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A Description of the Contents of the
OFFICIAL GUIDE of the
TARZAN CLANS OF AMERICA
Part 2

CONTINUED FROM PART 1 FOUND AT
MOTES & QUOTES XXXII


OFFICIAL GUIDE of the TARZAN CLANS OF AMERICA
Was published by Tarzan Clans of America
Tarzana, California
Copyright, 1939 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. 


CLAN SONGS:
The Clan handbook featured numerous Clan songs written by ERB: TRIBAL HUNTING SONG
THE SONG OF MANU THE MONKEY
THE SONG OF NUMA THE LION
THE SONG OF USHA THE WIND

CLAN DANCE -- Involved the warriors armed with spears and shields chanting and dancing in a circle around a tom-tom beater. The Medicine Man gave commands such as "dum dum" (drum), "kordo" (dance), "tand-lan" (left), "unk" (go), "rand" (back), "karpo" (centre), "rand," "lan," "tand-lan," "leap," "yell," "dan-do," (stop).

HOW TO MAKE A SPEAR - Take a 4 feet, 3/4 or 1" in diameter  wooden dowel rod. To create a spearhead, cut a notch 5 inches from the end, place a ball of cotton rags at the end, draw a piece of cloth over it and down the sides, then wrap twine around the cloth and tighten it over the notch.  Cut another notch below the first one to enable you to tie on bird feathers. Colored bands may also be painted on as decoration.

HOW TO MAKE A SHIELD - Use a sugar barrel head or two pieces of board from a light crate. Each Warrior should paint the Clan emblem as well as his own emblem or design on his own shield. Fasten short pieces of clothesline or a leather strap onto the back as hand and arm holds. A good, light shield can also be made by stretching canvas or leather over a barrel hoop and sewing or riveting the arm and hand loops to the back.

HOW TO MAKE A TOM-TOM -- Stretch a piece of damp thin soft hide over an empty nail keg. Fasten it all the way around using large carpet tacks. Wrap heavy twine tightly around the keg on top of the ends of the hide. Decorate by painting on the Clan emblem and other designs. Attach bits of colored cloth, feathers, beads,and rings. Fasten a loop of rope or leather so that it may be carried around the neck of the drummer. The drum may be beaten with drum sticks or knuckles.

PUNISHMENTS - involved the deduction of points from the member's ratings or dismissal from the Clan. The Chief, the Sub-Chief, and the Medicine Man acted as a court and then they took a vote as to whether the accused should be punished or not.

HOW THE CLAN VOTED ON THE DISMISSAL OF A MEMBER -- The Warriors, with spears and shields, encircled the Chief, Sub-Chief, Medicine Man and the accused. The Chief stated the charge and gave the accused a chance to speak in his defense. The Scribe then gave out the ballots and the members voted. The Chief counted the ballots and announced the decision. If the member was to be dismissed, the Chief took and broke his spear and shield.

DEMOTING A CHIEF -- If the Chief was not a good leader he could be demoted by a majority vote of all the members and a new chief elected.

DICTIONARY OF THE APE LANGUAGE -- Despite having the help of Tarzan, the author (ERB) professed difficulties in compiling this dictionary. He pointed out that the apes had no words to describe many things that are common to us and that their language consisted mostly of nouns and verbs, having almost no auxiliary parts of speech. He admitted that many words of their simple, yet strange language were omitted; but enough were given to permit members to carry on a conversation or a correspondence in the language of the Mangani.

ENGLISH-APE DICTIONARY
afraid, utor
ant, kando
antelope, wappi
ape, mangani
arm, wang
arrow, etarad
baboon, tongani
baby, balu
back, rand
bad, sord
battle, bar
beast, tor
beetle, nene
belly, gu
beware, kreeg-ah
big, zu
bird, neeta
black, go
blood, gallul
blue, m’wa
blunt, tand-litu
boar, horta
bone, dano
bottom, ug
bow, ry-balu-den
boy, ab
branch (of a tree), balu-den
brave, tand-utor
bright, tu
broken, tub
brook, no
brother, abalu
buffalo, gorgo
cast, aro c
atch, rem
cave, zu-kut
center, karp
chief, gund
clan, hotan
climb, unk-nala
cold, bur
come, yud
corn, ut
country, pal
cow, kalo
crocodile, gimla
crooked, ry
cut, yuto
dance (verb), kordo
dance (noun), voo-dum
dark, tanda
dead, bund
down, tand-nal
Do you surrender or I do surrendor, kagoda
drink, ud
drum, dum-dum
dry, tand-lul
dull, tand-llitu
ear, yad
eat, popo
egg, klu-kal
elbow, band
elephant, tantor
empty, tand-vulp
eye, yat
face, lot
fall, amba
fang, gash
fat, dak
father, pastar
fear, utor
female, kalan
few, tandpho
fierce, lu fight
to kill, bundolo
fire, argo
fish, pisa
flat bo
flesh, dako-zan
flower, ro
fly, busso f
oot, b’zee
forest, hoden
friend, yo
front, gugu
fruit, sopu
full, vulp
GATHERING, DUM-DUM
get up, tand-ramba
giraffe, omtag
girl, za
go, unk
GOLDEN, BAL
good, vando
gore, yut
gorilla, bolgani
grasshopper, nesen
great, ben
great black apes (black men), gomangani
great white apes (white men), tarmangani
growl, gor
green, wa
gun, pand-balu-den
hair, b’zan
hand, b-wang
hard, eho-dan
hate, ugla
he, bu
head, b’yat
heart, thub
hen, klu
here, yel
high, ta
hill, ta-pal
hippopotamus, duro
hit, kob
hole, kukt
hollow, eho-kut
home, wala
hot, koho
house, wala
hungry, po
husband, por-atan
hut, wala
hyena, dango
ice, dan-lul
in, zor
kick, lob
kill, bundolo
KILLER, KORAK
kind, sato
knee, abu
lake, dak-lul
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lame, mado
land, pal
laugh, rota
leaf, wa-usha
leaves, ho-wa-usha
left, tandlan
leg, zee
leopard, sheeta
lie down, ramba
lie (untruth), nur
light, a
lightning, ara
like, gree-ah
limb, (of tree), balu-den
lion, numa
lioness, sabor
little, eta
long, om
look, yato
lose, adu
loud, pandar
love, gree-ah
low, eta-nala
male, atan
many, ho
mate, por
meat, dako-zan
middle, karpo
mighty, ko
milk, kal
moon, goro
monkey, manu
mosquite, lano
mother, kalu
mountain, ved
mouth, tho
much, eho
muscle, vo
neck, tag
negro, gomangani
nest wala
no, tand
noise, panda
nose, lat
not, tand
nut, dan-sopu
ocean, zu-dak-lul
OKAY, UGH
out, zut
panther, sheeta
rain, meeta
rat, pambo
red, ga
revolver, pand-balu-den
rhinocerous, buto
rifle, pand-balu-den
right, lan
rise, ala
river, gom-lul
roar, zugor
rock, dan
rooster, tan-klu
rough, es
run, gom
scream, kree-gor
see, yato
sharp, litu
she, mu
shield, jabo
shoot, aro
short, mo
sick, gumado
side, lufo
silence, tand-panda
silent, tand-panda
sing, voo-voo
sister, za-balu
smoke, whuff
snake, histah
snare, rala
snow, tar-bur
soft, pan
spear, arad
stab, yut
starve, tand-popo
star, hul
stay, tand-unk
stick, balu-den
sting, lana
stomach, gu
stone, dan
stop, dan-do
straight, tro
strange, jar
strike, kob
strong, zu-vo
sun, kkudu
surrender, ka-goda
swim, lul-kor
swing, yang
tail, at
talk, gogo
tall, ta
that, wob
there, yeland
thick, dako
thin, tandak
thirsty, ubor
this, wo
throw, aro
thunder, pand
tooth, gash
tom-tom, dum-dum
tongue, lus
top, eho-nala
tortoise, kota
tree, den
tribe, hohotan
true, rep
truth, rep
up, nala
up, get; rand-ramba
valley, pele
village, ho-wala
vulture, ska
walk, kor
warm, eta-koho
warrior, tan
water, lul
weak, pan-vo
weep, pan-lul
wet, eho-lul
well, van
whisper, eta-gogo
white, tar
white man, tarmangani
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wife, por-kalan

wild cat, skree
win,gando
wind, usha
word, rea
wrestle, olo
yellow, mal
yes, rak
zebra, pacco
 

APE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

a, light
ab, boy
abalu, brother
abu, knee
adu, lose
ala, rise
amba, fall
ara, lightning
arad, spear
argo, fire
aro, shoot, throw, cast
at, tall
atan, male

BAL, GOLDEN
balu, baby
balu-den, stick, branch, limb
band, elbow
bar, battle
ben, great
bo, flat
bolgani, gorilla
bu, he
bund, dead
bundolo, kill
bur, cold
busso, fly
buto, rhinocerous
b’wang, hand
b’yat, head
b’zan, hair
b’zee, foot

dak, fat
dak-lul, lake
dako, thick
dako-zan, meat, flesh
dan, rock, stone
dan-do, stop
dango, hyena
dan-lul, ice
dano, bone
dan-sopu, nut
den, tree
dum-dum, tom-tom, drum, GATHERING
duro, hippopotamus
eho, much
eho-dan, hard
eho-lul, wet
eho-kut, hollow
eho-nala, top
ex or ES, rough
eta, little
eta-gogo, whisper
eta-koho, warm
eta-nala, low
etarad, arrow

ga, red
galul, blood
gando, win
gash, tooth, fang
gimla, crocodile
go, black
gogo, talk
gom, run
gomangani, negro (great black apes)
gom-lul, river
gor, growl
gorgo, buffalo
goro, moon
gree-ah, like, love
gu, stomach, belly
gugu, front
gumado, sick
gund, chief

histah, snake
ho, many
hoden, forest
hohotan, tribe
horta, boar
hotan, clan
ho-wala, village
ho-wa-usha, leaves
hul, star

jabo, shield
jar, strange

kagoda, do you surrender? or I do surrender!
kal, milk
kalan, female
kalo, cow
kalu, mother
kambo, jungle
kando, ant
karpo, middle center
kas, jump
klu, hen
klu-kal, egg
ko, mighty
kob, hit
koho, hot
kor, walk
KORAK, KILLER
kordo, dance
kota, tortoise
kreeg-ah, beware
kree-gor, scream
kkudu, sun
kut, hole

lan, right
lana, sting
lano, mosquito
lat, nose
litu, sharp
lob, kick
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lot, face
lu, fierce
lufo, side
lul, water
lul-kor, swim
lus, tongue

mado, lame
mal, yellow
mangani, great apes
manu, monkey
meeta, rain
mo, short
mu, she
m’wa, blue

nala, up
neeta, bird
nene, beetle
nesen, grasshopper
no, brook
numa, lion
nur, lie (untruth)

olo, wrestle
om, long
omtag, giraffe

pacco, zebra
pal, country (tribe’s hunting grounds)
pamba, rat
pan, soft
pand, thunder
panda, noise
pand-ballu-den, rifle
pan-lul, weep
pan-vo, weak
pastar, father
pele, valley
pisa, fish
po, hungry
popo, eat
por, mate
por-atan, husband
por-kalan, wife

rak, yes
rala, snare
ramba, lie down
rand, back
rea, word
rem, catch
rep, truth
ro, flower
rota, laugh
ry, crooked
ry-balu-den, bow

sabor, lioness
sato, kind
sheeta, panther or leopard
ska, vulture
skree, wild cat
sopu, fruit
sord, bad

ta, tall
ta, high
tag, neck
tan, warrior
tand, no, not
tanda, dark
tandak, thin
tand-ho, few
tandlan, left
tand-litu, dull, blunt
tand-lul, dry
tand-nala, down
tand-panda, silent, silence
tand-popo, starve
tand-ramba, get up
tand-unk, stay
tand-utor, brave
gand vulp, empty
tan-klu, rooster
tanlul, dry
tantor, elephant
ta-pal, hill
tar, white
tar-bur, snow
tarmangani, white men
tho, mouth
thub, heart
tongani, baboon
tor, beast
tro, straight
tu, bright
tub, broken

ubor, thirsty
ud, drink
ug, bottom
UGH, OKAY
ugla, hate
ungo, jackal
unk, go
unk-nala, climb
usha, wind
ut, corn
utor, fear

van, well
vando, good
vo, muscle
voo-dum, dance
voo-voo, sing
vulp, full

wa, green
wala, nest, hut, home, house
wang, arm
wappi, antelope
wa-usha, leaf
whuff, smoke
wo, this
wob, that

yad, ear
yang, swing
yat, eye
yato, look, see
yel, here
yeland, there
yo, friend
yud, come
yut, stab, gore
yuto, cut

za, girl
za-balu, sister
zan, skin
zee, leg
zor, in
zu, big
za-dak-lul, ocean
zugor, roar
zu-kut, cave
zut, out
zu-vo, strong
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Capitalized items have been added from later book publications

20.21.22.23
24.25.26.27.28
29.30.31.32



THE END 
Memberships were sent out and Clans were formed but, unfortunately,

ERB's TarzanClans project withered on the vine for lack of support.
The chief contributing factor to its demise was probably the outbreak of World War II.
BACK TO ERB CLAN PART I

MORE MANGANI DICTIONARIES
The Mangani / Dutch Dictionary
Courtesy Ron de Laat
DELL COMICS: ERBzine 2325 and ERBzine 2396
ERBzine 0033: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Original Dictionary
Presented in the OFFICIAL GUIDE of the TARZAN CLANS OF AMERICA
ERBzine 0109: A COMPARISON OF THE LANGUAGES OF
THE MANGANI  AND THE LAND OF PAL-UL-DON
ERBzine 1347: Tarzan and the ABCs

Jairo Uparella's Mangani Dictionary Project

From Bogota, Columbia
Just a Tarzan Fan
by Jairo Uparella
ERBzine 2114
Investigating Mangani
An Introduction
Prelude to the Mangani Project
ERBzine 2112
ERB Ape Language 
Mangani Dictionaries featuring
The Uparella Mangani Project
ERBzine 2113
The Sounds of 
Spoken Mangani
by Jairo Uparella
ERBzine 2307

 


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