32 NOTES ON WEST AFRICAN CATEGORIES 



The child now adolescent (Ntenda, pi. Mitenda) is 

 blessed with a heart (Ntima) and a soul (Mwanda). 

 He has learnt to associate the sound of the bell with 

 announcement (Nsamu) ; the sound ( To) of the arrow 

 as it flies through the air with the one who shoots 

 (Munta) \ the sound of speech and the mouth (Nua). 



The name of this season is Mwici, and it is 

 composed of two months called the depth of salt water 

 and of fresh water. 



Philologically then this Mu Mi class has been 

 clearly shown to be connected with the fishing season 

 and my category headed Water. The following are 

 the names of fish, animals, etc., in this trapper class : 



Nsangi whitebait ; Ngola catfish ; Nzonji small scaly 

 fish ; Mbete slug ; Nkala crab ; Nygungu spider ; 

 Nsusu Ankiengele water spider ; MfuLu tortoise; 

 Mbambi lizard ; Mboma black python ; Mpidi an 

 adder; Nzau elephant; Nguvu hippopotamous ; Ngulu 

 pig ; Ngombo the wild ox ; Mpakasa a buffalo ; Nkombo 

 a goat ; Nkoko a goat ; Mpiti a small gazelle-like 

 antelope ; Mbumba a cat ; IVLbwa a dog ; Mpuk^l rat ; 

 Ngulumaci manatee ; Nsekele rabbit ; Nkewa, Nkima 

 monkeys ; Mkusu parrot ; Nduwa plantain-eater ; 

 Ngono crow ; Nuni-Eyanga a stork ; Nkitikiti a 

 moorhen ; Nsunguluwa kingfisher ; Nsusu a fowl ; 

 Nkelele a guinea -fowl ; Mbobobo a wood pecker 

 Ndiedie a small blue bird. 



We naturally expected a large number of fish and 

 animals in this " trapping" class, as well as in the 

 hunting class which follows it. 



