[46]The or Shea of Mungo Park.

[47]The sherifs are the descendants of the Prophet; they are the Arabian nobility.

[48]Arabs or Musulmans in general.

[49]The word Kaffre, or Kafir, means infidel, idolater.

[50]The boatmen who navigate this river are called sognios.

[51]The caravans assemble to travel in a body through these woods, which are infested with robbers.

[52]The title of a chief.

[53]Poulh and Foulah are the same.

[54]Zambala is the seed of the nédé, boiled and dried; it is pounded for sauce.

[55]A small univalve shell, which passes for money.