Mandinka Ajami
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Mandinka Ajami is a writing tradition that uses modified Arabic script to represent the Mandinka language in religious, literary, and everyday texts.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ajami script tradition
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islam in West Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandinka oral tradition ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | Latin-based Mandinka orthography ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
marker of Islamic literacy among Mandinka
ⓘ
vehicle for local intellectual traditions ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Arabic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adapted consonant letters
ⓘ
additional diacritics for Mandinka vowels ⓘ non-standardized orthography ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
documentation of local history
ⓘ
preservation of Mandinka language in written form ⓘ transmission of religious knowledge ⓘ |
| hasUsageStatus | non-official writing system ⓘ |
| linguisticContext | Mande languages ⓘ |
| orthographicVariation | regional variation in spelling conventions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fula Ajami
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hausa Ajami NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolof Ajami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Mandinka phonology ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Arabic-derived script ⓘ |
| scriptType | consonant-based alphabet ⓘ |
| timePeriod | precolonial era to present ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Islamic scholars
ⓘ
Mandinka people NERFINISHED ⓘ local clerics ⓘ traders ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Islamic education
ⓘ
Qurʼanic commentary ⓘ Sufi poetry ⓘ letters and correspondence ⓘ local record-keeping ⓘ |
| usedIn |
everyday texts
ⓘ
literary texts ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Senegambia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesScript |
Arabic script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modified Arabic script ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
manuscripts
ⓘ
notebooks ⓘ personal letters ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor | Mandinka language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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