*SeveralwordsintheAfricanlanguagesbeginwiththeringingsoundheardintheendoftheword“comING“Ifthereaderputsan`i’
tothebeginningofthenameofthelake，asIngami，andthensoundsthe`i’aslittleaspossible，hewillhavethecorrectpronunciationTheSpanishn[ny]isemployedtodenotethissound，andNgamiisspeltnyaminakameansatusk，nyakaadoctorEveryvowelissoundedinallnativewords，andtheemphasisinpronunciationisputuponthepenultimate。
ReturningtoKuruman，inordertobringmyluggagetoourproposedsettlement，IwasfollowedbythenewsthatthetribeofBakwains，whohadshownthemselvessofriendlytowardme，hadbeendrivenfromLepelolebytheBarolongs，sothatmyprospectsforthetimeofformingasettlementtherewereatanendOneofthoseperiodicaloutbreaksofwar，whichseemtohaveoccurredfromtimeimmemorial，forthepossessionofcattle，hadburstforthintheland，andhadsochangedtherelationsofthetribestoeachother，thatIwasobligedtosetoutanewtolookforasuitablelocalityforamissionstation。
Ingoingnorthagain，acometblazedonoursight，excitingthewonderofeverytribewevisitedThatof1816hadbeenfollowedbyanirruptionoftheMatebele，themostcruelenemiestheBechuanaseverknew，andthistheythoughtmightportendsomethingasbad，oritmightonlyforeshadowthedeathofsomegreatchief。
OnthissubjectofcometsIknewlittlemorethantheydidthemselves，butIhadthatconfidenceinakind，overrulingProvidence，whichmakessuchadifferencebetweenChristiansandboththeancientandmodernheathen。