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III. 3. XVI. THE GUHAYNA GROUP 291 XVI The main divisions of the Rizaykat are as follows : A. MAHRfAl fl.

B. Nawaiba L fi.

C. MAHAMID I Um Dahia I (a) Um Sellama (b) AwLAD Muhemmil (c) ,, Hasan ' (d) „ ZUAYD {e) Radiania '(/) 'ishayshat Um Ahmad i{a) Nas 'ARUKr(i) AwlAd Kadum I 1(2) Nas Gima'i {b) Nas el Tom and Awlad Mu'wan I (c) Awlad Ka'id \ld) „ HenAN \e) Baraka Awlad Sulayman ((a) Dar Hasan (b) ,, KUBGA (c) Awlad Um Azrak (d) Dar Fadayla Dar Ballul Rahasa (a) Dar Um Fezara Awlad Su'ud Awlad Shai'k j{a) El 'Atayi [{b) Awlad Tako Um Sayf el Din f{a) Awlad Yasin {b) „ Gifayli (c) El Hanati'sh (d) El Harami's I (e) Awlad Um Layk (/) El Shigayrat (g) Asirra Awlad Zayt (a) Awlad Birri (b) ,, DiKAYL (c) ,, Kermush y Xd) „ JAKAR J The name of each of the three main divisions is well known as belonging to a large camel-owning tribe in northern Darfur and Wadai; but though the Mahamid, Mahria and Nawaiba of the I know no evidence of connection between these and the well-known Himyaritic tribe of southern Arabia (for whom see D i, viil; Zwemer, p. 85, etc.), but such connection is quite possible none the less, 19— 2

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