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sub-divisions, or if it ends in -db, the Beja (to-Bedauye) suffix signifying “sons of” or
“children of”.
EN-NUKAB.
1. Er-Ribaykat. This subsection contains six smaller groups, four of which suggest an eastern
origin: Ed-Deraywab, El-Feruljab, El-Ahaymerab, and El-Batab.
2. Dar Kebir.
3. Dar Um Bakhit.
4. Aulad el-Kir.
5. En-Nekada.
6. Dar Sa'id.
7. El-Kibbayshab. This subsection contains four smaller groups, none suggesting eastern origin.
8. Awlad 'Awad es-Sid.
9. El-Hawarab. This subsection contains three smaller groups, none suggesting an eastern origin.
10. Aulad Nuai.
AULAD TERAYF.
aulad howal. This section contains two subsections neither suggesting an eastern origin.
EL-GHILAYAN.
ET-TOWAL.
aulad 'on. This section contains six subsections, of which two, El-Kurunab and El-Likayritab, suggest
an eastern origin.
el-'aw aid a, divided into two subsections:
El-'Awaida ez-Zurrak, containing six smaller groups, none with names suggesting an eastern origin.
El-'Awaida el-Bayyid, containing three groups whose names all suggest an eastern origin. These
are El-'Adlanab, El-Bisharab, and Es-Sununab, to which is sometimes added a fourth, the
Kanzab.
el-'atawia, with six subsections, of which four suggest an eastern origin: El-Farisab, El-Bakarab, El-
Manufalab, and Esh-Shigayab.
es-seragab, with seven subsections, of which two, El-Mahalab and Esh-Shukhunab, suggest an eastern
origin.
er-ruwahla, with six subsections, of which two, El-Mesarab and EI-'Awaidab, suggest an eastern origin.
aulad 'ukba, with ten subsections, of which two suggest an eastern origin: Esh-Shilaywab and El-Hamdab.
el-berara, with six subsections, none suggesting an eastern origin.
el-hammadab, with three subsections, of which two suggest an eastern origin: Er-Rahudab and El-Bishara.
aulad sulayman, with four subsections, of which one, El-Ghanawab, suggests an eastern origin.
el-bash1r.
We have no direct knowledge of the Kababish of Dongola Province. Some have
become sedentary and own palm groves, but the majority, though cultivating land near
the river, send their herds to the west, and are themselves nomadic. Their chief divisions
are given by MacMichael as follows:—
Um Matu
El-Meraysab
El-Gungonab
El-'Awaida
El-Bayudab
El-Ahaymerab
El-Bilaylat
Dar Bashut
Ed-Deladim
Dar Hamid
C. G. and B. Z. Seligman
sub-divisions, or if it ends in -db, the Beja (to-Bedauye) suffix signifying “sons of” or
“children of”.
EN-NUKAB.
1. Er-Ribaykat. This subsection contains six smaller groups, four of which suggest an eastern
origin: Ed-Deraywab, El-Feruljab, El-Ahaymerab, and El-Batab.
2. Dar Kebir.
3. Dar Um Bakhit.
4. Aulad el-Kir.
5. En-Nekada.
6. Dar Sa'id.
7. El-Kibbayshab. This subsection contains four smaller groups, none suggesting eastern origin.
8. Awlad 'Awad es-Sid.
9. El-Hawarab. This subsection contains three smaller groups, none suggesting an eastern origin.
10. Aulad Nuai.
AULAD TERAYF.
aulad howal. This section contains two subsections neither suggesting an eastern origin.
EL-GHILAYAN.
ET-TOWAL.
aulad 'on. This section contains six subsections, of which two, El-Kurunab and El-Likayritab, suggest
an eastern origin.
el-'aw aid a, divided into two subsections:
El-'Awaida ez-Zurrak, containing six smaller groups, none with names suggesting an eastern origin.
El-'Awaida el-Bayyid, containing three groups whose names all suggest an eastern origin. These
are El-'Adlanab, El-Bisharab, and Es-Sununab, to which is sometimes added a fourth, the
Kanzab.
el-'atawia, with six subsections, of which four suggest an eastern origin: El-Farisab, El-Bakarab, El-
Manufalab, and Esh-Shigayab.
es-seragab, with seven subsections, of which two, El-Mahalab and Esh-Shukhunab, suggest an eastern
origin.
er-ruwahla, with six subsections, of which two, El-Mesarab and EI-'Awaidab, suggest an eastern origin.
aulad 'ukba, with ten subsections, of which two suggest an eastern origin: Esh-Shilaywab and El-Hamdab.
el-berara, with six subsections, none suggesting an eastern origin.
el-hammadab, with three subsections, of which two suggest an eastern origin: Er-Rahudab and El-Bishara.
aulad sulayman, with four subsections, of which one, El-Ghanawab, suggests an eastern origin.
el-bash1r.
We have no direct knowledge of the Kababish of Dongola Province. Some have
become sedentary and own palm groves, but the majority, though cultivating land near
the river, send their herds to the west, and are themselves nomadic. Their chief divisions
are given by MacMichael as follows:—
Um Matu
El-Meraysab
El-Gungonab
El-'Awaida
El-Bayudab
El-Ahaymerab
El-Bilaylat
Dar Bashut
Ed-Deladim
Dar Hamid