Description: A variety of stories and histories of Hausa land collected from a town called Sha-nie. Extent and format of original material: 40 items in paper format. Physical characteristics of original: The material has become brittle and yellowish with age. Most of the papers are about 8 1/2 by...
Islamic religious poems by various mallams [1324 A.H/1906 A.D]
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Description: A treatise containing religious poetry. Extent and format of original material: 260 items in paper format. Physical characteristics of original: The material has become brittle and yellowish with age. Most of the papers are about 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size.
Parts of Risalah in Hausa by Major Edgar [1331 A.H/1912 A.D]
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Description: An Islamic religious epistle translated in Hausa/Roman manuscript. Extent and format of original material: 59 items in paper format. Physical characteristics of original: The material has become brittle and yellowish with age. Most of the papers are about 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size.
Notes on pronunciation of Hausa by Major Edgar [1344 A.H/1925 A.D]
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Description: A pamphlet teaching Hausa pronunciation in Hausa/Roman and English manuscripts. Extent and format of original material: 11 items in paper format. Physical characteristics of original: The material has become brittle and yellowish with age. Most of the papers are about 8 1/2 by 11 inc...
Notes on Islamic medicines by B. Ulama-i [1323 A.H/1905 A.D]
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Description: Notes on religious medicines for personal protections. Extent and format of original material: 12 items in paper format. Physical characteristics of original: The material has become brittle and yellowish with age. Most of the papers are about 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size.
Taz-yi-nul waraqat by Sheikh Abdullahi Fodio [1324 A.H/1906 A.D]
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Description: An english Hausa script translation of an Arabic copy of tazy-nul Waraqat outlining the hausa traditional history and talks about Fulani jihad leaders. Extent and format of original material: 54 items in paper format. Physical characteristics of original: The material has become brit...
Kitab masalihul insa-ni by B. Ulama-i [1328 A.H/1910 A.D]
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Description: A collection of the indigenous native medicines in Hausa/Arabic manuscripts. Extent and format of original material: 64 items in paper format. Physical characteristics of original: The material has become brittle and yellowish with age. Most of the papers are about 8 1/2 by 11 inches...
Notes on Fika history by Major Edgar [1330 A.H/1911 A.D]
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Description: A book containing Fika Bornu Province history. Extent and format of original material: 16 items in paper format. Physical characteristics of original: The material has become brittle and yellowish with age. Most of the papers are about 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size.
Bornu history and fables by Major Edgar [1330 A.H/1911 A.D]
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Description: Notes on Bornu history including some interesting hausa fables. Extent and format of original material: 69 items in paper format. Physical characteristics of original: The material has become brittle and yellowish with age. Most of the papers are about 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size.