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GOUBER KASHNA. 
Barth represents Gouber as stronger than ever,, 
and united in alliance with Maradee against the Sul- 
tan of Sakkatou. He has written all the towns. 
Gouber appears amongst the towns described by 
Leo Africanus. 
9th. — This morning* En-Noor paid us a visit, to 
tell us to move after him in the wady near, under 
the shade of the trees. His highness was very 
polite and friendly, as he has now been for some 
time past. 
The weather continues cold — thermometer, 49° at 
sunrise in the air. This cold weather ought to 
strengthen or restore our health. It certainly 
would do us good, much good, if we could get meat 
and soups. 
I sent on our boat yesterday to Zinder, with 
three of our servants, together with some other 
heavy baggage. I was occupied to-day in compiling 
the Haussa dictionary. Kashna is represented to 
be the fountain of the Haussa language, the Florence 
of Soudan. Kanou is a place of foreigners, and the 
language of the city must be much corrupted. Ac- 
cording to En-Noor, Kal, in the names Kaltixdai^ 
iT«/tadak, Kilgris, and Kailouee, signifies country. 
There are to be added to the zoology of this 
country the monkey and the mohur, or fine large 
gazelle, as large as a deer, called in Haussa mardia. 
We already find great differences in the pronuncia- 
tion of the Haussa language, but especially in the 
