CENTRAL AFRICAN GONG-LANGUAGES

1 0 0 A C O M P A R A T IV E S T U D Y3. LÉkolésâ, son of Alendekelo :lekalésâ tâlelima llmâtâboléqgâwàalendekelo binjâsokolaakambohe who arranges palavers wellson ofAlendekelo (see above)F. 1. Call to witch-doctor :eselesele yâkarçga ókoko kulikulfnaqgôlâkâ loékonaijgôlâkâ likarnbolyâalimô kotâlokondaââkândé bolombólombówâokéqgé2. Chief retums to village afterliâla âsâqgôakikf lakendaâlé bosorjgo olimô kotâlokondaasôoinôlâ bakolo mbisakondâbokéijgé wâmbâkâ aiséwitch-doctor oh !of the fow l (reference to sacrificeof fowls)tell forth the mattertell forth the affairof the spirits of the forestwhich were men of the villagevisit to State post :the fatherwent on a journeyto the Europeanhe has returned his legsto the village belonging to usYalikoka area.This area is not always considered to be a part of the Mboie tribe’sterritory but is sometimes included in the area occupied by the Fomatribe, a forest people whose spoken and gong-languages are almostidentical with those of the riverine Lokele. It w ill be noticed that thetexts given below often show an intermediate stage between the gonglanguageof other Mbale régions (e. g. Botuijga) and Kele.A. 1. bâye bâtaselerçge2. tokolokolo twâtoâla3. lomata otikala kôndo4. ifofi Jalikondo5. baitâ bâlitoko lyâolemba6. otéka wambólókó7. okosâkâ olórjgó lalilurjgalyâotimâwater of the small beaches (probablyreferring to small foreststreams whence water is drawn)little sticks of firewoodmanioc which remains in the old,fallow gardenbunch of plantainoil from the palm, the evil spirit(probably referring to the thornsand jagged leaf-bases of the palmwhich often lead to serious accidentsamong palm climbers whocollect the nuts)joint of antelopecray-fish from the stream