Wisdom is an Asset (Magana Jari Celistenⓘ, rendered more loosely by Rupert East as "[the] ability to tell stories is a valuable possession"[2]) is a trilogy of novels by Abubakar Imam of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate, jointly regarded as one of the most significant literary works authored in the Hausa language. The first part was published by Northern Nigerian Publishing Company Limited in 1937,[3] the subsequent two parts by the Zaria Corporation.[4][5][6][7]Magana Jari Ce is listed on the Nigerian secondary school curriculum as recommended reading for the subject of Hausa language and culture.[8][9]
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^Muhammad, Abdulwahab (2015). A Semantic Analysis of Lexical Devices in Abubakar Imam Magana Jari Ce (1. Aufl ed.). Saarbrücken. ISBN 978-3-639-86078-8. OCLC 932035914.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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