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16th. Berbcro. 
24th. Bambum. Having passed during eight days, first 
through the country of the Bute, then through that 
of the Tikar, or rather Tikli, you reach this place, 
belonging to another tribe. 
27th. Mbafu. Mohammedu my intelligent informant, says 
that there are large and wealthy towns in this country, 
with well-frequented market-places, and that the 
people have a great deal of property, and mostly 
European furniture ; all the houses are made of clay. 
He represents the inhabitants of Mbafu, as well as 
the Tikar and Dingding, as being of a copper colour. 
They wear their hair dressed to a great height like 
all the pagans hereabouts, let the beard grow, and 
practise circumcision. The tree (i tarmo," with a 
fine fruit, is predominant. Of the identity of 
Mbafu with Mr. Koelle's Mfut, and of its situation, 
a few days' journey N.E. from Kalaba, I have 
already spoken. 
xi. From Ngaundere to the Bati. 
1st day. Mambum. 
2nd. Sol6. 
3rd. Bongore. 
4th. Bubadaddi Kachellel (the name not original, but in* 
troduced altogether by the conquerors), a village of 
the Kotofo ; the whole country, as all the country 
south of that of the Mbum in general, is said to be 
perfectly level. 
5th. Bittik, another village of the Kotofo ; arrive about 
noon. The direction, which, as far as Bubadaddi, 
has been almost south, now turns south by west. 
A day and a half S. W. from Bubadaddi lies Geniyon, 
and further on in the same direction Btibabontong. 
6th. Bormona, a place of the Bute ; a long day's march. 
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