AJAMI - Mahdist

[Iain]

Originally Posted by regihis

Yes Iain,
Hausa language, a native language of Nigeria in arabic alphabet.
The sword of Baiajidda have Ajami script accordind to my friend.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5827

Is a tough process.. i dont speak english ... and I'll clean up a bit to make it more readable.. in a few days i go send news .. thank you!

Hi Reghisis, take your time. I know communicating in a foreign language can be difficult.

I'm fairly familiar with Hausa and Ajami. I would be quite surprised if your kaskara is in Hausa for several reasons:

a. Thuluth engraving is unknown in Nigeria outside of the Sword of Baiajidda and that is considered to originate outside of Nigeria (See Bivar, who wrote the article where you see the picture of the sword).

b. The Sword of Baiajidda does not have inscriptions in Hausa but rather in Arabic.

c. The kaskara hilt form is not used in Hausa regions, at least not regularly. While there are many of these little kaskara known all with similar inscriptions.


Looking forward to hearing more of what your friend has to say.