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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
Chap. LVII. 
of the Fiilbe the character of a distinction into 
castes, especially as all of them, in the imaginary 
pedigree of the Piillo stock, have been carried back 
to one common progenitor called So ; but we find the 
same degraded families among the Jolof.* 
The absorbing of these western tribes, especially 
the Jolof and Wakore by the Fulfiilde nation, furnishes 
at the same time an unquestionable and unmistakable 
proof that the march of conquest of the latter pro- 
ceeded from west to east, and not in an opposite 
direction, as has been the generally-adopted view of 
those who have touched upon the subject. No doubt 
* The Fulbe in general divide all the tribes belonging to their 
stock into four groups or families ; but they by no means agree as 
to the particulars of the division. I will here give one which is 
commonly assumed : — 
1. The Jel, comprising the following sections : — the Torobe ; 
Ulerbe ; Fittobe ; Jebtobe; Sudube ; U / rube ; Tarabe ; Jellube ; 
Baabe ; Simbirankobe, also called Nddjiga, from their dwelling- 
place; Feroibe ; Nukkobe; Sillube; Sosobe; Tongabe; "Waijobe. 
Of these the U'rube are again subdivided into five sections, — the 
U. Bube, U. Feroibe (distinct from the Feroibe before mentioned), 
U. Dude, U. Sikam, U. Waijobe. The Jellube, again, are sub- 
divided into three sections, — the J. Yoronga, J. Haire, and J. 
Masina. 
2. The Baa, comprising the sections of the Gnara or Ghara, the 
Sindega, and the Daneji. 
3. The So, comprising the Jawambe, the Mabube or Mabe, Ger» 
gasabe, Wailube, Laube, Wambaibe, and Waulube. 
4. The Beri, comprising the Siwalbe, Jaleji, Kombangkobe, and 
Kingirankobe. 
But besides these there are a great many other divisions of this 
wide-spread tribe, called from localities some of which I shall men- 
tion as opportunity occurs. See especially Appendix II. 
