Subject: Languages and Grammar / Digitised Content Platform: Endangered Archives Programme - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1042/33/3
Title:: Mandinka Teaching Text
Scope & Content:: Transliterated title: Mandinkakaŋo Karandiraŋ Kitaabo. The manuscript is a recent copy from the original written by Kang Kalifa Diaby to help Mandinka Ajami literates better understand their language. It deals with basic grammar, vocabulary, and Mandinka common expressions. Custodial history: ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Mandinka
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 4 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1042/33/5
Title:: Collection of Bilingual Texts
Scope & Content:: Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu. A collection of two small bilingual manuscripts. The first is a copy of a Mandinka Ajami poem that praises God and Prophet Muḥammad while teaching literacy and Mandinka grammar. It was authored by the Mandinka educator, Kang Kalifa Diaby. The second mo...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Mandinka
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 16 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1042/53
Title:: Seckou Barro Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:: The collection contains: classical Arabic poems (including copies of pre-Islamic Arabic poetry) with commentaries and glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami; Mandinka Ajami poetry; Islamic jurisprudence texts dealing with various subjects (including marriage law); Quranic exegesis; and, texts on th...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 1507 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1042/53/10
Title:: أبو محمد القاسم بن علي بن محمد بن الحريري
Scope & Content:: Transliterated title: Quranic Exegesis and Arabic Language Text by Al-Ḥarīrī of Basra. Contains two manuscripts. The first one is a Quranic exegesis with comments and glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. The second manuscript is a copy of a classical Arabic text dealing with the Arabic language...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 149 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1056/14/21
Title:: சமஸ்கிரத இலக்கணம் [16th century-20th century]
Scope & Content:: This palm-leaf manuscript is a linguistic work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It is written in Grantha script. It contains Sanskrit grammar related text. Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 246 leaves. Physical characteristics: L 32 cm, W 03 cm.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 16th century-20th century
Extent:: 246 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1101/1
Title:: Alfa Koro Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:: Family collection of manuscripts: • EAP1101/1/1 Kitabul Hikmah• EAP1101/1/2 Al-wa'z wa Al-Irshad• EAP1101/1/3 Wasaya Al-Nabiyy Ila 'Ali• EAP1101/1/4 Dua'• EAP1101/1/5 Kitab Ayyuha Al-walad• EAP1101/1/6 Kitab al-Nahw• EAP1101/1/7 Gharaib Al-Qur'an Al-Karim• EAP1101/1/8 Kitab Lubab Al-Hadeeth• EA...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Hausa
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 3543 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1101/1/7
Title:: غرائب القرآن الكريم
Scope & Content:: Explanation of selected archaic words in the Holy Qur'an. Extent: Volume 1 containing 5 folios. Size and dimensions of original material: 16 x 11 cm. Custodial history: This manuscript is currently under the custody of Alfa Koro Family Library. It was inherited from their forefathers. Author...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 9 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1101/1/29
Title:: نحو
Scope & Content:: This manuscript contains some rudiments of Arabic Grammar. Extent: Volume 1 containing 13 folios. Size and dimensions of original material: 17 x 12 cm. Custodial history: This manuscript is currently under the custody of Alfa Koro Family Library. It was inherited from their forefathers. Auth...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 24 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1101/1/31
Title:: نحو
Scope & Content:: The manuscript is about grammatical rules. Extent: volume 1 containing 9 folios. Size and dimensions of original material: 16 x 11 cm. Custodial history: This manuscript is currently under the custody of Alfa Koro Family Library. It was inherited from their forefathers. Author(s)/Creator(s):...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 18 tiff images

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