The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-26

planat!on but the has the fatal objection OF hav.
ing been borrowed from foreign language because it
has accidental similarity with KlIiji term
Whether Kiswahili some other more northern Ian
guage must be taken, for the mother language cannot
be settled Tor some centuries yeti and, until Is def
nitely known by comparison OF languages and dia-
lects and knowledge OF the course OF ancient mmi-
grafton, Is greatly to DO doubted whether the inter-
probation should be admitted as the correct one
Among the inquiries mado by me around this lake
has been the sgniication OF tho word Tanganyika,
which discover 10 DO Only adopted by tho Waltz,
Warundi, wazigc, wavra and wagoma, which united
inhabit about third of tho shores OF tho lake. Tho
Wawendi, Wadpa, Warungu and Wawemba who in
habit the southern third, call 1t Jemba. Rcmba or
Liemba- The Lake. II will DO remein. cred that
among some OF the discoveries Livingstone said he
had made was that of Lake Licmba, Lake Lake.
No doubt Livingstone asked often enough Of tho ma
tves of Crmya, probably Kibisa Kibisa kisawa-
hill, the maine oil the lake and often told Il was
Jemba or LieInba. Hence Livingstone wrote that he
had discovered another lake, not very largo, with
two Islands In H. Four rivers discharged into the lake
Lake shores very pretty, romantic,' &c. And Ia a
subsequent letter said, III find that this Lake Llcmba
Is joined to Lake Tanganyika" Imperfect invcstiga.
ton also, II seems. does not exempt Living
slone from committing mistakes. Exploration
OF this part oil Lake Tanganyika tho south
end) discovers the south end tallying with the above
description OF Liemba Sakarabwc village where ho
was brought TO by OF the chiefs OF ktumkuru as
he came IRON Kabwirc, and whore no halted somo
time, was shown to me. The "two Islands" are
Ntondwe and Murkwa the four rvars arc tho VIII the
Kokc Kapata and M.ombwa
TANGASYJKA-KIxANA
The natives OF Marungu and ugubba occupy the west.
ern third called Tanganyi ka- rana, from which IL Is
evident that had Burton and Spoke, the discoveries
this lake, happened 10 havo first marched to Fila and
had not been informed about the Tanganyika, We
should probably have heard OF this lake Lake Lcmba
or Ricmba. Or had they Journcyed from westward
10 Lake rangaryika 1t Is to be doubted much whether
should have heard oil Lake Tanganyiga at ALL I'm
doubtedly they would have enlarged upon tho vast
length, sealikc cxpanse and romantic shores of Lake
Kmana. In the same manner as all large lakes
spoken OF by the Waganda Niyanzas, SO tho WejJ
speak of them as Tanganyikas.
In my endeavors ascertain tho Specification Of the
term Tangany ika and In the attempts Of tho wa to
explain, learned that they did not know themselves
unless IL might be because II large, and It's surf
always made noise, and canoe could make a long
Journey on II. From which came almost 10 suppose
that its Specification was Large, Great Long Lake.
Stormy Lake, Sounding Waters, or Great Wave Lake.
NC. | also learned that there was an electric fish
called nika in the lake. but thcn Tanga stood In tho
way OF being called alter tho fish; neither was Tho
Gsh so remarkable object 10 give s 10 such