2i 8 GONDOKORO TO AGARU. 



because, although many of the inhabitants of Tollogo under- 

 stand Latiika, their language, the formation of their skulls, 

 their manners, customs, and arms, show that they really are 

 Bari. The foot of the mountains has been converted into 

 terraces, which are protected by stone walls from the destruc- 

 tive action of water, and are most carefully cultivated, as is also 

 the bottom of the valley. A narrow path, lined on either side 

 by the stems of the ragged Bosivcllia papyri/era, leads through 

 the fields in the direction of Jebel Lohe, which appears to shut 

 in the valley entirely. In the upper part of the valley the 

 path is much obstructed by rocks which have rolled down the 

 hillsides, and the vegetation being more vigorous, it would 

 not be so easy to meet the attack of an invading force. For- 

 tunately, the people just now have something else to do, and 

 this pass is reputed perfectly safe. A sharp turn to the left, 

 clearly marked on Heuglin's old map, brought us out of the 

 Tollogo valley, and then led us along the foot of Jebel Tollogo 

 (here known as Liria) and over rocky declivities, strewn with 

 enormous boulders and intersected by deep ravines. 



The geographical nomenclature in this part of the country 

 is so confused that it may be as well to explain the true state 

 of things, for the benefit of future travellers. The whole range 

 of mountains, including Jebel Kajumbo, Jebel Molere, Jebel 

 Tollogo, Jebel Oppone, Jebel Lohe, &c, are designated by the 

 natives under the general name of the Lokoya mountains. 

 Where this name originated is not clear to me ; perhaps it was 

 introduced by the Danagla, who call Jebel Remo in the Madi 

 district Madi-Lokoya, and the name also figures on Speke's 

 map. What koya may mean in the language of Dar Mahas, or 

 some other Nubian " Dar," I cannot say : here this word, in the 

 language of the Danagla, signifies razzia or " raid." There 

 is no doubt that words first introduced by the Danagla have 

 been incorporated in the Negro languages, and are now 

 current throughout the country. As instances I may mention 

 meryem (woman, female), nyerkuk (child, young), and vagidn 

 (proud, obstinate), which must be familiar to any one who has 

 travelled through the regions of the White Nile or the Bahr- 

 el-Ghazal. 



But to return to the mountains. The country occupied by the 



