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Item Images of Imam Kalifa Faty and community(2018-07-22) Ngom, IbrahimaImages of manuscript owner Imam Kalifa Faty and neighboring community in Kolda, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in July 2018.Item Kandoolu Kitaaboolu: Collection of Bilingual TextsDiaby, Kang KalifaA 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 more recent document is a prayer that combines Arabic phrases, figures, and traditional Mandinka incantation.Item Misilmeyaa Keeñaa: Guide for MuslimsDiaby, Kang KalifaThe manuscript is a copy of an Arabic text with extensive glosses in Mandinka Ajami by the Mandinka educator, Kang Kalifa Diaby. The document deals with numerous Islamic rituals, including guidelines for the required prayers and purification rituals for men and women.Item Mandinkakaŋo Karandiraŋ Kitaabo: Mandinka Teaching TextDiaby, Kang KalifaThe 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.Item Kaŋ Karandiraŋ Kitaabo: Language Teaching TextDiaby, Kang KalifaThe 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 words are given in Mandinka Ajami glosses.Item Mandinkakaŋ Suukuwo: Mandinka Devotional PoetryDiaby, Kang KalifaThe manuscript is written by the famous Mandinka religious scholar, poet, and educator, Kang Kalifa Diaby. Kang Kalifa translated many important texts from Arabic and Soninke Ajami (Sarakhole) into Mandinka. He has greatly contributed to the expansion of Islamic education and Ajami in Mandinka communities of Senegambia. The manuscript is a poem dealing with the virtues of Prophet Muḥammad and his communication with Angel Gabriel at critical moments in the history of Islam. The poem is meant to be recited and chanted in Mandinka communities.