Ághelé district on the Niger, v. 238.
Aghó, formerly large town of Kánem, iii. 91, 512.
Áhmed Bábá, notice of his work, iv. 200. His character, 407, 600.
Áhmed bel Mejúb, Arab traveller, notice of, ii. 283.
Áhmedu, Séko (Sheikh), ruler of Másina, his hostility towards me, iv.
458, 461, 508; v. _passim_.
Aidó grass, with prickly involucre, i. 534.
ʿAín Zára, described, i. 87. Welcome reception in, on home-journey, v.
451.
Aïr, or Ásben, ethnographical relations of, i. 335. Áír not Ahír, 336,
_note_. See Ásben.
Airi, the great salt caravan, its gathering, i. 504, 510. Estimate of
its numbers, ii. 40. Went formerly only as far as Kátsena, ii. 65.
Ájirí village, ii. 233.
Ákarámbay, iron gates of, narrow passage in Niger, v. 249.
Ála, Alla, Bórnu town and vicinity, iii. 128.
Alairúk village, iii. 28.
Aláli-Ádia valley of Kánem, iii. 100.
Alamáy, or Allamáy, Bórnu town, ii. 191; v. 380.
Alamáibe, or Allamáibe, village, hospitable treatment at, v. 378.
Aláso or Alássa, town of Bághena and its vicinity, v. 495, 518.
Aláune, Bórnu town, ii. 220; iv. 29.
Aláwo, town of, ii. 371.
ʿAlíyu, sultan of Sókoto, first meeting with, iv. 133. His character,
154. Sets out on an expedition against the Góberawa, 140. His
proceedings, 163-165. Returns to Wurnó, 183. Interview with, v. 336. His
justice, 340. Farewell interview with, 343.
Alkúttabu, chief of the Awelímmed, iv. 470, _passim_.
Áman Sémmedné valley, sculpture and stone circles at, i. 204.
Ammas, “the islands and swampy grounds in the Niger,” v. 210.
Ánay town, in the valley of Kawár, v. 434.
Angála, _see_ Ngála.
Anikímma, Tebu town, v. 433.
Aníslimen, Merábetín or Tolba, peaceable tribes of the Kél-owí, i. 322
(compare 321, _n._). Of the Awelímmiden, v. 558. Of the Íregenáten, 562.
_See_ Merábetín.
Ánnur, chief of Tintéllust, sends us an escort, i. 326. Interview with
him, 360. His character, 361; ii. 2. Parting with, ii. 1. Visit him at
his estate, 21.
Ánnur karamí, a relation of the former, i. 255. His lodgings at Ágades,
413.
Ant-hills of immense size, iii. 362. Indicating the neighbourhood of a
river, ii. 463.
Antilope, different species, Búbalis, i. 263; v. 424. A. Addax, ii. 224.
A. Leucoryx, i. 520; bucklers made from its skin, 521; its meat, 528. A.
Oryx, iii. 357; iv. 20. A. Soemmeringii, ii. 224; iii. 328. Other
species, ii. 325.
Ants, serious attack of black, iii. 393. Battle between red and white,
399. Winged, 4. White, on the Niger, v. 150, _note_, 284. Northern limit
of, i. 540; v. 414. Abundance of ants in Kátsena, iv. 97.
Arab or Moorish tribes of the western part of the desert, list of, v.
525.
Arabs, native Arabs, or Shúwa, of Bórnu, and neighbouring countries, ii.
355. Early settlements in Kánem, iii. 545. Chiefs of, 521. Their
intercourse with the Fulbe, 369.
Arama, _see_ Rumá.
Arborescent Euphorbiaceæ, iii. 267.
Archer, mounted, rare, ii. 232. In Fógha, iv. 231.
Architecture of Ágades, i. 442, 446. Of Kanó, ii. 123. Of dwellings in
Saráwu, 439. In Múbi, 527. Of the Músgu tribe, iii. 248. Of palaces in
Logón, 287, 289. In Más-eña, 389. Of dwellings in Másina, iv. 253, 254.
In Namantúgu, iv. 276, 277; in Tinge, 311. In Timbúktu, 449. Insecurity
of clay-houses, iii. 392. More solid architecture in former times, ii.
226. iii. 226, 389. Songhay and Háusa architecture, v. 281.
Argúngo, residence of rebel chief of Kébbi, iv. 201.
Áribínda, town of, and its inhabitants, iv. 306.
Áribínda, meaning southern bank of Niger, iv. 307; v. _passim_.
Arókam valley described, i. 268.
Asába mountainous district, v. 517.
Ásada, valley of Aïr, described, i. 383.
Ásben, or Aïr, first view of, i. 279. Nature of the country, 304.
Mountains of, 308. Forms of name, 308, _n._
Asclepias gigantea, enormous specimens, i. 254, 320. Usefulness of, 541.
Bears testimony to the fertility of the soil, 393. Wide extent, ii. 197,
319, 320, _passim_. Its monotonous character, ii. 180. Characteristic of
the neighbourhood of Kúkawa, ii. 548.
Asér village, near Sansándi, v. 482.
Aséttere valley, i. 270.
Ásfer, singular food of this bird, i. 135.
Asfúra valley, iii. 90.
Áshenúmma and its inhabitants, v. 430. Dried fish the best medium of
commerce at, 433.
Asïu, or Asëu, well, importance of, i. 280, 562.
Áskíá, Mohammed ben Abú Bakr, king of Songhay, his greatness, iv. 414.
His rise, reign, and death, 596-605. Compare i. 459.
Ásodi, description of the town, i. 375.
Asses, usual beasts of burden of Gúro travellers, iv. 263; compare v.
27. Excellent breed in Aïr, i. 371; in Dar-Fúr, ii. 367; in Mósi, v. 27.
Plenty of, on the Niger, v. 108, 177.
Ásu town, iii. 461. Not name of river, 462.
Aswánek tribe, sections of, v. 504.
Átar, town of Áderér, v. 537.
Alantíka mount, highest mountain of my route, ii. 465.
Aúdaghost, notice of, i. 458; iv. 580, 582.
Aúderas, beautiful valley of Aïr, described, i. 387.
Áussa district, towns in, v. 479.
Aússa, general term for north bank of Niger, ii. 70; v. _passim_.
Auyók territory described, iv. 43.
Áwáb, chief of the Tin-ger-égedesh, interview and religious discussion
with, iv. 427. His account of Mungo Park, 505.
Awelímmiden, origin, iv. 626. Sections and families of, v. 552.
Peaceable tribes of, 558.
Ayóru, village and inhabitants, v. 261.
Ayú, or Manatus, found in the Bénuwé, ii. 507; in the Shári, iii. 325;
in lake Débu, v. 472; and in the Niger in general, 103.
Ázawád, district north of Timbúktu, and adjoining districts, notice of,
v. 459.
Ázawágh, district on the Niger, v. 459.
Ázemay, village on Niger, and its inhabitants, v. 279.
Azkár, tribe of Imóshagh, historical notices of the, i. 228.
Babáliyá, town of Bagírmi, notice of, iii. 616. Condition of treaty with
regard to, 520.
Bábir tribe, notice of the, ii. 404.
Báchikám, branch of Shári, great breadth, iii. 400. Upwards, places
along the, 590. Downwards from Más-eñá to Músgu, 603.
Badamúni, or Gadabúni, fresh and natron lakes, iv. 69, 72. Village
described, 70.
Badaníjo, village of Ádamáwa, described, ii. 435.
Badaráwa, walled town of Zánfara, with a considerable market, iv. 125.
Badda-badda, walled town of Kebbi, iv. 206.
Bága, remarkable architecture described, iii. 248.
Bágelé, mount of Ádamáwa, ii. 478. Hamlets of, 499, _note_.
Bághena, identity with part of the ancient Ghánata, Arab tribes in, v.
525. Present state and historical notices of, 500.
Baghzen mount, i. 378, 513.
Bagírmi, description of the natives, iii. 344. Females, 395. Historical
survey of, 425. When first mentioned, 505. General character of,
445-449. Arms, language, and dress, 450. Government, 452.
Bagma village described, ii. 422.
Bahr el Ghazál, large valley east of Tsád, described, iii. 487.
Bákada village and inhabitants, iii. 337, 358.
Bakáy, _see_ Sheikh Sídí Áhmed.
Balanites Ægyptiaca, northern limit of, i. 265, 508. Wide range over
Negroland, ii. 206. Name in Ádamáwa, 506. Fruit of much value in Bórnu,
314. In Bagirmi, iii. 449. Bread made from the fruit of, 386. Leaves
used likewise, 353, 449. Fine specimens on Niger, v. 267, 272. In
Timbúktu, iv. 475.
Bamba, or Kasbah, town on the Niger, and inhabitants, v. 158.
Bámbara town and inhabitants, iv. 354-365.
Bámbara, country, present ruler, iv. 469.
Bamúrna valley, with sugar plantation, iv. 171.
Bánal, mountainous district of Bagírmi, and inhabitants, iii. 611.
Bánam and its inhabitants, iii. 609.
Banana (_Musa Paradisiaca_), ii. 84. Common in the southern provinces,
506, 579; iv. 196.
Banáy village, iv. 384.
Bandégo village of Ádamáwa, ii. 218.
Baobab, _see_ Adansonia.
Bárakat, town and inhabitants, i. 242. Vicinity described, 244.
Baratáwa village, fine tamarind trees near, iv. 64.
Bárea village of Músgu country, iii. 188.
Bargu or Barba country, north of Yóruba, iv. 600.
Barley cultivated on the Niger, v. 158.
Barno locality on Niger described, v. 227.
Barth, Dr., his previous travels in Barbary, vol. i. p. vii. Course of
his studies, ii. 467. Volunteers to accompany Mr. Richardson in the
exploration of Central Africa, vol. i. p. ix. Joins the expedition at
Tunis, 1. Arrival at Tripoli, 15. Residence at and excursions round,
17-84. Journey across the desert, 85, _seq._ Residence at Múrzuk,
164-170. Departure from Múrzuk, 173. Negotiation with Tawárek chiefs,
181-183. Joins the caravan, 188. Astray in the desert, 214-220. Arrival
at Ghát, 221. Departure for the open desert, 241. Joins the Kél-owí
caravan, 247. Reaches the Tinýlkum caravan, 272. Alarms from Tawárek
freebooters, 282-307. Attacked and pillaged by the Merábetín, 313-317.
Endangered by a desert torrent, 324. Arrival of escort from Ánnur, 326.
Arrival at Tintéllust, 334. Residence in Tintéllust, 360-369. Nocturnal
attack, 364. Journey to Ágades, 370-396. Residence at Ágades, 397-457.
Interview with the sultan, 400. Receives letters of protection, 436.
Residence in Tin-Téggana, 486-499. Religious conversation with Ánnur,
493. Joins the salt-caravan, 500.
Parting with Mr. Richardson, ii. 1. Interview with the governor of
Kátsena, 49. Theological discussion with Bel-Ghét, 62. Departure from
Kátsena, 84. Residence in Kanó, 97-147. Severe attack of fever, 101.
Audiences with the ghaladíma, and governor 104-106. Sets out from Kanó
alone, 148. Joins the sheríf ʿAbd-el-Khafíf, 155. Interview with
ghaladíma ʿOmár, 193. Enters Bórnu, 201. News of Mr. Richardson’s
death, 203. Visit to his grave, 218. Interview with the governor of
Dúchi, 235. Arrival at Kúkawa, 243. Servants and debts of the mission,
244. Interviews with the vizier, 247. Amicable arrangements, 250. Debts
of the mission discharged, 297. Expedition to Lake Tsád, 319-337.
Meeting with Mr. Overweg near Kalíluwá, 342. Departure from Kúkawa,
351. Journey to Yóla, 353-484. Interview with the governor, 490.
Anxiety and sickness, 495. Mission repulsed, 496. Return from Ádamáwa
to Kúkawa, 515-549. Interview with the vizier, 550.
Expedition to Kánem, iii. 23-117. Joins a band of the Welád Slimán, 61.
Interview with the sheikh of that tribe, 66. Camp taken, 103. Continued
illness, 90-112. Return to Kúkawa, 116. Accompanies the expedition
against Mándará, 118-259. Discussion on slavery with the vizier,
131-135. Cut off from the army, 191-193. Return to Kúkawa, 258. Journey
to Bagírmi, 260-369. Stopped at the Shárí river, 314. Succeeds in
crossing, 320. Residence at Mélé, 325. Laid in irons, 364. Proceeds to
Más-eñá, 368. Interview with the lieutenant-governor, 371. Becomes a
retail dealer, 380. Arrival of letters and supplies, 406. Audience with
the sultan, 412. Departure from Más-eñá, 424. Arrival at Kúkawa, 470.
Treaty of commerce signed by the sultan, 472. Death of Mr. Overweg,
477.
Parting interview with the Sheikh ʿOmár, iv. 4. Departure for Timbúktu,
6. Enters the Komádugu of Bórnu, 18. Reaches the mountainous province
of Múniyó, 42. Interview with the governor, 53. Visit to the natron
lake, 66. Arrival of pecuniary supplies, 81. Interview with the
governor of Kátsena, 97. Discussion on polygamy with ʿAbd-e’-Rahmán,
102. Journey from Kátsena to Sókoto, 105, _seq._ Interview with ʿAlíyu,
132-188. Letter of franchise, 139. Residence in Wurnó, 143-188. Arrival
at Gando, 194. Transactions with the sultan, 198-200. Unsafe journey
through Kebbi, 204-240. First sight of the Niger, 240. El Waláti,
specimen of a Moorish character, 282. Stay in Libtáko, 286-298.
Transactions with the Tawárek, 338-347. Interview with the emír of
Sarayámo, 373. Embarks on a creek of the Niger, 377. Interview with
Sídi Álawáte in Kábara, 401. Arrival at Timbúktu, 405. Religious
discussion with Sídi Álawáte, 445. Attack of fever, 444-450. First
interview with Sheikh el Bakáy, 453-457. Unsettled residence in
Timbúktu, 458, _seq._ Dangerous situation, 491. Interview and religious
discussion with Áwáb, 497. His account of Mungo Park, 505. Religious
discussion with Sheikh el Bakáy, 510.
Discussion on the relation of Christ and Mohammed, v. 4. On the
prophets, “Who is a Moslim?” 63. Forced to leave the town, 70.
Political meeting, 79. Departure from Timbúktu, 94. Retrograde
movement, 111. Final departure, 141. Enters the desert, 166. Arrival at
Gógó, 215. Parting with El Bakáy, 239. Travels along the south-western
bank of the Niger, 240-294. An alarming adventure, 285. Second
residence in Say, 295. Interview with the governor, 295. Arrival at
Támkala and interview with the governor, 304. Attack of dysentery at
Wurnó, 336. Interviews with ʿAlíyu, 336, 343. Second residence in Kanó,
358. Pecuniary difficulties, 366. Meeting with Mr. Vogel, 381. Last
residence in Kúkawa, 391. Arrangements with Mr. Vogel, 394. Attack of
rheumatism, 398. Difficulties and delays, 403. Traverses the desert
with a small Tebu caravan, 408-444. Stopped by Arabs, 449. Arrival at
Tripoli, 451. Arrival in London, 452.
Báruwa or Bárruwa town and vicinity, iii. 42, v. 410.
Basengíddi village, v. 514.
Basikúnnu town and inhabitants, v. 482.
Basikúnnu and Yá-saláme, list of places between, v. 481.