distinctive markings
Niger
18th Century
Source: Hassane, M. (2008). Ajami in Africa: the use of Arabic script in the transcription of African languages. In S. Jeppie & S.B. Diagne (Eds.), The Meanings of Timbuktu. HSRC Press.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"It was necessary to invent them by adopting similar letters and integrating distinctive markings."
Remarks
Scholars developed specific methods of transcription for African languages (Songhay-Zarma, Hausa, Fulfulde) by adding new markings to the standard Arabic script to represent phonemes not present in Arabic, such as g, p, mb, nd, and nh (p. 114). Figure 8.1 specifically notes Manuscript No. 3503 in Niamey as an example of this ingenuity (p. 116).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
RegionNiger
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorHassane, M.
CollectionInstitut de Recherche en Sciences Humaines (IRSH/UAM), Niamey
Language
N/A
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