On the Etymology of the name Yaff

Dear Charles,
The name Yaff is also known in the West African Kingdom of Nso', Grassfields, the former British Southern Cameroons (Cameroon Republic). Yaff or Yav is a name of a mount to the west of Kumbo, the capital of this Kingdom or once compact empire. Also from this Kingdom are name like JAFF which stands for skin, and JAVE which stands for to divide. Slaves from this region were found in Nova Scotia, and others were intercepted by the British frigates going after slave ships in the 1840-60s in the Gulf of Guinea or the Northern Atlantic (African Ocean) and resettled in the Province of Freedom that later became known as Sierra Leone. There was a famous one freeman, slave called Bunngo later known as Robert Shilling. He was interviewed by Rev. Koelle of the Church Missionary Society, London. More could be read in "Polygotta Africana" by Koelle or in my forthcoming book. There should be a copy at the British Library, London or the Congress House.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Viban Viban Ngo.
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