Ti Ara Ẹni Lẹta B (Personal letter in Yoruba Anjemi B)
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Citation
Kurfi, Mustapha Hashim, Ngom, Fallou, and Castro, Eleni (2019). African Ajami Library: Digital Preservation of Yoruba Anjemi Materials of Southwestern Nigeria. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/38122.
Abstract
This manuscript is a personal letter written in Yoruba Anjemi. The scribe/sender did not indicate their name nor the name of the recipient. This could mean that the writer was known to the recipient, and as such, their name was irrelevant. Like most letters from Muslim communities, it opens with Basmalah, and is followed by the Islamic greeting "Assalāmu ʿalaikum Wa Raḥmatullāhi Taʿālā Wa Barakātuhu." This 2-page letter has no date and no page numbers. The scribe’s intricate handwriting, provides evidence that he was an expert, and used the standard Mashriqi style of writing. The last part of the message on the second page has a conclusion in Arabic: "Maʿas-Salām wa Ilal-Liqā’", which means "Be in Peace and until we see/meet." Similar to Letter "A", this one also speaks volumes to how Yoruba Anjemi has been a part of the peoples’ lives. More so, it points to how the sacred and the secular mix, since letters that are considered personal and mundane, are intertwined with greetings from religious sources. Finally, the letter shows how Anjemi has been a means of communication and a vehicle for social progress among its users.
Description
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), Malam
Umar Hajji Mustapha (Local Project Manager) and Abdullahi Mohammed (General Field Facilitator).
Technical Team: Prof. Fallou Ngom (Director African Studies Center), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Yoruba Anjemi 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 Yoruba Anjemi Materials of Southwestern Nigeria. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/38122. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).
Provenance and Condition: This manuscript is owned by the Markaz Ihyahil Islam Abayawo, Ilorin – Kwara State, Nigeria, an institution which propagates, teaches, and popularizes Yoruba Anjemi knowledge. This is one of the few personal letters, which we digitized from the movement/organization. Though longer than Personal Letter "A," it is clear that the author of the first letter "A" is most likely the author of the second one "B."
Provenance and Condition: This manuscript is owned by the Markaz Ihyahil Islam Abayawo, Ilorin – Kwara State, Nigeria, an institution which propagates, teaches, and popularizes Yoruba Anjemi knowledge. This is one of the few personal letters, which we digitized from the movement/organization. Though longer than Personal Letter "A," it is clear that the author of the first letter "A" is most likely the author of the second one "B."
License
These materials are subject to copyright. All rights reserved to the author. For use, distribution or reproduction contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).