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&c. They inhabit that portion of the African coast 

 extending from the equator to the Mozambique as the 

 Soomallie tribes do that on the north, stretching to the 

 Cape Guardafui ; their country is, however, confined to a 

 narrow tract along the sea-coast, the district behind 

 belonging to the Galla (^^"ote 23), who are also divided 

 into two different kinds — those living north of the line 

 behind the Somallies are denominated Borran Galla ; 

 those on the south side behind the Souallies are dis- 

 tinguished by the term Carratche. Whether these differ 

 much in person or manners I have been unable to learn. 



The Souallies have much more of the negro appear- 

 ance than the Soomallies ; they have both woolly hair, 

 and their skins are of a deep black, but the Soomallie 

 has neither the flat nose nor thick lips which dis- 

 tinguishes the negro, and which is a very prominent 

 feature among the Souallies of Zanzibar. The Soom- 

 allies are also to be distinguished by their slender 

 make, which renders them more active, and they possess 

 a superior degree of vivacity to the others, who appear to 

 be of a grave character. With regard to the religion and 

 peculiar customs of these people, we had little opportunities 

 of becoming acquainted with them. The Souallies of 

 Zanzibar being under the sway of Arabs, in general adopt 

 their manners ; and as to reKgion, those who profess any, 

 I believe, follow them in that likewise. 



We did not observe that any of their domestic customs 

 were singular enough to deserve a particular description, 

 except one, which, though not peculiar to them, is perhaps 

 carried to a greater length than in most other places. I 

 allude to the manner in which they inter, or rather, expose, 

 their dead. It is a habit all over the town to bury 



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