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and Manda : beyond these are the Juma-jum, the Taguie, and 
Beja-rabroo; and these last border on the tribes in the neighbour- 
hood of Suakin. The inhabitants of Massowa are accustomed to 
twake trading excursions among these different natives, and the 
Najib keeps up a pretty regular intercourse with their chiefs. 
The people in the neighbourhood of Suakin bear the general 
appellation of Adareb, and are said to be ruled by a chief, styled 
Sultaun Mohamed, who resides at Uddukud : the particular 
tribes are distinguished by the names of the Arteda, Betmala, 
Karub, Bartoom, Adamur, Subderat, Ibarekab, Arandoah, 
Bishareen,* and Umma-ra. The Bartoom reside near Shende, 
have many towns, and towards the south border on a tribe of 
Shangalla called Barea, who are accustomed to make incursions 
into Walkayt. The Adareb are connected with the Hallinga 
Taka,t aregoverned byaDekhilek, and reside near the junction of 
the Tacazzef and the Nile, being remotely connected with the 
Funge who inhabit the country of Sennaar. Most of these nations 
change their habitations according to the seasons, and are nomi- 
nally attached to the Mahomedan religion. Specimens of their 
languages, as far as they could be obtained, are given in the 
Appelidix. This short account comprehends all the information^ 
which I was able to collect, at different times, respecting these 
northern tribes. 
At one o'clock, we resumed our journey, and in a short time 
* The Bishareen are wandering tribes, who act as guides across the desert from Shendi 
to Syene. They are said to be always at enmity with their neighbours the Ababdi Arabs, 
and they form the last link of the Ethiopian tribes, extending from the Cape of Good 
tJope to Egypt. 
t There is evidently a connection between these two names. 
