African native literature, or, Proverbs, tales, fables, & historical fragments in the Kanuri or Bornu language; To which are added a translation of the above and a Kanuri-English vocabulary - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 Excerpt: ...) viz. in a manner, as if he were determined to protect bis soldiers, instead of being protected by them. One day the tidings came to him, that King Ibram had entreated the Phula, saying, "Please to come and help me, that we may go and take Kugawa Buni!" and that the Phula had granted his request, prepared themselves, and come to him, and that he had risen, taken the lead, and was marching against Kugawa Buni: whereupon the King, Father Omar, called all his soldiers together, and said to them, "There are tidings which I have heard: I heard it said that King Ibram was bringing an army of Phula against Kugawa Buni1): so prepare yourselves, and to-morrow we will all go, and see those Phula with our own eyes!" King Omar's soldiers attended to his words, returned to their houses, and next morning they got ready, and all came back to him. Then he arose, prepared himself, and led them to Kugawa Buni, and, after their arrival, the Phula also came there. When King Omar and the Phula met, and commenced a battle, the Phula were not a match for the army: King Omar's soldiers killed multitudes of Phula, the Phula could no longer stand, but began to flee. Then the soldiers of King Omar pursued them, but the Phula continued their flight, and would not stay. When King Omar and his soldiers had chased the Phula, he returned, called his soldiers, and went back to his own town. After this he did no more send out an army to any other place, till.Amade2) was lost from Kugawa on the Tsade, in the fortieth year of his age. People who after me came to Sierra Leone, at this present time, informed me that they left Father Omar on the throne in Bornn.--One youth who arrived lately1), and is a soldier in the King's house2), says that King 1 brain came back to his t...
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- PublisherRarebooksclub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1130002276
- ISBN 13 9781130002270
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages98
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