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Hello
I ni ce
/EE nee CHEH/
Thank you
Barika
/BA-ree-kah/
Goodbye
K'an bɛn
/kahn BEHN/
Yes
Awo
/AH-wo/
No
Ayi
/AH-yee/
Please
N'i sɔnna
/n ee SAWN-na/
How are you?
I ka kɛnɛ wa?
/ee ka KEH-neh wa/
My name is Amara
Ne tɔgɔ ye Amara ye
/neh TAW-gaw yeh a-MA-ra yeh/
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Common phrases from the Bambara course, each with a respelling — capitals mark the stressed syllable.
Mali, with speakers in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea — around 15 million including second-language speakers. Writing system: Latin alphabet with ɛ, ɔ and ɲ (N'Ko script also used).
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