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Anoflfi and Carcanolii, pretend to be dc- 

 fcended from Imiiia, the- mother of Maho- 

 met. They have affbmed the name of Zaf- 

 ferahimini. The whites, who inhabit Foule- 

 pointe, NolTi-Hibrahim, and the bay of An- 

 tongilj are fprung, fome from the pirates, 

 and others from the Jews : for this reafon, 

 they call themfelves Zaffe-Hlbrahim, that 

 is to fay, the defcendants of Abraham. Be- 

 fides thefe, there is a third kind of whites, 

 who fay they were fent to Madagafcar by 

 the Caliph of Mecca, to inftrud the Male- 

 gaches in the fecrets of nature, and the reli- 

 gion of Mahomet, Thefe impoftors feized 

 upon the province of Matatane, after they 

 had expelled and maffacred the Zafferahi- 

 mini, who governed t!iat diftrid. They are 

 called Zafli-Cafimambou. Their complexion 

 is darker tlian that of the other whites, and 

 their profeflion is to teach to read and write 

 the Arabic language, 



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