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    Egimika (A note in Nupe Ajami)

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    Aboki, Abdurrahman
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    Citation (published version)
    Kurfi, Mustapha Hashim, Ngom, Fallou, and Castro, Eleni (2019). African Ajami Library: Digital Preservation of Nupe Ajami Materials of Middle Belt, Nigeria. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/38121.
    Abstract
    This manuscript Egimika – is a note in Nupe Ajami. This personal note--as the tradition has it--begins with Basmalah -- Bismillahir-RaḥmānirRaḥīm at the top right-hand side of the page. This two-page manuscript, does not include the scribe’s name, but includes the following identifying information in Latin script above the Basmalah: "By Man Dokoci for his wife." Using the Maghribi style of writing, the author used ink and not pen. This has been the practice in most sub-Saharan African Muslim communities when writing Ajami, especially in the past centuries. This is attributed to: the sacredness of the writing, which the users believe that Arabic script has over Latin; and, due to the accessibility of the ink, which is locally sourced and produced.
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    The entire manuscript is available for download as a single PDF file. Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact open-help@bu.edu. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Mustapha Hashim Kurfi (Principal Investigator), Alhaji Abubakar A’ishatu (Local Project Manager), Usman Abdullahi Nagya (General Field Facilitator) and Mohammed Yahaya Isah (Gatekeeper), Technical Team: Prof. Fallou Ngom (Director African Studies Center), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Nupe Ajami materials are copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright. All rights reserved to the author. For use, distribution or reproduction contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Kurfi, Mustapha Hashim, Ngom, Fallou, and Castro, Eleni (2019). African Ajami Library: Digital Preservation of Nupe Ajami Materials of Middle Belt, Nigeria. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/38121. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).
     
    Provenance and Condition: This manuscript is owned by Sheikh Alhaji Abdurrahman Aboki, the Chief Imam of Central Mosque of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida—Niger state (from Middle Belt, Nigeria). This is one of the manuscripts he shared with us during our video interview with him in 2019.
     
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    These materials are subject to copyright. All rights reserved to the author. For use, distribution or reproduction contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).
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