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Sod&e Eihnologiquc, tome ii.), are the chief sources of our information. 
The area of the Yebu or Yarriba language is bounded by Dahomey on the 
vest, by Warree and Benin on the east, and by the Nufi, Howssa and Filani 
countries on the north. The dialects of the coast are called Yebu ; those of 
the interior Eyo, Inongo, or Yarriba. The bibliography of the Yarriba lan¬ 
guage is as follows:— 
1. The Yebu of iVIonsieur D'Avczac .—Grammalicah de la 
Lanffui Yeboue; followed by a vocabulary. 3fenu)ires de la SociHi. Ethnol, 
tom. ii. Monsieur D’Avezac’s researches are founded upon the study of 
the Yebu language under a native of the name of Oclu-Fekouo, resident in 
Paris. A portion of the Yebu of the Niger vocabularies was contributed by 
Moasieitr D’Avezac. 
2. The Ako of Mrs. Kilham. 
3. The Eyo vocabulary of Raban. 
i. That portion of Ako, Eyo, Yebu, or Yarriba of the Niger vocabulary 
VM’ch is not taken from Raban, D’Avezac, or Clappertou. 
5. The Hio numerals of Bowdioh. 
6. The Inotigo of Douville. Collected at Brazil by M. Douville from ati 
Inongo slave. Incorporated with D'Avezac's vocabulary'. 
»• The Yarriba vocabulary of Clapperton. 
8. Vocuhvlary of die Yairiba Langtuigc .—By Samuel Crowther, native 
teacher, in the service of the Church Missionary Society. London, 184:3. 
.Accompanied by lutroductory RemarLs a short Grammar, and Specimens 
ut the Language. Three forms of dialect are noticed 
Eaglish. 
Oydb. 
Ibakpitb. 
IboUuh. 
to open 
shi 
tshi 
si. 
to work 
shishcli 
tshitshch 
siseh. 
io do 
she 
tshe 
se. 
Tkt Wi>stem half of the Delta of the Niger — Warree. —Nothing; unless 
lome voeabularj'of which the geographical position is at present unknown 
belong to this locality. 
£o!W.—N othing in the Mithridates. In the Niger vocabularies two 
glossaries. 
L TheBeuiii of Mrs. Kilham. 
2. Moky of Mrs. Kilham. Closely allied to the Benin. 
3. The Benin of lYAvczac.—A few words collected from Oelii-Fokoue, 
published in the HUmoires de la Sue. Etlm-, p. 48, tom. ii. part 2. 
la few Benin w'ords furnished to me by Dr. Daniell: MS. 
Dte Eaxlern (pr SoiUhcrtt') half of the Delta of the Nigei'-^The Ibu Lan- 
The Ibu language is conterniinoiis with the Benin and Yarriba lan- 
also with a language whieJt will hereafter be noticed—the Nytfe, 
UB, or Tapua. The Ibo vocabularies, over and above the indefinite and 
'^pi^tary glossaries of the Mithridates, are as follows:— 
9 Clapperton. 
• p Ibu of the Niger vocabularies. Procured from a native resident 
England. 
3- The Ibu of Mrs. Kilham. 
to M k vocabulary of Daniell; ashort MS., courteously transmitted 
by the author. I class thw %vitb tlK?*Ibu languages upon the faith of 
end current statements as to its affinity, as well as upon geographical 
wSl 1 vocabulary of Daniell is insufficient for a proper philo- 
proof. 
3- The Old Calebar of Daniell; MS.; short. 
