 | Sir Richard Francis Burton - 1856 - 744 Seiten
...correct the popular assertion that " the language is Arabic : it has an affinity with the Amharic." * Harar has not only its own tongue, unintelligible...citizens ; even its little population of about 8000 souls is a distinct race. The Somal say of the city that it is a Paradise inhabited by asses : certainly... | |
 | Keith Johnston - 1878 - 712 Seiten
...lanes, strewn with great rubbishheaps, upon which repose packs of mangy dogs. " Harar," says Burton, " has not only its own tongue, unintelligible to any...citizens ; even its little population of about 8000 souls is a distinct race." Generally the complexion of the inhabitants is a yellowish brown, the beard... | |
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Harar has not only its own tongue, unintelligible to any save the citizens; even its little population of about 8000 souls is a distinct race. The Somal say of the city that it is a Paradise inhabited by asses: certainly the exterior of the people is... 