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See also:BOGOS (BILENs)
, a See also:pastoral See also:race of mixed Hamitic descent, occupying the See also:highlands immediately See also:north of See also:Abyssinia, now See also:part of the See also:Italian See also:colony of See also:Eritrea
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They were formerly a self-governing community, though subject to Abyssinia
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The community is divided into two classes, the Shumaglieh or " elders " and See also:Tigre or " clients." The latter are See also:serfs of the former, who, however, cannot sell them
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The Tigre goes with the See also:land, and his See also:master must protect him
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In See also:blood-See also:money he is See also:worth another Tigre or ninety-three cows, while an See also:elder's See also:life is valued at one See also:hundred and fifty-eight See also:cattle or one of his own See also:caste
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The eldest son of a Shumaglieh inherits his See also:father's two-edged See also:sword, See also: |
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