{"id":4227,"date":"2020-12-31T18:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T23:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nehajami\/?page_id=4227"},"modified":"2022-11-14T13:25:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T18:25:42","slug":"birth-record-and-building-contract","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nehajami\/the-four-languages\/hausa\/hausa-manuscripts\/birth-record-and-building-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Birth Record & Building Contract (Rajistar Haihuwa & Kwangilar Gina Gidaje)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Title<\/td>\nBirth Record & Building Contract (Rajistar Haihuwa & Kwangilar Gina Gidaje)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Author or Owner<\/td>\nMalam Muhammad Auwal Shendam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subject<\/td>\nRecordkeeping, Birth Record, Contract <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Content<\/td>\nThese two documents are examples of the practical use of Hausa Ajami for record keeping and daily business matters. In these pages, we see the interwoven nature of religious and secular matters in Hausa society. The first page documents the birth of the scribe\u2019s daughter, who is named Maimunata. As customary in most Hausa Ajami texts, each opens with praises and thanks to God, and closes with an Islamic formula (doxology). The second page is a contract between the author\u2019s construction company and a client. Although the company\u2019s name is not mentioned, the manuscript is kept in the company\u2019s file, and a copy is with the client. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genre<\/td>\nProse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language<\/td>\nHausa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Script<\/td>\nHausa Ajami<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manuscript condition<\/td>\nEach of the two manuscripts is 1 page.<\/span><\/p>\n

Condition: good<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Type<\/td>\nPersonal record<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Publisher<\/td>\nn\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Provenance<\/td>\nKaduna, Nigeria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access condition and copyright<\/td>\nThese materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contributors<\/td>\nFallou Ngom, Jennifer J. Yanco, Mustapha Hashim Kurfi, Garba Zakari, Daivi Rodima-Taylor,\u00a0 Alison Parker, Shawn Provencal, and Mark Lewis. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Required citation information<\/td>\nFallou Ngom (PI), Jennifer Yanco, Mustapha Kurfi, Garba Zakari, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Babacar Dieng, and other contributors. 2022. \u201cBirth Record & Building Contract.\u201d https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nehajami\/the-four-languages\/hausa\/hausa-manuscripts\/birth-record-and-building-contract\/<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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