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 neighbourhood of Mombasa. In person they resemble the Makooa, being of the true negro race, black, stout, and ill-favoured. These men possessed no knowledge of the interior country or tribes, having early been engaged in a sea-faring life, but mentioned that to the south of them were found tribes of Galla. Their language appears scarcely to deserve the name of a distinct dialect, but is a kind of mixed jargon, nearly allied to the Monjou, spoken at the sea ports Mugadasho, Jubo, Lama, and Patta.

English. Father, Mother, Son, Thy brother, Wife, Husband, Young girl, A mountain, Fire, Water, House,

Sowauli. Babbe-akoo. A-ma-vo. Ma-to to Dugghe a-koo. Má na moo ke. Am bo ya. Se ja na. Ma-toom bé. Mo-to. Mo ye. Ne yum bá ne.

English. One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten,

Sowauli. Che mō jé. Mab-be-re. Ma-da too. Mú ché che. Má noo. Fun já te. Muk en deh. Mun ná ne. Ko-me. Mo-je.

The Sowauli are sometimes called Sowaiel by their northern neighbours the Somauli; one of the latter, who said he knew but little of their language, gave me the few following words, which, though more corrupted, evidently form a part of the same language as the preceding.

English. Water, Meat, Fire, Milk,

Sowaiel. Mi. Yamo. Mut to meh. Mus see wa.

English. Sleep, Butter, Victuals,

Sowaiel. Kul-la-le. Sim mel le. Mut ta ma.

of the Somauli Language.

The following Vocabulary was received from Summutter, a Somauli; it was confirmed at separate times by several other intelligent persons belonging to the same nation.

English. Father, God, Mother, Brother, Sister, Son,

Somauli. Ab-bai or Ilba á. Il-lah. O-yú. Wel-lal. Wel-la-she. Weel.

English. A man, A woman, Silver, Gold, Iron, A house,

Somauli. Ningha. Naak-ta. Laag. Dāb. Bir. Goo-re.