Bambara is spoken throughout Mali as a lingua franca. The language is most widely spoken in the areas east, south, and north of Bamako, where native speakers and/or those that identify as members of the Bambara ethnic group are most densely populated.

The Bambara (Bambara: ߓߡߊߣߊ߲, romanized: Bamana or ߓߊ߲ߡߊߣߊ߲ Banmana) are a Mandé ethnic group native to much of West Africa, primarily southern Mali, Ghana, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal.

Os Bambaras (Bamana na sua própria língua, ou algumas vezes Banmana) são um grupo étnico mandés que vive no oeste de África, principalmente no Mali mas também na Guiné, Burkina Faso e Senegal. [5] [6] Considera-se que eles estão entre os maiores grupos étnicos mandés, e são o grupo mandé dominante no Mali, com 80% da população a falar a língua bambara, …

Bambara is a Western Mande language with about 14 million speakers mainly in Mali, and also in Senegal, Niger, Mauritania, Gambia and Côte d'Ivoire. It is spoken principally among the Bambara ethnic group in Mali, where it is the national language and the most widely understood one.

Bambara, ethnolinguistic group of the upper Niger region of Mali whose language, Bambara (Bamana), belongs to the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo language family. The Bambara are to a great extent intermingled with other tribes, and there is no centralized organization.

The Bambara are a large Mande racial group located mostly in the country of Mali. They are the largest and most dominant group in that country. Across the border in Mauritania, there are about 1000 Bambara living near the town of Timbedra.

The Bambara (Bambara: Bamana or Banmana) are a Mandé ethnic group native to much of West Africa, primarily southern Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal. Today they make up the largest Mandé ethnic group in Mali, with 80% of the population speaking the Bambara language, regardless of ethnicity.

O Bambara ou Bamana, conhecido localmente como Bamanankan (N’Ko:ߒߞߏ, literalmente "som bamana(n)"), é uma língua falada principalmente no Mali, mas também em alguns países vizinhos, como Burquina Fasso, Costa do Marfim e Gâmbia, no oeste da África, com aproximadamente 14 milhões de falantes. [1]

The Bambara people, known locally as Bamana or Banmana, are among the most culturally significant ethnic groups in West Africa, particularly within Mali, where they represent the largest ethnic group.

Num artigo intitulado "A cada um o seu Bambara", Jean Bazin mostra que ao longo da história - sobretudo colonial - a palavra "bambara", muito utilizada, continuou a designar realidades imprecisas e flutuantes, ora lisonjeiras, ora desdenhosas, imaginadas ou manipuladas.