Part 50
Ikadémmelrang valley, singular formations in, i. 275.
Ikánnu and Gúndam, list of places between, v. 481.
Ikázkezan, general character of tribe, i. 345. A freebooter, 543.
Ilóri, large town of Yóruba, ii. 170.
Imeggélelé district, iv. 346.
Imghád, meaning of the term, i. 234. Historical notices of the, of the Ázkár, 234. Of the valleys round Ágades, 391. Of the Íregenáten, v. 550. Of the Awelímmiden, 556.
Ímmanang district, iv. 547.
Immenán valley, threatened attack in, i. 304.
Ímóshagh, or Tawárek, Sections and families of the Ázkár, i. 228. Origin and antiquity of the name, 326. Of the Kél-owi, 344. Of the Kél-gerés and Itísan, 356. Their encampments, 527. The Sakomáren, 566. Of the Hogár, 567. Their customs, how changed by their settlement on the Niger, v. 106. Their way of covering the mouth, _passim_. Their dread of mentioning the name of their deceased father, 117. Encampments of the tribes settled on the Niger, 127. The great South-westerly group of, 552. The Ímóshagh represented on the Egyptian monuments, 563.
Indigo, first appearance of plant, i. 507. Way of raising, in Bagírmi, iii. 356; in Wádái, 559. Cultivated to great extent, iv. 192, _passim_.
Inscriptions, Roman in Gháríya, i. 130. Berber, 157, 274, _passim_. Rock, ii. 429.
Íregenáten, subdivisions of, v. 561. Peaceable tribes of, 562.
Iron, best iron in Búbanjídda, ii. 376, 509. Good quality in Mándará, 534, but indifferent in Kanó, 142. In Bagírmi, 597. In Wádái, 559.
Iron-stone abundant near Múnghonó, ii. 549.
Irrigation by lámbona or khattatír, i. 319; ii. 83; iii. 35. In Kánem, iii. 88; v. 158.
Ísa, Songhay name of the Niger, iv. 390.
Ísa-bére, the principal branch of the Ísa, towns and villages along the bank of the, from Díre to Sansándi, v. 470. Towns and villages on the south-eastern branch between Móbti and Jenni, 474.
Ísayé village, tower-like granaries, iv. 331. Inhabitants, 332. Deserted at a later period, v. 38.
Ísge district of Marghí, ii. 389. Village and its inhabitants, 390. Hut and costume, 532. Funeral dance, 535.
Islamism, struggle between, and paganism, ii. 40. When introduced into Central Negroland, 74; into Kánem, 265, 635; into Logón, iii. 304; into Bagírmi, 435; into Wádái, 529; into Songhay, iv. 409, 583.
Itísan, historical notices of, i. 353. Subdivisions of, 356.
Jacob, Jew servant to Denham and Clapperton, i. 4.
Jafarábe, group of islands in Upper Niger, important for commercial intercourse, iv. 484; v. 474.
Jawára, Park’s Jarra, former capital of Melle, v. 491.
Jebel Manterús, ascent of, i. 42.
Jebel Msíd, ascent of, i. 56.
Jéga, important town of Kebbi, commerce of, iv. 202; v. 325.
Jeháya valley, or well, v. 436.
Jenúr village and inhabitants, v. 514.
Jerma, old, described, i. 155. Roman sepulchre, 157. New, 158.
Jibáli village and mountains, v. 516.
Jídder, ruined hamlet, fine crops, v. 301.
Jimbálla district on Niger, towns in, v. 478.
Jíngerí village, v. 387.
Jinni, or Jenni, founded, iv. 582. Adopts Islám, 586. Subject to Melle, 587. Conquered by Sonni ʿAlí, 594.
Jínninau valley, magnetic iron-stone near, i. 292.
Judicial decision amongst the Marghí, by cock-fighting, ii. 535.
Júggurú territory, iv. 217.
Jýju district, hamlets in, v. 337, _note_.
Kábara town and inhabitants, iv. 395-402. 473. Special governor in former times, 419. Passage wrongly understood, ii. 646.
Kábowa village, ii. 212.
Káda-márga village, iii. 368.
Kadamméllet mount, i. 311, 312.
Kadúna river, ii. 562, 565.
Kagza, well of, iv. 16.
Kákalí village, iii. 194.
Kákarú town, v. 653.
Kála, westernmost town of territory of Logón, iii. 281.
Kála, considerable Bámbara town, former importance, iv. 589; v. 489.
Kalála Tebu village, mode of preparing salt at, v. 427.
Kálemrí Bórnu village, in its state of welfare, ii. 198. Half deserted, v. 384.
Kalíkágorí village, iii. 29.
Kalíluwá village, near Kúkawa, first arrival at, ii. 242. Encampment in, on setting out for Timbúktu, iv. 12.
Káliluwá Grémarí village, school at, ii. 543.
Kallíyul town, on the valley of Fógha, notice of bravery of inhabitants, iv. 229; v. 315.
Kálowa village described, ii. 206.
Kámbasa, walled town of Kebbi, iv. 205, 206. Specimens of civil strife, _ib._
Kámmané town of Zánfara and inhabitants, v. 352.
Kánem, the original portion of the Bórnu Empire, ii. 262, 633. Power of, 636. When given up to the Bulála, 641. Reconquered, 645. Most important indigenous tribes of, ii. 274. General character of, iii. 40. Bórnu white shirts the medium of commerce in, 75. Account of the eastern parts of, 481. Imám Ahmed’s account of, iii. 498.
Kánembú, their superior appearance in comparison with the Kanúri, v. 413. Settled on shores of the Tsád, ii. 329. Cattle-breeders, ii. 332. Their original native attire, 330. Manner of protecting their heads from rain, 526. Huts figured, v. 411.
Kanó and its inhabitants, ii. 97. Ground plan of town, 107. Quarters of, 121. History of, 116, 562. Not identical with Ghána, 117. Population, 124. Commerce, 125. Revenues and administration of the province, 143. Chief places in the province, 558. Second residence in, v. 358. Climate unfavourable to Europeans, 360.
Kanó to Álamáy, route by way of Khadéja, ii. 195, _note_.
Kanta, fights the King of Bórnu, ii. 645. dynasty of, in Kebbi, iv. 213. Vanquishes the King of Songhay, 603.
Kanúri, identical with Bornáwi, origin of name [changed by the Mandingoes into the form Kánin-ké]. Characteristics of, ii. 164. Fine specimens of Kanúri females, ii. 522.
Kanyénni, important market-place of Wangaráwa noticed, iv. 558.
Karámmia trees, ii. 12.
Karáwa, former capital of Mándará, ii. 654.
Kárba village, ii. 353.
Kardi, walled town of Kebbi, corn-magazine, iv. 212.
Káre town and vicinity, v. 518.
Kargha, or Karka, the S.E. corner of the Tsád, ii. 200; iii. 514, 534.
Kárgímawa village, ii. 190.
Kári, or Konna, important town, on Upper Niger, v. 466.
Kasambára, chief place of Bághena, v. 500.
Kasánni hamlet and vicinity, v. 280.
Kashímma town, ii. 222.
Káso village, iv. 89.
Kasr Khafáji ʿAámer, el gharbí and e’ sherkí, remarkable specimens of ruins of Byzantine and middle-age architecture, i. 106, 108.
Kasr Dawán, remarkable specimen of a stronghold of Arab chieftain, i. 73.
Kasr Dóga, Roman sepulchre of immense size in the Tarhóna, i. 70.
Kasr el Jahalíyeh, Mohammedan legends concerning, i. 18.
Kasr el Jebel, Turkish fortress of, i. 24. Excursion from, 25-32.
Kasr Jefára and its vicinity, i. 84.
Kasr Ghurián, Turkish fortress of, i. 43, 49.
Kátsena, town of, ii. 43. More healthy than Kanó, ii. 81. History and description of, 69. Kings of, 73. Surrounding country, 84. Quarters of the town, 555. Chief places in the province, 557. Return to, iv. 95. Interview with the governor, 97. Amount of tribute paid by, iv. 127.
Katakírri, edible bulbous root, ii. 387.
Katúru, walled town of Zánfara, iv. 128.
Kauye-n-Sálakh, magnificent tulip-tree near, ii. 9.
Kawa great chief of Awelímmid in former times, iv. 628.
Káwa village, ii. 335.
Káwo, the characteristic weed of Negroland. _See_ Asclepias gigantea.
Kebbi, province of, iv. 204. Form of name, iv. 163, _note_. Partition of, between Sókoto and Gando, 533. Fertile but swampy valleys, v. 323. Former importance of, v. 319. Dynasty of Kanta, iv. 213, 603. Number of walled towns in, 204.
Kechídúniyá village, iv. 40.
Keghámma, former dignity in Bórnu, ii. 467.
Keghámma, in Kánem, iii. 101.
Kelára antelope, notice of, ii. 325.
Kél, meaning of the word, i. 237, 339.
Kél e’ Súk tribe, whence named, v. 181. Their peculiar character, v. 199. Subdivisions of, v. 559.
Keléno district, rich in natron, described, iv. 65.
Kél-fadé, their former nobility, i. 352.
Kél-gerés, historical notices of, i. 350. Subdivisions of, 367.
Kél-n-Nokúnder, notice of the, v. 99. Second residence with them, 131.
Kél-owí, historical notices of, i. 338. Rule of succession, 341. Their degraded character, 343. Sections of the tribe, 344. Hostility against the Kel-gerés, 354, 396. Expedition against the Welád Slimán, iii. 62
Kenáníye, tribe of, in Kánem, ii. 277; iii. 517.
Kendáji island, wild scenery of the Niger at, v. 263.
Kenga Matáya described, iii. 595. 609.
Khalaifa, valley and villages, i. 28-31.
Khalílu, Sultan of Gando, character of, iv. 196; v. 328. Extent of his empire, iv. 203.
Khat, fertile valley in the western desert, v. 510.
Khat e’ Dem, a temporary Arab dwelling-place of camel-hair tents, v. 519.
Khat el Moina, celebrated well in the Khat, v. 511.
Khér-Alla, the slave governor, interview with, ii. 235.
Khurmet bú Mʿatek, a defile, i. 104.
Kibbo valley, the northern limit of the white ant, v. 414.
Kikla, district of, described, i. 33.
Kings of Bórnu, singular ceremonies at the election of, ii. 271. Sensible of fine scenery, iii. 143.
Kirogáji hills, v. 289.
Kirotáshi town on Niger, iv. 539. Route from, to Woghódoghó, 558.
Kóbetát tribe, rely for their supply of water on water melons, v. 488.
Kóchi village, v. 324.
Koiretágo town, iv. 390.
Kókia tree, ii. 39. The most common tree in the Músgu country, iii. 195. _et passim_.
Kókoroché Bagírmi village, iii. 359, 460.
Kóla, strong walled town of Kebbi, iv. 216.
Kola-nuts. _See_ Gúro-nuts.
Kolí, walled town, and vicinity, v. 499.
Kólle-kólle, Bagírmi village, iii. 355, 459.
Komádugu of Bórnu, described, ii. 222; iv. 20.
Kong, town of Wángara, noticed, iv. 557.
Kóra, large island, in Upper Niger, iv. 387.
Kóra, other smaller island, v. 106.
Koramma, general meaning of “small watercourse,” i. 264.
Kória village, iv. 285.
Koriñína and its inhabitants, iii. 605.
Korna or kurna tree, wide extent over Negroland, ii. 100. Its fruit not unpleasant, iii. 269. Beautiful specimens, iii. 381.
Kórom village and vicinity, iii. 176.
Koróme, outer harbour of Timbúktu, iv. 392.
Korórofa, its former power, ii. 116. Description of, 581.
Kortíta tribe, on the Niger, v. 281.
Kostárí village, iii. 265.
Kótokó, province of, historical view of, iii. 276. Different dialects of, 271.
Koyám district and inhabitants described, iv. 14. Tribes of the, 19.
Krénik, former capital of the Soy, iii. 279.
Kserát Shigge, town, v. 500.
Kúbo, Songhay town, described, iv. 320.
Kúgha, identical with Kúkia, the old capital of Songhay, account of, iv. 583.
Kúka, town of Kebbi, iv. 216.
Kúka mairuá, camping ground, ii. 157. Kúka mai furá, _ib._
Kúkawa, present capital of Bórnu, a modern town, not identical with Gaoga, ii. 243. Described, great fair at, 307. Interviews with the vizier, 247, 250, 550. Return to, iii. 1. Rainy season in, _ib._ Festival, 15. Last residence in, v. 391. Fulfilment of vow, 394.
Kúka, or Kúku, tribe of, settled in Fittrí and along the Bat-há, iii. 427, 502, 515, 585, _passim_.
Kúla-n-kérki described, i. 547.
Kulféla, very important market place of Mósi, iv. 559.
Kúlkadá village, iv. 108.
Kúlman, independent Songhay town, and its inhabitants, v. 652.
Kumba town and its inhabitants, v. 499.
Kumkúmmia, a Euphorbia, from which poison for arrows is obtained, i. 532.
Kuna, or Kunna, town and important market place on Upper Niger, v. 517. And Móbti, towns and villages between, 475.
Kunta tribe, sections of, in Ázawád, v. 463. In Aderér, 536.
Kurán, chanting of, in the desert, iv. 466, 511. The opening prayer of, ii. 496. The divergent precepts of, made a point of serious dispute and quarrel between my friends and enemies, v. 642. Read at the sepulchres of the old kings of Bórnu, iii. 501. Said to be handed down to the rulers of Songhay from Egypt, iv. 583.
Kúrayé town and vicinity, iv. 109.
Kúri, large species of bull, ii. 200.
Kúrrefi, town and remarkable fortifications, iv. 3.
Kurúlu village and mount, ii. 437.
Kusáda, large town of province of Kátsena, ii. 89; v. 356.
Kúsh, town of Bághena, and inhabitants, v. 500.
Kwána tribe, ii. 581; iii. 132.
Kwára, lower part of Niger, chiefly used by American slavers, ii. 133. _See_ Niger.
Laháula Marghí village and its inhabitants, ii. 405, 532.
Laing, Major, dates of his journeys, murder of, iv. 630. Probable motives of the conduct of the Tawárek towards him, 453. _note_. Kindness of the Sheikh el Bakay’s father towards him, 454. (Compare i. 570.) His stay in the “hille,” 570. None of his papers in existence, iv. 455.
Lake of Bibán, i. 10.
Lamíso town and market of Bórnu, v. 379.
Larba or Láraba, independent Songhay town, iv. 267; v. 282, 653.
Leather of Kátsena celebrated, iv. 99.
Leather tents, iv. 340.
Leather work of Ágades, i. 454. Of Kanó, ii. 130. Of Sókoto, iv. 180. Of Timbúktu, v. 18.
Lellóli village and vicinity, v. 290.
Leo Africanus, a very good authority for general relations, but not to be trusted in single instances, ii. 266; quoted _passim_.
Leptis and its ruins, i. 81.
Lére village and vicinity, v. 483.
Letter worn as a charm, iv. 297. Impression of letter received near Timbúktu, v. 141.
Lewána town, v. 492.
Libtáko province, iv. 281. Its capital, 287. Political state, 293. Places in, 295, _note_. Fine breed of horses, iv. 294.
Lion of Áír, i. 482. And of the whole border region of the desert, v. 270. In great number along the Niger, v. 96, 119, 131, 270.
Locusts roasted, a favourite dish, ii. 30.
Locusts and hawks, swarms of, ii. 217. Great droves of, v. 242.
Logón, province of, iii. 281. Historical account of, 303. Food, manufactures, and language, 307-309. Towns and villages, 525.
Logón, river and town, iii. 209, 465.
Logón, Bírni, town and its inhabitants, iii. 286. Palace of the Ibálaghwan, 287. Palace of the sultan, 289.
Lombo-tendi, a village and well of the Rumá, v. 490.
Lord Palmerston’s despatch, copy of, iii. 526. His kind reception on my return, v. 452.
Lord Clarendon’s benevolence, v. 452.
Lord Russell’s letter, v. 141.
Lúshiri village, ii. 213.
Mábani town and neighbourhood, ii. 364.
Macguire, Corporal, slain at Bedwáram, v. 417.
Mádani, El, his sect, i. 13, 180.
Madrúsa village, of Fezzán, v. 444.
Maduwári village, near the Tsád, and its inhabitants, ii. 328. Death of Mr. Overweg at, iii. 476.
Má-faras, southern well of, arrival in a state of exhaustion, v. 437.
Magá district, ii. 359.
Mágara bush, uses of, ii. 95.
Magariá, notice of the tree and its uses, i. 522.
Magáriyá town, near Sókoto, site of, iv. 168, 177.
Magh-tér and Tíris, districts of the westerly desert, described, and Moorish tribes in, v. 541.
Mágira, or Queen Mother, her influence in Bórnu, ii. 273; in Bagírmi, iii. 483; in Wádái, 554; in Múniyó, iv. 56.
Magnetic ironstone, i. 292.
Maídugurí, market-place described, ii. 363.
Maíjirgí village and inhabitants, iv. 90.
Máikonomarí-kurá town, iv. 31.
Máje district, its fertility and beauty, iv. 108.
Máje town, v. 356.
Makám, holy station, Makám e’ Sheikh ben ʿAbd el Kerím, i. 385. Makám, on road from Asëu to Tawát, 563.
Máket-n-íkelán curious custom at, i. 288.
Maktachúchí pool with river-horses, v. 522.
Malám villages, v. 377.
Mámmarí village, iv. 30.
Manatus. _See_ Ayú.
Mandó, or Mondó, important town of eastern part of Kánem, iii. 486, 489.
Manga province and its inhabitants described, iv. 29. Manga female, 30. Places in, 30, _note_. Warriors and their equipment, ii. 184.
Mansa Músa, greatest king of Melle, notice of, iv. 587, 588.
Manure used by Músgu, iii. 208.
Manzo, Kashella Manzo, iv. 32.
Marárraba, half-way between Ghát and Áír, i. 277. Between Sókoto and Wurnó, iv. 564.
Marde well and vicinity, v. 515.
Marghí tribe, notice of the, ii. 398. Superiority of their race, 399. Relation to country, list of places, 403, _note_. Funeral dance, 535.
Mári mount, i. 505.
Mariámarí village, lion at, v. 387.
Mariaw ridge, i. 258.
Marikoire and Debála, places in Bághena, towns and villages between, v. 497.
Marikoire and Dinga, towns and villages between, v. 497.
Market frequented during the hottest hours of the day, ii. 168. Of Ágades, i. 477. Tasáwa, ii. 21; Gazáwa, 37. Kátsena, 59. Kanó, 103. Kúkawa, 308. Ujé, 370. Saráwu, 445. Díkowa, iii. 143. Más-eña, iii. 380; at Ábú-Gher, 386. Principal market places in Wadái, iii. 457. In Timbúktu, iv. 481; v. 18. Dóre, iv. 288-292. In Mósi, iv. 559. Along the Upper Niger, v. 483, 494. In the country of the Wangaráwa, iv. 558.
Marriage ceremonies of the Kanúri, iii. 35, _note_. I shall here adduce what I forgot to remark with regard to Timbúktu, that there the young husband and his wife are obliged to remain three days at home after the marriage ceremony. Sanctity of marriage even among the pagan tribes, ii. 17, _passim_.
Márte town and inhabitants, iii. 126.
Más-eñá, capital of Bagírmi, its commerce and inhabitants, iii. 369-424. Ground-plan, 388. Palace of the Sultan, 389. Arrival of the Sultan, 401; his triumphal entry, 403.
Máshena, Bórnu town, ii. 188; v. 379. Interview with the governor of, ii. 179.
Másakwá (Holcus cernuus) cultivation of, in Bórnu, ii. 241. Got in in December and January, iii. 284.
Másina country on the Upper Niger. Description of principal districts, v. 475. Its ruler, iv. 458; 474, _note_. His hostility towards me, 495, _passim_.
Máuri district, places in, iv. 549.
Mʿawó town of Kánem, account of, iii. 481. Valleys in the neighbourhood, 483. Its ancient celebrity, 500.
Mbutúdi village, and its picturesque character described, ii. 425.
Méhedí, the expectation of his speedy appearance, iv. 359.
Méheres, town of, described, i. 5.
Méheri, swift camel, i. _passim_.
Mélé ferry, on the Shárí, iii. 318. Detained for the first time, 324; second time, 363.
Melle kingdom, iv. 586-589. Begins to decline, 592. Important in power and the gold trade, 593. Forms of government, 588. Cause of extinction, v. 502.
Méndefi mount, probably trachytic, ii. 395.
Merábetín identical with Aníslimen tribes, given to a holy life and study. The Merábetín of Tin-taghóde attack and pillage the expedition, i. 315. Suffer from a foray of the Awelímmid, 322. Are punished by the Sultan of Ágades, 440. Their warlike and revolutionary character, 492.
Merké fruit said to preserve horses from worms, iv. 111.
Mesállaje at Ágades, i. 449.
Meselláta, plain of, i. 75. Fortress, 77.
Mésheru well, surrounded by human bones, v. 441.
Meteorological Registers, i. 571; ii. 673; iii. 609; iv. 631; v. 655.
Mice, abundance of, i. 540.
Mínge village, v. 301. Visit to the governor, 303.
Mínta district, iv. 353.
Mírriya town described, iv. 76.
Mithkál a weight of gold of different value of Ágades, i. 467, 479. Of Timbúktu, v. 23. Sansanne Mangho, iv. 556.
Mizda, its scenery and inhabitants, i. 100.
Móbti town, v. 474.
Mohammed ben Áhmed Sheríf, his journey to Lake Nyassa ii. 489. Last meeting with, iv. 34.
Mohammed ben ʿAbd el Kerím, great apostle of Central Negroland, place of prayer in the valley of Tághist, founded by, i. 385. His influence in Kátsena, ii. 74, 76. His death and connection with the history of Songhay, iv. 606.
Mohammed Bóro joins the expedition, i. 165. Irritated against us, 179. Stirs up the camp, 278. Rendered friendly, 303. His house and family at Ágades, 403. Friendly parting from, 432. His patriarchal character, 408.
Mohammed ben Khottár, the Sheikh, El Bakáy’s nephew, v. 71, 160, 230, 239, _passim_.
Mohammed Galaíjo, chief of Champagóre, iv. 254, 464. His son, 472.
Mohammed Titíwi, ominous meeting with him, ii. 338.
Mohammed e’ Sfáksi disputes with the Tawárek chiefs, i. 181. Debt towards him contracted by the mission, iii. 246; at length discharged, iii. 473. Last trouble with him, iv. 103. Final meeting, v. 375.
Mohammed Lebbo, founder of Pullo kingdom of Másina, iv. 256, 629.
Mohammed Lowel, governor of Ádamáwa, interview with, ii. 490.
Mohammed Trumba, or el ʿAkerút, and his slave caravan, i. 185. His service in bringing me a good supply of money, iv. 81.
Moító, town of Bagírmi, described, iii. 566.
Mókori village of Bagírmi, iii. 334, 351.
Mókoró district and its inhabitants, iii. 463.
Molghoy district, ii. 379. Village and its inhabitants, i. 380, 537.
Mondó village. _See_ Mandó.
Monge, village of camel-hair tents, v. 541.
Moríki town, v. 350.
Morocco, emperor of, sends an army to invade Songhay, iv. 610. A second time, and with success, 614. Conquers the whole of Negroland from Bághena to Déndina, 623. Merchants of, their jealousy against me during my stay in Timbúktu, iv. 496; v. 5. Trade of Morocco with Timbúktu, 33.
Mósi province and inhabitants, notices of, iv. 550. Importance of the country in the struggle between Paganism and Islamism, 551. Their cotton strips, iv. 290. Their asses, 289.
Mosquitoes, great nuisance in Kebbi, v. 318. Mountain group, sketch of an interesting, i. 202. Ranges, view of, 294. Uniform character of, in North Africa, _passim_.
Mount Tekút, ascent of, i. 44.
Mowedína town, v. 492.
Moyet village, v. 514.
Múbi town and vicinity, ii. 419, 526. Description of a hut, 527.
Múglebú village, ii. 524. Its rich vegetation after the rains,
Mújerán lake, a part of Niger, v. 484.
Múláy Hámed. _See_ Morocco.
Múláy el Méhedí, his knowledge of astronomy, v. 12.
Mules rare in Negroland, ii. 156.
Mundóro village, curious thatch-work, iv. 328.
Múniyó, mountainous province of, iv. 42. Revenues derived from, 52. Principal towns and villages, 57, _note_. Singular ceremony at the election of its rulers, ii. 271.
Múniyóma, governor of Múniyó, his princely character, iv. 55.
Munke village, iii. 284.
Murja, walled town of Bághena, and its inhabitants, v. 499.
Múrzuk, arrival at, i. 162. Description of, 166. Its character approaching that of a town of Negroland, 168. Return to, v. 445.
Músgu country, expedition to, iii. 159. Enter, 173. Pillaged village, 175. Chief places in, 178, _note_. Its unfavourable situation, 183.
Músgu tribe, notices of, iii. 178. Industry in manuring their fields, 208. Worship their ancestors, 190. Their fetish, 179. Weapons, 198. Women, national dress of, 238. Dwellings, 204, 349, 350.
Mústafají village, iii. 330.
Nʿama town and inhabitants, v. 490.
Namantúgu and its inhabitants, iv. 282. Mentioned in the history of Songhay, 607.
Natron caravans, ii. 159.
Natron incrustations in Aïr, i. 389. Chief places where natron is procured in Negroland, _ibidem_. Difference of, iv. 160.
Natron lake, iv. 45. Of Keléno, iv. 66. Of Badamúni, iv. 72.
Natron trade in Kanó, ii. 132. In Gummel, 169.
Neat-dung, salt prepared from, iii. 45.
——, fresh used for plastering the inside of the walls and excluding vermin, iii. 301.
Needles, value of, as an article of exchange, iii. 167. Various kinds of needles wanted in different regions, iv. 313. The general custom of giving needles as small presents to people on the road, _passim_.
Negro, few really Negro tribes in the interior of the continent, ii. 383.
Negroland, El Bekrí’s account of, iv. 583. El Edrísi’s account of, noticed, 585. Leo’s account of, i. 462, ii. 266, and _passim_. Policy in, iii. 232. Sad condition of, v. 341.
Nests, pendulous, iii. 170.
Ngála town described, iii. 270.
Ngárruwá town, iv. 42.
Ngégimi village and inhabitants, iii. 46; v. 412. Route from, to Berí, 52, _note_.
Nghákeli, north limit of the balanites, description of the valley, i. 265.
Ngórnu town and vicinity, ii. 320. iii. 470.
Ngurútuwa (general name, meaning “a place full of river horses”), grave of Mr. Richardson at, ii. 218. Towns of similar name, _passim_.
Niger, first view of, iv. 240. Its various names mean “river,” 241. (Origin of name Niger from “n-eghírrëu.”). Boats on, 242. Network of creeks, 361. Probable explanation of its anomalous rising, v. 5. Difference in the quality of the water of the two branches of the Upper Niger, 477. Nutritious grass growing in, _see_ Byrgu. Information of districts along the Niger from Timbúktu to Sansánding, v. 470. Places along, between Wáraka island and Ansóngho, 135, _note_.
Nimádi, a wild set of hunters, v. 518.
Njímie, old capital of Kánem, ii. 258, 645; iii. 501, 505.
Nomadic herdsmen in Bórnu, ii. 229.
Núggera valley, iv. 432.
Núkuma district on island Rúde, v. 517.
Nux purgans, iv. 171.
Nyámina town and market place, v. 494.
Nyéngay lake, iv. 367.
Oil-palm in Ádamáwa, ii. 506. Isolated specimen in the valley Fógha, v. 316.
Oitílli island (identical with Ghútil), appearance of the Niger at, v. 290.
Ojúft, town of Áderér, and inhabitants, v. 538.
Olalówa, town of Damerghú, described, i. 548.
Óm el hammám, village of Fezzán, described, i. 172.