{"id":459,"date":"2021-04-09T10:52:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T14:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ria\/?page_id=459"},"modified":"2025-01-22T09:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:08:48","slug":"mandinka-unit-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ria\/mandinka\/mandinka-unit-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit 2: Lamin Dampha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Title<\/td>Conversation with Lamine Dampha <\/td><\/tr>
Interviewer<\/td>Ablaye Diakite, Fallou Ngom, Bala Saho<\/td><\/tr>
Subject<\/td>Islamic education, Quranic teachings, learning and using Mandinka Ajami<\/td><\/tr>
Content<\/td>Lamin Dampha was born and raised in 1978 in Jaara-Japine, located in the South Bank region of The Gambia. He had his Quranic and advanced Islamic education at the school of his father in Japine. He started using Mandinka Ajami after he mastered the Arabic alphabet in the Quranic school.  He was taught the grassroots version of Mandinka Ajami by his father, and he speaks both Mandinka and Arabic. He serves now as a Quranic teacher and imam in Japine. In this interview, Mr. Dampha discusses how children are taught the Quran at the school where he teaches. He also talks about his everyday use of Mandinka Ajami in communication with friends and family members, and in professional communication and letter writing. Mr. Dampha also discusses some historical documents written in Mandinka Ajami that he has collected, and their broader significance. <\/td><\/tr>
Language<\/td>Mandinka<\/td><\/tr>
Script<\/td>Mandinka Ajami<\/td><\/tr>
Location<\/td>Brusubi, Serrekunda, the Gambia<\/td><\/tr>
Pedagogical content\/application<\/td>Includes relevant linguistic, stylistic and cultural skills as identified in our assessment guidebook\/ ACTFL guidelines<\/td><\/tr>
Access condition and copyright<\/td>These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 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><\/tr>
Contributors<\/td>Fallou Ngom, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Bala Saho, Ablaye Diakite, Mamadou Aw Ndiaye, Ousmane Cisse, Alison Parker, and Frank Antonelli.<\/td><\/tr>
Required citation information<\/td>Fallou Ngom (PI), Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Bala Saho, Ablaye Diakite, Mamadou Aw Ndiaye, Ousmane Cisse, and other contributors. 2022. \u201cConversation with Lamin Dampha.\u201d https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ria\/mandinka\/mandinka-unit-2\/<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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