CENTRAL AFRICAN GONG-LANGUAGES

O F SOME C E N T R A L A F R IC A N G O N G -LA N G U A G E S 8 715. General name for down-river peoples :liandé lyâlolekaloti lesaeloE. 1. Gong-name of Lifindiki of Yaalufi :botikaelasébolóqgó labakwelo njâsoyâbokolikâyâbato bàâkâ layalioké2. Balaai]ga of Yefoloma :bolâriga wâyatuke liandéwâbaolôôlô bâlé kondâlifotolilembû lyâyatômâ iyalélolitiângâ liékolyâbotôôkoôlakakéqgé wàlimarjga lialâkâbolende3. Lipasa of Yafuqga :eféfé étilaôké njâsoyâbato bâtikâkâ lifokalilaké lyâmbisaambulukuku wâolikiwâeféfé étilaôké njâsoyâbato bââkâ laolemba4. Kamaqgo of Yakusu :loóla lókoki wéijgâ lalikundébotiki wâbato bââkâ barjgénéliande5. Coko, chief of Yakusu village :sôijgé litârçgela marjgabolóqgó labotikaelaséthe river of poison which.never loses its virulence.he who remains ( = younger son),son of those who arrange palavers.of the chimpanzee (probably a referenceto Yangambi).of the men of Yalioke.basket of Yatuke river,of the elders of Yafolo.son of.him who kills repeatedly.of the town of Yafrçnga.the proud man does not listen toadvice.of the men of (? a Wenibe town).son of.the proud man does not listen toadvice.of the people who had an evilspirit.spitting suake whose poison doesnot lose its virulence sharp harpoon.from the village of Yatuka.the moon looks down at the earth.son of the younger member of thefam ily.F. 1. Request from the people of Yafolo to those of Yafurjga that thelatter should watch for the coming up-river of the white man andreport on the gong when he is seen :batiéijgâ baékobâbosoijgo olimô kondâlokondatiqgânâ tirjgânâ tii]gânâbosorçgo olimô kondâlokondasons of (i.e. those who are interestedin...).the white man.watch watch watch.the European.