kwenu

Updated: May 20, 2025

The stiff ascent gave us lovely views of the lake-like river and both its banks: after three quarters of an hour we reached Vivi of Banza Simbo. The people vainly called to us, "Wiza!" "Come thou!" and "Luiza! luiza kwenu!" "Come, come here!" Our moleques, disliking the dangerous proximity, advanced at a walk which might be called a canter.

Sir Richard Francis Burton - Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2