or
person and place, though Jo in their language is the equivalent for
Wa in South Africa, and Dano takes the place of Mtu. All the words and
system of language were wholly changed--as for example, Poko poko wingi
bongo, means "we do not understand"; Mazi, "fire"; Pi, "water"; Pe,
"there is none"; Bugra, "cow." In sound, the language of these people
resembles that of the Tibet Tartars. Chongi considers himself the
greatest man in the country, and of noble descent, his great-grandfather
having been a Mhuma, born at Ururi, in Unyoro, and appointed by the then
reigning king to rule over this country, and keep the Kidi people in
check.

30th.--We halted at the earnest solicitation of Chongi, as well as of
the Chopi porters, who said they required a day to lay in grain, as the
Wichwezi, or mendicant sorcerers--for so they thought fit to designate
Petherick's elephant-hunters--had eaten up the country all about them,
and those who went before with Bombay to visit their camp could get no
food.

1st.--We halted again at the request of all parties, and much to the
delight of old Chongi, who supplied us with abundant pombe, promised
a cow, that we should not be put to any extra expense by stopping, and
said that without fail he would furnish us with guides who knew a short
cut across country, by which we might reach the Wichwesi camp in one
march, instead of going by the circuitous route which Bombay formerly
took. The cow, however, never came, as the old man did not intend to
give his own, and his officers refused to obey his orders in giving one
of theirs.

We left Koki with difficulty, in consequence of the Chopi porters
refusing to carry any loads, leaving the burden of lifting them on
the country people, as they said, "We have endured all the trouble and
hardships of bringing these visitors through the wilderness; and now,
as they have visited you, it is your place to help them on." The
consequence was, we had to engage fresh porters at every village, each
in turn saying he had done all the work which with justice fell to his
lot, till at last we arrived at the borders of a jungle, where the men
last engaged, feeling tired of their work, pleaded ignorance of the
direct road, and turned off to the longer one, where villages and men
were in abundance, thus upsetting all our plans, and doubling the actual
distance.

To pass the night half-way was now imperative, as we had been the whole
day travelling without making good