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The Negroland of the Arabs examined and explained

Note 201 — NEGROLAND divided into Nations.

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The names of nations from Kaúkaú westwards, enumerated by Ibn Sʿaíd, are written as follows by Ibn Khaldún (MS. B.M. fol. 90) and Makrízí (Hamaker, Spec. Cat. &c. p. 107, whose orthography is here retained) respectively: ?aghárah ىغارة I.K.; Baḳárah بقارة M.—At-Tekrúr التكرور I.K. & M.—Kimí كمي I.K.; Nama نمي M.—?emyem ىميم I.K.; Temím تميم M.—Ḥáyí (?) حايى I.K.; Já جا M.—Kúra كورى I.K.; omitted by Makrízí.—Inkizár انكزار I.K. & M.

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