Ten years in Equatoria; . t ancient races in the whole region ;in consequence of their frequent intercourse and marriages, thedifierent types have gradually altered, so that they have actuallyblended into one; the distinction is only accentuated by the dif-ference in language, traditional custom, and still more by nationalpride; but after all it is a nominal rather than a real difference. The colony of Abukaya, which is passed on the banks of theDongu, on the contraiy, shows a greater contrast of types; theirlimbs are smaller, their complexion clearer, and their stature lessthan that of their
Ten years in Equatoria; . t ancient races in the whole region ;in consequence of their frequent intercourse and marriages, thedifierent types have gradually altered, so that they have actuallyblended into one; the distinction is only accentuated by the dif-ference in language, traditional custom, and still more by nationalpride; but after all it is a nominal rather than a real difference. The colony of Abukaya, which is passed on the banks of theDongu, on the contraiy, shows a greater contrast of types; theirlimbs are smaller, their complexion clearer, and their stature lessthan that of their northern brethren; this race may be consideredas representing the aboriginal type, although it has many pecu-liarities of the Sandeh-Bombe people. The watershed of the two basins of the Nile and the Makua is 58 TEN YEARS IN EQUATOR!A. ivpresented by a tortuous line, whicli, starting from a point south-west of Wadelai, about 37 miles (GO kilometres) from the Nile,first follows the Walegga and Lendu chain, and then, bending. NEGRO OF THE KEGION OP ABUKAYA. towards Kalika, grazes the Kakua country, turns towardsthe Ndirfi mountains, reaches Tendia and the Tungu mountain,and penetrates the Abaka country amongst the Tomaya group. THE ABAKA PEOPLE. 59 In the first tract tlie most important watercourses of the liydro-graphic system of the Nile are the Ayu, the Yei, the Torre, thei\ire or Rhol; and in the basin of the ^lakua or Welle, theBomokandi, the Kibali, the Dongu, the Garamba, and the Akka. Continuing through the region of the Abaka people, the lineruns west, and reaches the Baginse group, where the highest pointof the watershed is situated, and whence the Issu and the Suehdescend northerly; and on the other side, the Duru and the Kapilidescend towards the Makua. As to the principal watershed be-tween the Congo and the Nile, it follows a north-westerly directionfrom Baginse. From Goza through Konfo, the traveller entersthe Abaka country, which is crossed by following a pa
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