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31. EAP1042/17/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/17/5
Title:
Bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami Dictionary
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Araabukaŋ aniŋ Mandinkakaŋ Kannasooru Kitaabo. The bilingual manuscript is one of Bafode’s ongoing projects. It is an Arabic-Mandinka dictionary to help Mandinka people know their language and Arabic. He was inspired by existing dictionaries of Arabic and other languages. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
53 TIFF images

32. EAP1042/18/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/18/1
Title:
Special Bilingual Prayers
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kulufin Karlaa. The manuscript is a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami document that the owners call Kulufin Karlaa. It is copied from the original by El-hadji Kemo Bonko Faty. It deals with special formulas that combine Islamic prayers with traditional Mandinka incantations ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
12 TIFF images

33. EAP1042/18/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/18/2
Title:
Praising God
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Allah Tentoo. The manuscript is primarily written in rudimentary Arabic. It was copied from the original by Fode Faty. It includes Mandinka Ajami glosses and personal notes. It deals with the marvelous life in paradise and enjoins people to repent and follow God’s instruct...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
25 TIFF images

34. EAP1042/19/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/19/1
Title:
Collection of Bilingual Texts I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a collection of old and new bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami documents. The documents include a religious poem celebrating Prophet Muḥammad and his teachings, Mandinka traditional incantation texts and prayers, and formulas and numerological ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
21 TIFF images

35. EAP1042/20/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/20/1
Title:
Calling for Peaceful Elections
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kayiro Daanoo Karta Fayi Tumoo. The manuscript is a copy of a Mandinka Ajami poetry written in a pre-electoral context. It prays for peaceful elections and urges voters to fulfill their civic obligations while preserving the tradition of peaceful coexistence and mutual und...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
12 TIFF images

36. EAP1042/21/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/1
Title:
Divination
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Ramuloo. The manuscript is a copy of a divination manual in Mandinka Ajami. Divination is popular in Muslim Africa. It is known in Mandinka communities as Ramuloo (from Arabic: Khatt al-Raml). Muslim religious leaders regularly offer divination services to people (Muslims ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
160 TIFF images

37. EAP1042/21/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/2
Title:
Special Prayers
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Duwaaraŋ Kummaayariŋo. A short Mandinka Ajami manuscript, which contains special prayers and techniques used to address specific problems. The manuscript includes names of Prophets, the companions of Prophet Muḥammad, and angels. The manuscript was digitized at Hotel Nema-...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
13 TIFF images

38. EAP1042/21/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/3
Title:
Celebrating Prophet Muhammad
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Biniiboo. Contains a collection of several panegyric poems (Arabic: Madḥ) praising Prophet Muhammad. The poems celebrate his struggles, virtues, and success in the nascent days of Islam. They are written in Arabic with interlinear and marginal glosses in Mandinka Ajami and...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
409 TIFF images

39. EAP1042/21/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/4
Title:
Resolving Problems
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Jumaloo. Contains a collection of several small manuscripts with recipes and remedies to address people’s problems. The social preoccupations that the manuscripts seek to address include: infertility among women, how a man can make himself attractive to a woman he loves, s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
36 TIFF images

40. EAP1042/21/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/5
Title:
Collection of Poems
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Suukuwo Kitaaboolu. Contains a collection of several poems. The first one, which is short, is written in Mandinka Ajami and deals with friendship. The other ones are in Arabic. Some poems have bilingual glosses in Arabic and Mandinka Ajami. Custodial history: The owner, E...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
60 TIFF images