First Footsteps in East Africa: Or, An Explanation of HararLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1856 - 648 pages |
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... the half - decked vessels of these seas . † Holcus Sorghum , the common grain of Africa and Arabia : the Somali call it Hirad ; the people of Yemen , Taam . Little Aden still in sight , we spread our mats B 3 OUR CREW . 5.
... the half - decked vessels of these seas . † Holcus Sorghum , the common grain of Africa and Arabia : the Somali call it Hirad ; the people of Yemen , Taam . Little Aden still in sight , we spread our mats B 3 OUR CREW . 5.
Page 23
... Holcus , when dear , sells at forty pounds per dollar , at seventy pounds when cheap . It is usually levigated with slab and roller , and made into sour cakes . Some , however , prefer the Arab form " balilah , " boiled and mixed with ...
... Holcus , when dear , sells at forty pounds per dollar , at seventy pounds when cheap . It is usually levigated with slab and roller , and made into sour cakes . Some , however , prefer the Arab form " balilah , " boiled and mixed with ...
Page 247
... Holcus grain of the Girhi cultivators , still the smallest contributions are thankfully received by these plunderers . Our material consisted of four or five half - starved camels , about fifty donkeys with ears cropped as a mark , and ...
... Holcus grain of the Girhi cultivators , still the smallest contributions are thankfully received by these plunderers . Our material consisted of four or five half - starved camels , about fifty donkeys with ears cropped as a mark , and ...
Page 250
... holcus , which had grown wild , from seeds scattered by travellers . This was the first sight of grain that gladdened my eyes since I left Bombay : the grave of the First Mur- derer never knew a Triptolemus * , and Zayla is a barren ...
... holcus , which had grown wild , from seeds scattered by travellers . This was the first sight of grain that gladdened my eyes since I left Bombay : the grave of the First Mur- derer never knew a Triptolemus * , and Zayla is a barren ...
Page 258
... holcus rewarded the peasant's toil : in some places the long stems tied in bunches below the ears as piled muskets , stood ready for the reaper ; in others , the barer ground showed that the task was done . The boys sat perched upon ...
... holcus rewarded the peasant's toil : in some places the long stems tied in bunches below the ears as piled muskets , stood ready for the reaper ; in others , the barer ground showed that the task was done . The boys sat perched upon ...
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Abban Abyssinian Aden Allah Amir amongst animals appeared Arab Arabia arrived assir Ayyal Bedoos Bedouins Berberah Beuh Biyu Caffilah called camels caravan cattle chief clan cloth coast coffee companions crown 8vo danger Darud desert dollars Dulbahantas Eastern Africa Eesa Fatihah fear feet fire Fiumara Galla ghee Girhi ground Gudabirsi Gurgi Habr Awal Habr Gerhajis Hajj halted Hammal hand Harar head hills holcus horse hour hyæna Indian journey Kafirs kraal land Lieut Lieutenant Speke Long Guled Midgan miles milk Mohammed monsoon morning morocco Moslem mountains mules night noon passed plain plunder Post 8vo prayer present rain Second Edition servants Sharmarkay Shaykh sheep Shoa slave Somal Somali country spear stones Sultan thorns tobacco Tobe town traveller tree tribe valley village visited vols walls Warsingali watercourse whilst wild Wilensi women Woodcuts Yemen Yunis Zayla