. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. BANTU NEGEOES 577 safe. Why, So-and-So (mentioning a Bakonjo head-man) is now able to keep cows !" Cattle, in fact, are gradually reappearing amongst the domestic animals of the Bakonjo. Sometimes they
. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. BANTU NEGEOES 577 safe. Why, So-and-So (mentioning a Bakonjo head-man) is now able to keep cows !" Cattle, in fact, are gradually reappearing amongst the domestic animals of the Bakonjo. Sometimes they are of the zebu (humped) breed, obtained from the direction of Lake Albert or of Uganda; here and there, however, the long-horned cattle of Ankole have been obtained by commercial transactions. They keep goats, sheep, and fowls, and the usual kind of pariah dogs, which they use for purposes of hunting. The Bakonjo, as will be related in Chapter XX., speak a most interesting language, one which, together with the dialects of the western slope of Mount Elgon, may claim to be the most archaic example of Bantu speech existing at the present day. It is an open question which of the two tongues—Lukonjo or the Masaba speech of Elgon—comes nearest to the original Bantu mother-tongue, as it existed some 2,000 or 3,000 years ago in the very heart of Africa. In many respects the Bakonjo appear to have been the first Bantu-speaking invaders from the north, the precursors of the nearly allied Baganda and Banyoro; or, as it is always dangerous. 321. COLIOCASIA ABUMS, THE KOOT 01' WHICH IS EATEN BY NATIVES OF WEST AND WEST CENTHAL AFEICA. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927. London, Hutchinson & Co.
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