ANEITIUM LANGUAGE

[s. 60] : It is of the Me lanes i an family and is used by the people of an It is written with island of the N. He brides. Roman letters. A ANGOLA: 43 Antivnanarlvo northward movement of Boers; also by immiof gration from Brazil, and by the intermingling But north ot Portuguese with the natives. Mo a me des acclimatization for Europe ans is a and dangerous proce . There are difficult about 6,000 of European descent in Angola. Preto is the name given to the negroes who have been brought into direct contact with European civilization, and who are found chiefly in the coast towns and their vicinity, and on the lines of travel and trade. Among them are found many well-informed people, merchants, and colonial officials. The tribes south of Benguela are supposed to belong to the primitive race, Bushmen or Hottentots, and partake of their general character- The Gangue las occupy the Upper KuJDango basin. A great variety of social condition is found in studying the different tribes. They are represented as savage, but intelligent and enter In some tribes trial by ordeal of the prising. Their headdre is poisoned cup is practised. wonderful, surpa ing that of most African peoples; their dre is scanty. On the Congo is found the Bafyote or Bacongo They were the founders of the ancient group. kingdom of Congo. That kingdom still exists, tho weak, as most the tribes have seceded. Roman Catholic influence was once apparently but evidently superficial. Fetishism is rampant, nearly every natural object being a The Bamba magicians have wonderful fetish. great, skill in feats of jugglery. The principal centers of trade and general influence are San Salvador, capital of the old Congo kingdom, and the center of a flourishing Baptist mi ion; Ambriz; S. Paolo de Loanda, the capital and largest city for 3,000 miles on the west African seaboard; Dondo, at the head of Pamba, in the navigation of the Quanza; Ambaca district, terminus of the railway from Loando; and Bih^, the terminus of the southern trade route, 300 miles long, starting from Benguela. Portugal, also called Portuguese West Africa, bordering the Atlantic, with a coast line of more than a you sand miles from the borders of the French Congo to German Southwest Africa and extending back into the continent variable distances to the borders of the Congo Free State and It has an area of 484,000 British South Africa. square miles, and an estimated population of 4 19,000. That characteristic feature of the African coast, the line of cliffs approached by po e ion of 1 terraces, is continued northward through Angola. The country is well watered, especially in the In the south the rainfall is le , and north. many of the streams dry up. Great diversity of climate is experienced in such a length of coast There are also extreme local variations, line. due to accidental conditions. Vegetation becomes more abundant as you pa from south to The elephant and lion become scarce. north. Panthers and hyenas are numerous. Zebras and antelopes occur in the south. Insects are rare, but the rivers are well stocked with fish. Caoutchouc, orchilla mo (used in dyeing), gum copal, palm, acacia, baobab, etc., are chief Manioc, maize, millet, sorgo, sources of wealth. and European fruits and vegetables are culti The country is also rich in minerals. vated. The population of Angola is affected by the is properly the name ot the extremely plateaus about 5,000 feet above the sea level occupied by rude and wholly uncivilized but shrewd people of mixed origin. It is the headquarters of a mi ion of the ABCFM. On the coast are Benguela, charmingly situated and Mo a me des, a well-sheltered port. Travel has been facilitated in recent years by the open About 225 miles of ing of new railroads. railroad have been built, and other railways are projected, connecting the principal towns of There are also about 800 miles the territory. of telegraph in operation. Apart from Roman Catholic mi ions under Portuguese protection, the mi ionary societies established in Angola are the BMS, ME, ABCFM, PB, and the FCMS. The BFBS also has an agency in Angola. The whole number of stations occupied by these societies is 14. Monteiro, Angola and the river Congo, London, 1895, 2 vols. A city of 36,000 inhabitants; 60