Bambara

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑmˈbɑɹ.ə/, /-ɑ/ === Noun === Bambara (plural Bambaras or Bambara) A member of a Mandé ethnic group native to much of West Africa. The Bambara groundnut, Vigna subterranea. ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Bambara A West Sudanic language spoken mainly in Mali by as many as six million people, and by smaller numbers of people in Senegal Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Gambia. ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === Bambara bean, Bambara groundnut, Bambara nut === See also === === Further reading === ISO 639-1 code bm, ISO 639-3 code bam (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Bambara, bam ⁠ Wiktionary’s coverage of Bambara terms == Bambara == === Alternative forms === بامبارا === Proper noun === Bambara alternative form of Bámánánkán (“Bambara”)