02981cam a22003613u 4500 78227 UtSlPG 20260610134819.0 m cr n 260607r20261912utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fr iso639-1 DT GN Carbou, Henri, 1882-1973 La région du Tchad et du Ouadaï; études ethnographiques, dialecte Toubou, Tome 2 (de 2) Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2026 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Publications de la Faculté des lettres d'Alger. Bulletin de correspondance africaine ; t. XLVIII Release date is 2026-03-17 Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) "La région du Tchad et du Ouadaï; études ethnographiques, dialecte Toubou, Tome…." by Henri Carbou is a scholarly ethnographic and linguistic study written in the early 20th century. It examines the peoples of the Lake Chad–Ouadaï region, with this volume focusing especially on Arab tribes (often termed Choa), their migrations and kinship groupings, the spread of Islam and Arabic, and everyday customs, while also touching on features of the Toubou dialect. The opening of the study traces how Arab populations shaped Central Africa through religion, language, and pastoral lifeways, contrasting relatively “pure” northern nomads (camel-keepers) with more mixed southern sedentary herders (cattle-keepers). It reviews names and distributions (Choa in Bornu and Chad Territory; groups in Ouadaï and Darfur), critiques the theory of a Qurayshite mass migration, and notes the relative purity and variations of local Arabic alongside borrowings and usage patterns. The text details religious affiliation (largely Tidjania, some Senoussia), social and legal practices (circumcision/excision, marriage, divorce, inheritance), housing, diet, adornment, dance, and funerary rites, all framed by a colonial-era perspective. It also sketches political conditions under British, German, and French administrations and explains why wealth and security vary across regions. The section then introduces the Hassaouna, outlining their genealogies and main branches and briefly profiling several tribes (including Assale and Dagana) and their conflicts and migrations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1912 Chad -- History Ethnology -- Chad Ouaddai (Chad) -- History Publications de la Faculté des lettres d'Alger. Bulletin de correspondance africaine ; t. XLVIII https://www.loc.gov/item/81484374 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78227 118947 118947