ʿAjamī Script in Senegambian Mandinka Communities
The article discusses the rich oral and written traditions of the Mandinka communities in West Africa. Their oral traditions, which are embodied by the jali (griot) caste, have served for centuries to transmit multiple forms of knowledge between generations. Besides their oral traditions, multiple f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2023
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Islamic Africa
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 199-217 |
| Further subjects: | B
dual literacy
B West African script B ʿAjamī B Mandinka B Literacy |
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