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Project / Collection Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal Subject Languages and Grammar Digitised Content Platform Endangered Archives Programme

1. EAP1042/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/4
Title:
Abdou Karim Thiam Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of six sets of manuscripts. The first is a poem recounting the feats of Muḥammad and celebrates his role in the expansion of Islam. The poem is written in Arabic with interlinear and marginal glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. The second manuscript consists of prayers i...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
490 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/4/1
Title:
دالية اليوسي ; ملحت الاعراب
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Dāliyyat al-Yūsī and Mulḥat al-I‘rāb. This collection includes Dāliyyat al-Yūsī, a panegyric poem rhyming with the letter dāl authored by the Moroccan Shadhilī leader al-Yūsī (d. 1691 ), and Mulḥat al-I‘rāb, a poem dealing with Arabic grammar by Abū Muḥammad al-Qāsim ibn ‘...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
164 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/5
Title:
Aboubacar Drame Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains several Arabic manuscripts in prose and poetry. Most of the manuscripts contain extensive glosses and comments in classical Arabic. Extent and format of original material: 1 file.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
189 TIFF images

4. EAP1042/5/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/5/1
Title:
Collection of Arabic Manuscripts
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Araabukaŋ Kitaaboolu. Contains a collection of manuscripts, which were written on different types of papers and deal with a variety of subjects. The subjects discussed in the manuscripts include prayers and Arabic grammar. One manuscript deals with the Islamic version of c...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
189 TIFF images

5. EAP1042/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/17
Title:
Bafode Diaby Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains five manuscripts: an exegesis of al-Akhdarī in Mandinka Ajami; a Mandinka Ajami poem dealing with current Issues; a sample Arabic-Mandinka Ajami exegesis of the Quran; a complete exegesis of the Quran in Mandinka Ajami; and, a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami dictionary in...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
1521 TIFF images

6. 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

7. EAP1042/26

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26
Title:
Ibrahima Bayo Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains over 14 manuscripts of different lengths. They include Mandinka Ajami manuscripts and bilingual texts written in Arabic with Mandinka Ajami glosses. The themes are as varied as the manuscripts. The materials include astrology and divination techniques, poems of renowned M...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
329 TIFF images

8. EAP1042/26/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/7
Title:
Arabic Grammar Lessons by Kang Kalifa Diaby
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kaŋ Kalifa Jaabi la Araabukaŋ Kuloolu Karandiro. The document is a copy from the original written by the famous Mandinka scholar and teacher, Kang Kalifa Diaby. The document is designed to teach Arabic grammar to Mandinka learners. The document is bilingual. Mandinka Ajami...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
4 TIFF images

9. EAP1042/33

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/33
Title:
Kalifa Faty Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains several manuscripts, including a Mandinka Ajami poem dealing with the history of Islam, Arabic and Mandinka language teaching materials, guidelines for Islamic rituals, Mandinka Ajami poetry, and special prayers. Extent and format of original material: 5 files.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
91 TIFF images

10. EAP1042/33/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/33/2
Title:
Language Teaching Text
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kaŋ Karandiraŋ Kitaabo. The manuscript is a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami language teaching text copied from the original, written by Kang Kalifa Diaby. It is designed to teach basic Arabic grammar and common words to Mandinka Ajami literates. The equivalents of Arabic w...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
4 TIFF images