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AFRICA AND ITS EXPLORATION. 
Goma and Uvira, and most certainly a large tract north- 
north-west from Tanganika. The Bakunin were the 
tribe that had first attacked us, of which the four 
middle-aged females from the village of Wati-Kytzya 
were representatives. They w r ere much lighter-coloured 
than the Wana-Rukura islanders. I feel convinced that 
these Bakumu must be a branch of the Wanya-Ruanda, 
for they have a great many of those facial Ethiopic 
characteristics which elevate that great nation above 
the ordinary negroid type. Ukumu is said to extend 
very far to the east, and must therefore lie between 
Northern and Southern Uregga. The king is said to 
be called Sarindi, and his village was pointed out as 
being east. The negative “ Nangu,” which the women 
employed, is the same as that used by the natives of 
Ruanda, Unyoro, Usongora, Uzongora, Wanyambu, 
Watusi, and Wakerewe. 
“ Ubingi ” signified rapid river with the Waregga, 
Bakumu, and Baswa. tribes ; and “ Chare-reh ” means 
the gentle flow of water. The word “ Mavira ” with the 
Waregga is used to denote rocks ; while the Bakumu, 
Baswa, Southern Waregga, Wabwire, and Wenya em- 
ploy the word “Matari.” 
Two miles below the Sixth Cataract of the Stanley 
Falls we came to a bit of bad water ; but, after success- 
fully passing it, we halted an hour on the right bank to 
discharge the captives who belonged to the Wana-Rukura 
tribe and the Bakumu. The two wounded warriors had 
1 >ehaved very patiently during their four days’ stay with 
us, and were progressing favourably. Meanwhile we 
had employed every leisure hour in endeavouring to 
master the rudiments of their language, and I had ob- 
tained a list of nearly two hundred words from them, 
with which, if the people below spoke it, we might be 
able to communicate a little with them. 
At noon of January 20, we landed on the first island 
of the Wana-Rukura, and found the south latitude, by 
solar observation, 0° 2 ' 0 ". Noon of the 23rd, having 
meanwhile passed the Sixth Cataract, we found ourselves 
four miles north of the Equator by observation. 
