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Bambara

Bambara

1 9.9
Relating to the people, language, or culture of a West African group
  • adjective
: bambara
  • The Bambara language is widely spoken in Mali and neighboring countries.

Examples

  • Many Bambara customs are celebrated during local festivals in the region.

  • She studied Bambara art to better understand West African traditions.

  • The Bambara culture is rich in traditions and history.

  • Many Bambara people celebrate their harvest festivals in October.

  • The Bambara language is widely spoken in Mali and neighboring countries.

  • She studied Bambara art to better understand West African traditions.

  • The Bambara culture is rich in traditions and history.

Synonyms

Minbari
vsBambara
34 9.9

Relating to the fictional group of aliens from the TV show Babylon 5, their culture, language, or technology

describes a real people's language and cultural traditions
Tunisian
vsBambara
11 3.9

About the country of Tunisia, its people or its culture

focuses on one ethnic people's language and culture not a whole nation
Bengali
vsBambara
4 4.2

Relating to Bengal, its people, language and culture

describes a separate West African people's language and culture
Bantu
vsBambara
2 8.2

Relating to the people, culture and languages of central and southern Africa

is specific to one single people's language and culture
Turkman
vsBambara
1 8.6

Relating to the people, language or culture of Turkman communities

refers to a West African people's language and cultural identity
Lumbee
vsBambara
1 9.9

Relating to the Lumbee people, their culture or language

is about a different people's language and cultural traditions
Amazigh
vsBambara
1 9.6

Relating to the Berber people, their language, and culture in North Africa

refers to a different African people from a separate region
Batwa
vsBambara
1 9.9

About the Batwa people, their culture, language, or traditions

names a different people's cultural and linguistic identity
Ovambo
vsBambara
1 9.9

Relating to the people, language, or culture of northern Namibia and southern Angola

applies to a different single group's language and culture in another area
Bamana
vsBambara
1 9.9

Relating to the people, language, or culture of the Bamana in West Africa

is the other form of the identical ethnic and cultural term
Mossi
vsBambara
9.9

Relating to the main group of people in Burkina Faso, their culture and language

refers to a different single people's language and culture rather than that group
Barotse
vsBambara
9.9

About the people, culture, language, or region of western Zambia

designates another distinct people's language and cultural identity
Chitimacha
vsBambara
9.9

From a Native American people of Louisiana, their culture, or their language

applies to a different ethnic group's cultural and linguistic identity

Surface Forms

Bambara positive

Etymology

Bambara comes from the name this West African people use for themselves, often heard as Bamana or Bamanankan. So, when something is described as Bambara, it means it is 'of the Bambara people' — their language, art, or culture.