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the barrier of the Kavirondo Bantu and settled to the south of it. In 

 time the power of the Bantu Negroes revived, and the southward progress 

 of these Nile Negroes was cheeked. In recent years it is probable that 

 the Bantu race has gained ground in Busoga, while the Bantu Kavirondo 

 have effectually cut off the Ja-luo from their Lango kinsmen. 



\ MAD] CHIEF, ACHOLI DISTRICT, NILE PROVINCE 



There is one feature that especially distinguishes Nile Negroes and 

 their modified offshoots, the Masai : this is nudity on the part of the men. 



