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had neither traditions nor ideas of their past 
history. 
The language is that of the Madi. There are 
three distinct languages—the Bari, the Latooka, and 
the Madi. the latter country extending south of Obbo. 
A few of the words, most commonly in use, will 
exemplify them :— 
Obbo. 
Water. 
Fee. 
Fire. 
Mite. 
The Sun. 
T’sean. 
A Cow. 
Deeang. 
A Go,at. 
Deean. 
Milk. 
T’sarck. 
A Fowl. 
Gw6no. 
Latooka. 
Bari. 
Cari. 
Feeum. 
EyemA 
Keemang. 
JNarlong. 
Karlong. 
FTyeten. 
Kittan. 
JSTyene. 
Eddeen. 
EallA 
LA 
Eakome. 
ChokorA 
The Obbo natives were a great and agreeable change 
after the Latookas, as they never asked for presents. 
Although the old chief, Katchiba, behaved more like 
a clown than a king, he was much respected by his 
people. He holds his authority over his subjects as 
general rain-maker and sorcerer. Should a subject 
displease him, or refuse him a gift, he curses his goats 
and fowls, or threatens to wither his crops, and the 
fear of these inflictions reduces the discontented. There 
are no specific taxes, but he occasionally makes a call 
upon the country for a certain number of goats and 
supplies. These are generally given, as Katchiba is 
