2 74 Wanderings in Eastern Africa, 
They are divided into two tribes or classes, the 
Baretuma and the Harusi, and the men of each tribe 
have to select their wives from the other ; the 
Baretumas marry the Harusi and vice versa. The 
marriage of their own tribespeople is considered 
highly improper, the relationship being too near. 
Herein the Gallas appear to advantage when com- 
pared with most other East Africans, who often 
marry over and over again into the same family ; and 
perhaps this custom of the Gallas will account, in some 
measure, for their high physical development. 
The Galla language, called " Afan Orma " (lit. Galla 
mouth), is entirely distinct from the African stock to 
which the Kisuahili, Kinika, etc., belong, but it is a very 
smooth and musical tongue. There are several dialects 
spoken over the vast area which the people inhabit, but 
by comparison they are found to be so very similar 
that there can be no difficulty in understanding all 
when you have acquired one. 
The entire Galla people have been estimated at 
8,000,000, but our opinion is that this is too high ; 
yet until the country has been further explored it is 
impossible to speak with anything approaching to 
accuracy upon such a subject. At best we can only 
speculate, compare, and guess. 
We now turn to the Wapokomo. These people, as 
will have been seen, inhabit the banks of the Mto Tana. 
They are beyond all question allied to the Wanika. 
In appearance, in dress, in habits, in language, they 
are the same. One sees in a moment that the two 
peoples are own brothers. The Wataita, according 
to Dr. Krapf, call the Wanika '^Ambakomo," from 
a tradition to the effect that they were formerly in- 
