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The Fishermen of Guer N'Dar with a note on the Wolof, their speech and secret languages by Henri Labouretarticle 1935 • Leca, N. & Crawford, Dorothy
Wolof • Africa > Western Africa
This is a description of the life and economy of a fishing village on the isle of Saint-Louis at the mouth of the Senegal River. It is divided into three sections: environment, the people, and...Essay on the common law of RuandaBook 1941 • Hove, Julien van & Crawford, Dorothy
Rwandans • Africa > Central Africa
Vanhove was a colonial administrator and lawyer. This essay, a systematic account of native laws and customs, is based upon information gathered from questionnaires sent ot knowledgeable nativ...The tribal teachings of the Chaggabook chapter 1932 • Gutmann, Bruno et al.
Chagga • Africa > Eastern Africa
This source, written by a missionary living in the Chagga country, consists primarily of lectures delivered to the young people by their elders. These lectures stress the expected behavior for...