148 research outputs found
Suukuwo aniŋ Keetaala: Devotional Poetry and Inheritance in Mandinka Ajami
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a PDF file(s). Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principle Investigator, Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). For technical assistance, please contact [email protected] / Custodial history: The owner inherited the documents from his father's young brother, El-hadji Seckou Toure, who was born in Boudhie-Senghere. He later relocated to Pakao-Tourecounda where he founded the first Quranic school and lived there until his death.Contains four small Mandinka Ajami manuscripts. The newest one is a poem dedicated to Kemo Thiam, a friend of the author (El-hadji Seckou Toure). The poet urges his friend not to be far from his family and to follow Islamic recommendations in whatever situation he may find himself. The second document is a poem dedicated to El-hadji Amath Cisse. It is also written by El-hadji Seckou Toure who is the spiritual leader and a close friend of El-Hadji Amath Cisse, a local politician. The poet prays for his friend and encourages him to pursue his political ambitions to become a member of the Senegalese national parliament. The third document is a copy of a poem by Arfang Sitokoto Dabo, the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet of Senegambia. The poet invites people to be united and to cultivate virtues of compassion and forgiveness as taught by Prophet Muḥammad. The last document is a poem dealing with the rules of inheritance to avoid unfair distribution of the properties of deceased people among their heirs. It was written by Cheikh El-hadji Sidiya Drame, the father of the current owner
Kanjamaalu Kitaaboolu III: Collection of Multilingual Ephemeral Texts III
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a PDF file(s). Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principal Investigator; Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University)), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). For technical assistance, please contact [email protected] / Custodial history: Personal archives of El-hadji Bayo.Contains a collection of several ephemeral texts written in Arabic, Mandinka, and Fuuta Jalon Fula Ajami (Pular). One of the texts included deals with Istikhāra (special prayers used in Islamic divination) with glosses in Mandinka, a letter in Fuuta Jalon Ajami, and personal notes in Mandinka Ajami
Kanjamaalu Kitaaboolu I: Collection of Multilingual Texts I
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a PDF file(s). Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principle Investigator, Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). For technical assistance, please contact [email protected] / Custodial history: Personal archives of El-hadji Bayo.Contains a collection of personal correspondances, notes, and some financial records. Arabic, Mandinka, Wolof, and French are used in the documents. Besides the documents in Mandinka Ajami, there is a letter in French, a document in Wolof Ajami dealing with the blessings in a poem by Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba (1853-1927), and an image of Serigne Saliou Mbacke (1915-2007) who served as the fifth Caliph of the Muridiyya Sufi order of Senegal
Kanjamaalu Kitaaboolu II: Collection of Multilingual Texts II
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a PDF file(s). Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principal Investigator; Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University)), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). For technical assistance, please contact [email protected] / Custodial history: Personal archives of El-hadji Bayo.Contains a collection of ephemeral texts written in Arabic, Mandinka, and Fuuta Jalon Fula Ajami (Pular). They contain prayers and techniques used to deal with people's preoccupations, including relationships between men and women. The ingredients of the recipes include prayers and numerological formulas written in classical Arabic. The instructions on how to use the recipes are written in Mandinka Ajami, as customary. This collection also includes a religious poem in Mandinka Ajami
Interview with manuscript owner, El-hadji Lamine Bayo, Part 1
No full textFor technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principle Investigator, Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition may be cited as: Ngom, F., Castro, E., & Diakité, A. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).Part 1 of a video interview with the manuscript owner (El-hadji Lamine Bayo) at the Hotel Nema-Kadior in Ziguinchor, Senegal. These interviews were conducted on January 9, 2018, by Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa with El-hadji Lamine Bayo to discuss the Mandinka Ajami manuscripts he has in his family library. For interview questions see here: https://hdl.handle.net/2144/27119. Responses from this interview are recorded here: https://hdl.handle.net/2144/2940
Hadji Dimiter, The hanging of Vasil Levski
No full textTitle: Хаджи Димитър (Hadji Dimiter); Обесвание на Васил Левски (The hanging of Vasil Levski) Originally published: ‘Hadji Dimiter’ in Независмост, III, 47, (11 July 1873). ‘The Hanging of Vasil Levski’ in Календар за година 1876 (Calendar for the year 1876), published by Hristo Botev in Romania. Language: Bulgarian Edition used: Hristo Botev. Poems, translated by Kevin Ireland (Sofia: Sofia Press, 1982). About the author Hristo Botev [1848, Kalofer (Balkan valley) – 1876, near Vratsa (north-..
Hadji Dimiter, The hanging of Vasil Levski
No full textTitle: Хаджи Димитър (Hadji Dimiter); Обесвание на Васил Левски (The hanging of Vasil Levski) Originally published: ‘Hadji Dimiter’ in Независмост, III, 47, (11 July 1873). ‘The Hanging of Vasil Levski’ in Календар за година 1876 (Calendar for the year 1876), published by Hristo Botev in Romania. Language: Bulgarian Edition used: Hristo Botev. Poems, translated by Kevin Ireland (Sofia: Sofia Press, 1982). About the author Hristo Botev [1848, Kalofer (Balkan valley) – 1876, near Vratsa (north-..
Kandoolu Kitaaboolu II: Collection of Bilingual Texts II
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a PDF file(s). Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principal Investigator; Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University)), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). For technical assistance, please contact [email protected] / Custodial history: The owner, El-hadji Bayo, produced the more recent documents. He inherited the older ones from his father, Ousmane Bayo.Contains a rich collection of bilingual ephemeral texts in Arabic and Mandinka Ajami. The documents deal with prayers and techniques used to address people's preoccupations, including immigration to Europe, increasing one's knowledge, love and heath issues. The ingredients of the recipes include prayers and numerological formulas written in classical Arabic. The instructions on how to use the recipes are written in Mandinka Ajami. This collection also includes a very old poem in Arabic
Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I: Collection of Bilingual Texts I
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a PDF file(s). Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principal Investigator; Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University)), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). For technical assistance, please contact [email protected] / Custodial history: The owner, El-hadji Bayo, produced the more recent documents. He inherited the older ones from his father, Ousmane Bayo.Contains a rich collection of ephemeral texts. They deal with prayers and techniques used to address people's preoccupations, including health and travel-related issues. The ingredients of the medicinal recipes that are believed to be potent (including prayers, magical squares and numerological formulas) are written in classical Arabic, while the instructions on how to use them are generally written in Mandinka Ajami. This collection also includes a historical document that lists several prominent scholars and kings who lived in different parts of Casamance
Kandoolu Kitaaboolu: Collection of Bilingual Texts
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a PDF file(s). Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principle Investigator, Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). For technical assistance, please contact [email protected] / Custodial history: The owner inherited the materials from his father, El-hadji Ibrahima Kalilou Diebate.The first manuscript in this collection is a copy of an Arabic devotional poem called Marmūz al-Tantaranī written by Aḥmad bin Abū Bakr, with glosses in Arabic and Mandinka. The poem was copied by Sidiya Toure, the uncle of the manuscript owner’s father. The second document is a copy of a devotional Arabic poem with Arabic, Soninke, and Mandinka Ajami glosses. The other documents include: copies of devotional poems by Sitokoto Dabo (the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet); a Mandinka Ajami poem written by El-hadji Ibrahima Kalilou Diebate (the father of the current owner) dealing with the value of education and moral virtues in society; and, a Mandinka Ajami document written with purple ink, dealing with the history of the foundation of the first mosque of Karantaba
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