Bambara, also known as Bamana (N'ko: ߓߡߊߣߊ߲ ) or Bamanankan (N'ko: ߓߡߊߣߊ߲ߞߊ߲) is a lingua franca and national language of Mali spoken by perhaps 15 million people, natively by 5 million Bambara people and about 10 million second-language users.

Where is Bambara language from?

Bamabara is the language of people of the Bambara ethnic group and is a language spoken in Mali as well as Burkina Faso and Senegal. This lesson is a brief presentation of the Bambara language spoken in Mali where it is spoken by roughly half the population.

Is Bambara a tonal language?

Bambara, or Bamanakan in the language itself, is a language in West Africa, mostly in Mali, where it is mother tongue of the Bambara people (30% of the population), and where 80% of the population can communicate in the language. ... It is a Subject Object Verb language and it is a tonal language with two tones.