The collection contains Mandinka Ajami texts dealing with religious and secular subjects, including history. Extent and format of original material: 2 files. Additional language information: Mandinka Ajami.
Contains a collection of documents dealing with peace in Casamance and the world, the dangers of alcoholism, drug use, and divorce. The documents also include: a list of the the first Mandinka people who first performed pilgrimage to Mecca; a list of less known pre-colonial and anti-colonial Mus...
The collection contains a variety of manuscripts. Most are written in classical Arabic. Some have glosses in Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke. The manuscripts deal with both religious and non-religious subjects. Extent and format of original material: 19 files.
Transliterated title: Berekoloŋ Keloo. The manuscript deals with the war between the pre-colonial kingdoms of Kaabu and Fuuta Jalon called Berekoloŋ Keloo in Mandinka. The manuscript goes back to the time when the Fulani of Fuuta Jalon invaded and occupied Mandinka lands of Kaabu and the key le...
The collection contains a Mandinka Ajami manuscript, which deals with the history of the Mandinka communities of Kaabu in Guinea Bissau and those in the Kombo region of The Gambia. Extent and format of original material: 1 file. Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
Transliterated title: Kombo Niŋ Kaabu Tariikoo. The manuscript provides the origin of the different Mandinka family names and the migrations of the Mandinka people of Kaabu in Guinea Bissau to southwestern Gambia, which resulted in the Kombo Mandinka communities. The document also deals with in...
