Odaya to Foga and Um Bel, and in the rains

farther north.

The main branch, that which joined the Kababish, remained with that tribe until the " Mahdia" and then broke away together with the Kawahla, and have since been independent.

The subtribes of the Shenabla are as follows:

A.