The Languages and People of Bornu

NOTES ON BUDDUMA

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RIDDLES

Ngandu
House

kogana
big man

delage
rain

na

it

hal-ja
enters not

Am, Kamni ha
Horn cow

Di akol ngunde deri ni kiye panna panna
Thing there is inside bush it says tap tap

ni chegge
it says

Ans, Han
Axe

Kiimniu-ngau wa bcno wa tai hoba kwadde

Calabash my 1 wash I lay down to-morrow morning

abal
not

Afis, Hillog^
Star

NOTE

Some of the Budduma mallams are able to write their
own language in Arabic characters, but in spite of several
attempts I was unable to procure any manuscripts. These
Grammatical Notes thercrore are very much less trustworthy
than the Bolanchi ones.

THE LANGUAGES
AND PEOPLES OF BORNU

Being a Collection of the Writings of

p. A. BENTON

With an Introduction by
A. H. M. KIRK-GREENE

VOLUME ONE

NOTES ON SOME LANGUAGES OF THE
WESTERN SUDAN

FRANK CASS & CO. LTD.

1968

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