tema'shight vocabulary— nouns. 
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Prostration, asijet. {Arab.) 
Call to prayer, akora. 
Charity, J temdseddega. (Arab,) 
L tak5t {a present). 
Charity on occasion of the death of 
a person, tikkefren. 
God's ivill, itus Mesi-nak. 
Divine power, egi Mesi-nak. 
Divine permission (prop, supre- 
macy, from irna), tarna Mesi-nak. 
Unity of God, tisit. 
Sorcery, aslierik. 
Charm, talisman, tekardi. 
Talisman against wounds in battle, 
guruken. 
Food, asheksliu. 
Breakfast, segimgim. 
Supper, amansi. 
A drink, tesis. 
Dakno {the favourite Song hay drink), 
tedaknot. 
Rejira (a drink made of cheese and 
dates), areire. 
Common hasty pudding, asink, as- 
hink. 
Pudding of Indian corn, ashink-n- 
saba. 
Boiled rice, tarari. 
Rice boiled with a profusion of but- 
ter, abilol5. 
Rice boiled together with meat, 
markhfe. 
Mohamsa.tekhammezm.^flalfArab.) 
o f aliwan. 
^""P' tabid. 
Bread (takelit in Songhay), tegille ; 
pi. tigilwin. 
Meat, isan. 
Bit {a cut) of meat, taminket. 
Megatta, a celebrated f talefaket. 
dish of meat, 1 alabegge. 
Dried meat, isan yekor. 
White fat, tadhont. 
Broth, esin. 
Honey, taraut. 
Milk, akh. 
All sorts of milk, ekhawen. 
Sweet milk, akh wa kafayen. 
Scum of milk, takafit. 
Cream, afarar. 
Sour milk, sill a. 
Very sour milk, esillay isymmen. 
Sour milk mixed with water, akrai- 
heme. 
L aboslut. 
Butter, udi. 
Fresh butter, tesedut. 
Cheese, chikomaren. 
Vegetable butter, bulanga. 
Salt, tesemit. 
Salt incrustation, aharrar. 
Pepper, ijekembe. 
Black pepper, ili. 
Cayenne pepper {zozet e' sherk), ti- 
shushaten. 
Kamiin, akamil. 
Sweetmeats, tasodin. 
Kola 7iut, etafat goro. 
Tobacco, taba. 
Snuff, isarak. 
Kohol, tazolt temellelt. 
Cotton strips (tdri), tabeduk. 
Benige (one strip of a shirt),tasuwit; 
pi. tisuwat. 
Dress, isilse. 
Small shirt, rishaba. 
Small ivhite shirt, rishaba emellen. 
