Hausa Superstitions and Customs: An Introduction to the Folk-lore and the FolkJ. Bale, sons & Danielsson, Limited, 1913 - Всего страниц: 548 |
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amongst animals Argungu arrived asked Auta Bauchi Beasts bird body Bori bride brought Bull calabash called charm chief child cloth cowries Daughter Dodo Dodo's eaten Elephant escape evil Exogamy Father Filani fire Fish folk-lore forest Francolin Friend Frog gave Girl give given Gnawa Goat Gobir gourd Gwari hand Hausa Hausaland head heard Horse human husband Hyæna jackal Jerboa Kano Katsina killed King King's Lion little Scorpion live Lokoja magic Maiden malam marriage married meat Mohammedan Monkey morning Mother mouth Nigeria night Old Woman pagan parents pattern picked perhaps person porridge replied returned Rich river Scorpion seized Sierra Leone Sister Slaves snake Spider spirit story tale tell told took totem town tree tribe usually variant L.T.H. Vide Wife witch wives women Youth Zaria
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