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Bambara
Bámánánkán / بامانانكان / ߓߡߊߣߊ߲ߞߊ߲
Native to
Mali
Region
central southern Mali
Ethnicity
Bamana
Native speakers
L1: 4.2 million (2012)[1] L2: 10 million (2012)[1]
Language family
Niger-Congo?
Mande
Western
Manding
East
Bambara–Dyula
Bambara
Writing system
Latin, Arabic (Ajami), N'ko
Official status
Official language in
Mali (co-official)
Language codes
ISO 639-1
bm
ISO 639-2
bam
ISO 639-3
bam
Glottolog
bamb1269
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Bambara, also known as Bamana (N'Ko script: ߓߡߊߣߊ߲) or Bamanankan (N'Ko script: ߓߡߊߣߊ߲ߞߊ߲; Arabic script: بامانانكان), is a lingua franca and national language of Mali spoken by perhaps 14 million people, natively by 4.2 million Bambara people and about 10 million second-language users.[1] It is estimated that about 80 percent of the population of Mali speak Bambara as a first or second language. It has a subject–object–verb clause structure and two lexical tones.[citation needed]
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