LEGAS  , one of the

Shangalla group of tribes, regarded as among the purest types of the Galla race . They occupy the upper Yabus valley, S.W . Abyssinia, near the Sudan frontier . The Legas are physically distinct from the Negro Shangalla . They are of very light complexion, tall and thin, with narrow hollowcheeked faces, small heads and high foreheads . The chiefs' families are of more mixed blood, with perceptible Negro strain . The Legas are estimated to number upwards of a hundred thousand, of whom some 20,000 are warriors . They are, however, a peaceful race, kind to their women and slaves, and energetic agriculturists . Formerly independent, they came about 1900 under the sway of Abyssinia . The Legas are pagans, but Mahommedanism has gained many converts among them .