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KANURI, or BERIBERI

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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 672 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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KANURI, or BERIBERI

KANURI, or BERIBERI , an See also:

AFRICAN

African tribe of mixed.origin, the dominant See also:

RACE

race of See also:

BORNU

Bornu . They are large-boned and coarse-featured, but contain nevertheless a distinct See also:

STRAIN (through O. Fr. straindre, estraindre, mod. i treindre, from Lat. stringere, to draw tight, related to stress, stretch, string, &c.)

strain of See also:

FULA (FULBE, FELLATAH or PEULS)

Fula See also:

BLOOD

blood . Beriberi (or Berberi) is the name given them by the See also:

HAUSA

Hausa (see BORNU) .

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