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REPORT— 1847 . 
English. 
Shankala. 
Dalia. 
hull 
wuddo kuossa 
hoota. 
sheep 
mekha 
gumma. 
goat 
meah 
lussba. 
bird 
metaguzza 
dorha, yela. 
man 
guoza 
qua. 
woman 
inguffa 
dukka. 
son 
t/itguDza 
addeh. 
father 
wabbe 
iyab. 
mother 
eyoa 
anga. 
brother 
haih 
toma. 
sister 
owhd 
anya. 
head 
illukomah 
annasunga. 
hair 
bequah 
anna. 
et/cs 
ilikumah 
wa. 
nose 
kotuma 
bubuna. 
ears 
tsenia 
ookoona. 
mouth 
sumTna 
ma. 
arms 
yaina 
kuna. 
leg 
chuggiima 
ininda. 
black 
mukkima 
urama. 
while 
ampoma 
arra. 
red 
whema 
heba. 
yellow 
metama 
leda. 
eat 
sen 
minebe. 
dHnk 
fukkun 
inno. 
sleep 
jijjenah 
niggeda. 
1 
metama 
ille. 
2 
ambaiida 
belle. 
3 
quokaga 
sette. 
4 
zaaeba 
salle. 
5 
mankoos 
bussume. 
6 
wata 
eole. 
7 
lioyeta 
blrde. 
8 
sugguata 
quonquedah. 
9 
sasa 
quun telle. 
10 
chikka 
quulla kudde. 
11 
chikke metama 
quulla kudilla. 
In the Dalla I have found fewer affinities than in most other 
guages. Nevertheless, it is by no means to be considered as whoH)' 
XXIII. Tlie Takue (or Bqje) and Barca .—Very short numerals ^ 
Spoken on the northern frontier of Abyssinia. Apparently, 
of the Takue are equally with the Dalla, and the Agau of Agaumwer. 
sides this, its ethnographical position is complicated by its name. 1° ^ 
form, Bqje=B<^a, the name of a Bishary^e tribe; whilst Takue—* ’ 
locality (and a near one) of a Bisharye tribe also. 
English 
Takue 
W. Agau 
Dalla 
English 
Takue 
Falasha 
man. 
English 
gnia. 
Takue 
egir. 
Dalla 
qua. 
SliUluck 
son. 
English 
amfare. 
Takue 
nnfera-hura. 
Dalla 
woman. 
tooki. 
diikka- 
daka. 
drink. 
anijtisee- 
imto- 
