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Definition of Mallams
1. mallam [n] - See also: mallam
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mallams
Literary usage of Mallams
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The White Man in Nigeria by George Douglas Hazzledine (1904)
"... and the polers—Legends of Othman Fodio—The influence of the mallams—The prophecy
and its fulfilment—Legends about the lost standard. ..."
2. On Horseback Through Nigeria; Or, Life and Travel in the Central Sudan by John Downie Falconer (1911)
"... the Residency— Nassarawa and its warrior king—Picturesque country—Professional
beggars and native magicians—The discontented mallams of Keffi. ..."
3. A Narrative of the Expedition Sent by Her Majesty's Government to the River by William Allen, Thomas Richard Heywood Thomson (1848)
"The mallams are paid according to the circumstances of the patients. ... It is
through the mallams that I entertain strong hopes of extending vaccination ..."
4. Cardinal Lavigerie and the African Slave Trade by Richard Frederick Clarke (1889)
"The mallams profess to teach Mohammedanism and to practise the healing art. ...
It is through the mallams that I entertain strong hopes of extending ..."
5. Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger by John Lander, Richard Lander (1854)
"Each of the mallams was attended by a well-dressed little boy of agreeable
countenance, who acted as page to his master, and was his protégé. ..."
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