M^' LUCAS'S 
common people are lefs courteous in Caflina than in Bornou, 
and their games are lefs expreffive of reflection ; for their favou- 
rite play coniifts in toffing up four fmall flicks, and counting 
thofe that crofs each other, as fo many points of the number that 
conftitutes the game.. But the circumllances of chief difcrimi- 
nation between the empires are, thofe of language,, currency, 
and certain articles of commerce. 
Of the difference between the Jjanguages of Bornou and of 
Cafhna, the following fpecimen is given by the ShereeL 
In the Language of Bornou 
I is exprejfed by Lakkah 
2 Endee 
3 Niefkoo 
4 Dekoo 
5 OkoO' 
6 Araikoo 
7 Nuikoo< 
8 Tallore 
9 L'ilkar 
lo Meikoo 
II Meiko Lakkah 
12 Meiko Endee 
13 Meiko Niefkoo 
54 Meikoo Dekoo 
In the Language of Cafhna 
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1 Bee you 
3 Okoo 
4 Foodoo 
5 •• - Beat 
6 Sheedah. 
7 ..Booksi 
8 Takoos 
9 Tarrah 
10 Goumah 
II Goumah flia Deiyah 
12 Goumah flia Beeyou 
13 Goumah Ih a Okoo 
14 Goumah flia Foodoo 
The. 
