A one-page Bambara cheat sheet for absolute beginners. Every phrase shows the Bambara spelling, what it means, and a respelling with the stressed syllable in capitals so you can say it out loud today. Mali, with speakers in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea — around 15 million including second-language speakers.
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