Majmu'a al-Wolofiyya ; A collection of Wolofal poems

The entire manuscript is available for download below as a single PDF file. Each page is also available as a separate, larger, JPG file. If higher-resolution JP2 files are needed (WARNING: files average 11-14MB in size), please contact dcommon-help@bu.edu. Fieldwork Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principal Investigator; Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University), Cheikh Tidiane Fall (Co-applicant), Ablaye Diakite (Researcher), Birane Gassama (Researcher) Technical Team: Roger Brisson (Head of Metadata Services, BU Libraries), Vika Zafrin (Institutional Repository Librarian, BU Libraries), Jack Ammerman (Associate University Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Open Access, BU Libraries), and Dr. Peter Quella. This collection of Wolofal (Wolof Ajami) materials is copied as part of the EAP 334 Project (Digital Preservation of Wolof Ajami manuscripts of Senegal) led by Dr. Fallou Ngom in collaboration with WARA/WARC and Boston University Library. The project is funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives. Access Condition and Copyright: The materials are subject to copyright. Access is for research and educational purposes only. Materials are not to be reproduced without written permission. Citation: Materials in this web edition may be cited as: Ngom, Fallou. 2011. African Ajami Library: EAP 334. Digital Preservation of Wolof Ajami Manuscripts of Senegal. Boston: Boston University Library: http://dcommon.bu.edu For Inquires: Please, contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu) ; Serigne Mbaye Nguirane copied these manuscripts from the originals written by Serigne Mbaye Diakhate over forty years ago. Red, green, and black ink are used in the manuscripts. The red and green ink are used to highlight key words and phrases. The red ink is also used for vocalization. There are frequent insertions of Arabic words and phrases, which include quranic quotations and opening and closing formulae. The manuscripts contain several poems dealing with various religious and ...