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EAP1042/17/2
- Record Id:
- 040-003460150
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460148
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288720.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/17/2
- Title:
- Mandinka Poetry on Current Issues
- Additional Titles:
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Balukuu Suukuwoo
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Balukuu Suukuwoo.
The manuscript is a Mandinka Ajami poem dealing with current issues in Mandinka society. Bafode highlights the social problems he identified in his society and urges people to promote education and literacy in their own language as Europeans do. During his life in Europe, he saw the economic, cultural, political, and educational benefits of respecting and promoting literacy in one’s own language. Besides being a Mandinka native speaker, linguist, and educator, he is fluent in French and Arabic.
Custodial history: The manuscript was written by the owner.
Extent and format of original material: 4 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript.
Owner(s) of original material: Bafode Diaby.
Author(s) of original material: Bafode Diaby.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460148
040-003460150 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/17 : Bafode Diaby Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/17/2 : Mandinka Poetry on Current Issues - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460148[0002]/040-003460150
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/17
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 4 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-17-2 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Mandinka
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 14.69103
- Longitude (Decimal):
- -17.47111
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
These collections are not available to request in British Library Reading Rooms.
Digital copies can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Unbound manuscript.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Bafode Diaby.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)