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GLOSSARY 



menge (m§ng'ge), Swahili — 



many. 

 m'kuba (ma-koo'ba), Swahili — 



big. 

 Mombasa (mom-bas'a), Swahili 



— name of town. 

 Momvu (momVoo), Momvu — 



name of tribe. 

 Moshi (mo'she), Swahili — 



Smoke: name of a town, 

 mpofu (m-p6'foo), Swahili — 



eland. 

 Musoma (muh-soo'ma), name 



of town. 

 mazuri sana (moo-zoo're san'a), 



— good; very good. 

 Mvita (marve'ta), Swahili — 



Town of War : name of town. 

 mwembi (ma-wem'ba), Alulu — 



beer. 



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nagana (n&-ga'na), South African 

 native name — a disease trans- 

 mitted by tsetse fly to live 

 stock. 



Nairobi (ni-r5'be), name of 

 town. 



Nandi (nSn'dS), Nandi — name 

 of tribe. 



n'dower (n'dou-6r), Swahili — 

 medicine. 



Ngetuny Siiya (n-ghe'too-nS se'- 

 ya), Nandi — Lion's Claw: 

 man's name. 



n'goma m'kuba (n'go-ma ma- 

 koo'ba), Swahili — big dance. 



ngotit (n'g5t-it), Nandi — spear. 



N'jemps kidogo (n'ggmps k5- 

 do'g5), N'jemps-Swahili — 

 Little N'jemps: name of tribe. 



nyanza (ni-an'za), lake. 



nyumbu (n-yam'boo), Swahili — 

 wildebeest. 



Olaitorio (o-le-tor'e-o), Nandi 



— subchief's name. 

 Onyango (5-yan'go), boy's 



name. 



paa (p6), Swahili — small ante- 

 lope. 



pishi (pe'she), Swahili — cook. 



posho (po'sho), Swahili — ra- 

 tions. 



punda (poon'da), Swahili — don- 

 key. 



pimda milia (poon'da ma-le'a), 

 Swahili — zebra. 



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safari (siif'far-g), Swahili — jour- 

 ney; caravan. 

 Sara Kyabe (sa-ra' ki-a'be), 



name of a tribe. 

 Serengetti (ser-en-g§t'e), name 



of plains in Tanganyika. 

 Serra Nyiro (sSr-ra' nar'rO), 



name of a river. 

 shamba (sham'ba), Swahili — 



farm; cultivated fields. 

 shauri (shou'e-re), Swahili — 



palaver; council plan; advice. 

 shenzi (shSn'ze), Swahili — a raw 



savage. 



