Chapter XXIX: Appendix: No. III

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ROUTES.

1.

To Dwabin.

Seepa

Marmpon

Pakooroo

Aquooquamong

Okimdaia

Weterkroom

Bunkooroo

Boomfeea

Kinnesoo

2.

To Quaoo.

1. Assiempong

2. Thro’ Amoom R. to Oseemadoo

3. Obogoo, Frontier Quaoo town.

4. Adumpong, the Government of the C. Coast Captain

5. Assebanasoo

6. Minidasoo, Famous for Palm Oil.

7. Assoona

8. Wantomo

3.

To Accra.

1. Odossoo

3. Kroofoofroom, Two hours from the lake.

4. Obirribee, The 1st Akim town

5. Assinee

6. Over Boosempra to Gawasee

7. Meeasee

8. Monasa

9. Over the Aninnee, (rising in a hill called Quomshoo, 1 day to the
W.) on a tree

10. Ashoosoo

11. Aquapong

12. Over Birrim to Measa

13. Asheeaqua

14. Kookrantoom

15. Aguiesso

16. Marmpon and Aboödee, Visited by Issert, who calls it 24 miles from
Christiansburg Castle.

4.

To Accra.

1. Ashiedumpong

2. Assaboo

3. Assuennie

5. Antarranaï

6. Ammoonoom

7. Akropong

9. Abirriwantoo

10. Aradntem

11. Kookrantoom

13. Aguiesso.

5.

To Elmina.

1. Thro’ the towns Akasee, Kankawasee, Odasoo, Adiabin, Asakkraka,
Adoonko, Agafrompon, to Adoomasa

2. Fiasee, Bonechumay, Asanasoo, to Becquoi

3. Inshuentem, (_between waters_) Abimpingua, to Atobiasee

4. Thro’ Hoomassie, Assekosoo, Edoomassie, Akoorkerry, Akotokee,
Yankeren, to Abateä, the frontier town of Dankara

5. Thro’ Sewooterasee, (_put your head lower_) Aboposoo, the frontier
Tufel town, to Ensuaguesoo, (_woman’s town_) the capital of Tufel

6. Morobim

7. Thro’ Akoontarrem, (the 1st Warsaw town) Amodai, over Bopoquaw, (a
high hill where there was formerly a large croom, now deserted) &
Apachamba, to Kaïrakoo

8. Over Pra to Demamba

9. Dadiasoo

10. Asseecooma, Abannasoo, Abrādi, Elmina, or, as the natives call it,
Addĭna.

6.

To Dankara.

1. Dakoon

2. Terraboöom, the frontier town of Dankara

3. Thro’ Mosiasoo to Enquanta

4. Thro’ Ofoo, Amasoo, to Dankara.

7.

To Buntookoo.

1. Barree [156]or to Passaroo

2. Beamasoo, or to Dooniantiffee

3. Ensoota

4. Quanta

5. Across Tando, to Odomassee

6. Suaterree

7. Birrakoomee

8. Yammee

9. Kirribeeö

10. Kickiwerree

11. Buntookoo

8.

To Banda.

1. Tafoo

2. Ofeesoo

3. Abofoo

4. Kinkawasoo

5. Akomada

6. Tandosoo

7. Koontoosoo

8. Takima

9. Weäkee

10. Aousa

11. Soko

12. Namasa

13. Coransoo

14. Bimma

15. Banda

9.

To Boopee.

1. Esansoo, or Medima

2. Through Ofim, which rises close to the E. to Bümsoo or Akimakasie

3. Soodroo

4. Takimenteä, or Quamang

5. Akommadeä, or Boomang

6. Boisoo

7. Coranza

8. Boibin

9. Koonquoontee

10. Dawdaw

11. Akrofroom

12. Oboosmosoo

13. Moboäsoo

14. On the path

15. Over Adirri

16. Boopee

10.

To Sallagha.

1. Marmpon

2. Aphwaguiasee

3. Gammasee a fetish temple

4. Akrofroom

5. Intonnasoo (Cloth Town)

6. Quanasee or Troabirree

7. Agwoona

8. Adoogan

9. Over rivers and mountains to Aguirra, or Poorra

10. Through Sennee to Amanting

11. Pattooda

12. Atoboboo

13. Weasee

14. Pannangha

15. Yadjee

16. Over Adirri to Sallagha

11.

To Source of Sennee.

1. Agamachasee

2. Aboiman

3. Yatirrim

4. Oweeamasee

5. Anyanasue

6. Assekadoomasee

12.

To Odentee ferry.

1. Kokoofoo

2. Guia

3. Weeäsee

4. Bassa

5. Tarrisoo

6. Over Sennee, to ferry

13.

From Yahndi to Daboia

1. Through Patinga to Duetuem

2. Tampeūn

3. Through Nantong to Kompoongo

4. Through Boö to Dindinno

5. Daboia

Large Towns on the Route from Boornoo to Oongoora.

Deeagarra

Digza

Gellaroo

Rakah

Zaghgah

Ariggum

Madellarie

Zogogdo

Doobba

Toppollo, or Toppodo

Garaga

Gaskaia

Matchella

Goozirrinkoorra

Dumgabalo

Potuskum, or Kuskum

Dawaso

Woodbo

Gummo

Zega

Adagia, Mallagee, and Katanga, lay between Oongoora, and Kassina.

Towns adjoining, or laying close to the right and left of the above
Route.

Serrakeelaia

Dakum

Lismaroo

Goobilwa

Gobookalashee

Dazakou

Danga

Likhalalie

Looha

The following transcripts of the most intelligible of the MSS. I brought, according to the different readings, with the Negro pronunciation as it was familiar to me in Ashantee, will show how careless or incapable the Moors are of writing the names of Negro kingdoms accurately according to the expression of the natives. The original MSS. will be sent to the African Association, to whom I had hoped to present the interesting itinerary of Shereef Brahima from Dagwumba to Mecca, but this valuable MS. which it had cost me so much pains to procure, after being kept three months by one gentleman before he discovered that he had not time to translate it, was lost or mislaid by another in the course of doing so, and I have the mortification of being unable to submit any other than the mere skeleton of it. See Geography, p. 205.

CHART No. I.

_Course of the Niger or Quolla (by a Houssa Moor.)_

Negro pro- Mr. Jackson’s reading Mr. Dupuis’ reading and nunciation. and transcript. transcript.

Gebowa Gebawa جباو

Toro Futa Jelua فوت جلوا Foota Joolaba فُوتَ جلوب
Jollabi

Fota Tora Futa Tura فوت طورَ Foota Tooroo فُوتَ طُورُ

Hasoo Kassua خَصوا Khassoua خَصُوا

Jaoona Jäun جَعونْ Jafoona جفون

Gammoe G¯remua غموا Ghemoua غمُوا

Mallaia Maly Faly مَلَي فَلي Malia مَلي

Shego Shag¯ru شاغُ Shagho شاغُ

Sansandin Sansandia سَنسَندي Sansandia سَنسَندي

Jennie Janni جَان Jinnie جَان

Mashina Masheena مَاشِنَ Mashena مَاشينَ

Jimballa G¯rimbala غِمْبَلَ [157]Ghimballa غِمْبَلَ

(G¯r nearest sound
to غ.)

Kabarra Kabra كَبرَ Kabara كَبَرَ

Timbuctoo Timbuctoo ثمْبَكْتُ

Jolliba Jilab Karihua جلاب كريهوا Jilleb Kareho جلاب كريهوا

(or Garihua.[158])

Uzzabin Asabin احبن Azbene ازبن

Gaw G¯raheh غاي Ghou غاو

Kabi Keb كب Kabi كب

Yaoora Eüra يورَ Yaoury يور

Hooman حمن
(Dhooman)

Raka Baka بَكا Raka رَكَا

Quarraraba Kurauabee كرَوبَي Koorawaba كْرَوَبَ

Mafeegoodoo Mafikadoo مَافِقُدَ Mafhygodo مَافْقِغُدُ

Cadie, Shad شد Shada شَدَ
Caudee,
and Chadi

Sharee R. Shar شر Sharry شَرِ

Foor Fure فور Foor فُوُرْ

Weddai Wadan وادان Wadana وَادَانَ

(i.e. two rivers.)

Soonar Sanar سَنَارْ Sanar سَنَارْ

Shuar Sheua شوَا بنَسر Shewa ben شوَا بن حسن
Benassa benasser Hassan

Shousuad شوسواد Shousooda شوسواد

Doulamba دُلَنْبَ

Kalen or فالن or كالن Kalana كالن
Falen

Jefeesgo Jafag¯r جَفَغْ Jafegh جفغ

Massar Mass’r مصر Massir مصر

MS. No. I.

_Route from Boussa to Yarriba._

Wauwaw Wou واوْ

Kaiama Kima كيما

Godoobirrie Khudubar خدوبار

Gamba Khamba خَمْبَ

Kroomie Yarriba Kurmi Yarabia كُرْم يَرَبي

Ageasee Abashee ابَشي

A more familiar illustration of the difficulty or carelessness of the Moors in writing Negro names, is the following route to Sallagha, to which there are many paths, containing several Ashantee towns, which I have laid down in the map. I rather think, however, the corrupt Arabic of the interior is not quite understood.

MS. No. II.

Negro pronun- Mr. Jackson’s reading and transcript.
ciation.

Jemakashee جماكاشي

Gammasee Khemashee or خماشي
Ghemashee

Akrofroom Kukerume or كوقروم or كوكروم
Kuferume

Ber kaleela (a برقليلا
narrow or close
country)

Soota U badha Shta }
}
} وبعده شتا
}
And afterwards Shta or an }
alluvial country }

The people of Sudi in the وحيل اسود كان في بلد شتا
territory of Shta

Marmpon U badha Mamefm و بعده مَمفم

Aduarrie Kennie D’keen Adjar دكين ادجار

Aguira Ajuee or Ajree اجري or اجوي

Antonasoo Anteenee عنتيني

Akakuee اككوي

Patooda (no P Ketdee كتدي
in Arabic)

Atoboo Atab اتاب

Weasee Hooashee or جومشي or حوعشي
Weeashu

Feneeueekee فنيويقي

Perhaps meaning Bure بور
frontier of
Booroom

Sallagha Salag~r سلغ

I shall submit more translations or transcripts of routes and charts in Arabic, adding the Negro pronunciation, as the situations of most of the places were not so clearly confirmed as to enable me to insert them in my map, and consequently it is important to enable future travellers to refer to them; such outlines being a great assistance in directing and checking enquiry (which they frequently originate) and investigation. The original MSS. will be sent to the African Association, in case a further examination may be desirable hereafter.

MS. No. III.

_Course of the Niger or Quolla (by a Bornoo Moor.)_

Negro Mr. Jackson’s reading Mr. Dupuis’ reading and
pronunciation. and transcript. transcript.

Bambooch Banbug~r بَنبُغ الدي Banboogho بَنْبغ
eladi eeakul ياكل

el Ham Abn الحم ابن ادم
Adam

Banbug~r, who eat the flesh of men.

Firmagr~a فرمَغَ Fermagha فرمَغَ

Hasoo Hâsu حاسُ Hasoo حَاسُ

Jaoona Jahunu جَاحُنُ Jahoonoo جَاحُيُ

Gamoo Jamu جَمُ Jamoo جَمُ

Malay or Mallaia Mali مَلي Malabi مَلبي

Shego Shaegru شَيْغُ Shagho شَيْغُ

Sansandin Sansandy سَنسَندِ Sansadia سَنسَدَ

Jennie Jany جَنِ Jinnie جني

Mashina Masina مَاسَنَ Massina مَاسنَ

Timbuctoo Tunbûktu تُنبَقْتُ Timbuctoo تمبقْتُ

Gauw G¯rau غَاوْ Ghaou غاوْ

Kolomanni Kulman كُلْمَنِ Koolmani كُلْمَن

Zinberme Dtanberma ذَنبرْمَ Danberma ذَنْبرْمَ

Cabi Kabi كَبِ Kabi كَبِ

Yawoorie or Eauri يَاوُرِ Yaouri يَاوُرِ
Yaoora

Noofee Nufy نُفي Noufee نفي

Boussa Busâa بوسَا Boussa بوسا

Rakka Raka رَاقَا Rakka رَاقَا

Bornoo B’rn Bernu برن Bornou برن

Chadee L. (The lake drawn, but the name not written.)

Bagarrimee Bag¯rarm باغرو Baghroom باغرم

Kalamfarradoo Kaferk or كافرد or Kaferda كافرد
Kaferd كافرك Kalferka

Weddaï Wadana (two وَدَان Wadai وَدَان
rivers)

Soonar Surnar سُرنَرْ Soonar سُونَرْ

Siua سيوا Sewa سيوا

Schweess Suis سويس Souisa سويس

Zaloo Jal جال Jaloo جال

Kataëba Katab قَتَب Kataibi فَتَيب

Makidzue Mek’duh مقدوح Mokad مقدوح

Mertabass M’rtabas مرتباس Mertabas مرتباس

Hoodayba Mamudeeb مَموديب Haoudeba هوديي

Taiboos Teesuse تيسوس Tesoos تيسوس

Jarooba Jerub جروب Jarouba جروب

Tabarrabass Tidburse or تدبرس or Tarbasa ترباس
Tidfurse تدفرس

Gedda. J’da جدا Jidda جدا

Geddook J’duk جدوخ Jidoukh جدوخ

Limbarr’ Linbabahr لنبَبَحر Linbahar لنبحر

Tarrowm Term ترم Taroom ترم

Massar M’nser منصر Minsor منصر

Sakunderree or Skender, a سكندر مرج Sakundria, سْكَنْدَرِ
Askandarie swamp lake Alexandria

_Route from Timbuctoo to Ferjan (from the same MS.)_

Tuan توان Toowano توان

M’brûk مبروك Mobaruka مبَرْوك

Jeerban حيربن Joojebani اجوجبن

Abugiberk ابوجبرخ Kheerabi خيربي

Tehekeem تحكيم Tahkema تحكيم

Bageeacha }
}
Hootailee }
}
Goosaicha } not written, but position marked, and thus pronounced.
}
Hayloon }
}
Barrahese }

Ferjan فرجان Ferjan فَرْجَانْ

_From Timbuctoo to Tunis (from the same Chart.)_

Ziggie Jak, Jik, or جق Jagha جغ
Juk

Arowalla Arun or Arul عرول or عرون Aaroon عرون

Tarrabaleese Trahesen ترهيسن Trabolas ترهبليس

Mooquinassa M’kenas ممكناس Mookanassa مَكْنَاس

Hass Has حَاسْ Hhas حَاسْ

Landoloos Lindalsu لَندَلْسُ Lankalsoo لَنكَلْسُ

Toonis Tunis تونس Tunis تونس

Near the sea كباله بحر

Other towns named on this route were

Hassaladee

Hassazedeed

Hassat

Omattaras

Dizzaela

Dazeleel

Katerbaîlie

Bahadzai

Maratooph

Swamach

MS. No. IV.

_Course of the Niger or Quolla (by a Jennie Moor who had been to
Egypt.)_

Negro Mr. Jackson’s reading Mr. Dupuis’ reading and
pronun- and transcript. transcript.
ciation.

Mallaia Malh ملح Mahh مَاحْ

Shego Shak سك Shako سكُ

Sansandin Sansandee سنسدَي Sansandia سنسنديَ

Jennie Jin جن Jinnie جنِ

Massina Masheen ماشين Mashina ماشين

Tinbuctoo Tinbut تنبت Tinbuctoo تنبت

(Here he draws the Jolliba flowing from or into the Quolla by
Timbuctoo.)

Gauw Gru غو Ghou غو

Quoälla Kula كولا Koualla كولا

Askeä Assaëe اَساَي Askea اسكي

Zabirma Zabuaä زبوعا Zaberma زبرما

Cabi Keb كب Kaby كبا

Yaoora Eeurë يور Yeory يور

Boussa B’sa بسا Bussu بسا

(Here he branches off a southern route to Yarriba with precisely the
same names as in MS. I, by the Houssa Moor.)

Noofee }
}
Quolla-liffa }
}
Atagara } not written, but position marked, and thus
} pronounced.
Sharee R. }
}
Chadee L. }

Foor Foo فوُ Sour صُره

Weddai Wadaee وداي Wadai وداي

Joonar Jusenaw جوسناو Joosnou جوسناو

Shewa Shuee شوي Shouy سوي

Sooeess Siuse سُوسْ Sweis سُوسْ

Zale Zal زاَل Zal زاَل

Zaedooma Zeehwam زيهوم Zeedouma زيدوم

Lachtamoo Lahellam لاحلام Lakhtamo لاخطام

Makagoodoo Mehed’twa محذوْع Mohadzou محذوْع

Dalooba Deeluba ديلوبا Djaoba دجاوبا

Tarbass Tubas توباس Terbasa ترباس

Jaheesoo Jekeesee جخيس Jakhesa جخيس

Latooha Lituh or ليعوح or ليطوح Letouh ليطوح
Liauh

Mabanoos M’benuse مبنوس Mabanouso مَبَنُوس

Itkhame Atekam اتخام Etakhamo اطخدَمُ

Massar Missu مصو Massir مصر

Sooryada Sueed سويد Sourida سُويد

Nezoogoo Teeawa تياوع Nezugh نيزوخح

Kataramoo Kateram كترام Kateramo كترام

Dahloomoo D’helume دحلوم Dhalomo دحلوم

Hateboo Heteeb حتيب Hhateba حتيب

Haheenie Heneen حنين Hahhene ححين

Hajamie Khejam خجام Hajame حجام

Tapasooloo Tefawn تفعون Tafsoona تفصون

Askandarie Askundria اسكندري

Bahar Mela (Bahar Melhah the Bahar al Malah
salt sea)

MS. No. IV.

This was written by an old Moor, a native of the Mallowa country, but unfortunately just as he had finished (for I made them all write at the moment in my own apartment, however hurried, rather than allow them to go home and compose for me) and was beginning to explain what he had written, a summons from the King obliged me to quit him, and he left Coomassie before I could procure another visit from him. In the absence of all explanation, I can only conclude from some few names that are familiar to me, that it is a route from Berragoo over the Quolla, and then westward to Bergoo, known to Mr. Brown. I am only induced thus to preserve a transcript of this ms. from its fortunate co-incidence in several names with the valuable lost itinerary of my friend Brahima, as far as can be collected from a mere sketch of a translation, which was made in anticipation of the perfect one. I shall submit them collaterally, as they assist to elucidate each other, and agree very well in the relative positions of places, although the parties never saw each other, which is some satisfaction under the disappointment.

_Outline of Brahima’s MS. No. IV.
Itinerary._

Mr. Dupuis’ reading and Mr. Jackson’s reading Other readings. transcript. and transcript.

Bazao بَزاوُ (بَراوُ) Burg¯ru بُرْغُ Bouroughoo (Barao)

Babigry بَبِغي Babaghe

Kaikshi كَيَقشي Keekesh كيقش Keekash

Droo دروو Serkune سركون Serkoon

Mashooko مَشوُكوْ

Banghoo بَانْغُوا Banaka بانعقا

Toonooma تُونُومُ Tuee توي

Yajoury يَجُورِ Tenbykukmaetunby تنب كوك مَيتُنْب (doubtless Yawoorie)

Kenbua كنبوا Kanboo

Dendawy دنداوي Danadoo

Belg¯rua بلغوا Balaghou

Jabdgho جَبْذْغُ Jebeng¯rua جبنغوا Jabadghoo

Keemba or كمْبَا (كصْبَا) Kamba كمبه Keerba

Kadarkoo اَلجركَدَرْكُ Kedug¯reh R. كَدوغه Kadarko R.

Doodirba ذُذْرْبَا Dtedterba R. ذذربا Dodarba R.

Uwawfeh وواوفه

Mhaka Kury محكا كوري
(arrival at
Kury)

Saffer سفر

Aäu Khashah اعَوو كحاشه

Shawanka اشَوَنْكَا Shawangra شاوَنْغَ

Ghoufel غوفل Jafu جافُو Japhoo

Simmer سمر

Yarkoo يركو

Daghm دغم

Bannanao بَنَنَوْا

Doonkee دُنْقيْ Dunka دُنقَيْ Doonkot

Ghodau غوضا G¯ru’w غووَ Ghouwa

Salamo سَلَمْوُا

Janboodoo جَانْبُدُوا Jabendu جابندوا

Soosoo سُسُوْا Susu سُوسُوْا

Kooreree كُرر Koos كوصْ

Barghoowa برغَوَا Berg¯rua برغوا

Nak or نك Naka

Water of وض Wada

Douga ضوغا (probably Donga)

Mazim مزم

Kal كل

Makji مقجي

Tafkat تفقت

Shal L. شل

Koad or كوض Koada

Here the writer signified that he went back to _Kateen_, as appeared
to the transcriber, but more probably_Kassina_, and thence proceeded
to

Kano كَن

Bornou برنو

Sher R. شر

Shadda L. شاد

Foor فر

Wada وداء

Massir مصر

Makata مكة (Mecca)

Madina مدينه

Shem شام (Damascus)

Jerusalem, بيت المقدس &c. &c.

[Footnote 156: When _or_ appears between two names, it means that each town is equally close to the path, and indifferently visited.]

[Footnote 157: Mr. Dupuis renders the Arabic غ g¯h agreeable to Richardson. Mr. Jackson has insisted on preferring g˘r throughout. Mr. Dupuis, having sailed for Africa, has not had the advantage of correcting the press for himself, but every care has been taken.]

[Footnote 158: Sir W. Ouseley remarks, that the letter _k_ is frequently softened into _g_.]