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that has two names: Nirgen-tso or Kogon-tso. i 9. Shalung-sherma, a valley. 20. Tok-jalung, or, Chok jalung, as they pronounced this name.
From Tok jalung a road was said to proceed to the Indus by : I. Kunnvlungche, a valley. 2. Nara-mikclien, a valley. 3. Samftuk-samdo, a brook. 4. Singisangl o, or rather Singi-tsangpo, the Indus.
Our two Tibetans assured us that the names mentioned were the only ones they knew, though it is more likely that men of their age knew many hundreds of names, as every valley in the regions where they are accustomed to wander about has its own name. Though, of course, it is easier to remember the names when travelling along the road, than to keep them in memory also at a distance.
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