The mothers here, and indeed all the town’s-people, were at this time in great alarm, having heard that an Orfilly, or Arab of Benio- leed, was prowling about in search of some child, whom he intended to kill and eat. This wretch had, from the effects of a loathsome disease, lost his nose, and been otherwise disfigured. Some one had prescribed to him, or he himself had conceived this dreadful remedy for his sufferings; and, in consequence, was on the watch for some young victim, in whose warm blood he was to wash himself, and then devour its flesh. An infant girl of two or thtee years of age had, a short time before, been resctued from him, and he was now wandering about the neighbourhood in search of another child. The Sockna Arabs had all agreed to shoot him if they could meet him, and Lizard had also given his promise to despatch him if he came in his way, ; The QrfiUy Arabs have almost universally a bad character, and are much'disliked, not, however, without reason. A man murdered or robbed, a house fired, a camel stolen, or any lawless act, is almost always traced to an Orfilly; and certainly a more insolent, thievish, and begging set of men I never saw. They even exceed the Sockna men in this particular Give me,¡give me,” is their cry from morning till night. The language of Sockna, as I mentioned when first we visited it on our way to Morzouk, is the same as that of the Tuarick,' and is only spoken in this town; their neighbours of Hoon and Wadan not understanding it at all. I Subjoin a few words, supplied by one of the natives. One Idgen. :Seven Sebbah, A. } Two Sunn. All the numbers above three are as in Three Shard. Arabic. . Four Erba, A. Hand Eoos.. Five Khamsa, A. Head Ighrof. ' Six Setta, A. Sun Tefookt. Dog Edee. Walk Achel. Bitch Edeat. Bun Uzzel. Cat Yatoos. Sheep Utus. Fish Khoot, A. Cry Ell. Meat Aksoom. Hungry Floozukh. Flesh Tagilla. Thirsty Foodukh. Moon Tajeeri. Stars Eran. E at Itch. . Man Mar. Drink Soo. Woman Tam toot. Boy Moozain. Fire Isghraran. Girl Temuzzeet. Wood Shejjer, A. Horse Aghemar. Stone Teghrooghan. Cow Lebgurr. Sand Omlal. Sheep Teele. How are you ? Aish haalek, A. Goat Teaghsee. Well Taib, A. Male Kid Eghraid. What’s this? Mattawa. Female Kid Teghradot. That Kanno deenek. Stick Tagaghreet. Yours Enick. Water Aman. Mine Ennoo. Dates Izgarun. I Shik. Bones Eghruss. You Neish. Money Floos, A. He Netta. A Bat Agherdi. We Oodan. An Ass Amketarr. They Etene. Camel Laghrum. Here Da. House Taskha. There Ghrádi, A. Town Tamoort. Where Maneela. Wall Jadeer. Many Gootunn. Garden Tamda. Few Beehassan. Date tree Tesdai. Sword Awoos. Grass Lasheb, A. Pot Ligder, A. Linen Akhooli. Carpet Majeer. Cloth Melf, A. Black Settuf. Shirt Ghukkoot. Blue Agrag, A. Bowl Wijjra. Green Wurrugh. Hot Yehamma. Yellow Asfar, A. Cold Tasunti. | Bed Zuggo.
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