Ofo

Fine detective work from entangledbank in the comments has shown that "Ofo" is the Bashkir equivalent of Russian Ufa, the name of the capital of Bashkortostan, so this is indeed a Bashkir book.

languagehat.com: EARLY SOVIET CHILDREN'S BOOKS. 2004

I can't find "Ofo" in any of my reference books, but desperate googling has turned up "Nathershina, F.

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CNN Transcript Nov 3, 2006 2006

The capital of Bashkortostan is Ufa, and that could become Ofo in some romanizations cf.

languagehat.com: EARLY SOVIET CHILDREN'S BOOKS. 2004

Ofo: Bashqortostan Respublikahy Mathaniat Ministerstvohy, Respublika khalyq izhady uthage, 76 pp., bibliog., music in this bibliography, so I'm assuming it's Bashkir until better evidence comes along.

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"Then let us away from hence, my lord; and join the pilgrims; for, in these inland vales, the lost one may be found, perhaps at the very base of Ofo."

Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II (of 2) Herman Melville 1855

"Tall Peak of Ofo!" cried Babbalanja, "how comes it that thy shadow so broods over Mardi; flinging new shades upon spots already shaded by the hill-sides; shade upon shade!"

Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II (of 2) Herman Melville 1855

Yet the landscape of Maramma has not the merriness of meadows; partly because of the shadow of Ofo, and partly because of the solemn groves in which the Morais and temples are buried.

Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II (of 2) Herman Melville 1855

He now made known, that he officiated as guide in this quarter of the country; and that as he had renounced all other pursuits to devote himself to showing strangers the island; and more particularly the best way to ascend lofty Ofo; he was necessitated to seek remuneration for his toil.

Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II (of 2) Herman Melville 1855

Then said Mohi in a low voice, "My lord Media, though I am no appointed guide; yet, will I undertake to lead you aright over all this island; for I am an old man, and have been here oft by myself; though I can not undertake to conduct you up the peak of Ofo, and to the more secret temples."

Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II (of 2) Herman Melville 1855