Bambara

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Bambara may refer to:

• Ethnic group and language
  • Bambara people, an ethnic group primarily in Mali.
  • Bambara language, their language, which like other Manding languages is also used by other groups as a lingua franca. The linguistically correct term for the language of the Bambara ethnic group of Mali is Bamanankan. "Bamanan" refers to the ethnicity of the speakers, and "kan" meaning "language", but Bambara is widely used.
  • Bamana Empire, a state that flourished in present day Mali (1640s–1861)
• Common names
  • Bambara (beetle), a genus of feather-winged beetles
  • Bambara groundnut, a traditional food crop in Africa (Voandzeia subterranea)
• Proper names
  • Toni Cade Bambara, an American author, social activist, and college professor.
• Place names
  • Bambarra is a settlement of about 130 on Middle Caicos, of the Turks and Caicos islands.

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