hamda-alla'hi to ka'bara and ka'nima. 477 
1 day. Bongesemba, a village inhabited by Fulbe Sudube, 
close to the point of junction, called I'sofay, of the 
two branches of the Dhitiliba, the white (dhanneo) 
and the black (bailee), the quality of their waters 
being totally different, one being full of crocodiles, 
hippopotami, and fish, and the other containing no- 
thing of the kind, just as is the case with the Tsad. 
The water of the black river overwhelms the white 
water of the dhanneo. Cross the river. 
1 day. Tindirma, a large Songhay place. A long day. 
1 day. Dire, one of the eldest places of the Songhay. 
1 day. Dongoy, inhabited by Songhay, no Fulbe ; on the E. 
side of the river. 
1 day. Toyai, a Songhay village; the Tademekket rove in 
this neighbourhood. Country level and without 
trees, being temporarily flooded. 
2 days. Kabara, keeping close along the river, and crossing a 
small rivulet or creek. 
L 1. — From Hamda-Alldhi to Kdnima. 
1st day. Siye. 
2nd. Niyakongo, having passed the heat in the hamlet called 
Berber. 
3rd. Benne-ndugu or Konna, having passed the heat in 
Namet-Allahi(a long day's, if not two days', journey). 
4th. Toy. Arrive before noon. 
5th. A Songhay village or ksar. 
6th. Konsa, a Fulbe village. 
7th. A village inhabited by Fulbe, Songhay, and Bambara, 
8th. Tak<5ti. 
9 th. Sambejerahit. 
10th. Unguma. 
11th. Kaiiima, on a branch of the river coming from Bam- 
bara (see Yol. lY. p. 361), and at a day's march 
from the latter place. 
