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he, angry at the stain that had fallen on his own and his 

 daughter's honour, killed himself. At this moment the son- 

 in-law arrived, and was transformed by the " great Magician " 

 into a chimpanzee. But the wife, who would not desert him 

 in spite of all that had happened, followed him, and from them 

 are sprung the chimpanzees, who still talk among themselves 

 like men, and have a fondness for women. 



But few geographical notes could be collected, and I abstain 

 from giving these, lest I should fall into Baker's errors, who 

 on the Albert Lake took the names of chiefs for those of coun- 

 tries. Khor Kaigiri on Baker's map is quite unknown here. 

 I shall, perhaps, go south myself, and therefore need make no 

 guesses. The land called by the Wanyoro, and by Baker after 

 them, Koshi, is properly named " Luri." Circumcision and 

 even infibulation (?) are said to be practised there. Kabrega's 

 father brought people from there, and settled them in Londii, 

 and among them circumcision is still practised. They call them- 

 selves " Madundi." The district I am in is called " Mugaya," 

 farther south comes Mueng, to the east lies Gangezi. The 

 names of the surrounding peoples are in Kinyoro (and Kiganda) 

 as follows : — 



Name in their own 

 language. 



Lango-Umera. 



Shiili. 



Shefalu.* 



Kinyoro (Kiganda). 



Wakidi. 



Wagani. 

 Wachope. 



Country. 



Kidi. 

 Gani. 

 Chopi. 



From some inhabitants of Usoga, who visited me, I received 

 some geographical particulars. On the eastern frontier of their 

 territory, five to six days' march from the efflux of the Nile from 

 the Victoria Lake, lies, according to their statement, a place 

 called Taka, which is surrounded by broad trenches (sic/), as 

 a protection against the attacks of their eastern neighbours. 

 These neighbours are the " Wasawe," who wear clothes of cotton 

 stuff, and fight with long swords, with which they can dexter- 

 ously parry spear-thrusts. The eastern part of Usoga is called 

 Amara or Uamara, and is up to the present time independent. 



* Tada is in the district near the Karuma rapids. 



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