SERVILE WASAWAHILI. 



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Europeans, compose the mass of the Wasawahili 

 race. They are popularly derived from the slaves 

 left upon the Island hy the Portuguese. It 

 must, however, he ohserved that most of the 

 great families in Eastern and Southern Africa 

 have congener clients, or rather outcastes, who are 

 probably, like the Spartan Helots, remnants of 

 subjugated rivals. Thus, to quote but a few, 

 there are the Midgans amongst the Somal, the 

 TTalangulo or Ariangulo and Dahalo amongst the 

 Southern Gallas, 1 and the Vandurobo amongst the 

 TTakwah. The Wasumbara have their Washenzi ; 

 the Hottentots their Bushmen, and the Kafirs 

 then Eingos. In a former volume I have shown 

 that even the Arabs of Oman and Yemen are 

 mixed with Khadims, a system of race within race, 

 as contrary to the spirit of El Islam as of Chris- 

 tianity. These servile castes are distinguished 

 by swarthier skins, weaker frames, and other signs 



1 A highly interesting account is given of this almost 

 unknown race by the Hev. Thomas "Wakefield in his 'Footprints 

 in Eastern Africa, or Xotes of a Visit to the Southern Gallas ' 

 (London, Eeed. 1866, pp. 76— 79). We are told that 'the 

 Galas never stab a Mlangiilo, but removing the blades of their 

 spears, they thrash him to death with the shafts or handles : ' 

 moreover, that ' the Walangulo approach a Gala on their 

 knees, crying, "tiririsho! tiririsho! tiririsho ! " until their 

 greeting is acknowledged by a grunt from their lord or by 

 the latter spitting out a little saliva ! ' 



