Note 275 — Chapter IX

This is the Yoruban word Egba; in Ffon it means “break.” In Dahome the Egba race, from Lagos to Abeokuta, is called Anago at Whydah, and Nago at Agbome. J. F., the annotator of the History, says, “Of the Nago country nothing more is known than the name.” The word has been greatly corrupted by old travellers: it is, however, extensively used in Brazil. On the other hand, the Nago people call the Ffons, or Dahomans, Gunu.