As to 'Baquaqua', the prefix ' $b a$-' is commonly used in Hausa to indicate a singular form and denote place of origin, but can also mean 'not'; the Hausa word kwakwa suggests persistence or inquisitiveness; ${ }^{9}$ and the entire word bakwakwa ( $k, / k^{\prime} /$ ), as far as can be determined, was a nickname meaning 'really loved and well cared for' that a mother speaking the Katsina dialect might have given a child to indicate that she was providing for all his/her needs and that he/she would therefore be beholden to nobody else for any material or other  
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[^0]:    6 Interview with Ibrahim Jumare, conducted by the author and Paul Lovejoy in Katsina, Nigeria, on 26 November 2017.
7 Interview with Mas'ud Bello, conducted by the author and Paul Lovejoy in Katsina, Nigeria, on 26 November 2017.
8 Letter from Rev. W. L. Judd of 21 July 1848 (Law and Lovejoy, 2007, p. 244).
9 'k'wak'wa [k'wa/'k'wa/+] [n.f.]. Inquisitiveness; being prone to persistent questioning' (Bargery and Westermann, 1934).  
kinds of support; ${ }^{10}$ in short, a child who was 'not inquisitive' and very close to his/her mother. That name, which Baquaqua retained for the rest of his life, symbolized his attachment to his origins and lifelong affection for Africa, as manifested in his eagerness to return there:  
The retention of this name reveals the importance of kinship in Baquaqua's life history, confirming the memory of relationships that had once existed. Just as his first name reveals his ongoing association with the memory of his Islamic upbringing, his second name connects him with his family, and especially his mother, who is mentioned several times in fond memory (Lovejoy, 2006, p. 96).