ABSTRACT
The next class of spirits to be considered is that of the Samari or youths—though a few of them are females. These are Mohammedans, but do not offer up prayers, except privately in Jan Gari. At the dance, they do not act as mallams, though they can read and write, and are well educated. It is impossible to give their origin, but they seem to have been borrowed from foreign sources. There is a doubt as to who is the principal one in this class, but Mai-Lema is generally given the preference, so we may start with him.
