be referred to in our discussion of death prevention names in § 6. The Eegimaa spoken in Mof-Ávvi is known by several names given by speakers of neighbouring languages. For example, the name Kusiilay 1 ‘the language of Essil’, is the name given by speakers of Kujireray to the Eegimaa language, because Essil, of which Bajjat was a district, is the village which has a border with their village. Endungo is the name given by Bayot speakers, but its meaning is not known. Kúlaakiay, ‘the language of village of Seleki/Sállagi’, is the name given by Jóola Kaasa speakers who are more familiar with the village of Seleki/Sállagi’ than all other villages of Mof-Ávvi. Finally, Banjal/Bandial ‘the language of the village of Banjal’, the most popular of all those