Bambara
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9.6
- proper noun
- Indeed, long before we could effectively communicate in Bambara, the local language, we could recite the story of how fuelwood cutting led to deforestation and contributed to a broader trend of desertification.
- Bambara in Mali
- Dances of the Bambara
- Bambara and Malinke
Examples
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There's also a lyric sung by Omos Sangare in Bambara, one of the primary native languages of Mali.
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In the spring of 1962, The Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly included his article, "Six New Acquisitions: Sculpture of the Bambara."
Academic text (1999) -
A friend of mine mastered the sub-Saharan African Bambara language in mere months.
Blog text (5) -
In between, it was governed, mostly ineptly and fiercely, by various occupiers: the Bambara, now Mali's majority ethnic group; the nomadic Fulani, a cattle-herding people; and the Tuareg themselves.
Academic text (2007) -
Many Bambara celebrate traditional festivals throughout the year.
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The Bambara language is rich in proverbs that reflect the culture of its people.
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She learned about the customs of the Bambara during her visit to Mali.
Synonyms
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9.1
A West African ethnic group and the language they speak
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9.3
A West African ethnic group and the language they speak
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9.9
An ethnic group in northern Mozambique and Tanzania and the language they speak
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9.9
A person from an ethnic group mainly living in Senegal
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9.7
A person from a West African people or the language that group speaks
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9.9
A person from a West African group or the language they speak
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9.9
A person from a Berber group in northern Algeria or their language
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9.9
A Central African people or the language they speak
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9.9
A member of a group of people in West Africa or the language they speak
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9.9
A West African people or the language they speak in Liberia and Guinea
A person from a West African group of people in Ghana or the language they speak
A West African people and their language mainly found in Liberia
A person from a Bantu-speaking people in Angola and Zambia, and their language
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bambara is the name of a West African people and the language they speak, often also called Bamana or Bamanankan. So a Bambara is either a person from that group or the language used by that community.