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Lists of Headmen in Manyema and Urundi (Excerpts from David Livingstone's Notebook, [March 1866-March 1870]), 4 July 1869, c.1869

Author(s) & contributor(s): [Unnamed Arab and African Informants?]; [Said Bin Habib?]; David Livingstone

Place(s) of creation: [Central Africa]

Repository: David Livingstone Centre (Blantyre, United Kingdom)

Shelfmark / Identifier: 807

Digital edition & date: One More Voice, an imprint of Livingstone Online, 2020

Critical editing & encoding: Heather F. Ball, Anne M. Martin, Adrian S. Wisnicki

Note: This historical document, published in unabridged form, reflects the cultural beliefs, distortions, and prejudices of its time and may contain material that will upset or distress some readers.

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Names of chiefs of Manyema
Meketo 2 √   Written 4th July 1869
Mokeko 2 √
Mokokwa √
Kwaniwa √
5Kunde √

Karungamagao √
Pyanamosinde √
    Kimanomokumbo ? not in
10  Kasari our line
  Mamba √ ? of march
  Kasangangazi √
  Mohangenwa  ?
  Monanga         ?
15  Munabambo   ?
    Mohange       ?
  Monandenda √
    Monakus      √
      Two or threefour days in field

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Urundi begins at Ujiji

First chief
2
53
4
5
6
7
108
9
10
11
12
15

chief of
Nzige on
both sides

20

25

Mzige
30very great
chief

in river
Too

Tamana
35Masonga
Samize
Kinoza
Lowegoe
Vikare
40Moasabikebwa
Moyeio
Magara
Mokarianye
Moguha
45Mokamba
Tande underchief
Semovyei
Rumashano
Loshimba

The Batusi country is North of that
50of Mõkamba - The people are tall &
light coloured - They beat back the
Ujijian force & killed twenty four of
them - They dont wish a path made
through their country for ivory and
55are hence called bad at Ujiji - Syde
bin Habib preferred to let them alone
lately but traded with Mõkamba

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Cite this digital edition (MLA): [Unnamed Arab and African Informants?]; [Said Bin Habib?]; David Livingstone. “Lists of Headmen in Manyema and Urundi (Excerpts from David Livingstone's Notebook, [March 1866-March 1870])” (4 July 1869; [c.1869]). Heather F. Ball, Anne M. Martin, Adrian S. Wisnicki, eds., One More Voice (an imprint of Livingstone Online), site launch edition, 2020, https://onemorevoice.org/transcriptions/liv_020041_TEI.html.

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